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The2014 FIFA World Cupwas the 20thFIFA World Cup,the quadrennial world championship formen's nationalfootballteams organised byFIFA.It took place inBrazilfrom 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2007. It was the second time that Brazil staged the competition, the first being in1950,and the fifth time that it was held in South America.

2014 FIFA World Cup
Copa do Mundo da FIFA Brasil 2014(Brazilian Portuguese)
Juntos num só ritmo
(lit. 'Together in a single rhythm')
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates12 June – 13 July
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)12 (in 12 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsGermany(4th title)
Runners-upArgentina
Third placeNetherlands
Fourth placeBrazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored171 (2.67 per match)
Attendance3,429,873 (53,592 per match)
Top scorer(s)ColombiaJames Rodríguez
(6 goals)[1]
Best player(s)ArgentinaLionel Messi[2]
Best young playerFrancePaul Pogba[3]
BestgoalkeeperGermanyManuel Neuer[4]
Fair play awardColombia[5]
←2010
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31 national teams advanced throughqualification competitionsto join the host nation in the final tournament (withBosnia and Herzegovinaas the only debutant). A total of 64 matches were played in 12 venues located in as many host cities across Brazil. For the first time at a World Cup finals, match officials usedgoal-line technology,as well asvanishing sprayforfree kicks.[6]FIFA Fan Festsin each host city gathered a total of 5 million people, and the country received 1 million visitors from 202 countries.[7]Spain,the defending champions, were eliminated at the group stage. Host nation Brazil, who had won the2013 FIFA Confederations Cup,lost to Germany7–1 in the semi-finals and eventually finished in fourth place.[8]

Inthe final,Germany defeated Argentina 1–0 after extra time thanks to aMario Götzehalf-volley in the 113th minute of the final[9]to win the tournament and secure the country's fourth world title, their first major tournament win sinceUEFA Euro 1996,the first afterGerman reunificationin 1990, when as West Germany they also beat Argentina by the same score in 90 minutes in theWorld Cup final.Germany became the first European team to win a World Cup staged in theAmericas,[10]and this result marked the third consecutive title won by a European team, after Italy in2006and Spain in2010.[11][12]

Host selection

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup bids
Announcement of Brazil as hosts, 2007

In March 2003, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held in South America for the first time since1978,in line with its policy at the time of rotating the right to host the World Cup among different confederations.[13][14]With the2010 FIFA World Cuphosted in South Africa, it would be the second consecutive World Cup outside Europe, which was a first for the tournament. It was also sixth time (second consecutive) in the Southern Hemisphere.[15]Only Brazil and Colombia formally declared their candidacy but, after the withdrawal of the latter from the process,[16]Brazil was officially elected as host nation unopposed on 30 October 2007.[17]

Participating teams and officials

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Qualification

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
See also:FIFA World Cup qualification

Following qualification matches played between June 2011 and November 2013, the following 32 teams – shown with their last pre-tournamentFIFA world ranking[18]– qualified for the final tournament. Twenty-four of these teams were returning participants from the2010 World Cup.Bosnia and Herzegovinawere the only team with no previous appearance at the World Cup finals.[nb 1][19]Colombiaqualified for the World Cup after16 years of absence,whileBelgiumandRussiaboth returned after12 years.Paraguayfailed to qualify for the first time since 1994. This was also the first World Cup for 32 years that did not feature a representative from the Nordic countries.Iran,Costa Rica,Ecuador,andCroatiareturned to the tournament after missing the 2010 tournament. The highest ranked team not to qualify wasUkraine(ranked 16th), while the lowest ranked team that did qualify wasAustralia(ranked 62nd).[18]

As of2022,this was the last time Chile, Ivory Coast, Greece, Italy, Honduras, and Algeria qualified for the World Cup finals, and the only time Bosnia and Herzegovina have qualified, and the last time Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Denmark, Poland, and Serbia failed to qualify. This was also the most recent World Cup finals to feature every prior winning team.

