Toni Kroos reveals Germany pounced when they noticed Brazil “were a bit hesitant” and took advantage.
The 7-1 victory in the World Cup semi-final set new records, but also saw them leading 5-0 before the half-hour mark.
“It’s the best team performance for Germany I’ve been involved in,” Kroos told FIFA.
Toni Kroos reveals Germany pounced when they noticed Brazil “were a bit hesitant” and took advantage.
The 7-1 victory in the World Cup semi-final set new records, but also saw them leading 5-0 before the half-hour mark.
“It’s the best team performance for Germany I’ve been involved in,” Kroos told FIFA.
“We started believing from the first minute as we thought that Brazil were a little bit hesitant in their decision-making and we took advantage of that.
“After we scored the first, the goals kept coming. Had someone told me we’d have won 7-1 tonight, I wouldn’t have believed them!”
Germany now become favourites to lift the trophy on Sunday, where they’ll face either Argentina or the Netherlands in Rio de Janeiro.
“I thought we were outstanding, that’s all I can say. We’re here to become world champions, we’re happy and relieved to go through – but there’s still one game to go.
“No one has won the World Cup in a semi-final.”