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Copa do Mundo da FIFA Brasil 2014[nb 1] | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Brazil |
Dates | 13 June – 13 July |
Teams | 32 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 12 (in 12 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Germany (4th title) |
Runners-up | Argentina |
Third place | Netherlands |
Fourth place | Brazil |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 64 |
Goals scored | 171 (2.67 per match) |
Attendance | 3,429,873 (53,592 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | James Rodriguez[1] (6 goals) |
The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup being held in Brazil. It was the second time that Brazil hosted the World Cup and the fourth time that a South American country hosted the FIFA tournament.[2][3][4][5] Germany won the tournament after defeating Argentina 1–0. The defending champions, Spain, were eliminated from the World Cup after losing to the Netherlands and Chile in the group stage[6] and the host country Brazil, were eliminated after a record-breaking 1–7 loss to Germany[7]
Participants
[change | change source] Asia[change | change source]Africa[change | change source]North America[change | change source] | South America[change | change source]Europe[change | change source] |
Prize money
[change | change source]Before the tournament began, all teams received US$1.5 million for preparation costs.[8] The teams that were eliminated from the Group Stage got US$8 million, from the Round of 16 got US$9 million, and from the Quarter-Finals got US$14 million. The fourth place team got US$20 million, the third place team got US$22 million, the second place team got US$25 million and the champions got US$35 million.[9]
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Venues
[change | change source]A total of Seventeen cities showed interest in being chosen as World Cup host cities: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Brasília, Belém, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Manaus, Natal, Recife (a stadium would be shared by both cities), Rio Branco and Salvador. Maceió withdrew in January 2009.
According to current FIFA practice, no more than one city may use two stadiums, and the number of host cities is limited between eight and ten. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) requested permission to assign 12 cities hosting World Cup Finals. On 26 December 2008, FIFA gave the green light to the 12-city plan.
Even before the 12 host cities were selected, there were few doubts that the chosen venue for the final match will be the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, which also hosted the decisive match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Originally the CBF's intentions were to have the opening match at Morumbi Stadium in São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil. However, on 14 June 2010 the stadium was excluded from hosting games in the tournament due to a failure to provide financial guarantees for the improvements needed to have it as an eligible venue. In the end of August 2010, the CBF announced that the new Corinthians stadium will host the matches in São Paulo.
The 12 host cities for the 2014 World Cup were announced on 31 May 2009. Belém, Campo Grande, Florianópolis, Goiânia and Rio Branco were rejected.
Group Stage
[change | change source]A win would earn the team 3 points, a draw would earn them 1 point, and a loss earns them no points.
Group A
[change | change source]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
Group B
[change | change source]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 |
Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 3 |
Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 0 |
Spain | 1–5 | Netherlands |
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Alonso 27' (pen.) | Van Persie 44', 72' Robben 53', 80' De Vrij 65' |
Australia | 2–3 | Netherlands |
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Cahill 21' Jedinak 54' (pen.) | Robben 20' Van Persie 58' Depay 68' |
Netherlands | 2–0 | Chile |
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Fer 77' Depay 90+2' |
Group C
[change | change source]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Colombia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 4 |
Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 3 |
Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 |
Ivory Coast | 2–1 | Japan |
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Bony 63' Gervinho 65' | Honda 15' |
Colombia | 2–1 | Ivory Coast |
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Rodríguez 64' Quintero 70' | Gervinho 73' |
Group D
[change | change source]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
Italy | 0–1 | Costa Rica |
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Ruiz 44' |
Costa Rica | 0–0 | England |
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Group E
[change | change source]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
Switzerland | 2–1 | Ecuador |
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Mehmedi 48' Seferović 90+3' | Valencia 22' |
Switzerland | 2–5 | France |
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Džemaili 81' Xhaka 87' | Giroud 17' Matuidi 18' Valbuena 40' Benzema 67' Sissoko 73' |
