Brazil 2014 World Cup Finals
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Football Index:
World Cup Finals: Brazil 2014.
Five times World Cup Champions, Brazil, get a second chance to hold the prestigious World Cup Finals; 64 years after they last hosted the tournament.
It was already known that the 2014 World Cup Finals would be returning to South America and, being CONMEBOL's only candidate put forward to host the tournament, the announcement that Brazil would host the 2014 World Cup Finals (on Tuesday, October 30th 2007) was merely a formality.
World Cup History - Brazil 2014
This was the main reason that the FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, announced the previous day that there would be an end to the World Cup rotation policy, from continent to continent (introduced in the year 2000); as of 2018.
While Pele was not a part of the Brazilian delegation in Zurich, they were represented by Romario and Dunga; players of the modern generation.
12 Host Cities
Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Paulo.
Brazil
played their group games in Sao Paulo, Fortaleza and Brasilia.
32 Countries Competed at Brazil 2014
Algeria
Group H: (1:2) (4:2) (1:1);
Second Round: (1:2 aet).
Argentina
Group F: (2:1)
(1:0) (3:2);
Second Round: (1:0 aet);
Quarter-finals: (1:0); Semi-finals: (0:0 aet -
4:2 pens); 2014 World Cup Final (0:1
aet).
Australia
Group B: (1:3)
(2:3) (0:3).
Belgium
Group H: (2:1)
(1:0) (1:0);
Second Round: (2:1 aet);
Quarter-finals: (0:1).
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Group F: (1:2)
(0:1) (3:1).
Brazil
Group A: (3:1)
(0:0) (4:1);
Second Round: (1:1 aet
3:2 pens); Quarter-finals: (2:1);
Semi-finals: (1:7); Third Place: (0:3).
Cameroon
Group A: (0:1)
(0:4) (1:4).
Chile
Group B: (3:1)
(2:0) (0:2);
Second Round: (1:1aet
2:3 pens).
Colombia
Group C: (3:1)
(2:1) (4:1);
Second Round: (2:0);
Quarter-finals: (1:2).
Costa Rica
Group D: (3:1)
(1:0) (0:0);
Second Round: (1:1 aet
5:3 pens); Quarter-finals: (0:0 aet 3:4
pens).
Côte d'Ivoire
Group C: (2:1)
(1:2) (1:2).
Croatia
Group A: (1:3)
(4:0) (1:3).
Ecuador
Group E: (1:2)
(2:1) (0:0).
England
Group D: (1:2)
(1:2) (0:0).
France
Group E: (3:0)
(5:2) (0:0);
Second Round: (2:0);
Quarter-finals: (0:1).
Germany
Group G: (4:0)
(2:2) (1:0);
Second Round: (2:1 aet);
Quarter-finals: (1:0); Semi-finals: (7:1);
2014 World Cup Final (1:0 aet).
Ghana
Group G: (1:2)
(2:2) (1:2).
Greece
Group C: (0:3)
(0:0) (2:1);
Second Round: (1:1 aet
3:5 pens).
Honduras
Group E: (0:3)
(1:2) (0:3).
Iran
Group F: (0:0)
(0:1) (1:3).
Italy
Group D: (2:1)
(0:1) (0:1).
Japan
Group C: (1:2)
(0:0) (1:4).
Mexico
Group A: (1:0)
(0:0) (3:1);
Second Round: (1:2).
Netherlands
Group B: (5:1)
(3:2) (2:0);
Second Round: (2:1);
Quarter-finals: (0:0 aet 4:3 pens);
Semi-finals: (0:0 aet 2:4 pens).
Nigeria
Group F: (0:0)
(1:0) (2:3);
Second Round: (0:2).
Portugal
Group G: (0:4)
(2:2) (2:1).
Russia
Group H: (1:1)
(0:1) (1:1).
South Korea
Group H: (1:1)
(2:4) (0:1).
Spain
Group B (1:5)
(0:2) (3:0).
Switzerland
Group E: (2:1)
(2:5) (3:0);
Second Round: (0:1 aet).
Uruguay
Group D: (1:3)
(2:1) (1:0);
Second Round: (0:2).
USA
Group G: (2:1)
(2:2) (0:1);
Second Round: (1:2 aet).
