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For the video game, see FIFA 14. 2014 FIFA World Cup Copa do Mundo da FIFA Brasil 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup official logo Juntos num só ritmo ( All in one rhythm ) Tournament details Host country Brazil Dates 12 June -- 13 July Teams 32 ( 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 played 64 Goals scored 171 ( 2.67 per match ) Attendance 3,429,873 ( 53,592 per match ) Top scorer ( s ) James Rodríguez ( 6 goals ) Best player Lionel Messi Best young player Paul Pogba Best goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Fair play award Colombia ← 2010 2018 → The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men 's national football teams organized 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. Thirty - one national teams advanced through qualification competitions to join the host nation in the final tournament ( with Bosnia and Herzegovina as 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 foam for free kicks. FIFA Fan Fests in each host city gathered a total of 5 million people, and the country received 1 million visitors from 202 countries. 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 to win the tournament and secure the country 's fourth world title, the first after the German reunification in 1990, when as West Germany they also beat Argentina in the World Cup final. Germany became the first European team to win a World Cup staged in the Americas, and this result marked the first time that nations from the same continent won three consecutive tournaments ( following Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010 ). Contents 1 Host selection 2 Participating teams and officials 2.1 Qualification 2.2 Final draw 2.3 Officials 2.4 Squads 3 Venues 3.1 Team base camps 3.2 FIFA Fan Fests 4 Innovations 4.1 Technologies 4.2 Cooling breaks 4.3 Anti-doping 5 Format 6 Group stage 6.1 Group A 6.2 Group B 6.3 Group C 6.4 Group D 6.5 Group E 6.6 Group F 6.7 Group G 6.8 Group H 7 Knockout stage 7.1 Round of 16 7.2 Quarter - finals 7.3 Semi-finals 7.4 Third place play - off 7.5 Final 8 Statistics 8.1 Goalscorers 8.2 Discipline 8.3 Awards 8.4 Dream Team 8.5 Prize money 8.6 Tournament team rankings 9 Preparations and costs 10 Marketing 11 Media 12 Controversies 12.1 Protests 12.2 Breaches into stadiums 12.3 Bridge collapse 12.4 Head injuries 13 See also 14 Notes 15 References 16 External links Host selection Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup bids 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 then - active policy of rotating the right to host the World Cup among different confederations. With 2010 FIFA World Cup hosted in South Africa, it would be the second consecutive World Cup outside of Europe, which was a first for the tournament. It was also second in the Southern Hemisphere. Only Brazil and Colombia formally declared their candidacy but, after the withdrawal of the latter from the process, Brazil was officially elected as host nation unopposed on 30 October 2007. Participating teams and officials Qualification Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification See also : FIFA World Cup qualification Following qualification matches played between June 2011 and November 2013, the following 32 teams -- shown with their last pre-tournament FIFA world ranking -- 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. Colombia qualified for the World Cup after 16 years of absence, while Russia and Belgium returned after 12 years. This was also the first World Cup for 32 years that did not feature a representative from the Nordic countries. The highest ranked team to not qualify was Ukraine ( ranked 16th ), while the lowest ranked team that did qualify was Australia ( ranked 62nd ). AFC ( 4 ) Australia ( 62 ) Iran ( 43 ) Japan ( 46 ) South Korea ( 57 ) CAF ( 5 ) Algeria ( 22 ) Cameroon ( 56 ) Ghana ( 37 ) Ivory Coast ( 23 ) Nigeria ( 44 ) OFC ( 0 ) None qualified CONCACAF ( 4 ) Costa Rica ( 28 ) Honduras ( 33 ) Mexico ( 20 ) United States ( 13 ) CONMEBOL ( 6 ) Argentina ( 5 ) Brazil ( 3 ) ( hosts ) Chile ( 14 ) Colombia ( 8 ) Ecuador ( 26 ) Uruguay ( 7 ) UEFA ( 13 ) Belgium ( 11 ) Bosnia and Herzegovina ( 21 ) Croatia ( 18 ) England ( 10 ) France ( 17 ) Germany ( 2 ) Greece ( 12 ) Italy ( 9 ) Netherlands ( 15 ) Portugal ( 4 ) Russia ( 19 ) Spain ( 1 ) Switzerland ( 6 ) Qualified Failed to qualify Did not enter Not a FIFA member Teams listed by FIFA ranking as of June 2014 Country Confederation Rank Spain UEFA Germany UEFA Brazil ( host ) CONMEBOL Portugal UEFA 5 Argentina CONMEBOL 5 6 Switzerland UEFA 6 7 Uruguay CONMEBOL 7 8 Colombia CONMEBOL 8 9 Italy UEFA 9 10 England UEFA 10 11 Belgium UEFA 11 12 Greece UEFA 12 13 United States CONCACAF 13 14 Chile CONMEBOL 14 15 Netherlands UEFA 15 16 France UEFA 17 17 Croatia UEFA 18 18 Russia UEFA 19 19 Mexico CONCACAF 20 20 Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA 21 21 Algeria CAF 22 22 Ivory Coast CAF 23 23 Ecuador CONMEBOL 26 24 Costa Rica CONCACAF 28 25 Honduras CONCACAF 33 26 Ghana CAF 37 27 Iran AFC 43 28 Nigeria CAF 44 29 Japan AFC 46 30 Cameroon CAF 56 31 South Korea AFC 57 32 Australia AFC 62 Final draw Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup seeding 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. 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. 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. 