Talk:Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)

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A fact from Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 July 2014, and was viewed approximately 20,172 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that PornHub told its users to stop uploading videos of Brazil's loss to Germany at the 2014 FIFA World Cup under sexually suggestive titles? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2014/July. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup).

At several points, the article falsely claims that Germany scored four goals within six minutes. However, Germany scored four goals within seven minutes, not within six minutes.

Citing the article:

"Germany led 5–0 at half time, with four goals scored within six minutes, and subsequently brought the score up to 7–0 in the second half."

"All five of Germany's first half goals came within the first half-hour, with four of them coming in one six-minute period."

"The match also had the fastest four goals scored in World Cup history, with Germany scoring in the span of six minutes (from 23′ to 29′)"

The fact that the four goals were indeed scored within seven minutes and not within six minutes can be easily verified by just watching FIFA's official recording of the match on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW5jobEpkk4).

Germany scored the 0:2 at minute 22:08 and scored the 0:5 at minute 28:48 (see timer in the upper left corner). Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW5jobEpkk4

This means that the four goals were scored within 400 seconds, which is within seven minutes, but not within six minutes. By the way, the German language version of this article correctly states that Germany scored the four goals within seven minutes.

All references of "four goals within six minutes" should therefore be replaced by the correct statement of "four goals within seven minutes".

This also means that the following part of the article might be untrue:

"The match also had the fastest four goals scored in World Cup history, with Germany scoring in the span of six minutes (from 23′ to 29′); in 1954, Austria took seven minutes (25′ to 32′) and in 1982, Hungary also took seven minutes (69′ to 76′)[31] to score four goals."

There is no sufficient proof in the article that the "match also had the fastest four goals scored in World Cup history".

The fact that Germany scored four goals from 23′ to 29′ does not mean that this was faster than Austria scoring four goals from 25′ to 32′ or Hungary from 69′ to 76′.

As I have shown above, it took Germany 6 minutes and 40 seconds to score four goals. Now imagine Austria scoring its first goal at minute 24:50 (25′) and its fourth goal at minute 31:10 (32′). Austria would have scored in 6 minutes and 20 seconds, thereby scoring four goals faster than Germany. The same is true for Hungary.

Obviously, the mistake that was made was the belief that Germany scored "in the span of six minutes" (which I have shown to be wrong) combined with the mistaken belief that it must have taken Austria and Hungary "seven minutes" if they scored their four goals between minutes 25′ to 32′ and 69′ to 76′, respectively, which is equally wrong.

I did not find a full video of either the Austria or the Hungary match, so I could not verify whether one of them really scored four goals faster than Germany. In any event, I have shown this to be possible, which means that as of now there is not enough proof for the claim that the "match also had the fastest four goals scored in World Cup history". This claim should either be checked and confirmed with a source, or it should be removed.

VanilleEice (talk) 12:26, 13 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

So now we have this and

We have to take into account the aftermath of this soccer match, e.g. conference presses, riots in Brazil, interviews, tweets and Facebook messages, and so forth. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.40.52.14 (talk) 00:05, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There are currently some riots in Sao Paulo: some burned buses, for example. http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2014/07/1483091-sao-paulo-tem-loja-saqueada-e-onibus-queimado-apos-derrota-do-brasil.shtml

Mineirazo seems to be the name for this game, not merely "Some in the media have dubbed it." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.183.92.103 (talk) 01:42, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Mineirazo seems to be the most logical nickname, considering historical precedent. --Kevin W. - Talk 03:59, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This game is also being called "Mineiratzen". Like "Maracanazo" would be spanish for "Maracanaço", so "Mineiratzen" would be german for "Mineiraço". Source (PT-BR) http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/copa-2014/mineiratzen-marcara-a-selecao-nos-proximos-100-anos,11090815f4817410VgnCLD200000b2bf46d0RCRD.html 177.207.1.232 (talk) 17:59, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I object to the proposed deletion. It seems to be a pretty significant match in the context of the world cup.Ericloewe (talk) 22:59, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I also object, This match has two key significant point 1) It is tied for Brazil’s worst ever defeat. 2) It is the biggest win at a semi-final stage of the Fifa World Cup in history and a side note to all of this Miroslav Klose becoming the highest goal scorer in Fifa World Cup in history makes this match pretty significant — Preceding unsigned comment added by Golf is super cool (talk • contribs) 23:04, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What do you refer to? Who wants to delete this article? There were two articles about the match, but this is solved. --2.245.117.245 (talk) 23:31, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There was a

nominate it for deletion, so we'll see. I agree that the match merits a standalone article. §FreeRangeFrog^croak 23:32, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply

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Absolutely merits an article. I suspect that this match will be the most remembered (and thus documented) of the entire tournament. Wow, just wow.Two kinds of pork (talk) 03:58, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This was truly an *historic* match, there's no doubt about it. 2601:7:100:6DC:3C44:DBD9:3EBB:D8BD (talk) 04:42, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I also object to the proposed deletion. If there are political repercussions (see http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_spot/2014/07/08/brazil_blown_out_by_germany_at_world_cup_how_will_it_effect_president_dilma.html for more information), this game will be remembered for a very long time. Diamantina (talk) 01:36, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think the article may crash to viewers due to so much traffic, so we should prepare. How do we do this? --75.139.103.114 (talk) 00:51, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

We should do nothing. See Wikipedia:Don't worry about performance. Piguy101 (talk) 00:52, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, Germany and Brazil are in extremely different time zones. So I don't think there would be much traffic here anyway. At least not at the same time. Also, the Portuguese Wikipedia (Brazil) has its own article for that match, so they would visit their site. The German Wikipedia has no article yet and I'm not sure if they'd do one, since the German Wikipedia is EXTREMELY tough in terms of articles for a single football match. Nevertheless, all in all I don't think that traffic would be a big problem with this article.--31.17.94.52 (talk) 01:02, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please rename this to Mineirazo as it is widely known by the media and also as it has been named by FIFA in its website. Thanks--Camilo Sánchez Talk to me 04:06, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Forgive my ignorance.... but what does Mineirazo mean? I don't see an English definition for it in the article. Just curious, —  dainomite   04:15, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See

Maracanazo --Camilo Sánchez Talk to me 04:30, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply

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Ok apparently Wikipedia has a different formatting for Maracanazo and Mineirazo..sorry --Camilo Sánchez Talk to me 04:33, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. I still think it would be good to add a definition or rough translation for "Mineirazo" in that paragraph since presumably most folks visiting the English Wikipedia don't speak Portuguese. Similar to how the

Maracanazo article has " and the term Maracanazo (Portuguese: Maracanaço, pronounced [maɾakɐˈnasu], roughly translated as "The Maracanã Blow") first became synonymous with the match. ". Basically so people see that word and presumably go "what the heck does that word mean?" —  dainomite   04:43, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply

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How about just putting a period after the "v" in the title? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.162.240.62 (talk) 19:20, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I added a commonscat link to commons:Category:Brazil and Germany match at the FIFA World Cup 2014-07-08. It has a dozen pictures that lack captions if anyone wants to add some of them to the article. I added one really quick, but if someone else has the time and desire... please go for it. —  dainomite   04:31, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's the first time I use a Talk Page, so bear with me if I'm doing something incorrectly. :) In the "records" section it is said that the game was the first one to see five goals scored within 29 minutes. Not true. The game Switzerland-Austria in World Cup 1954 (final score 5:7) had the scoreline 4:5 after 45 minutes and those nine goals were all scored in about 30 minutes too. I'm sure the relevant Wikipedia article bears it out and it probably cites some sources too. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.184.52.222 (talk) 10:41, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

And indeed it does: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria_v_Switzerland_%281954%29 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.184.52.222 (talk) 10:48, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Except for the fact that neither team scored 5 of their goals within the first 29 minutes.

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Most-discussed single sports game ever on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwitterData/status/486708145775841281

Can someone also check 3 goals for one team in 179 seconds? http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/09/world-cup-records-germany-brazil — Preceding unsigned comment added by KimFowleyJr (talk • contribs) 12:29, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Another record or two that came to mind: World Football Elo Ratings now lists Germany as the team with the highest ever Elo score (not sure how it was before the game) and this match as the second highest rated match. I can't really do much research at the moment and can't quite say how relevant the Elo rating is in football so someone please look into this. 94.101.33.114 (talk) 14:28, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Basically, nobody cares. :-) -Koppapa (talk) 16:19, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

But... but I wanted to contribute something relevant to Wikipedia. :'-( --91.39.51.156 (talk) 13:44, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Go ahead and add it. The previous record was held by Hungary many years ago and it may have been broken due to this match. 70.102.89.182 (talk) 17:36, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

[1]Lihaas (talk) 11:25, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Germany played 4-1-4-1 and not 4-2-3-1. Schweinsteiger alone, please adjust graph. See e.g. http://spielverlagerung.de/2014/07/09/das-71/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.244.23.2 (talk) 14:16, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• I'm afraid FIFA says 4-2-3-1, from the link in the match report. starship.paint ~ regal 13:21, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• But hold on ... are we supposed to use the line-up formation above or the actual formation as provided by FIFA? The actual formation for Germany appears to show 4-1-3-2. starship.paint ~ regal 13:25, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I sincerely believe that everyone is taking the riots for granted. I have documented (with many disinterested non-Brazilian sources) everything, to no avail. I believe that "Aftermath" should include the riots, especially considering that there has been at least one casualty in the middle of those. At least, riots and lootings are more important than internet memes. Juanmaklaot (talk) 17:30, 9 July 2014 (UTC)juanmaklaot[reply]

