Where was the 2014 World Cup Final played?
The 2014 FIFA World Cup Final was the final match of the 2014 World Cup, the 20th edition of FIFA 's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 13 July 2014, and was contested by Germany and Argentina.
What are the statistics for the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
The following article outlines the statistics for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July. The winner of the 2014 World Cup was Germany. The leading goal scorer of this World Cup was James Rodriguez of Columbia. The player with the most assists was Juan Cuadrado from Colombia with six assists.
Who won the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil?
(February 2019) The following article outlines the statistics for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July. The winner of the 2014 World Cup was Germany. The leading goal scorer of this World Cup was James Rodriguez of Columbia.
Who sang the FIFA World Cup 2014 official song?
^ "Brazilian star Claudia Leitte to perform with Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez on the official song for the 2014 FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018.
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Was 2014 the best World Cup?
Germany became World Cup champions for the fourth time in their history on Sunday evening, rounding off the competition with glory and helping the 2014 tournament cement its place as the best World Cup of all time.
Does FIFA 14 have World Cup?
The 2014 FIFA World Cup is already available as part of a free add-on to FIFA 14 on Mobile. From Qualifying to the World Cup Finals, experience all the excitement of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in EA SPORTS 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Who knocked Belgium from World Cup 2014?
ArgentinaWorld Cup 2014: Argentina 1-0 Belgium - BBC Sport.
Can you still play FIFA 14 offline?
If you have already downloaded FIFA 14, you can still load the game, but online features will be disabled. What does this mean for me? You can play all current game modes in these games through October 18. After that, you can still play offline.
Can you play World Cup 2014 on PS4?
UPDATE: In addition to posting the above tweets, EA Sports has provided VideoGamer.com with a more detailed explanation behind its decision to skip PS4 and Xbox One, posted below. “EA SPORTS 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil is coming exclusively to Xbox 360 and PS3 as a fully featured console game,” said EA Sports.
Has Neymar ever won a World Cup?
With Brazil, he has won the Confederations Cup and Olympic gold, but not the Copa América or the World Cup. He has won a Champions League with Barcelona, but his attempts to lead PSG to the success it so craves in the competition have so far come to nothing.
Who won Golden Ball in 2014 World Cup?
Still, Messi did score four goals with one assist to help bring his side to the finals. This was an impressive accomplishment for arguably the best player in the world....Golden Ball.2014 Golden Ball WinnerBronze BallArjen RobbenNetherlandsvia FIFA.com3 more rows
Has Belgium ever won a trophy?
To date, Belgium is the only national team in the world to top the FIFA ranking without having won a World Cup or a continental trophy (Spain had topped the ranking in late 2008 without winning the World Cup, but had won the European title in 1964 and 2008).
What was the significance of Brazil 2014?
Brazil 2014 proved extraordinary in all sorts of ways , with packed stadiums and passionate crowds treated to thrills, upsets and a record number of goals. It also witnessed Germany reclaim in style a Trophy they had won three times before and, in the process, become the first European team to triumph in the Americas.
Was the 2014 FIFA World Cup special?
This always promised to be a special FIFA World Cup™. Hosted by a nation that has come to represent the very best of football, edition number 20 of the beautiful game's greatest spectacle was never likely to be just like the others. And we were not disappointed. Brazil 2014 proved extraordinary in all sorts of ways, with packed stadiums and passionate crowds treated to thrills, upsets and a record number of goals.
Where was the 2014 World Cup held?
The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th edition of the World Cup, FIFA 's football competition for national teams, held in Brazil between 12 June and 13 July 2014. Brazil qualified for the finals automatically as tournament hosts, while 203 teams competed for the remaining 31 spots through qualifying rounds organised by the six FIFA confederations and held between June 2011 and November 2013. In the finals, the teams were divided into eight groups of four with each team playing each other once in a round-robin format. The two top teams from each group advanced to a knock-out phase. The defending champions from the 2010 World Cup were Spain, who had achieved three successive victories in major tournaments, having also won Euro 2008 and Euro 2012. Spain were eliminated in the group phase in the 2014 event.
