WORLD CUP 2014 BRAZIL SCHEDULE 12 JUNE 2014 TO 13 JULY 2014 The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international mens football tournament that is scheduled to take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014.[1] It will be the second time that Brazil has hosted the competition, the previous being in 1950. Brazil was elected unchallenged as host nation in 2007 after the international football federation, FIFA, decreed that the tournament would be staged in South America for the first time since 1978 in Argentina, and the fifth time overall. The national teams of 31 countries advanced through qualification competitions that began in June 2011 to participate with the host nation Brazil in the final tournament. A total of 64 matches are to be played in twelve cities across Brazil in either new or redeveloped stadiums, with the tournament beginning with a group stage. For the first time at a World Cup Finals, the matches will use goal-line technology.[2] With the host country, all world champion teams since the first World Cup in 1930 (Uruguay, Italy, Germany, England, Argentina, France and Spain) have qualified for this competition. Spain is the defending champion, having defeated the Netherlands 1–0 in the 2010 World Cup final to win its first World title. The previous four World Cups staged in South America were all won by South American teams.[3] HOST SELECTION On 7 March 2003, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held in South America for the first time since 1978, in line with its then-active policy of rotating the right to host the World Cup among different confederations.[4][5] The decision meant that it would be the first time that two consecutive World Cups will be staged outside Europe. On 3 June 2003, the South American Football Confederation CONMEBOL initially announced that Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia wanted to host the finals,[6] but by March 2004, the CONMEBOL associations had unanimously voted to adopt Brazil as their sole candidate.[7] During the intervening months, Colombia decided that it would enter its own bid,[8] and formally declared its candidacy in December 2006.[9] A week earlier Brazil had also formally announced its interest.[10] However, Colombia officially withdrew its bid in April 2007, leaving Brazil as the only host candidate.[11] On 30 October 2007 FIFA officially confirmed that Brazil would host the event.[12] QUALIFICATION The allocation of places for the final tournament was decided on 3 March 2011, with the distribution of the 31 places determined through the qualification process unchanged from that of the previous tournament.[13] The qualification draw for the 2014 World Cup was held at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro on 30 July 2011.[14][15] As the host nation, Brazil automatically qualified for the tournament. 203 of the 208 FIFA national teams at the time participated in the qualification stages, which began on 15 June 2011 and concluded on 20 November 2013. 24 of the 32 eventual qualifiers were present at the previous tournament, with the only debutant being Bosnia and Herzegovina, which qualified for the first time as an independent nation.[16] The highest-ranked absentee in the FIFA World Rankings at the time of the draw for the tournament was Ukraine,[17] while the OFC region will have no representation at a World Cup Finals for the first time since 2002. QUALIFIED TEAMS AFC (4) Australia (57) Iran (49) Japan (44) South Korea (56) CAF (5) Algeria (32) Cameroon (59) Ghana (23) Ivory Coast (17) Nigeria (33) OFC (0) None qualified CONCACAF (4) Costa Rica (31) Honduras (34) Mexico (24) United States (13) CONMEBOL (6) Argentina (3) Brazil (11) (hosts) Chile (12) Colombia (4) Ecuador (22) Uruguay (6) UEFA (13) Belgium (5) Bosnia and Herzegovina (16) Croatia (18) England (10) France (21) Germany (2) Greece (15) Italy (9) Netherlands (8) Portugal (14) Russia (19) Spain (1) Switzerland (7) GROUP TABLE Group A Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 June 2014 17:00 Brazil Match 1 Croatia Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo 13 June 2014 13:00 Mexico Match 2 Cameroon Arena das Dunas, Natal 17 June 2014 16:00 Brazil Match 17 Mexico Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza 18 June 2014 19:00 Cameroon Match 18 Croatia Arena Amazônia, Manaus 23 June 2014 17:00 Cameroon Match 33 Brazil Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília 23 June 2014 17:00 Croatia Match 34 Mexico Arena Pernambuco, Recife Group B Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group B Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 June 2014 16:00 Spain Match 3 Netherlands Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador 13 June 2014 19:00 Chile Match 4 Australia Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá 18 June 2014 13:00 Australia Match 20 Netherlands Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre 18 June 2014 16:00 Spain Match 19 Chile Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro 23 June 2014 13:00 Australia Match 35 Spain Arena da Baixada, Curitiba 23 June 2014 13:00 Netherlands Match 36 Chile Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo Group C Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group C Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 June 2014 13:00 Colombia Match 5 Greece Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte 14 June 2014 22:00 Ivory Coast Match 6 Japan Arena Pernambuco, Recife 19 June 2014 13:00 Colombia Match 21 Ivory Coast Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília 19 June 2014 19:00 Japan Match 22 Greece Arena das Dunas, Natal 24 June 2014 17:00 Japan Match 37 Colombia Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá 24 June 2014 17:00 Greece Match 38 Ivory Coast Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Group D Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group D Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 June 2014 16:00 Uruguay Match 7 Costa Rica Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza 14 June 2014 19:00 England Match 8 Italy Arena Amazônia, Manaus 19 June 2014 16:00 Uruguay Match 23 England Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo 20 June 2014 13:00 Italy Match 24 Costa Rica Arena Pernambuco, Recife 24 June 2014 13:00 Italy Match 39 Uruguay Arena das Dunas, Natal 24 June 2014 13:00 Costa Rica Match 40 England Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Group E Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group E Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 June 2014 13:00 Switzerland Match 9 Ecuador Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília 15 June 2014 16:00 France Match 10 Honduras Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre 20 June 2014 16:00 Switzerland Match 25 France Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador 20 June 2014 19:00 Honduras Match 26 Ecuador Arena da Baixada, Curitiba 25 June 2014 17:00 Honduras Match 41 Switzerland Arena Amazônia, Manaus 25 June 2014 17:00 Ecuador Match 42 France Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Group F Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group F Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 June 2014 19:00 Argentina Match 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro 16 June 2014 16:00 Iran Match 12 Nigeria Arena da Baixada, Curitiba 21 June 2014 13:00 Argentina Match 27 Iran Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte 21 June 2014 19:00 Nigeria Match 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá 25 June 2014 13:00 Nigeria Match 43 Argentina Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre 25 June 2014 13:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina Match 44 Iran Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Group G Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group G Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 June 2014 13:00 Germany Match 13 Portugal Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador 16 June 2014 19:00 Ghana Match 14 United States Arena das Dunas, Natal 21 June 2014 16:00 Germany Match 29 Ghana Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza 22 June 2014 19:00 United States Match 30 Portugal Arena Amazônia, Manaus 26 June 2014 13:00 United States Match 45 Germany Arena Pernambuco, Recife 26 June 2014 13:00 Portugal Match 46 Ghana Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília Group H Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 June 2014 13:00 Belgium Match 15 Algeria Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte 17 June 2014 19:00 Russia Match 16 South Korea Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá 22 June 2014 13:00 Belgium Match 31 Russia Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro 22 June 2014 16:00 South Korea Match 32 Algeria Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre 26 June 2014 17:00 South Korea Match 47 Belgium Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo 26 June 2014 17:00 Algeria Match 48 Russia Arena da Baixada, Curitiba VENUE Eighteen locations were presented as potential World Cup host cities: Belém, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Maceió, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo.[20]
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