The following article outlines the statistics for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 20th FIFA World Cup, comprising 32 nations and which took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July. The FIFA World Cup is a quadrennial tournament of men's national football teams. All teams compete in an initial groups of four competition, and play a round robin tournament at the end of which, the top two teams from each group enter the knockout round of 16. The final winners of the World Cup were Germany, beating Argentina 1–0 in extra time to claim their 4th title.
Teams qualify for the world cup through participating in their nation's specific region related football competitions. Each region has an allocated number of nations that can participate in the global competition and take place between each consecutive world cup. The region specific entities are: UEFA for European nations, CONMEBOL for South American nations, CONCACAF for North American nations, CAF for African nations, AFC for Asian nations and OFC for Oceanic nations. In some instances, matches between nations from different continents may occur (FIFA World Cup qualification).
During the tournament 64 matches were played, during which 171 goals were scored.[1][2]
This list notes the numbers of goals and assists listed by player as well as a number of individual records and statistics. Goals scored from penalty shoot-outs are not counted, and matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Win/loss and discipline records are recorded by team. Scoring and appearance statistics of multiple world cups are recorded. Overall records are recorded and separated by team and confederation. Attendance records are records by stadium.
Man of the Match players are ranked by player and how many awards they receieved over the course of the World Cup. Similarly, clean sheets ranked by Goalkeepers (association football) on an individual basis are ranked. Notable feats and quiescence performed during the world cup are mentioned on the overall basis, timing basis (namely first and last occurring feats), team basis and individual basis. Also, multiple appearances and goals scored over multiple world cups are mentioned by an individual basis.
Lastly, the overall performance of each individual nation and confederation are mentioned, with stadiums being used for the world cup being listed with their location, capacity, elevation, usage, total attendance, average attendance, total goals and average goals scored.
James Rodríguez was awarded the Golden Boot for scoring six goals, the first time that a Colombian player received the award.[3][4]
Source: FIFA[5]
Juan Cuadrado and Toni Kroos topped the assists table with four assists each during the tournament.[6]
Source: UEFA[7]
Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup awards § Man of the Match |
The winner of the Golden Glove was Manuel Neuer.[9]
The most notable disciplinary case was that of Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez, who was suspended for nine international matches and banned from taking part in any football-related activity (including entering any stadium) for four months, following a biting incident on Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini. He was also fined CHF100,000.[10][11][12] 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.[13]
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5 | KSA (3), IRL, CMR | 5 | CRC (2), ECU (2), ARG | 4 | AUS, ENG, ARG (2) | 2 | GHA, BRA | 16 |
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N/A | 1 | CIV | 1 | CMR | 4 | ESP (2), AUS, BRA | 6 | |
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N/A | 1 | SCG | 2 | SVK, URU | 3 | ESP (2), AUS | 6 | |
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N/A | 2 | JPN (2) | 1 | SRB | 2 | CHI, NED | 5 | |
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N/A | 1 | GHA | 1 | ENG | 2 | GHA, POR | 4 | |
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N/A | 1 | CZE | 3 | SRB, AUS, USA | 2 | GER, POR | 6 | |
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N/A | 3 | UKR (2), FRA | 5 | HON (2), CHI, POR, PAR | 1 | AUS | 9 | |
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0 | N/A | 1 | ARG | 1 | RSA | 1 | CRO | 3 |
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N/A | 1 | IRN | 1 | PRK | 1 | GHA | 3 |
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1 | ITA | 3 | IRL, KSA, GER | N/A | 3 | JPN, DEN, NED | 1 | MEX | 8 | |
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N/A | 4 | CRO, ECU, ITA, USA | 4 | IRN, ANG, POR, ARG | 4 | RSA, FRA, URU, ARG | 4 | CMR, BRA, CRO, NED | 16 | |
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N/A | 5 | SVN, PAR, RSA, IRL, KOR | 3 | UKR, TUN, FRA | 7 | SUI, HON, CHI, POR, PAR, GER, NED | 2 | NED, CHI | 17 | |
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N/A | 3 | PAR, RSA, KOR | 3 | UKR, TUN, FRA | 7 | SUI, HON, CHI, POR, PAR, GER, NED | 1 | NED | 14 | |
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N/A | 3 | POR, KOR, POL | 3 | CZE, ITA, GHA | 1 | ALG | 4 | GHA, POR, GER, BEL | 11 | |
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0 | N/A | 4 | ECU, CRO, MEX, KOR | 7 | GHA, USA, CZE, AUS, UKR, GER, FRA | 1 | PAR | 2 | CRC, URU | 14 |
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N/A | 7 | KSA, IRL, CMR, PAR, USA, KOR, BRA | 7 | CRC, POL, ECU, SWE, ARG, ITA, POR | 5 | AUS, SRB, ENG, ARG, ESP | 5 | GHA, USA, FRA, BRA, ARG | 24 |
See also: List of 2014 FIFA World Cup matches |
Bold numbers indicate the maximum values in each column.
