World's press has taken turns in humiliating Brazil's team after the 7-1 loss to Germany
One Brazilian newspaper ran the headline 'Go to hell, Big Phil', referring to the coach
Brazil's head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said he had experienced the worst day of his life
Spectators inside the stadium in Belo Horizonte were left in tears following the devastating defeat
Pictures also emerged today of fans fighting on the terraces as their side went down
Riot police called to a densely-populated area of Sao Paulo after football fans set buses alight
In Rio de Janeiro, officers descended on Copacabana beach amid reports of gunfire
Riot police were out in force in several Brazilian cities in case trouble kicked off
Stand-in captain David Luiz said it was hard to describe the loss into and apologised to 'all Brazilians'
The match was most talked about subject on Twitter ever, hitting 580,000 tweets per minute
Paddy Power said one West Midlands punter had a £1 bet at 500/1 on the score at half-time being 5-0

Published: 20:54 GMT, 8 July 2014 | Updated: 16:10 GMT, 9 July 2014

Brazil's distraught football fans were seen burning their own country's team shirts today after being humiliated in the World Cup.

As their dreams of glory lay in pieces last night some turned on each other, while others rioted on the streets. One even threw his widescreen TV out of his window.

This morning, the world's press took turns in compounding the humiliation with mock-ups and barbed digs at Luiz Felipe Scolari's team after a night he called the worst of his life.

Meanwhile, one Brazilian paper told him to 'go to hell' and the country's leading soccer publication stated simply: 'A day to forget.'

Predictably, the internet was also flooded with virals.

In Brazil itself, sadness quickly turned to anger as reports of violence breaking out emerged. Pictures circulated today show fans fighting on the terraces inside The Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte as their side went down 7-1 to Germany in the World Cup semi-final

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Distraught: Angry Brazil fans burn and shred a Neymar shirt after their team, without the injured Neymar, lost 7-1 to Germany

Unrest: Police officers take action to keep order after violence kicks off in Belo Horizonte after the match

Ugly scenes: Pictures emerged of angry Brazilian fans turning on each other in Belo Horizonte

Brazilian fans fighting at the stadium during the semi-final. After Germany's fourth goal some lost control and started fighting each other

Police arrive on Copacabana Beach in Rio after chaos ensued following Germany's fifth goal

Police officers arrest a football fan after the semi-final match between Brazil and Germany

Riot police were also out in force in several Brazilian cities in case trouble kicked off. In Rio de Janeiro officers descended on Copacabana beach amid reports of gunfire.

Authorities were called to a densely-populated area of Sao Paulo after football supporters reportedly set several buses alight, leaving them completely burnt-out.

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Police on horseback were called to the Fifa Fan Fest in Recife after scuffles broke out following Germany's third goal against Brazil. One of the police riders was taken to hospital after one of the horse panicked, throwing the policeman to the ground, according to reports.

Fights also reportedly broke out among Brazilian and German fans watching the game in the Savassi nightclub region of Belo Horizonte, where the semifinal showdown was taking place.

Humiliation: Fans online took to mocking former Manchester United manager David Moyes and Luiz Felipe Scolari at the same time

Angry Brazil fans burn and shred Neymar number 10 shirt

How the media reacted: Meia Hora's front page says 'Will Not Cover', seeking to ignore any mention of the embarrassment (and says how another goal was scored by Germany while they were editing it), while Lance list a few words of feeling; Pain, Indignation and Revolt and Shame amongst them

Reaction: Jornal de Noticias blame 'The German Complex' for the defeat, while Agora describe how a 'Dream Turned Into a Nightmare' at the Estadio Mineirao on Tuesday evening

Angry Brazil fans burn and shred Neymar number 10 shirt

Brazil's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari (centre) and his team huddle together following the defeat, the biggest in a World Cup semi-final

End of a dream: A tear falls down a woman's cheek next to a face-painted Brazilian flag as the host nation crash out of the World Cup

BRAZILIAN FAN WINS SWEEPSTAKE BY PREDICTING SCORE

A Brazilian woman won her office sweepstake after successfully predicting that Germany would thrash Brazil 7-1.

The woman only came up with the idea of betting on that scoreline because her sleep-walking husband told to her to.

Anna Guerra, a 44-year-old artist, confronted her husband and asked him who would win.

'He said Germany,' said Mrs Guerra. ‘I asked him what the score would be and he said "7-1".'

The woman scooped around 200 Brazilian real (£55) from her colleagues for her 10 real bet.

