'The Greatest Show On Earth' FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014

'The Greatest Show On Earth' FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014

The FIFA World Cup,often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.The championship has been awarded every four years back the countdown clash in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 back it was not captivated because of the Second World War. 

FIFA WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS TEAM LIST

The accepted champions are Spain, who won the 2010 clash in South Africa.The current format of the tournament involves 32 teams competitory for the title at venues among the host nation over a amount of a couple of month; this section is commonly known as the World Cup Finals. A qualification section, that presently takes place over the preceding 3 years, is employed to work out that groups qualify for the tournament along side the host nation.

Let's have a look at the Champions since the 1st World Cup in 1930 to last World cup 2014

The World Cup is one of the earth's most generally viewed sporting events, known as'The Greatest Show On Earth'.The next 2 World Cups will be hosted by Russia in 2018, and Qatar in 2022.The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an all-embracing football clash that is appointed to booty abode in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014.It will be the additional time that Brazil has hosted the competition, the antecedent actuality in 1950. 

The Golden Shoe award (changed to the Golden Boot in 2010) goes to the top goalscorer every World Cup tournament.Let's have a look at the recipients since the 1st World Cup in 1930 to last World cup 2014.

(Golden Boot in 2010)

Recipients 'Golden Boot' winner since the 1st World Cup in 1930 to last World cup 2014

 Brazil was adopted advisedly as host nation in 2007 afterwards the international football federation, FIFA, assured that the clash would be staged in South America for the aboriginal time back 1978 in Argentina, and the fifth time overall.The national groups of 31 countries advanced through qualification competitions that began in June 2011 to participate with the host nation Brazil in the final tournament.For the primary time at a World Cup Finals, the matches can use goal-line technology.

FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 group-by-group fixtures

Group A

Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon
Group B

Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia
Group C

Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast, Japan
Group D

Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy
Group E

Switzerland, Ecuador, France, Honduras
Group F

Argentina, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Iran, Nigeria
Group G

Germany, Portugal, Ghana, United States
Group H

Belgium, Algeria, Russia, South Korea
Fixtures

(All kick-off times are British Summer Time)
Group A

12 June 2014

Brazil v Croatia, Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 21:00 (ITV)

13 June 2014

Mexico v Cameroon, Arena das Dunas, Natal, 17:00 (ITV)

17 June 2014

Brazil v Mexico, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, 20:00 (BBC)

18 June 2014

Cameroon v Croatia, Arena Amazonia, Manaus, 23:00 (ITV)

23 June 2014

Cameroon v Brazil, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 21:00 (ITV)

23 June 2014

Croatia v Mexico, Arena Pernambuco, Recife, 21:00 (ITV)
Group B

13 June 2014

Spain v Netherlands, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 20:00 (BBC)

13 June 2014

Chile v Australia, Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, 23:00 (ITV)

18 June 2014

Spain v Chile, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 20:00 (BBC)

18 June 2014

Australia v Netherlands, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, 17:00 (ITV)

23 June 2014

Australia v Spain, Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, 17:00 (ITV)

23 June 2014

Netherlands v Chile, Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 17:00 (ITV)
Group C

14 June 2014

Colombia v Greece, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, 17:00 (BBC)

15 June 2014

Ivory Coast v Japan, Arena Pernambuco, Recife, 02:00 (ITV)

19 June 2014

Colombia v Ivory Coast, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 17:00 (BBC)

19 June 2014

Japan v Greece, Arena das Dunas, Natal, 23:00 (BBC)

24 June 2014

Japan v Colombia, Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, 21:00 (BBC)

24 June 2014

Greece v Ivory Coast, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, 21:00 (BBC)
Group D

14 June 2014

Uruguay v Costa Rica, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, 20:00 (ITV)

14 June 2014

England v Italy, Arena Amazonia, Manaus, 23:00 (BBC)

19 June 2014

Uruguay v England , Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 20:00 (ITV)

