09/07/2014 Match of the Day

And then there were four. It is a World Cup semifinals and first up,

two side who have lifted a trophy eight times between them. Brazil

take on Germany who have got three of those golden stars above their

badge. In Belo Horizonte, Martin Keown and Steve Wilson. This is a

long way from being the most beautiful of the World Cup venues.

It is a big, old bearpit of a ground but utterly thrilling and

spectacularly noisy. Brazil are without their superstar and their

captain. The last time they started without both the personal and Neymar

was the quarterfinal of the last World Cup, when they lost to the

Dutch. Neymar had started every game is that defeat. Brazil tried to get

Thiago Silva were second yellow card overturned, but failed. Barnard, a

local favourite, is in for Neymar. The captain for the ninth time of

his country is David Luiz, in the absence of Thiago Silva. And the

referee is Marco Rodriguez of Mexico. It is his first game since

the Uruguay against Italy match in Nepal, a vote of confidence in him

from FIFA after he missed that Luis Suarez bite. Germany have reached

the semifinal or better in 12 of the last 16 Gold cups but they have

never beaten Brazil in a competitive game. One World Cup, two

Confederations Cup defeats. Jo Kim Lowe takes unchanged team from that

which beat France in the quarterfinal. Miroslav Klose, his

23rd World Cup finals match. He is on 15 goals. He breaks one record

already, becoming the first player ever to play an four World Cup

semifinals. Fantastic atmosphere, inside this stadium. The third World

Cup semifinal for Luiz Felipe Scolari. The first one with

Portugal. And Germany in their change strip, the red and black

hoops, actually the kit of the Rio club, Flamengo. Martin Keown is

alongside me, what do you think? I cannot wait, two of the big boys of

world football. Ever any player wanted to be captain more men among

else, it is him. He's loving it. What an arena, what an occasion. Who

is heading to the Mara Kanawa? They must be hungry there, to welcome

their team. Will they get the opportunity will it be Germany

through to the final again? A horribly long pause for the players

to sit and well and the man on the touchline in a FIFA Blazer has his

arm raised, and no one can do anything before his arm drops, and

drop it does. And Germany get the first of the semifinals under way,

kicking from right to left. Yes, it has,

it is a Brazilian corner. Yes, Bastian Schweinsteiger

coming across. I am not sure that

was completely out. The referee just having

a word with Fernandinho and he is trying to stand on

the toes of Neuer. Dante and Luiz Gustavo both

play their football in Germany. It is important that Luiz

Gustavo is back today. When the Brazilians arrived

at the Estadio Mineirao today, they were all wearing baseball caps

saying "Forca Neymar!" That shot did not trouble

Neuer. There was some contact their on Luiz

Gustavo by Bastian Schweinsteiger. this Brazilian team's

composure under pressure. If Germany had broken there, they

could've played it wide to Thomas

Muller on the right-hand side. I hope we see that again, to see the

position that Thomas Muller was in. I think Maicon is a weakness

on this right-hand side. It will be interesting to see

if they test him. He looked rusty

in the last match against Colombia. Brazil have to retreat again

for another German throw-in. It is interesting that Joachim Low

has gone with the same team that he

had last time out. I am not sure how long

Miroslav Klose will last for. Miroslav Klose played for just

over 60 minutes in the last game. Given away carelessly

by Fernandinho. Brazil are not looking very

comfortable in possession. They don't look like themselves at

times. They have to be brave,

deal with the pressure. Their best 45 minutes was

in the first half against the Colombians, but they

panicked in the second half. He is one of those who has

recovered from a sickness. Quite a lot of people who have been

travelling a lot around Brazil in the last month, coming

from the cold climates in the South, particularly Sao Paulo where it is

wet, then coming up north to the humidity, quite a lot

of people have got the flu. Thomas Muller is trying to find

a way round Dante. The free kick goes the way

of Brazil. Marcelo on the left-hand side,

he just leaves That is why

the free kick was given eventually. Their full-backs are pushing up

so high, they are leaving huge It has been

a good flowing start to the game. Bastian Schweinsteiger

in the right place for Germany. He is looking for a free kick,

and he got one. What a promising start to the game,

from the standpoint of a neutral! Basically, both teams are saying,

we are going to attack Luiz Gustavo is going very deep when

they have possession at the back. Just a little nudge on him

by Miroslav Klose. I think he is just letting him know,

don't take liberties in possession, Sami Khedira doing well,

breaking into that channel. Plenty of mistakes

in the first ten minutes! A slight nervousness from Brazil,

when they are trying to mount Thomas Muller from

the corner puts Germany in front! Who picked him up?