Final draw

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup seeding

The 32 participating teams were drawn into eight groups. In preparation for this, the teams were organised into four pots with the sevenhighest-rankedteams joining host nationBrazilin the seeded pot.[20]As with the previous tournaments, FIFA aimed to create groups which maximised geographic separation and therefore the unseeded teams were arranged into pots based on geographic considerations.[21][22]The draw took place on 6 December 2013 at theCosta do Sauíperesort inBahia,during which the teams were drawn by various past World Cup-winning players.[23][24]Under the draw procedure, one randomly drawn team – Italy – was firstly relocated from Pot 4 to Pot 2 to create four equal pots of eight teams.[25]

Group A Group B Group C Group D
Brazil Spain Colombia Uruguay
Croatia Netherlands Greece Costa Rica
Mexico Chile Ivory Coast England
Cameroon Australia Japan Italy
Group E Group F Group G Group H
Switzerland Argentina Germany Belgium
Ecuador Bosnia and Herzegovina Portugal Algeria
France Iran Ghana Russia
Honduras Nigeria United States South Korea

Officials

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup officials

In March 2013, FIFA published a list of 52 prospective referees, each paired, on the basis of nationality, with twoassistant referees,from all six football confederations for the tournament. On 14 January 2014, the FIFA Referees Committee appointed 25 referee trios and eight support duos representing 43 countries for the tournament.[26][27] Yuichi NishimurafromJapanacted as referee in the opening match whereasNicola RizzolifromItalyacted as referee in the final.[28][29]

Squads

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup squads

As with the2010 tournament,each team's squad consisted of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers). Each participating national association had to confirm their final 23-player squad no later than 10 days before the start of the tournament.[30]Teams were permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury, at any time up to 24 hours before their first game.[30]During a match, all remaining squad members not named in the starting team were available to be one of the three permitted substitutions (provided the player was not serving a suspension).[30]

Venues

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup venues

12 venues (seven new and five renovated) in twelve cities were selected for the tournament. The venues covered all the mainregions of Braziland created more evenly distributed hosting than the1950 finalsin Brazil.[31]Consequently, the tournament required long-distance travel for teams.[32]During the World Cup, Brazilian cities were also home to the participating teams at32 separate base camps,[33]as well as stagingofficial fan festswhere supporters could view the games.[34]

The most used stadiums were the Maracanã and Brasília, which hosted seven matches each. The least-used venues were in Cuiabá, Manaus, Natal, and Curitiba, which hosted four matches each; as the four smallest stadiums in use at the tournament, they did not host any knockout round matches.[35]

Rio de Janeiro Brasília São Paulo Fortaleza
Estádio do Maracanã Estádio Nacional Arena Corinthians
(Arena de São Paulo) 		Estádio Castelão
Capacity:74,738[35][A] Capacity:69,432[35][B] Capacity:63,321[35][C] Capacity:60,348[35][D]
Belo Horizonte
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Location of the host cities of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
 Salvador
Estádio Mineirão Arena Fonte Nova
Capacity:58,259[35][E] Capacity:51,708[35][F]
Porto Alegre Recife[nb 2]
Estádio Beira-Rio Arena Pernambuco
Capacity:43,394[35][G] Capacity:42,583[35][H]
Cuiabá Manaus Natal Curitiba
Arena Pantanal Arena da Amazônia Arena das Dunas Arena da Baixada
Capacity:41,112[35][I] Capacity:40,549[35][J] Capacity:39,971[35][K] Capacity:39,631[35][L]

Team base camps

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Base camps were used by the 32 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament. On 31 January 2014, FIFA announced the base camps for each participating team,[33]having earlier circulated a brochure of 84 prospective locations.[36]Most teams opted to stay in theSoutheast Regionof Brazil, with only eight teams choosing other regions; five teams (Croatia, Germany, Ghana, Greece and Switzerland) opted to stay in theNortheast Regionand three teams (Ecuador, South Korea and Spain) opted to stay in theSouth Region.None opted to stay in theNorth Regionor theCentral-West Region.[37]Campo Bahia,the base camp of the eventual champion Germany, attracted much interest.[38]

FIFA Fan Fests

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Brazilian fans at the FIFA Fan Fest in Brasília

For a third consecutive World Cup tournament, FIFA stagedFIFA Fan Festsin each of the 12 host cities throughout the competition. Prominent examples were theCopacabana Beachin Rio de Janeiro, which already held a Fan Fest in 2010, andSão Paulo's Vale do Anhangabaú.[39][40]The first official event took place onIracema Beach,inFortaleza,on 8 June 2014.[41]

