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The Germany team made their way back to their team base on Tuesday (8th July) following their emphatic 7-1 semi-final victory over World Cup hosts Brazil.

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Germany returned to their training base in Santa Cruz on Tuesday evening, following their astonishing 7-1 semi-final victory over World Cup hosts Brazil.

In an explosive start to the game, Germany scored five within the opening half an hour, with goals from Muller, Klose, Khedira and a brace from Toni Kroos. A double from Andre Schurrle after the break made it 7, before Oscar netted a mere consolation for Brazil.

The result has left Brazil in a state of shock, as the country suffered their biggest ever World Cup defeat and their first competitive loss on home soil in 39 years.

Uruguay's victory over Brazil in the 1950 World Cup final - a loss branded the Maracanazo - has long been seen as the darkest day in the country's rich footballing history. But yesterday's capitulation in front of a global TV audience and a Brazilian population that now stands at over 200 million, has surely gone even further.

Germany will face the winners of today's match between Argentina and Holland, in Sunday's final.