BRASILIA - Hosts Brazil suffered their worst World Cup defeat when they were crushed 7-1 by Germany in the semifinal in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday.
It was Brazil's first home defeat in a competitive match since 1975 and one of the most extraordinary results in the sport's history.
Here are some other sporting humiliations.
BOXING - Buster Douglas stuns Mike Tyson, Tokyo 1990.
Before the fight, Tyson was unbeaten as a professional and routinely knocked his opponents out in the first round.
That all changed 35 seconds into the 10th round when massive underdog Douglas knocked Tyson out for the first time in his career, causing one of the greatest upsets in boxing history.
SOCCER - North Korea 1, Italy 0, 1966 World Cup.
Two-time World Cup winners Italy took on an unheralded North Korea playing in their first World Cup in England with a huge win expected for the Europeans.
But Pak Do Ik's goal ensured a massive upset and the Asian team went down in folklore.
CRICKET- Australia thrash England 5-0 to win the 2013-14 Ashes.
England headed to Australia favourites to win the Ashes again, having easily triumphed 3-0 on home turf only months earlier, but they unravelled in humiliating fashion with players quitting the tour and others retiring before the series was over.
The 5-0 loss was only the third Ashes whitewash and came after emphatic 381-run, 218-run, 150-run, eight-wicket and 281-run defeats.
TENNIS - Steffi Graf beats Natasha Zvereva in 1988 French Open final.
Germany's Graf thrashed Zvereva of the Soviet Union 6-0 6-0 to defend the women's title in a match that lasted 32 minutes - the shortest final in the Open era.
It was the first French Open final in which a player had failed to win a game and the first double bagel in a grand slam final since 1911.
CYCLING - Lance Armstrong backtracks and admits doping
The American was in retirement for a second time, having won seven Tour de France titles and successfully dismissing continual accusations he had been doping throughout his career.
But the Texan was forced to endure the most humiliating of comedowns when he admitted in a televised interview with Oprah Winfrey that he had doped, lied and bullied his way to the top.
Five sporting humiliations
BRASILIA - Hosts Brazil suffered their worst World Cup defeat when they were crushed 7-1 by Germany in the semifinal in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday.
It was Brazil's first home defeat in a competitive match since 1975 and one of the most extraordinary results in the sport's history.
Here are some other sporting humiliations.
BOXING - Buster Douglas stuns Mike Tyson, Tokyo 1990.
Before the fight, Tyson was unbeaten as a professional and routinely knocked his opponents out in the first round.
That all changed 35 seconds into the 10th round when massive underdog Douglas knocked Tyson out for the first time in his career, causing one of the greatest upsets in boxing history.
SOCCER - North Korea 1, Italy 0, 1966 World Cup.
Two-time World Cup winners Italy took on an unheralded North Korea playing in their first World Cup in England with a huge win expected for the Europeans.
But Pak Do Ik's goal ensured a massive upset and the Asian team went down in folklore.
CRICKET- Australia thrash England 5-0 to win the 2013-14 Ashes.
England headed to Australia favourites to win the Ashes again, having easily triumphed 3-0 on home turf only months earlier, but they unravelled in humiliating fashion with players quitting the tour and others retiring before the series was over.
The 5-0 loss was only the third Ashes whitewash and came after emphatic 381-run, 218-run, 150-run, eight-wicket and 281-run defeats.
TENNIS - Steffi Graf beats Natasha Zvereva in 1988 French Open final.
Germany's Graf thrashed Zvereva of the Soviet Union 6-0 6-0 to defend the women's title in a match that lasted 32 minutes - the shortest final in the Open era.
It was the first French Open final in which a player had failed to win a game and the first double bagel in a grand slam final since 1911.
CYCLING - Lance Armstrong backtracks and admits doping
The American was in retirement for a second time, having won seven Tour de France titles and successfully dismissing continual accusations he had been doping throughout his career.
But the Texan was forced to endure the most humiliating of comedowns when he admitted in a televised interview with Oprah Winfrey that he had doped, lied and bullied his way to the top.
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