MANILA, Philippines - Shattered into oblivion is Brazil’s World Cup dream as aggressive Germany seized the semi-final with an astonishing score of 7-1. The South Americans crashed and burned to their most horrible defeat in their 100-year footballing history.
Deafening screams of agony started to envelop the field before half time. By the end of the semi-final, millions across Brazil were stunned and damp-eyed in shock.
The anguish, grievance and disappointment are remarkable on these heartbreaking photos taken from Twitter:
Brazil fans out in London tell of their shame as their team crashes out 7-1 to Germany http://t.co/IttBkpZzfo pic.twitter.com/1Aa5Wp4Yfq
— Evening Standard (@standardnews) July 9, 2014 #GDP, #Money & the World Cup http://t.co/NsDB6EES0w v @newsjunkiepost #WorldCup #FIFA #FIFAgoHome #Brazil pic.twitter.com/w0wKOmLuXd
— Dady Chery (@DadyChery) July 9, 2014 Tears on every eyes - Feel sorry for Brazil. #BrazilvsGermany https://t.co/K5YP6TXiNL pic.twitter.com/6toUGeiIbK
— Santanu SIngh (@santanupsingh) July 9, 2014 “It’s the most shameful thing": Fans in Rio talk to @snolen after Brazil's monumental loss http://t.co/rdyFjpwqgD pic.twitter.com/zpFd2et9n4
— Kevin Siu (@kevinsiu) July 9, 2014 PHOTO: #BRA fans react after their 7-1 loss to #GER http://t.co/0YNEqOlaGT pic.twitter.com/GsTxKrNwb1
— RT (@RT_com) July 9, 2014 Brazil's performance today can be summed up in this Brazil fans photo... pic.twitter.com/eDb0f61g6v
— SportsNation (@SportsNation) July 8, 2014 THE DEVASTATION OF A NATION: Brazil's devastating defeat in 36 heartbreaking photos https://t.co/SgzFryYhLL pic.twitter.com/vIjRoQGFXy
— Eurosport.com EN (@EurosportCom_EN) July 8, 2014 Harry Potter seems really pissed that the sorting hat gave him Brazil pic.twitter.com/aE9GpRPXsn
— Holly Krupa (@hollykrupa) July 8, 2014 WTF just happened? Processing Brazil's #WorldCup humiliation http://t.co/Pan9VCaoRq pic.twitter.com/f6LHLSOxfM
— Mashable (@mashable) July 8, 2014 45 minutes that destroyed Brazil http://t.co/st5DuSvABl #BrazilvsGermany pic.twitter.com/FZaBF3Jadw
— The Independent (@Independent) July 9, 2014