2014 Brazil World Cup
Germany
Winner
Runners-Up
Argentina
Third
Netherlands
Fourth
Brazil
Goals scored
171
Qualified Team
32
Matches Played
64
Attendance
3,386,810
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil gave the world of football many memorable moments that are etched in the minds of the fans. From Germany dismantling Brazil 7-1 in the semi-final to Clint Dempsey of the United States of America (USA) scoring the fastest goal of the tournament against Ghana, the 2014 World Cup had moments which one will never forget.

Brazil, being the host nation, started their campaign with a 3-1 win over Croatia and topped the Group A table with 7 points before being thrashed by Germany in the semi-final.

The later stages of the tournament saw Robin van Persie score with what was labelled as a gravity-defying header, in Netherlands' match against Spain that they won 5-1. In Group F, Bosnia-Herzegovina scored their first ever goal at a World Cup before going down to Argentina 2-1.

One of the highlights of the tournament was Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa's performance against Brazil when he denied the host nation of any goal, resulting in goalless draw.

The last 16 saw Brazil edge out Croatia on penalties. James Rodrigues scored a screamer to help Colombia beat Uruguay 2-0. Germany fought hard to register a 2-1 victory over Algeria in extra-time. Argentina and France beat Switzerland and Nigeria respectively. Tim Howard's performance hogged all the limelight of that round even though USA went down 1-2 against Belgium.

The quarter-final witnessed Germany end France's World Cup dreams while Brazil lost their star player Neymar to an injury while beating Colombia.

The Holland-Argentina match was the first goalless draw in a World Cup semi-final, which Argentina won on penalties.

Brazil faced Holland for the 3rd place and lost 0-3 with the latter completely outperforming them.

The final saw Mario Goetze become an overnight star after he scored a brilliant extra-time winner to help Germany beat Argentina 1-0 at the Maracana Stadium and lift the coveted trophy for the fourth time.

TeamGPWDLGFGAPTS
Brazil3210727
Mexico3210417
Croatia3102663
Cameroon3003190
2014 Brazil World Cup Matches
Thursday 12 June
Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Group A, 12 Jun 2014 - 17:00 Local time
Friday 13 June
Estadio das Dunas, Natal
Group A, 13 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Group B, 13 Jun 2014 - 16:00 Local time
Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba
Group B, 13 Jun 2014 - 18:00 Local time
Saturday 14 June
Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte
Group C, 14 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza
Group D, 14 Jun 2014 - 16:00 Local time
Arena Amazonia, Manaus
Group D, 14 Jun 2014 - 18:00 Local time
Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Group C, 14 Jun 2014 - 22:00 Local time
Sunday 15 June
Estadio Nacional, Brasilia
Group E, 15 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Group E, 15 Jun 2014 - 16:00 Local time
Estadio do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro
Group F, 15 Jun 2014 - 19:00 Local time
Monday 16 June
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Group G, 16 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Group F, 16 Jun 2014 - 16:00 Local time
Estadio das Dunas, Natal
Group G, 16 Jun 2014 - 19:00 Local time
Tuesday 17 June
Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte
Group H, 17 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza
Group A, 17 Jun 2014 - 16:00 Local time
Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba
Group H, 17 Jun 2014 - 18:00 Local time
Wednesday 18 June
Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Group B, 18 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Estadio do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro
Group B, 18 Jun 2014 - 16:00 Local time
Arena Amazonia, Manaus
Group A, 18 Jun 2014 - 18:00 Local time
Thursday 19 June
Estadio Nacional, Brasilia
Group C, 19 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Group D, 19 Jun 2014 - 16:00 Local time
Estadio das Dunas, Natal
Group C, 19 Jun 2014 - 19:00 Local time
Friday 20 June
Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Group D, 20 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Group E, 20 Jun 2014 - 16:00 Local time
Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Group E, 20 Jun 2014 - 19:00 Local time
Saturday 21 June
Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte
Group F, 21 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza
Group G, 21 Jun 2014 - 16:00 Local time
Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba
Group F, 21 Jun 2014 - 18:00 Local time
Sunday 22 June
Estadio do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro
Group H, 22 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Group H, 22 Jun 2014 - 16:00 Local time
Arena Amazonia, Manaus
Group G, 22 Jun 2014 - 18:00 Local time
Monday 23 June
Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Group B, 23 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Group A, 23 Jun 2014 - 17:00 Local time
Tuesday 24 June
Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte
Group D, 24 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba
Group C, 24 Jun 2014 - 16:00 Local time
Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza
Group C, 24 Jun 2014 - 17:00 Local time
Wednesday 25 June
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Group F, 25 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Arena Amazonia, Manaus
Group E, 25 Jun 2014 - 16:00 Local time
Estadio do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro
Group E, 25 Jun 2014 - 17:00 Local time
Thursday 26 June
Estadio Nacional, Brasilia
Group G, 26 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Group H, 26 Jun 2014 - 17:00 Local time
Saturday 28 June
Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte
Round of 16, 28 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Estadio do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro
Round of 16, 28 Jun 2014 - 17:00 Local time
Sunday 29 June
Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza
Round of 16, 29 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Round of 16, 29 Jun 2014 - 17:00 Local time
Monday 30 June
Estadio Nacional, Brasilia
Round of 16, 30 Jun 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Round of 16, 30 Jun 2014 - 17:00 Local time
Tuesday 01 July
Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Round of 16, 01 Jul 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Round of 16, 01 Jul 2014 - 17:00 Local time
Friday 04 July
Estadio do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro
Quarter-finals, 04 Jul 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza
Quarter-finals, 04 Jul 2014 - 17:00 Local time
Saturday 05 July
Estadio Nacional, Brasilia
Quarter-finals, 05 Jul 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Quarter-finals, 05 Jul 2014 - 17:00 Local time
Tuesday 08 July
Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte
Semi-finals, 08 Jul 2014 - 17:00 Local time
Wednesday 09 July
Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Semi-finals, 09 Jul 2014 - 17:00 Local time
Saturday 12 July
Estadio Nacional, Brasilia
Play-off for third place, 12 Jul 2014 - 17:00 Local time
Sunday 13 July
Estadio do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro
Final, 13 Jul 2014 - 16:00 Local time