Groups of youths were also reported attacking and robbing tourists near the famous Copacabana Palace hotel. Police detained eight people and described climate among fans gathered on the beach as 'tense'.

President Dilma Rousseff, who is facing an October election that many think could be made tougher by the soccer team's poor showing, took to Twitter to try to rally the nation.

'Like many Brazilians, I'm very, very sad because of this defeat,' she tweeted. 'I feel bad for all of us - for fans and for our players. But let's not be broken. Brazil, get up, shake off the dust and come out on top.'

Although few thought Brazil's humiliating loss would spark renewed mass protests, it is sure to put a severely sour taste back into the mouths of the nation's fans.

'I hope this can make people wake up and start thinking with their heads and not their emotions and that people translate the anger they are feeling at the ballot boxes,' said Antonio Hipolito, who works at a bookstore in a wealthy part of Rio but lives in a distant, hardscrabble neighboorhood.

'Soccer is just an illusion and we need to wake up to reality,' he said.

Looking to the heavens: Brazil's defender David Luiz and midfielder Luiz Gustavo pray in the moments after the final whistle

Some have speculated that the team's poor showing may affect Ms Rousseff's chances in the presidential election in October.

Meanwhile, Brazil newspapers have described the thrashing as 'shameful'. Rio de Janeiro-based Lance newspaper's website describes the defeat as the 'biggest shame in history'.

The team, led by stand-in captain David Luiz, were booed off following the disappointing performance, the biggest defeat in a World Cup semi-final and Brazil's worst loss in their history.

Brazil fans devastated by Germany's 7-1 semi-final victory

Violence: The streets were mostly calm after the defeat, but not completely - vandals set a bus on fire in a busy district of Sao Paulo after the match

Blaze: The bus was left as little more than a burnt-out shell after the 7-1 defeat, which saw dismayed fans howling with despair in the streets

The morning after: Buses that were torched last night are parked at a depot in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Harsh: O Dia tells Scolari to 'Go to Hell', as Extra says 'Congratulations' to the 1950 Brazil side who lost in the final of the World Cup at the Maracana to Uruguay, the nation's worst sporting night... before Tuesday night

Devastated: Brazilian newspapers stick the boot in to their fallen stars, with Correio calling the defeat an 'Embarrassment for Eternity', while Folha De Sao Paulo say Brazil suffered the 'Worst Defeat in History'

One fan in Sao Paulo clung to a streetlamp and cried: 'I have nothing left! I am Brazilian and humiliated I want to kill myself'

THE BEST BETS: BOOKIES REVEAL THE PUNTS THAT MAY HAVE SOUNDED MAD BEFOREHAND, BUT WEREN'T

Paddy Power said one punter from the West Midlands had £1 at 500/1 on the score at half-time being 5-0.

Only four people put bets on the full-time score being 7-1, with one cashing in £2,505 after putting £5 at 500/1 on the correct score being 7-1 to Germany.

A man in Altrincham won £240 after putting an 80p bet on Germany to be leading 5-0 at half time.

Bookmakers William Hill revealed the unidentified punter put the small amount on the 300-1 wager before the game.

Aside from the unlikely result, despite 121,026 bets being placed, not one managed to predict the correct 7-1 scoreline.

William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams told MailOnline: 'It’s the first time since 1999, when we introduced online betting, that not one William Hill punter has predicted the correct score in a football match.

'Betting on Germany winning 7-1 against Brazil would be the equivalent of getting all six numbers in the Lottery.

'It might even be the first time since the Premier League began in 1992 that no one has placed a bet on the correct score in a football match, but we can’t confirm this.

'A student from Altrincham placed an 80p bet on Germany being 5-0 up at half time and won £240.’

'William Hill is offering odds of 500-1 for Holland or Argentina to win 7-1 tonight.'

Meanwhile, Coral took six bets in-running on the final score being 10-0, the first time the bookmaker has ever taken a bet on that scoreline in a World Cup semi-final at odds of 100-1.

A spokeswoman said one online punter placed a £2 bet on Germany winning 13-0, when they were 6-0 up at odds of 300-1.

Despite the shock scoreline, it was still the most expensive result of the tournament for Coral, with a German victory, Thomas Muller opening the scoring, and both sides scoring, costing a seven-figure pay-out

The match became Twitter's most discussed sports game ever, with 35.6 million tweets sent by users. It easily beat the previous record of 24.9 million tweets set by the Super Bowl earlier in 2014.

The game also broke the record for the most tweets per minute - when Germany's Sami Khedira's scored the team's fifth goal in the 29th minute Twitter saw 580,166 tweets per minute.