Nobody! It is a ball that ends up

at the far post. To get that kind of space

at this level. He makes it look easy,

but it is about concentration. The Golden Boot winner

from four years ago, Thomas Muller, has put Germany in front

in the 2014 semifinal. Now,

a big test of Brazilian character. We will see what they are made

of now! He has matched his tally

of four years ago in South Africa. It will not win the Golden Boot this

time around, but it puts him If Brazil are looking for leaders,

there is no captain, If they are looking for inspiration,

no Neymar. Many people have said it, that

this Brazilian team can be beaten. The will of the nation might not

be beatable, but the team was. Well, we are just looking at

leadership, commanding your own box. I would be embarrassed

if I gave my opposite number Was there an elbow there

on the Miroslav Klose? Thomas Muller taken out of it

by Marcelo. Marcelo knows

he needs to take him out. David Luiz goes on a fantastic run,

you have to say. Hulk should have done better

with the cross, though. They will be looking to David Luiz

for inspiration and leadership. Germany are stopping them

getting any attacks going. He has been very mixed

in this tournament, Hulk. Scolari keeps sticking with

his team. Free-kick is taken

by Kroos to Khedira. Blocked off

by the Brazilian wide man. They are taking the sting out

of things. The early signs aren't good

for Brazil. Again, he hasn't got the pass

into midfield. They fell behind in the first match

of this World Cup, Brazil, you will remember,

with that own goal in Sao Paulo. I think the Germans are not

happy because they thought Lahm's challenge looked

inch-perfect from here. The referee instantly indicated

a corner and no more. Boateng's reaction was all about

the way Marcelo hit the ground. Yeah.

It is boiling over a little bit. Look at that

for a perfectly-timed challenge. Brilliant challenge

from a brilliant player. Brazilian corner played to the

near post. Marcelo trying to get Oscar

in behind. Bernard goes over, the referee

gives nothing, then indicates Germany are so dangerous

on the break. It is breaking down far too often

on the Brazil left-hand side. Hulk has to improve

that ball retention. Credit the Germans

the way they are closing down. 66 competitive home matches since

Brazil were last beaten on home soil in a match that mattered, back

in 1975, Copa America semifinal, I thought he was going to do

a Gareth Bale then! Look at Julio Cesar,

he has no option. He is running free on the

right-hand side in acres of space. No real problem for Julio Cesar

there. Don't underestimate Khedira

in that move. Ozil was doing

his best to get there. He covered 57 kilometres

before tonight's match. He's going to break some records

because he's got oceans It's found its way through

Fernandinho to Toni Kroos. Miroslav Klose is the all-time

World Cup record goalscorer. Brazil have a mountain to climb in

their own back yard against Germany! He eclipses the phenomenon, as

Brazil call him, that was Ronaldo. How do Brazil shake up

the unshakeable? At the moment,

you look at what he's done in that Germany are completely controlling

the match in the middle. Brazil have fallen apart

inside 25 minutes! What a finish this is

off his left foot. That is as good a finish

as you will see. But look at the finish

at the end of it. The dreams of 200 Brazilians

look like mere fantasy. Blown apart

and it is getting embarrassing. It's turned square,

it's 4-0 to Germany! Brazil are being humiliated,

humbled and taken apart. Their supporters simply cannot

believe what they have seen. It is as if without

their two main players, it is like The dream,

the fantasy is well and truly dead. Stunned into near silence in

Belo Horizonte. We were talking about the pressure,

is it too much, Germany have been different class,

of course. You have to have that strong

backbone and it is missing Who is the next player that

wants to take that mantle on? It's almost got to

the stage where Germany have stopped I don't think they can

believe how easy it is. FOUR goals in 15 minutes

for Germany. Looking here,

whether this is a foul. Hulk's leg dangling

like the old fisherman's fly! I'm sure the boys at half-time

will have plenty to say. Scolari's team raised a few eyebrows

here, Willian on the bench, Ramires, If Scolari could do it again, I'm

sure he would pick a different team. Absolutely no discipline,

he goes charging out. They have been gifted these

opportunities. I am afraid that the dream has gone. It has been blown to

smithereens. It is just incredible. Sammy Khedira is having a field day.

If you have joined us late, that scoreboard is correct! The

scoreboard might open some brackets like they used to do with the old

videprinter! They have been shambolic from the moment they fell

behind, Brazil. You cannot just put it down to two top players not

playing. Every team has had to do without players over the years at

some point. He will not be lifting that FIFA Golden Globe. Bodies all

of the place, deflection, and Tony Kroos was about to complete a

first-half hat-trick. They are so pure, defensively. Everyone is out

of position. It is like a testimonial game.

