2014 FIFA World Cup

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. Fans and pundits alike consider this edition of the World Cup to be one of the greatest ever held.[6][7][8]

2014 FIFA World Cup
Juntos num só ritmo
(All in one rhythm)
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates12 June – 13 July
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)12 (in 12 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Germany (4th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Netherlands
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored171 (2.67 per match)
Attendance3,429,873 (53,592 per match)
Top scorer(s) James Rodríguez
(6 goals)[1]
Best player(s) Lionel Messi[2]
Best young player Paul Pogba[3]
Best goalkeeper Manuel Neuer[4]
Fair play award Colombia[5]

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] Every World Cup-winning team since the first tournament in 1930 – Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Uruguay – qualified for this tournament. Spain, the title holders, 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 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,[11] and this result marked the third consecutive title won by a European team, after Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010.[12][13]

Host selection
Announcing 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.[14][15] 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 second in the Southern Hemisphere.[16] Only Brazil and Colombia formally declared their candidacy but, after the withdrawal of the latter from the process,[17] Brazil was officially elected as host nation unopposed on 30 October 2007.[18]

Participating teams and officials

Qualification

Following qualification matches played between June 2011 and November 2013, the following 32 teams – shown with their last pre-tournament FIFA world ranking[19] – 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][20] 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. The highest ranked team not to qualify was Ukraine (ranked 16th), while the lowest ranked team that did qualify was Australia (ranked 62nd).[19]

As of 2022, this was the last time Chile, Ivory Coast, Greece, Italy, Honduras, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Algeria qualified for the World Cup finals, 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

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.[21] 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.[22][23] 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.[24][25] 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.[26]

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.[27][28] Yuichi Nishimura from Japan acted as referee in the opening match whereas Nicola Rizzoli from Italy acted as referee in the final.[29][30]

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.[31] Teams were permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury, at any time up to 24 hours before their first game.[31] 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).[31]

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.[32] Consequently, the tournament required long-distance travel for teams.[33] During the World Cup, Brazilian cities were also home to the participating teams at 32 separate base camps,[34] as well as staging official fan fests where supporters could view the games.[35]

The most used stadiums were the Maracana 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.[36]

Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro Brasília, Federal District São Paulo City, São Paulo Fortaleza, Ceará
Estádio do Maracanã Estádio Nacional Arena de São Paulo Estádio Castelão
Capacity: 74,738[36] Capacity: 69,432[36] Capacity: 63,321[36] Capacity: 60,348[36]
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Salvador, Bahia
Estádio Mineirão Arena Fonte Nova
Capacity: 58,259[36] Capacity: 51,708[36]
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul Recife, Pernambuco[nb 2]
Estádio Beira-Rio Arena Pernambuco
Capacity: 43,394[36] Capacity: 42,583[36]
Cuiabá, Mato Grosso Manaus, Amazonas Natal, Rio Grande do Norte Curitiba, Paraná
Arena Pantanal Arena da Amazônia Arena das Dunas Arena da Baixada
Capacity: 41,112[36] Capacity: 40,549[36] Capacity: 39,971[36] Capacity: 39,631[36]

Team base camps

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,[34] having earlier circulated a brochure of 84 prospective locations.[37] 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.[38] Campo Bahia, the base camp of the eventual champion Germany, attracted much interest.[39]


FIFA Fan Fests
Brazilian fans at the FIFA Fan Fest in Brasília

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.[40][41] The first official event took place on Iracema Beach, in Fortaleza, on 8 June 2014.[42]

Innovations

Technologies
Adidas Brazuca

In order to avoid ghost goals, the 2014 World Cup introduced goal-line technology following successful trials at among others 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.[43][44][45] 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.[46]

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.[47]

The Adidas Brazuca was the official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup[48][49][50][51] and was supplied by Forward Sports of Sialkot, Pakistan.[48] 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

Due to the relatively high ambient temperatures in Brazil, particularly at the northern venues, cooling breaks for the players were introduced.[52] 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.[53][54][55][56] At the start of the match, FIFA listed the temperature at 32 °C (90 °F) with 68% humidity.[57]

Anti-doping

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.[58] 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.[59] However, FIFA was criticised for how it conducted doping tests.[60][61]

Format

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.[31] 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 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.[31]

The match schedule was announced on 20 October 2011[62] with the kick-off times being confirmed on 27 September 2012;[63] after the final draw, the kick-off times of seven matches were adjusted by FIFA.[64] 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).[31] 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.[65]

Opening ceremony
From left to right: Claudia Leitte, Pitbull, and Jennifer Lopez performing at the opening ceremony at the Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo.