But four goals in the space of just seven first-half minutes silenced an entire nation leaving the shell-shocked nations an almost impossible task to progress to the final, facing a 5-0 deficit at half time.

Their fate was sealed in the second half when two more goals by Germany's striker Andre Schurlle ended their hopes.

After the game, Luiz said: 'We got lost a little bit there. It's very difficult to explain right now. The dream is over, in a way that the people didn't want.

'We wanted to make the people happy ... unfortunately we couldn't. We apologise to all Brazilians.'

Brazil's head coach Felipe Scolari said he had experienced the worst day of his life in the wake of the result.

He said: 'I'll be remembered probably because I lost 7-1, the worst defeat Brazil have ever had, but that was a risk I knew I was running when I accepted this position. Life goes on. That's what I'll do.'

However, he rejected the suggestion that Neymar's serious injury, and the emotion created by his absence, had played a key part in the defeat.

'No, no, no. Let's not try to find an excuse in Neymar or the emotions of the anthem,' he said.

'Germany probably could have done that with Neymar in the side, also. He wouldn't have known how to defend those moves for the second, third, fourth and fifth goals.'

In Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest city, thousands gathered in the Bohemian neighborhood of Vila Madalena, the streets carpeted with yellow, green and blue - the colours of the Brazilian flag.

Fan Samir Kelvin clung to a street pole and cried: 'I have nothing left! I am Brazilian and humiliate.'

Nearby, a woman cried out 'What shame, what shame!' as a man nearby was banging his head against a bar table.

After Germany scored an early goal, samba groups simply stopped drumming in shock. More goals followed and silence overtook bars as fans stared blankly at TV screens.

Thomas Muller scored early to give Germans the lead after being left completely unmarked from a corner.

Then a goal from Miroslav Klose, two from Toni Kroos and another from Sami Khedira followed to increase their lead.

Gerard Butler and Ellen Jabour watched the semi-final match between Brazil and Germany at Arena Mineirao in Rio De Janeiro

Models Alessandra Ambrosia and Adriana Lima also watched the match at Miss Lily's 7 A in Alphabet City in New York

Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima and Lily Aldridge in NYC

Horrified: A woman holds her hand up to her face as she watches Germany race away to the record-breaking victory against the host nation

Angry: An emotional Brazil fan appears to eat his shirt after seeing his side defeated by Germany 7-1

Tears: Brazil fans watching the match unfold on a big screen on Copacabana beach comfort each other as Germany gain the advantage

Behind: A Brazil fan trudges away from the FIFA Fan Fest in Rio de Janeiro, after watching her team lose 7-1 to Germany

Disbelief: David Luiz, who was captaining the side in place of Thiago Silva, is consoled by a member of the backroom staff as tears role down his face

Tournament farewell: After walking from the pitch giving fans a solitary wave, Brazil's stand-in captain said: 'We got lost a little bit there. It's very difficult to explain right now. The dream is over, in a way that the people didn't want'

Dejection: Fans watching the game in Rio de Janeiro react to their team's disappointing performance, ending hopes of a Brazilian world title

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Praying: Earlier in the game, one fan seemed to look to a higher power in a bid to help Brazil overcome the five goal deficit in the semi-final

Agony: Thousands of fans inside the Fan Fest in Rio de Janeiro look stunned during the game. A goal by Thomas Mueller gave the Germans a lead after 11 minutes

Unbearable: Two female fans hide their tears while watching the game on a big screen television in Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest city

Andre Schurrle pays pitchside tribute to Germany fans

Contrasting emotions: As Brazil fans looked dejected, Germany supporters in 'Fan Mile' in Berlin celebrate

GIRLFRIEND OF DAVID LUIZ CONSOLES BRAZIL CAPTAIN

The girlfriend of Brazil's distraught captain David Luiz has consoled him after side his succumbed to a humiliating 7-1 defeat to Germany in the World Cup semi-final

Tweeting a picture of him holding his fingers to the sky after the final whistle, Sara Madeira said: 'Today gave not my love... But as you showed with your attitude, praise God for all things.'

In the second half, the opponents increased their tally again through Andre Schurrle, making it 6-0.

The absence of Neymar and captain Thiago Silva saw an evening of high emotion pre-kick-off turn to a horror show. The opening period was always going to be a testing one for Germany, with the partisan crowd baying every Brazilian touch and tackle.

Marcelo was cheered after sending a 25-yard shot skimming a couple of yards wide, but there was a frantic feel to Brazil's performance and Germany looked capable of punishing slackness.

