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Brazil's stunned football stars are struggling to explain one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history after they lost their
semi-final 7-1 to Germany in Belo Horizonte last night.
34-year-old goalkeeper Julio Cesar said after the record defeat that it was difficult to explain the inexplicable.
Stand-in captain David Luiz, who was at the centre of the defence that crumbled, said they had the worst game of their lives and Germany the best of
their lives.
After Thomas Mueller's 11th minute opener, Germany sealed their passage to an eighth World Cup final with a stunning four-goal spree in six minutes just before the half hour mark.
Miroslav Klose became the World Cup's all-time leading scorer with his side's second of the evening. Sami Khedira and two apiece from Toni Kroos and Andre Scherrle made it 7-0 before Oscar's late consolation.
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari later apologized to fans for failing to lead the host to the World Cup final, saying the
"catastrophic" defeat to Germany marks the "worst day" of his professional life.
Argentina play the Netherlands in the second semi-final tonight.
