Germany’s destruction of Brazil in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday night obliterated several long-standing World Cup records.

Never in the 84-year history of the tournament has a team scored seven times in a semi-final, with Joachim Löw’s side surpassing the previous record form the 1930 World Cup when both Argentina and Uruguay won their respective matches 6-1.

There was also personal glory for Miroslav Klose, who became the leading scorer in World Cup history with 16 goals.


"179"

Seconds between Germany’s second and fourth goals in Belo Horizonte (3 goals in 179 secs)



"7"

Germany are first side to score seven times in a World Cup semi-final



"94"

Years since Brazil lost by a six-goal margin (6-0 to Uruguay in 1920)



"29"

Minutes it took Germany to score five, the fastest ever at a World Cup
(5 - The amount of goals scored by England(ranked in FIFA top 10) in the past two World Cups)



"16"

Goals scored by Miroslav Klose at World Cups, beating Ronaldo’s record



"223"

Total number of goals scored by Germany at World Cups. Brazil in second place have 221



"3-0"

Brazil’s heaviest defeat ever at a World Cup in 1998... before last night



"12"

World Cup matches it took Thomas Müller to get to 10 goals



"6"

Number of assists provided by the Bayern player in those 12 games



"0"

Shots on target by Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side in the first half
(First team to have 0 shots on target in the first half at a World cup semi final)



"69"

Seconds between Toni Kroos’ two goals. Fastest in tournament history

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/09/world-cup-records-germany-brazil