'Ghost' of 7-1 Germany mauling still haunts Brazil: Tite

Brazil coach Tite says the "ghost" of their 7-1 mauling by Germany at the 2014 World Cup still haunts the 'Selecao', as the teams prepare to meet on Tuesday.

Brazil suffered their heaviest home defeat when Germany hit four goals in six devastating first-half minutes of the Belo Horizonte semi-final nearly four years ago.

Toni Kroos and Andre Schuerrle both scored twice over the 90 minutes as Germany's attack ran riot en route to winning the World Cup title.

The teams meet in a friendly for the first time since at Berlin's Olympic Stadium and Tite says Brazil still bear the scars.

"This has a huge psychological meaning - no one needs to fool themselves about that," Tite told German magazine Kicker.

"The 7-1 from the World Cup is like a ghost.

"It's present, people still talk about it, but the more you talk about it, the less this 'ghost' disappears.

"It won't just be a sporting challenge, but a huge emotional challenge too.

"We are preparing to give our best performance, which will be important, but of course I also want a good result."
"The wound is still open and the match in Berlin is a part of the process of closing it."