The Netherlands was the only team that used all 23 players during the tournament, making them the first team in World Cup history to ever use all of their squad players.[17]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | APts | GF | AGF | GA | AGA | GD | AGD | CS | ACS | YC | AYC | RC | ARC |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 7 | 1.75 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.00 |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2.29 | 8 | 1.14 | 4 | 0.57 | +4 | 0.57 | 4 | 0.57 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 0.00 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.00 | 9 | 3.00 | −6 | −2.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2.40 | 6 | 1.20 | 3 | 0.60 | +3 | 0.60 | 2 | 0.40 | 7 | 1.40 | 1 | 0.20 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 4 | 1.33 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1.57 | 11 | 1.57 | 14 | 2.00 | −3 | −0.43 | 1 | 0.14 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.33 | 9 | 3.00 | −8 | −2.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1.33 | 1 | 0.33 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 | 6 | 1.50 | 4 | 1.00 | +2 | 0.50 | 1 | 0.25 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 0.00 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2.40 | 12 | 2.40 | 4 | 0.80 | +8 | 1.60 | 2 | 0.40 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1.80 | 5 | 1.00 | 2 | 0.40 | +3 | 0.60 | 3 | 0.60 | 12 | 2.40 | 1 | 0.20 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 6 | 2.00 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.33 | 4 | 1.33 | 1 | 0.33 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 | 3 | 1.00 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.33 | 5 | 1.67 | 1 | 0.33 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.33 | 2 | 0.67 | 4 | 1.33 | −2 | −0.67 | 1 | 0.33 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.00 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2.00 | 10 | 2.00 | 3 | 0.60 | +7 | 1.40 | 3 | 0.60 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2.71 | 18 | 2.57 | 4 | 0.57 | +14 | 2.00 | 4 | 0.57 | 6 | 0.86 | 0 | 0.00 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.33 | 4 | 1.33 | 6 | 2.00 | −2 | −0.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.25 | 3 | 0.75 | 5 | 1.25 | −2 | −0.50 | 1 | 0.25 | 8 | 2.00 | 1 | 0.25 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.33 | 8 | 2.67 | −7 | −2.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 2.33 | 1 | 0.33 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0.33 | 4 | 1.33 | −3 | −1.00 | 1 | 0.33 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.00 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 | 0.67 | 3 | 1.00 | −1 | −0.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 | 0.33 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 4 | 1.33 | 5 | 1.67 | −1 | −0.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.00 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.33 | 2 | 0.67 | 6 | 2.00 | −4 | −1.33 | 1 | 0.33 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.00 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 | 5 | 1.25 | 3 | 0.75 | +2 | 0.50 | 2 | 0.50 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
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7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2.43 | 15 | 2.14 | 4 | 0.57 | +11 | 1.57 | 4 | 0.57 | 11 | 1.57 | 0 | 0.00 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 | 0.75 | 5 | 1.25 | −2 | −0.50 | 2 | 0.50 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.00 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 | 4 | 1.33 | 7 | 2.33 | −3 | −1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 | 0.33 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 | 0.67 | 3 | 1.00 | −1 | −0.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.00 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.33 | 3 | 1.00 | 6 | 2.00 | −3 | −1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 4 | 1.33 | 7 | 2.33 | −3 | −1.00 | 1 | 0.33 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.50 | 7 | 1.75 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.25 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.00 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 5 | 1.25 | 6 | 1.50 | −1 | −0.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.50 | 4 | 1.00 | 6 | 1.50 | −2 | −0.50 | 1 | 0.25 | 8 | 2.00 | 1 | 0.25 |
Total | 64(1) | 51 | 13(2) | 51 | 179 | 1.40 | 171 | 1.34 | 171 | 1.34 | 0 | 0.00 | 37 | 0.29 | 187 | 1.46 | 10 | 0.08 |
Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold.