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. Officials Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup 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 different countries for the tournament. Yuichi Nishimura from Japan acted as referee in the opening match whereas Nicola Rizzoli from Italy acted as referee in the final. List of officials Confederation Referee Assistants Support ( referee / assist ) AFC Ravshan Irmatov ( Uzbekistan ) Abdukhamidullo Rasulov ( Uzbekistan ) Bakhadyr Kochkarov ( Kyrgyzstan ) Alireza Faghani ( Iran ) / Hassan Kamranifar ( Iran ) Yuichi Nishimura ( Japan ) Toru Sagara ( Japan ) Toshiyuki Nagi ( Japan ) Nawaf Shukralla ( Bahrain ) Yaser Tulefat ( Bahrain ) Ebrahim Saleh ( Bahrain ) Ben Williams ( Australia ) Matthew Cream ( Australia ) Hakan Anaz ( Australia ) CAF Noumandiez Doué ( Ivory Coast ) Songuifolo Yeo ( Ivory Coast ) Jean - Claude Birumushahu ( Burundi ) Néant Alioum ( Cameroon ) / Djibril Camara ( Senegal ) - Bakary Gassama ( Gambia ) Evarist Menkouande ( Cameroon ) Félicien Kabanda ( Rwanda ) Djamel Haimoudi ( Algeria ) Rédouane Achik ( Morocco ) Abdelhalk Etchiali ( Algeria ) CONCACAF Joel Aguilar ( El Salvador ) William Torres ( El Salvador ) Juan Zumba ( El Salvador ) Roberto Moreno ( Panama ) / Eric Boria ( United States ) Walter López ( Guatemala ) / Leonel Leal ( Costa Rica ) Mark Geiger ( United States ) Mark Hurd ( United States ) Joe Fletcher ( Canada ) Marco Rodríguez ( Mexico ) Marvin Torrentera ( Mexico ) Marcos Quintero ( Mexico ) CONMEBOL Néstor Pitana ( Argentina ) Hernán Maidana ( Argentina ) Juan Pablo Belatti ( Argentina ) Víctor Hugo Carrillo ( Peru ) / Rodney Aquino ( Paraguay ) Sandro Ricci ( Brazil ) Emerson De Carvalho ( Brazil ) Marcelo Van Gasse ( Brazil ) Enrique Osses ( Chile ) Carlos Astroza ( Chile ) Sergio Román ( Chile ) Wilmar Roldán ( Colombia ) Humberto Clavijo ( Colombia ) Eduardo Díaz ( Colombia ) Carlos Vera ( Ecuador ) Christian Lescano ( Ecuador ) Byron Romero ( Ecuador ) OFC Peter O'Leary ( New Zealand ) Jan - Hendrik Hintz ( New Zealand ) Mark Rule ( New Zealand ) Norbert Hauata ( Tahiti ) / -- Aden Marwa ( Kenya ) UEFA Felix Brych ( Germany ) Stefan Lupp ( Germany ) Mark Borsch ( Germany ) Svein Oddvar Moen ( Norway ) / Kim Haglund ( Norway ) Cüneyt Çakır ( Turkey ) Bahattin Duran ( Turkey ) Tarık Ongun ( Turkey ) Jonas Eriksson ( Sweden ) Mathias Klasenius ( Sweden ) Daniel Wärnmark ( Sweden ) Björn Kuipers ( Netherlands ) Sander van Roekel ( Netherlands ) Erwin Zeinstra ( Netherlands ) Milorad Mažić ( Serbia ) Milovan Ristić ( Serbia ) Dalibor Đurđević ( Serbia ) Pedro Proença ( Portugal ) Bertino Miranda ( Portugal ) Tiago Trigo ( Portugal ) Nicola Rizzoli ( Italy ) Renato Faverani ( Italy ) Andrea Stefani ( Italy ) Carlos Velasco Carballo ( Spain ) Roberto Alonso Fernández ( Spain ) Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez ( Spain ) Howard Webb ( England ) Michael Mullarkey ( England ) Darren Cann ( England ) Squads Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup squads As with the 2010 tournament, each team 's squad consists 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. Teams were permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury, at any time up to 24 hours before their first game. During a match, all remaining squad members not named in the starting team are available to be one of the three permitted substitutions ( provided the player is not serving a suspension ). Venues Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup 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. Consequently, the tournament required long - distance travel for teams. During the World Cup, Brazilian cities were also home to the participating teams at 32 separate base camps, as well as staging official fan fests where supporters could view the games. Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brasília, DF São Paulo, SP Fortaleza, CE Estádio do Maracanã Estádio Nacional Arena de São Paulo Estádio Castelão Capacity : 74,738 Capacity : 69,432 Capacity : 63,321 Capacity : 60,348 Belo Horizonte, MG Belo Horizonte Brasília Fortaleza Porto Alegre São Paulo Rio de Janeiro Salvador Natal Cuiabá Curitiba Manaus Recife Porto Alegre, RS Estádio Mineirão Estádio Beira - Rio Capacity : 58,259 Capacity : 43,394 Salvador, BA Recife, PE Arena Fonte Nova Arena Pernambuco Capacity : 51,708 Capacity : 42,583 Cuiabá, MT Manaus, AM Natal, RN Curitiba, PR Arena Pantanal Arena da Amazônia Arena das Dunas Arena da Baixada Capacity : 41,112 Capacity : 40,549 Capacity : 39,971 Capacity : 39,631 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, having earlier circulated a brochure of 84 prospective locations. 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. National squads ' base camps Team City Algeria Sorocaba, SP Argentina Vespasiano, MG Australia Vitória, ES Belgium Mogi das Cruzes, SP Bosnia and Herzegovina Guarujá, SP Brazil Teresópolis, RJ Cameroon Vitória, ES Chile Belo Horizonte, MG Colombia Cotia, SP Costa Rica Santos, SP Croatia Mata de São João, BA Ecuador Viamão, RS England Rio de Janeiro, RJ France Ribeirão Preto, SP Germany Santa Cruz Cabrália, BA Ghana Maceió, AL Team City Greece Aracaju, SE Honduras Porto Feliz, SP Iran Guarulhos, SP Italy Mangaratiba, RJ Ivory Coast Águas de Lindoia, SP Japan Itu, SP South Korea Foz do Iguaçu, PR Mexico Santos, SP Netherlands Rio de Janeiro, RJ Nigeria Campinas, SP Portugal Campinas, SP Russia Itu, SP Spain Curitiba, PR Switzerland Porto Seguro, BA United States São Paulo, SP Uruguay Sete Lagoas, MG Brazilian football fans at the FIFA Fan Fest in Brasília. FIFA Fan Fests 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. The first official event took place on Iracema Beach, in Fortaleza, on 8 June 2014. Innovations Technologies Adidas Brazuca 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. 