Innovations

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Technologies

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Adidas Brazuca

In order to avoidghost goals,the 2014 World Cup introducedgoal-line technologyfollowing successful trials at, among other competitions, the2013 Confederations Cup.The chosenGoal Control systemfeatured 14 high speed cameras, 7 directed to each of the goals. Data were sent to the central image-processing centre, where a virtual representation of the ball was output on a widescreen to confirm the goal. The referee was equipped with a watch which vibrated and displayed a signal upon a goal.[42][43][44]France's second goal in theirgroup gameagainst Honduras was the first time goal-line technology was needed to confirm that a goal should be given.[45]

Following successful trials,[nb 3]FIFA approved the use ofvanishing sprayby the referees for the first time at a World Cup Finals. The water-based spray, which disappears within minutes of application, can be used to mark a ten-yard line for the defending team during afree kickand also to draw where the ball is to be placed for a free kick.[46]

TheAdidas Brazucawas the officialmatch ballof the 2014 FIFA World Cup[47][48][49][50]and was supplied byForward SportsofSialkot,Pakistan.[47]Adidas created a new design of ball after criticisms of theAdidas Jabulaniused in theprevious World Cup.The number of panels was reduced to six, with the panels being thermally bonded. This created a ball with increased consistency and aerodynamics compared to its predecessor. Furthermore, Adidas underwent an extensive testing process lasting more than two years to produce a ball that would meet the approval of football professionals.

Cooling breaks

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Due to the relatively high ambient temperatures in Brazil, particularly at the northern venues, cooling breaks for the players were introduced.[51]Breaks could take place at the referee's discretion after the 30th minute of each half if theWet Bulb Globe Temperatureexceeded 32 °C (90 °F); the breaks would last 3 minutes, with this time made up by an extended period of stoppage time at the end of the half.

The first cooling break in a World Cup play took place during the 32nd minute of thematch between the Netherlands and Mexico in the round of 16.[52][53][54][55]At the start of the match, FIFA listed the temperature at 32 °C (90 °F) with 68% humidity.[56]

Anti-doping

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Thebiological passportwas introduced in the FIFA World Cup starting in 2014.Bloodandurinesamples collected from all players before the competition, and from two players per team per match, were analysed by theSwiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses.[57]FIFA reported that 91.5% of the players taking part in the tournament were tested before the start of the competition and none tested positive.[58]However, FIFA was criticised for how it conducted doping tests.[59][60]

Format

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The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 32 teams divided among eight groups of four, where each group engaged in around-robin tournamentwithin itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage.[30]Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. When comparing teams in a group over-all result came before head-to-head.

In theknockout stagethere were four rounds (round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final), with each eliminating the losers. The two semi-final losers competed in a third place play-off. For any match in the knockout stage, a draw after 90 minutes of regulation time was followed by two 15 minute periods ofextra timeto determine a winner. If the teams were still tied, apenalty shoot-outwas held to determine a winner.[30]

The match schedule was announced on 20 October 2011[61]with the kick-off times being confirmed on 27 September 2012;[62]after the final draw, the kick-off times of seven matches were adjusted by FIFA.[63]The competition was organised so that teams that played each other in the group stage could not meet again during the knockout phase until the final (or the 3rd place match).[30] The group stage began on 12 June, with the host nation competing in the opening game as has been the format since the 2006 tournament. The opening game was preceded by anopening ceremonythat began at 15:15 local time.[64]

Opening ceremony

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From left to right:Claudia Leitte,Pitbull,andJennifer Lopezperforming at the opening ceremony at theArena de São Paulo,São Paulo.
Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony

On 12 June 2014, the 20th edition of theFIFA World Cupbegan with the opening ceremony atArena de São Paulo,São Paulo,Brazil. The event saw 660 dancers take to the stadium and perform in a ceremony which celebrated the nature of the country and its love of football. Following the dancers native singerClaudia Leitteemerged on centre stage to perform for the crowd. She was later joined by Cuban-American rapperPitbull,and American singerJennifer Lopezto perform the tournament's official song "We Are One (Ole Ola)"which had been released as an official single on 8 April 2014. Following the ceremony, the opening match was played, which saw the hosts come from behind to beat Croatia 3–1.[65][66][67]

Group stage

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The group stage of the cup took place inBrazilfrom 12 June 2014 to 26 June 2014: each team played three games. The group stage was notable for a scarcity of draws and a large number of goals. The first drawn (and goalless) match did not occur until the 13th match of the tournament, between Iran and Nigeria: a drought longer than any World Cup since 1930.[68]The group stage produced a total of 136 goals (an average of 2.83 goals per match), nine fewer than were scored during the entire 2010 tournament.[69]This is the largest number of goals in the group stage since the 32-team system was implemented in 1998[70]and the largest average in a group stage since 1958.[71]World Cup holders Spain were eliminated after only two games, the quickest exit for the defending champions since Italy's from the1950 tournament.[72]Spain also became the fourth nation to be eliminated in the first round while holding the World Cup crown, the first one being Italy in 1950 (and again in 2010), Brazil in 1966, and France in 2002.[73]For the first time, two teams from Africa advanced to the second round, a feat that would be repeated in the2022 tournament.

