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2014 FIFA World Cup
Copa do Mundo da FIFA
Brasil 2014
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Germany lifting the World Cup trophy.
Tournament details
Host country Brazil
Dates 13 June – 13 July
Teams 32 (from 6 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 played 64
Goals scored 171 (2.67 per match)
Attendance 3,429,873 (53,592 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colombia James Rodríguez
(6 goals)
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup being held in Brazil. It was the second time that Brazil hosted the World Cup and the fourth time that a South American country hosted the FIFA tournament. Germany won the tournament after defeating Argentina 1–0. The defending champions, Spain, were eliminated from the World Cup after losing to the Netherlands and Chile in the group stage and the host country, Brazil, were eliminated after a record-breaking 1–7 loss to Germany.

Participants

2014 world cup qualification
     Country qualified for the World Cup      Country did not qualify      Country did not enter      Country is not a FIFA member

Asia

Africa

North America

South America

Europe

Prize money

Before the tournament began, all teams received US$1.5 million for preparation costs. The teams that were eliminated from the Group Stage got US$8 million, from the Round of 16 got US$9 million, and from the Quarter-Finals got US$14 million. The fourth place team got US$20 million, the third place team got US$22 million, the second place team got US$25 million and the champions got US$35 million.

US$35 million
US$25 million
US$22 million
US$20 million
US$14 million
US$9 million
US$8 million

Venues

A total of Seventeen cities showed interest in being chosen as World Cup host cities: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Brasília, Belém, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Manaus, Natal, Recife (a stadium would be shared by both cities), Rio Branco and Salvador. Maceió withdrew in January 2009.

According to current FIFA practice, no more than one city may use two stadiums, and the number of host cities is limited between eight and ten. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) requested permission to assign 12 cities hosting World Cup Finals. On 26 December 2008, FIFA gave the green light to the 12-city plan.

Even before the 12 host cities were selected, there were few doubts that the chosen venue for the final match will be the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, which also hosted the decisive match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Originally the CBF's intentions were to have the opening match at Morumbi Stadium in São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil. However, on 14 June 2010 the stadium was excluded from hosting games in the tournament due to a failure to provide financial guarantees for the improvements needed to have it as an eligible venue. In the end of August 2010, the CBF announced that the new Corinthians stadium will host the matches in São Paulo.

The 12 host cities for the 2014 World Cup were announced on 31 May 2009. Belém, Campo Grande, Florianópolis, Goiânia and Rio Branco were rejected.

Group Stage

A win would earn the team 3 points, a draw would earn them 1 point, and a loss earns them no points.

Group A

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Brazil 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
Mexico Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Croatia Croatia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
Cameroon Cameroon 3 0 0 3 1 9 –8 0
12 June 2014
17:00
 Brazil  3–1  Croatia Arena Itaquera, São Paulo
Attendance: 62,103
Referee: Japan Yuichi Nishimura
Neymar Goal 29', 71' (pen.)
Oscar Goal 90'		 Marcelo Goal 11' (o.g.)
13 June 2014
13:00
 Mexico  1–0  Cameroon Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,216
Referee: Colombia Wilmar Roldán
Peralta Goal 61'
17 June 2015
16:00
 Brazil  0–0  Mexico Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 60,342
Referee: Turkey Cuneyt Çakir
18 June 2015
18:00
 Cameroon  0–4  Croatia Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 39,982
Referee: Portugal Pedro Proença
Olić Goal 11'
Perišić Goal 58'
Mandžukić Goal 61', 73'
23 June 2015
17:00
 Cameroon  1–4  Brazil Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 69,112
Referee: Sweden Jonas Eriksson
Matip Goal 26' Neymar Goal 17', 35'
Fred Goal 49'
Fernandinho Goal 84'
23 June 2015
17:00
 Croatia  1–3  Mexico Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata
Attendance: 41,212
Referee: Uzbekistan Ravshan Irmatov
Perišić Goal 87' Márquez Goal 72'
Guardado Goal 75'
Chicharito Goal 82'

