Brazil's dream of winning the World Cup on home soil was shattered last night when it suffered a humiliating 7-1 defeat to merciless Germany in the first semi-final at Belo Horizonte. Five of the seven goals were scored in the first 29 minutes. It included Miroslav Klose's 16th World Cup goal that helped him surpass Brazil great Ronaldo as the highest scorer of all time. Thousands of fans, who were singing and dancing with excitement before the game, were reduced to tears, and were seen leaving Estadio Mineirao before half time, traumatised by what unfolded.Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari took responsibility for the thrashing, saying that it was the worst day of his life. He apologised that they could not get to the final. Scolari, who had guided Brazil to victory in the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan and took Portugal to the semi-finals in 2006, said that he will be remembered as the coach who lost, 7-1. He admitted that the result, one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history, was catastrophic. He said, that they lost to a great team, with great skill, that took six minutes to change the game with four goals. Brazil's stand-in captain David Luiz also extended his apologies to all the Brazilian people. He said, it's a very sad day but it's also a day from which to learn.Grand celebrations could be witnessed in Germany, as hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the avenue stretching from the Brandenburg Gate to the golden statue-topped Victory Column.Germany coach Joachim Loew said, after five goals in 18 minutes, it was clear that they were shocked and didn't know what to do. Loew said, he felt sorry for Scolari.German forward Thomas Muller, who scored the opening goal, said this was unexpected, and he still could not believe it.