That block of text was removed by an IP editor. I have re-added it to the article,

English-language sources, if they are available, so it would be great if you can find English-language sources. BananaLanguage (talk) 17:38, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply

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I'm seeing different figures for Brazil's streak of unbeaten competitive home games in both this article as well as the given sources. The 68 given by USA Today is the only one for which a breakdown is supplied. -- Dissident (Talk) 17:55, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

OK, so this story has made it to the Wikipedia news section, but unbelievably, it's being presented there as if Klose's record is the main story, and tries to paint the significance of the match as just statistical. If, like me, having read all the coverage and listened to all the commentary, you think that's just plain crazy, please make your views known at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates#.5BPosted.5D_Brazil_v_Germany MarkBM (talk) 18:41, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, they made Klose's record the main story and linked to here. I think that's fine. §FreeRangeFrog^croak 19:08, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How is it fine? Have you seen any paper, any internet outlet or any TV news bulletin that led with the Klose record? They didn't even do that in Germany. Have you considered just how many people probably don't even know who he is, and given the whole news item doesn't even include the words Germany or Brazil, the average person who merely knows something big just happened in football, might not even notice that's the item they're supposed to be clicking? MarkBM (talk) 19:14, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ignore this sock puppet clown. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 19:19, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Stop trolling. MarkBM (talk) 19:26, 9 July 2014 (UTC) (that's in reference to his "It's just a game" comments at that page, in case anyone thought I was being needlessly offensive). MarkBM (talk) 19:29, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, this will certainly lead to numerous arguments. Which one is more important? Personally, I believe that Brazil defeat is more important that Klose's record. I sincerely believe that Klose might have forgone being the all-time scorer if he could be Fifa World Cup Champion. Any ideas? 190.40.52.14 (talk) 19:38, 9 July 2014 (UTC) juanmaklaot[reply]

Despite the guy may be a sock, he makes a point. News have documented more the impressive Brazil defeat, and while Klose's record is important, the ITN item should deal with the defeat rather than the record. --Diego Grez (talk) 20:12, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Could there be sections on the in the article for both the first and second half's of the match as there is just currently a general summery of the match, yes most of the goals was in the first half but three of the goals in the second half, it would add to the page I think. (90.216.21.176 (talk) 20:14, 9 July 2014 (UTC))[reply]

Yeah I agree. The second half was nothing like the first one. 190.40.52.14 (talk) 21:59, 9 July 2014 (UTC)juanmaklaot[reply]

Should be Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup), not the current one, which seems like a vandalism. Rabbabodrool (talk) 22:27, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Moved back. This title conforms with all other FIFA World Cup match articles. Anyone who wants to suggest a new name should go through

WP:RM. – filelakeshoe (t / c)  22:49, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply

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So here's an idea, how about one of you actually say what it is you think is wrong with it, instead of apparently thinking I'm going to be able to divine it from you via telepathy? MarkBM (talk) 04:13, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Just passing by: what it was changed to is a lot more descriptive and thorough of a summary, with slightly more formal language. I'd prefer that over yours. Ansh666 04:29, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

All I removed was trivia - details nobody would possibly want to know as far as key points goes (referee, precise venue of the 1975 game, etc). And I think your confusing formality with verbiage. But I can only really comment if you give actual examples. MarkBM (talk) 04:35, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Several editors have expressed disagreement about your assessment of the lede, directly or indirectly - I believe you know exactly what I'm talking about. Ansh666 04:38, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Several people simply said it was "unencyclopedic", while one said it was "emotional" and "aggressive", and wouldn't help people in 20 years time. Which is obviously wrong. MarkBM (talk) 04:47, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I prefer the current intro to the intro posted in this section. It's more detailed and better summarizes the article which is what

WP:LEAD is all about. (I had a lot longer reply but someone moved the article and I lost all the content when I went to save. And I'm too irked to retype it all.) —  dainomite   04:44, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply

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Really? Are you sure it gives an accurate, honest appraisal of just why this match was so significant? Take a look at the reactions section - do you think the dry, boring retelling of the undefeated streak/biggest loss stats really conveys the key points of that? As for being more detailed - all it has in addition is trivia. Who cares who the referee was? Who cares what the specific venue/score/tournament the 1975 game was? Who cares if the teams were undefeated? Who cares if it was 5-0 at half time. Nobody who is looking for a quick but engaging summary, that's for sure. MarkBM (talk) 04:51, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is now the current version, as someone has restored it, while still without bothering to say what's wrong with mine.

