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The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 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 in 1950, and the fifth time that it was held in South America.

31 national teams advanced through qualification competitions to join the host nation in the final tournament (with Bosnia and Herzegovina as 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 used goal-line technology, as well as vanishing spray for free kicks. FIFA Fan Fests in each host city gathered a total of 5 million people, and the country received 1 million visitors from 202 countries. Spain, the defending champions, were eliminated at the group stage, along with England and Italy. Uruguay were eliminated in the round of 16, and France exited in the quarter-finals. Host nation Brazil, who had won the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, lost to Germany 7–1 in the semi-finals and eventually finished in fourth place.

In the final, Germany defeated Argentina 1–0 after extra time thanks to a Mario Götze half-volley in the 113th minute of the final to win the tournament and secure the country's fourth world title, the first after German reunification in 1990, when as West Germany they also beat Argentina by the same score in 90 minutes in the World Cup final. Germany became the first European team to win a World Cup staged in the Americas, and this result marked the third consecutive title won by a European team, after Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010.

Venues[]

Stadiums Location Capacity
Estádio do Maracanã Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 74,738
Estádio Nacional Brasília, Federal District 69,432
Arena Corinthians
(Arena de São Paulo)
São Paulo, São Paulo 63,321
Estádio Castelão Fortaleza, Ceará 60,348
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 58,259
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador, Bahia 51,708
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 43,394
Arena Pernambuco Recife, Pernambuco 42,583
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá, Mato Grosso 41,112
Arena da Amazônia Manaus, Amazonas 40,549
Arena das Dunas Natal, Rio Grande do Norte 39,971
Arena da Baixada Curitiba, Paraná 39,631

Participating teams[]

Region (confederation) Team FIFA ranking
Asia (AFC) Australia 62
Iran 43
Japan 46
South Korea 47
Africa (CAF) Algeria 22
Cameroon 56
Ghana 37
Ivory Coast 23
Nigeria 44
Oceania (OFC) None qualified
North America, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF) Costa Rica 28
Honduras 33
Mexico 20
United States 13
South America (CONMEBOL) Argentina 5
Brazil (host country) 3
Chile 14
Colombia 8
Ecuador 26
Uruguay 7
Europe (UEFA) Belgium 11
Bosnia and Herzegovina 21
Croatia 18
England 10
France 17
Germany 2
Greece 12
Italy 9
Netherlands 15
Portugal 4
Russia 19
Spain 1
Switzerland 6

List of games[]

Group stage[]

Date Venue Winner Score Runners-up
Group A
12 June 2014 Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo Brazil 3–1 Croatia
13 June 2014 Arena das Dunas, Natal Mexico 1–0 Cameroon
17 June 2014 Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Brazil 0–0
(draw)
Mexico
18 June 2014 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus Croatia 4–0 Cameroon
23 June 2014 Estádio Nacional, Brasília Brazil 4–1 Cameroon
Arena Pernambuco, Recife Mexico 3–1 Croatia
Group B
13 June 2014 Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Netherlands 5–1 Spain
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá Chile 3–1 Australia
18 June 2014 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre Netherlands 3–2 Australia
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Chile 2–0 Spain
23 June 2014 Arena da Baixada, Curitiba Spain 3–0 Australia
Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo Netherlands 2–0 Chile
Group C
14 June 2014 Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Colombia 3–0 Greece
Arena Pernambuco, Recife Ivory Coast 2–1 Japan
19 June 2014 Estádio Nacional, Brasília Colombia 2–1 Ivory Coast
Arena das Dunas, Natal Japan 0–0
(draw)
Greece
24 June 2014 Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá Colombia 4–1 Japan
Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Greece 2–1 Ivory Coast
Group D
14 June 2014 Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Costa Rica 3–1 Uruguay
Arena da Amazônia, Manaus Italy 2–1 England
19 June 2014 Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo Uruguay 2–1 England
Arena Pernambuco, Recife Costa Rica 1–0 Italy
24 June 2014 Arena das Dunas, Natal Uruguay 1–0 Italy
Estadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Costa Rica 0–0
(draw)
England
Group E
15 June 2014 Estádio Nacional, Brasília Switzerland 2–1 Ecuador
Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre France 3–0 Honduras
20 June 2014 Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador France 5–2 Switzerland
Arena da Baixada, Curitiba Ecuador 2–1 Honduras
25 June 2014 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus Switzerland 3–0 Honduras
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Ecuador 0–0
(draw)
France
Group F
15 June 2014 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Argentina 2–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
16 June 2014 Arena da Baixada, Curitiba Iran 0–0
(draw)
Nigeria
21 June 2014 Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Argentina 1–0 Iran
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá Nigeria 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
25 June 2014 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre Argentina 3–2 Nigeria
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–1 Iran
Group G
16 June 2014 Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Germany 4–0 Portugal
Arena das Dunas, Natal United States 2–1 Ghana
21 June 2014 Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Germany 2–2
(draw)
Ghana
22 June 2014 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus United States 2–2
(draw)
Portugal
26 June 2014 Arena Pernambuco, Recife Germany 1–0 United States
Estádio Nacional, Brasília Portugal 2–1 Ghana
Group H
17 June 2014 Estadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Belgium 2–1 Algeria
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá Russia 1–1
(draw)
South Korea
22 June 2014 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Belgium 1–0 Russia
Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre Algeria 4–2 South Korea
26 June 2014 Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo Belgium 1–0 South Korea
Arena da Baixada, Curitiba Algeria 1–1
(draw)
Russia