Applause: The players show their appreciation to the fans inside the stadium following the defeat which sent them out of the World Cup

Upset: A woman wipes a tear away from her eye as she watches the side, led by captain David Luiz, let five goals in during the first half

Humiliated: A dejected Brazil fan looks on, resting her chin on her hand, as she watches the host nation suffer the worst defeat in their history

Brazil's high tempo only served to make them vulnerable on the break and Germany made them pay again, this time Klose becoming a World Cup's record-breaker with 16 goals.

Another sweet passing move saw Muller lay the ball off and although Cesar stopped his first effort, Klose buried the rebound.

This was another blow to the host nation, as the previous record holder was Brazilian striker Ronaldo, who scored 15 in three tournaments.

Taking the lead: Germany's striker Thomas Mueller celebrates after scoring the first goal at The Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte during the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Tangled: Fernandinho hangs his head in the goal net after Toni Kroos scored, extending the German advantage further

Screams: A Brazilian fan holds his head in agony as the host nation are knocked out of the World Cup

Hiding behind their flags: Two female fans, sheltered by the yellow and green Brazilian flag, continue to watch the game despite the devastation

Unity: A fan's eyes (centre) well up with tears during the semi-final game in Belo Horizonte

A fan hides behind a Neymar mask. He was missing from the match because of a back injury. Another supporter struggles to hold back the tears

Turmoil: A young fan begins to cry as he, and thousands of others on Copacabana beach, look on in shock at the result

Drenched: Brazil fans walk along the streets of Rio de Janeiro in the rain following the heartbreaking loss

BBC SCORES OWN GOAL AFTER OFFENDING GERMANS OVER THEIR NATIONAL ANTHEM

The BBC's coverage of Germany's World Cup semi-final clash with Brazil was criticised last night after an embarrassing and offensive blunder.

Several viewers complained on Twitter after commentator Steve Wilson referred to German fans singing 'Deutschland über alles'.

That verse is not part of the country's national anthem, Deutschlandliedm, since the end of the Second World War, and a matter of some sensitivity.

Zaph Camden tweeted: 'BBC Sport, the German national anthem is NOT Deutschland Uber Alles. And that's actually incredibly insulting, to them and many others.'

Sean O'Conor, from Woking, said: 'BBC commentator Steve Wilson - are you sure the fans were singing 'Deutschland uber alles' and not 'Einigkeit und recht und..' #research'

Joseph Haydn wrote the music to Deutschlandlied in 1797 and poet August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben penned the lyrics in 1841.

The first stanza of the anthem reads: ‘Germany, Germany above all / Above all in the world.

'When, for protection and defence, it always takes a brotherly stand together. / From the Meuse to the Memel, From the Adige to the Belt, Germany, Germany above everything. Above everything in the world.’

At the time, Germany did not exist as a single state so the suggestion that the German-speaking regions should be unified was regarded as revolutionary.

The song was then used as the national anthem of the Weimar Republic following World War I. However, after Hitler came to power in 1933, only the first stanza was used.

Following the Second World War the first verse was ditched - because of the Nazi connotations - and the country adopted only the third verse to be used in official events.

Now the first verse has become the preserve of right-wing organisations and fascist groups.

Two minutes later and it was 3-0, Lahm's cross going all the way across the area for Kroos to slam home left-footed from 18 yards.

Another two minutes, another goal. From a goal-kick Fernandinho was robbed by Khedira who unselfishly played in Kroos for a virtual tap-in for 4-0.

The Brazilian cities which played host to fierce protests before the tournament were mostly calm after the match, but not completely.

Security was beefed up around the stadium as one fan, Samir Kelvin, clung to a streetlamp and cried: 'I have nothing left! I am Brazilian and humiliated I want to kill myself.'

By this time Brazil fans were in tears and a few were captured leaving their seats, but the German machine marched on mercilessly.

Less than half an hour gone and the hosts were 5-0 down. Ozil, who had come during the match, tormented the defence and exchanged passes to set up Khedira.

All over the pitch, in the stands, the executive box where FIFA president Sepp Blatter watched, in the Fan Fests on the beaches and those tens of millions tormented on TVs throughout Brazil, there was sheer disbelief.

Neuer had been barely tested in the first half but only he prevented Brazil getting on the scoresheet, first defying Oscar and then Paulinho.

Julio Cesar had to be at his best to tip over Muller's curling effort from 25 yards, but Germany were not to be denied and Lahm's penetrating cross was struck home by substitute Schurrle.

It was Chelsea midfielder Schurrle who piled on the agony, a breathtaking finish into the top corner after pulling down Muller's instinctive cross.

