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Even though he did not get on the pitch in Belo Horizonte Germany striker Lukas Podolski quickly got involved in the dressing room celebrations following the demolition of Brazil.

Podolski says on Twitter:, external "Amazing win!! Rio we are coming....#final #yeah #dfb #poldi #GERBRA #rio #team"

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German coach Joachim Low only reinforced national stereotypes with his reaction to his side's annihilation of Brazil.

"We were extremely cool and realised they were cracking up, and we took advantage of that," he said.

"That the result would be so emphatic was not to be expected.

"We were lucky that the hosts were shell-shocked. Now we must prepare well for the final."

When did your big moment to shine turn into the biggest embarrassment of your life? And how did you pick yourself up again?

Be it a sports event, job interview, wedding speech, first date, we have all had a 'Brazil moment'.

Let's have yours, and your advice for 199 million Brazilians, via the hashtag #mybrazilmoment, external and we will publish the best, or worst depending on how you look at it.

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Former Germany boss Jurgen Klinsmann reckons last night's performance by Germany is their greatest at a World Cup.

USA coach Klinsmann says on Twitter:, external "Germany writing World Cup history! Huge huge compliment! So proud of them!! The best German performance ever in a World Cup! Simply fantastic! Now get the cup jogi and team!"

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BBC chief football writer Phil McNulty reports from Belo Horizonte as Brazil's national team are levelled by a rampant Germany.

"It took that half-time whistle to bring the first angry reaction from the home fans. Until that point, around 60,000 Brazilians in the stadium - like many of the nation of 200 million they represented, no doubt - had been like horrified bystanders as a scene of carnage unfolded before them. It was almost unreal." he writes.

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An added sting in the tail to last night's defeat for Brazil was that legendary striker Ronaldo saw his World Cup goal record surpassed by Miroslav Klose.

The 36-year-old Lazio striker scored Germany's second to register his 16th World Cup goal in total - one more than Ronaldo managed across Brazil's 1998, 2002, and 2006 campaigns.

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Brazil defender Dani Alves, an unused substitute in the 7-1 mauling, posted a picture of all 23 of his team-mates and coach Luiz Felipe Scolari on his Instagram account, external with a message of support.

"I am privileged to be part of this group, you are the best, you are champions, where some will never be, because you have excelled and succeeded," Alves says.

"You are respected here maybe not, but the rest of the world I'm sure you are. Bad days come into our lives, and you learn to appreciate the good days in a way that only when we have bad days you can realise."

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Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari also pleaded for forgiveness from the Brazilian people after the landslide defeat, but admitted that he knew the scoreline would define his 32-year managerial career.

"I will be remembered as the coach to lose 7-1 but I knew that risk when I took the job," said Scolari.

"The person who decided the line-up, the tactics, was me. It was my choice.

"My message for the Brazilian people is please excuse us for this performance."

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Brazil captain David Luiz, who completed a £40m move from Chelsea to Paris St-Germain earlier this summer, issued an apology to his nation after the 7-1 defeat by Germany.

"Apologies to all the Brazilian people. I just wanted to see my people smile," he said.

"They were better than us, It's a very sad day but it's also a day from which to learn."

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Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller said his side's thrashing of Brazil was "totally crazy".

"We can't run away with ourselves," said the 24-year-old.

"Brazil reacted differently and moved forward fast when they won the ball, which left more space than you get against defence-minded teams.

"Just as it was said that we were finished after the 2-1 second round win over Algeria, now we'll be praised to the heavens. We haven't reached our goal yet."

Robbie Savage
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"The first half was most incredible half in World Cup history. Funny thing is Brazil would still hammer England!"

Gary Lineker
BBC Sport

"In nigh on half a century of watching football, that's the most extraordinary, staggering, bewildering game I've ever witnessed."

German newspaper Bild admits that there was a surreal air about their national team's destruction of the hosts.

Their headline reads, external "7-1 Madness. Lightning German team knock out Brazil."

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In Lance, one of Rio de Janeiro's biggest newspaper, the defeat is described as "the biggest shame in history".

It claims that there is one silver lining to the defeat.

The memory of the 2-1 defeat by Uruguay in the decisive match of the 1950 World Cup - the last tournament held in the country - is a thing of the past.

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Germany's blitzing of the Brazil defence, which featured a blast of four goals in the space of less than seven first-half minutes, sent records tumbling and established a new set of landmarks.

This is the first time a team have scored seven goals in a World Cup semi-final.

No team had previously conceded five or more goals by half-time in a World Cup semi-final.

This is Brazil's biggest defeat in World Cup finals history, surpassing their 3-0 loss to France in the final in 1998.

Most of the statistics from last night's game suggest a fairly even contest.

Brazil had more shots at goal and only 3% less possession.

The scoreline however was a very different story.

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Nine hours or so on and it's still jaw-dropping.

Brazil 1-7 Germany.

The pain may be over for Brazil. The post-mortem is just starting.