Knockout stage[]

Date Venue Winner Score Runners-up
Round of 16
28 June 2014 Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Brazil 1–1
(a.e.t.)
3–2
(penalties)
Chile
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Colombia 2–0 Uruguay
29 June 2014 Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Netherlands 2–1 Mexico
Arena Pernambuco, Recife Costa Rica 1–1
(a.e.t.)
5–3
(penalties)
Greece
30 June 2014 Estádio Nacional, Brasília France 2–0 Nigeria
Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre Germany 2–1
(a.e.t.)
Algeria
1 July 2014 Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo Argentina 1–0
(a.e.t.)
Switzerland
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Belgium 2–1
(a.e.t.)
United States
Quarter-finals
4 July 2014 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Germany 1–0 France
Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Brazil 2–1 Colombia
5 July 2014 Estádio Nacional, Brasília Argentina 1–0 Belgium
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Netherlands 0–0
(a.e.t.)
4–3
(penalties)
Costa Rica
Semi-finals
8 July 2014 Estadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Germany 7–1 Brazil
9 July 2014 Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo Argentina 0–0
(a.e.t.)
4–2
(penalties)
Netherlands
Third place play-off
12 July 2014 Estádio Nacional, Brasília Netherlands 3–0 Brazil
Final
13 July 2014 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Germany 1–0
(a.e.t.)
Argentina

Broadcasters[]

