2014 FIFA World Cup

2014 FIFA World Cup

Copa do Mundo da FIFA Brasil 2014[nb 1]
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)	James Rodriguez[1] (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.^[2][3][4][5] 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^[6] and the host country Brazil, were eliminated after a record-breaking 1–7 loss to Germany^[7]
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1. ↑ "Top Scorers - World Cup - Football". BBC Sport.
2. ↑ "FACTSheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
3. ↑ "World Cup Football Host Nations". www.topendsports.com.
4. ↑ "Football World Cup Host Nations Map". www.mapsofworld.com.
5. ↑ Matt Rosenberg. "22 World Cup Host Countries from 1930 to 2026". ThoughtCo.
6. ↑ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-14. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
7. ↑ "Brazil vs Germany World Cup 2014: Was the 7-1 semi-final defeat the". The Independent. 9 July 2014.