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.[66][67][68]

Group stage

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.[69] 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.[70] This is the largest number of goals in the group stage since the 32-team system was implemented in 1998[71] and the largest average in a group stage since 1958.[72] World Cup holders Spain were eliminated after only two games, the quickest exit for the defending champions since Italy's from the 1950 tournament.[73] 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.[74]

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 to knockout 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
(H) Host
Brazil 3–1 Croatia
  • Neymar 29', 71' (pen.)
  • Oscar 90+1'
 Report
Attendance: 62,103
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Mexico 1–0 Cameroon
  • Peralta 61'
 Report
Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,216
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Brazil 0–0 Mexico
Report
Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 60,342
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Cameroon 0–4 Croatia
Report
Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 39,982
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Cameroon 1–4 Brazil
  • Matip 26'
 Report
  • Neymar 17', 35'
  • Fred 49'
  • Fernandinho 84'
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 69,112
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Croatia 1–3 Mexico
 Report
Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Attendance: 41,212
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Advance to knockout 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
Spain 1–5 Netherlands
 Report
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 48,173
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)[75]
Chile 3–1 Australia
  • Sánchez 12'
  • Valdivia 14'
  • Beausejour 90+2'
 Report
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 40,275
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)[75]
Australia 2–3 Netherlands
 Report
Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 42,877
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Spain 0–2 Chile
Report
Attendance: 74,101
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Australia 0–3 Spain
Report
Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Attendance: 39,375
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Netherlands 2–0 Chile
 Report
Attendance: 62,996
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout 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
Colombia 3–0 Greece
 Report
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 57,174
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)[76]
Ivory Coast 2–1 Japan
 Report
Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Attendance: 40,267
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)[76]
Colombia 2–1 Ivory Coast
 Report
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 68,748
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Japan 0–0 Greece
Report
Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,485
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Japan 1–4 Colombia
 Report
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 40,340
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Greece 2–1 Ivory Coast
 Report
  • Bony 74'
Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 59,095
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

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 to knockout 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
Uruguay 1–3 Costa Rica
 Report
  • Campbell 54'
  • Duarte 57'
  • Ureña 84'
Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 58,679
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)[77]
England 1–2 Italy
 Report
Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 39,800
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)[77]
Uruguay 2–1 England
 Report
Attendance: 62,575
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Italy 0–1 Costa Rica
Report
Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Attendance: 40,285
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
Italy 0–1 Uruguay
Report
  • Godín 81'
Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,706
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Costa Rica 0–0 England
Report
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 57,823
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout 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
Switzerland 2–1 Ecuador
 Report
  • E. Valencia 22'
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 68,351
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)[78]
France 3–0 Honduras
 Report
Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 43,012
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)[78]
Switzerland 2–5 France
 Report
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 51,003
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Honduras 1–2 Ecuador
  • Costly 31'
 Report
  • E. Valencia 34', 65'
Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Attendance: 39,224
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Honduras 0–3 Switzerland
Report
Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 40,322
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Ecuador 0–0 France
Report
Attendance: 73,749
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9 Advance to knockout 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
Argentina 2–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Report
  • Ibišević 85'
Attendance: 74,738
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)[79]
Iran 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Attendance: 39,081
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Argentina 1–0 Iran
 Report
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 57,698
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Nigeria 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Odemwingie 29'
 Report
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 40,499
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Nigeria 2–3 Argentina
  • Musa 4', 47'
 Report
Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 43,285
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–1 Iran
 Report Ghoochannejhad 82'
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 48,011
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout 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
Germany 4–0 Portugal
 Report
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 51,081
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Ghana 1–2 United States
  • A. Ayew 82'
 Report
Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,760
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Germany 2–2 Ghana
 Report
  • A. Ayew 54'
  • Gyan 63'
Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 59,621
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
United States 2–2 Portugal
 Report
  • Nani 5'
  • Varela 90+5'
Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 40,123
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
United States 0–1 Germany
Report
Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Attendance: 41,876
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Portugal 2–1 Ghana
 Report
  • Gyan 57'
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 67,540
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to knockout 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
Belgium 2–1 Algeria
 Report
  • Feghouli 25' (pen.)
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 56,800
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Russia 1–1 South Korea
  • Kerzhakov 74'
 Report
  • Lee Keun-ho 68'
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 37,603
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Belgium 1–0 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 73,819
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
South Korea 2–4 Algeria
 Report
  • Slimani 26'
  • Halliche 28'
  • Djabou 38'
  • Brahimi 62'
Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 42,732
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
South Korea 0–1 Belgium
Report
  • Vertonghen 78'
Attendance: 61,397
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Algeria 1–1 Russia
  • Slimani 60'
 Report
  • Kokorin 6'
Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Attendance: 39,311
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Knockout stage
 
