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The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's nationalfootball 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. Fans and pundits alike consider this edition of the World Cup to be one of the best ever held.[6][7][8]
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.[9]FIFA Fan Fests in each host city gathered a total of 5 million people, and the country received 1 million visitors from 202 countries.[10]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.[11]
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,[12] and this result marked the third consecutive title won by a European team, after Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010.[13][14]
In March 2003, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held in South America for the first time since 1978, in line with its policy at the time of rotating the right to host the World Cup among different confederations.[15][16] With the 2010 FIFA World Cup hosted 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.[17] Only Brazil and Colombia formally declared their candidacy but, after the withdrawal of the latter from the process,[18] Brazil was officially elected as host nation unopposed on 30 October 2007.[19]
Following qualification matches played between June 2011 and November 2013, the following 32 teams – shown with their last pre-tournament FIFA world ranking[20] – qualified for the final tournament. Twenty-four of these teams were returning participants from the 2010 World Cup. Bosnia and Herzegovina were the only team with no previous appearance at the World Cup finals.[nb 1][21]Colombia qualified for the World Cup after 16 years of absence, while Belgium and Russia both returned after 12 years. Paraguay failed 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, and Croatia returned to the tournament after missing the 2010 tournament. The highest ranked team not to qualify was Ukraine (ranked 16th), while the lowest ranked team that did qualify was Australia (ranked 62nd).[20]
As of 2022, 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.
The 32 participating teams were drawn into eight groups. In preparation for this, the teams were organised into four pots with the seven highest-ranked teams joining host nation Brazil in the seeded pot.[22] 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.[23][24] The draw took place on 6 December 2013 at the Costa do Sauípe resort in Bahia, during which the teams were drawn by various past World Cup-winning players.[25][26] 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.[27]
In March 2013, FIFA published a list of 52 prospective referees, each paired, on the basis of nationality, with two assistant 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.[28][29]Yuichi Nishimura from Japan acted as referee in the opening match whereas Nicola Rizzoli from Italy acted as referee in the final.[30][31]
As with the 2010 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.[32] Teams were permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury, at any time up to 24 hours before their first game.[32] 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).[32]
12 venues (seven new and five renovated) in twelve cities were selected for the tournament. The venues covered all the main regions of Brazil and created more evenly distributed hosting than the 1950 finals in Brazil.[33] Consequently, the tournament required long-distance travel for teams.[34] During the World Cup, Brazilian cities were also home to the participating teams at 32 separate base camps,[35] as well as staging official fan fests where supporters could view the games.[36]
The most used stadiums were the Maracanã and Brasilia, 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.[37]
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,[35] having earlier circulated a brochure of 84 prospective locations.[38] Most teams opted to stay in the Southeast Region of Brazil, with only eight teams choosing other regions; five teams (Croatia, Germany, Ghana, Greece and Switzerland) opted to stay in the Northeast Region and three teams (Ecuador, South Korea and Spain) opted to stay in the South Region. None opted to stay in the North Region or the Central-West Region.[39]Campo Bahia, the base camp of the eventual champion Germany, attracted much interest.[40]
For a third consecutive World Cup tournament, FIFA staged FIFA Fan Fests in each of the 12 host cities throughout the competition. Prominent examples were the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, which already held a Fan Fest in 2010, and São Paulo's Vale do Anhangabaú.[41][42] The first official event took place on Iracema Beach, in Fortaleza, on 8 June 2014.[43]
Innovationsedit
Technologiesedit
Adidas Brazuca
In order to avoid ghost goals, the 2014 World Cup introduced goal-line technology following successful trials at, among other competitions, the 2013 Confederations Cup. The chosen Goal Control system featured 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.[44][45][46] France's second goal in their group game against Honduras was the first time goal-line technology was needed to confirm that a goal should be given.[47]
Following successful trials,[nb 3] FIFA approved the use of vanishing spray by 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 a free kick and also to draw where the ball is to be placed for a free kick.[48]
The Adidas Brazuca was the official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup[49][50][51][52] and was supplied by Forward Sports of Sialkot, Pakistan.[49] Adidas created a new design of ball after criticisms of the Adidas Jabulani used in the previous 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 breaksedit
Due to the relatively high ambient temperatures in Brazil, particularly at the northern venues, cooling breaks for the players were introduced.[53] Breaks could take place at the referee's discretion after the 30th minute of each half if the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature exceeded 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 biological passport was introduced in the FIFA World Cup starting in 2014. Blood and urine samples collected from all players before the competition, and from two players per team per match, were analysed by the Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses.[59] 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.[60] However, FIFA was criticised for how it conducted doping tests.[61][62]
Formatedit
The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 32 teams divided among eight groups of four, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage.[32] 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.
Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
Number of points obtained in matches between tied teams
Goal difference in matches between tied teams
Number of goals scored in matches between tied teams
Drawing of lots
In the knockout stage there 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 of extra time to determine a winner. If the teams were still tied, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine a winner.[32]
The match schedule was announced on 20 October 2011[63] with the kick-off times being confirmed on 27 September 2012;[64] after the final draw, the kick-off times of seven matches were adjusted by FIFA.[65] 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).[32] 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 an opening ceremony that began at 15:15 local time.[66]
On 12 June 2014, the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup began with the opening ceremony at Arena 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 singer Claudia Leitte emerged on centre stage to perform for the crowd. She was later joined by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull, and American singer Jennifer Lopez to 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.[67][68][69]
Group stageedit
The group stage of the cup took place in Brazil from 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.[70] 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.[71] This is the largest number of goals in the group stage since the 32-team system was implemented in 1998[72] and the largest average in a group stage since 1958.[73] World Cup holders Spain were eliminated after only two games, the quickest exit for the defending champions since Italy's from the 1950 tournament.[74] 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.[75] For the first time, two teams from Africa advanced to the second round, a feat that would be repeated in the 2022 tournament.
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the first being in 1950 and the fifth time that it was held in South America Fans and pundits alike consider this edition of the World Cup to be one of the best ever held 6 7 8 2014 FIFA World CupCopa do Mundo da FIFA Brasil 2014 Brazilian Portuguese Juntos num so ritmo lit Together in a single rhythm Tournament detailsHost countryBrazilDates12 June 13 JulyTeams32 from 5 confederations Venue s 12 in 12 host cities Final positionsChampions Germany 4th title Runners up ArgentinaThird place NetherlandsFourth place BrazilTournament statisticsMatches played64Goals scored171 2 67 per match Attendance3 429 873 53 592 per match Top scorer s James Rodriguez 6 goals 1 Best player s Lionel Messi 2 Best young playerPaul Pogba 3 Best goalkeeperManuel Neuer 4 Fair play award Colombia 5 20102018 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 9 FIFA Fan Fests in each host city gathered a total of 5 million people and the country received 1 million visitors from 202 countries 10 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 11 In the final Germany defeated Argentina 1 0 after extra time thanks to a Mario Gotze 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 12 and this result marked the third consecutive title won by a European team after Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010 13 14 Contents 1 Host selection 2 Participating teams and officials 2 1 Qualification 2 2 Final draw 2 3 Officials 2 4 Squads 3 Venues 3 1 Team base camps 3 2 FIFA Fan Fests 4 Innovations 4 1 Technologies 4 2 Cooling breaks 4 3 Anti doping 5 Format 6 Opening ceremony 7 Group stage 7 1 Group A 7 2 Group B 7 3 Group C 7 4 Group D 7 5 Group E 7 6 Group F 7 7 Group G 7 8 Group H 8 Knockout stage 8 1 Bracket 8 2 Round of 16 8 3 Quarter finals 8 4 Semi finals 8 5 Third place play off 8 6 Final 9 Statistics 9 1 Goalscorers 9 2 Discipline 9 3 Awards 9 4 All Star Team 9 5 Dream Team 9 6 Prize money 10 Final standings 11 Preparations and costs 12 Marketing 12 1 Sponsorship 13 Symbols 13 1 Mascot 13 2 Match ball 13 3 Music 14 Media 15 Controversies 15 1 Protests 15 2 Breaches into stadiums 15 3 Bridge collapse 15 4 Head injuries 16 See also 17 Notes 18 References 19 External linksHost selection editMain article 2014 FIFA