Group A

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil(H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance toknockout stage
2 Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
3 Croatia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4 Cameroon 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tie-breaking criteria
(H)Hosts
Brazil3–1Croatia
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Attendance: 62,103
Mexico1–0Cameroon
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Attendance: 39,216
Brazil0–0Mexico
Report
Attendance: 60,342
Cameroon0–4Croatia
Report
Attendance: 39,982
Cameroon1–4Brazil
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Attendance: 69,112
Croatia1–3Mexico
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Attendance: 41,212

Group B

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Advance toknockout stage
2 Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 Spain 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4 Australia 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tie-breaking criteria
Spain1–5Netherlands
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Attendance: 48,173
Chile3–1Australia
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Attendance: 40,275
Australia2–3Netherlands
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Attendance: 42,877
Spain0–2Chile
Report
Attendance: 74,101
Australia0–3Spain
Report
Attendance: 39,375
Netherlands2–0Chile
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Attendance: 62,996

Group C

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Colombia 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance toknockout stage
2 Greece 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
3 Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 Japan 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tie-breaking criteria
Colombia3–0Greece
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Attendance: 57,174
Ivory Coast2–1Japan
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Attendance: 40,267
Colombia2–1Ivory Coast
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Attendance: 68,748
Japan0–0Greece
Report
Attendance: 39,485
Japan1–4Colombia
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Attendance: 40,340
Greece2–1Ivory Coast
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Attendance: 59,095

Group D

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance toknockout stage
2 Uruguay 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 Italy 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4 England 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tie-breaking criteria
Uruguay1–3Costa Rica
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Attendance: 58,679
England1–2Italy
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Attendance: 39,800
Uruguay2–1England
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Attendance: 62,575
Italy0–1Costa Rica
Report
Attendance: 40,285
Italy0–1Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 39,706
Costa Rica0–0England
Report
Attendance: 57,823

Group E

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 France 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance toknockout stage
2 Switzerland 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3 Ecuador 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 Honduras 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tie-breaking criteria
Switzerland2–1Ecuador
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Attendance: 68,351
France3–0Honduras
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Attendance: 43,012
Switzerland2–5France
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Attendance: 51,003
Honduras1–2Ecuador
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Attendance: 39,224
Honduras0–3Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 40,322
Ecuador0–0France
Report
Attendance: 73,749

Group F

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Argentina 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9 Advance toknockout stage
2 Nigeria 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 Iran 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tie-breaking criteria
Argentina2–1Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Attendance: 74,738
Iran0–0Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 39,081
Argentina1–0Iran
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Attendance: 57,698
Nigeria1–0Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Attendance: 40,499
Nigeria2–3Argentina
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Attendance: 43,285
Bosnia and Herzegovina3–1Iran
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Attendance: 48,011

Group G

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance toknockout stage
2 United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Portugal 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4
4 Ghana 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tie-breaking criteria
Germany4–0Portugal
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Attendance: 51,081
Ghana1–2United States
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Attendance: 39,760
Germany2–2Ghana
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Attendance: 59,621
United States2–2Portugal
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Attendance: 40,123
United States0–1Germany
Report
Attendance: 41,876
Portugal2–1Ghana
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Attendance: 67,540

Group H

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belgium 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance toknockout stage
2 Algeria 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
3 Russia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4 South Korea 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Tie-breaking criteria
Belgium2–1Algeria
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Attendance: 56,800
Russia1–1South Korea
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Attendance: 37,603
Belgium1–0Russia
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Attendance: 73,819
South Korea2–4Algeria
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Attendance: 42,732
South Korea0–1Belgium
Report
Attendance: 61,397
Algeria1–1Russia
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Attendance: 39,311