Round of 16
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
28 June – Belo Horizonte
 
 
 Brazil (pen.) 1 (3)
 
4 July – Fortaleza
 
 Chile1 (2)
 
 Brazil2
 
28 June – Rio de Janeiro
 
 Colombia1
 
 Colombia2
 
8 July – Belo Horizonte
 
 Uruguay0
 
 Brazil1
 
30 June – Brasília
 
 Germany 7
 
 France 2
 
4 July – Rio de Janeiro
 
 Nigeria 0
 
 France0
 
30 June – Porto Alegre
 
 Germany1
 
 Germany (a.e.t.) 2
 
13 July – Rio de Janeiro
 
 Algeria 1
 
 Germany (a.e.t.)1
 
29 June – Fortaleza
 
 Argentina0
 
 Netherlands2
 
5 July – Salvador
 
 Mexico1
 
 Netherlands (pen.)0 (4)
 
29 June – Recife
 
 Costa Rica 0 (3)
 
 Costa Rica (pen.)1 (5)
 
9 July – São Paulo
 
 Greece 1 (3)
 
 Netherlands0 (2)
 
1 July – São Paulo
 
 Argentina (pen.)0 (4) Third place
 
 Argentina (a.e.t.)1
 
5 July – Brasília12 July – Brasília
 
 Switzerland 0
 
 Argentina1 Brazil0
 
1 July – Salvador
 
 Belgium0  Netherlands3
 
 Belgium (a.e.t.)2
 
 
 United States1
 

Scores after extra time are indicated by (aet), and penalty shoot-outs are indicated by (pen.).

Round of 16

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 these required 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.[80] 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).[81][82] Belgium reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 1986.[83]

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

Brazil 1–1 (a.e.t.) Chile
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 57,714
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Colombia 2–0 Uruguay
 Report
Attendance: 73,804
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Netherlands 2–1 Mexico
 Report
  • Dos Santos 48'
Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 58,817
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Costa Rica 1–1 (a.e.t.) Greece
 Report
Penalties
  • Borges
  • Ruiz
  • González
  • Campbell
  • Umaña
5–3
  • Mitroglou
  • Christodoulopoulos
  • Holebas
  • Gekas
Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Attendance: 41,242
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
France 2–0 Nigeria
 Report
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 67,882
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Germany 2–1 (a.e.t.) Algeria
 Report
  • Djabou 120+1'
Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 43,063
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Argentina 1–0 (a.e.t.) Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 63,255
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Belgium 2–1 (a.e.t.) United States
 Report
  • Green 107'
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 51,227
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Quarter-finals

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's Neymar was 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 a penalty shoot-out following a 0–0 draw at the end of extra time, with goalkeeper Tim Krul having been substituted on for the shoot-out and saving two penalties.