World Cup bids nbsp Announcement of Brazil as hosts 2007 In March 2003 FIFA announced that the tournament would be held in South America for the first time since 1978 in line with its policy at the time of rotating the right to host the World Cup among different confederations 15 16 With the 2010 FIFA World Cup hosted 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 17 Only Brazil and Colombia formally declared their candidacy but after the withdrawal of the latter from the process 18 Brazil was officially elected as host nation unopposed on 30 October 2007 19 Participating teams and officials editQualification edit 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 tournament FIFA world ranking 20 qualified for the final tournament Twenty four of these teams were returning participants from the 2010 World Cup Bosnia and Herzegovina were the only team with no previous appearance at the World Cup finals nb 1 21 Colombia qualified for the World Cup after 16 years of absence while Belgium and Russia both returned after 12 years Paraguay failed 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 and Croatia returned to the tournament after missing the 2010 tournament The highest ranked team not to qualify was Ukraine ranked 16th while the lowest ranked team that did qualify was Australia ranked 62nd 20 AFC 4 nbsp Australia 62 nbsp Iran 43 nbsp Japan 46 nbsp South Korea 57 CAF 5 nbsp Algeria 22 nbsp Cameroon 56 nbsp Ghana 37 nbsp Ivory Coast 23 nbsp Nigeria 44 OFC 0 None qualified CONCACAF 4 nbsp Costa Rica 28 nbsp Honduras 33 nbsp Mexico 20 nbsp United States 13 CONMEBOL 6 nbsp Argentina 5 nbsp Brazil 3 hosts nbsp Chile 14 nbsp Colombia 8 nbsp Ecuador 26 nbsp Uruguay 7 UEFA 13 nbsp Belgium 11 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 21 nbsp Croatia 18 nbsp England 10 nbsp France 17 nbsp Germany 2 nbsp Greece 12 nbsp Italy 9 nbsp Netherlands 15 nbsp Portugal 4 nbsp Russia 19 nbsp Spain 1 nbsp Switzerland 6 nbsp Qualified Did not qualify Did not enter Not a FIFA member Teams listed by FIFA ranking as of June 2014 20 Country Confederation Rank 1 nbsp Spain UEFA 1 2 nbsp Germany UEFA 2 3 nbsp Brazil host CONMEBOL 3 4 nbsp Portugal UEFA 4 5 nbsp Argentina CONMEBOL 5 6 nbsp Switzerland UEFA 6 7 nbsp Uruguay CONMEBOL 7 8 nbsp Colombia CONMEBOL 8 9 nbsp Italy UEFA 9 10 nbsp England UEFA 10 11 nbsp Belgium UEFA 11 12 nbsp Greece UEFA 12 13 nbsp United States CONCACAF 13 14 nbsp Chile CONMEBOL 14 15 nbsp Netherlands UEFA 15 16 nbsp France UEFA 17 17 nbsp Croatia UEFA 18 18 nbsp Russia UEFA 19 19 nbsp Mexico CONCACAF 20 20 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA 21 21 nbsp Algeria CAF 22 22 nbsp Ivory Coast CAF 23 23 nbsp Ecuador CONMEBOL 26 24 nbsp Costa Rica CONCACAF 28 25 nbsp Honduras CONCACAF 33 26 nbsp Ghana CAF 37 27 nbsp Iran AFC 43 28 nbsp Nigeria CAF 44 29 nbsp Japan AFC 46 30 nbsp Cameroon CAF 56 31 nbsp South Korea AFC 57 32 nbsp Australia AFC 62 As of 2022 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 edit 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 seven highest ranked teams joining host nation Brazil in the seeded pot 22 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 23 24 The draw took place on 6 December 2013 at the Costa do Sauipe resort in Bahia during which the teams were drawn by various past World Cup winning players 25 26 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 27 Group A Group B Group C Group D nbsp Brazil nbsp Spain nbsp Colombia nbsp Uruguay nbsp Croatia nbsp Netherlands nbsp Greece nbsp Costa Rica nbsp Mexico nbsp Chile nbsp Ivory Coast nbsp England nbsp Cameroon nbsp Australia nbsp Japan nbsp Italy Group E Group F Group G Group H nbsp Switzerland nbsp Argentina nbsp Germany nbsp Belgium nbsp Ecuador nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp Portugal nbsp Algeria nbsp France nbsp Iran nbsp Ghana nbsp Russia nbsp Honduras nbsp Nigeria nbsp United States nbsp South Korea Officials edit 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 two assistant 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 28 29 Yuichi Nishimura from Japan acted as referee in the opening match whereas Nicola Rizzoli from Italy acted as referee in the final 30 31 List of officials