2014 FIFA World Cup Group E

Football tournament group stage July 2014 January 2020 Group E of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consisted of Switzerland, Ecuador, France, and Honduras. Play began on 15 June and ended on 25 June 2014. The top two teams, France and Switzerland, advanced to the round of 16. Teams Draw position Team Confederation Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance FIFA Rankings October 2013nb The rankings of October 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw. June 2014 E1 (seed) SUI UEFA UEFA Group E Winners 11 October 2013 10th 2010 Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954) 7 6 E2 ECU CONMEBOL CONMEBOL Round Robin 4th place 15 October 2013 3rd 2006 Round of 16 (2006) 22 26 E3 FRA 1974 UEFA UEFA Play-off Winners 19 November 2013 14th 2010 Winners (1998) 21 17 E4 HON 1949 CONCACAF CONCACAF fourth round 3rd place 15 October 2013 3rd 2010 Group stage (1982, 2010) 34 33 Notes nb Standings main WDL standings complete FIFA 200 FRA SUI ECU HON KO KO Tie-breaking criteria 2 1 0 8 2 2 0 1 7 6 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 1 8 FRA 1974 SUI ECU HON 1949 Q green1 Advance to knockout stage France advanced to play Nigeria (runner-up of Group F) in the round of 16. Switzerland advanced to play Argentina (winner of Group F) in the round of 16. Matches Switzerland vs Ecuador The two teams had never met before.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=16 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA.com 16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 Ecuador took the lead in the first half when Walter Ayoví's free kick was headed in by Enner Valencia. Switzerland equalised early in the second half from another set-piece, Ricardo Rodriguez's corner kick headed in by half-time substitute Admir Mehmedi. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/15/switzerland-ecuador-world-cup-2014-group-e-match-report Switzerland sink Ecuador in nick of time as Haris Seferovic secures justice 15 June 2014 Guardian 30 October 2014 The winning goal of the match was scored by another substitute Haris Seferovic in the 93rd minute of the game with just 20 seconds remaining in injury time. A Swiss breakaway started in their own penalty area when Valon Behrami won the ball, and finished by Seferovic converting Rodríguez's cross.https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/06/15/sports/worldcup/world-cup-switzerland-vs-ecuador.html?_r=0 World Cup 2014: Switzerland Stuns Ecuador, 2-1, in Added Time The New York Times 15 June 2014 15 June 2014 This was Switzerland's first World Cup win over South American opposition in six attempts.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285085 Switzerland 2 Ecuador 1 BBC Sport 15 June 2014 main e1 2014 6 15 y 13:00 BRT (UTC−3) SUI 2014 FIFA World Cup Group E#Switzerland vs Ecuador 2–1 ECU Mehmedi 48 Seferovic 90+3 E. Valencia 22 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília 68,351 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186494 Switzerland vs Ecuador First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186494/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Switzerland v Ecuador FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170808195626/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186494/report.html 8 August 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/4cf02d3588ef22c5/original/zrzyrevsnqqu1zxn98ky-pdf.pdf Match report – Group E – Switzerland v Ecuador FIFA 15 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413061101/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/4cf02d3588ef22c5/original/zrzyrevsnqqu1zxn98ky-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _switzerland1415h _switzerland1415h _switzerland1415h _switzerland1415a _switzerland14h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Switzerlandhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7e36c903c6ad259/original/h0oegcdomwbfn5mwityr-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group E – Switzerland v Ecuador FIFA 15 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522173317/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7e36c903c6ad259/original/h0oegcdomwbfn5mwityr-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _ecuador1415a _ecuador1415a _ecuador1415a _ecuador1415a 5BA1CE 293F6F 293F6F 0000FF 0000FF Ecuador GK 1 Diego BenaglioRB 2 Stephan LichtsteinerCB 20Johan