20 June 2014

Italy v Costa Rica, Arena Pernambuco, Recife, 17:00 (BBC)

24 June 2014

Italy v Uruguay, Arena das Dunas, Natal, 17:00 (ITV)

24 June 2014

Costa Rica v England, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, 17:00 (ITV)
Group E

15 June 2014

Switzerland v Ecuador, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 17:00 (ITV)

15 June 2014

France v Honduras, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, 20:00 (BBC)

20 June 2014

Switzerland v France, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 20:00 (ITV)

20 June 2014

Honduras v Ecuador, Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, 23:00 (ITV)

25 June 2014

Honduras v Switzerland, Arena Amazonia, Manaus, 21:00 (BBC)

25 June 2014

Ecuador v France, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 21:00 (BBC)
Group F

15 June 2014

Argentina v Bosnia-Hercegovina, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 23:00 (BBC)

16 June 2014

Iran v Nigeria, Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, 20:00 (BBC)

21 June 2014

Argentina v Iran, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, 17:00 (ITV)

21 June 2014

Nigeria v Bosnia-Hercegovina, Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, 23:00 (BBC)

25 June 2014

Nigeria v Argentina, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, 17:00 (ITV)

25 June 2014

Bosnia-Hercegovina v Iran, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 17:00 (ITV)
Group G

16 June 2014

Germany v Portugal, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 17:00 (ITV)

16 June 2014

Ghana v United States, Arena das Dunas, Natal, 23:00 (BBC)

21 June 2014

Germany v Ghana, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, 20:00 (BBC)

22 June 2014

United States v Portugal, Arena Amazonia, Manaus, 23:00 (BBC)

26 June 2014

United States v Germany, Arena Pernambuco, Recife, 17:00 (BBC)

26 June 2014

Portugal v Ghana, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 17:00 (BBC)
Group H

17 June 2014

Belgium v Algeria, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, 17:00 (ITV)

17 June 2014

Russia v South Korea, Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, 23:00 (BBC)

22 June 2014

Belgium v Russia, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 17:00 (BBC)

22 June 2014

South Korea v Algeria, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, 20:00 (ITV)

26 June 2014

South Korea v Belgium, Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 21:00 (ITV)

26 June 2014

Algeria v Russia, Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, 21:00 (ITV)
Second round

28 June 2014

Second-round 1:

Winner Group A v Runner-up Group B, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, 17:00

28 June 2014

Second-round 2:

Winner Group C v Runner-up Group D, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 21:00

29 June 2014

Second-round 3:

Winner Group B v Runner-up Group A, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, 17:00

29 June 2014

Second-round 4:

Winner Group D v Runner-up Group C, Arena Pernambuco, Recife, 21:00

30 June 2014

Second-round 5:

Winner Group E v Runner-up Group F, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 17:00

30 June 2014

Second-round 6:

Winner Group G v Runner-up Group H, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, 21:00

1 July 2014

Second-round 7:

Winner Group F v Runner-up Group E, Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 17:00

1 July 2014

Second-round 8:

Winner Group H v Runner-up Group G, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 21:00
Quarter-finals

4 July 2014

Quarter-final 1:

Winner Second-round 5 v Winner Second-round 6, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 17:00

4 July 2014

Quarter-final 2:

Winner Second-round 1 v Winner Second-round 2, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, 21:00

5 July 2014

Quarter-final 3:

Winner Second-round 7 v Winner Second-round 8, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 17:00

5 July 2014

Quarter-final 4:

Winner Second-round 3 v Winner Second-round 4, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 21:00
Semi-finals

8 July 2014

Semi-final 1:

Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 2, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, 21:00

9 July 2014

Semi-final 2:

Winner Quarter-final 3 v Winner Quarter-final 4, Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 21:00
Third-place match

12 July 2014

Loser semi-final 1 v Loser semi-final 2, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 21:00

World Cup Final

13 July 2014

Winner semi-final 1 v Winner semi-final 2, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 20:00