2014 FIFA World Cup Group A

Football tournament group stage sport Copa do Mundo FIFA de 2014 – Grupo A February 2026 July 2014 July 2014 The 32 teams at the 2014 FIFA World Cup were split into eight groups of four, labelled A–H. Group A comprised Brazil, Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon. The first match was played on 12 June 2014, with the last two played concurrently on 23 June. The top two teams, Brazil and Mexico, 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 A1 (seed) BRA CONMEBOL * Hosts 30 October 2007 20th 2010 Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) 11 3 A2 CRO UEFA UEFA play-off winners 19 November 2013 4th 2006 Third place (1998) 18 18 A3 MEX CONCACAF CONCACAF vs OFC play-off winners 20 November 2013 15th 2010 Quarter-finals (1970, 1986) 24 20 A4 CMR CAF CAF third round winners 17 November 2013 7th 2010 Quarter-finals (1990) 59 56 Notes nb Standings main WDL standings complete FIFA 200 BRA MEX CRO CMR KO KO Tie-breaking criteria 2 1 0 7 2 H 2 1 0 4 1 1 0 2 6 6 0 0 3 1 9 BRA MEX CRO CMR Q green1 Advance to knockout stage Brazil advanced to play Chile (runner-up of Group B) in the round of 16. Mexico advanced to play Netherlands (winner of Group B) in the round of 16. Matches Brazil vs Croatia List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies#Brazil vs Croatia 2014 FIFA World Cup Match 1, Brazil v Croatia The two teams had met in two previous matches, including in the 2006 FIFA World Cup group stage, won by Brazil 1–0.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=7 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA.com 7 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 Croatia forward Mario Mandžukić was suspended for the match, after being sent off in the team's final qualifier against Iceland.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=2/news=match-suspensions-served-the-final-competition-the-fifa-world-cup-2282433.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140414075701/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=2/news=match-suspensions-served-the-final-competition-the-fifa-world-cup-2282433.html dead 14 April 2014 Match suspensions to be served at the final competition of the FIFA World Cup FIFA.com 24 February 2014 Croatia opened the scoring in the 11th minute through a Marcelo own goal, as the ball bounced off him into the net after Nikica Jelavić deflected Ivica Olić's cross.Neymar fires Brazil to comeback victory https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=neymar-fires-brazil-to-comeback-victory-2368620.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140614052850/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=neymar-fires-brazil-to-comeback-victory-2368620.html dead 14 June 2014 FIFA 12 June 2014 Neymar equalized for the hosts with a 25 yard mid shot after receiving a pass from Oscar.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285029 Brazil 3 Croatia 1 BBC Sport 12 June 2014 live https://web.archive.org/web/20140708110046/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25285029 8 July 2014 In the second half, Brazil took the lead with Neymar's penalty after Dejan Lovren was controversially judged to have fouled Fred in the penalty area. Croatia had a potential equalizer disallowed, after a foul was again controversially called on the Brazilian goalkeeper, Júlio César.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/12/brazil-v-croatia-world-cup-2014-live-report Brazil 3–1 Croatia: World Cup 2014 – as it happened The Guardian Glendenning Barry 12 June 2014 16 June 2014https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/desmond-kane/forget-neymar-brazil-national-hero-yuichi-nishimura-225207798.html Forget Neymar, Brazil's new national hero is Yuichi Nishimura Eurosport Kane Desmond 12 June 2014 16 June 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140613185312/https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/desmond-kane/forget-neymar-brazil-national-hero-yuichi-nishimura-225207798.html 13 June 2014 http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/brazil-vs-croatia/1220070/report Brazil 3 - 1 Croatia Match report - Goal.com Goal.com 12 June 2014 16 June 2014 In added time, Oscar sealed the win, toe-poking the third goal for Brazil from 22 yards after receiving a pass from Ramires. Post-match, FIFA referees chief Massimo Busacca defended the officials for awarding the penalty and insisted there had been some contact between Lovren and Fred, even if it was minimal.