Djourou 84CB 5 Steve von BergenLB 13Ricardo RodriguezDM 11Valon BehramiDM 8 Gökhan Inler (c)RW 23Xherdan ShaqiriAM 10Granit XhakaLW 14Valentin Stocker 46CF 19Josip Drmić 75Substitutions:FW 18Admir Mehmedi 46FW 9 Haris Seferovic 75Manager:GER Ottmar Hitzfeld300px GK 22Alexander DomínguezRB 4 Juan Carlos Paredes 53CB 2 Jorge GuaguaCB 3 Frickson ErazoLB 10Walter AyovíRM 16Antonio Valencia (c)CM 23Carlos GruezoCM 6 Christian NoboaLM 7 Jefferson Montero 77CF 13Enner ValenciaCF 11Felipe Caicedo 70Substitutions:MF 15Michael Arroyo 70MF 9 Joao Rojas 77Manager:COL Reinaldo Rueda Man of the Match: Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) Assistant referees: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Fourth official: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) Fifth official: Kim Haglund (Norway) France vs Honduras The two teams had never met before.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=17 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA.com 17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 The match started without the national anthems being played before the kick-off,https://www.foxnews.com/sports/france-and-honduras-kick-off-without-singing-national-anthems-at-world-cup/ France and Honduras kick off without singing national anthems at World Cup Fox News 15 June 2014 15 June 2014 which FIFA later said was due to an audio system malfunction.https://www.smh.com.au/fifa-world-cup-2014/world-cup-match-report/world-cup-2014-france-thrash-honduras-as-history-made-20140616-zs8t0.html World Cup 2014: France thrash Honduras as history made The Sydney Morning Herald 16 June 2014 France took the lead in the first half on a penalty kick converted by Karim Benzema, which was awarded on a foul by Wilson Palacios on Paul Pogba, for which Palacios received his second yellow card and was sent off. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/15/france-honduras-world-cup-2014-group-e-match-report France's Karim Benzema makes 10-man Honduras pay for tough line 15 June 2014 Guardian 30 October 2014 An own goal by Honduras goalkeeper Noel Valladares early in the second half gave France a two-goal lead. Benzema's shot rebounded off the post and then hit Valladares, and despite his effort to scoop it clear, the ball was indicated by goal-line technology to have crossed the line and the goal was awarded. The goal was the first time that a goal was awarded in the World Cup with the support of goal-line technology.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/soccer/benzema-france-10-man-honduras-article-1.1830806 2014 World Cup: Karim Benzema, France too much for 10-man Honduras New York Daily News 15 June 2014 15 June 2014 There was some confusion when the animated replay of the goal was shown in the stadium, however, as when the ball first hit the post, causing "NO GOAL" to correctly flash onto screens in the stadium, it then hit Valladares and crossed the line, producing "GOAL" on the screen. The initial flash of "NO GOAL" drew boos from fans, caused a commotion among the managers and players on the sideline,http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3999/world-cup-2014/2014/06/16/4886951/suarez-baffled-by-goal-line-technology Suarez baffled by goal-line technology Goal.com 16 June 2014 and led to confusion even from the BBC's experienced television commentator Jonathan Pearce, who required his colleague Martin Keown to explain the incident to him.https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/bbcs-jonathan-pearce-utterly-baffled-3701145 BBC's Jonathan Pearce utterly baffled by goal-line technology Daily Mirror 15 June 2014 15 June 2014 In response to the confusion, FIFA promised to review how the replays are shown in the future for similar incidents.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=france-score-first-world-cup-goal-to-be-awarded-with-the-support-of-gl-2373179.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140617084804/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=france-score-first-world-cup-goal-to-be-awarded-with-the-support-of-gl-2373179.html dead 17 June 2014 France score first World Cup goal to be awarded with the support of GLT FIFA.com 16 June 2014 France completed the scoring when Benzema scored his second goal, as he blasted in the rebound after Mathieu Debuchy's shot was inadvertently blocked by Patrice Evra and fell to him in the penalty area.