| Copa do Mundo da FIFA Brasil 2014 | |
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2014 FIFA World Cup logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Brazil |
| Dates | 12 June – 13 July (32 days) |
| Teams | 32 (from 5 or 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 12 (in 12 host cities) |
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association footballtournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014.[1]
This will be the second time the country has hosted the competition, the first being the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Brazil will become the fifth country to have hosted the FIFA World Cup twice, after Mexico, Italy, France and Germany. It will be the first World Cup to be held in South America since the 1978 FIFA 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 theSouthern Hemisphere (the 2010 FIFA World Cup was held in South Africa).
Venues
Seventeen cities showed interest in being chosen as World Cup host cities: Belém, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Manaus,Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Olinda (a stadium would be shared by both cities), Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo.[8] Maceió withdrew in January 2009.
According to current FIFA practice, no more than one city may use two stadiums, and the number of host cities is limited between eight and ten. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) requested permission to assign 12 cities hosting World Cup Finals.[9] On 26 December 2008, FIFA gave the green light to the 12-city plan.[10]
Even before the 12 host cities were selected, there were few doubts that the chosen venue for the final match will be the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, which also hosted the decisive match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Originally the CBF's intentions were to have the opening match at Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil. However, on 14 June 2010 the stadium was excluded from hosting games in the tournament due to a failure to provide financial guarantees for the improvements needed to have it as an eligible venue.[11] At the end of August 2010, the CBF announced that the new Corinthians Stadium would host the matches in São Paulo.
The 12 host cities for the 2014 World Cup were announced on 31 May 2009.[12] Belém, Campo Grande, Florianópolis, Goiânia and Rio Branco were rejected. Half of the chosen host cities will have their games in brand new venues built specifically for the World Cup, while the stadium for the capital Brasilia was demolished and will be rebuilt, and the remaining five are upgrading their current stadia.
Brazilian World Cup Stadiums
With football being a way of life in Brazil, there is no shortage of stadia that will be capable of hosting matches when the World Cup begins. FIFA’s rules state that no city may have two stadiums hosting matches and eight to ten cities must provide the stadia. Brazil however have appealed to FIFA to allow them to use twelve host cities. As yet, the venues haven’t been decided but nineteen stadiums have been put forward on the shortlist.
Estadio do Maracana (Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho)
City: Rio de Janeiro
Clubs: Fluminese & Flamengo
Current Capacity: 95,000
Record Attendance: 199,500
Clubs: Fluminese & Flamengo
Current Capacity: 95,000
Record Attendance: 199,500
The Maracana Stadium is one of the world’s most famous stadiums. It has the pedigree of already hosting a World Cup Final when Brazil and Uruguay faced off in the 1950 final. It can also boast the biggest crowd ever at a football match when nearly 200,000 people watched the afore mentioned final. It would be a major surprise if the final was not held in at the famous venue and it would place it alongside the Azteca Stadium in Mexico city as the only stadium to host two finals.
The Maracana was completed in 1950 and was the centre piece for the 1950 tournament despite not being entirely finished. It is the eleventh largest stadium in the world and the largest in South America. The famous ground is owned by the Rio de Janeiro State Government and is the home ground of Fluminese and Flamengo, arguably the biggest derby match in Brazil. The opening match at the stadium was contested by Rio de Janeiro All-Stars and Sao Paulo All-Stars with the home side winning 3-1. In 1969, an astonishing 177,656 people turned up to see a Fla-Flu derby, which must be a local derby record crowd. The Maracana has hosted some memorable events post the 1950 World Cup Final. It was at this stadium that Pele scored his 1000th professional goal in front of 125,000 people and in 1989 Zico scored his 333rd Maracana goal whilst playing for Flamengo. The stadium has fond memories for England football supporters too. It was at the Maracana where John Barnes waltzed through the Brazil side to score a Brazilian style goal and give England a one nil win.
In 1992 a tragic accident occurred at the stadium and 50 people lost their lives. The stadium was closed and converted to an all-seater stadium which massively reduced its capacity and between 2005 and 2006 the stadium underwent further renovations to bring it up to standard.
In addition to high profile football matches, the famous old stadium has also hosted high profile music events, seen the Harlem Globetrotters strut their stuff and had a visit from the Pope.
Mangueirao (State Stadium Edgar Augusto Proenca)
City: Belem
Clubs: Paysandu Sport Club and Club do Remo
Current Capacity: 45, 007
Record attendance 65,000
Clubs: Paysandu Sport Club and Club do Remo
Current Capacity: 45, 007
Record attendance 65,000
The Mangueirao Stadium played host to its first match in 1978 when an all star team from the Para State region took on and beat a Uruguayan International youth team four nil. Originally its attendance was 70,000 but was re-inaugerated as an Olympic Stadium in 2002 and the capacity was reduced to its current level.
