One of the goal nets used in Brazil's humiliating 7-1 defeat in the 2014 World Cup against Germany will be cut up and sold for charity.
The Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, where Brazil's footballing meltdown occurred on July 8 four years ago, announced the sale Tuesday.
The net will be cut into 8,150 pieces and sold online for a minimum of 71 euros a piece, the price, which is about $83, echoing the infamous scoreline.
The goal net that was used in the #WorldCup 2014 semi-final game in which #Germany defeated hosts #Brazil 7-1 is being cut up and sold with all proceeds going to charity https://t.co/sJ8TrBGv95 pic.twitter.com/YAD2Ij4ZRQ
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) June 6, 2018
One of the nets will remain in Belo Horizonte, but the one going to charity saw most of the action: a barrage of five first-half German goals and the solitary Brazilian effort, scored by Oscar, in the second half.
The posts will go on tour to a football museum in Germany.
"The idea is to transform this traumatic incident that everyone would prefer to forget into something positive," said Mineirao's director Samuel Lloyd.
Goal net from Brazil’s #FIFAWorldCup 2014 horror show sold for charityhttps://t.co/3DqFxuhKV2 pic.twitter.com/bioGwZ5JsA
— HT Sports (@HTSportsNews) June 6, 2018
Organizers hope to raise at least 500,000 euros ($586,000) for charities in Brazil.