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/worldcup/brazil-3-croatia-1-fifa-defend-underfire-referee-yuichi-nishimura-as-japanese-official-caught-up-in-diving-row-during-opening-world-cup-match-9535713.html Brazil 3 Croatia 1: Fifa defend under-fire referee Yuichi Nishimura as Japanese official caught up in diving row during opening World Cup match The Independent 13 June 2014 14 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140613182458/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/worldcup/brazil-3-croatia-1-fifa-defend-underfire-referee-yuichi-nishimura-as-japanese-official-caught-up-in-diving-row-during-opening-world-cup-match-9535713.html 13 June 2014 However, former top-level FIFA referee Markus Merk criticized FIFA for having Yuichi Nishimura as the referee in the opening match, labelling the refereeing in the match as "embarrassing".http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/67/world-cup-2014/2014/06/13/4879900/former-fifa-referee-refereeing-for-world-cup-opener-was Former FIFA referee: Refereeing for World Cup opener was "embarrassing" Goal.com Haji Talib Chotpibulsap Hassan Pitisak 13 June 2014 16 June 2014 The game was notable for a number of pioneering events. This was the first occasion in FIFA World Cup history on which an own goal (which was also the first ever own goal scored by Brazil in World Cup finals) opened scoring in the tournament. As the first game played at this World Cup, the match also saw the first use of vanishing spray to mark free kick spots, and the advent of goal-line technology, two innovations introduced during the tournament.https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/marcelos-own-goal-vanishing-spray-and-goaline-technology--the-world-cup-firsts-at-brazil-2014-9533617.html Marcelo's own goal, vanishing spray and goaline technology – the World Cup firsts at Brazil 2014 Der Standard 12 June 2014 main a1 2014 6 12 y 17:00 BRT (UTC−3) BRA 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A#Brazil vs Croatia 3–1 CRO Neymar 29 71 pen. Oscar 90+1 Marcelo 12 o.g. Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo 62,103 Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186456 Brazil vs Croatia First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186456/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Brazil v Croatia FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171207100727/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186456/report.html 7 December 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/15cd0d79b6b7cf24/original/utxjmcknhb0vamghf3tj-pdf.pdf Match report – Group A – Brazil v Croatia FIFA 12 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060854/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/15cd0d79b6b7cf24/original/utxjmcknhb0vamghf3tj-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _brazil1415h _brazil1415h _brazil1415h _colchester0809h _brazil1415h FFCC00 FFCC00 FFCC00 0000BB FFFFFF Brazilhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6a959426c310558d/original/omxavllr8ga5i3y5t4mq-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group A – Brazil v Croatia FIFA 12 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522173130/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6a959426c310558d/original/omxavllr8ga5i3y5t4mq-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _whiteborder _croatia14h _whiteborder _croatia14h _croatia14h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF 0000FF Croatia GK 12Júlio CésarRB 2 Dani AlvesCB 3 Thiago Silva (c)CB 4 David LuizLB 6 MarceloDM 8 Paulinho 63DM 17Luiz Gustavo 88RW 7 Hulk 68AM 11OscarLW 10Neymar 27 88CF 9 FredSubstitutions:MF 18Hernanes 63MF 20Bernard 68MF 16Ramires 88Manager:Luiz Felipe Scolari300px GK 1 Stipe PletikosaRB 11Darijo Srna (c)CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka 65CB 6 Dejan Lovren 69LB 2 Šime VrsaljkoCM 10Luka ModrićCM 7 Ivan RakitićRW 4 Ivan PerišićAM 20Mateo Kovačić 61LW 18Ivica OlićCF 9 Nikica Jelavić 78Substitutions:MF 14Marcelo Brozović 61FW 16Ante Rebić 78  Manager:Niko Kovač Man of the Match: Neymar (Brazil)Brazil 3–1 Croatia – Man of the Match https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186456/man-of-the-match.