2014 FIFA Warld Cup

The **2014 FIFA Warld Cup** wis be the 20t FIFA Warld Cup, an internaitional men's fitbaa tournament, that teuk place in Brazil frae 12 Juin tae 13 Julie 2014. It wis the seicont time that Brazil haes hostit the competeetion, the previous bein in 1950. Brazil wis electit unchallenged as host naition in 2007 efter the internaitional fitbaa federation,  FIFA, decreed that the tournament wad be staged in Sooth Americae for the first time syne 1978 in Argentinae.

The naitional teams o 31 kintras win forrit qualifeecation competeetions that begoud in Juin 2011 tae spiel wi Brazil in the feenal tournament. Thare wis a tot o 64 spiels in twal ceeties athort Brazil in aither new or developit stadiums, wi the tournament oncoming wi a group stage. For the first speal at a Warld Cup, the spiels uissed goal-line technology.

Wi the host kintra, aw winners sin the first Warld Cup in 1930 (Argentinae, Ingland, Fraunce, Germany, Italy, Spain an Uruguay) hae qualeefied for this competeetion. Spain is the forgane winner, haein defeatit the Netherlands 1–0 in the 2010 Warld Cup feenal tae win its first Warld teetle. The foregane fower Warld Cups in Sooth Americae war aw wan bi kintras in Sooth Americae.

## Host walin
In Mairch 2003, FIFA announcit that the tournament wad be haudit in Sooth Americae for the first time sin 1978, in line wi its syne-acteeve rule o birlin the richt tae host the Warld Cup amang different continents. The deceesion meant that it wad be the first time that twa Warld Cups wad be ootby Europe efter ither. Anerlie Brazil and Colombie declared thair bodes but, efter Colombie endit its bode, Brazil wis offeecially electit as host on 30 October 2007.

## Teams and offeecials
### Qualifeecation

Thir 32 teams, shawn wi October 2013 rankins uised for seedin in the draw, qualifee'd for the feenal tournament.

;AFC (4)
*  (57)
*  (49)
*  (44)
*  (56)

;CAF (5)
*  (32)
*  (59)
*  (23)
*  (17)
*  (33)

;OFC (0)
* *None qualifeed*

;CONCACAF (4)
*  (31)
*  (34)
*  (24)
*  (13)

;CONMEBOL (6)
*  (3)
*  (11) (hosts)
*  (12)
*  (4)
*  (22)
*  (6)

;UEFA (13)
*  (5)
*  (16)
*  (18)
*  (10)
*  (21)
*  (2)
*  (15)
*  (9)
*  (8)
*  (14)
*  (19)
*  (1)
*  (7)

### Final draw
The 32 teams war tae be drawn intae the aicht groups o the group stage. In buskin for this, the teams war guidit intae fower pats wi the seiven heichest-rankit teams jynin host naition Brazil in the seedit pat. As wi the foregane tournaments, FIFA aimit tae creaut groups whilk haed lairge geographic sinderin an syne the unseedit teams war set intae pats bi geographic conseederations. Unner the draw procedure, ane team drawn hap-nap wis firstly muived frae Pat 4 tae Pat 2 tae creaut fower equal pats o eicht teams.

### Squads

As wi the 2010 tournament, ilk squad conseests o 23 players (three maun be goalkeepers). Ilk naitional associe haed tae confirm thair feenal 23-player squad no later than 10 days afore the stairt o the tournament.

Teams are alloued tae mak ahint the haund chynges in the event o sairious skaith, at ony time ere 24 oors afore thair first gemme.

## Match summary

## Group Stage
### Group A

### Group B

### Group C

### Group D

### Group E

### Group F

### Group G

### Group H

### Final Stage

#### Round of 16

#### Quarter Finals

#### Semifinals

#### 3rd Place

#### Final

## Goalscorers
#### 6 goals
* James Rodríguez

#### 5 goals
* Thomas Müller

#### 4 goals
* Neymar
* Lionel Messi
* Robin van Persie

#### 3 goals
* Arjen Robben
* Karim Benzema
* Enner Valencia
* Xherdan Shaqiri
* André Schürrle

#### 2 goals
* Tim Cahill
* Mario Mandžukić
* Ivan Perišić
* Jackson Martínez
* Gervinho
* Wilfried Bony
* Luis Suárez
* André Ayew
* Asamoah Gyan
* Clint Dempsey
* Memphis Depay
* Ahmed Musa
* Islam Slimani
* Abdelmoumene Djabou
* Alexis Sánchez
* Bryan Ruiz
* Mats Hummels
* Miroslav Klose
* Toni Kroos
* Mario Götze
* David Luiz
* Oscar

#### 1 goal
* Fred
* Fernandinho
* Thiago Silva
* Oribe Peralta
* Rafael Márquez
* Andrés Guardado
* Javier Hernández
* Giovani Dos Santos
* Xabi Alonso
* David Villa
* Fernando Torres
* Juan Mata
* Stefan de Vrij
* Leroy Fer
* Wesley Sneijder
* Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
* Daley Blind
* Georginio Wijnaldum
* Jorge Valdívia
* Jean Beausejour
* Eduardo Vargas
* Charles Aránguiz
* Pablo Armero
* Teófilo Gutiérrez
* Juan Quintero
* Juan Cuadrado
* Keisuke Honda
* Shinji Okazaki
* Edinson Cavani
* Diego Godín
* Joel Campbell
* Óscar Duarte
* Marco Ureña
* Claudio Marchisio
* Mario Balotelli
* Daniel Sturridge
* Wayne Rooney
* Admir Mehmedi
* Haris Seferović
* Blerim Džemaili
* Granit Xhaka
* Vedad Ibišević
* Edin Džeko
* Miralem Pjanić
* Avdija Vršajević
* Mesut Özil
* Sami Khedira
* John Anthony Brooks
* Jermaine Jones
* Julian Green
* Sofiane Feghouli
* Rafik Halliche
* Yacine Brahimi
* Marouane Fellaini
* Dries Mertens
* Divock Origi
* Jan Vertonghen
* Kevin De Bruyne
* Romelu Lukaku
* Lee Keun-ho
* Son Heung-min
* Koo Ja-cheol
* Aleksandr Kerjakov
* Aleksandr Kokorin
* Mile Jedinak
* Ivica Olić
* Olivier Giroud
* Blaise Matuidi
* Mathieu Valbuena
* Moussa Sissoko
* Paul Pogba
* Carlo Costly
* Peter Odemwingie
* Nani
* Silvestre Varela
* Cristiano Ronaldo
* Joël Matip
* Andreas Samaris
* Girogos Samaras
* Sokratis Papastathopulos
* Reza Ghoochannejad
* Marcos Rojo
* Ángel Di María
* Gonzalo Higuaín

#### GC
* Marcelo - for 
* Noel Valladares - for 
* Sead Kolašinac - for 
* John Boye - for 
* Joseph Yobo - for 

## Tournament team rankings

## References