2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international men’s football tournament, that is scheduled to take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. It will be the second time that Brazil has hosted the competition, the previous being in 1950. Brazil will become the fifth country to have hosted the World Cup twice, after Mexico, Italy, France, and Germany.
The national teams of 32 countries will take part in the finals tournament, with matches to be played in 12 cities throughout Brazil. It is scheduled to be the first World Cup to be held in South America since the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, the first time two consecutive World Cups are staged outside Europe, and the first time two consecutive World Cups are staged in the Southern Hemisphere, since the 2010 World Cup was held in South Africa. It will also be the first World Cup to use goal-line technology.
GROUP STAGE
THU
12
JUNE
FRI
13
JUNE
SAT
14
JUNE
SUN
15
JUNE
MON
16
JUNE
TUE
17
JUNE
WED
18
JUNE
THU
19
JUNE
FRI
20
JUNE
SAT
21
JUNE
SUN
22
JUNE
MON
23
JUNE
TUE
24
JUNE
WED
25
JUNE
THU
26
JUNE
SECOND STAGE - ROUND OF 16
SAT
28
JUNE
SUN
29
JUNE
QUARTER-FINALS
SAT
5
JULY
SEMI-FINALS
TUE
8
JULY
WED
9
JULY
PLAY-OFF FOR 3RD
SAT
12
JULY
20:00 UTC
BRA V L62
Brasilia
FINAL
SUN
13
JULY
19:00 UTC
GER V W62
Rio
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