GERMANY RIOT 7-1 PAST THE HOST BRAZIL Germany advanced to the FIFA World Cup final after sweeping aside hosts Brazil with a stunning 7-1 victory on Tuesday at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Appearing in a record fourth straight semi-final, Germany netted five times in the opening 29 minutes to silence the overwhelmingly pro-Brazil crowd. After a brief resurgence by Brazil early in the second half, Germany added two more before Brazil pulled back a late consolation goal. Toni Kroos and Andre Schurrle scored twice for Germany, while Thomas Mueller, Sami Khedira and Miroslav Klose added one goal each. Kloses goal was the 16th in his World Cup career, setting a new record, as Infostrada Sports noted. Oscar scored Brazils only goal in the 90th minute. The victory sent Germany into their eighth World Cup final and first since 2002, which they lost, 2-0, to Brazil in Yokohama, Japan. Joachim Lows side will play either Argentina or the Netherlands on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, where another win would deliver Die Mannschafts fourth World Cup title. With a repeat of Tuesdays performance, Germany will be firm favourites to lift the trophy. But while Germany were fully worthy of their win, Brazil played poorly without injured superstar Neymar and suspended captain Thiago Silva. Indeed, Germanys win itself was far from surprising. It was shocking, however, that it came by such a scoreline against a team like Brazil, the most successful team in World Cup history with five titles.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 04:10:11 +0000
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