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Messi and the spectre of the 7-1 - Tite faces his biggest test in Brazil's Mineirao return

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As Andre Schurrle controlled the ball on the left-hand side of the box before thumping home the seventh goal of the match, a voice from the back of a Rio de Janeiro restaurant shouted in Portuguese: "10-0, 10-0, 10-0!"

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It did not get that bad for Brazil, but a 7-1 defeat to Germany in the 2014 World Cup semifinal was undoubtedly one of the most crushing losses in the history of sport, not just football.