Brazil World Cup 'catastrophe' as Germany trounce hosts 7-1

Brazil in shock as coach Luiz Felipe Scolari calls semi-final disgrace the 'worst day' of his life

A tearful David Luiz leaves the pitch in Belo Horizonte
(Image credit: GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)

Brazil manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has described his side's humiliating capitulation to Germany in the World Cup as "the worst day" of his life.

Brazil were not so much knocked out of the tournament, but forcibly ejected in the most emphatic and ignominious fashion last night as they lost 7-1 to a rampaging Germany side, who march into Sunday's final in ebullient mood.

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