2014 FIFA World Cup Group A

**Group A** of the **2014 FIFA World Cup** consisted of Brazil, Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon. Play began on 12 June and ended on 23 June 2014.

## Teams

|rowspan=2|Draw position|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|Confederation|rowspan=2|Method of qualification|rowspan=2|Date of qualification|rowspan=2|Finals appearance|rowspan=2|Last appearance|rowspan=2|Previous best performance|colspan=2|FIFA Rankings|
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|A1 _(seed)_||CONMEBOL|<span style="display:none">*</span> Hosts|30 October 2007|20th|2010|**Winners** (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)|11|3|||||||||
|A2||UEFA|UEFA play-off winners|19 November 2013|4th|2006|Third place (1998)|18|18|||||||||
|A3||CONCACAF|CONCACAF vs OFC play-off winners|20 November 2013|15th|2010|Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)|24|20|||||||||
|A4||CAF|CAF Third Round winners|17 November 2013|7th|2010|Quarter-finals (1990)|59|56|||||||||

- Notes

## Standings

- Brazil advanced to play Chile (runner-up of Group B) in the round of 16.
- Mexico advanced to play Netherlands (winner of Group B) in the round of 16.

### Brazil vs Croatia

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|valign="top" width="40%"|{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"||||||
|GK|**12**|Júlio César|||||
|RB|**2**|Dani Alves|||||
|CB|**3**|Thiago Silva (c)|||||
|CB|**4**|David Luiz|||||
|LB|**6**|Marcelo|||||
|DM|**8**|Paulinho|||||
|DM|**17**|Luiz Gustavo|||||
|RW|**7**|Hulk|||||
|AM|**11**|Oscar|||||
|LW|**10**|Neymar|||||
|CF|**9**|Fred|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**18**|Hernanes|||||
|MF|**20**|Bernard|||||
|MF|**16**|Ramires|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Luiz Felipe Scolari|}|valign="top"||style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%;margin:auto"|
|GK|**1**|Stipe Pletikosa|||||
|RB|**11**|Darijo Srna (c)|||||
|CB|**5**|Vedran Ćorluka|||||
|CB|**6**|Dejan Lovren|||||
|LB|**2**|Šime Vrsaljko|||||
|CM|**10**|Luka Modrić|||||
|CM|**7**|Ivan Rakitić|||||
|RW|**4**|Ivan Perišić|||||
|AM|**20**|Mateo Kovačić|||||
|LW|**18**|Ivica Olić|||||
|CF|**9**|Nikica Jelavić|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**14**|Marcelo Brozović|||||
|FW|**16**|Ante Rebić|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Niko Kovač|}|||||

### Mexico vs Cameroon

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|valign="top" width="40%"|{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"||||||
|GK|**13**|Guillermo Ochoa|||||
|CB|**2**|Francisco Rodríguez|||||
|CB|**4**|Rafael Márquez (c)|||||
|CB|**15**|Héctor Moreno|||||
|RWB|**22**|Paul Aguilar|||||
|LWB|**7**|Miguel Layún|||||
|DM|**23**|José Juan Vázquez|||||
|CM|**6**|Héctor Herrera|||||
|CM|**18**|Andrés Guardado|||||
|SS|**10**|Giovani dos Santos|||||
|CF|**19**|Oribe Peralta|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**8**|Marco Fabián|||||
|FW|**14**|Javier Hernández|||||
|DF|**3**|Carlos Salcido|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Miguel Herrera|}|valign="top"||style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|{| style="font-size:90%;margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**16**|Charles Itandje|||||
|RB|**4**|Cédric Djeugoué|||||
|CB|**3**|Nicolas N'Koulou|||||
|CB|**14**|Aurélien Chedjou|||||
|LB|**2**|Benoît Assou-Ekotto|||||
|DM|**6**|Alex Song|||||
|RM|**17**|Stéphane Mbia|||||
|LM|**18**|Eyong Enoh|||||
|AM|**8**|Benjamin Moukandjo|||||
|AM|**13**|Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting|||||
|CF|**9**|Samuel Eto'o (c)|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|DF|**5**|Dany Nounkeu|||||
|FW|**15**|Pierre Webó|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Volker Finke|}|||||

### Brazil vs Mexico

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|valign="top" width="40%"|{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"||||||
|GK|**12**|Júlio César|||||
|RB|**2**|Dani Alves|||||
|CB|**3**|Thiago Silva (c)|||||
|CB|**4**|David Luiz|||||
|LB|**6**|Marcelo|||||
|DM|**8**|Paulinho|||||
|DM|**17**|Luiz Gustavo|||||
|CM|**11**|Oscar|||||
|RW|**16**|Ramires|||||
|LW|**10**|Neymar|||||
|CF|**9**|Fred|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**20**|Bernard|||||
|FW|**21**|Jô|||||
|MF|**19**|Willian|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Luiz Felipe Scolari|}|valign="top"||style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%;margin:auto"|
|GK|**13**|Guillermo Ochoa|||||
|CB|**2**|Francisco Rodríguez|||||
|CB|**4**|Rafael Márquez (c)|||||
|CB|**15**|Héctor Moreno|||||
|RWB|**22**|Paul Aguilar|||||
|LWB|**7**|Miguel Layún|||||
|DM|**23**|José Juan Vázquez|||||
|CM|**6**|Héctor Herrera|||||
|CM|**18**|Andrés Guardado|||||
|SS|**10**|Giovani dos Santos|||||
|CF|**19**|Oribe Peralta|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutes:**||||||
|FW|**14**|Javier Hernández|||||
|MF|**8**|Marco Fabián|||||
|FW|**9**|Raúl Jiménez|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Miguel Herrera|}|||||

