Brazil fans show the agony of defeat

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Day of pain for Brazilian soccer fans

Brazil, the host country for the World Cup, lost 7-1 to Germany on Tuesday, triggering a wave of emotion throughout the nation.

Emotional Brazil fans react after being defeated by Germany 7-1 during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Semi Final match between Brazil and Germany at Estadio Mineirao on July 8, 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

A Brazilian fan prays before the semifinal World Cup game against Germany on July 8, 2014 in Port Chester, United States. Fans, mostly for Brazil, gathered at the Copacabana Restaurant in Westchester County to watch on outdoor TV screens. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Brazil soccer fans watch their team lose to Germany at a World Cup semifinal game on TV in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Brazilian fans watch as their team falls farther behind during the semifinal World Cup game against Germany on July 8, 2014 in Port Chester, United States. Fans, mostly for Brazil, gathered at the Copacabana Restaurant in Westchester County to watch on outdoor TV screens. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Brazil fans are devastated while watching the first half on Copacabana Beach during the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final match between Brazil and Germany on July 8, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A Brazil soccer fan cries as Germany scores against her team at a semifinal World Cup match as she watches the game on a live telecast in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Bruno Magalhaes)

Brazil soccer fans cry as they watch their team get beat during a live telecast of the semifinals World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Germany, inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 08, 2014. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Brazil fans watch the first half on Copacabana Beach during the 2014 FIFA World Cup semifinal match between Brazil and Germany on July 8, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Brazil fans watch the first half on Copacabana Beach during the 2014 FIFA World Cup semifinal match between Brazil and Germany on July 8, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A dejected Brazil fan looks on during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Semifinal match between Brazil and Germany at Estadio Mineirao on July 8, 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

A Brazil soccer fan cries as she watches her team play Germany in a World Cup semifinal game via live telecast in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A Brazil soccer fan reacts in frustration as he watches his team play a World Cup semifinal match against Germany on a live telecast inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Brazil soccer fans cry as they watch their team play a World Cup semifinal match against Germany on a live telecast inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Brazil soccer fans watch their team lose to Germany at a World Cup semifinal game on TV in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

An emotional Brazil fan reacts after being defeated by Germany 7-1 during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Semifinal match between Brazil and Germany at Estadio Mineirao on July 8, 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

A Brazil supporter reacts during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Brazil and Germany at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

A fan of the Brazilian national soccer team looks on as her team loses to Germany in a semifinal match at the FIFA Fan Fest during the 2014 soccer World Cup, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

A Brazil supporter reacts during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Brazil and Germany at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

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Emotional Brazil fans react after being defeated by Germany 7-1 during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Semi Final match between Brazil and Germany at Estadio Mineirao on July 8, 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

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