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140608003625/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186456/man-of-the-match.html dead 8 June 2014 FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) 12 June 2014 12 June 2014 Assistant referees: Toru Sagara (Japan) Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan) Fourth official: Alireza Faghani (Iran) Fifth official: Hassan Kamranifar (Iran) Mexico vs Cameroon List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies#Mexico vs Cameroon The two teams had met in one previous match, in a friendly in 1993, won by Mexico 1–0.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=8 https://web.archive.org/web/20140519222312/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=8 dead 19 May 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA.com 8 Mexico's Giovani dos Santos had two goals disallowed for offside in the first half.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/13/mexico-cameroon-world-cup-group-a-match-report Mexico's Peralta finally sees off Cameroon after referee fluffs his lines 13 June 2014 The Guardian 30 October 2014 However, replays showed that he was in line with the last defender for the first case, while the ball came from a Cameroon player for the second.https://metro.co.uk/2014/06/13/world-cup-2014-mexicos-giovani-dos-santos-has-two-goals-wrongly-ruled-out-for-offside-in-first-half-against-cameroon-4760966/ World Cup 2014: Mexico's Giovani Dos Santos has TWO goals WRONGLY ruled out for offside in first-half against Cameroon Metro 13 June 2014 15 June 2014 In the second half, dos Santos had a shot saved by the Cameroon goalkeeper, Charles Itandje, but the ball rebounded into the path of Oribe Peralta, who slotted the ball into the empty net with his left foot.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285036 World Cup: Mexico 1–0 Cameroon BBC Sport 13 June 2014 13 June 2014 Mexico captain Rafael Márquez made history by becoming the first player to captain his nation in four different World Cups.Keh Andrew Despite a Wayward Journey, Márquez Is a Rock for Mexico https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/17/sports/worldcup/world-cup-2014-rafael-marquez-sets-mark-as-mexicos-captain.html 1 July 2014 The New York Times 16 June 2014 Samuel Eto'o also appeared in his fourth World Cup, joining fellow Cameroonians Jacques Songo'o and Rigobert Song as the only African players to have achieved the feat.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/23/samuel-etoo-cameroon-world-cup-2018 Samuel Eto'o could play at 2018 World Cup, says Cameroon coach The Guardian 23 June 2014 main a2 2014 6 13 y 13:00 BRT (UTC−3) MEX 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A#Mexico vs Cameroon 1–0 CMR Peralta 61 Arena das Dunas, Natal 39,216 Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186492 Mexico vs Cameroon First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186492/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Mexico v Cameroon FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171202043641/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186492/report.html 2 December 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5357aa302f51e26f/original/evkxwugsqziiozlvfvl2-pdf.pdf Match report – Group A – Mexico v Cameroon FIFA 13 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060908/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5357aa302f51e26f/original/evkxwugsqziiozlvfvl2-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _mex14h _mex14h _mex14h _adidasred _mex14h 006000 006000 006000 FFFFFF FFFFFF Mexicohttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/47f69d6e8410c6f2/original/m9jznzbsd2irlpajundi-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group A – Mexico v Cameroon FIFA 13 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522173139/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/47f69d6e8410c6f2/original/m9jznzbsd2irlpajundi-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _cameroon14a _cameroon14a _cameroon14a _cameroon14a2 _long_cameroon14h FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 Cameroon GK 13Guillermo OchoaCB 2 Francisco RodríguezCB 4 Rafael Márquez (c)CB 15Héctor Moreno 57RWB22Paul AguilarLWB7 Miguel LayúnDM 23José Juan VázquezCM 6 Héctor Herrera 90+1CM 18Andrés Guardado 69SS 10Giovani dos SantosCF 19Oribe Peralta 74Substitutions:MF 8 Marco Fabián 69FW 14Javier Hernández 74DF 3 Carlos Salcido 90+1Manager:Miguel Herrera300px GK 16Charles ItandjeRB 4 Cédric Djeugoué 46CB 3 Nicolas N'KoulouCB 14Aurélien ChedjouLB 2 Benoît Assou-EkottoDM 6 Alex Song 