The Brazil v. Germany football match that took place on 8 July at the

Germany's win marked the largest-ever margin of victory in a FIFA World Cup semi-final. Miroslav Klose of Germany scored his 16th World Cup goal to break the tournament's goal-scoring record, which he previously shared with Brazil's Ronaldo. Germany also became the team with the most goals in World Cup history, their 223 overtaking Brazil's 221. Brazil's loss is one of their two biggest margins of defeat ever, tied with a 6–0 loss to Uruguay in 1920. The loss also broke Brazil's 62-match home unbeaten streak in competitive matches going back to 1975, when Brazil lost 1–3 to Peru in that year's Copa América.

The result shocked the football world and was subsequently referred to by the press as the Mineirazo, evoking the spirit of the Maracanazo in which Brazil unexpectedly lost the 1950 FIFA World Cup on home soil to Uruguay.

So, seriously, how is that more formal? How is it more descriptive? Why is it necessary to tell readers who the referee was, or that both teams were undefeated, before even explaining why they are reading the actual article? Why does it use so many words? Doesn't anyone here know how to copy-edit? It's quite painful to read in places, it just doesn't scan at all, as well as being totally and completely boring - reading that, if pretending to be new to it, I do find myself wondering, 'why all the fuss' in the media? The truth is, it's not really being honest about the impact of the result - which is what happens when you confuse being 'encyclopedic', with just repeating dry facts. 04:47, 10 July 2014 (UTC)

You know what, forget it. The guy who was repeatedly changing the opening and led me to post what was previously here, because he repeatedly refused to answer the simple question of why (except of course to start SHOUTING) has reported me for not being civil. How ironic is that. Rather than have a long detailed discussion here about which opening is better, I'll simply point out that in the current version, even after you read the entire first paragraph, you still don't have a clue why this article exists. You do find out what Marco Rodríguez does for a living though. So yay for that. I guess once you get to the end, you do get some idea why this has been such a big deal, but that's assuming you haven't fallen asleep, or shot yourself, having read the same four words - Brazil, Germany, biggest & loss (and their million variants), multiple times. Seriously, if people here think what's currently serving as an opening to this article summarises the key points in an engaging and professional way, perhaps you need to get a job where your actually paid to write for a living. It's not quite garbage, but it's not good. And please stop justifying such poor/dull/repetitive/trivial writing with the claim the alternatives are "unencyclopedic", frankly you couldn't be more wrong. There's no serious disagreement out in the world that this defeat was a shock result and a national humiliation - that will be upfront in the key summary of every decent source writing about this match, both now and in 20 years time. If you don't want it to be in this one, please think of a better reason than "unencyclopedic", if only that the victims might have a clue what it is you actually mean.

That said, on the offchance anyone with any ability for writing gets around to working on this article, here's what the opening should look like, if you're trying to engage the reader while summarizing the key points. It's not perfect, but it's a hell of a lot better than the crap people fought tooth and nail to replace it with.

Brazil 1–7 Germany was the shock result of the first semi-final of the

MarkBM (talk) 05:29, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I apologise if you read to the bottom expecting a conclusion here. Having already realised this was going to be a giant waste of time, as nobody here seems to comprehend what 'give me a specific example' means, I did attempt to close off the previous content and just leave the above, but surprise surprise, that's against the rules. Sorry. MarkBM (talk) 05:50, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have to say this though, as it made me laugh. At some point in this farce, someone pointed me to Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section. What did I find? "The notability of the article's subject is usually established in the first few sentences." All I can say is, my version complied with that. Easily. The current version - not so much. Unless there's something about the referee or the half-time score or the fact both teams were undefeated that is extremely relevant here. MarkBM (talk) 06:24, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@MarkBM: I understand your concern and addressed it in the lead section. I also was the one who wrote the lead section you copy-pasted above (I improved it from the original). While I respect your improvement suggestions, all of the insults were unwarranted and contrary to the collaborative spirit of the project. Please work kindly with others and take some time to also understand their perspective in order to reach a suitable, friendly solution. Best regards.--MarshalN20 ^Talk 12:45, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Who wrote this garbage? It reads like something a Brazilian grade schooler cooked up on his bus trip to school, broken English and allWhatzinaname (talk)

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go ahead and fix it rather than ranting on talk pages. Or at least post exactly which parts are "garbage" so that we know what you're talking about. – filelakeshoe (t / c)  11:29, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply