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285092 France 3 Honduras 0 BBC Sport 15 June 2014 Stretching back to their last match of the 1982 World Cup, this was the fifth consecutive World Cup match that Honduras failed to score a goal, matching the record held by Bolivia (1930–1994) and Algeria (1986–2010).https://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=68200 Lagos, Nigeria World Cup Fact Files 17 June 2014 The Sun main e2 2014 6 15 y 16:00 BRT (UTC−3) FRA 1974 2014 FIFA World Cup Group E#France vs Honduras 3–0 HON 1949 Benzema 45 pen. 72 Valladares 48 o.g. Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre 43,012 Sandro Ricci (Brazil) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186496 France vs Honduras First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186496/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – France v Honduras FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171227073231/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186496/report.html 27 December 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/786e78859a2a1bb6/original/m0lsl3pmperxwdrzrrod-pdf.pdf Match report – Group E – France v Honduras FIFA 15 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413061131/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/786e78859a2a1bb6/original/m0lsl3pmperxwdrzrrod-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _france1415h _france1415home _france1415h _white_stripes _france1415h 123163 123163 123163 123163 F20A33 Francehttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5515adfd001550a6/original/fupfiim59o35dg6dui6e-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group E – France v Honduras FIFA 15 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522173331/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5515adfd001550a6/original/fupfiim59o35dg6dui6e-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _honduras14h _honduras14home _honduras14h _honduras1415h _honduras14h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Honduras GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)RB 2 Mathieu DebuchyCB 4 Raphaël VaraneCB 5 Mamadou SakhoLB 3 Patrice Evra 7DM 6 Yohan Cabaye 45+2 65CM 14Blaise MatuidiCM 19Paul Pogba 28 57RF 8 Mathieu Valbuena 78CF 10Karim BenzemaLF 11Antoine GriezmannSubstitutions:MF 18Moussa Sissoko 57MF 12Rio Mavuba 65FW 9 Olivier Giroud 78Manager:Didier Deschamps300px GK 18Noel Valladares (c)RB 3 Maynor FigueroaCB 21Brayan BeckelesCB 5 Víctor Bernárdez 46LB 7 Emilio IzaguirreRM 17Andy Najar 58CM 19Luis Garrido 83CM 8 Wilson Palacios 2 28 43LM 15Roger EspinozaSS 13Carlo CostlyCF 11Jerry Bengtson 46Substitutions:MF 14Óscar García 53 46DF 2 Osman Chávez 46MF 20Jorge Claros 58Manager:COL Luis Fernando Suárez Man of the Match: Karim Benzema (France) Assistant referees: Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil) Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil) Fourth official: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) Fifth official: Jan-Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand) Switzerland vs France The two teams had met in 36 previous matches, including in the 2006 FIFA World Cup group stage, a 0–0 draw.2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=32 FIFA.com 32 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 France took the lead in the 17th minute when Olivier Giroud headed in Mathieu Valbuena's corner. Almost straight from the restart, Karim Benzema intercepted a Swiss pass and set up Blaise Matuidi to increase the lead. Granit Xhaka scored, but he was deemed offside. Later, Benzema was tripped by Johan Djourou in the penalty box, but his penalty was saved by Swiss goalkeeper Diego Benaglio and Yohan Cabaye shot the rebound onto the crossbar. A quick counter-attack saw Giroud cross for Valbuena and France took a 3–0 lead at half time.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/20/switzerland-france-world-cup-group-e France lay down World Cup marker with drubbing of Switzerland 20 June 2014 Guardian 30 October 2014 France added two more goals in the second half, first Paul Pogba crossing for Benzema to score, then Benzema setting up Moussa Sissoko. Switzerland scored two late consolation goals, from a 35-yard free kick by substitute Blerim Džemaili, and a volley by Granit Xhaka after a pass by Gökhan Inler.