79RM 17Stéphane MbiaLM 18Eyong EnohAM 8 Benjamin MoukandjoAM 13Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingCF 9 Samuel Eto'o (c)Substitutions:DF 5 Dany Nounkeu 77 46FW 15Pierre Webó 79  Manager:GER Volker Finke Man of the Match: Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) Assistant referees: Humberto Clavijo (Colombia) Eduardo Díaz (Colombia) Fourth official: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) Fifth official: Aden Marwa (Kenya) Brazil vs Mexico 2014 FIFA World Cup Match 17, Brazil v Mexico Brazil vs Mexico The two teams had met in 38 previous matches, including three times in the FIFA World Cup group stage, all won by Brazil (1950: 4–0; 1954: 5–0; 1962: 2–0).https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=24 https://web.archive.org/web/20140519222312/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=24 dead 19 May 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA.com 24 Their most recent meeting was in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage, won by Brazil 2–0. Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa made four outstanding saves to deny Brazil.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/17/brazil-mexico-world-cup-2014-group-a-match-report Brazil fail to find a way past marvellous Mexico 17 June 2014 The Guardian 30 October 2014 In the first half, he saved a header from Neymar tight to his right to push the ball around the post, and blocked a close-range effort from Paulinho. In the second half, he saved a low shot from Neymar and a late point-blank header from Thiago Silva.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285134 Brazil 0–0 Mexico 17 June 2014 BBC Sport 18 June 2014 This was the first time since the 1970 FIFA World Cup that the host team drew 0–0 in the group stage (in the case, the own Mexico, in the opening match of the respective tournament, an 0-0 draw with Soviet Union).June 2014 Mexico became the first team from outside UEFA or CONMEBOL to take a point from Brazil in the World Cup.https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/world-cup-crib-notes-day-7/ https://web.archive.org/web/20190819065908/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/world-cup-crib-notes-day-7/ dead 19 August 2019 World Cup Crib Notes: Day 7 FiveThirtyEight 18 June 2014 main a3 2014 6 17 y 16:00 BRT (UTC−3) BRA 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A#Brazil vs Mexico 0–0 MEX Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza 60,342 Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186509 Brazil vs Mexico First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186509/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Brazil v Mexico FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170711081635/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186509/report.html 11 July 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/62343b409c9802d9/original/olf39rwfhn2vgdpnsorm-pdf.pdf Match report – Group A – Brazil v Mexico FIFA 17 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413061323/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/62343b409c9802d9/original/olf39rwfhn2vgdpnsorm-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _brazil1415h _brazil1415h _brazil1415h _colchester0809h _brazil1415h FFCC00 FFCC00 FFCC00 0000BB FFFFFF Brazilhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/587903e8d0855e9/original/omqgk8jcaax0fhq9pm6f-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group A – Brazil v Mexico FIFA 17 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522183921/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/587903e8d0855e9/original/omqgk8jcaax0fhq9pm6f-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _mex13a _mex14a _mex13a _mex14a _mex14a F16252 FFFFFF F16252 F16252 FF0000 Mexico GK 12Júlio CésarRB 2 Dani AlvesCB 3 Thiago Silva (c) 79CB 4 David LuizLB 6 MarceloDM 8 PaulinhoDM 17Luiz GustavoCM 11Oscar 84RW 16Ramires 45 46LW 10NeymarCF 9 Fred 68Substitutions:MF 20Bernard 46FW 21Jô 68MF 19Willian 84Manager:Luiz Felipe Scolari300px GK 13Guillermo OchoaCB 2 Francisco RodríguezCB 4 Rafael Márquez (c)CB 15Héctor MorenoRWB22Paul Aguilar 59LWB7 Miguel LayúnDM 23José Juan Vázquez 62CM 6 Héctor Herrera 76CM 18Andrés GuardadoSS 10Giovani dos Santos 84CF 19Oribe Peralta 74Substitutes:FW 14Javier Hernández 74MF 8 Marco Fabián 76FW 9 Raúl Jiménez 84Manager:Miguel Herrera Man of the Match: Guillermo Ochoa (Mexico) Assistant referees: Bahattin Duran (Turkey) Tarık Ongun (Turkey) Fourth official: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) Fifth official: Kim Haglund (Norway) Cameroon vs Croatia 2014 FIFA World Cup Match 18, Cameroon v Croatia Cameroon vs Croatia The two teams had never met before.