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Oh, I'll fix it when I have time. But, from what I read before, the real question is "what isn't garbage". Whatzinaname (talk) 05:56, 11 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oh; sorry,

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No problem. This has been happening for quite sometime. Maybe Anthony has an idea on how to keep it stable?--MarshalN20 ^Talk 13:52, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

For now, the article is move protected. That should encourage users to discuss any potential moves. Heymid (contribs) 18:42, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Heymid.--MarshalN20 ^Talk 18:59, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't we include at least a line related to this next match? From my perspective, it's kind of important. Juanmaklaot (talk) 15:08, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. A sentence or two near the end of the lead should suffice. Illegitimate Barrister 08:28, 13 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What does the third place match have to do with anything? If, perhaps, the other semifinal had finished first and could possibly have some relevance, as long as that relevance is established by a source, maybe then. But that's not going to happen. As it is, every match brazil has played before this match with germany was infinitely more relevant to this wikiWhatzinaname (talk) 10:57, 13 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What - that's it? This article should have more on this issue concerning the Brazilian side - Brazil is traditionally football nation and what's more it hosts this championship - surely there's more to this subject. (PS: Recorded footage of spectators in slow motion with this music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dPDO3Tfab0 (Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings) in the background.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.86.126.224 (talk) 15:29, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

i wouldn't worry about it. that whole section i'll probably be removing. In maybe a six months to a year or so we might speak of societal reactions. Whatzinaname (talk) 06:12, 11 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

An IP removed our reference - sourced from CBC - that Neymar said, to paraphrase, "fuck this shit", and went off to play poker. Maybe the match summary wasn't the best place to put it, but Neymar is an important figure in the narrative of this article, with how the team were seen to crumble without their "poster boy". I don't know whether to reinstate it. '''tAD''' (talk) 13:06, 13 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Well fans leaving fan parks is there, why can't Neymar be? The match summary would be the best place to put it IMHO. Nathan121212 (talk) 13:14, 13 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• This has nothing to do with the match itself. Place it in the reactions section, if you want.--MarshalN20 ^Talk 13:41, 13 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It would be good to have a part of the "aftermath" section that mentions (in one or two sentences) the final tournament results for both of these teams.--MarshalN20 ^Talk 02:59, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't see this but I added it to the article a couple of hours ago. —  dainomite   00:01, 15 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think this should be nominated for a Good Article review. I'm sure this is as much coverage a single match will ever get; in my opinion, the article is complete. Nathan121212 (talk) 11:33, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The article is hardly stable enough to qualify, mainly due to over-excited editing. I would wait until it's cooled down before a GA nomination '''tAD''' (talk) 13:12, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'd argue that we should give it more time before nominating it. This article is still experiencing significant changes on a daily basis. BananaLanguage (talk) 13:13, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

At least wait 2 weeks or more to settle and refine everything. Then it could be reviewed and nominated later on. Well done so far! -- Cheers from Germany and kudos to Brazil for hosting, Horst-schlaemma (talk) 22:20, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

THere's been some allegations flying about this match being fixed... 7:1 sounds impossible, esp whilst Brazil is playing at home, these guys are world cup champs. 129.180.157.162 (talk) 12:30, 15 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Source? It was quite a crappy Brazilian side anyway, with its two stand-out players missing. How were they "world cup champs", none of them had a previous winner's medal. Sometimes I wish you had to set up an account to use a talk page. '''tAD''' (talk) 13:00, 15 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I see from your IP address that you are from the University of New England, yep, can always trust an American for a nuanced and insightful view on football... '''tAD''' (talk) 13:02, 15 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Personal attacks have no place on Wikipedia. BananaLanguage (talk) 15:48, 15 July 2014 (UTC)[reply

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The section is far removed from encyclopedic. If Brazil was beset by massive riots or something like that, it might go here. but as is, I don't even see what could/should be included in this section. How do you even define a society anyway?Whatzinaname (talk) 08:49, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

WP:NOTEWORTHY has a good discussion of whether or not something is "encyclopedic". BananaLanguage (talk) 09:36, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply

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Bold, Revert, Discuss cycle suggests that users seek concensus when there is a disagreement about a bold change to page. Instead, you reverted my revert with the inflammatory edit summary, "I'm being merciful here". You did not seen concensus on this Talk Page. In fact, I suggested in my previous comment that your opinions on what constitutes encyclopedic content might be debatable, and you just reverted the content anyway. BananaLanguage (talk) 10:42, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply

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no. i saw 100% consensus here. Are you blind? who differed from my opinion? The section has been gutted to actually look like an encyclopedia not a trashy ass blog. Deal with it and move on.Whatzinaname (talk) 10:46, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

WP:3RR violation [3]

by engaging you in discussion.

