[2] In the second half, Blind assisted another goal for Netherlands, this time setting up Arjen Robben who controlled the pass before coming inside to finish with his left foot from ten yards out. The referee was equipped with a watch which vibrated and displayed a signal upon a goal. [56] FIFA reported that 91.5% of the players taking part in the tournament were tested before the start of the competition and none tested positive. [40], To avoid ghost goals the 2014 World Cup introduced goal-line technology following successful trials at among others 2013 Confederations Cup. On 14 January 2014, the FIFA Referees Committee appointed 25 referee trios and eight support duos representing 43 countries for the tournament. Scores after extra time are indicated by (aet), and penalty shoot-outs are indicated by (pen.). This was also the first World Cup for 32 years that did not feature a representative from the Nordic countries. James Rodríguez was awarded the Golden Boot for scoring six goals, the first time that a Colombian player received the award. Group B of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consisted of Spain, the Netherlands, Chile, and Australia. 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The Netherlands reached the semi-finals for the second consecutive tournament, after overcoming Costa Rica in a penalty shoot-out following a 0–0 draw at the end of extra time, with goalkeeper Tim Krul having been substituted on for the shoot-out and saving two penalties. The 2014 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament that was held in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. [22][23] The draw took place on 6 December 2013 at the Costa do Sauípe resort in Bahia, during which the teams were drawn by various past World Cup-winning players. Neymar (4 goals, 1 assist)[94], The members of the Technical Study Group, the committee that decided which players won the awards, were led by FIFA's head of the Technical Division Jean-Paul Brigger and featured:[97], There were changes to the voting procedure for awards for the 2014 edition: while in 2010 accredited media were allowed to vote for the Golden Ball award,[98] in 2014 only the Technical Study Group could select the outcome. Arjen Robben, Ángel Di María Roberto Moreno (Panama) Overall, Brazil conceded 14 goals in the tournament; this was the most by a team at any single World Cup since 1986, and the most by a host nation in history, although their fourth-place finish still represented Brazil's best result in a World Cup since their last win in 2002.[84]. The first-ever FIBA Basketball World Cup will take place in Spain from 30 August to 14 September 2014. Blood and urine samples from all players before the competition, and from two players per team per match, are analysed by the Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses. [21] As with the previous tournaments, FIFA aimed to create groups which maximised geographic separation and therefore the unseeded teams were arranged into pots based on geographic considerations. Furthermore, there were various issues with safety, including the death of eight workers and a fire during construction, breaches into stadiums, an unstable makeshift staircase at the Maracanã Stadium, a monorail collapse, and the collapse of an unfinished overpass in Belo Horizonte. [nb 5] The goal average per game in the round of 16 was 2.25, a drop of 0.58 goals per game from the group stage. [143][144][145][146][147], At the Group B match between Spain and Chile, around 100 Chilean supporters who had gathered outside Maracanã Stadium forced their way into the stadium and caused damage to the media centre. [24][25] Under the draw procedure, one randomly drawn team – Italy – was firstly relocated from Pot 4 to Pot 2 to create four equal pots of eight teams. Group B of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consisted of Spain, the Netherlands, Chile, and Australia. The official match schedule for 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ [17], With his goal Depay became the youngest ever Dutch scorer in the World Cup at the age of 20. [105] FIFA was expected to spend US$2 billion on staging the finals,[107] with its greatest single expense being the US$576 million prize money pot. This group contained the finalists of the previous World Cup in 2010: Spain (reigning champion) and the Netherlands (runners-up). Fifth official: [3][4][5], The 5–1 scoreline was the biggest loss margin for a defending champion in the FIFA World Cup, and also Spain's second biggest loss in the World Cup after their 6–1 thrashing against Brazil in 1950. [34], The most used stadiums were the Maracana and Brasilia, which hosted seven matches each. [30] Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. He was also fined CHF100,000. [153], Second, in the Final, German midfielder Christoph Kramer received a blow to the head from a collision in the 14th minute, but returned to the match before collapsing in the 31st minute. [22][deprecated source], Assistant referees: Gibson, Owen & Watts, Jonathan (5 December 2013). [30] David Luiz, Ángel Di María Spain became the fifth defending champions to be knocked out in the group stage, and the first since 1950 to be eliminated after only two games (Italy were drawn into a three-team group and only played two games in 1950). [68] This