Confederation Referee Assistants Support referee assist AFC Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan Abdukhamidullo Rasulov Uzbekistan Bakhadyr Kochkarov Kyrgyzstan Alireza Faghani Iran Hassan Kamranifar Iran Yuichi Nishimura Japan Toru Sagara Japan Toshiyuki Nagi Japan Nawaf Shukralla Bahrain Yaser Tulefat Bahrain Ebrahim Saleh Bahrain Ben Williams Australia Matthew Cream Australia Hakan Anaz Australia CAF Noumandiez Doue Ivory Coast Songuifolo Yeo Ivory Coast Jean Claude Birumushahu Burundi Neant Alioum Cameroon Djibril Camara Senegal Bakary Gassama Gambia Evarist Menkouande Cameroon Felicien Kabanda Rwanda Djamel Haimoudi Algeria Redouane Achik Morocco Abdelhak Etchiali Algeria CONCACAF Joel Aguilar El Salvador William Torres El Salvador Juan Zumba El Salvador Roberto Moreno Panama Eric Boria United States Walter Lopez Guatemala Leonel Leal Costa Rica Mark Geiger United States Mark Hurd United States Joe Fletcher Canada Marco Rodriguez Mexico Marvin Torrentera Mexico Marcos Quintero Mexico CONMEBOL Nestor Pitana Argentina Hernan Maidana Argentina Juan Pablo Belatti Argentina Victor Hugo Carrillo Peru Rodney Aquino Paraguay Sandro Ricci Brazil Emerson De Carvalho Brazil Marcelo Van Gasse Brazil Enrique Osses Chile Carlos Astroza Chile Sergio Roman Chile Wilmar Roldan Colombia Humberto Clavijo Colombia Eduardo Diaz Colombia Carlos Vera Ecuador Christian Lescano Ecuador Byron Romero Ecuador OFC Peter O Leary New Zealand Jan Hendrik Hintz New Zealand Mark Rule New Zealand Norbert Hauata Tahiti Aden Marwa Kenya UEFA Felix Brych Germany Mark Borsch Germany Stefan Lupp Germany Svein Oddvar Moen Norway Kim Haglund Norway Cuneyt Cakir Turkey Bahattin Duran Turkey Tarik Ongun Turkey Jonas Eriksson Sweden Mathias Klasenius Sweden Daniel Warnmark Sweden Bjorn Kuipers Netherlands Sander van Roekel Netherlands Erwin Zeinstra Netherlands Milorad Mazic Serbia Milovan Ristic Serbia Dalibor Đurđevic Serbia Pedro Proenca Portugal Bertino Miranda Portugal Tiago Trigo Portugal Nicola Rizzoli Italy Renato Faverani Italy Andrea Stefani Italy Carlos Velasco Carballo Spain Roberto Alonso Fernandez Spain Juan Carlos Yuste Jimenez Spain Howard Webb England Michael Mullarkey England Darren Cann England Squads edit Main article 2014 FIFA World Cup squads As with the 2010 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 32 Teams were permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury at any time up to 24 hours before their first game 32 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 32 Venues editMain 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 main regions of Brazil and created more evenly distributed hosting than the 1950 finals in Brazil 33 Consequently the tournament required long distance travel for teams 34 During the World Cup Brazilian cities were also home to the participating teams at 32 separate base camps 35 as well as staging official fan fests where supporters could view the games 36 The most used stadiums were the Maracana and Brasilia which hosted seven matches each The least used venues were in Cuiaba 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 37 Rio de Janeiro Brasilia Sao Paulo Fortaleza Estadio do Maracana Estadio Nacional Arena Corinthians Arena de Sao Paulo Estadio Castelao Capacity 74 738 37 Capacity 69 432 37 Capacity 63 321 37 Capacity 60 348 37 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Belo Horizonte nbsp nbsp Belo Horizonte nbsp Brasilia nbsp Fortaleza nbsp Porto Alegre nbsp Sao Paulo nbsp Rio de Janeiro nbsp Salvador nbsp Natal nbsp Cuiaba nbsp Curitiba nbsp Manaus nbsp Recife Salvador Estadio Mineirao Arena Fonte Nova Capacity 58 259 37 Capacity 51 708 37 nbsp nbsp Porto Alegre Recife nb 2 Estadio Beira Rio Arena Pernambuco Capacity 43 394 37 Capacity 42 583 37 nbsp nbsp Cuiaba Manaus Natal Curitiba Arena Pantanal Arena da Amazonia Arena das Dunas Arena da Baixada Capacity 41 112 37 Capacity 40 549 37 Capacity 39 971 37 Capacity 39 631 37 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Team base camps edit 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 35 having earlier circulated a brochure of 84 prospective locations 38 Most teams opted to stay in the Southeast Region of