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Mexican sport paper Estadio also compares the defeat to the 'Maracanazo', also known as 'the day Brazil cried' Italian sport paper Gazzetta dello Sport leads with sad Brazil fans and happy German players

Spanish sport newspaper Marca compares the result to the 'Maracanazo' - the 2-1 defeat of Brazil at Uruguay's hands in the 1950 World Cup final, meant to be the greatest upset in World Cup history

This week's edition of German magazine Der Spiegel technically came out two days ago, but the cover is going to look so good on newstands

The world's newspapers reacts to Brazil's annihilation The lights have gone out for Brazilian paper Folha de S. Paulo

Tim Cahill inadvertently starts an internet craze soon known as #timcahilling with his hand-on-the-face, gobsmacked reaction Soon everyone is getting in on the act: The #timcahilling craze takes off

Mike Tyson leaps to defence of Suarez in biting controversy By Tony Mahoney Jul 9, 2014 17:15:00 The former world heavyweight champion, who himself once infamously bit an opponent in the boxing ring, has defended the Uruguay striker for his actions at the World Cup Mike Tyson has leapt to...

Fifa suspends Nigerian Football Federation By Mark Doyle Jul 9, 2014 18:22:00 The country's natoinal team and all of its clubs will be prevented from competing in "regional, continental and international competition" until the ban is lifted The Fifa Emergency Committee has suspended the...

Ronaldo: Brazil now obliged to finish third after Germany debacle By Mark Doyle Jul 9, 2014 15:14:00 The iconic striker believes that the Selecao must atone for their embarrassing 7-1 loss to Joachim Low's men in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday Ronaldo says Brazil have an obligation to their...

Mourinho leaps to Luiz's defence after Brazil horror show By Alex Young Jul 9, 2014 14:14:00 The defender has faced stern criticism following the 7-1 World Cup semi-final loss to Germany, but the Chelsea manager feels it is wrong to single one player out Jose Mourinho has leapt to the...

Brazil did everything wrong, says Kahn By Stefan Coerts Jul 9, 2014 12:38:00 The former Bayern Munich man was not impressed by the hosts' naive approach and feels the entire team failed under the weight of expectation Former Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn believes Brazil got all their...

Messi faces a Himalayan task, says Raul By Stefan Coerts Jul 9, 2014 13:40:00 The ex-Real Madrid attacker is eagerly anticipating the match between Argentina and Netherlands and feels the Barcelona star could struggle to make an impact Former Spain international Raul believes that...

Maradona: World Cup fate depends on Messi By Stefan Coerts Jul 9, 2014 11:22:00 The Argentina icon says the Albiceleste have the 27-year-old to thank for reaching the last four of the tournament and will need him at his best to advance to the final Argentina legend Diego Maradona believes...

Argentina must get under Robben's skin, says Demichelis Jul 9, 2014 10:26:00 The experienced defender has singled out his former team-mate as the man to watch, but is ready to do whatever it takes to stop him Argentina defender Martin Demichelis has admitted he will try and "get under the...

Netherlands-Argentina Preview: Aguero and De Jong fit for semi-final clash By Alec Fenn Jul 8, 2014 8:55:00 AM Dutch midfielder and Manchester City striker have both recovered from injury to feature for their respective nations, as they battle it out to face Germany or Brazil in the final...

Netherlands can beat Argentina, says Hiddink Jul 7, 2014 10:35:00 PM The coach, who will take over from Louis van Gaal after the World Cup, believes the Dutch should be confident heading into Wednesday's semi-final Guus Hiddink believes Netherlands have plenty of reasons to be confident...

Martins Indi: We must make sure Messi doesn’t get the ball By Ed Dove Jul 7, 2014 9:45:00 PM The Dutch defender has insisted that Argentina have weak points that Netherlands can exploit in their World Cup semi-final Bruno Martins Indi insists that Netherlands can beat Argentina in their...

Mascherano fearful of Robben and Van Persie threat By Vaishali Bhardwaj Jul 7, 2014 12:55:00 PM The Barcelona midfielder understands the danger posed by the Dutch forwards, and believes fate will decide if they reach the World Cup final Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano has warned...

'Minor details will decide Brazil-Germany' - Low Jul 8, 2014 1:12:00 AM The 54-year-old coach says the semi-finals are a contest between Europe and South America and is sure his side can get beyond the tournament hosts Joachim Low is confident that Germany can put up a good fight against...