Knockout stage

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Bracket

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
28 June –Belo Horizonte
Brazil(p)1 (3)
4 July –Fortaleza
Chile1 (2)
Brazil2
28 June –Rio de Janeiro
Colombia1
Colombia2
8 July–Belo Horizonte
Uruguay0
Brazil1
30 June –Brasília
Germany7
France2
4 July –Rio de Janeiro
Nigeria0
France0
30 June –Porto Alegre
Germany1
Germany(a.e.t.)2
13 July–Rio de Janeiro
Algeria1
Germany(a.e.t.)1
29 June –Fortaleza
Argentina0
Netherlands2
5 July –Salvador
Mexico1
Netherlands(p)0 (4)
29 June –Recife
Costa Rica0 (3)
Costa Rica(p)1 (5)
9 July –São Paulo
Greece1 (3)
Netherlands0 (2)
1 July –São Paulo
Argentina(p)0 (4) Third place play-off
Argentina(a.e.t.)1
5 July –Brasília12 July –Brasília
Switzerland0
Argentina1Brazil0
1 July –Salvador
Belgium0 Netherlands3
Belgium(a.e.t.)2
United States1

Results decided after extra time are indicated by (a.e.t.), and results decided via a penalty shoot-out are indicated by (p).

Round of 16

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All the group winners advanced into the quarter-finals. They included four teams from UEFA, three from CONMEBOL, and one from CONCACAF. Of the eight matches, five required extra-time, and two of theserequired penalty shoot-outs;this was the first time penalty shoot-outs occurred in more than one game in a round of 16.[nb 4]The goal average per game in the round of 16 was 2.25, a drop of 0.58 goals per game from the group stage.[79]The eight teams to win in the round of 16 included four former champions (Brazil, Germany, Argentina and France), a three-time runner-up (Netherlands), and two first-time quarter-finalists (Colombia and Costa Rica).[80][81]Belgium reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 1986.[82]

All times listed below are at local time (UTC−3)

Brazil1–1(a.e.t.)Chile
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Penalties
 3–2
Attendance: 57,714
Colombia2–0Uruguay
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Attendance: 73,804
Netherlands2–1Mexico
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Attendance: 58,817
Costa Rica1–1(a.e.t.)Greece
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Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 41,242
France2–0Nigeria
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Attendance: 67,882
Germany2–1(a.e.t.)Algeria
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Attendance: 43,063
Argentina1–0(a.e.t.)Switzerland
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Attendance: 63,255
Belgium2–1(a.e.t.)United States
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Attendance: 51,227

Quarter-finals

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With a 1–0 victory over France, Germany set a World Cup record with four consecutive semi-final appearances. Brazil beat Colombia 2–1, but Brazil'sNeymarwas injured and missed the rest of the competition. Argentina reached the final four for the first time since 1990 after a 1–0 win over Belgium. The Netherlands reached the semi-finals for the second consecutive tournament, after overcoming Costa Rica in apenalty shoot-outfollowing a 0–0 draw at the end of extra time, with goalkeeperTim Krulhaving been substituted on for the shoot-out and saving two penalties.

France0–1Germany
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Attendance: 74,240
Brazil2–1Colombia
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Attendance: 60,342
Argentina1–0Belgium
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Attendance: 68,551
Netherlands0–0(a.e.t.)Costa Rica
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Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 51,179

Semi-finals

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Germany qualified for the final for the eighth time with a historic 7–1 win over Brazil – the biggest defeat in Brazilian football since 1920.Miroslav Klose's goal in this match was his 16th throughout all World Cups, breaking therecordhe had previously shared withRonaldo.[83]Klose set another record by becoming the first player to appear in four World Cup semi-finals.[84]Argentina reached their first final since 1990, and their fifth overall, after overcoming the Netherlands in apenalty shoot-outfollowing a 0–0 draw at the end of extra time.

Main article:Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)
Brazil1–7Germany
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Attendance: 58,141
Netherlands0–0(a.e.t.)Argentina
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 63,267

Third place play-off

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The Netherlands defeated Brazil 3–0 to secure third place, the first for the Dutch team in their history. Overall, Brazil conceded 14 goals in the tournament; this was the most by a team at any single World Cup since 1986, and the most by a host nation in history, although their fourth-place finish still represented Brazil's best result in a World Cup since their last win in 2002.[85]

Brazil0–3Netherlands
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Attendance: 68,034

Final

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup final

The final featured Germany against Argentina for a record third time after1986and1990.