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. Following successful trials, FIFA approved the use of vanishing foam 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. The Adidas Brazuca was the official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and was supplied by Forward Sports of Sialkot, Pakistan. 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 Because of the relatively high ambient temperatures in Brazil, particularly at the northern venues, cooling breaks for the players were introduced. 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 first cooling break in World Cup play took place during the 32nd minute of the match between the Netherlands and Mexico in the round of 16. At the start of the match, FIFA listed the temperature at 32 ° C ( 90 ° F ) with 68 % humidity. Anti-doping The biological passport was introduced in the FIFA World Cup starting in 2014. Blood and urine samples from all players before the competition, and from two players per team per match, are analysed by the Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses. 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. However, FIFA was criticised for how it conducted doping tests. 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. 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. Tie - breaking criteria for group play The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria : Number of points Goal difference Number of goals scored Number of points obtained in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Number of goals scored in matches between tied teams Drawing of lots 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. The match schedule was announced on 20 October 2011 with the kick - off times being confirmed on 27 September 2012 ; after the final draw, the kick - off times of seven matches were adjusted by FIFA. 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 ). 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. Group stage The group stage of the 2014 FIFA World 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. 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. This is the largest number of goals in the group stage since the 32 - team system was implemented in 1998 and the largest average in a group stage since 1958. World Cup holders Spain were eliminated after only two games, the quickest exit for the defending champions since Italy 's from the 1950 tournament. 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 ), the second Brazil in 1966, and the third France in 2002. Group A Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil ( H ) 0 7 + 5 7 Advance to knockout stage Mexico 0 + 3 7 Croatia 0 6 6 0 Cameroon 0 0 9 − 8 0 Source : FIFA ( H ) Host. Brazil v Croatia 12 June 2014 17 : 00 UTC − 3 Brazil 3 -- 1 Croatia Neymar 29 ', 71 ' ( pen. ) Oscar 90 + 1 ' Report Marcelo 11 ' ( o.g. ) Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo Attendance : 62,103 Referee : Yuichi Nishimura ( Japan ) Mexico v Cameroon 13 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Mexico 1 -- 0 Cameroon Peralta 61 ' Report Arena das Dunas, Natal Attendance : 39,216 Referee : Wilmar Roldán ( Colombia ) Brazil v Mexico 17 June 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 3 Brazil 0 -- 0 Mexico Report Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Attendance : 60,342 Referee : Cüneyt Çakır ( Turkey ) Cameroon v Croatia 18 June 2014 18 : 00 UTC − 4 Cameroon 0 -- 4 Croatia Report Olić 11 ' Perišić 48 ' Mandžukić 61 ', 73 ' Arena da Amazônia, Manaus Attendance : 39,982 Referee : Pedro Proença ( Portugal ) Cameroon v Brazil 23 June 2014 17 : 00 UTC − 3 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 v Mexico 23 June 2014 17 : 00 UTC − 3 Croatia 1 -- 3 Mexico Perišić 87 ' Report Márquez 72 ' Guardado 75 ' Hernández 82 ' Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife Attendance : 41,212 Referee : Ravshan Irmatov ( Uzbekistan ) Group B Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup Group B Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Netherlands 0 0 10 + 7 9 Advance to knockout stage Chile 0 5 + 2 6 Spain 0 7 − 3 Australia 0 0 9 − 6 0 Source : FIFA Spain v Netherlands 13 June 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 3 Spain 1 -- 5 Netherlands Alonso 27 ' ( pen. ) Report Van Persie 44 ', 72 ' Robben 53 ', 80 ' De Vrij 64 ' Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Attendance : 48,173 Referee : Nicola Rizzoli ( Italy ) Chile v Australia 13 June 2014 18 : 00 UTC − 4 Chile 3 -- 1 Australia Sánchez 12 ' Valdivia 14 ' Beausejour 90 + 2 ' Report Cahill 35 ' Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá Attendance : 40,275 Referee : Noumandiez Doué ( Ivory Coast ) Australia v Netherlands 18 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Australia 2 -- 3 Netherlands Cahill 21 ' Jedinak 54 ' ( pen. ) Report Robben 20 ' Van Persie 58 ' Depay 68 ' Estádio Beira - Rio, Porto Alegre Attendance : 42,877 Referee : Djamel Haimoudi ( Algeria ) Spain v Chile 18 June 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 3 Spain 0 -- 2 Chile Report Vargas 20 ' Aránguiz 43 ' Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Attendance : 74,101 Referee : Mark Geiger ( United States ) Australia v Spain 23 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Australia 0 -- 3 Spain Report Villa 36 ' Torres 69 ' Mata 82 ' Arena da Baixada, Curitiba Attendance : 39,375 Referee : Nawaf Shukralla ( Bahrain ) Netherlands v Chile 23 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Netherlands 2 -- 0 Chile Fer 77 ' Depay 90 + 2 ' Report Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo Attendance : 62,996 Referee : Bakary Gassama ( Gambia ) Group C Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup Group C Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia 0 0 9 + 7 9 Advance to knockout stage Greece − 2 Ivory Coast 0 5 − 1 Japan 0 6 − 4 Source : FIFA Colombia v Greece 14 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Colombia 3 -- 0 Greece Armero 5 ' Gutiérrez 58 ' Rodríguez 90 + 3 ' Report Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance : 57,174 Referee : Mark Geiger ( United States ) Ivory Coast v Japan 14 June 2014 22 : 00 UTC − 3 Ivory Coast 2 -- 1 Japan Bony 64 ' Gervinho 66 ' Report Honda 16 ' Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife Attendance : 40,267 Referee : Enrique Osses ( Chile ) Colombia v Ivory Coast 19 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Colombia 2 -- 1 Ivory Coast Rodríguez 64 ' Quintero 70 ' Report Gervinho 73 ' Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília Attendance : 68,748 Referee : Howard Webb ( England ) Japan v Greece 19 June 2014 19 : 00 UTC − 3 Japan 0 -- 0 Greece Report Arena das Dunas, Natal Attendance : 39,485 Referee : Joel Aguilar ( El Salvador ) Japan v Colombia 24 June 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 4 Japan 1 -- 4 Colombia Okazaki 45 + 1 ' Report Cuadrado 17 ' ( pen. ) Martínez 55 ', 82 ' Rodríguez 90 ' Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá Attendance : 40,340 Referee : Pedro Proença ( Portugal ) Greece v Ivory Coast 24 June 2014 17 : 00 UTC − 3 Greece 2 -- 1 Ivory Coast Samaris 42 ' Samaras 90 + 3 ' ( pen. ) Report Bony 74 ' Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Attendance : 59,095 Referee : Carlos Vera ( Ecuador ) Group D Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup Group D Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Costa Rica 0 + 3 7 Advance to knockout stage Uruguay 0 0 6 Italy 0 − 1 England 0 − 2 Source : FIFA Uruguay v Costa Rica 14 June 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 3 Uruguay 1 -- 3 Costa Rica Cavani 24 ' ( pen. ) Report Campbell 54 ' Duarte 57 ' Ureña 84 ' Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Attendance : 58,679 Referee : Felix Brych ( Germany ) England v Italy 14 June 2014 18 : 00 UTC − 4 England 1 -- 2 Italy Sturridge 37 ' Report Marchisio 35 ' Balotelli 50 ' Arena da Amazônia, Manaus Attendance : 39,800 Referee : Björn Kuipers ( Netherlands ) Uruguay v England 19 June 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 3 Uruguay 2 -- 1 England Suárez 39 ', 85 ' Report Rooney 75 ' Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo Attendance : 62,575 Referee : Carlos Velasco Carballo ( Spain ) Italy v Costa Rica 20 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Italy 0 -- 1 Costa Rica Report Ruiz 44 ' Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife Attendance : 40,285 Referee : Enrique Osses ( Chile ) Italy v Uruguay 24 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Italy 0 -- 1 Uruguay Report Godín 81 ' Arena das Dunas, Natal Attendance : 39,706 Referee : Marco Rodríguez ( Mexico ) Costa Rica v England 24 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Costa Rica 0 -- 0 England Report Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance : 57,823 Referee : Djamel Haimoudi ( Algeria ) Group E Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup Group E Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification France 0 8 + 6 7 Advance to knockout stage Switzerland 0 7 6 + 1 6 Ecuador 0 Honduras 0 0 8 − 7 0 Source : FIFA Switzerland v Ecuador 15 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Switzerland 2 -- 1 Ecuador Mehmedi 48 ' Seferović 90 + 3 ' Report E. Valencia 22 ' Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília Attendance : 68,351 Referee : Ravshan Irmatov ( Uzbekistan ) France v Honduras 15 June 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 3 France 3 -- 0 Honduras Benzema 45 ' ( pen. ), 72 ' Valladares 48 ' ( o.g. ) Report Estádio Beira - Rio, Porto Alegre Attendance : 43,012 Referee : Sandro Ricci ( Brazil ) Switzerland v France 20 June 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 3 Switzerland 2 -- 5 France Džemaili 81 ' Xhaka 87 ' Report Giroud 17 ' Matuidi 18 ' Valbuena 40 ' Benzema 67 ' Sissoko 73 ' Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Attendance : 51,003 Referee : Björn Kuipers ( Netherlands ) Honduras v Ecuador 20 June 2014 19 : 00 UTC − 3 Honduras 1 -- 2 Ecuador Costly 31 ' Report E. Valencia 34 ', 65 ' Arena da Baixada, Curitiba Attendance : 39,224 Referee : Ben Williams ( Australia ) Honduras v Switzerland 25 June 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 4 