The semi-final hammering Germany gave Brazil was a remarkable spectacle. It broke a variety of records but one of the most interesting accolades involves social network Twitter.

Germany's 7-1 win against Brazil was the most discussed single sports game in the history of Twitter.

There was an astonishing 35.6 million tweets during the match. 

Before last night's match, the five most Tweeted moments of the World Cup were:

1.    Gonzalo Jara (CHI) misses his last penalty kick. Brazil defeats Chile in penalty kicks and moves on to the next round. 388,985 Tweets Per Minute

2.    Brazil’s Marcelo (@12MarceloV) scored on team’s own goal during the June 12 match vs. Croatia: 378,085  Tweets Per Minute

3.    Clint Dempsey (@clint_dempsey) goal against Portugal on June 22 that put USA up 2-1: 304,603  Tweets Per Minute

4.    Brazil’s Neymar (@neymarjr) scores his first goal in the June 12 match vs. Croatia: 280,265  Tweets Per Minute

5.    Netherlands’ Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (@KJ_Huntelaar) scores winning penalty against Mexico 263,073  Tweets Per Minute

Twitter has proved to be an extremely popular way for fans to share their opinions and thoughts during this riveting World Cup in Brazil.