Jesus ends Germany unbeaten run
Germany lost for the first time in 23 matches as Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus scored the only goal to give Brazil the win in Berlin.
This was the first full meeting between the two nations since Germany humiliated Brazil 7-1 in the 2014 World Cup semi-final in Belo Horizonte.
Jesus put Brazil ahead with a powerful diving header late in the first half.
He missed another chance with a header and Germany’s Julian Draxler had a late shot tipped over as Brazil held on.
It meant Joachim Low’s side, the reigning world champions and the team top of the world rankings, lost for the first time since a 2-0 defeat by France in the semi-finals of Euro 2016.
Since then, they had won 16 times and drawn six before this match at the Olympiastadion.
Although it was only a friendly, this win will mean a lot to a Brazilian side that has been haunted by their failure to win the World Cup almost four years ago in their own country and the humiliating nature of their exit at the hands of Germany. Before the match, Brazil coach Tite, who was appointed boss in 2016, said: “This has a huge psychological meaning - no-one needs to fool themselves about that.
“The 7-1 is like a ghost, people still talk about it. “Other results: Russia 1-3 France, Switzerland 6-0 Panama, Hungary 0-1 Scotland, England 1-1 Italy, Spain 6-1 Argentina.-