Honduras 0 -- 3 Switzerland Report Shaqiri 6 ', 31 ', 71 ' Arena da Amazônia, Manaus Attendance : 40,322 Referee : Néstor Pitana ( Argentina ) Ecuador v France 25 June 2014 17 : 00 UTC − 3 Ecuador 0 -- 0 France Report Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Attendance : 73,749 Referee : Noumandiez Doué ( Ivory Coast ) Group F Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup Group F Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Argentina 0 0 6 + 3 9 Advance to knockout stage Nigeria 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 Iran 0 − 3 Source : FIFA Argentina v Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 June 2014 19 : 00 UTC − 3 Argentina 2 -- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Kolašinac 3 ' ( o.g. ) Messi 65 ' Report Ibišević 85 ' Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Attendance : 74,738 Referee : Joel Aguilar ( El Salvador ) Iran v Nigeria 16 June 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 3 Iran 0 -- 0 Nigeria Report Arena da Baixada, Curitiba Attendance : 39,081 Referee : Carlos Vera ( Ecuador ) Argentina v Iran 21 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Argentina 1 -- 0 Iran Messi 90 + 1 ' Report Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance : 57,698 Referee : Milorad Mažić ( Serbia ) Nigeria v Bosnia and Herzegovina 21 June 2014 18 : 00 UTC − 4 Nigeria 1 -- 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Odemwingie 29 ' Report Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá Attendance : 40,499 Referee : Peter O'Leary ( New Zealand ) Nigeria v Argentina 25 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Nigeria 2 -- 3 Argentina Musa 4 ', 47 ' Report Messi 3 ', 45 + 1 ' Rojo 50 ' Estádio Beira - Rio, Porto Alegre Attendance : 43,285 Referee : Nicola Rizzoli ( Italy ) Bosnia and Herzegovina v Iran 25 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 -- 1 Iran Džeko 23 ' Pjanić 59 ' Vršajević 83 ' Report Ghoochannejhad 82 ' Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Attendance : 48,011 Referee : Carlos Velasco Carballo ( Spain ) Group G Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup Group G Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Germany 0 7 + 5 7 Advance to knockout stage United States 0 Portugal 7 − 3 Ghana 0 6 − 2 Source : FIFA Germany v Portugal 16 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Germany 4 -- 0 Portugal Müller 12 ' ( pen. ), 45 + 1 ', 78 ' Hummels 32 ' Report Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Attendance : 51,081 Referee : Milorad Mažić ( Serbia ) Ghana v United States 16 June 2014 19 : 00 UTC − 3 Ghana 1 -- 2 United States A. Ayew 82 ' Report Dempsey 1 ' Brooks 86 ' Arena das Dunas, Natal Attendance : 39,760 Referee : Jonas Eriksson ( Sweden ) Germany v Ghana 21 June 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 3 Germany 2 -- 2 Ghana Götze 51 ' Klose 71 ' Report A. Ayew 54 ' Gyan 63 ' Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Attendance : 59,621 Referee : Sandro Ricci ( Brazil ) United States v Portugal 22 June 2014 18 : 00 UTC − 4 United States 2 -- 2 Portugal Jones 64 ' Dempsey 81 ' Report Nani 5 ' Varela 90 + 5 ' Arena da Amazônia, Manaus Attendance : 40,123 Referee : Néstor Pitana ( Argentina ) United States v Germany 26 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 United States 0 -- 1 Germany Report Müller 55 ' Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife Attendance : 41,876 Referee : Ravshan Irmatov ( Uzbekistan ) Portugal v Ghana 26 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Portugal 2 -- 1 Ghana Boye 31 ' ( o.g. ) Ronaldo 80 ' Report Gyan 57 ' Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília Attendance : 67,540 Referee : Nawaf Shukralla ( Bahrain ) Group H Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Belgium 0 0 + 3 9 Advance to knockout stage Algeria 6 5 + 1 Russia 0 − 1 South Korea 0 6 − 3 Source : FIFA Belgium v Algeria 17 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Belgium 2 -- 1 Algeria Fellaini 70 ' Mertens 80 ' Report Feghouli 25 ' ( pen. ) Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance : 56,800 Referee : Marco Rodríguez ( Mexico ) Russia v South Korea 17 June 2014 18 : 00 UTC − 4 Russia 1 -- 1 South Korea Kerzhakov 74 ' Report Lee Keun - ho 68 ' Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá Attendance : 37,603 Referee : Néstor Pitana ( Argentina ) Belgium v Russia 22 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Belgium 1 -- 0 Russia Origi 88 ' Report Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Attendance : 73,819 Referee : Felix Brych ( Germany ) South Korea v Algeria 22 June 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 3 South Korea 2 -- 4 Algeria Son Heung - min 50 ' Koo Ja - cheol 72 ' Report Slimani 26 ' Halliche 28 ' Djabou 38 ' Brahimi 62 ' Estádio Beira - Rio, Porto Alegre Attendance : 42,732 Referee : Wilmar Roldán ( Colombia ) South Korea v Belgium 26 June 2014 17 : 00 UTC − 3 South Korea 0 -- 1 Belgium Report Vertonghen 78 ' Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo Attendance : 61,397 Referee : Ben Williams ( Australia ) Algeria v Russia 26 June 2014 17 : 00 UTC − 3 Algeria 1 -- 1 Russia Slimani 60 ' Report Kokorin 6 ' Arena da Baixada, Curitiba Attendance : 39,311 Referee : Cüneyt Çakır ( Turkey ) Knockout stage Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage Round of 16 