Brazil glad to restore some pride as 2014 fiasco avenged

BERLIN - Defender Thiago Silva believes Brazil restored some pride in its famous shirt after a 1-0 friendly win over Germany in Berlin allowed his team to put its 2014 World Cup mauling behind them.

Gabriel Jesus' first-half goal at a sold-out Olympic Stadium on Tuesday saw Brazil end Germany's unbeaten run of 22 games, dating back to its Euro 2016 semifinal defeat by host France.

"It was a matter of pride, after all that has been written and said," said Silva, who was suspended for the 7-1 rout in Belo Horizonte nearly four years ago.