There is so much more structure to the German side,

Look at Bastian Schweinsteiger, making himself available,

I think the emotion of the competition has got them

through, but without those players, they will not go on.

Thomas Muller complaining to the referee,

Tomorrow night on BBC One at 11:45pm,

highlights of Argentina against the Netherlands.

On Sunday, the final itself, on BBC One from 7pm.

Germany are, basically, already there.

Toni Kroos is a beautiful passer of the ball.

Germany have been efficient, unselfish.

They could not have believed it would have been this easy.

Thomas Muller is giving him a very heavy look there.

It is almost as if it has become so easy they are ignoring

The record defeat for Brazil was 6-0 down to Uruguay. They are 5-0 down

within 25 minutes here. David Luiz is forced to send that

long because nobody is showing Germany are such

a well-oiled machine. Has Manuel Neuer got

his knees dirty yet? He has made one catch early on,

when it was still a game. The biggest ever margin

of victory It is almost beyond belief that

we are talking about it, but that it is 5-0 after 30 minutes, you do

have to start to talk about it! No European team has ever won

a World Cup on South American soil. Germany do not look as if they are

in the mood to be kind to Brazil. Such good movement from the edge

of their box, they are all making runs from deep,

sometimes it is Sami Khedira, Brazil are not playing together

as a unit at all. They are shell-shocked,

look at them. Bastian Schweinsteiger

looks very interested. It is Mesut Ozil to over the top

of the crossbar. Mesut Ozil might not get

the next one! That is probably

the worst thing they have done! Shocking scoreline,

shocking performance. This is a team that has not lost

at home in a competitive fixture They haven't lost at home

in any fixture in nearly 12 years! It is hard to believe

what we are seeing. They are comfortable in possession,

as well. Miroslav Klose's appetite to try

and win it back is impressive. He stays

on his feet beautifully. He just takes his chance to make

the tackle. It looks as if Germany have learned

some lessons, maybe the hard way, You fear for Brazil every

time Germany get the ball. Germany can counterattack

so quickly. That was a bit overconfident by

Toni Kroos. We have not seen much from Fred

in this tournament. Germany doing simple things well,

for the second half. There are a few German players out

there who have tasted defeat in the European Championships

and the World Cup. Brazil can salvage some time

a sliver of self-respect All that they are playing for now

his pride. Joachim Low is strolling around

his technical area, as if he is walking through a bluebell wood.

He has never had so much fun! This German side is ruthless,

no sympathy at all. They have their foot

on their opponents In the scheme of things,

they talk about the great 1992 Brazilian team, saying that they are

perhaps the best team that didn't Is this one of the worst teams ever

to make the World Cup semifinals? It is looking that way now,

isn't it. 1982, such a great team, players

like that do not exist in this team. They are so reliant on Neymar

and Thiago Silva. It's the worst 45 minutes

of football, possibly, Hulk is chasing it and has failed

to keep the ball in play. There will be three changes made

at half-time. Brazil, vulnerable without

their captain. They have been outplayed

and are being booed off. They have been humiliated

by this German side. At half-time in the World Cup semifinal it is Brazil

zero, Germany five. There have been three

substitutions at half-time. Martin Keown,

have you ever seen a performance it is just

about hanging onto some pride now. Good luck scoring three

in the second half against Germany! So, Mats Hummels is off,

Per Mertesacker is on. There is one of the substitutes,

Ramires. This team were occasionally

booed by their home supporters. The shot

by Ramires is cleared away. Many people thought that Ramires

should have been Yes, the one thing he

will give you is legs. It was an attacking selection

by Felipe Scolari. Rather than that attacking

selection, he put a lot of people in the midfield, and it has

backfired in some fashion. He has put a lot of faith in Hulk

and Fred in this tournament. German free kick,

Philipp Lahm to take it. It is hard to say

at the moment is the empty seats on the other side of the ground or

just people being slow to get back, Jerome Boateng does well

when he realises he can get it. The Mexican referee is completely

disinterested in that call One of the big differences between

the Brazil team this year and the one that won the Confederations

Cup last year is the goals that they Fred got five goals

in the Confederations Cup, It has all been about Neymar,

virtually, in terms of putting Per Mertesacker will be trying to

stake a claim for a place Manuel Neuer got a little touch

on that. The danger is,

when Brazil pile forward in search of some sort of honour

from this game, that they could Germany will take pride in a clean

sheet. They certainly will. Manuel Neuer is certainly the best

goalkeeper in Walford poll. -- world football.