Quarter - finals Semi-finals Final 28 June -- Belo Horizonte Brazil ( pen. ) 1 ( 3 ) 4 July -- Fortaleza Chile 1 ( 2 ) Brazil 28 June -- Rio de Janeiro Colombia 1 Colombia 8 July -- Belo Horizonte Uruguay 0 Brazil 1 30 June -- Brasília Germany 7 France 4 July -- Rio de Janeiro Nigeria 0 France 0 30 June -- Porto Alegre Germany Germany ( a.e.t. ) 13 July -- Rio de Janeiro Algeria 1 Germany ( a.e.t. ) 29 June -- Fortaleza Argentina 0 Netherlands 5 July -- Salvador Mexico 1 Netherlands ( pen. ) 0 ( 4 ) 29 June -- Recife Costa Rica 0 ( 3 ) Costa Rica ( pen. ) 1 ( 5 ) 9 July -- São Paulo Greece 1 ( 3 ) Netherlands 0 ( 2 ) 1 July -- São Paulo Argentina ( pen. ) 0 ( 4 ) Third place Argentina ( a.e.t. ) 5 July -- Brasília 12 July -- Brasília Switzerland 0 Argentina Brazil 0 1 July -- Salvador Belgium 0 Netherlands Belgium ( a.e.t. ) United States 1 Scores after extra time are indicated by ( aet ), and penalty shoot - outs are indicated by ( pen. ). Round of 16 For the first time since the introduction of a round of 16 after the group stage in 1986, 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. 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. 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 ). Belgium reached the quarter - finals for the first time since 1986. All times listed below are at local time ( UTC − 3 ) Brazil v Chile 28 June 2014 13 : 00 Brazil 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Chile David Luiz 18 ' Report Sánchez 32 ' Penalties David Luiz Willian Marcelo Hulk Neymar 3 -- 2 Pinilla Sánchez Aránguiz Díaz Jara Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance : 57,714 Referee : Howard Webb ( England ) Colombia v Uruguay 28 June 2014 17 : 00 Colombia 2 -- 0 Uruguay Rodríguez 28 ', 50 ' Report Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Attendance : 73,804 Referee : Björn Kuipers ( Netherlands ) Netherlands v Mexico 29 June 2014 13 : 00 Netherlands 2 -- 1 Mexico Sneijder 88 ' Huntelaar 90 + 4 ' ( pen. ) Report Dos Santos 48 ' Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Attendance : 58,817 Referee : Pedro Proença ( Portugal ) Costa Rica v Greece 29 June 2014 17 : 00 Costa Rica 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Greece Ruiz 52 ' Report Papastathopoulos 90 + 1 ' Penalties Borges Ruiz González Campbell Umaña 5 -- 3 Mitroglou Christodoulopoulos Holebas Gekas Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife Attendance : 41,242 Referee : Ben Williams ( Australia ) France v Nigeria 30 June 2014 13 : 00 France 2 -- 0 Nigeria Pogba 79 ' Yobo 90 + 2 ' ( o.g. ) Report Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília Attendance : 67,882 Referee : Mark Geiger ( United States ) Germany v Algeria 30 June 2014 17 : 00 Germany 2 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Algeria Schürrle 92 ' Özil 120 ' Report Djabou 120 + 1 ' Estádio Beira - Rio, Porto Alegre Attendance : 43,063 Referee : Sandro Ricci ( Brazil ) Argentina v Switzerland 1 July 2014 13 : 00 Argentina 1 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) Switzerland Di María 118 ' Report Arena Corinthians, São Paulo Attendance : 63,255 Referee : Jonas Eriksson ( Sweden ) Belgium v United States 1 July 2014 17 : 00 Belgium 2 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) United States De Bruyne 93 ' Lukaku 105 ' 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. France v Germany 4 July 2014 13 : 00 France 0 -- 1 Germany Report Hummels 13 ' Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Attendance : 74,240 Referee : Néstor Pitana ( Argentina ) Brazil v Colombia 4 July 2014 17 : 00 Brazil 2 -- 1 Colombia Thiago Silva 7 ' David Luiz 69 ' Report Rodríguez 80 ' ( pen. ) Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Attendance : 60,342 Referee : Carlos Velasco Carballo ( Spain ) Argentina v Belgium 5 July 2014 13 : 00 Argentina 1 -- 0 Belgium Higuaín 8 ' Report Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília Attendance : 68,551 Referee : Nicola Rizzoli ( Italy ) Netherlands v Costa Rica 5 July 2014 17 : 00 Netherlands 0 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) Costa Rica Report Penalties Van Persie Robben Sneijder Kuyt 4 -- 3 Borges Ruiz González Bolaños Umaña Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Attendance : 51,179 Referee : Ravshan Irmatov ( Uzbekistan ) Semi-finals Main article : Brazil v Germany ( 2014 FIFA World Cup ) 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. Klose set another record by becoming the first player to appear in four World Cup semi-finals. Argentina reached their first final since 1990, and the fifth overall after overcoming the Netherlands in a penalty shoot - out following a 0 -- 0 draw at the end of extra time. Brazil v Germany 8 July 2014 17 : 00 Brazil 1 -- 7 Germany Oscar 90 ' Report Müller 11 ' Klose 23 ' Kroos 24 ', 26 ' Khedira 29 ' Schürrle 69 ', 79 ' Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance : 58,141 Referee : Marco Rodríguez ( Mexico ) Netherlands v Argentina 9 July 2014 17 : 00 Netherlands 0 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) Argentina Report Penalties Vlaar Robben Sneijder Kuyt 2 -- 4 Messi Garay Agüero Rodríguez Arena Corinthians, São Paulo 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. Brazil v Netherlands 12 July 2014 17 : 00 Brazil 0 -- 3 Netherlands Report Van Persie 3 ' ( pen. ) Blind 17 ' Wijnaldum 90 + 1 ' 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 v Argentina 13 July 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 3 Germany 1 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) Argentina Götze 113 ' Report Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro 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 now has 11 victories, compared to South America 's 9 victories. Statistics For more details on this topic, see 2014 FIFA World Cup statistics. See also : List of FIFA World Cup records Goalscorers James Rodríguez was awarded the Golden Boot for scoring six goals, the first time that a Colombian player received the award. 