In pictures: Brazil in shock over Germany defeat
Brazil's 7-1 thrashing by Germany in the World Cup semi-final on Tuesday has sent shockwaves through the country, leaving fans of the host nation crushed.
![Brazilian fans react at the end of the semi-final football match between Brazil and Germany at on 8 July 2014.](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/76146000/jpg/_76146113_451871754.jpg)
Brazil suffered their worst-ever World Cup defeat and first home loss in 12 years.
![Brazil fans watch the first half on Copacabana Beach during the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final match between Brazil and Germany on 8 July 2014](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/76146000/jpg/_76146774_451868156.jpg)
Brazilians gathered in their thousands at Copacabana Beach in eager anticipation of the match...but the carnival atmosphere was not to last.
![Brazil fans watch the first half on Copacabana Beach during the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final match between Brazil and Germany on 8 July 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/76146000/jpg/_76146119_451870716.jpg)
Fans were left stunned after Germany went 5-0 up in the first 29 minutes of play.
![Brazilian supporters react after defeat in the semi-final football match between Brazil and Germany on 8 July 2014](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/76146000/jpg/_76146115_451871908.jpg)
Many had already left the Belo Horizonte stadium by the start of the second half.
![A Brazilian fan reacts while watching the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final match between Brazil and Germany on a public screen on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 8 July 2014](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/76146000/jpg/_76146111_afp3.jpg)
For football fans and pundits in Brazil - a country built on sporting pride - the defeat came as a bitter shock.
![Crying Brazil fans while watching the first half on Copacabana Beach during the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final match between Brazil and Germany on 8 July 2014](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/76147000/jpg/_76147634_451869682.jpg)
Smiles turned to tears on Copacabana Beach as Germany scored again and again.
![An emotional Brazil fan reacts after being defeated by Germany 7-1 on 8 July 2014](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/76147000/jpg/_76147636_hi023079359.jpg)
After Tuesday's defeat, some Brazil fans have questioned whether hosting the tournament had been worth the cost.
![Brazilian supporters react after defeat in the semi-final football match between Brazil and Germany on 8 July 2014](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/76146000/jpg/_76146117_reuters.jpg)
Dejected fans hung around the streets of Belo Horizonte in the hours after the game.
![Front pages of German newspapers showing photos from the FIFA World Cup 2014 semi-final football match between Germany and Brazil on July 9, 2014 in Berlin.](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/76143000/jpg/_76143376_afp.jpg)
German newspapers hailed the historic result. The front page of Bild, the biggest-selling paper in Germany, reads: "7-1. No words for it!"
![Football fans celebrate with a mock World Cup trophy in Duesseldorf, western Germany,on 8 July 2014](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/76146000/jpg/_76146772_ap.jpg)
A different atmosphere in Duesseldorf, Germany, where fans celebrated their team's victory into the early hours.