2014 FIFA World Cup

20th FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil

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]

2014 FIFA World Cup
Copa do Mundo da FIFA
Brasil 2014[nb 1]
Germany lifting the World Cup trophy.
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates13 June – 13 July
Teams32 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)12 (in 12 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Germany (4th title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored171 (2.67 per match)
Attendance3,429,873 (53,592 per match)
Top scorer(s)Colombia James Rodríguez[1]
(6 goals)
2010
2018

Participants

  Country qualified for the World Cup
  Country did not qualify
  Country did not enter
  Country is not a FIFA member

Asia

Africa

North America

South America

Europe

Prize money

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]

US$35 million
US$25 million
US$22 million
US$20 million
US$14 million
US$9 million
US$8 million

Venues

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

A win would earn the team 3 points, a draw would earn them 1 point, and a loss earns them no points.

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Brazil321072+57
Mexico321041+37
Croatia31026603
Cameroon300319–80
Brazil  3–1  Croatia
Neymar  29'71' (pen.)
Oscar  90'
Marcelo  11' (o.g.)
Arena Itaquera, São Paulo
Attendance: 62,103
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Mexico  1–0  Cameroon
Peralta  61'
Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,216
Referee: Wilmar Roldán

Brazil  0–0  Mexico
Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 60,342
Referee: Cuneyt Çakir

Cameroon  0–4  Croatia
Olić  11'
Perišić  58'
Mandžukić  61'73'
Attendance: 39,982
Referee: Pedro Proença

Cameroon  1–4  Brazil
Matip  26'Neymar  17'35'
Fred  49'
Fernandinho  84'
Attendance: 69,112
Referee: Jonas Eriksson

Croatia  1–3  Mexico
Perišić  87'Márquez  72'
Guardado  75'
Chicharito  82'
Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata
Attendance: 41,212
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Netherlands3300103+79
Chile320153+26
Spain310247–33
Australia300339–60
Spain  1–5  Netherlands
Alonso  27' (pen.)Van Persie  44'72'
Robben  53'80'
De Vrij  65'
Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 48,173
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Chile  3–1  Australia
Sánchez  12'
Valdívia  14'
Beausejour  90+2'
Cahill  35'
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 40,275
Referee: Noumandiez Doué

Australia  2–3  Netherlands
Cahill  21'
Jedinak  54' (pen.)
Robben  20'
Van Persie  58'
Depay  68'
Beira Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 42,877
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi

Spain  0–2  Chile
Vargas  20'
Aránguiz  43'
Attendance: 74,101
Referee: Mark Geiger

Australia  0–3  Spain
Villa  36'
Torres  69'
Mata  82'
Attendance: 39,375
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla

Netherlands  2–0  Chile
Fer  77'
Depay  90+2'
Arena Itaquera, São Paulo
Attendance: 62,996
Referee: Bakary Gassama

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Colombia330092+79
Greece311124–24
Ivory Coast310245–13
Japan301226–41
Colombia  3–0  Greece
Armero  5'
Gutiérrez  58'
Rodríguez  90+3'
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 57,174
Referee: Mark Geiger

Ivory Coast  2–1  Japan
Bony  63'
Gervinho  65'
Honda  15'
Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata
Attendance: 40,267
Referee: Enrique Osses

Colombia  2–1  Ivory Coast
Rodríguez  64'
Quintero  70'
Gervinho  73'
Attendance: 68,748
Referee: Howard Webb

Japan  0–0  Greece
Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,485
Referee: Joel Aguilar

Japan  1–4  Colombia
Okazaki  45+1'Cuadrado  17' (pen.)
Martínez  55'82'
Rodríguez  90'
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 40,340
Referee: Pedro Proença

Greece  2–1  Ivory Coast
Samaris  42'
Samaras  90+3' (pen.)
Bony  74'
Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 59,095
Referee: Carlos Vera

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Costa Rica321041+37
Uruguay32014406
Italy310223–13
England301224–21
Uruguay  1–3  Costa Rica
Cavani  24' (pen.)Campbell  54'
Duarte  57'
Ureña  84'
Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 58,679
Referee: Felix Brych

England  1–2  Italy
Sturridge  37'Marchisio  35'
Balotelli  50'
Attendance: 39,800
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers

Uruguay  2–1  England
Suárez  38'84'Rooney  75'
Arena Itaquera, São Paulo
Attendance: 62,575
Referee: Carlos Velasco

Italy  0–1  Costa Rica
Ruiz  44'
Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata
Attendance: 40,285
Referee: Enrique Osses

Italy  0–1  Uruguay
Godín  81'
Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,706

Costa Rica  0–0  England
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 57,823
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi

Group E

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
France321082+67
 Switzerland320176+16
Ecuador31113304
Honduras300318–70
Switzerland  2–1  Ecuador
Mehmedi  48'
Seferović  90+3'
Valencia  22'
Attendance: 68,351
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov

France  3–0  Honduras
Benzema  45' (pen.)72'
Valladares  48' (o.g.)
Beira Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 43,012
Referee: Sandro Ricci

Switzerland  2–5  France
Džemaili  81'
Xhaka  87'
Giroud  17'
Matuidi  18'
Valbuena  40'
Benzema  67'
Sissoko  73'
Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 51,003
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers

Honduras  1–2  Ecuador
Costly  31'Valencia  34'65'
Attendance: 39,224
Referee: Ben Williams

Honduras  0–3  Switzerland
Shaqiri  6'31'71'
Attendance: 40,322
Referee: Néstor Pitana

Ecuador  0–0  France
Attendance: 73,749
Referee: Noumandiez Doué

Group F

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Argentina330063+39
Nigeria31113304
Bosnia and Herzegovina31024403
Iran301214–31
Argentina  2–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kolašinac  2' (o.g.)
Messi  64'
Ibišević  84'
Attendance: 74,738
Referee: Joel Aguilar

Iran  0–0  Nigeria
Attendance: 39,081
Referee: Carlos Vera

Argentina  1–0  Iran
Messi  90+1'
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 57,698
Referee: Milorad Mazić

Nigeria  1–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Odemwingie  29'
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 40,499
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Nigeria  2–3  Argentina
Musa  4'47'Messi  3'45+1'
Rojo  50'
Beira Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 43,285
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–1  Iran
Džeko  23'
Pjanić  59'
Vršajević  83'
Ghoochannejhad  82'
Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 48,011
Referee: Carlos Velasco

Group G

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Germany321072+57
United States31114404
Portugal311147–34
Ghana301246–21
Germany  4–0  Portugal
Müller  12' (pen.)45'78'
Hummels  32'
Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 51,081
Referee: Milorad Mazić

Ghana  1–2  United States
Ayew  82'Dempsey  1'
Brooks  86'
Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,760
Referee: Jonas Eriksson

Germany  2–2  Ghana
Götze  51'
Klose  71'
Ayew  54'
Gyan  63'
Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 59,621
Referee: Sandro Ricci

United States  2–2  Portugal
Jones  64'
Dempsey  81'
Nani  5'
Varela  90+4'
Attendance: 40,123
Referee: Néstor Pitana

United States  0–1  Germany
Müller  55'
Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata
Attendance: 41,876
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov

Portugal  2–1  Ghana
Boye  31' (o.g.)
Ronaldo  80'
Gyan  57'
Attendance: 67,540
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla

Group H

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Belgium330041+39
Algeria311165+14
Russia302123–12
South Korea301236–31
Belgium  2–1  Algeria
Fellaini  70'
Mertens  80'
Feghouli  25' (pen.)
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 56,800

Russia  1–1  South Korea
Kerzhakov  74'Lee Keun-Ho  68'
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 37,603
Referee: Néstor Pitana

Belgium  1–0  Russia
Origi  88'
Attendance: 73,819
Referee: Felix Brych

South Korea 2–4  Algeria
Son Heung-Min  50'
Koo Ja-Cheol  72'
Slimani  26'
Halliche  28'
Djabou  38'
Brahimi  62'
Attendance: 42,732
Referee: Wilmar Roldán

South Korea 0–1  Belgium
Vertonghen  78'
Arena Itaquera, São Paulo
Attendance: 61,397
Referee: Ben Williams

Algeria  1–1  Russia
Slimani  60'Kokorin  6'
Attendance: 39,311
Referee: Cuneyt Çakir

Knockout stage

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
              
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 – Brasília12 July – Brasília
  Switzerland 0 
  Argentina 1  Brazil 0
1 July – Salvador
   Belgium 0   Netherlands 3
  Belgium (aet) 2
  United States 1 