Germany1–0(a.e.t.)Argentina
Götze113' Report
Attendance: 74,738

This marked the first time that teams from the same continent had won three consecutive World Cups (following Italy in2006and Spain in2010). It was also the first time that a European nation had won the World Cup in the Americas. On aggregate Europe then had eleven victories, to South America's nine.

Statistics

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See also:List of FIFA World Cup records

Goalscorers

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In total, 171 goals were scored by a record 121 players, with five credited asown goals.Goals scored frompenalty shoot-outsare not counted. James Rodríguezwas awarded theGolden Bootfor scoring six goals, the first time that a Colombian player received the award.[86][87]

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Source: FIFA[88]

Discipline

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The most notable disciplinary case was that of Uruguayan strikerLuis Suárez,who was suspended for nine international matches and banned from taking part in any football-related activity (including entering any stadium) for four months, following abiting incidenton Italian defenderGiorgio Chiellini.He was also finedCHF100,000.[89][90][91]After an appeal to theCourt of Arbitration for Sport,Suárez was later allowed to participate in training and friendly matches with new clubBarcelona.[92]

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[93][94]

Award Winner Other nominees
Golden Ball

Lionel Messi
Thomas Müller
Arjen Robben

Ángel Di María
James Rodríguez
Javier Mascherano
Mats Hummels
Neymar
Philipp Lahm
Toni Kroos[95]

Golden Boot

James Rodríguez(6 goals, 2 assists)
Thomas Müller(5 goals, 3 assists)
Neymar(4 goals, 1 assist)[96]

Golden Glove

Manuel Neuer

Keylor Navas
Sergio Romero[97]

Young Player Award

Paul Pogba

Memphis Depay
Raphaël Varane[98]

FIFA Fair Play Trophy

Colombia

Technical Study Group

The members of the Technical Study Group, the committee that decided which players won the awards, were led by FIFA's head of the Technical DivisionJean-Paul Briggerand featured:[99]

There were changes to the voting procedure for awards for the 2014 edition: while in 2010 accredited media were allowed to vote for the Golden Ball award,[100]in 2014 only the Technical Study Group could select the outcome.[101]

All-Star Team

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As was the case during the 2010 edition, FIFA released anAll-Star Teambased on theCastrol performance indexin its official website.[102]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Manuel Neuer

Marcos Rojo
Mats Hummels
Thiago Silva
Stefan de Vrij

Oscar
Toni Kroos
Philipp Lahm
James Rodríguez

Arjen Robben
Thomas Müller

Dream Team

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FIFA also invited users of FIFA to elect their Dream Team.[103][104]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Manager

Manuel Neuer

Marcelo
Mats Hummels
Thiago Silva
David Luiz

Ángel Di María
Toni Kroos
James Rodríguez

Neymar
Lionel Messi
Thomas Müller

Joachim Löw

Prize money

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The total prize money on offer for the tournament was confirmed by FIFA asUS$576 million (including payments of $70 million to domestic clubs and $100 million as player insurances), a 37 percent increase from the amountallocated in the 2010 tournament.Before the tournament, each of the 32 entrants received $1.5 million for preparation costs. At the tournament, the prize money was distributed as follows:[105]

Final standings

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Per statistical convention in football, matches decided inextra timeare counted as wins and losses, while matches decided bypenalty shoot-outsare counted as draws.[106]

Result of countries participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 G Germany 7 6 1 0 18 4 +14 19 Champions
2 F Argentina 7 5 1 1 8 4 +4 16 Runners-up
3 B Netherlands 7 5 2 0 15 4 +11 17 Third place
4 A Brazil(H) 7 3 2 2 11 14 −3 11 Fourth place
5 C Colombia 5 4 0 1 12 4 +8 12 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6 H Belgium 5 4 0 1 6 3 +3 12
7 E France 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 10
8 D Costa Rica 5 2 3 0 5 2 +3 9
9 B Chile 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7 Eliminated in
round of 16
10 A Mexico 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
11 E Switzerland 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6
12 D Uruguay 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 6
13 C Greece 4 1 2 1 3 5 −2 5
14 H Algeria 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4
15 G United States 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
16 F Nigeria 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4
17 E Ecuador 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Eliminated in
group stage
18 G Portugal 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4
19 A Croatia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
20 F Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
21 C Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
22 D Italy 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
23 B Spain 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
24 H Russia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
25 G Ghana 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
26 D England 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
27 H South Korea 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
28 F Iran 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
29 C Japan 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
30 B Australia 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
31 E Honduras 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
32 A Cameroon 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: FIFA[106]
(H)Hosts

Preparations and costs

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup preparations
The Estádio Nacional inBrasíliaduring its rebuild. The project was completed at a cost of US$900 million, against an original budget of US$300 million, making the stadium the second-most expensive football stadium in the world after England'sWembley Stadium.