First Round - Group Stage
Group A
Thursday, 12th June
Sao Paulo:
Brazil vs
Croatia (3:1)
Friday, 13th June
Natal:
Mexico vs
Cameroon
(1:0)
Tuesday, 17th June
Fortaleza:
Brazil vs
Mexico (0:0)
Wednesday, 18th June
Manaus:
Cameroon
vs
Croatia (0:4)
Monday, 23rd June
Brasilia:
Cameroon
vs
Brazil (1:4)
Recife:
Croatia
vs
Mexico (1:3)
Group B
Friday, 13th June
Cuiaba:
Chile vs
Australia (3:1)
Salvador:
Spain vs
Netherlands (1:5)
Wednesday, 18th June
Porto Alegre:
Australia vs
Netherlands (2:3)
Rio de Janeiro:
Spain vs
Chile (0:2)
Monday, 23rd June
Curitiba:
Australia vs
Spain (0:3)
Sao Paulo:
Netherlands vs
Chile (2:0)
Group C
Saturday, 14th June
Belo Horizonte:
Colombia
vs
Greece (3:0)
Recife:
Côte d'Ivoire vs
Japan (2:1)
Thursday, 19th June
Brasilia:
Colombia
vs
Côte d'Ivoire (2:1)
Natal:
Japan vs
Greece (0:0)
Tuesday, 24th June
Cuiaba:
Japan vs
Colombia
(1:4)
Fortaleza:
Greece vs
Côte d'Ivoire (2:1)
Group D
Saturday, 14th June
Fortaleza:
Uruguay
vs
Costa
Rica (1:3)
Manaus:
England
vs
Italy (1:2)
Thursday, 19th June
Sao Paulo:
Uruguay
vs
England (2:1)
Friday, 20th June
Recife:
Italy vs
Costa
Rica (0:1)
Tuesday, 24th June
Belo Horizonte:
Costa
Rica vs
England (0:0)
Natal:
Italy vs
Uruguay (0:1)
Group E
Sunday, 15th June
Brasilia:
Switzerland vs
Ecuador (2:1)
Porto Alegre:
France vs
Honduras
(3:0)
Friday, 20th June
Curitiba:
Honduras
vs
Ecuador (1:2)
Salvador:
Switzerland vs
France (2:5)
Wednesday, 25th June
Manaus:
Honduras
vs
Switzerland (0:3)
Rio de Janeiro:
Ecuador
vs
France (0:0)
Group F
Sunday, 15th June
Rio de Janeiro:
Argentina vs
Bosnia (2:1)
Monday, 16th June
Curitiba:
Iran vs
Nigeria (0:0)
Saturday, 21st June
Belo Horizonte:
Argentina vs
Iran (1:0)
Cuiaba:
Nigeria
vs
Bosnia (1:0)
Wednesday, 25th June
Porto Alegre:
Nigeria
vs
Argentina (2:3)
Salvador:
Bosnia vs
Iran (3:1)
Group G
Monday, 16th June
Natal:
Ghana vs
USA (1:2)
Salvador:
Germany
vs
Portugal
(4:0)
Saturday, 21st June
Fortaleza:
Germany
vs
Ghana (2:2)
Sunday, 22nd June
Manaus:
USA vs
Portugal
(2:2)
Thursday, 26th June
Brasilia:
Portugal
vs
Ghana (2:1)
Recife:
USA vs
Germany (0:1)
Group H
Tuesday, 17th June
Belo Horizonte:
Belgium
vs
Algeria (2:1)
Cuiaba:
Russia vs
South
Korea (1:1)
Sunday, 22nd June
Porto Alegre:
South
Korea vs
Algeria (2:4)
Rio de Janeiro:
Belgium
vs
Russia (1:0)
Thursday, 26th June
Sao Paulo:
South
Korea vs
Belgium (0:1)
Curitiba:
Algeria
vs
Russia (1:1)
Second Round - The Last 16
The top two teams in each group move on to the Knockout Stage.
Saturday, 28th June
Brazil vs
Chile
in
Belo Horizonte (1:1 aet 3:2 pens).
Colombia vs
Uruguay
in
Rio de Janeiro (2:0).
Sunday, 29th June
Netherlands vs
Mexico
in
Fortaleza (2:1).
Costa Rica vs
Greece
in Recife (1:1 aet
5:3 pens).
