The World Cup in Brazil 2014 will be the first time the tournament has been held in the country since 1950 and the first World Cup to be held in South America since the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.
The tournament will run from Thursday June 12 with the opening match at the Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo until Sunday 13th July with the final at the Estadio do Maracana in Rio de Janeiro.
World Cup 2014 Schedule
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All times are local times; note that Cuiaba and Manaus are both (Central European Time) CET -6 hours (GMT -4), all other venues in Brazil are CET -5 (GMT -3).
The Opening Match will be played on June 12 in Sao Paulo, with kick-off at 17.00.
Group games take place at various times: 13.00, 15.00, 16.00, 17.00, 18:00, 19.00 and 21:00 local time, with knockout stage games at 13.00 and 17.00 local Brazil time.
The semi-finals kick off at 17.00 local time and the Final, on 13 July 2014 at the Estadio do Maracana stadium, kicks off at 16.00 local time.
| World Cup Final tournament schedule | |||
| Date | KO (Local Time) | Match | Venue |
| Thurs 12 June | 17:00 | Brazil 2 v 1 Croatia | Sao Paulo |
| Fri 13 June | 13:00 | Mexico 1 v 0 Cameroon | Natal |
| Fri 13 June | 16:00 | Spain 1 v 5 Netherlands | Salvador |
| Fri 13 June | 16:00 | Chile 3 v 1 Australia | Cuaiba |
| Sat 14 June | 13:00 | Colombia 3 v 0 Greece | Belo Horizonte |
| Sat 14 June | 19:00 | Ivory Coast 2 v 1 Japan | Recife |
| Sat 14 June | 16:00 | Uruguay 1 v 3 Costa Rica | Fortaleza |
| Sat 14 June | 21:00 | England 1 v 2 Italy | Manaus |
| Sun 15 June | 13:00 | Switzerland 2 v 1 Ecuador | Brasilia |
| Sun 15 June | 16:00 | France 3 v 0 Honduras | Porto Alegre |
| Sun 15 June | 19:00 | Argentina 2 v 1 Bosnia & Herzegovina | Rio de Janeiro |
| Mon 16 June | 16:00 | Iran 0 v 0 Nigeria | Curitiba |
| Mon 16 June | 13:00 | Germany 4 v 0 Portugal | Salvador |
| Mon 16 June | 19:00 | Ghana 1 v 2 USA | Natal |
| Tues 17 June | 13:00 | Belgium 2 v 1 Algeria | Belo Horizonte |
| Tues 17 June | 18:00 | Russia 1 v 1 Korea Republic | Cuaiba |
| Tues 17 June | 16:00 | Brazil 0 v 0 Mexico | Fortaleza |
| Wed 18 June | 15:00 | Cameroon 0 v 4 Croatia | Manaus |
| Wed 18 June | 19:00 | Spain 0 v 2 Chile | Rio de Janeiro |
| Wed 18 June | 13:00 | Australia 2 v 3 Netherlands | Porte Alegre |
| Thurs 19 June | 13:00 | Colombia 2 v 1 Ivory Coast | Brasilia |
| Thurs 19 June | 19:00 | Japan 0 v 0 Greece | Natal |
| Thurs 19 June | 16:00 | Uruguay 2 v 1 England | Sao Paulo |
| Fri 20 June | 13:00 | Italy 0 v 1 Costa Rica | Recife |
| Fri 20 June | 16:00 | Switzerland 2 v 5 France | Salvador |
| Fri 20 June | 19:00 | Honduras 1 v 2 Ecuador | Curitiba |
| Sat 21 June | 13:00 | Argentina 1 v 0 Iran | Belo Horizonte |
| Sat 21 June | 18:00 | Nigeria 1 v 0 Bosnia & Herzegovina | Cuiaba |
| Sat 21 June | 16:00 | Germany 2 v 2 Ghana | Fortaleza |
| Sun 22 June | 18:00 | USA 2 v 2 Portugal | Manaus |
| Sun 22 June | 19:00 | Belgium 1 v 0 Russia | Rio de Janeiro |
| Sun 22 June | 16:00 | Korea Republic 2 v 4 Algeria | Porte Alegre |
| Mon 23 June | 17:00 | Cameroon 1 v 4 Brazil | Brasilia |
| Mon 23 June | 17:00 | Croatia 1 v 3 Mexico | Recife |
