Sixty-four years after Brazil was plunged into national mourning after their loss in the 1950 final, the hosts were torn apart in a defeat likely to be every bit as traumatic as the fabled “Maracanazo.” Germany advanced to Sunday`s final in the Maracana after a brilliant first-half blitz which included a burst of four goals …
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Belo Horizonte: German star Thomas Mueller admitted he was in shock Tuesday after his team romped to an incredible 7-1 thrashing of Brazil to reach the World Cup final. “This was not to be expected,” the Bayern Munich star exclaimed after his team trounced the World Cup hosts. “I don`t know what to say to …
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Belo Horizonte: Heartbroken Brazil captain David Luiz apologised to the nation on Tuesday after suffering a record 7-1 World Cup semi-final defeat to Germany. “Apologies to everybody, apologies to all the Brazilian people,” said a tearful Luiz after the mauling in Belo Horizonte. “I just wanted to see my people smile. We all know how …
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Sao Paulo: Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella described South American rivals Brazil`s 7-1 World Cup semi-final humiliation by Germany on Tuesday as “not normal”, but said it showed “why (football) is beautiful”. “Seven-one is not a normal result between two world footballing powers,” Sabella told a press conference in Sao Paulo. “Undoubtedly, it is not a …
Sao Paulo: Brazil`s national media quickly dubbed the football team`s 7-1 defeat to Germany on Tuesday the “Shame of Shames” and the most humiliating defeat in the squad`s history. Newspapers and TV commentators called the defeat the “Mineirazo,” an allusion to the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte and Brazil`s traumatic Word Cup defeat at home …
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Thiruvananthapuram: Star Brazilian footballer Neymar, who suffered a back injury during his team`s quarter-final win against Colombia in the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2014, may visit Kerala for treatment, reports have claimed. Reports Tuesday claimed that Neymar may come to the state to undergo ayurveda treatment for his broken vertebrae. It was also being speculated …
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“I think it was the worst day of my life,” said the 65-year-old. The result, one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history, was “catastrophic,” he admitted. “I will be remembered as the coach to lose 7-1, but I knew that risk when I took the job and life goes on so that is …
The diving controversies which have shrouded Robben`s campaign in Brazil cannot mask the fact that the Bayern Munich star has been Holland`s most consistently effective attacker. And that leaves van Marwijk confident that the Dutch are holding the trump card heading into the battle with Messi and Argentina in Sao Paulo. “Argentina have got Messi, …
Sao Paulo: When Alejandro Sabella was handed the task of reviving Argentina`s fortunes after a poor campaign at the 2011 Copa America, not everyone in his homeland was convinced he was the right man. “I don`t know why they chose him,” said the country`s legendary 1978 World Cup-winning coach Cesar Menotti. “I don`t know what …
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The absence of Brazil forward Neymar and captain Thiago Silva in their World Cup semi-final against Germany on Tuesday could make the hosts stronger, Germany coach Joachim Loew said on Monday. Neymar is out of the tournament with a back injury suffered in the quarter-final victory over Colombia in what is seen as a massive …
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