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FIFA confirms Brazil 2014 schedule
[FRI 21 OCT 2011 – 18:18:23 UTC]

The match schedule for the 2014 Men’s World Cup has been confirmed at the meeting of FIFA’s executive committee in Zürich, Switzerland. Host Brazil participate in the opener in São Paulo on THU 12 JUN 2014, and the final will kick off in Rio de Janeiro at 19:00 UTC on SUN 13 JUL 2014. Unlike recent tournaments, there will be an off day between the group and elimination phases, meaning that all teams competing in the round of sixteen will do so on at least three days of rest.

Dates of Men’s World Cup set
[SAT 30 JUL 2011 – 05:00:00 UTC]

Sunday the 13th is due to be someone’s lucky day, as one of the 176 current hopefuls will lift the Men’s World Cup. FIFA has announced that the final tournament will kick off on THU 12 JUN 2014, with the final to be staged on SUN 13 JUL 2014. The full match schedule will be set later this year.

Long road to Brazil 2014 due to begin
[SAT 04 JUN 2011 – 21:53:10 UTC]

Still three years away from the final tournament, the qualifiers for the 2014 Men’s World Cup are about to begin. The first qualifier is between St Lucia and Aruba, and more than 800 additional matches will be played over the next two and one half years to determine which 31 of the 203 hopefuls will join Brazil in 2014.

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