World Cup 2014 Fixtures & Results

 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
BRA CRO
Group A, Sao Paulo
FRI
13
JUNE
MEX CMR
Group A, Natal
ESP NED
Group B, Salvador
CHI AUS
Group B, Cuiaba
SAT
14
JUNE
COL GRE
Group C, Belo Horizonte
URU CRC
Group D, Fortaleza
ENG ITA
Group D, Manaus
CIV JPN
Group C, Recife
SUN
15
JUNE
SUI ECU
Group E, Brasilia
FRA HON
Group E, Porto Alegre
ARG BIH
Group F, Rio
MON
16
JUNE
GER POR
Group G, Salvador
IRN NGA
Group F, Curitiba
GHA USA
Group G, Natal
TUE
17
JUNE
BEL ALG
Group H, Belo Horizonte
BRA MEX
Group A, Fortaleza
RUS KOR
Group H, Cuiaba
WED
18
JUNE
AUS NED
Group B, Porto Alegre
ESP CHI
Group B, Rio
CMR CRO
Group A, Manaus
THU
19
JUNE
COL CIV
Group C, Brasilia
URU ENG
Group D, Sao Paulo
JPN GRE
Group C, Natal
FRI
20
JUNE
ITA CRC
Group D, Recife
SUI FRA
Group E, Salvador
HON ECU
Group E, Curitiba
SAT
21
JUNE
ARG IRN
Group F, Belo Horizonte
GER GHA
Group G, Fortaleza
NGA BIH
Group F, Cuiaba
SUN
22
JUNE
BEL RUS
Group H, Rio
KOR ALG
Group H, Porto Alegre
USA POR
Group G, Manaus
MON
23
JUNE
NED CHI
Group B, Sao Paulo
AUS ESP
Group B, Curitiba
CMR BRA
Group A, Brasilia
CRO MEX
Group A, Recife
TUE
24
JUNE
ITA URU
Group D, Natal
CRC ENG
Group D, Belo Horizonte
JPN COL
Group C, Cuiaba
GRE CIV
Group C, Fortaleza
WED
25
JUNE
NGA ARG
Group F, Porto Alegre
BIH IRN
Group F, Salvador
HON SUI
Group E, Manaus
ECU FRA
Group E, Rio
THU
26
JUNE
POR GHA
Group G, Brasilia
USA GER
Group G, Recife
KOR BEL
Group H, Sao Paulo
ALG RUS
Group H, Curitiba

SECOND STAGE - ROUND OF 16

SAT
28
JUNE
BRA CHI
Match 49, Belo Horizonte
COL URU
Match 50, Rio
SUN
29
JUNE
NED MEX
Match 51, Fortaleza
CRC GRE
Match 52, Recife
MON
30
JUNE
FRA NGA
Match 53, Brasilia
GER ALG
Match 54, Porto Alegre
TUE
1
JULY
ARG SUI
Match 55, Sao Paulo
BEL USA
Match 56, Salvador

QUARTER-FINALS

FRI
4
JULY
FRA GER
Match 57, Rio
BRA COL
Match 58, Fortaleza
SAT
5
JULY
ARG BEL
Match 59, Brasilia
NED CRC
Match 60, Salvador

SEMI-FINALS

TUE
8
JULY
BRA GER
Match 61, Belo Horizonte
WED
9
JULY
NED ARG
Match 62, Sao Paulo

PLAY-OFF FOR 3RD

SAT
12
JULY
20:00 UTC
BRA L62
Brasilia

FINAL

SUN
13
JULY
19:00 UTC
GER W62
Rio