Round of 16

Brazil  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Chile
David Luiz  18'Sánchez  32'
Penalties
David Luiz
Willian
Marcelo
Hulk
Neymar
3–2 Pinilla
Sánchez
Aránguiz
Díaz
Jara
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 57,714
Referee: Howard Webb

Colombia  2–0  Uruguay
Rodríguez  28'50'
Attendance: 73,804
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers

Netherlands 2–1 Mexico
Sneijder  88'
Huntelaar  90+4' (pen.)
Dos Santos  48'
Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 58,817
Referee: Pedro Proença

Costa Rica 1–1 (a.e.t.) Greece
Ruiz  52'Papastathopoulos  90+1'
Penalties
Borges
Ruiz
González
Campbell
Umaña
5–3 Mitroglou
Christodoulopoulos
Holebas
Gekas
Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata
Attendance: 41,242
Referee: Ben Williams

France 2–0 Nigeria
Pogba  79'
Yobo  90+2' (o.g.)
Attendance: 67,882
Referee: Mark Geiger

Germany 2–1 (a.e.t.) Algeria
Schürrle  92'
Özil  120'
Djabou  120+1'
Beira Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 43,063
Referee: Sandro Ricci

Argentina 1–0 (a.e.t.) Switzerland
Di María  118'
Arena Itaquera, São Paulo
Attendance: 63,255
Referee: Jonas Eriksson

Belgium 2–1 (a.e.t.) United States
De Bruyne  93'
Lukaku  105'
Green  107'
Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 51,227
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi

Quarter-finals

France 0–1 Germany
Hummels  13'
Attendance: 74,240
Referee: Néstor Pitana

Brazil 2–1 Colombia
Thiago Silva  7'
David Luiz  69'
Rodríguez  80' (pen.)
Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 60,342
Referee: Carlos Velasco

Argentina 1–0 Belgium
Higuaín  8'
Attendance: 68,551
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Netherlands 0–0 (a.e.t.) Costa Rica
Penalties
Van Persie
Robben
Sneijder
Kuyt
4–3 Borges
Ruiz
González
Bolaños
Umaña
Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 51,179
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov

Semifinals

Brazil 1–7 Germany
Oscar  90'Müller  11'
Klose  23'
Kroos  24'26'
Khedira  29'
Schürrle  69'79'
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 58,141

Netherlands 0–0 (a.e.t.) Argentina
Penalties
Vlaar
Robben
Sneijder
Kuyt
2–4 Messi
Garay
Agüero
Rodríguez
Arena Itaquera, São Paulo
Attendance: 63,267
Referee: Cuneyt Çakir

Third-place match

Brazil 0–3 Netherlands
Van Persie  3' (pen.)
Blind  17'
Wijnaldum  90+1'
Attendance: 68,034
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi

Final

Germany 1–0 (a.e.t.) Argentina
Götze  113'
Attendance: 74,738
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli


 2014 FIFA World Cup Winners 

Germany
4th title

Statistics

Goalscorers

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
  • Sead Kolašinac (against Argentina)
  • Marcelo (against Croatia)
  • John Boye (against Portugal)
  • Noel Valladares (against France)
  • Joseph Yobo (against France)

Source: FIFA[11]

Team rankings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Germany7610184+1419
2  Argentina751184+416
3  Netherlands7520154+1117
4  Brazil73221114–311
Eliminated in the Quarter-finals
5  Colombia5401124+812
6  Belgium540163+312
7  France5311103+710
8  Costa Rica523052+39
Eliminated in the Round of 16
9  Chile421164+27
10  Mexico421153+27
11  Switzerland42027706
12  Uruguay420246–26
13  Greece412135–25
14  Algeria41127704
15  United States411256–14
16  Nigeria411235–24
Eliminated in the Group stage
17  Ecuador31113304
18  Portugal311147–34
19  Croatia31026603
20  Bosnia and Herzegovina31024403
21  Ivory Coast310245–13
22  Italy310223–13
23  Spain310247–33
24  Russia302123–12
25  Ghana301246–21
26  England301224–21
27  South Korea301236–31
28  Iran301214–31
29  Japan301226–41
30  Australia300339–60
31  Honduras300318–70
32  Cameroon300319–80

Rankings are based on performance, not team skill. Also, these rankings are unofficial and are not based on head-to-head record.



References

Notes

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