Group B

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Netherlands Netherlands 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9
Chile Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
Spain Spain 3 1 0 2 4 7 –3 3
Australia Australia 3 0 0 3 3 9 –6 0
13 June 2015
16:00
 Spain  1–5  Netherlands Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 48,173
Referee: Italy Nicola Rizzoli
Alonso Goal 27' (pen.) Van Persie Goal 44', 72'
Robben Goal 53', 80'
De Vrij Goal 65'
13 June 2015
18:00
 Chile  3–1  Australia Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 40,275
Referee: Ivory Coast Noumandiez Doué
Sánchez Goal 12'
Valdívia Goal 14'
Beausejour Goal 90+2'		 Cahill Goal 35'
18 June 2015
13:00
 Australia  2–3  Netherlands Beira Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 42,877
Referee: Algeria Djamel Haimoudi
Cahill Goal 21'
Jedinak Goal 54' (pen.)		 Robben Goal 20'
Van Persie Goal 58'
Depay Goal 68'
18 June 2015
16:00
 Spain  0–2  Chile Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 74,101
Referee: United States Mark Geiger
Vargas Goal 20'
Aránguiz Goal 43'
23 June 2015
13:00
 Australia  0–3  Spain Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Attendance: 39,375
Referee: Bahrain Nawaf Shukralla
Villa Goal 36'
Torres Goal 69'
Mata Goal 82'
23 June 2015
13:00
 Netherlands  2–0  Chile Arena Itaquera, São Paulo
Attendance: 62,996
Referee: The Gambia Bakary Gassama
Fer Goal 77'
Depay Goal 90+2'

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Colombia Colombia 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
Greece Greece 3 1 1 1 2 4 –2 4
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 4 5 –1 3
Japan Japan 3 0 1 2 2 6 –4 1
14 June 2015
13:00
 Colombia  3–0  Greece Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 57,174
Referee: United States Mark Geiger
Armero Goal 5'
Gutiérrez Goal 58'
Rodríguez Goal 90+3'
14 June 2015
22:00
 Ivory Coast  2–1  Japan Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata
Attendance: 40,267
Referee: Chile Enrique Osses
Bony Goal 63'
Gervinho Goal 65'		 Honda Goal 15'
19 June 2015
13:00
 Colombia  2–1  Ivory Coast Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 68,748
Referee: England Howard Webb
Rodríguez Goal 64'
Quintero Goal 70'		 Gervinho Goal 73'
19 June 2015
19:00
 Japan  0–0  Greece Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,485
Referee: El Salvador Joel Aguilar
24 June 2015
17:00
 Japan  1–4  Colombia Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 40,340
Referee: Portugal Pedro Proença
Okazaki Goal 45+1' Cuadrado Goal 17' (pen.)
Martínez Goal 55', 82'
Rodríguez Goal 90'
24 June 2015
17:00
 Greece  2–1  Ivory Coast Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 59,095
Referee: Ecuador Carlos Vera
Samaris Goal 42'
Samaras Goal 90+3' (pen.)		 Bony Goal 74'

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Costa Rica Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Uruguay Uruguay 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
Italy Italy 3 1 0 2 2 3 –1 3
England England 3 0 1 2 2 4 –2 1
14 June 2015
16:00
 Uruguay  1–3  Costa Rica Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 58,679
Referee: Germany Felix Brych
Cavani Goal 24' (pen.) Campbell Goal 54'
Duarte Goal 57'
Ureña Goal 84'
14 June 2015
18:00
 England  1–2  Italy Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 39,800
Referee: Netherlands Bjorn Kuipers
Sturridge Goal 37' Marchisio Goal 35'
Balotelli Goal 50'
19 June 2015
16:00
 Uruguay  2–1  England Arena Itaquera, São Paulo
Attendance: 62,575
Referee: Spain Carlos Velasco
Suárez Goal 38', 84' Rooney Goal 75'
20 June 2015
13:00
 Italy  0–1  Costa Rica Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata
Attendance: 40,285
Referee: Chile Enrique Osses
Ruiz Goal 44'
24 June 2015
13:00
 Italy  0–1  Uruguay Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,706
Referee: Mexico Marco Rodríguez
Godín Goal 81'
24 June 2015
13:00
 Costa Rica  0–0  England Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 57,823
Referee: Algeria Djamel Haimoudi