France 0–1 Germany
Report
  • Hummels 13'
Attendance: 74,240
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Brazil 2–1 Colombia
 Report
Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 60,342
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Argentina 1–0 Belgium
 Report
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 68,551
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Netherlands 0–0 (a.e.t.) Costa Rica
Report
Penalties
 4–3
  • Borges
  • Ruiz
  • González
  • Bolaños
  • Umaña
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 51,179
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Semi-finals

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 the record he had previously shared with Ronaldo.[84] Klose set another record by becoming the first player to appear in four World Cup semi-finals.[85] Argentina reached their first final since 1990, and their fifth overall, after overcoming the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out following a 0–0 draw at the end of extra time.

Main article: Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)
Brazil 1–7 Germany
 Report
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 58,141
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Netherlands 0–0 (a.e.t.) Argentina
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 63,267
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Third place play-off

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.[86]

Brazil 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 68,034
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Final
Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Final

The final featured Germany against Argentina for a record third time after 1986 and 1990.

Germany 1–0 (a.e.t.) Argentina
Götze 113' Report
Attendance: 74,738
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

This marked the first time that teams from the same continent had won three consecutive World Cups (following Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010). It was also the first time that a European nation had won the World Cup in the Americas. On aggregate Europe then had 11 victories, compared to South America's 9 victories.

Statistics

Goalscorers

In total, 171 goals were scored by a record 121 players, with five credited as own goals. Goals scored from penalty shoot-outs are not counted. James Rodríguez was awarded the Golden Boot for scoring six goals, the first time that a Colombian player received the award.[87][88]

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
  • Sead Kolašinac (against Argentina)
  • Marcelo (against Croatia)
  • John Boye (against Portugal)
  • Noel Valladares (against France)
  • Joseph Yobo (against France)

Source: FIFA[89]

Discipline

The most notable disciplinary case was that of Uruguayan striker Luis 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 a biting incident on Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini. He was also fined CHF100,000.[90][91][92] After an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Suárez was later allowed to participate in training and friendly matches with new club Barcelona.[93]

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[94][95]

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[96]

Golden Boot

James Rodríguez (6 goals, 2 assists)
Thomas Müller (5 goals, 3 assists)
Neymar (4 goals, 1 assist)[97]
Golden Glove

Manuel Neuer

Keylor Navas
Sergio Romero[98]

Young Player Award

Paul Pogba

Memphis Depay
Raphaël Varane[99]

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 Division Jean-Paul Brigger and featured:[100]

  • Gérard Houllier
  • Raul Arias
  • Gabriel Calderón
  • Ricki Herbert
  • Abdel Moneim Hussein
  • Kwok Ka Ming
  • Ioan Lupescu
  • Ginés Meléndez
  • Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
  • Sunday Oliseh
  • Mixu Paatelainen
  • Jaime Rodríguez
  • Theodore Whitmore

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,[101] in 2014 only the Technical Study Group could select the outcome.[102]

All-Star Team

As was the case during the 2010 edition, FIFA released an All-Star Team based on the Castrol performance index in its official website.[103]

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

FIFA also invited users of FIFA.com to elect their Dream Team.[104][105]

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

The total prize money on offer for the tournament was confirmed by FIFA as US$576 million (including payments of $70 million to domestic clubs and $100 million as player insurances), a 37 percent increase from the amount allocated 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:[106]

Final standings

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.[107]

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

Preparations and costs
The Estádio Nacional in Brasília during its rebuilt. 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's Wembley Stadium.

Costs of the tournament totalled $11.6 billion,[108] making it the most expensive World Cup to date,[109] until surpassed by 2018 FIFA World Cup which cost an estimated $14.2 billion.[108] FIFA was expected to spend US$2 billion on staging the finals,[110] with its greatest single expense being the US$576 million prize money pot.[106]

Although organisers originally estimated costs of US$1.1 billion,[111] a reported US$3.6 billion was ultimately spent on stadium works.[112][113] Five of the chosen host cities had brand new venues built specifically for the World Cup, while the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha in the capital Brasília was demolished and rebuilt, with the remaining six being extensively renovated.[114]

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.[115] However, the failed completion of many of the proposed works provoked discontent among some Brazilians.[116][117][118]

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."[119]

