Overview
- In July 2014 Germany beat Brazil 7-1 at the Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, scoring five goals inside the first 29 minutes to produce one of the competition’s most shocking scorelines.
- Thomas Müller, Miroslav Klose, Toni Kroos (two), Sami Khedira and André Schürrle (two) were the German scorers while Oscar added a late consolation for Brazil.
- Miroslav Klose’s goal in the match made him the all-time leading World Cup scorer, and Germany went on to win the 2014 tournament with Mario Götze’s extra-time strike in the final.
- Brazil played the semifinal without Neymar, who suffered a tournament-ending injury in the quarterfinal, and without captain Thiago Silva, who was suspended, factors widely cited as weakening the side that night.
- This week’s retrospectives reaffirm the match’s status as the ‘Mineirazo,’ describe the national shock and use the anniversary to question whether Brazil has fully recovered ahead of the 2026 World Cup.