The world might have looked on in shock as Germany thrashed Brazil in last night's World Cup semi final, but one lucky Essex gambler was quids in.
The punter correctly guessed the 7-1 scoreline and placed £5 with Paddy Power at odds of 500/1 to pocket £2,505.
Other fans backed a 5-0 half-time scoreline to win four figure sums.
The hosts, without star players Neymar and Thiago Silva, could only look on as the Germans, led by the likes of Sami Khedira, produced a masterclass to humiliate them at the Belo Horizonte.
Quickfire goals from Thomas Muller, Miroslav Klose, Toni Kroos and Khedira saw them lead by five goals at half time before Chelsea midfielder Andre Schurrle scored the sixth and seventh in the second half.
A Paddy Power spokesman said, "It was nice that that the rest of the Brazil team decided to miss the match in tribute to Neymar and Silva – but on reflection they'll probably realise it kind of backfired."
