2014 FIFA World Cup
"2014 World Cup" redirects here. For other
competitions of that name, see 2014 World Cup disambiguation
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| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | 12 June–13 July |
| Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 12 (in 12 host cities) |
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international men's football tournament, that is scheduled
to take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014.
It will be the second time that Brazil has hosted the competition, the
previous being in 1950. Brazil was elected unchallenged as host nation in
2007 after the international football federation, FIFA, decreed
that the tournament would be staged in South America for the first time
since 1978 in Argentina.
The national teams of 31 countries advanced through qualification competitions
that began in June 2011 to participate with the host nation Brazil in
the final tournament. A total of 64 matches are to be played in twelve
cities across Brazil in either new or redeveloped stadiums, with the
tournament beginning with a group stage. For the first time at a World
Cup Finals, the matches will use goal-line technology.
Spain is the defending
champion, having defeated the Netherlands 1–0 in the 2010 World Cup final to win its
first World title. The previous four World Cups staged in South America
were all won by South American teams
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