### Cameroon vs Croatia

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|valign="top" width="40%"|{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"||||||
|GK|**16**|Charles Itandje|||||
|RB|**17**|Stéphane Mbia|||||
|CB|**14**|Aurélien Chedjou|||||
|CB|**3**|Nicolas N'Koulou (c)|||||
|LB|**2**|Benoît Assou-Ekotto|||||
|DM|**21**|Joël Matip|||||
|CM|**6**|Alex Song|||||
|CM|**18**|Eyong Enoh|||||
|RW|**13**|Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting|||||
|LW|**8**|Benjamin Moukandjo|||||
|CF|**10**|Vincent Aboubakar|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|DF|**5**|Dany Nounkeu|||||
|FW|**15**|Pierre Webó|||||
|MF|**20**|Edgar Salli|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Volker Finke|}|valign="top"||style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%;margin:auto"|
|GK|**1**|Stipe Pletikosa|||||
|RB|**11**|Darijo Srna (c)|||||
|CB|**5**|Vedran Ćorluka|||||
|CB|**6**|Dejan Lovren|||||
|LB|**3**|Danijel Pranjić|||||
|CM|**10**|Luka Modrić|||||
|CM|**7**|Ivan Rakitić|||||
|RW|**4**|Ivan Perišić|||||
|AM|**19**|Sammir|||||
|LW|**18**|Ivica Olić|||||
|CF|**17**|Mario Mandžukić|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**22**|Eduardo|||||
|MF|**20**|Mateo Kovačić|||||
|FW|**16**|Ante Rebić|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Niko Kovač|}|||||

### Cameroon vs Brazil

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|valign="top" width="40%"|{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"||||||
|GK|**16**|Charles Itandje|||||
|RB|**22**|Allan Nyom|||||
|CB|**3**|Nicolas N'Koulou (c)|||||
|CB|**21**|Joël Matip|||||
|LB|**12**|Henri Bedimo|||||
|DM|**7**|Landry N'Guémo|||||
|CM|**17**|Stéphane Mbia|||||
|CM|**18**|Eyong Enoh|||||
|RW|**13**|Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting|||||
|LW|**8**|Benjamin Moukandjo|||||
|CF|**10**|Vincent Aboubakar|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**20**|Edgar Salli|||||
|FW|**15**|Pierre Webó|||||
|MF|**11**|Jean Makoun|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Volker Finke|}|valign="top"||style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|{| style="font-size:90%;margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**12**|Júlio César|||||
|RB|**2**|Dani Alves|||||
|CB|**3**|Thiago Silva (c)|||||
|CB|**4**|David Luiz|||||
|LB|**6**|Marcelo|||||
|DM|**17**|Luiz Gustavo|||||
|RM|**8**|Paulinho|||||
|LM|**11**|Oscar|||||
|RW|**7**|Hulk|||||
|LW|**10**|Neymar|||||
|CF|**9**|Fred|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**5**|Fernandinho|||||
|MF|**16**|Ramires|||||
|MF|**19**|Willian|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Luiz Felipe Scolari|}|||||

### Croatia vs Mexico

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|valign="top" width="40%"|{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"||||||
|GK|**1**|Stipe Pletikosa|||||
|RB|**11**|Darijo Srna (c)|||||
|CB|**5**|Vedran Ćorluka|||||
|CB|**6**|Dejan Lovren|||||
|LB|**2**|Šime Vrsaljko|||||
|CM|**7**|Ivan Rakitić|||||
|CM|**3**|Danijel Pranjić|||||
|RW|**4**|Ivan Perišić|||||
|AM|**10**|Luka Modrić|||||
|LW|**18**|Ivica Olić|||||
|CF|**17**|Mario Mandžukić|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**20**|Mateo Kovačić|||||
|FW|**16**|Ante Rebić|||||
|FW|**9**|Nikica Jelavić|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Niko Kovač|}|valign="top"||style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|{| style="font-size:90%;margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**13**|Guillermo Ochoa|||||
|CB|**2**|Francisco Rodríguez|||||
|CB|**4**|Rafael Márquez (c)|||||
|CB|**15**|Héctor Moreno|||||
|RWB|**22**|Paul Aguilar|||||
|LWB|**7**|Miguel Layún|||||
|DM|**23**|José Juan Vázquez|||||
|CM|**6**|Héctor Herrera|||||
|CM|**18**|Andrés Guardado|||||
|SS|**10**|Giovani dos Santos|||||
|CF|**19**|Oribe Peralta|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**14**|Javier Hernández|||||
|MF|**21**|Carlos Peña|||||
|MF|**8**|Marco Fabián|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Miguel Herrera|}|||||