The Brazil versus Germany football match was the first of two semi-final matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup that took place on 8 July 2014 at the Mineirão stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Both Brazi
The interior of Estádio Mineirão, 20 minutes before the start of the match
Brazil failed in their appeal to overturn captain Thiago Silva's suspension for the match.
Germany's Manuel Neuer practising the day before the semi-final
Brazil's captain David Luiz (back centre) led a defence that was incapable of stopping the Germans from scoring four goals in six minutes, starting with Miroslav Klose's (left) strike in the 23rd minute.
The Brazil national football team, nicknamed Canarinho, represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation, the governing body of football in
Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)
…the first of two semi-final matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup that took place on 8 July 2014 at the Mineirão stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Both Brazil and Germany reached the semi-finals with an undefeated record in the competition, with the Brazilians' quarter-final with Colombia causing them to lose…
The Brazil national team at the 1959 Copa América
The 1970 FIFA World Cup-winning Brazil team, considered by many commentators as the greatest national football team ever
Brazil's Ronaldo in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 World Cup-winning Brazil plane livery, from Varig.