Sports · July 8, 2014

Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)

Name: Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)
Start: 2014-07-08
Location: Mineirão, Brazil

12 years ago · Mineirão, Brazil

12th anniversary

The Brazil versus Germany football match (also known by its score as 7–1, or Mineiraço in Brazil) was the first of two semi-final matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup that took place on 8 July 2014 at the Mineirão stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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The 13th anniversary falls on July 8, 2027.

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b. 1978

Miroslav Klose

Miroslav Josef Klose (German:; Polish: Mirosław Józef Klose; born Mirosław Marian Klose; 9 June 1978) is a professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of 2. Bundesliga club 1.

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b. 1983

Philipp Lahm

Philipp Lahm (German pronunciation:; born 11 November 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a full-back or midfielder.

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b. 1984

Bastian Schweinsteiger

Bastian Schweinsteiger ( SHWYNE-shty-gər, German:; born 1 August 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Earlier in his career, he primarily played as a wide midfielder before later switching to a central midfield role.

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b. 1986

Manuel Neuer

Manuel Peter Neuer (born 27 March 1986) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

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b. 1986

Hulk

Givanildo Vieira de Sousa (born 25 July 1986), mononymously known as Hulk (Brazilian Portuguese:), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense.

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b. 1987

Sami Khedira

Sami Khedira (German:; Arabic: سامي خضيرة; born 4 April 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is currently the assistant coach of La Liga club Real Madrid.

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b. 1988

Benedikt Höwedes

Benedikt Höwedes (born 29 February 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his playing career for Schalke 04, which he captained for six seasons, and represented the Germany national football team from 2011 to 2017.

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b. 1988

Marcelo Vieira

Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior (born 12 May 1988), known as Marcelo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Widely regarded as one of the greatest left-backs of all time, he is known for his attacking capabilities.

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b. 1988

Jérôme Boateng

Jérôme Agyenim Boateng (German pronunciation:; born 3 September 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Boateng started his career at Hertha BSC where he developed from the youth ranks to the first team.

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b. 1988

Mesut Özil

Mesut Özil (German pronunciation:, Turkish:; born 15 October 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Known for his ball control, technical skills, creativity, passing skills, and vision, he is widely regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation.

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b. 1988

Mats Hummels

Mats Julian Hummels (German pronunciation:; born 16 December 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Considered one of the best defenders of his generation, he was known for his tackling, anticipation, goal scoring ability and deadly crosses.

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b. 1989

Thomas Müller

Thomas Müller (German pronunciation:; born 13 September 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation.

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b. 1990

Toni Kroos

Toni Kroos (German pronunciation:; born 4 January 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, he was known for his vision and pinpoint precision passing.

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b. 1993

Julian Draxler

Julian Draxler (born 20 September 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Qatar Stars League club Al Ahli. He made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke 04 aged 17 in January 2011, and in May of that year scored the first goal as the side won the DFB-Pokal final.

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1839–1937

John D. Rockefeller

John Davison Rockefeller Sr. (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American businessman and philanthropist.

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Igor Tamm

Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm (Russian: И́горь Евге́ньевич Тамм; 8 July 1895 – 12 April 1971) was a Soviet physicist who received the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Pavel Cherenkov and Ilya Frank, for their 1934 discovery and demonstration of Cherenkov radiation.

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b. 1992

Son Heung-min

Son Heung-min (Korean: 손흥민; pronounced; born 8 July 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC and captains the South Korea national team.

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Nelson Rockefeller

Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was the 41st vice president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford. A member of the Republican Party and the wealthy Rockefeller family, he was the 49th governor of New York from 1959 to 1973.

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