World Cup Archive
2014
World Cup 2014
Thu Jun 12 - Sun Jul 13 2014 (31d)
HostBrazil
Matches
64
Goals
171
Goals / Match
2.67
Draws
9
Extra Time
8
Penalty Shootouts
4
Goal Rate Trend
1930–2026
3.89
1930
4.12
1934
4.67
1938
4.00
1950
5.38
1954
3.60
1958
2.78
1962
2.78
1966
2.97
1970
2.55
1974
2.68
1978
2.81
1982
2.54
1986
2.21
1990
2.71
1994
2.67
1998
2.52
2002
2.30
2006
2.27
2010
2.67
2014
2.64
2018
2.69
2022
2026
Where this edition sits across goals-per-match history.
Group Stage
Local time48 Matches · 2.83 per matchQualifying spots
Group A
3 pts/winGroup B
3 pts/win| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
Group C
3 pts/win| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 3 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group D
3 pts/win| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Group E
3 pts/win| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
Group F
3 pts/win| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group G
3 pts/winGroup H
3 pts/win| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Knockout Stage
Local time16 Matches · 2.19 per match
Round of 16
8M49Sat Jun 28 13:00 UTC-3 · Local time
Brazil1
Chile1
AETPEN
M50Sat Jun 28 17:00 UTC-3 · Local time
Colombia2
Uruguay0
M51Sun Jun 29 13:00 UTC-3 · Local time
Netherlands2
Mexico1
M52Sun Jun 29 17:00 UTC-3 · Local time
Costa Rica1
Greece1
AETPEN
M53Mon Jun 30 13:00 UTC-3 · Local time
France2
Nigeria0
M54Mon Jun 30 17:00 UTC-3 · Local time
Germany2
Algeria1
AET
M55Tue Jul 1 13:00 UTC-3 · Local time
Argentina1
Switzerland0
AET
M56Tue Jul 1 17:00 UTC-3 · Local time
Belgium2
USA1
AET
Quarter-final
4Semi-final
2Play-off for third place
1Classic Matches
The highest-scoring matches of this edition, weighted towards finals, extra time, and shootouts.
Semi-final8
🇧🇷Brazil1
🇩🇪Germany7
Estadio Mineirao · Belo Horizonte
Group E7
🇨🇭Switzerland2
🇫🇷France5
Fonte Nova Arena · Salvador
Group H6
🇰🇷South Korea2
🇩🇿Algeria4
Estadio Beira-Rio · Porto Alegre
Group B6
🇪🇸Spain1
🇳🇱Netherlands5
Fonte Nova Arena · Salvador
Group F5
🇳🇬Nigeria2
🇦🇷Argentina3
Estadio Beira-Rio · Porto Alegre
Group C5
🇯🇵Japan1
🇨🇴Colombia4
Arena Pantanal · Cuiabá
Group B5
🇦🇺Australia2
🇳🇱Netherlands3
Estadio Beira-Rio · Porto Alegre
Group A5
🇨🇲Cameroon1
🇧🇷Brazil4
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha · Brasília
Participating Teams
Edition Record| Team | Coach | Top Clubs | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪Germany | Joachim LOEW | Bayern Munich (GER) (7), Borussia Dortmund (GER) (4), Arsenal (ENG) (3) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 14 |
| 🇳🇱Netherlands | Louis van Gaal | Feyenoord (NED) (4), Ajax (NED) (2), PSV (NED) (2) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Alejandro SABELLA | Internazionale (ITA) (3), Manchester City (ENG) (3), Barcelona (ESP) (2) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari | Chelsea (ENG) (4), Atlético Mineiro (BRA) (2), Barcelona (ESP) (2) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -3 |
| 🇨🇴Colombia | Jose PEKERMAN | River Plate (ARG) (3), Porto (POR) (2), AS Monaco (FRA) (1) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| 🇧🇪Belgium | Marc WILMOTS | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) (3), Atlético Madrid (ESP) (2), Everton (ENG) (2) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 🇫🇷France | Didier Deschamps | Arsenal (ENG) (3), Newcastle United (ENG) (3), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) (3) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| 🇨🇷Costa Rica | Jorge Luis PINTO | Herediano (CRC) (3), Saprissa (CRC) (3), Alajuelense (CRC) (2) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre | América (MEX) (4), León (MEX) (3), Toluca (MEX) (3) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 🇨🇱Chile | Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya | Colo-Colo (CHI) (2), Juventus (ITA) (2), Universidad de Chile (CHI) (2) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 🇨🇭Switzerland | Ottmar HITZFELD | Basel (SUI) (3), Napoli (ITA) (3), Grasshopper (SUI) (2) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 🇺🇾Uruguay | Oscar TABAREZ | Atlético Madrid (ESP) (3), Benfica (POR) (1), Bologna (ITA) (1) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 🇩🇿Algeria | Vahid Halilhodžić | Académica (POR) (1), Ajaccio (FRA) (1), CS Constantine (ALG) (1) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 🇪🇨Ecuador | Reinaldo RUEDA | Barcelona (ECU) (3), Emelec (ECU) (3), Pachuca (MEX) (2) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 🇺🇸USA | Juergen KLINSMANN | Real Salt Lake (USA) (2), Seattle Sounders FC (USA) (2), Sporting Kansas City (USA) (2) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 🇬🇷Greece | Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos | Olympiacos (GRE) (4), PAOK (GRE) (4), Bologna (ITA) (2) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| 🇳🇬Nigeria | Stephen KESHI | Almería (ESP) (1), Ashdod (ISR) (1), CSKA Moscow (RUS) (1) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento | Real Madrid (ESP) (3), Benfica (POR) (2), Braga (POR) (2) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 🇭🇷Croatia | Niko Kovač | Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) (2), Panathinaikos (GRE) (2), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) (2) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 🇧🇦Bosnia-Herzegovina | Safet SUSIC | Hajduk Split (CRO) (2), 1899 Hoffenheim (GER) (1), Bayer Leverkusen (GER) (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | Sabri LAMOUCHI | Basel (SWI) (2), Saint-Étienne (FRA) (2), Toulouse (FRA) (2) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Cesare PRANDELLI | Juventus (ITA) (6), Milan (ITA) (3), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Vicente DEL BOSQUE | Barcelona (ESP) (7), Atlético Madrid (ESP) (4), Real Madrid (ESP) (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 🇷🇺Russia | Fabio CAPELLO | Dynamo Moscow (6), CSKA Moscow (5), Zenit Saint Petersburg (4) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
Stadium Overview
| Venue | Country | Matches | Goals | G/M | Finals | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha · Brasília | Brazil | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 69432 |
| Maracanã · Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 1 | 74738 |
| Fonte Nova Arena · Salvador | Brazil | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 51708 |
| Estadio Castelao · Fortaleza | Brazil | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 60348 |
| Estadio Mineirao · Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 58259 |
| Neo Química Arena · São Paulo | Brazil | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 63321 |
| Estadio Beira-Rio · Porto Alegre | Brazil | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 43394 |
| Arena Pernambuco · Recife | Brazil | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 42583 |
| Arena Amazonia · Manaus | Brazil | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 40549 |
| Arena Pantanal · Cuiabá | Brazil | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 41112 |
| Arena da Baixada · Curitiba | Brazil | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 39631 |
| Estadio das Dunas · Natal | Brazil | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 39971 |