Brazil with only eight teams choosing other regions five teams Croatia Germany Ghana Greece and Switzerland opted to stay in the Northeast Region and three teams Ecuador South Korea and Spain opted to stay in the South Region None opted to stay in the North Region or the Central West Region 39 Campo Bahia the base camp of the eventual champion Germany attracted much interest 40 National squads base camps Team City Algeria Sorocaba SP Argentina Vespasiano MG Australia Vitoria ES Belgium Mogi das Cruzes SP Bosnia and Herzegovina Guaruja SP Brazil Teresopolis RJ Cameroon Vitoria ES Chile Belo Horizonte MG Colombia Cotia SP Costa Rica Santos SP Croatia Mata de Sao Joao BA Ecuador Viamao RS England Rio de Janeiro RJ France Ribeirao Preto SP Germany Campo Bahia BA Ghana Maceio ALTeam City Greece Aracaju SE Honduras Porto Feliz SP Iran Guarulhos SP Italy Mangaratiba RJ Ivory Coast Aguas de Lindoia SP Japan Itu SP South Korea Foz do Iguacu PR Mexico Santos SP Netherlands Rio de Janeiro RJ Nigeria Campinas SP Portugal Campinas SP Russia Itu SP Spain Curitiba PR Switzerland Porto Seguro BA United States Sao Paulo SP Uruguay Sete Lagoas MG FIFA Fan Fests edit nbsp Brazilian fans at the FIFA Fan Fest in Brasilia For a third consecutive World Cup tournament FIFA staged FIFA Fan Fests in each of the 12 host cities throughout the competition Prominent examples were the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro which already held a Fan Fest in 2010 and Sao Paulo s Vale do Anhangabau 41 42 The first official event took place on Iracema Beach in Fortaleza on 8 June 2014 43 Innovations editTechnologies edit nbsp Adidas Brazuca In order to avoid ghost goals the 2014 World Cup introduced goal line technology following successful trials at among other competitions the 2013 Confederations Cup The chosen Goal Control system featured 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 44 45 46 France s second goal in their group game against Honduras was the first time goal line technology was needed to confirm that a goal should be given 47 Following successful trials nb 3 FIFA approved the use of vanishing spray by 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 a free kick and also to draw where the ball is to be placed for a free kick 48 The Adidas Brazuca was the official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup 49 50 51 52 and was supplied by Forward Sports of Sialkot Pakistan 49 Adidas created a new design of ball after criticisms of the Adidas Jabulani used in the previous 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 edit Due to the relatively high ambient temperatures in Brazil particularly at the northern venues cooling breaks for the players were introduced 53 Breaks could take place at the referee s discretion after the 30th minute of each half if the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature exceeded 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 the match between the Netherlands and Mexico in the round of 16 54 55 56 57 At the start of the match FIFA listed the temperature at 32 C 90 F with 68 humidity 58 Anti doping edit The biological passport was introduced in the FIFA World Cup starting in 2014 Blood and urine samples collected from all players before the competition and from two players per team per match were analysed by the Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses 59 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 60 However FIFA was criticised for how it conducted doping tests 61 62 Format editThe first round or group stage was a competition between the 32 teams divided among eight groups of four where each group engaged in a round robin tournament within itself The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage 32 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 Tie breaking criteria for group play The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria Number of points Goal difference Number of goals scored Number of points obtained in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Number of goals scored in matches between tied teams Drawing of lots In the knockout stage there 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 of extra time to