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=26 https://web.archive.org/web/20140519222312/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=26 dead 19 May 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA.com 26 In a match where both teams needed at least a point to stay alive in the competition, Croatia opened scoring when Ivica Olić scored from close range from Ivan Perišić's pass. Just before half time, Cameroon was reduced to 10 men when Alex Song was dismissed for an off the ball incident with Mario Mandžukić. Perišić scored at the beginning of the second half when he intercepted Cameroonian goalkeeper Charles Itandje's goal kick and ran 50 yards before slotting in at the near post.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/19/croatia-cameroon-world-cup-group-b-match-report Mario Mandzukic hits double as classy Croatia sink sorry Cameroon 19 June 2014 The Guardian 30 October 2014 Mandžukić scored the last two goals, the first a header from Danijel Pranjić's corner and the second a tap in after Itandje parried Eduardo's shot into his path.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10909837/Cameroon-vs-Croatia-World-Cup-2014-as-it-happened.html Cameroon v Croatia, World Cup 2014: as it happened Mehreen Khan The Telegraph 19 June 2014 19 June 2014 The result confirmed Cameroon's elimination from the tournament. In a case of infighting, Cameroonian defender Benoît Assou-Ekotto was caught on camera head-butting teammate Benjamin Moukandjo.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285162 Cameroon 0 Croatia 4 BBC Sport 18 June 2014https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/alex-song-elbows-mario-mandzukic-in-the-back-for-some-reason--gets-sent-off-233143661.html Alex Song elbows Mario Mandzukic in the back for some reason, gets sent off Yahoo Sports 18 June 2014 19 June 2014 Brooks Peck Song later apologised to Mandžukić and his country for his ejection, while Cameroonian coach Volker Finke said he was very disappointed with their performance.http://www.espnfc.com/fifa-world-cup/story/1893099/cameroon-coach-volker-finke-stunned-by-benoit-assou-ekotto-head-butt Assou-Ekotto head-butt stuns Finke Mehreen Khan ESPN 19 June 2014 19 June 2014https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=finke-red-card-no-reason-to-lose-it-2377068.html Finke: Card no reason to see red FIFA.com 19 June 2014 19 June 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140622030905/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y%3D2014/m%3D6/news%3Dfinke-red-card-no-reason-to-lose-it-2377068.html 22 June 2014 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/19/world-cup-cameroon-coach-disgusting World Cup: Cameroon coach slams 'disgusting' player behavior in loss The Guardian 19 June 2014 20 June 2014 On 1 July 2014, Cameroon officials announced that they had opened an investigation on claims that seven of the Cameroon's players were involved in fixing the result.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28102841 World Cup 2014: Cameroon investigates match-fixing claims BBC Sport 1 July 2014https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28114493 World Cup 2014: Match-fixer denies predicting Cameroon result BBC Sport 1 July 2014 However, FIFA said there was no evidence that there were any match fixing in any of Cameroon's matches.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28132691 World Cup 2014: Fifa says no proof of Cameroon match-fixing BBC Sport 2 July 2014 Olić, who previously scored a goal in the 2002 World Cup, became the second player to have a 12-year gap between World Cup goals, after Michael Laudrup in 1986 and 1998.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=olic-twelve-years-and-still-going-strong-2376962.