The Brazil vs Germany football match that took place on 8 July 2014 at the Mineirão stadium in Belo Horizonte was the first of two semi-final matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Scenes inside 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 Seleção Canarinha, represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil. They have been a member of FIFA since 1923 and a member of CONMEBOL since 1916.
The first Brazil national team, 1914
Brazil's first match at home against Exeter City in 1914
The Brazil national team at the 1959 Copa América
The 1970 FIFA World Cup-winning Brazil team, considered by many distinguished commentators as the greatest football team ever