Ozil should have made it an embarrassing eight but slid wide when through on goal before Oscar's crisp finish in the last minute provided a glimmer of light in the darkness.

Brazil spent billions of dollars preparing for the tournament, with expectations that home advantage could deliver a sixth title.

But the high cost also ignited intense anger and protests against the World Cup, with demonstrators lamenting the costs when the nation is saddled with woeful public services.

The host nation have the chance to restore some pride during the third-place play-off on Saturday, where they will play the either the Netherlands or Argentina.

Brazil's most heartbreaking World Cup defeat had been a 2-1 loss to Uruguay in the last match of the 1950 World Cup that it hosted. The loss to Germany ranks right up there with that painful defeat.

Reaction: A woman holds her hands to her face on Copacabana beach while watching the horror show unfold while a fan holds another mask of missing striker Neymar

Spectators on Copacabana Beach show a mix of emotions, from shock to sheer devastation, as they witness the humiliating defeat

Lost hope: Two female fans look up at the big screen in disbelief as the hopes and dreams of a nation fade away

Blown away: A Brazilian fan could not hide her devastation as Germany scored their 4th goal in just the 15th minute of the World Cup semi-final

Disappointed: Another fan covers his eyes as Toni Kroos scored, leaving the hosts having to overcome the huge deficit at half time

Shocked: This woman covers her mouth as she watches her home side, with the hopes of a World Cup title slipping away

Hopeless: Brazil's goalkeeper Julio Cesar (left) and the Brazilian defenders react after failing to stop Germany's striker Andre Schuerrle scoring

Face of the defeated: Brazil's head coach Felipe Scolari watches as his side crumbles in the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte

Tally: The head coach made an unfortunate gesture with his hands during the 7-1 humiliation in Belo Horizonte

Congratulations: Manuel Neuer (left) and Bastian Schweinsteiger of Germany celebrate after their team's second goal by Miroslav Klose (not pictured)

Teammates: Germany's midfielder Toni Kroos (right) celebrates with teammates including Germany's defender and captain Philipp Lahm after scoring

Proud: Andre Schuerrle of Germany raises his hands after scoring his team's seventh goal and his second of the game

Happy: Germany fans embrace and can't help but smile as their side take a huge lead in the crucial World Game

Joy: Germany fans at the Brandenburg Gate react as their side score against the host nation

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Brazil's thrashing becomes the most Tweeted about sporting event EVER with staggering 35.6m tweets

The game also broke the record for the most tweets per minute when Germany's Sami Khedira's scored
Germany's Miroslav Klose was the most mentioned player during the game

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An animation has been released revealing how the Twittersphere lit up during last night's World Cup semi-final between Brazil and Germany.

The 'heat map' tracked real-time tweets as users across the world mentioned key terms surrounding the game over two hours with users sending a record 35.6m tweets.

After Germany's second goal the numbers of tweets grew steadily and instead of showing peaks and troughs as the data has in previous World Cup matches, it showed a sustained use of the social network as the tension in the match dramatically increased.

The match became Twitter's most discussed sports game ever - it easily beat the previous record of 24.9m tweets set by the Super Bowl earlier in 2014.

The game also broke the record for the most tweets per minute - when Germany's Sami Khedira's scored the team's fifth goal in the 29th minute Twitter saw 580,166 tweets per minute.

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Previously the Brazil versus Chile match generated the highest single-minute activity with 388,985 tweets per minute.

Germany's Miroslav Klose was the most mentioned player during the game, after becoming the all-time record goal scorer in World Cup finals.
Lewis Wiltshire, Director of Media Partnerships for Twitter, told MailOnline: 'The more unexpected and more exciting games have brought higher traffic - the games involving the host nation have all generated high peaks.

Germany's Miroslav Klose (left) was the most mentioned player during the game, after becoming the all-time record goal scorer in World Cup final. The game also broke the record for the most tweets per minute - when Germany's Sami Khedira's (pictured right) scored the team's fifth goal Twitter saw 580,166 tweets per minute

'Last night there were three individual moments which generated more tweets per minute than other games.
Once when Toni Kroos scored, again when he scored and the highest was when Sami Khedira scored.
'When major events happen in the real world people respond to them on Twitter.'
Twitter's usage of users sending 140-character bursts during global events has been growing at a rapid rate over recent years.
In 2012, Usain Bolt's gold-medal 200m sprint peaked at 80,000 tweets per minute, while Miley Cyrus' infamous MTV VMAs performance peaked at 360,000 tweets per minute.