Costs of the tournament totalled $11.6 billion,[107]making it the most expensive World Cup to date,[108]until surpassed by2018 FIFA World Cupwhich cost an estimated $14.2 billion.[107]FIFA was expected to spend US$2 billion on staging the finals,[109]with its greatest single expense being theUS$576 million prize money pot.[105]

Although organisers originally estimated costs of US$1.1 billion,[110]a reported US$3.6 billion was ultimately spent on stadium works.[111][112]Five of the chosen host cities had brand new venues built specifically for the World Cup, while theEstádio Nacional Mané Garrinchain the capitalBrasíliawas demolished and rebuilt, with the remaining six being extensively renovated.[113]

An additional R$3 billion (US$1.3 billion, €960 million, £780 million at June 2014 rates) was earmarked by the Brazilian government for investment in infrastructure works and projects for use during the 2014 World Cup and beyond.[114]However, the failed completion of many of the proposed works provoked discontent among some Brazilians.[115][116][117]

The Brazilian government pledged US$900 million to be invested into security forces and that the tournament would be "one of the most protected sports events in history."[118]

Marketing

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Main article:2014 FIFA World Cup marketing

The marketing of the 2014 FIFA World Cup included sale of tickets, support from sponsors and promotion through events that utilise the symbols andsongsof the tournament. Popular merchandise included items featuring theofficial mascotas well as anofficial video gamethat has been developed byEA Sports.[119]As a partner of theGerman Football Association,part of German major airlineLufthansa's fleet was branded "Fanhansa" for the time being. Branded planes flew the Germany national team, media representatives and football fans to Brazil.[120]

TheSony Xperia Z2was dubbed the "officialsmartphoneof the 2014 FIFA World Cup ".[121]

Sponsorship

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The sponsors of the 2014 World Cup are divided into three categories: FIFA Partners, FIFA World Cup Sponsors and National Supporters.[122]

FIFA partners FIFA World Cup sponsors National supporters

Symbols

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Mascot

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Main article:Fuleco

Theofficial mascotof this World Cup was "Fuleco"[123]

Match ball

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Main article:Adidas Brazuca
Brazuca

Theofficial match ballwas "Brazuca",manufactured byAdidas.[124]

Music

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Main article:One Love, One Rhythm – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album

The official song of the tournament was "We Are One (Ole Ola)"with vocals fromPitbull,Jennifer LopezandClaudia Leitte.[125]

The official mascot song was "Tatu Bom de Bola".

The official anthem was "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)".

Media

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See also:2014 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights

For a fourth consecutive FIFA World Cup Finals, the coverage was provided by HBS (Host Broadcast Services), a subsidiary ofInfront Sports & Media.[126]Sonywas selected as the official equipment provider and built 12 bespokehigh definitionproduction 40-foot-long containers, one for each tournament venue, to house the extensive amount of equipment required.[127][128]Each match utilised 37 standard camera plans, including Aerial and Cablecam, two Ultramotion cameras and dedicated cameras for interviews.[128]The official tournament film,as well as three matches,[nb 5]will be filmed withultra high definitiontechnology (4K resolution), following a successful trial at the2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[129]

The broadcasting rights – covering television, radio, internet and mobile coverage – for the tournament were sold to media companies in each individual territory either directly by FIFA, or through licensed companies or organisations such as theEuropean Broadcasting Union,Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana,International Media Content,Dentsuand RS International Broadcasting & Sports Management.[130]The sale of these rights accounted for an estimated 60% of FIFA's income from staging a World Cup.[131]The International Broadcast Centre was situated at theRiocentroin theBarra da Tijucaneighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro.[132][133]

Worldwide, several games qualified as the most-watched sporting events in their country in 2014, including 42.9 million people in Brazil for the opening game between Brazil and Croatia, the 34.1 million in Japan who saw their team play Ivory Coast, and 34.7 million in Germany who saw their national team win the World Cup against Argentina,[134]while the 24.7 million viewers during the game between the US and Portugal is joint with the2010 finalas the most-watched football game in the United States.[135]According to FIFA, over 1 billion people tuned in worldwide to watch thefinalbetween Germany and Argentina.[136]

