The final humiliation came when Brazil's loving fans started cheering the opposition German team as they scored their seventh goal -- the nightmare the World Cup hosts had feared returned.
Brazil had already left many of their supporters in tears, and as an abysmal performance in the semi-final Tuesday worsened the Selecao stars saw hundreds start streaming out of the Mineirao stadium.
The boos rang out around the ground as four, five, six, seven goals went past Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar. When German substitute Andre Schuerrle got his second goal and his team's seventh, the boos turned to cheers for the team who had smashed home hopes.
"That never happens in football," said Brazil fan Dante Santos, who was in the stadium.