You should worry more about articles here not looking like trash than whether or not you or someone else runs afoul of the 3rrWhatzinaname (talk) 11:06, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• If the match had no effect on society, then it could be considered an ordinary match; not worth having an article for. Argentina vs. Netherlands has no article, because it did not affect society they way this match did. Nathan121212 (talk) 22:13, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• I object to the section being removed. Social media is a significant part of our lives nowadays. Also, part of the section you're removing was mentioned on DYK, so that is an indication that there is consensus to have it. – filelakeshoe (t / c)  06:25, 19 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• I just noticed one part of the section that had been removed has not been added back. Do we add it back like we did for the rest of the section, or not? AhBengI (talk) 11:49, 27 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Why the hell are you letting people upload links to pornography and quoting adult content on a football page that children can view? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.32.161.91 (talk) 18:17, 10 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Put your comments in a new section at the bottom of the page. And Wikipedia is

WP:NOTCENSORED, how about responsible parents monitor their kids online or install software if they're that sensitive? The link is to The Independent. Not Pornhub itself. '''tAD''' (talk) 18:25, 10 August 2014 (UTC)[reply

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No links have been uploaded to pornography. The content has encyclopedic value as a societal reaction. Your removal of it is disruptive. I believe you have not been warned, so please read

WP:3RR. Regards.--MarshalN20 ^Talk 20:41, 10 August 2014 (UTC)[reply

]

I personally think the sentence is reliably reference and is of encyclopedic value. However, I find the second part of the sentence (providing an example of an explicit title used in Pornhub) unnecessarily detailed. Is there any way that this can be reworded to remove the unnecessary profanity from the section? Regards.--MarshalN20 ^Talk 00:51, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think this content needs to be reworded because it is

Wikipedia is not censored. BananaLanguage (talk) 10:37, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply

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At no point have I mentioned WP:NOTCENSORED, and I disagree that unnecessary profanity should be in an article just because it can. There's no reason to use Wikipedia policy to justify what is simply poor academic writing.--MarshalN20 ^Talk 10:46, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How else will we illustrate the jokey titles used by the Pornhub trolls? Our DYK hook includes "with sexually suggestive titles", but with a subject as bizarre as this, the reader will inevitably ask "Like what?" '''tAD''' (talk) 12:22, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The DYK hook is a pretty good way of presenting the information without resorting to profanity; I appreciate your mention of it. If the reader asks "like what?", then the reader should click on the reliable reference to read more on the topic. In its current form, the quoted title is also unnecessarily insulting Brazilians. I agree that censorship does not apply to Wikipedia, but I also consider that there is an academic standard that we as editors should maintain. Regards.--MarshalN20 ^Talk 12:48, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't matter how (deliberately) offensive the title was, as this is quoting the source. On that logic we would change articles relating to The Prodigy because "Smack My Bitch Up" is offensive to women '''tAD''' (talk) 12:53, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Also, as I said to the IP, the Holocaust memes are just as offensive '''tAD''' (talk) 12:55, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Let's try to avoid creating straw men. This is not a song title we are questioning, and Pornhub isn't a band. The nature of

WP:CENSOR is to protect material that is of academic relevance to a subject. Replacing "'Young Brazilians get fucked by entire German Soccer Team'" with "sexually suggestive titles" is an improvement.--MarshalN20 ^Talk 13:02, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply

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And are any of the Holocaust memes in the article?--MarshalN20 ^Talk 13:03, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The title of the video, albeit in the Independent's censored version, is in the title of the article. So are we going to remove the entire source then? '''tAD''' (talk) 13:38, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Russia Today ([4]) uses a more professional title.

In fact, The Independent also changed its title ([5]) to a more professional one ("PornHub begs users to stop uploading video clips of Brazil getting beaten 7-1").

Regards.--MarshalN20 ^Talk 13:55, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I had no idea this was already talked over. Anyway. I removed the sentence and was reverted. It seems the above conversations mostly center on profanity, but that isn't my complaint. Who cares that this sentence is "reliably sourced?" There's *tons* of things we can reliably source about this topic. We don't throw them all in and create a monster article compiling everything anyone said about the game; there's editor's discretion. Why not talk about videos uploaded to various pirating / torrent sites? Why not include even more interviews with players / coaches / fans?