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285207 Switzerland 2 France 5 BBC Sport 20 June 2014 While the referee was blowing the final whistle, Karim Benzema scored a sixth goal at the end of the match, causing some confusion for a short while about the final score.https://www.worldsoccer.com/world-cup/switzerland-france-353944 Switzerland 2-5 France 20 June 2014 Giroud's goal was France's 100th goal in the World Cup, joining four other countries to have achieved this feat (Brazil, Germany, Italy and Argentina).http://www.supersport.com/football/article.aspx?Id=2497784 France crush sorry Swiss 5-2 SuperSport 20 June 2014 main e3 2014 6 20 y 16:00 BRT (UTC−3) SUI 2014 FIFA World Cup Group E#Switzerland vs France 2–5 FRA 1974 Džemaili 81 Xhaka 87 Giroud 17 Matuidi 18 Valbuena 40 Benzema 67 Sissoko 73 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador 51,003 Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186514 Switzerland vs France First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186514/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Switzerland v France FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171201112235/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186514/report.html 1 December 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/19ca5234673cb164/original/mxp7bjpsapaagexh7j6i-pdf.pdf Match report – Group E – Switzerland v France FIFA 20 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413061548/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/19ca5234673cb164/original/mxp7bjpsapaagexh7j6i-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _switzerland1415h _switzerland1415h _switzerland1415h _switzerland1415h _switzerland14h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Switzerlandhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3c9556000219d5a4/original/yfk0uc7lnltpgqkuxuom-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group E – Switzerland v France FIFA 20 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522173725/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3c9556000219d5a4/original/yfk0uc7lnltpgqkuxuom-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _france1415a _france1415a _france1415a _white_stripes _france1415a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 123163 FFFFFF France GK 1 Diego BenaglioRB 2 Stephan LichtsteinerCB 20Johan DjourouCB 5 Steve von Bergen 9LB 13Ricardo RodriguezDM 11Valon Behrami 46DM 8 Gökhan Inler (c)CM 10Granit XhakaRW 23Xherdan ShaqiriLW 18Admir MehmediCF 9 Haris Seferovic 69Substitutions:DF 4 Philippe Senderos 9MF 15Blerim Džemaili 46FW 19Josip Drmić 69Manager:GER Ottmar Hitzfeld300px GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)RB 2 Mathieu DebuchyCB 4 Raphaël VaraneCB 5 Mamadou Sakho 66LB 3 Patrice EvraDM 6 Yohan Cabaye 88CM 18Moussa SissokoCM 14Blaise MatuidiRW 8 Mathieu Valbuena 82LW 10Karim BenzemaCF 9 Olivier Giroud 63Substitutions:MF 19Paul Pogba 63DF 21Laurent Koscielny 66MF 11Antoine Griezmann 82Manager:Didier Deschamps Man of the Match: Karim Benzema (France) Assistant referees: Sander van Roekel (Netherlands) Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands) Fourth official: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) Fifth official: Kim Haglund (Norway) Honduras vs Ecuador The two teams had met in 14 previous matches, all in friendlies, most recently in 2013, a 2–2 draw.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=33 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA.com 33 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 The two coaches, fellow Colombians Luis Fernando Suárez and Reinaldo Rueda, had previously managed their opponents: Suárez managed Ecuador in the 2006 World Cup, while Rueda managed Honduras in the 2010 World Cup.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=mixed-emotions-for-suarez-and-rueda-2376456.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140619123547/http://www.fifa.com//worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=mixed-emotions-for-suarez-and-rueda-2376456.html dead 19 June 2014 Mixed emotions for Suarez and Rueda FIFA.com 19 June 2014 Honduras midfielder Wilson Palacios was suspended for the match, having received a red card against France.http://www.supersport.com/football/world-cup-2014/news/140617/Palacios_Pereira_hit_with_onegame_bans Palacios, Pereira hit with one-game bans SuperSport 17 June 2014 17 June 2014 Honduras took the lead in the first half when Carlo Costly collected left back Brayan Beckeles's long clearance to score with his left foot. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/21/world-cup-2014-honduras-ecuador-match-report Enner Valencia's double takes Ecuador beyond Honduras 21 June 2014 Guardian 30 October 2014 Ecuador, which needed at least a point to stay alive in the competition, equalised three minutes later when Juan Paredes's shot was deflected and Enner Valencia turned the ball in at the far post from close range. Enner Valencia scored the game winner in the second half, heading in a free kick from Walter Ayoví.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285214 Honduras 1 Ecuador 2 BBC Sport 20 June 2014 Costly's goal snapped Honduras's 511-minute World Cup scoreless streak stretching back to 1982, second place at the time to the record of 517 minutes between 1930 and 1990 held by Bolivia.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2014/06/20/costly-helps-lift-the-burden-from-honduras-laing/11201157/ Costly helps lift the burden from Honduras' Laing USA Today 20 June 2014 Enner Valencia's brace gave him three total goals in the tournament, and he joined Agustín Delgado as the country's joint top scorer in the World Cup.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=valencia-i-sold-milk-to-buy-football-boots-2379692.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140621185347/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=valencia-i-sold-milk-to-buy-football-boots-2379692.html dead 21 June 2014 Valencia: I sold milk to buy football boots FIFA.com 21 June 2014 main e4 2014 6 20 y 19:00 BRT (UTC−3) HON 1949 2014 FIFA World Cup Group E#Honduras vs Ecuador 1–2 ECU Costly 31 E. Valencia 34 65 Arena da Baixada, Curitiba 39,224 Ben Williams (Australia) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186463 Honduras vs Ecuador First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186463/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Honduras v Ecuador FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171107011419/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186463/report.html 7 November 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/4feed54205bf153b/original/dbgk9iy6p4iehlw6j2sn-pdf.pdf Match report – Group E – Honduras v Ecuador FIFA 20 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413061600/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/4feed54205bf153b/original/dbgk9iy6p4iehlw6j2sn-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _honduras14h _honduras14home _honduras14h _honduras1415h _honduras14h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Hondurashttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/58069689360e92fc/original/syw0u1ovc9v91mpeuum7-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group E – Honduras v Ecuador FIFA 20 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522173800/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/58069689360e92fc/original/syw0u1ovc9v91mpeuum7-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _ecuador1415h _ecuador1415h _ecuador1415h _ecuador1415h _ecuador1415h 2B51A3 FCE000 FCE000 0000FF FF0000 Ecuador GK 18Noel Valladares (c)RB 21Brayan BeckelesCB 5 Víctor Bernárdez 7CB 3 Maynor FigueroaLB 7 Emilio Izaguirre 46RM 14Óscar García 83CM 19Luis Garrido 71CM 20Jorge ClarosLM 15Roger EspinozaSS 13Carlo CostlyCF 11Jerry Bengtson 45+3Substitutions:DF 6 Juan Carlos García 46MF 10Mario Martínez 71MF 23Marvin Chávez 83Manager:COL Luis Fernando Suárez300px GK 22Alexander DomínguezRB 4 Juan Carlos ParedesCB 2 Jorge GuaguaCB 3 Frickson ErazoLB 10Walter AyovíRM 16Antonio Valencia (c) 57CM 14Oswaldo Minda 83CM 6 Christian NoboaLM 7 Jefferson Montero 80 90+2CF 11Felipe Caicedo 82CF 13Enner Valencia 73Substitutions:MF 8 Édison Méndez 82MF 23Carlos Gruezo 83DF 21Gabriel Achilier 90+2Manager:COL Reinaldo Rueda Man of the Match: Enner Valencia (Ecuador) Assistant referees: Matthew Cream (Australia) Hakan Anaz (Australia) Fourth official: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) Fifth official: Toru Sagara (Japan) Honduras vs Switzerland The two teams had met in one previous match, in the 2010 FIFA World Cup group stage, a 0–0 draw.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=45 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA.com 45 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 All three goals of the match were scored by Xherdan Shaqiri. In the sixth minute, he received the ball from Stephan Lichtsteiner, dribbled inside and curled the ball into the net with his left foot. In the 31st minute, a break-away by Switzerland saw Josip Drmić setting up Shaqiri to convert. Shaqiri completed his hat-trick in the 71st minute, from another break-away and assist by Drmić.