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France France 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
 Switzerland 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
Ecuador Ecuador 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Honduras Honduras 3 0 0 3 1 8 –7 0
15 June 2015
13:00
 Switzerland  2–1  Ecuador Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 68,351
Referee: Uzbekistan Ravshan Irmatov
Mehmedi Goal 48'
Seferović Goal 90+3'		 Valencia Goal 22'
15 June 2015
16:00
 France  3–0  Honduras Beira Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 43,012
Referee: Brazil Sandro Ricci
Benzema Goal 45' (pen.), 72'
Valladares Goal 48' (o.g.)
20 June 2015
16:00
 Switzerland  2–5  France Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 51,003
Referee: Netherlands Bjorn Kuipers
Džemaili Goal 81'
Xhaka Goal 87'		 Giroud Goal 17'
Matuidi Goal 18'
Valbuena Goal 40'
Benzema Goal 67'
Sissoko Goal 73'
20 June 2015
19:00
 Honduras  1–2  Ecuador Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Attendance: 39,224
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
Costly Goal 31' Valencia Goal 34', 65'
25 June 2015
17:00
 Honduras  0–3  Switzerland Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 40,322
Referee: Argentina Néstor Pitana
Shaqiri Goal 6', 31', 71'
25 June 2015
17:00
 Ecuador  0–0  France Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 73,749
Referee: Ivory Coast Noumandiez Doué

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Argentina Argentina 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9
Nigeria Nigeria 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
Iran Iran 3 0 1 2 1 4 –3 1
15 June 2015
19:00
 Argentina  2–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 74,738
Referee: El Salvador Joel Aguilar
Kolašinac Goal 2' (o.g.)
Messi Goal 64'		 Ibišević Goal 84'
16 June 2015
16:00
 Iran  0–0  Nigeria Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Attendance: 39,081
Referee: Ecuador Carlos Vera
21 June 2015
13:00
 Argentina  1–0  Iran Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 57,698
Referee: Serbia Milorad Mazić
Messi Goal 90+1'
21 June 2015
18:00
 Nigeria  1–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 40,499
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
Odemwingie Goal 29'
25 June 2015
13:00
 Nigeria  2–3  Argentina Beira Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 43,285
Referee: Italy Nicola Rizzoli
Musa Goal 4', 47' Messi Goal 3', 45+1'
Rojo Goal 50'
25 June 2015
13:00
 Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–1  Iran Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 48,011
Referee: Spain Carlos Velasco
Džeko Goal 23'
Pjanić Goal 59'
Vršajević Goal 83'		 Ghoochannejhad Goal 82'

Group G

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group G
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Germany 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
United States United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Portugal Portugal 3 1 1 1 4 7 –3 4
Ghana Ghana 3 0 1 2 4 6 –2 1
16 June 2015
13:00
 Germany  4–0  Portugal Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 51,081
Referee: Serbia Milorad Mazić
Müller Goal 12' (pen.), 45', 78'
Hummels Goal 32'
16 June 2015
19:00
 Ghana  1–2  United States Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,760
Referee: Sweden Jonas Eriksson
Ayew Goal 82' Dempsey Goal 1'
Brooks Goal 86'
21 June 2015
16:00
 Germany  2–2  Ghana Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 59,621
Referee: Brazil Sandro Ricci
Götze Goal 51'
Klose Goal 71'		 Ayew Goal 54'
Gyan Goal 63'
22 June 2015
19:00
 United States  2–2  Portugal Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 40,123
Referee: Argentina Néstor Pitana
Jones Goal 64'
Dempsey Goal 81'		 Nani Goal 5'
Varela Goal 90+4'
26 June 2015
13:00
 United States  0–1  Germany Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata
Attendance: 41,876
Referee: Uzbekistan Ravshan Irmatov
Müller Goal 55'
26 June 2015
13:00
 Portugal  2–1  Ghana Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 67,540
Referee: Bahrain Nawaf Shukralla
Boye Goal 31' (o.g.)
Ronaldo Goal 80'		 Gyan Goal 57'

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Belgium Belgium 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
Algeria Algeria 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
Russia Russia 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2
South Korea South Korea 3 0 1 2 3 6 –3 1
17 June 2015
13:00
 Belgium  2–1  Algeria Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 56,800
Referee: Mexico Marco Rodríguez
Fellaini Goal 70'
Mertens Goal 80'		 Feghouli Goal 25' (pen.)
17 June 2015
18:00
 Russia  1–1  South Korea Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 37,603
Referee: Argentina Néstor Pitana
Kerzhakov Goal 74' Lee Keun-Ho Goal 68'
22 June 2015
13:00
 Belgium  1–0  Russia Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 73,819
Referee: Germany Felix Brych
Origi Goal 88'
22 June 2015
16:00
 South Korea South Korea 2–4  Algeria Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 42,732
Referee: Colombia Wilmar Roldán
Son Heung-Min Goal 50'
Koo Ja-Cheol Goal 72'		 Slimani Goal 26'
Halliche Goal 28'
Djabou Goal 38'
Brahimi Goal 62'
26 June 2015
17:00
 South Korea South Korea 0–1  Belgium Arena Itaquera, São Paulo
Attendance: 61,397
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
Vertonghen Goal 78'
26 June 2015
17:00
 Algeria  1–1  Russia Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Attendance: 39,311
Referee: Turkey Cuneyt Çakir
Slimani Goal 60' Kokorin Goal 6'