Marketing

The marketing of the 2014 FIFA World Cup included sale of tickets, support from sponsors and promotion through events that utilise the symbols and songs of the tournament. Popular merchandise included items featuring the official mascot as well as an official video game that has been developed by EA Sports.[120] As a partner of the German Football Association, part of German major airline Lufthansa's fleet was branded "Fanhansa" for the time being. Branded planes flew the German national team, media representatives and football fans to Brazil.[121]

The Sony Xperia Z2 was dubbed the "official smartphone of the 2014 FIFA World Cup".[122]

Sponsorship

The sponsors of the 2014 World Cup are divided into three categories: FIFA Partners, FIFA World Cup Sponsors and National Supporters.[123]

FIFA partnersFIFA World Cup sponsorsNational supporters
  • Apex-Brasil
  • Garoto
  • Centauro
  • Banco Itaú
  • Liberty Seguros
  • Wiseup

Symbols

Mascot

The official mascot of this World Cup was "Fuleco"[124]

Match ball

The official match ball was "Brazuca", manufactured by Adidas.[125]

Music

The official song of the tournament was "We Are One (Ole Ola)" with vocals from Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte.[126]

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

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

Media

For a fourth consecutive FIFA World Cup Finals, the coverage was provided by HBS (Host Broadcast Services), a subsidiary of Infront Sports & Media.[127] Sony was selected as the official equipment provider and built 12 bespoke high definition production 40-foot-long containers, one for each tournament venue, to house the extensive amount of equipment required.[128][129] Each match utilised 37 standard camera plans, including Aerial and Cablecam, two Ultramotion cameras and dedicated cameras for interviews.[129] The official tournament film, as well as three matches,[nb 5] will be filmed with ultra high definition technology (4K resolution), following a successful trial at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[130]

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 the European Broadcasting Union, Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana, International Media Content, Dentsu and RS International Broadcasting & Sports Management.[131] The sale of these rights accounted for an estimated 60% of FIFA's income from staging a World Cup.[132] The International Broadcast Centre was situated at the Riocentro in the Barra da Tijuca neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro.[133][134]

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,[135] while the 24.7 million viewers during the game between the US and Portugal is joint with the 2010 final as the most-watched football game in the United States.[136] According to FIFA, over 1 billion people tuned in worldwide to watch the final between Germany and Argentina.[137]

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 the Maracanã Stadium, a monorail collapse, and the collapse of an unfinished overpass in Belo Horizonte.[138][139][140][141][142] The houses of thousands of families living in Rio de Janeiro’s slums were 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.[143][144][145]

Protests
Anti-World Cup demonstration on the opening day

Prior to the opening ceremony of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup staged in Brazil, demonstrations took place outside the venue, organised by people unhappy with the amount of public money spent to enable the hosting of the FIFA World Cup.[146] Both the Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff and FIFA president Sepp Blatter were heavily booed as they were announced to give their speeches at the 2013 tournament's opening,[147] which resulted in FIFA announcing that the 2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony would not feature any speeches.[148] Further protests took place during the Confederations Cup as well as prior to and during the World Cup.[149][150][151][152][153]

Breaches into stadiums

At the Group B match between Spain and Chile, around 100 Chilean supporters who had gathered outside Maracanã Stadium forced 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's Group F game against Bosnia and Herzegovina at the same stadium.[154][155]

Bridge collapse

On 3 July 2014, an overpass under construction in Belo Horizonte as part of the World Cup infrastructure projects collapsed onto a busy carriageway below, leaving two people dead and 22 others injured.[156][157]

Head injuries

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 defender Álvaro Pereira received a blow to the head, he lay unconscious.[158] 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.[159]

Second, in the Final, German midfielder Christoph Kramer received 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 referee Nicola Rizzoli whether the match he was playing in was the World Cup Final.[160]

See also

Notes
  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina was until 1992 part of Yugoslavia, which competed at eight World Cup tournaments.
  2. The Arena Pernambuco is located in São Lourenço da Mata, Recife.
  3. The spray was trialled at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and 2013 FIFA Club World Cup
  4. In 1938's round of 16, two games were also tied after extra-time, but those were replayed instead.
  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

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