Who won the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
The 2014 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 13 July 2014 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to determine the 2014 FIFA World Cup champion. Germany defeated Argentina 1–0 in extra time, with the only goal being scored by Mario Götze, who collected André Schürrle 's cross from the left on his chest ...
What was the 2014 FIFA World Cup ball called?
Match ball. The match ball for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final, announced on 29 May 2014, featured a variation of the Adidas Brazuca named the Adidas Brazuca Final Rio. Whilst the technical aspects of the ball were the same, the design was different from the Brazuca balls used in the group stages and other playoffs, with a green, ...
Why did Brazil support Germany in the World Cup?
Due to the Argentina–Brazil football rivalry, the Brazilians in the crowd supported Germany, despite their resounding 7–1 victory over Brazil in the semi-finals, as the Germans had shown respect to the defeated hosts, while Argentinian fans had celebrated Brazil's elimination. Most Brazilians were reportedly relieved that their rivals did not win the World Cup in Brazil's iconic home stadium.
How many World Cups have Germany won?
The result marked Germany's fourth World Cup title and their first World championship as a unified nation. The victory meant that three consecutive World Cups have been won by teams from the same continent, following Italy and Spain in 2006 and 2010 respectively, the first time this has happened in World Cup history.
Why was Albrecht sent off in the 1990 World Cup?
The 1990 FIFA World Cup Final saw two Argentine players sent off and West Germany won 1–0 due to a controversial penalty kick late in the match.
Who were the first teams to play in the 2014 World Cup?
Argentina were drawn in Group F, alongside Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran and Nigeria. Their opening game took place on 15 June 2014 against Bosnia and Herzegovina, who were making their World Cup debut. It was the first game of the tournament at the Maracanã Stadium. Argentina took the lead on 3 minutes, when Bosnian defender Sead Kolašinac scored an own goal after a free kick by Lionel Messi had been flicked on by Marcos Rojo. In the second half, Messi scored himself to double Argentina's lead with a powerful shot following a one-two with Gonzalo Higuaín. Vedad Ibišević scored for Bosnia and Herzegovina with 6 minutes remaining, but Argentina held on for a 2–1 win. Their second game was against Iran at the Estádio Mineirão in Belo Horizonte on 21 June. Barney Ronay of The Guardian described Iran as producing a "stirring performance against an Argentina team of all the attacking talents", and the match remained goalless until the 90th minute. It was Argentina who took the win in injury time, however, when Messi scored a left-footed shot into the corner from outside the penalty area to seal qualification for the next round with a game to spare. Their final group game was on 25 June, against Nigeria in Porto Alegre. Messi gave Argentina the lead on 3 minutes, scoring on the rebound after Ángel Di María 's shot hit the goalpost. Ahmed Musa equalised for Nigeria a minute later with a right-footed curling shot, before Messi gave Argentina the lead again with a free kick from 25 yards (23 m) out shortly before half time. Musa equalised once again 2 minutes into the second half, hitting the ball past goalkeeper Sergio Romero after a one-two with Emmanuel Emenike, but Rojo scored with his knee 3 minutes later to seal a 3–2 win and first place in the final group table.
How many nations were in the 2014 World Cup?
The following article outlines the statistics for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 20th FIFA World Cup, comprising 32 nations and which took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July. The FIFA World Cup is a quadrennial tournament of men's national football teams. All teams compete in groups of four, and play a round robin tournament at the end of which, ...
Which team used 23 players in the World Cup?
The Netherlands was the only team that used all 23 players during the tournament, making them the first team in World Cup history to ever use all of their squad players.
Group Stage
The top 2 in each group advanced to the knockout stage. Netherlands, France, Germany and Belgium were group winners. Whilst Greece and Switzerland were runner-ups in their group.
Knockout Stage
Six UEFA countries advanced to the knockout stage. Greece and Switzerland lost their matches leaving France, Germany, Netherlands and Belgium to contest the quarter finals. France's path matched them up with Germany with Netherlands also moving onto the semi finals. Germany won its semi final and went onto become the 2014 champions.
