Foreign Media on Brazil's Worst-Ever Defeat, by Germany

Brazil's World Cup dream was smashed into oblivion as majestic Germany ran riot to win an extraordinary semi-final 7-1 and send the South American hosts crashing to their worst ever defeat in their 100-year footballing history.

Here are the top 10 foreign headlines on how Germany demolished Brazil, 7-1, in their World Cup semifinal match:

"Germany Crushes Catastrophic Brazil 7-1" - TIME

The host country's fans went from stunned to comatose, like they were stuck in a bad dream (Read full TIME article here)

"Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, and Brazil Day Goes Dark" - The New York Times

World Cup 2014: Host Brazil Stunned by Germany in Semifinal (Read full NYT report here)

"BROUGHT TO THEIR KNEES; Hosts suffer the greatest humiliation in World Cup history" - The Daily Telegraph

Brazil vs Germany, World Cup 2014: Miroslav Klose sets scoring record as hosts are dumped out in semi-final (Read full The Telegraph article here)

"SEVENTH HEAVEN: Awesome Germany humiliates Brazil" - CNN

Five things about the beat down in Brazil (Read full CNN report here)

"Germany destroy Brazil to leave World Cup hosts in shock" - The Telegraph

"Germany Delivers Historic 7-1 THRASHING To Brazil" - Huffington Post

At kickoff, there was hope and ambition in Brazil. By halftime, shock and grief prevailed in the nation hosting the 2014 World Cup (Read more here)

"Germany Demolish Brazil to Reach Final" - The Guardian

It was the night Germany removed the crown from football royalty.(Read the full report here)

"Meet soccer's most expensive loser... Brazil's David Luiz" - New York Post

It was the saddest day in Brazil's proud footballing history and one man - its captain David Luiz, no less - was absolutely appalling.(Read the New York Post here)

"Ruthless Germany leaves Brazil in state of shock" - ABC News

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari apologised to the entire nation and said it was his fault the team lost one of the most incredible World Cup matches ever played.(Read the ABC post here)

"Brazil cracked up, says Germany coach" - BBC

Brazil "cracked up" during Tuesday's stunning 7-1 World Cup semi-final defeat by Germany, according to victorious coach Joachim Low (Read BBC report here)