It was not just a defeat for the host nation, but a humiliation for the host nation. It is the most extraordinary nights football I have ever witnessed and it was a result you could never imagine in a million years. Its hard to know whether to give praise to the Germans or criticise the Brazilians for their incompetence. In the opening 10 minutes, Brazil started quite well and it was tight, but after that we saw the most astonishing 80 minutes in World Cup history. Play media This isnt playing against a small nation, this is Brazil, in Brazil. Its one of the most incredible things I have witnessed. Brazil almost completely collapsed. To concede five goals in 18 minutes in a match of this magnitude beggars belief. You have to give the Germans enormous credit, they played brilliant football. They studied Brazil, their weak spots and their weaknesses defensively. It was a night of incredulity and you feel sorry for the Brazilian players. It was not like they were arrogant and you felt it served them right. They lost their heads, got out of position and made a real hash of it and the Germans capitalised on that in true German style with great professionalism. It has been a long wait for Germany. Twenty-four years since their last World Cup - and I think the wait is coming to an end. BBC presenter Gary Lineker reaction.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 02:11:07 +0000
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