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Germany's 7-1 humiliation of hosts Brazil in the semi-finals of the World Cup had statisticians rewriting history practically every time Joachim Low's side touched the ball. Brazil's dreams of winning the tournament in their home country were effectively ended by a first-half masterclass that saw the Germans score five goals in the opening 29 minutes - the fastest time it has ever taken a team to reach that figure in World Cup history. But, that wasn't the only record to fall on an astonishing night in Belo Horizonte... Worst loss in Brazil history The 7-1 scoreline was equal to the worse defeat in the history of Brazilian football. The Selecao were beaten by 6-0 by fellow South Americans Uruguay in 1920 - nearly a century ago. This was also Brazil's heaviest World Cup defeat, the next being their 3-0 loss to France in the 1998 Final. By contrast, Spain only scored eight goals during the entire tournament to win the 2010 World Cup. Most World Cup goals Germany have now scored 221 World Cup goals, to move one ahead of their hapless opponents as the tournament's highest ever scorers. Germany (10) only had two more shots on target than Brazil (8) in this match. Germany scored two more goals tonight than England have in their past two World Cup campaigns combined. Heaviest World Cup semi-final defeat No other team has ever scored seven goals in the semi-finals of the World Cup. | 