Knockout stage

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
28 June – Belo Horizonte            
 Brazil Brazil (p)  1 (3)
4 July – Fortaleza
 Chile Chile  1 (2)  
 Brazil Brazil  2
28 June – Rio de Janeiro
   Colombia Colombia  1  
 Colombia Colombia  2
8 July – Belo Horizonte
 Uruguay Uruguay  0  
 Brazil Brazil  1
30 June – Brasília
   Germany Germany  7  
 France France  2
4 July – Rio de Janeiro
 Nigeria Nigeria  0  
 France France  0
30 June – Porto Alegre
   Germany Germany  1  
 Germany Germany (aet)  2
13 July – Rio de Janeiro
 Algeria Algeria  1  
 Germany Germany (aet)  1
29 June – Fortaleza
   Argentina Argentina  0


 Netherlands Netherlands  2
5 July – Salvador
 Mexico Mexico  1  
 Netherlands Netherlands  0 (4)
29 June – Recife
   Costa Rica Costa Rica  0 (3)  
 Costa Rica Costa Rica (p)  1 (5)
9 July – São Paulo
 Greece Greece  1 (3)  
 Netherlands Netherlands  0 (2)
1 July – São Paulo
   Argentina Argentina (p)  0 (4)


  Third place
 Argentina Argentina (aet)  1
5 July – Brasília 12 July – Brasília
 Switzerland Switzerland  0  
 Argentina Argentina  1  Brazil Brazil  0
1 July – Salvador
   Belgium Belgium  0


   Netherlands Netherlands  3
 Belgium Belgium (aet)  2
 United States United States  1


 

Round of 16

28 June 2014
13:00
 Brazil  1–1
(a.e.t.)		  Chile Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 57,714
Referee: England Howard Webb
David Luiz Goal 18' Sánchez Goal 32'
  Penalties  
David Luiz Scored
Willian Missed
Marcelo Scored
Hulk Missed
Neymar Scored		 3–2 Missed Pinilla
Missed Sánchez
Scored Aránguiz
Scored Díaz
Missed Jara
28 June 2014
17:00
 Colombia  2–0  Uruguay Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 73,804
Referee: Netherlands Bjorn Kuipers
Rodríguez Goal 28', 50'
29 June 2014
13:00
 Netherlands Netherlands 2–1 Mexico Mexico Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 58,817
Referee: Portugal Pedro Proença
Sneijder Goal 88'
Huntelaar Goal 90+4' (pen.)		 Dos Santos Goal 48'
29 June 2014
17:00
 Costa Rica Costa Rica 1–1
(a.e.t.)		 Greece Greece Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata
Attendance: 41,242
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
Ruiz Goal 52' Papastathopoulos Goal 90+1'
  Penalties  
Borges Scored
Ruiz Scored
González Scored
Campbell Scored
Umaña Scored		 5–3 Scored Mitroglou
Scored Christodoulopoulos
Scored Holebas
Missed Gekas
30 June 2014
13:00
 France France 2–0 Nigeria Nigeria Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 67,882
Referee: United States Mark Geiger
Pogba Goal 79'
Yobo Goal 90+2' (o.g.)
30 June 2014
17:00
 Germany Germany 2–1
(a.e.t.)		 Algeria Algeria Beira Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 43,063
Referee: Brazil Sandro Ricci
Schürrle Goal 92'
Özil Goal 120'		 Djabou Goal 120+1'
1 July 2014
13:00
 Argentina Argentina 1–0
(a.e.t.)		 Switzerland Switzerland Arena Itaquera, São Paulo
Attendance: 63,255
Referee: Sweden Jonas Eriksson
Di María Goal 118'
1 July 2014
17:00
 Belgium Belgium 2–1
(a.e.t.)		 United States United States Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 51,227
Referee: Algeria Djamel Haimoudi
De Bruyne Goal 93'
Lukaku Goal 105'		 Green Goal 107'