Honduras | 0–3 | Switzerland |
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Shaqiri 6', 31', 71' |
Group F
[change | change source]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Iran | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
Nigeria | 1–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Odemwingie 29' |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–1 | Iran |
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Džeko 23' Pjanić 59' Vršajević 83' | Ghoochannejhad 82' |
Group G
[change | change source]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 4 |
Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Ghana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 1 |
Ghana | 1–2 | United States |
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Ayew 82' | Dempsey 1' Brooks 86' |
United States | 0–1 | Germany |
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Müller 55' |
Group H
[change | change source]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
Russia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
Russia | 1–1 | South Korea |
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Kerzhakov 74' | Lee Keun-Ho 68' |
South Korea | 2–4 | Algeria |
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Son Heung-Min 50' Koo Ja-Cheol 72' | Slimani 26' Halliche 28' Djabou 38' Brahimi 62' |
South Korea | 0–1 | Belgium |
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Vertonghen 78' |
Knockout stage
[change | change source]Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
28 June – Belo Horizonte | ||||||||||||||
Brazil (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
4 July – Fortaleza | ||||||||||||||
Chile | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
Brazil | 2 | |||||||||||||
28 June – Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||||
Colombia | 1 | |||||||||||||
Colombia | 2 | |||||||||||||
8 July – Belo Horizonte | ||||||||||||||
Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||||||
Brazil | 1 | |||||||||||||
30 June – Brasília | ||||||||||||||
Germany | 7 | |||||||||||||
France | 2 | |||||||||||||
4 July – Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 0 | |||||||||||||
France | 0 | |||||||||||||
30 June – Porto Alegre | ||||||||||||||
Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||
Germany (aet) | 2 | |||||||||||||
13 July – Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||||
Algeria | 1 | |||||||||||||
Germany (aet) | 1 | |||||||||||||
29 June – Fortaleza | ||||||||||||||
Argentina | 0 | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||||||
5 July – Salvador | ||||||||||||||
Mexico | 1 | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
29 June – Recife | ||||||||||||||
Costa Rica | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
Costa Rica (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
9 July – São Paulo | ||||||||||||||
Greece | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||
1 July – São Paulo | ||||||||||||||
Argentina (p) | 0 (4) | Third place | ||||||||||||
Argentina (aet) | 1 | |||||||||||||
5 July – Brasília | 12 July – Brasília | |||||||||||||
Switzerland | 0 | |||||||||||||
Argentina | 1 | Brazil | 0 | |||||||||||
1 July – Salvador | ||||||||||||||
Belgium | 0 | Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||||
Belgium (aet) | 2 | |||||||||||||
United States | 1 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
[change | change source]Brazil | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Chile |
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David Luiz 18' | Sánchez 32' | |
Penalties | ||
David Luiz Willian Marcelo Hulk Neymar | 3–2 | Pinilla Sánchez Aránguiz Díaz Jara |
Netherlands | 2–1 | Mexico |
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Sneijder 88' Huntelaar 90+4' (pen.) | Dos Santos 48' |
Costa Rica | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Greece |
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Ruiz 52' | Papastathopoulos 90+1' | |
Penalties | ||
Borges Ruiz González Campbell Umaña | 5–3 | Mitroglou Christodoulopoulos Holebas Gekas |
Argentina | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Switzerland |
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Di María 118' |
Quarter-finals
[change | change source]Brazil | 2–1 | Colombia |
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Thiago Silva 7' David Luiz 69' | Rodríguez 80' (pen.) |
Netherlands | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Costa Rica |
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Penalties | ||
Van Persie Robben Sneijder Kuyt | 4–3 | Borges Ruiz González Bolaños Umaña |
Semifinals
[change | change source]Netherlands | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
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Penalties | ||
Vlaar Robben Sneijder Kuyt | 2–4 | Messi Garay Agüero Rodríguez |
Third-place match
[change | change source]Brazil | 0–3 | Netherlands |
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Van Persie 3' (pen.) Blind 17' Wijnaldum 90+1' |
Final
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2014 FIFA World Cup Winners |
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Germany 4th title |
Statistics
[change | change source]Goalscorers
[change | change source]- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals