--- title: Brazil's World Cup Hammering and 7 Other Infamous Sports Blowouts description: Brazil got hammered by Germany in the World Cup, but other sports teams have also suffered humiliation. Here are some of the worst. canonical: https://time.com/2970693/brazil-world-cup-sports-blowouts/ author: Salima Koroma article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-07-09T21:02:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:11:32.978Z og:title: 7 Infamous Sports Blowouts og:description: Brazil got hammered by Germany in the World Cup, but other sports teams have also suffered humiliation. 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Ueslei Marcelino—Reuters by [Salima Koroma](https://time.com/author/salima-koroma/) ## Salima Koroma Jul 9, 2014 9:02 PM UTC Brazil’s loss to Germany in Tuesday’s World Cup game was a defeat of epic proportions. The 7-1 loss is the largest margin of defeat in the tournament’s semi-finals history. To be fair though, lopsided scorelines sometimes happen. Just ask the dozens of professional teams who’ve been blown out in the past. Even the Miami Heat, one of the NBA’s current powerhouses, has a stain on their name; in 1991, they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 148-80\. It’s a blowout record they hold, still. 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