Brazil's humiliating defeat against Germany in the
first semi-final match of the ongoing 2014 FIFA
World Cup in Brazil.
The Selecao, as the Brazilian national football team is popularly called by their fans, were defeated 1-7 by Germany inside the
Belo Horizonte stadium on Tuesday, 8 July, 2014.
Reacting to the defeat on his twitter handle, Pele, who
played in three World Cup-winning Brazil teams, said: "I
always said that football is a box of surprises. Nobody in
this world expected this result."
Pele was, however, quick to cast aside his country's
surprising defeat, saying the Selecao would deliver in
Russia in 2018.
"We'll get the sixth title in Russia. Congratulations to
Germany," Pele wrote on his Twitter feed.
Brazil had been hoping to extend their record of five
wins in the competition.
But, as with their previous hosting in 1950, they failed to
land the trophy on home soil.
The host country would now await the loser of the
second semi final match between Argentina and the
Netherlands scheduled for tonight to find out who they
would confront in the third place match.
The final would take place on 13 July, 2014.
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