Just looking at a replay there, Manuel Neuer, great reactions,

He tries to hit it with the outside of his right foot.

They are going to approach this in the manner of a team which is

giving the impression of one that might get back into this game.

They might give themselves problems approaching it like that.

Paulinho takes an absolute age to hit that.

You get the feeling that Manuel Neuer in the German goal is

In our pre-match your vote, 41% of you said that Germany would

14% of you now have egg on your face!

He thought that was going to hit the back of the net, but, no,

They have all the experience in the world with the coaches in the

Brazilian dugout, but no one will be able to get them back into this one.

Argentina and the Netherlands will be watching closely.

It is that old saying, go and win the second half.

They have given the ball away carelessly again.

That is a great ball back into Thomas Muller.

The work rate by Thomas Muller is phenomenal.

Manuel Neuer patrolled the area outside

He hasn't really needed to do it today, that if he does, he is there.

Schurrle is coming on for Miroslav Klose.

It gives a much better balance to the team.

Extra salt in the wound for Brazil, Reynaldo's record has gone.

The top scorers in this tournament are mostly what

Number ten is a very important player.

Fred should be giving that to Bernard.

That is Khedira at his best, the threaded little passes he makes

He enjoys getting out on the right-hand side when Muller

Julio Cesar manages to get a foot on it.

Thomas Muller might have made it six.

They have given the ball away so often in such awful areas, Brazil.

Schweinsteiger, to Khedira, who scored the fifth.

Julio Cesar, that is a wonderful save he makes, on to his left foot.

Muller senses there's more goals here.

Already he has ten goals in his two World Cup finals appearances.

CROWD BOO He had never scored for Germany before the last World

Schurrle is coming back to close Bernard down.

And the Germans are saying that Maicon should be shown

His distribution is slightly off the mark.

They are trying to get themselves on the scoreboard.

And there is the man whose record he has beaten.

I had the privilege to play against him.

Comparing Fred to those great strikers.

I have to blame Scolari for picking him.

If his next best options are Jo and Hulk, perhaps that is why he

I thought Hulk might have started down the middle tonight.

Maicon gives Dante something to chase.

Bernard has kept it in play, but his cross is too deep for Fred

Where do the Brazilians go after the humiliation of Belo Horizonte?

They go to Brasilia for the third place match and then

Germany are doing enough, just seeing it through.

The flick on it from Dante, just helped it reach Julio Cesar rather

Great movement, a willingness to get forward.

Joachim Low is thinking not only can we absolutely batter Brazil here,

but we can send out a psychological message to whoever we reach in the

Every one of them - this is Howedes, he is working really hard

Scolari is going to have to draw names out

of a hat to pick a team for the third-fourth-placed play-off.

I don't think there will be too many volunteers.

CROWD BOO Fred is getting some stick.

Luiz trying to play it through to Luiz Gustavo.

Schweinsteiger is making a run down the middle.

He will let it go to Schurrle and Julio Cesar did ever so well.

Taking a leaf out of Muller's book there.

Oh and almost on to the chest of Fred!

Had Fred got a touch on it, it wouldn't have counted.

Julio Cesar did really well for that one.

Muller is playing centre forward now and it is

He is playing on the last defender's shoulder.

If he can get the through ball he is looking for, he will be in.

Argentina beat the USA 6-1 in the 1930 semifinal and Uruguay beat

Yugoslavia by the same scoreline in the same year and Germany put

six past Austria in 1964, so five is the biggest ever margin of victory.

Muller made that, he comes off to feet, plays it off.

Willian is going to be on shortly for Brazil.

Kroos will want one more, he is on a hat-trick.

That's six and Andre Schurrle makes it six to Germany and if it stays

this way, it is the biggest ever victory in a World Cup semifinal.

They have taken off Fred and it was Fred who was the recipient of those

And Willian does not look exactly thrilled at the prospect

The Brazilian crowd, many of them, are off.

The Germans might declare in a minute!

Not sure the Brazilians have been third best, let alone second best!

He's got that pass in the locker, Kroos.

Kroos was just a little bit stationary.

Listen to the reaction - that picture is on the big-screen

Willian, a little curler, he is well wide.

This has been such a happy hunting ground for Fred.

He scored 42 goals in 49 appearances in this stadium.

And now he's booed every time the camera picks him out on the bench.

