ELIMINATION PHASE

ROUND OF 16	QUARTERFINALS	SEMIFINALS	THIRD PLACE AND FINAL
+ BRA 01   CHI 01 F/OT; PEN: 03–02	+ BRA 02   COL 01	BRA 01 + GER 07	FINAL ¤ GER 01   ARG 00 F/OT
+ COL 02   URU 00
+ FRA 02   NGA 00	FRA 00 + GER 01
+ GER 02   ALG 01 F/OT
+ NED 02   MEX 01	+ NED 00   CRC 00 F/OT; PEN: 04–03	NED 00 + ARG 00 F/OT; PEN: 02–04
+ CRC 01   GRE 01 F/OT; PEN: 05–03
+ ARG 01   SUI 00 F/OT	+ ARG 01   BEL 00
+ BEL 02   USA 01 F/OT
			THIRD   BRA 00 » NED 03

GROUP PHASE

GROUP A			R	Pts	GD
»		Brazil	0	7	+5
»		Mexico	0	7	+3
×		Croatia	0	3	0
×		Cameroon	0	0	-8

GROUP B			R	Pts	GD
»		Netherlands	0	9	+7
»		Chile	0	6	+2
×		Spain	0	3	-3
×		Australia	0	0	-6

GROUP C			R	Pts	GD
»		Colombia	0	9	+7
»		Greece	0	4	-2
×		Côte d’Ivoire	0	3	-1
×		Japan	0	1	-4

GROUP D			R	Pts	GD
»		Costa Rica	0	7	+3
»		Uruguay	0	6	0
×		Italy	0	3	-1
×		England	0	1	-2

GROUP E			R	Pts	GD
»		France	0	7	+6
»		Switzerland	0	6	+1
×		Ecuador	0	4	0
×		Honduras	0	0	-7

GROUP F			R	Pts	GD
»		Argentina	0	9	+3
»		Nigeria	0	4	0
×		Bosnia-Herz	0	3	0
×		Iran	0	1	-3

GROUP G			R	Pts	GD
»		Germany	0	7	+5
»		United States	0	4	0
×		Portugal	0	4	-3
×		Ghana	0	1	-2

GROUP H			R	Pts	GD
»		Belgium	0	9	+3
»		Algeria	0	4	+1
×		Russia	0	2	-1
×		Korea Rep	0	1	-3

TOURNAMENT VENUES

• Belo Horizonte, MG: Mineirão
• Brasília, DF: Estádio Nacional
• Cuiabá, MT: Arena Pantanal
• Curitiba, PR: Arena da Baixada
• Fortaleza, CE: Castelão
• Manaus, AM: Arena Amazônia
• Natal, RN: Arena das Dunas
• Porto Alegre, RS: Estádio Beira-Rio
• Recife, PE: Arena Pernambuco
• Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Estádio do Maracanã
• Salvador, BA: Arena Fonte Nova
• São Paulo, SP: Novo Estádio do Corinthians

KEY DATES

• FRI 06 DEC 2013: Draw [Mata de São João, BA]
• THU 12 JUN 2014: Opening match [São Paulo, SP]
• THU 26 JUN 2014: End of group phase
• SAT 28 JUN-TUE 01 JUL 2014: Round of sixteen
• FRI 04-SAT 05 JUL 2014: Quarterfinals
• TUE 08-WED 09 JUL 2014: Semifinals
• SAT 12 JUL 2014: Third place match [Brasília, DF]
• SUN 13 JUL 2014: Final match [Rio de Janeiro, RJ]

FORMAT

• 32 teams
  • Up to 23 players per team roster, including three goalkeepers
    • Players may be replaced up to 24 hours before team’s first match in case of injury or illness
  • Up to three substitutions per team per match
• Group phase:
  • Eight groups; four teams per group
  • Pts = 3W + D
  • Top two teams in each group advance
• Elimination phase:
  • If tied after 90 minutes, extra time played [two 15 min periods]
  • If still tied, match decided by penalty shootout