Brazil suffered their worst World Cup defeat on this day
Five-time world champions Brazil suffered their worst defeat in a FIFA World Cup after losing 1-7 to Germany in 2014 World Cup semi-final on July 8. The defeat, Brazil's first competitive home defeat in 39 years, saw Germany's Miroslav Klose become World Cup's all-time record scorer. Five of the seven goals by Germany were scored within 29 minutes from kick-off.