Quarter-finals

4 July 2014
13:00
 France France 0–1 Germany Germany Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 74,240
Referee: Argentina Néstor Pitana
Hummels Goal 13'
4 July 2014
17:00
 Brazil Brazil 2–1 Colombia Colombia Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 60,342
Referee: Spain Carlos Velasco
Thiago Silva Goal 7'
David Luiz Goal 69'		 Rodríguez Goal 80' (pen.)
5 July 2014
13:00
 Argentina Argentina 1–0 Belgium Belgium Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 68,551
Referee: Italy Nicola Rizzoli
Higuaín Goal 8'
5 July 2014
17:00
 Netherlands Netherlands 0–0
(a.e.t.)		 Costa Rica Costa Rica Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 51,179
Referee: Uzbekistan Ravshan Irmatov
  Penalties  
Van Persie Scored
Robben Scored
Sneijder Scored
Kuyt Scored		 4–3 Scored Borges
Missed Ruiz
Scored González
Scored Bolaños
Missed Umaña

Semifinals

Main article: Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)
8 July 2014
17:00
 Brazil Brazil 1–7 Germany Germany Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 58,141
Referee: Mexico Marco Rodríguez
Oscar Goal 90' Müller Goal 11'
Klose Goal 23'
Kroos Goal 24', 26'
Khedira Goal 29'
Schürrle Goal 69', 79'
9 July 2014
17:00
 Netherlands Netherlands 0–0
(a.e.t.)		 Argentina Argentina Arena Itaquera, São Paulo
Attendance: 63,267
Referee: Turkey Cuneyt Çakir
  Penalties  
Vlaar Missed
Robben Scored
Sneijder Missed
Kuyt Scored		 2–4 Scored Messi
Scored Garay
Scored Agüero
Scored Rodríguez

Third-place match

12 July 2014
17:00
 Brazil Brazil 0–3 Netherlands Netherlands Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 68,034
Referee: Algeria Djamel Haimoudi
Van Persie Goal 3' (pen.)
Blind Goal 17'
Wijnaldum Goal 90+1'

Final

13 July 2014
16:00
 Germany Germany 1–0
(a.e.t.)		 Argentina Argentina Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 74,738
Referee: Italy Nicola Rizzoli
Götze Goal 113'


 2014 FIFA World Cup Winners 

Germany
4th title

Statistics

Goalscorers

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Source: FIFA

Team rankings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Germany 7 6 1 0 18 4 +14 19
2  Argentina 7 5 1 1 8 4 +4 16
3  Netherlands 7 5 2 0 15 4 +11 17
4  Brazil 7 3 2 2 11 14 –3 11
Eliminated in the Quarter-finals
5  Colombia 5 4 0 1 12 4 +8 12
6  Belgium 5 4 0 1 6 3 +3 12
7  France 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 10
8  Costa Rica 5 2 3 0 5 2 +3 9
Eliminated in the Round of 16
9  Chile 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
10  Mexico 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
11  Switzerland 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6
12  Uruguay 4 2 0 2 4 6 –2 6
13  Greece 4 1 2 1 3 5 –2 5
14  Algeria 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4
15  United States 4 1 1 2 5 6 –1 4
16  Nigeria 4 1 1 2 3 5 –2 4
Eliminated in the Group stage
17  Ecuador 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
18  Portugal 3 1 1 1 4 7 –3 4
19  Croatia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
20  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
21  Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 4 5 –1 3
22  Italy 3 1 0 2 2 3 –1 3
23  Spain 3 1 0 2 4 7 –3 3
24  Russia 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2
25  Ghana 3 0 1 2 4 6 –2 1
26  England 3 0 1 2 2 4 –2 1
27  South Korea 3 0 1 2 3 6 –3 1
28  Iran 3 0 1 2 1 4 –3 1
29  Japan 3 0 1 2 2 6 –4 1
30  Australia 3 0 0 3 3 9 –6 0
31  Honduras 3 0 0 3 1 8 –7 0
32  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 1 9 –8 0
  • Rankings are based on performance, not team skill. Also, these rankings are unofficial and are not based on head-to-head record.



Images for kids

  • Joseph Blatter - World Cup 2014

    Announcing of Brazil as hosts, 2007

  • Fan fest Brasília

    Brazilian football fans at the FIFA Fan Fest in Brasília.

  • Brazil and Colombia match at the FIFA World Cup 2014-07-04 (15) (cropped)

    Adidas Brazuca

  • The opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2014 10

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

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    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.

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