determine a winner If the teams were still tied a penalty shoot out was held to determine a winner 32 The match schedule was announced on 20 October 2011 63 with the kick off times being confirmed on 27 September 2012 64 after the final draw the kick off times of seven matches were adjusted by FIFA 65 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 32 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 an opening ceremony that began at 15 15 local time 66 Opening ceremony edit nbsp From left to right Claudia Leitte Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez performing at the opening ceremony at the Arena de Sao Paulo Sao Paulo Main article 2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony On 12 June 2014 the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup began with the opening ceremony at Arena de Sao Paulo Sao 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 singer Claudia Leitte emerged on centre stage to perform for the crowd She was later joined by Cuban American rapper Pitbull and American singer Jennifer Lopez to 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 67 68 69 Group stage editThe group stage of the cup took place in Brazil from 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 70 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 71 This is the largest number of goals in the group stage since the 32 team system was implemented in 1998 72 and the largest average in a group stage since 1958 73 World Cup holders Spain were eliminated after only two games the quickest exit for the defending champions since Italy s from the 1950 tournament 74 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 75 For the first time two teams from Africa advanced to the second round a feat that would be repeated in the 2022 tournament Group A edit Main article 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Brazil H 3 2 1 0 7 2 5 7 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 7 3 nbsp Croatia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3 4 nbsp Cameroon 3 0 0 3 1 9 8 0Source FIFARules for classification Tie breaking criteria H Hosts 12 June 201417 00 BRT UTC 3 Brazil nbsp 3 1 nbsp CroatiaNeymar nbsp 29 71 pen Oscar nbsp 90 1 Report Marcelo nbsp 12 o g Arena de Sao Paulo Sao PauloAttendance 62 103Referee Yuichi Nishimura Japan 13 June 201413 00 BRT UTC 3 Mexico nbsp 1 0 nbsp CameroonPeralta nbsp 61 ReportArena das Dunas NatalAttendance 39 216Referee Wilmar Roldan Colombia 17 June 201416 00 BRT UTC 3 Brazil nbsp 0 0 nbsp MexicoReportEstadio Castelao FortalezaAttendance 60 342Referee Cuneyt Cakir Turkey 18 June 201418 00 AMT UTC 4 Cameroon nbsp 0 4 nbsp CroatiaReport Olic nbsp 11 Perisic nbsp 48 Mandzukic nbsp 61 73 Arena da Amazonia ManausAttendance 39 982Referee Pedro Proenca Portugal 23 June 201417 00 BRT UTC 3 Cameroon nbsp 1 4 nbsp BrazilMatip nbsp 26 Report Neymar nbsp 17 35 Fred nbsp 49 Fernandinho nbsp 84 Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha BrasiliaAttendance 69 112Referee Jonas Eriksson Sweden 23 June 201417 00 BRT UTC 3 Croatia nbsp 1 3 nbsp MexicoPerisic nbsp 87 Report Marquez nbsp 72 Guardado nbsp 75 Hernandez nbsp 82 Itaipava Arena Pernambuco RecifeAttendance 41 212Referee Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan Group B edit Main article 2014 FIFA World Cup Group B Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Netherlands 3 3 0 0 10 3 7 9 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 6 3 nbsp Spain 3 1 0 2 4 7 3 3 4 nbsp Australia 3 0 0 3 3 9 6 0Source FIFARules for classification Tie breaking criteria 13 June 201416 00 BRT UTC 3 Spain nbsp 1 5 nbsp NetherlandsAlonso nbsp 27 pen Report Van Persie nbsp 44 72 Robben nbsp 53 80 De Vrij nbsp 64 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova SalvadorAttendance 48 173Referee Nicola Rizzoli Italy 76 13 June 201418 00 AMT UTC 4 Chile nbsp 3 1 nbsp AustraliaSanchez nbsp 12 Valdivia nbsp 14 Beausejour nbsp 90 2 Report Cahill nbsp 35 Arena Pantanal CuiabaAttendance 40 275Referee Noumandiez Doue Ivory Coast 76 18 June 201413 00 BRT UTC 3 Australia nbsp 2 3 nbsp NetherlandsCahill nbsp 21 Jedinak nbsp 54 pen Report Robben nbsp 20 Van Persie nbsp 58 Depay nbsp 68 Estadio Beira Rio Porto