There are many people in this stadium who have not seen

No-one has ever seen them lose like this at home.

When it is tight on one side, they go out the other.

Germany, for all Brazil's obvious inadequacies, have been excellent.

This is a system that other teams can copy.

It is not rocket science the way they are playing.

That midfield three, Schweinsteiger sits deeper,

It is their game management, the way their intelligence and they

Germany have become the first team in this World Cup to score six.

He will refuse to be beaten if he has anything to say about it.

In 2002, Germany scored eight goals against Saudi Arabia.

The funny thing is, I think Germany have more in

their locker for the final, whoever they will be playing against.

They will go into it fresh, having one extra day of rest.

Toni Kroos was looking for a give and go to get his hat-trick.

They are letting the ball do the work, Germany.

Just a little bit too much on that pass by Toni Kroos to Mesut Ozil.

Another substitution, Julian Draxler is going to come on.

Part of this seeming conveyor belt of German forward players.

He has been heavily linked to Arsenal.

Julian Draxler will get about 14 minutes of play.

He was out with a very bad injury, he was not able to play

I think David Luiz is in danger of losing his head.

Thomas Muller not happy with the challenge.

That all came from when Marcelo, the left-back, give up possession.

They are six goals down, how many do they want to lose by?

The German fans are swaying from side to side.

I'm sure they would like to see a couple more.

Everyone of these is just sublime that role.

I think the Brazilians have had enough.

Unfortunately for them, I don't think the Germans have had enough!

They are shaking their heads in disbelief.

Applause breaks out around the ground, which is good to hear.

It is like watching one of the great Brazilian teams of yesteryear.

In this country they know all about good football.

The Brazilian fans still in this ground, I would suggest have

just stood and applauded the team that has dismantled

They know good football when they see it.

Germany are one goal away from their biggest ever World Cup

That was against Saudi Arabia in 2002, 8-0.

Tomorrow night, BBC One, highlights of the second semifinal,

Sunny, the first thing that Gerd Muller did there was try to get

The World Cup final of 2014, Germany versus either Argentina or

Julio Cesar has been beaten seven times in the semifinal.

Whatever the state of the game, the Germans do not abuse it,

they keep it simple, move it from side to side.

The Germans have not missed too many.

Almost everything they heads went in.

You have to say, David Luiz has pretty much given up

The Brazilian fans are actually giving the German team oles.

That is ultimate humiliation for the home team.

I don't think it gets much more humiliating than when

the fans are giving an ole for every pass that the opposition strikes.

Look at this fellow Bastian Schweinsteiger.

It has been an astonishing World Cup.

Every other day that seems to have been a classic game,

and unbelievable result, a brilliant story.

It will soon be over, what shall we do with our time?

In terms of shocking results, this is the daddy of them all.

It will be interesting to see what the crowd does on the whistle.

Manuel Neuer never took his eye off it.

Ramires has had a real goes into came on.

You should have started, in my opinion.

Manuel Neuer has been the standard goalkeeper of the World Cup.

If you want to win anything, you need to have a top, top goalkeeper,

If Germany get their skates on, they could be their biggest ever big

tree, and match the biggest ever margin of winning at a World Cup

A needless collision between Bernard and Manuel Neuer.

Again, David Luiz, nowhere near his man.

It is very difficult to look beyond Germany now for he is going

Magnificent performances by Toni Kroos and Mesut Ozil.

Brazilian football will have to go through an intense period

His left-back has let him down tonight.

Germany have completely owned the semifinal,

Surely their best ever performance in a World Cup.

I think they will be overriding favourites, I'm afraid.

Almost an impossible finish from that angle.

A test of character for Brazil, but they have failed abysmally.

For once, a German mistake has given the ball to Ramires.

That is the one thing missing from his game, Ozil.

That ruthlessness, a great run through the middle.

You think he is going to be calm - he is.

Neuer thought about coming and retreated.

At least it's given them something to work on before the final.

Everything else has been pitch-perfect.

Oscar scores the most pointless of World Cup goals.

Two added minutes at the end of the game.

I don't think they are singing, "We are going to win 8-7!"

The whistle has gone and the referee has said that

It's a Brazilian free-kick and that's it.

Germany are into the World Cup Final.

CROWD BOO Brazil, thoroughly unforgivable performance.

Germany, thoroughly unforgettable performance.

That is it the night that Brazil's beautiful game died. Deutschland are

injuring land. -- It's like a submarine that goes

underground. 50 tonnes an hour, in slurry,

through this pipe. Start pumping. They might cause a panic

of tiles falling off.