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140620132828/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=olic-twelve-years-and-still-going-strong-2376962.html dead 20 June 2014 Olic: Twelve years and still going strong FIFA.com 19 June 2014 Mandžukić became the first Croatian player to score a brace in a World Cup game. The 4–0 scoreline was also the biggest win by Croatia in the World Cup.http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=68607 Lagos, Nigeria Eagles down, but not out -Ameobi 20 June 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140714120629/http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=68607 14 July 2014 The Sun main a4 2014 6 18 y 18:00 AMT (UTC−4) CMR 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A#Cameroon vs Croatia 0–4 CRO Olić 11 Perišić 48 Mandžukić 61 73 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus 39,982 Pedro Proença (Portugal) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186453 Cameroon vs Croatia First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186453/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Cameroon v Croatia FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170709062024/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186453/report.html 9 July 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7f98f589b27d57c0/original/chgnlk3xproslrtxqci0-pdf.pdf Match report – Group A – Cameroon v Croatia FIFA 18 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413061439/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7f98f589b27d57c0/original/chgnlk3xproslrtxqci0-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _cameroon14h _cameroon14h _cameroon14h _cameroon14h2 _long_cameroon14h 17603E 17603E 17603E D01124 FFFF00 Cameroonhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/314c552295c2ba65/original/v74cmu7ohybsrmysccye-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group A – Cameroon v Croatia FIFA 18 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522181653/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/314c552295c2ba65/original/v74cmu7ohybsrmysccye-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _whiteborder _croatia14h _whiteborder _croatia14h _croatia14h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF 0000FF Croatia GK 16Charles ItandjeRB 17Stéphane MbiaCB 14Aurélien Chedjou 46CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou (c)LB 2 Benoît Assou-EkottoDM 21Joël MatipCM 6 Alex Song 0 40CM 18Eyong EnohRW 13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 75LW 8 Benjamin MoukandjoCF 10Vincent Aboubakar 70Substitutions:DF 5 Dany Nounkeu 46FW 15Pierre Webó 70MF 20Edgar Salli 75Manager:GER Volker Finke300px GK 1 Stipe PletikosaRB 11Darijo Srna (c)CB 5 Vedran ĆorlukaCB 6 Dejan LovrenLB 3 Danijel PranjićCM 10Luka ModrićCM 7 Ivan RakitićRW 4 Ivan Perišić 78AM 19Sammir 72LW 18Ivica Olić 69CF 17Mario MandžukićSubstitutions:FW 22Eduardo 89 69MF 20Mateo Kovačić 72FW 16Ante Rebić 78Manager:Niko Kovač Man of the Match: Mario Mandžukić (Croatia) Assistant referees: Bertino Cunha (Portugal) Tiago Trigo (Portugal) Fourth official: Walter López (Guatemala) Fifth official: Leonel Leal (Costa Rica) Cameroon vs Brazil The two teams had met in four previous matches, including in the 1994 FIFA World Cup group stage, won by Brazil 3–0.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=39 https://web.archive.org/web/20140519222312/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=39 dead 19 May 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA.com 39 Their most recent meeting was in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage, won by Cameroon 1–0. Cameroon midfielder Alex Song was suspended for the match (first match of a three-match ban), after being sent off in the previous match against Croatia.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27975534 World Cup 2014: Cameroon's Alex Song given three-match ban BBC Sport 23 June 2014 Brazil, where a draw would guarantee their qualification to the knockout stage, opened the scoring in the 17th minute when Luiz Gustavo crossed from the left for Neymar to beat the goalkeeper with a first time low side-footed finish to the corner.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/23/cameroon-brazil-world-cup-2014-match-report Neymar scores twice to ease Brazil past Cameroon into final stages 23 June 2014 The Guardian 24 June 2014 Already-eliminated Cameroon equalised when Allan Nyom beat Dani Alves on the left before crossing for Joël Matip to finish from close range. Neymar put Brazil back in front when he collected the ball from Marcelo and ran at goal before finishing with a low right foot shot that wrong footed the goalkeeper from just inside the penalty area.