ON THIS DAY

There was a time when you could have an argument about the biggest upset in World Cup history. Then on this day in 2014 Germany played Brazil in the World Cup - and the arguments were over. In the semi-final played in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Germany beat the hosts 7-1 and looked like they might get double-figures. It was Brazil's worst ever home defeat, their first home competitive defeat since 1975, the highest score in a World Cup semi and the worst defeat ever suffered by a host nation in the World Cup. The result was seen as a national humiliation in Brazil but on the internet a little more humour was found in it!

West Germany and Argentina were the World Cup finalists in 1986 and the same two countries met in the 1990 final. On this day in 1990 the Germans beat holders Argentina 1-0 to become World champions for the third time. Argentina had two players sent off – Pedro Monzón and Gustavo Dezotti – with the German goal being an Andreas Brehme penalty. The match was considered one of the poorest World Cup finals.