Country/Territory Broadcaster(s)
Caribbean SportsMax
Middle East and North Africa beIN Sports
Oceania Click Pacific, SBS
South Asia Sony SIX, Seven3
Sub-Saharan Africa SuperSport, Canal+, France Médias Monde
Abkhazia GPB, Channel One Russia, VGTRK
Afghanistan Ariana TV
Albania RTSH
Algeria EPTV
Andorra TF1, Mediaset España, beIN Sports France, beIN Sports Spain, Gol Televisión
Angola TPA
Argentina TyC Sports, TV Pública Digital, DirecTV, ESPN 107.9 FM, AM del Plata, LS4 Radio Continental, La Red AM 910, LS5 Radio Rivadavia, Radio Nacional Argentina
Armenia ARMTV
Aruba TeleAruba
Australia SBS
Austria ORF
Azerbaijan İTV
Bangladesh BTV, Maasranga Television, Gazi Television
Belarus BTRC
Belgium VRT, RTBF
Benin ORTB
Bolivia Unitel, Red Uno, Bolivia TV, Deporte Total Radio, Radio Cristal, Radio Fides, El Deber Radio, Radio Patria Nueva, Radio Monumental
Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT
Botswana BRTS
Brazil Rede Globo, Rede Bandeirantes, SporTV, ESPN Brasil, Fox Sports, BandSports, Rádio Globo, CBN, Jovem Pan, Rádio Bandeirantes, Super Rádio Tupi, Rádio Transamérica, EBC, Rádio Gaúcha, Rádio Itatiaia, Rádio Jornal do Commercio, Rádio Verdes Mares / Tamoio, Rádio Clube do Pará, Rádio Olinda, Rádio 730, Rádio Paiquerê, Rádio Liberdade de Caruaru, Rádio Brasil Sul, Rádio Sociedade / Princesa FM, Rádio Cultura de Miracema, Rádio Manchete, Rádio Jornal de Sergipe, Rádio 105 FM, Rádio Metropolitana FM, Rádio Família FM, Rádio Amazonas FM
Brunei Astro
Bulgaria BNT, BNR
Burkina Faso RTB
Burundi RTNB
Cambodia CTN
Cameroon CRTV
Canada CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, TLN, Univision Canada, Fairchild TV, Talentvision
Canary Islands
Ceuta
Melilla
Mediaset España, beIN Sports, Gol Televisión
Cape Verde RTC
Central African Republic RTC
Chad RTNT
Chile TVN, Canal 13, DirecTV, Movistar, ADN Radio Chile, Radio Cooperativa, Radio Agricultura, Radio Bio-Bio
China CCTV
Clipperton Island
Collectivity of Saint Martin
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna
TF1, France Télévisions, beIN Sports
Colombia Caracol Televisión, RCN Televisión, DirecTV, Caracol Radio, RCN Radio, Bluradio
Congo TNC
Corsica
Sardinia
TF1, RAI, beIN Sports, Sky Sport
Costa Rica Repretel, Teletica, Millicom, Radio Columbia, Radio Monumental
Crimea Channel One Russia, VGTRK, NTU, Ukrayina
Croatia HRT
Cuba Tele Rebelde
Cyprus CyBC
Czech Republic ČT
Denmark DR, TV 2
Democratic Republic of the Congo RTNC
Ecuador Gamavisión, TC Mi Canal, Oromar, DirecTV, La Radio Redonda
El Salvador TCS, YKSL
Equatorial Guinea RDEG
Eritrea EBC
Estonia ERR
Ethiopia ETV
Falkland Islands KTV Ltd.
Faroe Islands DR, Kringvarp Føroya
Fiji Mai TV
Finland Yle
France TF1, beIN Sports, Europe 1, RTL, RFI, RMC
Gabon RTG
Gambia GRTS
Ghana GBC, Metro TV
Georgia GPB
Germany ARD, ZDF
Gibraltar Mediaset España, BBC, ITV, Gol Televisión
Greece NERIT, Nova Sports
Greenland DR, KNR
Guatemala Albavisión, Radio Televisión Guatemala
Guernsey
Jersey
BBC, ITV, TF1, beIN Sports
Guinea RTG
Guinea-Bissau RTVGB
Honduras Televicentro, VTV, Sky, HRN
Hong Kong TVB
Hungary MTV, Digi Sport
Iceland RÚV, 365
India Sony SIX, Sony KIX
Indonesia antv, tvOne, K-Vision, Gen FM, RRI
Iran IRIB
Ireland RTÉ
Israel IBA, Reshet
Italy
San Marino
Vatican City
RAI, Sky Sport, RTL 102.5
Ivory Coast RTI
Jamaica CVM Television
Japan Japan Consortium (NHK, Nippon Television, TBS, Fuji TV, TV Asahi, TV Tokyo), Dentsu, NHK Radio 1, NHK FM Broadcast, TBS Radio & Communications, Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, Nippon Broadcasting System
Kaliningrad Oblast Channel One Russia, VGTRK, TVP, LRT
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, Channel One Eurasia
Kenya KBC
Kyrgyzstan NTS
Kosovo RTK, Digit-Alb
Laos TVLAO
Latvia LTV
Lesotho LBC
Liberia LBS
Lithuania LRT
Luxembourg RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg
Macau TDM
Macedonia MRT
Madagascar MATV
Malawi MBC
Malaysia RTM, Astro
Maldives MBC, MSM
Mali ORTM
Malta PBS
Mauritius MBC
Mexico Televisa, TV Azteca, Sky, Televisa Deportes W, W Radio
Moldova TRM
Monaco TF1, beIN Sports
Mongolia ETV
Montenegro RTCG
Mozambique TVM
Myanmar Sky Net
Nagorno-Karabakh İTV, ARMTV
Namibia NBC
Nepal NTV, Kantipur Television
Netherlands NOS
New Zealand TVNZ, Sky Sport
Nicaragua Telemetro, Ratensa, Sky
Niger ORTN
Nigeria Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria, Optima Sports Management International
North Korea SBS
Northern Cyprus CyBC, TRT
Northern Ireland BBC, ITV, RTÉ
Norway NRK, TV2
Pakistan PTV Sports, Ten Sports
Panama Corporación Medcom, Televisora Nacional, Cable Onda, Sky
Paraguay SNT, Telefuturo, Tigo Sports, 970, Megacadena de Comunicación, Cardinal, La Unión, Radio Uno, Monumental, Caritas y La Deportiva
Peru ATV, DirecTV, RPP
Philippines ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN Sports and Action
Poland TVP
Portugal RTP, CMTV, SportTV, Rádio Renascença, TSF
Romania TVR
Russia Channel One Russia, VGTRK
Rwanda Télévision Rwandaise
Senegal RTS
Serbia RTS
Seychelles SBC
Sicily RAI, Sky Sport, PBS
Sierra Leone SLBS
Singapore MediaCorp Okto, Mio TV
Slovakia RTVS
Slovenia RTVSLO
South Africa SABC, SuperSport
South Korea KBS, SBS, MBC, SBS Love FM
Spain Mediaset España, Gol Televisión, RNE, Radio Marca, Cadena SER, Onda Cero, Cadena COPE
Sri Lanka SLRC
Suriname STVS
Swaziland STVA
Sweden SVT, TV4, SR
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
SRG SSR
Taiwan ELTA TV, Era Television, TVBS
Tajikistan TVT
Tanzania TBS
Thailand RS Public Company Limited (Channel 8, BBTV Channel 7, Channel 5)
Timor-Leste RTTL
Togo TVT
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol RAI, Sky Sport, ORF
Trinidad and Tobago One Caribbean Media
Turkey TRT
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan TV
Uganda UBC
Ukraine NTU, Ukrayina, National Radio Company of Ukraine
United Kingdom BBC, ITV, talkSport
United States ABC, ESPN, Univision, ESPN Radio, Fútbol de Primera
Uruguay Monte Carlo TV, Channel 10, Channel 12, El Espectador, CX 12 Radio Oriental, Miguel M. Ricciopi, CX 8 Radio Sarandí, Radio Sarandi Sport, Regueirra y Barros S.H., CX 22 Radio Universal, Sociedad Anonimas de Television y Radios, CX 16 Radio Carve, Radio Monte Carlo
Uzbekistan NTRC
Venezuela Meridiano Televisión, Venevisión, TVes, Televen, DirecTV
Vietnam VTV
Zambia ZNBC, MUVI TV
Zimbabwe ZBC
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