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 will become the fifth country to
have hosted the World Cup twice, after Mexico, Italy, France, and Germany.
The national teams of 32 countries will take part in the finals tournament,
with matches to be played in 12 cities throughout Brazil. It is scheduled to be
the first World Cup to be held in South America since the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, the first time two
consecutive World Cups are staged outside Europe, and the first time two
consecutive World Cups are staged in the Southern Hemisphere, since the 2010 World Cup was held in South Africa. It
will also be the first World Cup to use goal-line technology.
Spain is the defending champion,
having defeated the Netherlands 1–0 in the 2010 World Cup final. It will also be the
first finals appearance of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It is only the second time in history
of the World Cup, and first since England in 1950 FIFA World Cup (also held in Brazil), that
only one national team made a debut in a World Cup tournament
Tournament details
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Host country
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Brazil
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Dates
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12 June – 13 July (32 days)
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Teams
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32 (from 5
confederations)
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Venue(s)
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12 (in 12
host cities)
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