AlegreAttendance 42 877Referee Djamel Haimoudi Algeria 18 June 201416 00 BRT UTC 3 Spain nbsp 0 2 nbsp ChileReport Vargas nbsp 20 Aranguiz nbsp 43 Estadio do Maracana Rio de JaneiroAttendance 74 101Referee Mark Geiger United States 23 June 201413 00 BRT UTC 3 Australia nbsp 0 3 nbsp SpainReport Villa nbsp 36 Torres nbsp 69 Mata nbsp 82 Arena da Baixada CuritibaAttendance 39 375Referee Nawaf Shukralla Bahrain 23 June 201413 00 BRT UTC 3 Netherlands nbsp 2 0 nbsp ChileFer nbsp 77 Depay nbsp 90 2 ReportArena de Sao Paulo Sao PauloAttendance 62 996Referee Bakary Gassama Gambia Group C edit Main article 2014 FIFA World Cup Group C Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Colombia 3 3 0 0 9 2 7 9 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp Greece 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 4 3 nbsp Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 3 4 nbsp Japan 3 0 1 2 2 6 4 1Source FIFARules for classification Tie breaking criteria 14 June 201413 00 BRT UTC 3 Colombia nbsp 3 0 nbsp GreeceArmero nbsp 5 Gutierrez nbsp 58 Rodriguez nbsp 90 3 ReportEstadio Mineirao Belo HorizonteAttendance 57 174Referee Mark Geiger United States 77 14 June 201422 00 BRT UTC 3 Ivory Coast nbsp 2 1 nbsp JapanBony nbsp 64 Gervinho nbsp 66 Report Honda nbsp 16 Itaipava Arena Pernambuco RecifeAttendance 40 267Referee Enrique Osses Chile 77 19 June 201413 00 BRT UTC 3 Colombia nbsp 2 1 nbsp Ivory CoastRodriguez nbsp 64 Quintero nbsp 70 Report Gervinho nbsp 73 Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha BrasiliaAttendance 68 748Referee Howard Webb England 19 June 201419 00 BRT UTC 3 Japan nbsp 0 0 nbsp GreeceReportArena das Dunas NatalAttendance 39 485Referee Joel Aguilar El Salvador 24 June 201416 00 AMT UTC 4 Japan nbsp 1 4 nbsp ColombiaOkazaki nbsp 45 1 Report Cuadrado nbsp 17 pen Martinez nbsp 55 82 Rodriguez nbsp 90 Arena Pantanal CuiabaAttendance 40 340Referee Pedro Proenca Portugal 24 June 201417 00 BRT UTC 3 Greece nbsp 2 1 nbsp Ivory CoastSamaris nbsp 42 Samaras nbsp 90 3 pen Report Bony nbsp 74 Estadio Castelao FortalezaAttendance 59 095Referee Carlos Vera Ecuador Group D edit Main article 2014 FIFA World Cup Group D Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 7 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp Uruguay 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6 3 nbsp Italy 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 3 4 nbsp England 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 1Source FIFARules for classification Tie breaking criteria 14 June 201416 00 BRT UTC 3 Uruguay nbsp 1 3 nbsp Costa RicaCavani nbsp 24 pen Report Campbell nbsp 54 Duarte nbsp 57 Urena nbsp 84 Estadio Castelao FortalezaAttendance 58 679Referee Felix Brych Germany 78 14 June 201418 00 AMT UTC 4 England nbsp 1 2 nbsp ItalySturridge nbsp 37 Report Marchisio nbsp 35 Balotelli nbsp 50 Arena da Amazonia ManausAttendance 39 800Referee Bjorn Kuipers Netherlands 78 19 June 201416 00 BRT UTC 3 Uruguay nbsp 2 1 nbsp EnglandSuarez nbsp 39 85 Report Rooney nbsp 75 Arena de Sao Paulo Sao PauloAttendance 62 575Referee Carlos Velasco Carballo Spain 20 June 201413 00 BRT UTC 3 Italy nbsp 0 1 nbsp Costa RicaReport Ruiz nbsp 44 Itaipava Arena Pernambuco RecifeAttendance 40 285Referee Enrique Osses Chile 24 June 201413 00 BRT UTC 3 Italy nbsp 0 1 nbsp UruguayReport Godin nbsp 81 Arena das Dunas NatalAttendance 39 706Referee Marco Rodriguez Mexico 24 June 201413 00 BRT UTC 3 Costa Rica nbsp 0 0 nbsp EnglandReportEstadio Mineirao Belo HorizonteAttendance 57 823Referee Djamel Haimoudi Algeria Group E edit Main article 2014 FIFA World Cup Group E Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp France 3 2 1 0 8 2 6 7 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp Switzerland 3 2 0 1 7 6 1 6 3 nbsp Ecuador 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 4 nbsp Honduras 3 0 0 3 1 8 7 0Source FIFARules for classification Tie breaking criteria 15 June 201413 00 BRT UTC 3 Switzerland nbsp 2 1 nbsp EcuadorMehmedi nbsp 48 Seferovic nbsp 90 3 Report E Valencia nbsp 22 Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha BrasiliaAttendance 68 351Referee Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan 79 15 June 201416 00 BRT