To be sure, some editors are too wet-blanket about including punchy, magaziney content. The occasional "this got a mention in the media because it's funny" thing is harmless. But this is just way too minor. Wikipedia doesn't talk about unauthorized recordings of sports games being uploaded to websites in articles on the sports games; why should it matter here because it's a porn site? Funny and sourced, but wholly inconsequential. It's better removed. SnowFire (talk) 16:34, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'd have to disagree, I replaced the sentence in question that you removed without anyone else discussing it. For the website to issue that statement because of the big victory shows something about the colossal defeat that it was. Certainly a good, although humorous fact, that shows the impact of the defeat. Disc Wheel (Talk + Tontributions) 05:05, 17 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well let's discuss it here, that's why I made this section. Plenty of edits to this article where nobody opened up a section!

I find this utterly baffling as to how this is even remotely noteworthy enough. A website mentioned the defeat in passing. But... this must be true of thousands of other websites (excluding explicit news websites!). Why not mention what ESPN or BBC Sport said about it? Or, to pick a much more high-profile website, we don't normally mention in a subject's biography when they're a Google Doodle, and this is a reference that is probably seen by like 10000x more people than those who read Pornhub's frontpage. There's a rather well-done YouTube video that mashes up the announcer's telecast for Game 6 of the 1986_World_Series#In_popular_culture with the Nintendo game "RBI Baseball" that probably got a bunch of views, yet it isn't mentioned in that article, which seems a comparable situation.

If Pornhub talking about this game was really so important, let's see some more and not tabloidy sources acknowledging this importance? SnowFire (talk) 20:11, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Why this shitty comic from "polandball"? It´s not even funny. 89.204.137.153 (talk) 07:08, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Excuse me mate, but whether something is funny is not a reason to be included. The section is about memes made in the aftermath of the game, and that is about the only free one we have. '''tAD''' (talk) 09:10, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I´m not your "mate", and there is still no reason to include shit like this. 89.204.130.135 (talk) 22:46, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

tAD is right that it's not important to evaluate why this comic is funny or not (comedy is subject to opinion). Nonetheless, the IP makes a valid point in that this is needlessly insulting to both countries: (1) "Anschluss" has a negative legacy from Nazi Germany's pre-war actions, and (2) "Brazil" gets hit by a stick (very infantile joke, but still an insult). Moreover, the image is not, after all, "vital" to the article. That is, unless there is a valid reason for its inclusion?--MarshalN20 ^Talk 19:28, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Regardless of the IPs tone (please tone it down IP), I agree that shouldn't be included, because of the Anschluss term and since I fail to see how it improves the article in any way. §FreeRangeFrog^croak 19:38, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think the IP was insulted by the word "Anschluss", as he accused me of being in "Shoah business" (a neo-Nazi term for an alleged Jewish plot to propagate the Holocaust). Compared to other memes described in the section, it is quite benign, and free. '''tAD''' (talk) 03:23, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

tAD, I'm glad that you were able to properly handle the IP's insults; thank you for keeping a cool-head. I agree that the meme is really very innocent in nature, but the term "Anschluss" is what ultimately makes it inappropriate for its inclusion in this article. Not only are Germans insulted by it, but it is also a bothersome term for Austrians. Ultimately, even though the meme tries to poke fun at Brazil, it actually just insults the Germans. Regards.--MarshalN20 ^Talk 16:14, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I accept "defeat" here, I knew it would become a subject of debate for its notability. I can now add secret agent of an International Jewish Cabal to the myriad of funny things IPs have called me. '''tAD''' (talk) 16:23, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This review is

transcluded from Talk:Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)/GA1

. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Zwerg Nase (talk · contribs) 16:18, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (

   lists

   ):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (

   reliable sources): c (OR

   ):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (

   focused

   ):

4. It follows the
   neutral point of view
   policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have

   suitable captions

   ):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

This seems to be almost without flaws. Just some minor things:

• I'd say the lead is slightly too long. You might wanna consider cutting the last sentence. Maybe the sentence about the referee is also not necessary here?
• You say it is only the second game between Brazil and Germany at a World Cup. There was however a game between the East Germany national football team and Brazil in 1974. You should probably add a sentence about that.
• You should add an inline citation to the Kroos-caption, even though you are giving the reference later in the text.

That's about it. Thank you for a great article about a great game! :) Zwerg Nase (talk) 09:58, 9 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Cut some of the lead, added a note regarding East Germany and a ref to Kroos. See if anything else is needed. (and how appropriate, a Brazilian nominator - from the state where the game happened! - and a German reviewer) igordebraga ≠ 22:33, 9 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's a pass! Congratulations! This time, you win ;) Zwerg Nase (talk) 01:18, 10 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In the sentence The game was subsequently referred to by the Brazilian media as the Mineirazo" Mineirazo is wrong. Mineirazo is Spanish and not Portuguese, in Portuguese it is Mineiraço.