Controversies

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Main article:List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies

The 2014 FIFA World Cup generated various controversies, including demonstrations, some of which took place even before the tournament started. Furthermore, there were various issues with safety, including the death of eight workers and a fire during construction, breaches into stadiums, an unstable makeshift staircase at theMaracanã Stadium,amonorailcollapse, and thecollapse of an unfinished overpassinBelo Horizonte.[137][138][139][140][141]The houses of thousands of families living inRio de Janeiro’sslumswere cleared for redevelopments for the World Cup in spite of protests and resistance. Favela do Metrô, near the Maracanã Stadium, was completely destroyed as a result, having previously housed 700 families in 2010.[142][143][144]

Protests

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Anti-World Cup demonstration on the opening day
Further information:List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies § Protests
See also:2013 protests in Braziland2014 protests in Brazil

Prior to the opening ceremony of the2013 FIFA Confederations Cupstaged in Brazil, demonstrations took place outsidethe venue,organised by people unhappy with the amount of public money spent to enable the hosting of the FIFA World Cup.[145]Both theBrazilian presidentDilma Rousseffand FIFA presidentSepp Blatterwere heavily booed as they were announced to give their speeches at the 2013 tournament's opening,[146]which resulted in FIFA announcing that the2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremonywould not feature any speeches.[147]Further protests took place during the Confederations Cup as well as prior to and during the World Cup.[148][149][150][151][152]

Breaches into stadiums

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Further information:List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies § Breaches into stadiums

At theGroup B matchbetweenSpainandChile,around 100 Chilean supporters who had gathered outsideMaracanã Stadiumforced their way into the stadium and caused damage to the media centre. Military police reported that 85 Chileans were detained during the events, while others reached the stands. Earlier, about 20 Argentinians made a similar breach during Argentina'sGroup F gameagainst Bosnia and Herzegovina at the same stadium.[153][154]

Bridge collapse

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Main article:Belo Horizonte overpass collapse

On 3 July 2014, anoverpassunder construction inBelo Horizonteas part of the World Cupinfrastructureprojects collapsed onto a busycarriagewaybelow, leaving two people dead and 22 others injured.[155][156]

Head injuries

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During the tournament, FIFA received significant criticism for the way head injuries are handled during matches. Two incidents in particular attracted the most attention. First, in a group stage match, after Uruguayan defenderÁlvaro Pereirareceived a blow to the head, he lay unconscious.[157]The Uruguayan doctor signaled for the player to be substituted, but he returned to the match. The incident drew criticism from the professional players' union FIFPro, and from Michel D'Hooghe, a member of the FIFA executive board and chairman of its medical committee.[158]

Second, in the Final, German midfielderChristoph Kramerreceived a blow to the head from a collision in the 14th minute, but returned to the match before collapsing in the 31st minute. During that time, Kramer was disoriented and confused, and asked the refereeNicola Rizzoliwhether the match he was playing was in the World Cup Final.[159]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Bosnia and Herzegovina was until 1992 part of Yugoslavia, which competed at eight World Cup tournaments.
  2. ^TheArena Pernambucois located inSão Lourenço da Mata,Pernambuco.
  3. ^The spray was trialled at the2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup,2013 FIFA U-17 World Cupand2013 FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ^In1938's round of 16,two games were also tied after extra-time, but those werereplayedinstead.
  5. ^Those matches scheduled to be filmed in ultra high definition were one match from the round of 16 (on 28 June), one quarter-final (on 4 July) and the final
  1. ^The average attendance at this stadium was 74,081.
  2. ^The average attendance at this stadium was 68,317.
  3. ^The average attendance at this stadium was 62,599.
  4. ^The average attendance at this stadium was 59,483.
  5. ^The average attendance at this stadium was 57,558.
  6. ^The average attendance at this stadium was 50,112.
  7. ^The average attendance at this stadium was 42,994.
  8. ^The average attendance at this stadium was 40,976.
  9. ^The average attendance at this stadium was 39,679.
  10. ^The average attendance at this stadium was 40,057.
  11. ^The average attendance at this stadium was 39,542.
  12. ^The average attendance at this stadium was 39,248.

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