Poor Showing from Brazil at World Cup Semi-Finals

       Brazil. The Host Nation, one of the favourites to win. Loses two players in the quarter-finals, and they come out flat against fellow powerhouse Germany.
       At halftime, all who remain at the Maracana are Germans and the odd, hopeful, Brazilian. The score is 5-0, and it has been that way since the 28th minute.
       Brazil, coming into this game, after losing star forward Neymar Jr. and Captain Thiago Silva, have no one to blame but themselves. Yes, Silva's presence on the pitch could have changed the defence during the German attack, but the 5 goals in 28 minutes is unprecedented at this stage of the World Cup. Neymar can't be the blame either, his injury came at a timely moment in the tournament, and the team had to cope.
     Clearly, they did not. One can blame Juan Zuniga for his questionable knee to Neymar's back in the quarters, but lets be honest, Neymar couldn't have help out that much defensively. Sure, the psychological effect it may have on the Brazilian team is present, but that should act as motivation for the team, and not contribute to the very (very) slow start.
     Germany came out the better team, lets see if a miracle can come Brazil's way to make this semi-final a bit more interesting. But with the Maracana swarming with celebrating Germans and absent Brazilians, do the host country have enough in them for a comeback. That we shall see in the last 45 minutes.