Quiz! Can you name the Germany XI that beat Brazil 7-1 in 2014?

Miroslav Klose celebrates after scoring for Germany against Brazil at the 2014 World Cup. — There's your first clue (Image credit: Getty Images)

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Germany began the 2026 World Cup with a 7-1 victory: for those of a Selecao persuasion, that would have reawakened traumatic memories of the Mineirazo, as it would become known.

With no Neymar, Brazil took to the World Cup semi-final almost in mourning of their talisman – but it soon became clear that Big Phil Scolari's boys were at a loss without both the star and defensive rock Thiago Silva. What followed became infamous across the world – and now, we'd like you to tell us the 11 players Germany fielded from kick-off in that fixture.

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Mark White is the Digital Content Editor at FourFourTwo. During his time on the brand, Mark has written three cover features on Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard and the Invincibles, and has written pieces on subjects ranging from Sir Bobby Robson’s time at Barcelona to the career of Robinho. An encyclopedia of football trivia and collector of shirts, he first joined the team back in 2020 as a staff writer.