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| Brazil in shock at World Cup rout | |
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| Germany's 7-1 victory over Brazil in the World Cup semi-finals has become the most discussed sports game on Twitter so far. | Germany's 7-1 victory over Brazil in the World Cup semi-finals has become the most discussed sports game on Twitter so far. |
| A record 35.6 million tweets were sent during the 90-minute game. | A record 35.6 million tweets were sent during the 90-minute game. |
| It also broke the tweets-per-minute record, when the fifth goal triggered 580,601 in one minute. | It also broke the tweets-per-minute record, when the fifth goal triggered 580,601 in one minute. |
| Six of the 10 top-trending topics on Twitter were references to the match, with #BrazilvsGermany taking the top spot. | Six of the 10 top-trending topics on Twitter were references to the match, with #BrazilvsGermany taking the top spot. |
| Miroslav Klose was the most tweeted German player, followed by midfielder Toni Kroos. Julio Cesar, Oscar and Fred were the most tweeted Brazilian players. | Miroslav Klose was the most tweeted German player, followed by midfielder Toni Kroos. Julio Cesar, Oscar and Fred were the most tweeted Brazilian players. |
| The previous record for a sporting event on Twitter was held by another World Cup match, Brazil v Chile, which recorded 389,000 tweets per minute. | The previous record for a sporting event on Twitter was held by another World Cup match, Brazil v Chile, which recorded 389,000 tweets per minute. |
| Previous to that the 2014 Superbowl held the record, with 382,000 tweets per minute. | Previous to that the 2014 Superbowl held the record, with 382,000 tweets per minute. |
| Photoshop overdrive | Photoshop overdrive |
| Many of the tweets took a wry look at the routing of Brazil, with some pointing out that Germany were scoring faster than they could type 140 characters. | Many of the tweets took a wry look at the routing of Brazil, with some pointing out that Germany were scoring faster than they could type 140 characters. |
| Tumblr pages dedicated to "sad Brazilians" sprang up during the game. Some faked images purporting to show Brazilians rioting were also posted. | Tumblr pages dedicated to "sad Brazilians" sprang up during the game. Some faked images purporting to show Brazilians rioting were also posted. |
| There were also plenty of Photoshopped images doing the rounds. | There were also plenty of Photoshopped images doing the rounds. |
| Pictures of Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue crying and taking off into space were popular, as were images of people drinking 7Up. | Pictures of Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue crying and taking off into space were popular, as were images of people drinking 7Up. |
| A mock-up of Germany's goalkeeper sitting down and reading a book gained thousands of retweets. | A mock-up of Germany's goalkeeper sitting down and reading a book gained thousands of retweets. |