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user-inactivated  ·  3549 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Sports Are for Schadenfreude - Spencer Kornhaber - The Atlantic

If Soccer was a religion, this game was Brazil realizing their God isn't real.

In this game, Germany:

Made themselves the top scoring team in the WC history (taking the top spot from Brazil)

Equaled Brazil's worst ever defeat (6:0, back in 1920, against Uruguay)

Achieved the biggest ever victory in WC semi-finals (last one was 6:1)

Made Klose the top scorer in WC history (taking over the top spot from Ronaldo)

Scored 4 goals in 6 minutes & 5 under 29. No team has ever done that in WC.

Scored as many goals as Brazil conceded in their previous 9 World Cup final games combined

Bestowed Brazil their first official defeat at home since 1975.

Became the team with most appearances in World Cup Finals at 8, after being tied with Brazil at 7.

Scored 5 goals before the first half was over, which I believe hasn't been done since 1949 in Poland.

And some other records that I can't remember. These motherfuckers beat the record for most RECORDS.

The newspapers in Brazil are ridiculous. Read a tagline - "This was not a nightmare. This was real." This will be talked about in Football for decades to come.





ButterflyEffect  ·  3549 days ago  ·  link  ·  

A user on Reddit compiled the headlines/covers from 50 Brazilian Newspapers after yesterdays game.

user-inactivated  ·  3549 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You'll note that like 80 percent of them are pictures of crying fans.

thenewgreen  ·  3549 days ago  ·  link  ·  

While the other 20% are of a young Art Garfunkel in a Brazil Jersey, clearly upset.

user-inactivated  ·  3549 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ah yes.

thenewgreen  ·  3549 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's amazing, thank you for those stats. It sounds like I picked the right game to watch!

Alrighty, gotta head home now to catch some more, hopefully historic soccer.