World media reflect on Brazil\\\'s World Cup trauma

FE Team | Published: July 10, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

BELO HORIZONTE: Brazil\'s defender David Luiz (R) is consoled by Brazil\'s defender and captain Thiago Silva after losing the semi-final football match between Brazil and Germany at Mineirao Stadium here Tuesday during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. — AFP Phot

PARIS, July 9 (AFP): Germany's record 7-1 hammering of hosts Brazil in the World Cup semi-finals provoked very different reactions from media round the world with the Daily Mirror perhaps coming up with the best headline "Rout of this World".
Understandably the Brazilian media didn't search for superlatives such as that as their 'Selecao' imploded before the eyes of their 200 million citizens in barely credible fashion in Belo Horizonte.
"An embarrassment for eternity," read the headline in Correio Braziliense while others used terms such as "shame" and "disgrace".
Daily newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo has a spectacular front page with the stadium in darkness and just the scoreboard light up with the final result.
Its headline on its online edition reads simply: "MASSACRE!".
The on line edition of daily Lance didn't mince its words.
"The greatest shame in history. A charismatic German side cold bloodedly dismantled a static Selecao 7-1 in a stadium Mineirao that paid hommage to the European side by the end with both applause and cries ringing out of 'Ole'.
Lance added that with this historic defeat the traumatic loss to Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup, also hosted by Brazil, paled in comparison.
"The 'Maracanazo' has become a small matter, literally a thing of the past."
Another Brazilian newspaper Estadio de Minas gave a health warning to its readership.
The front page shows the scoreline and a simple warning, "Want to even recall what it was like? Turn the page..."
For the German media there was disbelief and delight as reflected in tabloid Bild's headline: "7-1 Madness. Lightning German team knock out Brazil."
While Germany coach Joachim Loew has called for humility and to not get carried away ahead of Sunday's final where they will face the winners of Wednesday's semi-final between Argentina and the Netherlands some wilfully ignored him.
"Argentina, the Netherlands? Who cares! Germany is the favourite!" enthused Die Welt.
"The miracle of Belo Horizonte is already legendary," added the Berlin-based journal.