What is the FIFA World Cup?
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ), the sport's global governing body.
Which countries host the FIFA World Cup?
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, hosted jointly by South Korea and Japan, was the first one held in Asia, and the first tournament with multiple hosts. South Africa became the first African nation to host the World Cup in 2010. The 2014 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Brazil, the first held in South America since Argentina 1978, and was the first occasion where consecutive World Cups were held outside Europe.
How much does a FIFA World Cup trophy weigh?
The new trophy is 36 cm (14.2 in) high, made of solid 18 carat (75%) gold and weighs 6.175 kg (13.6 lb). The base contains two layers of semi-precious malachite while the bottom side of the trophy bears the engraved year and name of each FIFA World Cup winner since 1974. The description of the trophy by Gazzaniga was: "The lines spring out from the base, rising in spirals, stretching out to receive the world. From the remarkable dynamic tensions of the compact body of the sculpture rise the figures of two athletes at the stirring moment of victory."
What continents are FIFA qualifiers in?
They are held within the six FIFA continental zones ( Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania, and Europe ), overseen by their respective confederations. For each tournament, FIFA decides the number of places awarded to each of the continental zones beforehand, generally based on the relative strength of the confederations' teams.
How many teams were there in the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
The tournament was expanded to 24 teams in 1982, and then to 32 in 1998, also allowing more teams from Africa, Asia and North America to take part.
Why were FIFA vice presidents arrested?
On 3 December 2015 two FIFA vice-presidents were arrested on suspicion of bribery in the same Zurich hotel where seven FIFA officials had been arrested in May. An additional 16 indictments by the US Department of Justice were announced on the same day.
How many countries participated in the World Cup?
Rimet eventually persuaded teams from Belgium, France, Romania, and Yugoslavia to make the trip. In total, 13 nations took part: seven from South America, four from Europe, and two from North America.
Overview
The 2014 FIFA World Cup Final was the final match of the 2014 World Cup, the 20th edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 13 July 2014, and was contested by Germany and Argentina. The event comprised hosts Brazil and 31 other teams who emerged from the qualification phase, organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 32 teams competed in a group stage, from which 16 teams q…
Background
The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th edition of the World Cup, FIFA's football competition for national teams, held in Brazil between 12 June and 13 July 2014. Brazil qualified for the finals automatically as tournament hosts, and 203 teams competed for the remaining 31 spots through qualifying rounds organised by the six FIFA confederations and held between June 2011 and November 2013. In the finals, the teams were divided into eight groups of four with each team pl…
Route to the final
Germany were drawn in Group G for the World Cup, in which they were joined by Ghana, Portugal and the United States. Their first match was against Portugal, on 16 June 2014 at the Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador. Germany won a penalty on 10 minutes, when João Pereira fouled Mario Götze. Müller took the kick and gave Germany the lead. Mats Hummels added a second goal with a header on 32 minutes, and Portugal's Pepe was shown a red card five minutes later, after he headb…
Match
Nicola Rizzoli, from Italy, was named as the referee of the final, together with fellow Italians Renato Faverani and Andrea Stefani as the assistant referees, and Carlos Vera and Christian Lescano from Ecuador as the fourth and fifth officials. Earlier in the 2014 World Cup, Rizzoli took charge of the Spain–Netherlands and Nigeria–Argentina matches in the group stage, and the Argentina–Belgium quarter-final. He had previously taken charge of the 2010 UEFA Europa Leag…
Post-match
Germany's victory marked the first World Cup win by a European team in the Americas, but it was also the third successive European triumph after Italy and Spain's wins in 2006 and 2010. President Rousseff of Brazil delivered the trophy to German captain Philipp Lahm during the awards ceremony on the stands. Alongside her during the trophy handover was FIFA president Sepp Blatter. As Lahm raised the trophy, the outro of the tournament's official song "We Are One (…
External links
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