| Mon 23 June | 13:00 | Australia 0 v 3 Spain | Curitiba |
| Mon 23 June | 13:00 | Netherlands 2 v 0 Chile | Sao Paulo |
| Tues 24 June | 16:00 | Japan 1 v 4 Colombia | Cuiaba |
| Tues 24 June | 17:00 | Greece 2 v 1 Ivory Coast | Fortaleza |
| Tues 24 June | 13:00 | Italy 0 v 1 Uruguay | Natal |
| Tues 24 June | 13:00 | Costa Rica 0 v 0 England | Belo Horizonte |
| Wed 25 June | 16:00 | Honduras 0 v 3 Switzerland | Manaus |
| Wed 25 June | 17:00 | Ecuador 0 v 0 France | Rio de Janeiro |
| Wed 25 June | 13:00 | Nigeria 2 v 3 Argentina | Porte Alegre |
| Wed 25 June | 13:00 | Bosnia & Herzegovina 3 v 1 Iran | Salvador |
| Thurs 26 June | 13:00 | USA 0 v 1 Germany | Recife |
| Thurs 26 June | 13:00 | Portugal 2 v 1 Ghana | Brasilia |
| Thurs 26 June | 17:00 | Korea Republic 0 v 1 Belgium | Sao Paulo |
| Thurs 26 June | 17:00 | Algeria 1 v 1 Russia | Curitiba |
| Round of 16 | |||
| Date | KO (Local Time) | Match | Venue |
| Sat 28 June | 13:00 | Brazil 1 v 1 Chile Brazil won 3-2 on pens. |
Belo Horizonte |
| Sat 28 June | 17:00 | Colombia 2 v 0 Uruguay | Rio de Janeiro |
| Sun 29 June | 13:00 | Netherlands 2 v 1 Mexico | Fortaleza |
| Sun 29 June | 17:00 | Costa Rica 1 v 1 Greece Costa RIca won 5-3 on pens. |
Recife |
| Mon 30 June | 13:00 | France 2 v 0 Nigeria | Brasilia |
| Mon 30 June | 17:00 | Germany 2 v 1 Algeria (aet) | Porte Alegre |
| Tues 1 July | 13:00 | Argentina 2 v 1 Switzerland (aet) | Sao Paulo |
| Tues 1 July | 17:00 | Belgium 2 v 1 USA (aet) | Salvador |
| Quarter Finals | |||
| Date | KO (Local Time) | Match | Venue |
| Fri 4 July | 17:00 | Brazil 2 v 1 Colombia | Fortaleza |
| Fri 4 July | 13:00 | Germany 1 v 0 France | Rio de Janeiro |
| Sat 5 July | 17:00 | The Netherlands 0 v 0 Costa Rica The Netherlands won 4-3 on pens. |
Salvador |
| Sat 5 July | 13:00 | Argentina 1 v 0 Belgium | Brasilia |
| Semi Finals | |||
| Date | KO (Local Time) | Match | Venue |
| Tues 8 July | 17:00 | Brazil 1 v 7 Germany | Belo Horizonte |
| Wed 9 July | 17:00 | Argentina 0 v 0 The Netherlands Argentina win 4-2 on pens. |
Sao Paulo |
| 3rd/4th Place Play Off | |||
| Date | KO (Local Time) | Match | Venue |
| Sat 12 July | 17:00 | Brazil 0 v 3 The Netherlands | Brasilia |
| Final | |||
| Date | KO (Local Time) | Match | Venue |
| Sun 13 July | 16:00 | Germany 1 v 0 Argentina (aet) | Rio de Janeiro |
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World Cup 2014 Venues
The 12 World Cup stadiums for Brazil 2014 are: Arena de Amazonia (capacity 42,374) in Manaus, Estadio Castelao in Fortaleza (capacity 64,846), Arena das Dunas in Natal (capacity 42,086), Recife's Arena Pernambuco (capacity 46,000), Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador (capacity 482,747), Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba (capacity 42,968), Estadio Nacional in the capital Brasilia (capacity 70,064), Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte (capacity 62,547), the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro (capacity 76,804), Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo (capacity 65,807), Arena da Baixada in Curitiba (capacity 41,456) and Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre (capacity 48,494).