JoshDonaldson20 has been repeatedly adding unnecessary links into an article which was already passed for GA without it. There is already a media reaction section which treats this as the global spectacle it was, giving subjective mentions of what the German and Brazilian press thought of the result. The statistics subsection and records section give facts on the game. It does not need to include the objective and disproportionate opinion from the Daily Mail, one of Britain's shoddiest newspapers, and two English-language websites. That section just stands out. '''tAD''' (talk) 21:24, 21 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

JoshDonaldson20 Again you have been refusing to engage in dialogue. '''tAD''' (talk) 21:09, 27 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

None of the media reactions contains any pundit analysis whatsoever, and adding analysis actually improves rather than hurts the quality of the article. Indeed there is quite a lot of detailed reasons why Brazil lost, and the average reader perhaps doesn't want to see 20 different quotes from various coaches and politicians that really have nothing to do with tactics. The Daily Mail's assertion about the way Brazil played in earlier rounds leading to the semis isn't inappropriate, of course I am not using Daily Mail for rumours about a WAG or some other distraction.JoshDonaldson20 (talk) 21:3

The Daily Mail is not a reliable source at all, nor do we need the opinions of two low-profile websites on what happened, because those are just opinions. In the match section and the "records" there are actual facts on how the game was played. '''tAD''' (talk) 22:56, 27 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It is actually thoughtful analysis that can be added to the article, not merely opinions.JoshDonaldson20 (talk) 13:29, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Agree with tAD here. At least the addition should be reworded, if they are to stay. Things like "observed that the Selecao was a flawed team" or " relying upon Neymar's heroics" aren't particularly helpful in

WP:NPOV terms. CNN-News18 analysis which I've added recently gives a more impartial and objective opinion. Brandmeister^talk 20:08, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply

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The CNN-New18 is good analysis, while outsideoftheboot.com and www.zonalmarking.net help to second-source it. I am looking for a second source to supplement/replace the Daily Mail, which suggested that Brazil didn't play that well in the games leading up to the semi-final. JoshDonaldson20 (talk) 20:35, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There are facts on how Brazil played in the match and records section. Agree with Brandmeister that it isn't written encyclopedically either '''tAD''' (talk) 22:27, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting input from User:Igordebraga (GA nominator) and User:Zwerg Nase (GA reviewer). '''tAD''' (talk) 22:37, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe there can be a case for tactical analysis, specially if one doesn't mind Brazilian refs (probably not an issue, I improved up to GA level with those). The one year anniversary of that game even earned "autopsies" of "The Day We Were Ran Over". But yes, the prose needs to be a little better than what was attempted to include. igordebraga ≠ 03:25, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

igordebraga ≠ 03:25, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I acknowledge that it isn't perfect as it is written, but at the same time, it doesn't need to be whitewashed either. That was my main beef with '''tAD''', as adding the tactical analysis from 2-3 concurring sources gives it more insight than just match records and stats.

So far Brazil's defeat boils down to several points; a mediocre defense that was exposed with Silva's suspension, bringing in Bernard instead of another midfielder which left Brazil's 2-man midfield overwhelmed, and the Brazil public expectations (i.e. undefeated at home for 39 years+) which caused a poor grasp of their weaknesses and German strengths. JoshDonaldson20 (talk) 14:30, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The postmatch tactical analysis is definitely a stark contrast to the pre-match expectations, considering the edit request below "Even with the absences, analysts expected a close match, feeling the home crowd could provide an advantage." JoshDonaldson20 (talk) 14:43, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at the latest version by JoshDonaldson20, I believe some of the content could be retained. Maybe trim down a bit on the many direct quotations, making it a tighter narrative. However, I am not quite sure about the nature of CNN-News18 as a reliable source, since I know nothing about that network. Also, that internet blog (zonalmarking) is definitely not a RS, leave that out. As for The Daily Mail, I try to take articles from controversial sources like these at face value, and this one is not bad. Obviously though, the sources were horribly formatted. All in all, I would recommend that JoshDonaldson20 take another close look into Wikipedia's MOS to learn more on a) how to write good prose and b) doing the formatting properly. It is not that hard, you'll get your head around it fairly quickly. For citations, you can always use the quick citation template on the top of the edit toolbar (activate it under "preferences" if you haven't done so yet). Zwerg Nase (talk) 16:06, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've resigned from this page now. Just look at the page history of Netherlands national football team to see what erudite reasoning I'm up against '''tAD''' (talk) 20:07, 4 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

My request is to add a comma to the last sentence in the Background section, after the word "match":

 Even with the absences, analysts expected a close match, feeling the home crowd could provide an advantage.

Georgepauljohnringo (talk) 12:21, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 18:42, 1 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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