How Brazil vs Germany all unfolded
The 2014 semi-final started well enough for Brazil, who showed attacking intent right from the off with a shot from Marcelo in the opening minutes, but it didn't take long for Germany to make their move - scoring from their first corner of the game. The ball fell kindly for Thomas Muller to volley home in the 11th minute, setting Joachim Low's side on their way.
The Selecao then reacted in decent fashion, forcing the Germans into some strong defending, before everything started to unravel in the 23rd minute - with Miroslav Klose scoring a record-breaking goal. Tidy play between a number of Germany players worked the ball to Klose in the box, who scored at the second attempt to net his sixteenth World Cup goal - a record that still stands today.
It then only took one minute for Germany to score again, with Lahm's cross from the right finding the left boot of Toni Kroos, who smashed home from the edge of the box to stun the Brazilian fans, before the same man grabbed his second within seconds of the restart. Kroos tackled Fernandinho before finding Sami Khedira, who rolled it back to his teammate for a tap in, making it 4-0 to Germany inside half an hour.
Provider then turned scorer three minutes later as Khedira got in on the action, scoring a carbon copy of Kroos' strike just moments before. A marauding run from Mats Hummels ended with the ball dropping to Khedira, whose neat one-two with Mesut Ozil left him with an open goal to slot into, bringing the first-half goalscoring to a close.
Half time: Brazil 0-5 Germany
