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BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil
The tears started flowing before half time, and by the end of a 7-1 shellacking in the World Cup semifinal, millions across Brazil were in dazed, damp-eyed disbelief.
The national team wasn’t just defeated by a powerful German team. It was routed in front of the entire world, humiliated at its own party. Young and old, Brazilians shared in the anguish of what many were already calling a national calamity, the worst loss in its team’s storied World Cup history.
A rain of seven goals by the powerful Germany team devastated the Brazilian soccer faithful who packed onto the golden sands of Copacabana beach to watch the match.
With Brazil’s star striker Neymar out injured and captain Thiago Silva suspended for the match, it quickly became clear the Brazilians couldn’t handle the Germans.
“The problem is psychological,” said Brazil fan Fabio Fontes. “It would be normal for the team to lose against Germany, but not in this fashion.”
To make matters worse, at the Fan Fest viewing area on Copacabana beach, hundreds of people stampeded out as a gang of young men carried out a mass robbery, running through crowd, inciting panic and snatching necklaces and bags along the way.
That, coupled with the crushing game, sent many fans heading home.
http://o.canada.com/sports/soccer/world-cup/world-cup-semi-final-live-updates-germany-vs-brazil
The tears started flowing before half time, and by the end of a 7-1 shellacking in the World Cup semifinal, millions across Brazil were in dazed, damp-eyed disbelief.
The national team wasn’t just defeated by a powerful German team. It was routed in front of the entire world, humiliated at its own party. Young and old, Brazilians shared in the anguish of what many were already calling a national calamity, the worst loss in its team’s storied World Cup history.
A rain of seven goals by the powerful Germany team devastated the Brazilian soccer faithful who packed onto the golden sands of Copacabana beach to watch the match.
With Brazil’s star striker Neymar out injured and captain Thiago Silva suspended for the match, it quickly became clear the Brazilians couldn’t handle the Germans.
“The problem is psychological,” said Brazil fan Fabio Fontes. “It would be normal for the team to lose against Germany, but not in this fashion.”
To make matters worse, at the Fan Fest viewing area on Copacabana beach, hundreds of people stampeded out as a gang of young men carried out a mass robbery, running through crowd, inciting panic and snatching necklaces and bags along the way.
That, coupled with the crushing game, sent many fans heading home.
http://o.canada.com/sports/soccer/world-cup/world-cup-semi-final-live-updates-germany-vs-brazil