is the largest number of goals in the group stage since the 32-team system was implemented in 1998[69] and the largest average in a group stage since 1958. The number of panels was reduced to six, with the panels being thermally bonded. [62] The competition was organised so that teams that played each other in the group stage could not meet again during the knockout phase until the final (or the 3rd place match). "[116], The marketing of the 2014 FIFA World Cup included sale of tickets, support from sponsors and promotion through events that utilise the symbols and songs of the tournament. Two incidents in particular attracted the most attention. [30] During a match, all remaining squad members not named in the starting team are available to be one of the three permitted substitutions (provided the player is not serving a suspension). Fourth official: Ansu Fati became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Spanish national team on Sunday by scoring in Spain's 4-0 win over Ukraine.... more » 06.09.2020 21:30 Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) [51][52][53][54] At the start of the match, FIFA listed the temperature at 32 °C (90 °F) with 68% humidity. Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain), The two teams had never met before. Felicien Kabanda (Rwanda) [122][123] Each match utilised 37 standard camera plans, including Aerial and Cablecam, two Ultramotion cameras and dedicated cameras for interviews. Thomas Müller (5 goals, 3 assists) [130] According to FIFA, over 1 billion people tuned in worldwide to watch the final between Germany and Argentina. [38][39] The first official event took place on Iracema Beach, in Fortaleza, on 8 June 2014. Having received the ball near the halfway line from a Wesley Sneijder pass, he outran Ramos, Jordi Alba and Casillas, before slotting the ball into the net from 10 yards out with his left foot. Mats Hummels The Netherlands went in front in the 77th minute with a header from six yards by substitute Leroy Fer after a Daryl Janmaat cross from the right. [9] FIFA Fan Fests in each host city gathered a total of 5 million people, and the country received 1 million visitors from 202 countries. The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Of the eight matches, five required extra-time, and two of these required penalty shoot-outs; this was the first time penalty shoot-outs occurred in more than one game in a round of 16. Play began on 13 June and ended on 23 June 2014. Favela do Metrô, near the Maracanã Stadium, was completely destroyed as a result, having previously housed 700 families in 2010. Following the dancers native singer Claudia Leitte emerged on centre stage to perform for the crowd. The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. The final featured Germany against Argentina for a record third time after 1986 and 1990. Not long after this, a backpass from Sergio Ramos was miscontrolled by Casillas with his left leg, resulting in Van Persie gathering the ball and scoring into an empty net for his second goal of the game. The next FIBA World Cup was held five years later, in 2019, to reset the four-year-cycle on a different year than the FIFA World Cup. The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. [37], For a third consecutive World Cup tournament, FIFA staged FIFA Fan Fests in each of the 12 host cities throughout the competition. Data were sent to the central image-processing centre, where a virtual representation of the ball was output on a widescreen to confirm the goal. [120], For a fourth consecutive FIFA World Cup Finals, the coverage was provided by HBS (Host Broadcast Services), a subsidiary of Infront Sports & Media. [142] Further protests took place during the Confederations Cup as well as prior to and during the World Cup. Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain) Twelve minutes later, Netherlands scored again, as De Vrij headed the ball in from a tight angle from a Wesley Sneijder free kick on the left. [87][88][89] After an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Suárez was later allowed to participate in training and friendly matches with new club Barcelona. [104], Costs of the tournament totalled $11.6 billion,[105] making it the most expensive World Cup to date,[106] until surpassed by 2018 FIFA World Cup which cost an estimated $14.2 billion. The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 32 teams divided among eight groups of four, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. [111], An additional R$3 billion (US$1.3 billion, €960 million, £780 million at June 2014 rates) was earmarked by the Brazilian government for investment in infrastructure works and projects for use during the 2014 World Cup and beyond. For any match in the knockout stage, a draw after 90 minutes of regulation time was followed by two 15 minute periods of extra time to determine a winner. Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) Renato Faverani (Italy) The Final Phase will take place in the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona and in the Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid (6-14 September). The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. [18], Man of the Match: Eric Boria (United States), The two teams had met in three previous matches, all in friendlies, most recently in 2009.