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. 6 goals James Rodríguez 5 goals Thomas Müller 4 goals Lionel Messi Neymar Robin van Persie 3 goals Enner Valencia Karim Benzema André Schürrle Arjen Robben Xherdan Shaqiri 2 goals Abdelmoumene Djabou Islam Slimani Tim Cahill David Luiz Oscar Alexis Sánchez Jackson Martínez Bryan Ruiz Mario Mandžukić Ivan Perišić Mario Götze Mats Hummels Miroslav Klose Toni Kroos André Ayew Asamoah Gyan Wilfried Bony Gervinho Memphis Depay Ahmed Musa Clint Dempsey Luis Suárez 1 goal Yacine Brahimi Sofiane Feghouli Rafik Halliche Ángel Di María Gonzalo Higuaín Marcos Rojo Mile Jedinak Kevin De Bruyne Marouane Fellaini Romelu Lukaku Dries Mertens Divock Origi Jan Vertonghen Edin Džeko Vedad Ibišević Miralem Pjanić Avdija Vršajević Fernandinho Fred Thiago Silva Joël Matip Charles Aránguiz Jean Beausejour Jorge Valdivia Eduardo Vargas Pablo Armero Juan Cuadrado Teófilo Gutiérrez Juan Quintero Joel Campbell Óscar Duarte Marco Ureña Ivica Olić Wayne Rooney Daniel Sturridge Olivier Giroud Blaise Matuidi Paul Pogba Moussa Sissoko Mathieu Valbuena Sami Khedira Mesut Özil Sokratis Papastathopoulos Georgios Samaras Andreas Samaris Carlo Costly Reza Ghoochannejhad Mario Balotelli Claudio Marchisio Keisuke Honda Shinji Okazaki Giovani dos Santos Andrés Guardado Javier Hernández Rafael Márquez Oribe Peralta Daley Blind Stefan de Vrij Leroy Fer Klaas - Jan Huntelaar Wesley Sneijder Georginio Wijnaldum Peter Odemwingie Cristiano Ronaldo Nani Silvestre Varela Aleksandr Kerzhakov Aleksandr Kokorin Koo Ja - cheol Lee Keun - ho Son Heung - min Xabi Alonso Juan Mata Fernando Torres David Villa Blerim Džemaili Admir Mehmedi Haris Seferović Granit Xhaka John Brooks Julian Green Jermaine Jones Edinson Cavani Diego Godín Own goals Sead Kolašinac ( against Argentina ) Marcelo ( against Croatia ) John Boye ( against Portugal ) Noel Valladares ( against France ) Joseph Yobo ( against France ) Source : FIFA Discipline Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup disciplinary record 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 CHF 100,000. 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. Awards Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament : Award Winner Other nominees Golden Ball 01 ! Lionel Messi 02 ! Thomas Müller 03 ! Arjen Robben Ángel Di María James Rodríguez Javier Mascherano Mats Hummels Neymar Philipp Lahm Toni Kroos Golden Boot 01 ! James Rodríguez ( 6 goals, 2 assists ) 02 ! Thomas Müller ( 5 goals, 3 assists ) 03 ! Neymar ( 4 goals, 1 assist ) Golden Glove Manuel Neuer Keylor Navas Sergio Romero Best Young Player Paul Pogba Memphis Depay Raphaël Varane 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 : 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, in 2014 only the Technical Study Group could select the outcome. Dream team As was the case during the 2010 edition, FIFA did not release an official All - Star Team, but instead invited users of FIFA.com to elect their Dream Team. Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards Manager Manuel Neuer ( Germany ) Marcelo ( Brazil ) Mats Hummels ( Germany ) Thiago Silva ( Brazil ) David Luiz ( Brazil ) Ángel Di María ( Argentina ) Toni Kroos ( Germany ) James Rodríguez ( Colombia ) Neymar ( Brazil ) Lionel Messi ( Argentina ) Thomas Müller ( Germany ) Joachim Löw ( Germany ) Castrol, the official sponsor of the tournament, released a team of the tournament based on their Castrol Performance Index, which evaluates player performances through statistical data. The team consisted of the players leading each position, with midfielder Toni Kroos ranked as the overall leader. Lionel Messi, the Golden Ball recipient, finished fifth among forwards and was thus not included in the team. Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards Manuel Neuer ( Germany ) Marcos Rojo ( Argentina ) Mats Hummels ( Germany ) Thiago Silva ( Brazil ) Stefan de Vrij ( Netherlands ) Oscar ( Brazil ) Toni Kroos ( Germany ) Philipp Lahm ( Germany ) James Rodríguez ( Colombia ) Arjen Robben ( Netherlands ) Thomas Müller ( Germany ) 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 : $8 million -- To each team eliminated at the group stage ( 16 teams ) $9 million -- To each team eliminated in the round of 16 ( 8 teams ) $14 million -- To each team eliminated in the quarter - finals ( 4 teams ) $20 million -- Fourth placed team $22 million -- Third placed team $25 million -- Runner - up $35 million -- Winner Tournament team Rankings As 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. Result of countries participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Champion Runner - up Third place Fourth place Quarter - finals Round of 16 Group stage Pos. Team Pld Pts GF GA GD Germany 7 6 0 19 18 + 14 Argentina 