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Brazil's 7-1 defeat proved fodder for the photoshop mischief makers who produced a slew of memes and jokes in the hours that followed.
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Image source, @craignooneCardiff's Craig Noone reveals the welcome in store for Brazilian team-mate Fabio this morning:, external "Happy Birthday Fabio."
Collins feels Brazil's painpublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Image source, Getty ImagesThe magnitude of Germany's win over Brazil seems to have registered on the consciousness of Hollywood film stars. Yes even actress Joan Collins felt Brazil's pain during the match.
She said on Twitter:, external "Can't believe how Germany is killing Brazil in #WorldCup2014! This is painful"
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If you were surprised by the poor quality of Brazil's defending last night spare a thought for former Liverpool and Scotland centre-back and hard-to-please BBC pundit Alan Hansen.
"In 22 years as a pundit, and 40 years in the game, I have never seen anything like it," he said after last night's game.
"We said before the match that David Luiz is the captain, supposed to be the leader, but he has abandoned ship I am afraid. He has disappeared."
You can read Brazil's meltdown goal-by-goal meltdown, complete with clips and analysis from BBC pundits, over here.
Lose like Jaggerpublished at 09:38 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Some Brazilian media have blamed Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger for their side's 7-1 hammering at the hands of Germany last night., external
Jagger attended the match at the Mineirao stadium and has a woeful record of backing teams to win tournaments shortly before their elimination.
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Former Manchester United defender and assistant England manager Gary Neville on Twitter: , external"Lot being made of bad defending but it was a lesson in 'decision making in the last third' and 'the extra pass' from Germany. Some of those goals were incisive , brutal and clinical all in one! To produce that composure on the two squared goals in that atmosphere was brilliant to watch."
Revenge sweet for Didipublished at 09:23 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Image source, Getty ImagesFranz Beckenbauer might have been lost for words to describe Germany's performance, but Dietmar Hamann had no trouble.
The former Liverpool midfielder was part of the Germany team which lost 2-0 to Brazil in the 2002 World Cup final, the only other occasion the two countries have met at the tournament.
Hamman says on Twitter:, external "Master class from Germany. Clinical, organised, hard working, unselfish and humble. Very proud of the team. One to go. Brazil terrible and naive."
"Time for change in Brazil game"published at 09:19 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Image source, Getty ImagesIt seems that it England don't have a monopoly on "root and branch reviews" after a tournament exit.
BBC Sport's South American football expert Tim Vickery believe that Brazilian football can no longer hide behind the dazzle of five World Cups - the most recent of which came in 2002.
"Even the most blinkered Brazil fan can no longer point to the triumphs of the past and pretend there are no problems with the country's football," he writes.
"The Brazilian club game is currently a shambles, both in terms of organisation off the field and ideas on it."
Newspaper reactionpublished at 09:11 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Image source, Hamburger Morgen Post"Germany dance Brazil dizzy," coo the Hamburger Morgen Post, external in their morning edition.
Der Kaiser can't believe his eyespublished at 09:08 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Image source, AFPFranz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup as a player in 1974 and as a manager in 1990, is in a state of shock at the manner of Germany's victory.
The 68-year-old says on Twitter:, external "What was that? Hard to believe."
Join the debate at #mybrazilmomentpublished at 09:05 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Your own personal moments of humiliation are coming in on #mybrazilmoment, external on Twitter.
Simon Streeton:, external When my girlfriend ran on to the rugby pitch to berate the chap who was hitting me in the scrum
Tommy Winturbay:, external I was the only person to fall down the stairs at my graduation ceremony. Whoops.
Alex Mitchel: , externalI was a sub in the school team. Was brought on at 50 mins and taken off at 60.
Newspaper reactionpublished at 09:03 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Image source, Folha de Sao PauloBrazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, external is predictably gloomy, describing the loss as the worst in history above a picture of the scoreline illuminating a darkened stadium.
Newspaper reactionpublished at 08:57 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
The Daily Telegraph, external strikes a more sombre note with its headline 'BROUGHT TO THEIR KNEES' alongside a picture of crestfallen defender Maicon.
Image source, Daily TelegraphNewspaper reactionpublished at 08:56 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Meanwhile the Daily Mirror, external reflect the magnitude of the 7-1 scoreline and the quality of Germany's performance with the headline 'ROUT OF THIS WORLD'.
Image source, Daily MirrorNewspaper reactionpublished at 08:51 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
The British newspapers have been quick to dig out their best Brazilian puns to reflect the hosts' exit at the hands of Germany. The Daily Star, external goes simply for 'SAMBAARGH'
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Image source, APBrazilian journalist Fernando Duarte tweeted rather poignantly, external immediately after last night's defeat that "all things must pass".
His account from within the "mixed zone" - the area where the players walk past journalists after the match and some stop to give short interviews - concludes by claiming that the loss was "the moment Brazilian football as we know it died a horrible and painful death".
"One by one, Brazil's players negotiated the maze called the mixed zone with looks that gave away a feeling many people watching the semi-final against Germany had been able to pre-empt: This generation of Selecao stars will be forever marked by Tuesday's events in Belo Horizonte," he adds on ESPN FC., external
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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport Chief Football Writer in Belo Horizonte
Image source, AP"Belo Horizonte airport 4.30am. Few Brazil fans in the yellow colours waiting to catch internal flights but it is not just the hour that is making both them and this entire country so subdued. There was genuine shock at the scale and manner of their 7-1 loss to Germany in the World Cup semi-final.
"The party continues without its hosts. Next stop Sao Paulo and Argentina against the Netherlands tonight."
"An embarrassment for eternity"published at 08:44 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Image source, Correiobrazilense.com.brBrazilian newspaper Correio Braziliense, external does not hold back on its team, branding their 7-1 thumping at the hands of Germany "an embarrassment for eternity".
Twitter-tasticpublished at 08:34 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
The sheer scale of Brazil's thumping at the hands of Germany drove fans to social media where they made the match the most-discussed single sports game ever on Twitter with 35.6 million tweets., external
There were 580,166 tweets per minutes around Sami Khedira's fifth goal just before the half-hour mark.
Four goals in 400 secondspublished at 08:29 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Four goals in 400 seconds.
Nothing sums up the chaos in the Brazil backline last night more than the period between 22 minutes and eight seconds and 28 minutes and 49 seconds as Miroslav Klose, Toni Kroos, Kroos again, and Sami Khedira plundered goals and put the game beyond the hosts.
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