(1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)
(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)
(3) – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Confederation | T | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | APts | Pts/T |
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AFC | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
CAF | 5 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0.71 | 2.40 |
CONCACAF | 4 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 1.25 | 5.00 |
CONMEBOL | 6 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 1.87 | 9.33 |
UEFA | 13 | 53 | 26 | 10 | 17 | 88 | 1.66 | 6.77 |
Total | 32 | 64(1) | 51 | 13(2) | 51 | 179 | 1.40 | 5.59 |
Host nation(s) are situated in the region(s) rendered in italics.
(1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)
(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)
(3) – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
See also: 2014 FIFA World Cup venues and List of 2014 FIFA World Cup matches |
Stadium | City | Capacity | Elevation[18] | Matches played |
Overall attendance |
Average attendance per match |
Average attendance as % of capacity |
Overall goals scored |
Average goals scored per match |
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Arena da Amazônia | Manaus | 40,549[19] | 72 m | 4 | 160,227 | 40,057 | 98.79% | 14 | 3.50 |
Arena da Baixada | Curitiba | 39,631[20] | 920 m | 4 | 156,991 | 39,248 | 99.03% | 8 | 2.00 |
Arena das Dunas | Natal | 39,971[21] | 45 m | 4 | 158,167 | 39,542 | 98.93% | 5 | 1.25 |
Arena de São Paulo | São Paulo | 63,321[22] | 792 m | 6 | 375,593 | 62,599 | 98.86% | 11 | 1.83 |
Arena Fonte Nova | Salvador | 51,900[23] | 0 m | 6 | 300,674 | 50,112 | 96.56% | 24 | 4.00 |
Arena Pantanal | Cuiabá | 41,112[24] | 165 m | 4 | 158,717 | 39,679 | 96.52% | 12 | 3.00 |
Arena Pernambuco | Recife | 42,610[25] | 0 m | 5 | 204,882 | 40,976 | 96.17% | 11 | 2.20 |
Estádio Beira-Rio | Porto Alegre | 43,394[26] | 47 m | 5 | 214,969 | 42,994 | 99.08% | 22 | 4.40 |
Estádio Castelão | Fortaleza | 60,342[27] | 0 m | 6 | 356,896 | 59,483 | 98.58% | 17 | 2.83 |
Estádio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro | 74,738[28] | 0 m | 7 | 519,189 | 74,170 | 99.24% | 10 | 1.43 |
Estádio Mineirão | Belo Horizonte | 58,170[29] | 800 m | 6 | 345,350 | 57,558 | 98.95% | 17 | 2.13 |
Estádio Nacional | Brasília | 69,349[30] | 1172 m | 7 | 478,218 | 68,317 | 98.51% | 20 | 2.86 |
Total | 3,486,079 | 64 | 3,429,873 | 53,592 | 98.39% | 171 | 2.67 |