Monday, 30th June
France vs
Nigeria
in
Brasilia (2:0)
Germany vs
Algeria
in
Porto Alegre (2:1 aet)
Tuesday, 1st July
Argentina vs
Switzerland
in
Sao Paulo (1:0 aet)
Belgium vs
USA
in
Salvador (2:1 aet)
Friday, 4th July
Brazil vs
Colombia
in
Fortaleza (2:1)
France vs
Germany
in
Rio de Janeiro (0:1)
Saturday, 5th July
Netherlands vs
Costa Rica
in
Salvador (0:0 aet 4:3 pens)
Argentina vs
Belgium
in
Brasilia (1:0)
Tuesday, 8th July
Semi-final 1
Brazil vs
Germany
in
Belo Horizonte (1:7)
Wednesday, 9th July
Semi-final 2
Netherlands vs
Argentina
in
Sao Paulo (0:0 aet 2:4 pens)
Saturday, 12th July
Brazil vs
Netherlands
in
Brasilia (0:3)
2014 World Cup Final
Sunday, 13th July
Germany vs
Argentina
Rio de Janeiro (1:0 aet)
Appearances:
How many appearances each country has made in the World Cup Finals.
World Cup Finals
Uruguay 1930:
Uruguay trailed Argentina at half-time (1:2) but replied with three goals in the second half; to win the first ever World Cup Final (4-2)
on July 30th, 1930.
Italy 1934:
Italy were one of the countries who missed out on the vote to host the first World Cup but managed to win the prestigious golden trophy
for the home fans.
France 1938:
The third World Cup was held in Europe for a second time, although Germany had annexed Austria, and Spain was in civil turmoil.
Brazil 1950:
Although no cup-final as such, Uruguay and Brazil went into their final game with the winner guaranteed to be champions; a draw would be enough for Brazil.
Switzerland 1954:
The fifth World Cup tournament produced a record number of goals, including a 7:5 encounter between Austria and Switzerland in Lausanne.
Sweden 1958:
Brazil presented a 17 year-old Pele to the world; who went on to claim a hat-trick in Brazil's 5:2 semi-final win over France and bag another two in the final.
Chile 1962:
Czechoslovakia overcame Hungary in the quarter-finals and Yugoslavia in the semis, while Brazil took care of England and the host nation, Chile.
England 1966:
Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick, in the final against West Germany, as England triumphed in a thrilling game watched by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
Mexico 1970:
1970 belonged to Pelé, who earned his third World Cup winners' medal when Brazil got their hands on the Jules Rimet Cup.... for keeps.
W. Germany 1974:
Johan Cruyff was the player of the tournament as total football became the buzzword of the day, even though Holland lost to West Germany in the 1974 final.
Argentina 1978:
Holland contested the 1978 World Cup Final, in Argentina, for the second time in a row. As in West Germany,
they again finished runners-up; to the hosts.
Spain 1982:
The Spain 82 World Cup finals increased to 24 teams and the format was changed to have two group stages, with four second-round groups of three.
Mexico 1986:
In 1986, Mexico became the first nation to stage the World Cup Finals for a second time; having only staged the competition sixteen years previously.
Italy 1990:
In 1990, Italy became the World Cup of stalemates. Both semi-finals were drawn out through penalty kicks. In the final itself, the only goal came from the spot.
USA 1994:
Once Team US had played a few games most of the nation began to understand they were hosting the greatest show on earth and how the game was played.
France 1998:
France became the sixth nation to win the World Cup on home soil. Thirty-two teams competed in the 16th World Cup; better known as France 98.
Korea-Japan 2002:
The 17th World Cup, held in Korea and Japan, was the first World Cup finals to be shared by two hosts and the first to be held in Asia.
Germany 2006:
The 2006 World Cup Finals ran from 9th June to 9th July; the opening
match in Munich and the final in Berlin. Munich and Dortmund hosted the
semi-finals.
South Africa 2010:
Eighty years after the First World Cup Finals in Uruguay, the world's most prestigious football competition was finally hosted on the African continent.
Brazil 2014:
Five times World Cup Champions, Brazil, get a second chance to hold the prestigious World Cup Finals; 64 years after they last hosted the tournament.
Russia 2018:
VAR made its World Cup debut and set out to change the course of a game with some crucial rule infringement watching and vital on the spot decisions.
Qatar 2022:
When FIFA executives met in Zurich to decide on who would host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup Finals, Qatar was probably the biggest surprise to many.
United 2026:
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico
and the United States. The United Bid won the hosting rights ahead of
Morocco.
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