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/25/honduras-switzerland-world-cup-2014-match-report Switzerland ease past Honduras courtesy of Xherdan Shaqiri hat-trick 25 June 2014 Guardian 30 October 2014 As Ecuador drew with France in the other match taking place simultaneously, Switzerland sealed a place in the knockout stage as the group runners-up, while Honduras, which needed a win to have any chance of qualifying for the knockout stage for the first time, were eliminated with zero points.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285335 Honduras 0 Switzerland 3 BBC Sport 25 June 2014 Shaqiri's hat-trick was the 50th hat-trick in the history of the World Cup, and also the second by a Swiss player, following Josef Hügi in the 1954 World Cup.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/silky-shaqiri-proves-hes-ready-messi-meet-how-stats-zone-saw-honduras-0-3-switzerland Silky Shaqiri proves he's ready for Messi meet: how Stats Zone saw Honduras 0-3 Switzerland FourFourTwo 26 June 2014 4 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20161020173614/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/silky-shaqiri-proves-hes-ready-messi-meet-how-stats-zone-saw-honduras-0-3-switzerland 20 October 2016 dead Honduras completed their third World Cup tournament still without a win, and had played more matches (nine total) without a win than any other side. main e5 2014 6 25 y 16:00 AMT (UTC−4) HON 1949 2014 FIFA World Cup Group E#Honduras vs Switzerland 0–3 SUI Shaqiri 6 31 71 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus 40,322 Néstor Pitana (Argentina) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186482 Honduras vs Switzerland First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186482/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Honduras v Switzerland FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165244/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186482/report.html 13 November 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/17f97020faced404/original/f1lwau5p1yid8xhufecp-pdf.pdf Match report – Group E – Honduras v Switzerland FIFA 25 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413062032/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/17f97020faced404/original/f1lwau5p1yid8xhufecp-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _honduras14h _honduras14home _honduras14h _honduras1415h _honduras14h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Hondurashttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/fc1207210671c4b/original/t66tinbynqegnjwjrsks-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group E – Honduras v Switzerland FIFA 25 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522174116/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/fc1207210671c4b/original/t66tinbynqegnjwjrsks-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _switzerland1415h _switzerland1415h _switzerland1415h _switzerland1415h _switzerland14h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Switzerland GK 18Noel Valladares (c)RB 21Brayan BeckelesCB 5 Víctor BernárdezCB 3 Maynor FigueroaLB 6 Juan Carlos GarcíaCM 20Jorge ClarosCM 8 Wilson PalaciosRW 14Óscar García 77LW 15Roger Espinoza 46SS 13Carlo Costly 40CF 11Jerry BengtsonSubstitutions:FW 9 Jerry Palacios 66 40MF 23Marvin Chávez 46MF 17Andy Najar 77Manager:COL Luis Fernando Suárez300px GK 1 Diego BenaglioRB 2 Stephan LichtsteinerCB 20Johan DjourouCB 22Fabian SchärLB 13Ricardo RodriguezCM 11Valon BehramiCM 8 Gökhan Inler (c)RW 23Xherdan Shaqiri 87AM 10Granit Xhaka 77LW 18Admir MehmediCF 19Josip Drmić 74Substitutions:FW 9 Haris Seferovic 74DF 6 Michael Lang 77MF 15Blerim Džemaili 87Manager:GER Ottmar Hitzfeld Man of the Match: Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) Assistant referees: Hernán Maidana (Argentina) Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina) Fourth official: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Fifth official: Milovan Ristić (Serbia) Ecuador vs France The two teams had met in one previous match, in a friendly in 2008, won 2–0 by France. France midfielder Yohan Cabaye was suspended for the match due to accumulation of yellow cards.http://www.goal.com/fr/news/4959/international/2014/06/20/4900162/mondial-2014-bleus-cabaye-suspendu-face-%C3%A0-lequateur Mondial 2014, Bleus : Cabaye suspendu face à l'Equateur French Goal.com 20 June 2014 The match finished goalless, with the point enough to confirm France's place in the knockout stage, winning the group with seven points. Ecuador, which had to match Switzerland's result in the final match to have any chance of qualification, had captain Antonio Valencia sent off in the second half after a high tackle on Lucas Digne. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/25/ecuador-france-world-cup-2014-group-e-match-report France top group after failing to break down battling 10-man Ecuador 25 June 2014 Guardian 30 October 2014 As Switzerland defeated Honduras in the other match played at the same time, Ecuador was eliminated, thus being the only team in the CONMEBOL group to fail to advance to the Round of 16.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285420 Ecuador 0 France 0 BBC Sport 25 June 2014 main e6 2014 6 25 y 17:00 BRT (UTC−3) ECU 2014 FIFA World Cup Group E#Ecuador vs France 0–0 FRA 1974 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro 73,749 Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186515 Ecuador vs France First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186515/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Ecuador v France FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170709051050/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186515/report.html 9 July 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7c95a4115b27253f/original/yxzqydkfb1qskgluesm6-pdf.pdf Match report – Group E – Ecuador v France FIFA 25 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413062008/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7c95a4115b27253f/original/yxzqydkfb1qskgluesm6-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _ecuador1415h _ecuador1415h _ecuador1415h _ecuador1415h _ecuador1415h 2B51A3 FCE000 FCE000 0000FF FF0000 Ecuadorhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2db2d38cb4c274c8/original/uj0ijmli73jp9jddphhv-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group E – Ecuador v France FIFA 25 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522174158/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2db2d38cb4c274c8/original/uj0ijmli73jp9jddphhv-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _france1415a _france1415a _france1415a _fra11h _france1415a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF France GK 22Alexander DomínguezRB 4 Juan Carlos ParedesCB 2 Jorge GuaguaCB 3 Frickson Erazo 83LB 10Walter AyovíRM 16Antonio Valencia (c) 0 50CM 14Oswaldo MindaCM 6 Christian Noboa 89LM 7 Jefferson Montero 63CF 15Michael Arroyo 82CF 13Enner ValenciaSubstitutions:MF 5 Renato Ibarra 63DF 21Gabriel Achilier 82FW 11Felipe Caicedo 89Manager:COL Reinaldo Rueda300px GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)RB 15Bacary SagnaCB 21Laurent KoscielnyCB 5 Mamadou Sakho 61LB 17Lucas DigneDM 22Morgan SchneiderlinCM 19Paul PogbaCM 14Blaise Matuidi 67RW 11Antoine Griezmann 79LW 18Moussa SissokoCF 10Karim BenzemaSubstitutions:DF 4 Raphaël Varane 61FW 9 Olivier Giroud 67FW 20Loïc Rémy 79Manager:Didier Deschamps Man of the Match: Alexander Domínguez (Ecuador) Assistant referees: Songuifolo Yeo (Ivory Coast) Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) Fourth official: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) Fifth official: Sander van Roekel (Netherlands) See also Ecuador at the FIFA World Cup France at the FIFA World Cup Honduras at the FIFA World Cup Switzerland at the FIFA World Cup References Match reports Report External links 2014 FIFA World Cup Group E, FIFA.com E Category:Switzerland at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group Category:Ecuador at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group Category:Football in Brasília 2014 FIFA World Cup Group E Category:Football competitions in Porto Alegre Category:21st century in Porto Alegre Category:Sport in Salvador, Bahia Category:Football in Bahia Category:Sport in Curitiba Category:Football in Paraná (state) Category:21st century in Curitiba Category:International sports competitions in Manaus Category:Football in Amazonas (Brazilian state) Category:International sports competitions in Rio de Janeiro (city) Category:Football competitions in Rio de Janeiro (city) Category:2014 in Rio de Janeiro (city)