BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- With Neymar out injured, just about everyone in Brazil knew it would be tough against Germany.
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Brazils porous defence time and time again Tuesday, routing the hosts 7-1 in the
World Cup semifinals, the largest margin of defeat at this stage in the history
of the tournament. "We wanted to make the people happy ... unfortunately we
couldnt," said Brazil defender David Luiz, who had scored in each of the last
two matches. "We apologize to all Brazilians." The astounding scoreline is sure
to overshadow Miroslav Kloses record-setting 16th career World Cup goal. The
strike pushed Klose past Brazil great Ronaldo, who was at the Mineirao Stadium
on Tuesday as the Germans advanced to their eighth World Cup final. Germany will
face either Argentina or the Netherlands on Sunday at the Maracana Stadium in
Rio de Janeiro with a chance to win for the fourth time. Brazil was playing
without Neymar, the teams key player and the poster boy for the World Cup. He
scored four goals in the group stage, but Brazils attack seemed to get weaker
and weaker as the tournament progressed. The Barcelona striker was ruled out of
the tournament with a broken vertebra after getting kneed in the back in the
quarterfinal win over Colombia, weakening the sputtering attack even more. With
Neymar sidelined and captain Thiago Silva suspended, the collective hopes of a
nation remained high even if expectations were lowered. The atmosphere at the
start of the match was spine-tingling, but the euphoria of the yellow-shirted
thousands soon turned to tears as the Germans scored five goals in the first 30
minutes -- four of them in a seven-minute span. "It was very important to stay
calm, cool and courageous in facing Brazilian passion," Germany coach Joachim
Loew said. The loss matched Brazils most-lopsided defeat ever, and its the first
time the team has lost in an official competitive match on home soil since 1975,
when Peru won 3-1 at the very same stadium in the Copa America. Its last loss at
home came in a friendly with Paraguay in 2002. Previously, Brazils biggest World
Cup loss was 3-0 to France in the 1998 final. In the 1920 the South American
championship, the predecessor of the Copa America, Brazil lost 6-0 to Uruguay.
"The responsibility for this catastrophic result is mine," Brazil coach Luiz
Felipe Scolari said. "I was in charge." It was Germanys biggest World Cup win
since routing Saudi Arabia 8-0 in a group match in 2002. On Tuesday, with
Bernard playing as the third striker in the place of Neymar, Brazil attacked
from the start. But they failed to get any solid chances, and it wasnt long
before the Germans opened up the defence and started the rout. Toni Kroos and
Andre Schuerrle scored two goals each, while Thomas Mueller and Sami Khedira
added the others. Oscar pulled a late goal back for Brazil. "Brazil was shocked
after the goals, they did not expect that. They did not know what to do," Loew
said. "Their defence was not organized. A little humbleness would not hurt now."
Klose scored his record goal in the 23rd minute to make it 2-0. The German had
his original shot saved, but he followed up as Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar
spilled the ball, easily scoring from the rebound. Kroos scored his first goal
in the 25th minute, knocking in a cross from Philipp Lahm that bypassed Mueller
in the middle. He made it 4-0 a minute later, beating Cesar after a defensive
mistake from Fernandinho left the ball on the feet of Khedira. Mueller scored
the first goal, one-timing a corner from Kroos past Cesar in the 11th minute.
Khedira made it 5-0 in the 29th, taking a pass from Mesut Ozil and again beating
Cesar. "Today 10 minutes went wrong in the game and Germany did really well,"
Scolari said. "Its a chaotic and terrible defeat ... but we have to learn from
it." Schuerrle, who came on for Klose in the 58th minute, scored from a cross by
Lahm in the 69th, and then knocked a shot off the underside of the crossbar and
into the net in the 79th. Its the first time Brazil had allowed five goals in a
World Cup match since the 1938 tournament in France, when the team beat Poland
6-5 in extra time. In previous World Cup semifinal matches, the largest margin
of defeat was five goals, occurring on three occasions. "The German quality is
very, very high," Scolari said. "This is not normal." ------ Lineups: Brazil:
Julio Cesar; Maicon, Dante, David Luiz, Marcelo; Luiz Gustavo, Fernandinho
(Paulinho, 46), Oscar; Bernard, Fred (Willian, 69), Hulk (Ramires, 46). Germany:
Manuel Neuer; Philipp Lahm, Mats Hummels (Per Mertesacker, 46), Jerome Boateng,
Benedikt Hoewedes; Sami Khedira (Julian Draxler, 76), Bastian Schweinsteiger,
Toni Kroos, Mesut Ozil, Thomas Mueller; Miroslav Klose (Andre Schuerrle, 58).
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Bills fan group uncovered documents that suggest a Toronto-based prospective
ownership group has plans to relocate the franchise north of the border. In a
release issued Thursday, the Buffalo Fan Alliance identified several
announcements referring to Rogers Communications consultant, Roger Rai, as part
of the ownership group "attempting to acquire and move the Buffalo Bills to
Toronto." Rai told The AP on Wednesday hes not involved with the groups
ownership bid. He added the references connecting him to the proposed Bills
purchase were "a mistake on my behalf," and the result of a misinterpretation
made by a co-worker who wrote the biography. The alliance, made up of fans,
former Bills players and business leaders, said the references made in the
documents "would seem to cast further doubt on the credibility" of the Toronto
groups assurances to keep the Bills in Buffalo. Rogers is part of a Bills
prospective ownership group that includes rocker Jon Bon Jovi and Larry
Tanenbaum, chairman of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. The Associated Press
has verified the documents exist. One of the references to Rai was included in
an announcement issued in July by Marketwired, a Toronto-based press release
distribution company. Another was included in Rais biography published in a
public filing in January announcing a special meeting to approve Primary
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managerial positions at the company. The Bills are on the market after Hall of
Fame owner Ralph Wilson died in March. And questions of the franchises long-term
future in Buffalo have been an issue throughout the sale process. Though a lease
agreement essentially locks the Bills into playing at Ralph Wilson through the
2019 season, there is a one-year opt-out clause that would allow them to move in
2020. Last month, Bon Jovi attempted to address questions regarding his
ownership plans in a seven-paragraph letter published in The Buffalo News. He
wrote it was his objective "to carry on the legacy of Ralph Wilson and make the
Bills successful in Buffalo." A person familiar with the sale process told The
AP that the Toronto group attended a presentation on Tuesday during which Bills
officials provided extensive financial and background information on the
franchise. A second person said Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula
attended a similar presentation on Wednesday. The people spoke on the condition
of anonymity because the sale is private. New York real estate mogul Donald
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