Logo of the 2014 FIFA World Cup
See also 2014 FIFA World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, held four years after the previous World Cup in South Africa, 2010. The tournament was held in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July, Brazil having been chosen as hosts in 2007. It was the second time Brazil hosted the competition, the first time being 64 years previously at the 1950 World Cup.
Qualification[]
Main article 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Format[]
The 32 qualifying teams were drawn into eight groups of four teams, each team playing the other teams in the group in the round-robin format of World Cup group stages, each team playing each other once. As before, three points were awarded for a win and one point for a draw, with goal difference being used to decide between teams with equal points.
Squads[]
Main article 2014 World Cup squads
United Kingdom squad[]
- Head Coach:
Fabio Capello - GK
Joe Hart - GK
Allan McGregor - GK John Ruddy
- DF John Terry
- DF Leighton Baines
- DF Gary Cahill
- DF Ashley Cole
- DF Paddy McNair
- DF Ashley Williams
- DF Jonny Evans
- MF Gareth Bale
- MF Aaron Ramsey
- MF Steven Gerrard
- MF Theo Walcott
- MF Jack Wilshere
- MF Raheem Sterling
- MF Frank Lampard
- FW Darren Fletcher
- FW Daniel Sturridge
- FW Jermain Defoe
- FW Danny Welbeck
- FW Andy Carroll
- FW Steven Fletcher
- FW Rickie Lambert
Group stage[]
Group A[]
Main article Group A
Group B[]
Main article Group B
Group C[]
Main article Group C
Group D[]
June 14
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Uruguay 
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1-3 |  Costa Rica
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Cavani  24' (pen.)
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Report | Joel Campbell 54' Duarte 57' Marco Ureña 84' |
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
 United Kingdom
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| Costa Rica
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Uruguay
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
 Italy
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Group E[]
Main article Group E
Group F[]
Main article Group F
Group G[]
Main article Group G
Group H[]
Main article Group H
Knockout Stage[]
See also 2014 World Cup Knockout Stage
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| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 28 June | ||||||||||||||
 Brazil (pen.)
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1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| 4 July | ||||||||||||||
 Chile
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1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Brazil
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2 | |||||||||||||
| 28 June | ||||||||||||||
 Colombia
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Colombia
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2 | |||||||||||||
| 8 July | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil
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1 | |||||||||||||
| 30 June | ||||||||||||||
 Germany
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7 | |||||||||||||
 France
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2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July | ||||||||||||||
 Nigeria
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0 | |||||||||||||
| France
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0 | |||||||||||||
| 30 June | ||||||||||||||
| Germany
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Germany (aet)
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2 | |||||||||||||
| 13 July | ||||||||||||||
 Algeria
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Germany (aet)
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1 | |||||||||||||
| 29 June | ||||||||||||||
 Argentina
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0 | |||||||||||||
 Netherlands
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2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||||||
 Mexico
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands
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1 | |||||||||||||
| 29 June | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom
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0 | |||||||||||||
| United Kingdom
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2 | |||||||||||||
| 9 July | ||||||||||||||
 Greece
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands
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0 (2) | |||||||||||||
| 1 July | ||||||||||||||
| Argentina (pen.)
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0 (4) | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Argentina (aet)
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1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 July | 12 July | |||||||||||||
 Switzerland
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0 | |||||||||||||
| Argentina
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1 | Brazil
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0 | |||||||||||
| 1 July | ||||||||||||||
 Belgium
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0 | Netherlands
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3 | |||||||||||
| Belgium (aet)
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2 | |||||||||||||
 United States
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1 | |||||||||||||
Notes[]
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