Germany reached a record 8th World Cup final after a 8 goal thriller in Belo Horizonte. It was 5-0 at halftime and 7-1 at full time. Besides Müller and Schürrle, a German player whose full name begins with a 'K' managed to score against Brazil - Klose, Kroos and Khedira. When the German defence line was beaten, Neuer was able to keep a clean sheet.
Brazil were unbeaten in 42 home games and 1975 was the last time they lost a competitive game at home. This was also their joint-worst ever World Cup defeat.
Miroslav Klose became the all-time World Cup record goal scorer with 16 goals in 23 matches.
Both Kroos and Schürrle managed to score a brace and found themselves on hat-tricks. Kroos scored the fastest brace in World Cup history, 69 seconds. If Kroos and Schürrle were lucky and scored hat-tricks, it could have been 9-1.
Özil could've had his name on the scoreboard but missed by a few centimetres.
David Luiz was poor as a defender and a leader. He wasn't able to lead his squad the way Thiago Silva can and failed to set up a solid back four.
The Germans were given the space to move forward and pass the ball forward and therefore were able to score 7 goals but conceded 1.
Marcelo and Maicon, both M's, had penalty appeals but the referee was not moved. The referee was also quite lenient when it came to challenges that the match only produced 1 yellow card.
It no longer matters who was there and who wasn't. Scolari fielded a team he thought or knew could challenge Germany, but they failed. The Germans were brilliant. Their only mistake was Neuer's clean sheet.
After the fourth goal Brazilian fans were seen leaving the stadium while others stayed behind crying. In the end, the devastated fans were booing, didn't want the Brazilian team to applaud them for their support. However, who's to blame? Scolari or the players?
The Shock & Horror
How do you leave a man like Müller unmarked? In the 11th minute, a delivery from Kroos, found an unmarked Müller who slotted in the first goal.
Marcelo and Maicon allowed Klose to get two shots at goal. He missed the first but scored the second. As a result, became the World Cup leading goal scorer.
Kroos was also unmarked at the edge of the penalty box and scored his first goal in 5 matches. Two minutes later he scored a brace as Marcelo and Fernandinho let the ball through.
Khedira also added his name to the scoresheet when he scored the fifth goal after an Özil assist.
Shock and disbelief took Brazil to halftime.
Scolari made two halftime changes, Hulk and Fernandinho for Ramires and Paulinho.
Early in the second half, Paulinho and Oscar created the best chances for Brazil, and they also had most of the possession. Oscar kept pressing for a goal but the German defence and Neuer kept the Brazilians at bay. However, when Schürrle came on for Germany, there was a shift in power once more.
The sixth goal came courtesy of Schürrle from a pass from the German captain Lahm. Then with 11 minutes left of play, Schürrle was on a hat-trick when he netted the seventh and final goal for Germany.
Oscar scored a consolation goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, Neuer was furious for conceding the goal.
The final whistle resulted in the Brazilians sinking to their knees, either crying or praying. Oscar could not be consoled as Thiago Silva tried to console him.
In the end, Germany booked their spot in the final which will take place on Sunday. Brazil will now face the loser of tonight's match between Argentina and the Netherlands. The winner of that encounter will face Germany in the final.
