Germany's demolition of hosts Brazil in their World Cup semi-final match has become the most tweeted single game of sport of all time.
With 35.6 million tweets, the game eclipsed Superbowl 48's previous record of 24.9 million tweets, and also set a new tweet-rate record, with a peak of 580,166 tweets per minute when Sami Khedira scored Germany's fifth goal.
Brazil now also appears set to become the most mocked sporting team in history as social media's wittiest wags hailed Germany for bringing us not only a feast of fine football but also a generous side dish of schadenfreude.
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Here are some of the funniest tweets, vines and memes for those who enjoy the misery of others.
Smashed
Brazil were completely Müllered
Level playing field
So many bad jokes about #BrazilvsGermany. Can't take it an neymar. pic.twitter.com/e2foTHqEMM— Fascinating Pictures (@Fascinatingpics) July 9, 2014
The jokes escalated quickly.
Facepalm
Brazil as the game went on.. | pic.twitter.com/FAhqXBTXls— 2014 World Cup (@2014WorIdCup) July 8, 2014
Even graphic designers got into the spirit of ridicule.
True blues
Worried for Chelsea next season...Ramires: brokenOscar: distraughtWillian: shatteredCosta: grievingTorres: guttedFabregas: traumatised— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) July 9, 2014
Why the Blues may have the blues next season.
Trash talk
Germany was like.. | https://t.co/UHzkkWrtzM— 2014 World Cup (@2014WorIdCup) July 9, 2014
LeBron dunks on Brazil.
Jesus wept
BREAKING: Brazil's Christ the Redeemer statue right now. pic.twitter.com/fvZ0YPJ5Wz— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) July 8, 2014
Lord help Brazil.
Angela the Redeemer
Angela The Victorious.. #BraGer #BrazilvsGermany #BRAvsGER #ThingMoreLikelyThanBrazilWinningTheWorldCup #WorldCup2014 pic.twitter.com/8wG37zNLYf— Auskar Surbakti (@AuskarSurbakti) July 8, 2014
When only bad photoshopping will do.
A spot of Burgundy
pic.twitter.com/JN6cAkUHVL— George Lineker (@GeorgeLineker) July 8, 2014
60 per cent of the time, Germany scored every time.
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