Factbox: Records broken by German rout of Brazil

The World Cup semi-final match between Brazil and Germany is Brazil's worst ever defeat on home soil. Not since the 1920 match against Uruguay has the country faced such a drubbing.

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We take a look at the football records broken or equalled by Germany's 7-1 defeat of hosts Brazil in the World Cup semi-finals in Belo Horizonte.

Brazil's equal-heaviest defeat
Previous record: 6-0 (v Uruguay, September 1920)
 
Brazil's heaviest defeat at home
Previous record: 5-1 (v Argentina, Rio de Janeiro, January 1939)

Brazil's heaviest World Cup defeat
Previous record: 3-0 v France (final, Paris, 1998)

Most goals conceded by Brazil at a World Cup
Previous record: Brazil 6-5 Poland (after extra time, last 16,
Strasbourg, France, 1938)

Heaviest defeat for a World Cup host nation
Previous record: Sweden 2-5 Brazil (final, Solna, 1958)
Mexico 1-4 Italy (quarter-finals, Toluca, 1970)
South Africa 0-3 Uruguay (group phase, Pretoria, 2010)

Equalled the most goals conceded by a World Cup host nation in a single game
Previous record: Switzerland 7-5 Austria (quarter-finals, Lausanne, 1954)


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