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/24/sports/worldcup/world-cup-2014-2-neymar-goals-carry-brazil-past-cameroon.html Brazil Romps Past Cameroon and Into Knockout Rounds 23 June 2014 New York Times 24 June 2014 In the second half David Luiz crossed from the left for Fred to extend Brazil's lead with a close range header before half-time substitute Fernandinho completed the scoring when he collected a pass from Oscar before finishing with a low right footed shot.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285277 Cameroon 1 Brazil 4 23 June 2014 BBC Sport 24 June 2014 The result assured that Brazil pipped Mexico on goal difference to qualify to the knockout stage as group winners. The match was Brazil's 100th in the World Cup, and they followed Germany (which played their 100th match in their first game of the 2014 World Cup) to become the second team to reach the milestone.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-world-century/neymar-scores-100th-goal-of-world-cup-in-brazils-100th-game-idUSKBN0EY2O220140623 Neymar scores 100th goal of World Cup in Brazil's 100th game Reuters 23 June 2014 main a5 2014 6 23 y 17:00 BRT (UTC−3) CMR 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A#Cameroon vs Brazil 1–4 BRA Matip 26 Neymar 17 35 Fred 49 Fernandinho 84 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília 69,112 Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186472 Cameroon vs Brazil First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186472/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Cameroon v Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171101115036/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186472/report.html 1 November 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/446a05a792833d10/original/gbuhk3awgoefxiy4gcso-pdf.pdf Match report – Group A – Cameroon v Brazil FIFA 23 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413061817/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/446a05a792833d10/original/gbuhk3awgoefxiy4gcso-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _cameroon14h _cameroon14h _cameroon14h _cameroon14h2 _long_cameroon14a 17603E 17603E 17603E D01124 D01124 Cameroonhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/61ad2c9dfc47a94a/original/xhhkwyhwdtiwvfaesiad-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group A – Cameroon v Brazil FIFA 23 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522181707/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/61ad2c9dfc47a94a/original/xhhkwyhwdtiwvfaesiad-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _brazil1415h _brazil1415h _brazil1415h _colchester0809t FFCC00 FFCC00 FFCC00 FFFFFF FFFFFF Brazil GK 16Charles ItandjeRB 22Allan NyomCB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou (c)CB 21Joël MatipLB 12Henri BedimoDM 7 Landry N'GuémoCM 17Stéphane Mbia 80CM 18Eyong Enoh 11RW 13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 81LW 8 Benjamin Moukandjo 58CF 10Vincent Aboubakar 72Substitutions:MF 20Edgar Salli 76 58FW 15Pierre Webó 72MF 11Jean Makoun 81Manager:GER Volker Finke300px GK 12Júlio CésarRB 2 Dani AlvesCB 3 Thiago Silva (c)CB 4 David LuizLB 6 MarceloDM 17Luiz GustavoRM 8 Paulinho 46LM 11OscarRW 7 Hulk 63LW 10Neymar 71CF 9 FredSubstitutions:MF 5 Fernandinho 46MF 16Ramires 63MF 19Willian 71Manager:Luiz Felipe Scolari Man of the Match: Neymar (Brazil) Assistant referees: Mathias Klasenius (Sweden) Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden) Fourth official: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) Fifth official: Kim Haglund (Norway) Croatia vs Mexico List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies#Croatia vs Mexico The two teams had met in three previous matches, including in the 2002 FIFA World Cup group stage, won by Mexico 1–0.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=40 https://web.archive.org/web/20140519222312/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=40 dead 19 May 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA.com 40 Coming into the final round of matches, Croatia needed to win to guarantee qualification to the knockout stage regardless of the result of Cameroon vs Brazil, while Mexico only needed a draw to do so. The game was goalless for the first 70 minutes, until a Héctor Herrera corner to the back post allowed Rafael Márquez to score from a header, outleaping the Croatian defenders.