7 5 16 8 + 4 Netherlands 7 5 0 17 15 + 11 Brazil 7 11 11 14 - 3 Eliminated in the quarter - finals 5 Colombia 5 0 12 12 + 8 6 Belgium 5 0 12 6 + 3 7 France 5 10 10 + 7 8 Costa Rica 5 0 9 5 + 3 Eliminated in the round of 16 9 Chile 7 6 + 2 10 Mexico 7 5 + 2 11 Switzerland 0 6 7 7 0 12 Uruguay 0 6 6 - 2 13 Greece 5 5 - 2 14 Algeria 7 7 0 15 United States 5 6 - 1 16 Nigeria 5 - 2 Eliminated in the group stage 17 Ecuador 0 18 Portugal 7 - 3 19 Croatia 0 6 6 0 20 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 21 Ivory Coast 0 5 - 1 22 Italy 0 - 1 23 Spain 0 7 - 3 24 Russia 0 - 1 25 Ghana 0 6 - 2 26 England 0 - 2 27 South Korea 0 6 - 3 28 Iran 0 - 3 29 Japan 0 6 - 4 30 Australia 0 0 0 9 - 6 31 Honduras 0 0 0 8 - 7 32 Cameroon 0 0 0 9 - 8 Preparations and costs Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup preparations Inauguration program Forecasts on the eve of the tournament estimated that the cost to the Brazilian government would be US $14 billion, making it the most expensive World Cup to date. FIFA is expected to spend US $2 billion on staging the finals, with its greatest single expense being the US $576 million prize money pot. Although organisers originally estimated costs of US $1.1 billion, a reported US $3.6 billion was ultimately spent on stadium works. 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. 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. However, the failed completion of many of the proposed works provoked discontent among some Brazilians. 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. '' Marketing Fuleco, the official mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup 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. The official song of the tournament was `` We Are One ( Ole Ola ) '' with vocals from Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte. As a partner of the German Football Association, the German airline Lufthansa renamed itself `` Fanhansa '' on some of its planes that flew the German national team, media representatives and football fans to Brazil. Media See also : 2014 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights For a fourth consecutive FIFA World Cup Finals, the coverage was provided by HBS ( Host Broadcast Services ), a subsidiary of Infront Sports & Media. 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. Each match utilised 37 standard camera plans, including Aerial and Cablecam, two Ultramotion cameras and dedicated cameras for interviews. The official tournament film, as well as three matches, will be filmed with ultra high definition technology ( 4K resolution ), following a successful trial at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. 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. The sale of these rights accounted for an estimated 60 % of FIFA 's income from staging a World Cup. The International Broadcast Centre was situated at the Riocentro in the Barra da Tijuca neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro. 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, while the 24.7 million viewers during the game between the USA and Portugal is joint with the 2010 final as the most - watched football game in the United States. According to FIFA, over one billion people tuned in worldwide to watch the final between Germany and Argentina. Controversies Main article : List of 2014 FIFA World Cup 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 eight deaths of 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. The houses of thousands of families in Rio de Janeiro 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. Protests Anti-World Cup demonstration on the opening day Further information : List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies § Protests See also : 2013 protests in Brazil and 2014 protests in Brazil 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. 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, which resulted in FIFA announcing that the 2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony would not feature any speeches. Further protests took place during the Confederations Cup as well as prior to and during the World Cup. Breaches into stadiums Further information : List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies § 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. Bridge collapse Main article : Belo Horizonte overpass 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. 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. 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. 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. See also 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup FIFA Men 's World Cup Notes Jump up ^ The Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation is ( ˈkɔpɐ du ˈmũdu da ˈfifɐ bɾaˈziw ˈdojz ˈmiw i kaˈtoʁzi ), in Brazil 's standard pronunciation. Jump up ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina was until 1992 part of Yugoslavia, which competed at eight World Cup tournaments. Jump up ^ The Itaipava Arena Pernambuco is located in São Lourenço da Mata, Recife metropolitan area. Jump up ^ The spray was trialled at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and 2013 FIFA Club World Cup Jump up ^ In 1938 's round of 16, two games were also tied after extra-time, but those were replayed instead. 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