Awaiting Brazil in Belo Horizonte were Germany, who had limped and stumbled through the tournament to that point. No one could have predicted what was about to happen. Germany ran out 7-1 winners.

The soccer analytics ... in the match, Germany would have normally been expected to score 3.1 goals given the quality of their opportunities compared to Brazil's not-so-paltry 1.7 goals.

Germany's tournament ... beat Saudi Arabia 3-1, opened up a 1-0 lead through Hertha Berlin star Matheus Cunha's header off a corner kick. SaudI Arabia had it level before the half-hour mark when ...

Two years on, Brazil coaches are still answering questions on THAT 7-1 defeat to Germany. But Tite claims the humiliation had its benefits.