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/23/croatia-mexico-world-cup-2014-match-report Mexico qualify from Group A with three late goals against Croatia 23 June 2014 The Guardian 24 June 2014 With Croatia progressing only by way of a win, they were caught out on a break a short time later where Andrés Guardado scored after receiving a pass from Oribe Peralta. Mexico scored their third goal when Márquez flicked on Guardado's corner with substitute Javier Hernández scoring at the back post. Ivan Perišić scored in his second consecutive World Cup match after a neat back pass from Ivan Rakitić to get a consolation goal for Croatia in the closing minutes of the game, before Croatia's Ante Rebić was sent off for a foul on Carlos Peña.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285326 Croatia 1 Mexico 3 23 June 2014 BBC Sport 24 June 2014 Mexico qualified as group runners-up (behind Brazil on goal difference) on virtue of the win, while Croatia were eliminated. With his goal, Márquez joined Cuauhtémoc Blanco as the only Mexican player to score in three World Cups.https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2107456-why-rafael-marquez-will-be-key-for-mexico-in-the-clash-against-netherlands Why Rafael Marquez Will Be Key for Mexico in the Clash Against Netherlands Bleacher Report 23 June 2014 main a6 2014 6 23 y 17:00 BRT (UTC−3) CRO 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A#Croatia vs Mexico 1–3 MEX Perišić 87 Márquez 72 Guardado 75 Hernández 82 Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife 41,212 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186452 Croatia vs Mexico First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186452/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Croatia v Mexico FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171123183437/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186452/report.html 23 November 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/15aa4902f90a6164/original/iksafm4u7o9uibgntl3e-pdf.pdf Match report – Group A – Croatia v Mexico FIFA 23 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413061804/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/15aa4902f90a6164/original/iksafm4u7o9uibgntl3e-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _whiteborder _croatia14h _whiteborder _croatia14h _croatia14h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF Croatiahttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3ee48bffbe6d2c94/original/krjx3hstkbpelbgnjnyt-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group A – Croatia v Mexico FIFA 23 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522174003/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3ee48bffbe6d2c94/original/krjx3hstkbpelbgnjnyt-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _mex14h _mex14h _mex14h _mex14a _mex14a 006000 006000 006000 000000 FF0000 Mexico GK 1 Stipe PletikosaRB 11Darijo Srna (c)CB 5 Vedran ĆorlukaCB 6 Dejan LovrenLB 2 Šime Vrsaljko 58CM 7 Ivan Rakitić 9CM 3 Danijel Pranjić 74RW 4 Ivan PerišićAM 10Luka ModrićLW 18Ivica Olić 69CF 17Mario MandžukićSubstitutions:MF 20Mateo Kovačić 58FW 16Ante Rebić 0 89 69FW 9 Nikica Jelavić 74Manager:Niko Kovač300px GK 13Guillermo OchoaCB 2 Francisco RodríguezCB 4 Rafael Márquez (c) 39CB 15Héctor MorenoRWB22Paul AguilarLWB7 Miguel LayúnDM 23José Juan Vázquez 66CM 6 Héctor HerreraCM 18Andrés Guardado 84SS 10Giovani dos Santos 62CF 19Oribe Peralta 79Substitutions:FW 14Javier Hernández 62MF 21Carlos Peña 79MF 8 Marco Fabián 84Manager:Miguel Herrera Man of the Match: Rafael Márquez (Mexico) Assistant referees: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Fourth official: Néant Alioum (Cameroon) Fifth official: Djibril Camara (Senegal) See also Brazil at the FIFA World Cup Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup Croatia at the FIFA World Cup Mexico at the FIFA World Cup References Match reports Report External links 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A, FIFA.com A Group Group A Category:Cameroon at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Category:International sports competitions in São Paulo Category:Football competitions in São Paulo (city) Category:2010s in São Paulo Category:Natal, Rio Grande do Norte Category:Football in Rio Grande do Norte Category:Sport in Fortaleza Category:Football in Ceará Category:International sports competitions in Manaus Category:Football in Amazonas (Brazilian state) Category:Football in Brasília 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A Category:Sport in Recife Category:Football in Pernambuco