A fan of Brazil reacts while watching a broadcast of the 2014 World Cup semi-final against Germany at the Fan Fest in Brasilia, July 8, 2014. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - For many Brazilians, Tuesday's humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany accomplished the unthinkable - a disaster even worse than the last time the country hosted the World Cup, in 1950.
Back then, it was a 2-1 loss to tiny Uruguay in the final, a massive upset that still brings tears to the eyes of older Brazilians.
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