UTC 3 France nbsp 3 0 nbsp HondurasBenzema nbsp 45 pen 72 Valladares nbsp 48 o g ReportEstadio Beira Rio Porto AlegreAttendance 43 012Referee Sandro Ricci Brazil 79 20 June 201416 00 BRT UTC 3 Switzerland nbsp 2 5 nbsp FranceDzemaili nbsp 81 Xhaka nbsp 87 Report Giroud nbsp 17 Matuidi nbsp 18 Valbuena nbsp 40 Benzema nbsp 67 Sissoko nbsp 73 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova SalvadorAttendance 51 003Referee Bjorn Kuipers Netherlands 20 June 201419 00 BRT UTC 3 Honduras nbsp 1 2 nbsp EcuadorCostly nbsp 31 Report E Valencia nbsp 34 65 Arena da Baixada CuritibaAttendance 39 224Referee Ben Williams Australia 25 June 201416 00 AMT UTC 4 Honduras nbsp 0 3 nbsp SwitzerlandReport Shaqiri nbsp 6 31 71 Arena da Amazonia ManausAttendance 40 322Referee Nestor Pitana Argentina 25 June 201417 00 BRT UTC 3 Ecuador nbsp 0 0 nbsp FranceReportEstadio do Maracana Rio de JaneiroAttendance 73 749Referee Noumandiez Doue Ivory Coast Group F edit Main article 2014 FIFA World Cup Group F Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Argentina 3 3 0 0 6 3 3 9 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp Nigeria 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 3 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3 4 nbsp Iran 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 1Source FIFARules for classification Tie breaking criteria 15 June 201419 00 BRT UTC 3 Argentina nbsp 2 1 nbsp Bosnia and HerzegovinaKolasinac nbsp 3 o g Messi nbsp 65 Report Ibisevic nbsp 85 Estadio do Maracana Rio de JaneiroAttendance 74 738Referee Joel Aguilar El Salvador 80 16 June 201416 00 BRT UTC 3 Iran nbsp 0 0 nbsp NigeriaReportArena da Baixada CuritibaAttendance 39 081Referee Carlos Vera Ecuador 21 June 201413 00 BRT UTC 3 Argentina nbsp 1 0 nbsp IranMessi nbsp 90 1 ReportEstadio Mineirao Belo HorizonteAttendance 57 698Referee Milorad Mazic Serbia 21 June 201418 00 AMT UTC 4 Nigeria nbsp 1 0 nbsp Bosnia and HerzegovinaOdemwingie nbsp 29 ReportArena Pantanal CuiabaAttendance 40 499Referee Peter O Leary New Zealand 25 June 201413 00 BRT UTC 3 Nigeria nbsp 2 3 nbsp ArgentinaMusa nbsp 4 47 Report Messi nbsp 3 45 1 Rojo nbsp 50 Estadio Beira Rio Porto AlegreAttendance 43 285Referee Nicola Rizzoli Italy 25 June 201413 00 BRT UTC 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp 3 1 nbsp IranDzeko nbsp 23 Pjanic nbsp 59 Vrsajevic nbsp 83 Report Ghoochannejhad nbsp 82 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova SalvadorAttendance 48 011Referee Carlos Velasco Carballo Spain Group G edit Main article 2014 FIFA World Cup Group G Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Germany 3 2 1 0 7 2 5 7 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 3 nbsp Portugal 3 1 1 1 4 7 3 4 4 nbsp Ghana 3 0 1 2 4 6 2 1Source FIFARules for classification Tie breaking criteria 16 June 201413 00 BRT UTC 3 Germany nbsp 4 0 nbsp PortugalMuller nbsp 12 pen 45 1 78 Hummels nbsp 32 ReportItaipava Arena Fonte Nova SalvadorAttendance 51 081Referee Milorad Mazic Serbia 16 June 201419 00 BRT UTC 3 Ghana nbsp 1 2 nbsp United StatesA Ayew nbsp 82 Report Dempsey nbsp 1 Brooks nbsp 86 Arena das Dunas NatalAttendance 39 760Referee Jonas Eriksson Sweden 21 June 201416 00 BRT UTC 3 Germany nbsp 2 2 nbsp GhanaGotze nbsp 51 Klose nbsp 71 Report A Ayew nbsp 54 Gyan nbsp 63 Estadio Castelao FortalezaAttendance 59 621Referee Sandro Ricci Brazil 22 June 201418 00 AMT UTC 4 United States nbsp 2 2 nbsp PortugalJones nbsp 64 Dempsey nbsp 81 Report Nani nbsp 5 Varela nbsp 90 5 Arena da Amazonia ManausAttendance 40 123Referee Nestor Pitana Argentina 26 June 201413 00 BRT UTC 3 United States nbsp 0 1 nbsp GermanyReport Muller nbsp 55 Itaipava Arena Pernambuco RecifeAttendance 41 876Referee Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan 26 June 201413 00 BRT UTC 3 Portugal nbsp 2 1 nbsp GhanaBoye nbsp 31 o g Ronaldo nbsp 80 Report Gyan nbsp 57 Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha BrasiliaAttendance 67 540Referee Nawaf Shukralla Bahrain Group H edit Main article 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Belgium 3 3 0 0 4 1 3 9 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp Algeria td, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
