Can 70,000 be silenced?” asked the commentator during the coverage of the Brazil-Germany semi-final of the 2014 World Cup referring to the expectedly loud Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte. The Germans answered with a resounding yes as early as the 29th minute of the match when they led, 5-0. Die
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