Estadio Mineirao (Governor Magalhaes Pinto Stadium)
City: Belo Horizonte
Clubs: Atletico Miniero & Cruziero Esporte Clube
Current Capacity: 71, 680
Record attendance: 132, 843
Clubs: Atletico Miniero & Cruziero Esporte Clube
Current Capacity: 71, 680
Record attendance: 132, 843
The Estadio Mineirao was built and opened in 1965 and is one of the favourites to host World Cup matches in 2014. The state built stadium was celebrated by an inaugural match between the Minas Gerais State team and Argentinean powerhouses River Plate. In 2004, FIFA decreed that the capacity be reduced to its current size. Two teams currently call the stadium home but a third, America Mineiro has also played there. The Brazilian national team has played at the Estadio Mineirao which will improve its chances of hosting matches when the finals get underway.
Estadio Mane Garrincha
City: Brasilia (capital)
Clubs: Brasiliense Futebol Clube
Current Capacity: 45, 200
Record Attendance: 51,000
Clubs: Brasiliense Futebol Clube
Current Capacity: 45, 200
Record Attendance: 51,000
The Estadio Mane Garrincha was built and opened in 1974 and is owned by the Department of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation of Distrito Federal. The Stadium was named after the Brazilian legend Garrincha who starred for Brazil in the 1958 and 1962 World Cup triumphs. Garrincha played 50 times for Brazil and is rated as Brazil’s second greatest player behind Pele. The stadium opened with a match between Brazilian heavyweights Corinthians and local side CEUB which resulted in a 2-1 win for the more famous club. The Stadium was home to Brasiliense Futebol Clube from 1996 – 2003.
Morenao (Pedro Pedrossian University Stadium)
City: Campo Grande
Clubs: Operario & Esporte Clube Comercial
Current Capacity: 45, 000
Record Attendance: 38, 122
Clubs: Operario & Esporte Clube Comercial
Current Capacity: 45, 000
Record Attendance: 38, 122
The Morenao stadium opened in 1971 and is owned by the Mato Grosso do Sul Federal University. It is the largest University stadium in Latin America. The city of Campo Grande is nicknamed Cidade Morena (Brown City) and it is from this nickname that the stadium took its moniker. The first match held at the Morenao was between Flamengo and Corinthians which resulted in a 3-1 win to the former.
Verdao (Estadio Governador Jose Fragelli)
City: Cuiaba
Clubs: Mixto
Current Capacity: 47, 000
Record Attendance: 44, 021
The Verdao Stadium was built in 1976 and is owned by the Government of the State of Mato Grosso. It is a multi-purpose stadium but is mostly used for hosting football matches. It was named after Jose Fragelli, who was governor of the state when the Stadium was built. The first match was played between home side Mixto and Dom Bosco. The home team were inspired by their new surroundings and won the match two goals to nil. It was in this first match that the current record Attendance was set.
Clubs: Mixto
Current Capacity: 47, 000
Record Attendance: 44, 021
The Verdao Stadium was built in 1976 and is owned by the Government of the State of Mato Grosso. It is a multi-purpose stadium but is mostly used for hosting football matches. It was named after Jose Fragelli, who was governor of the state when the Stadium was built. The first match was played between home side Mixto and Dom Bosco. The home team were inspired by their new surroundings and won the match two goals to nil. It was in this first match that the current record Attendance was set.
Arena da Baixada (Estadio Joaquim Americo Guimares)
City: Curitiba
Clubs: Atletico Parananense
Current Capacity: 25,272
Record Attendance: 31,740
Clubs: Atletico Parananense
Current Capacity: 25,272
Record Attendance: 31,740
The Arena da Baixada was built in 1914 and is the home stadium of Clube Atletico Parananense. It was demolished in 1997 and rebuilt in 1999. In 2005 the name of the stadium was changed to the Kyocera Arena as the Japanese company, Kyocera, bought the naming rights. The sponsorship deal expired in early 2008 and was not renewed and therefore the stadium reverted to its original name. The first match staged at the stadium was in 1914 and contested between Flamengo and Internacional, who were the home team at the time, and resulted in a 7-1 win for the away side. When the stadium reopened current home side Atletico overcame Cerro Porteno of Paraguay by two goals to one.
Estadio Orlando Carpelli
City: Florianopolis
Clubs: Figueirense Futebol Clube
Current Capacity: 19,908
Record Attendance: 16,842
Clubs: Figueirense Futebol Clube
Current Capacity: 19,908
Record Attendance: 16,842
The Estadio Orlando Carpelli opened in 1961. Construction on the stadium began in 1940 and took twenty one years to build. It is named after former club president, Carpelli, who donated the land to enable the stadium to be built. The first match after construction was completed took place between Figueirense and Aletico Catarinense. The home side struggled and was beaten by four goals to nil. The record Attendance of 16,842 was set when the home side faced Vasco de Gama and drew 0-0. The stadium became all-seater in 2005.
Estadio Castelao
City: Fortaleza
Clubs: Ceara Sporting Club & Fortaleza Esporte Clube
Current Capacity: 69,000
Record Attendance: 118,496
Clubs: Ceara Sporting Club & Fortaleza Esporte Clube
Current Capacity: 69,000
Record Attendance: 118,496
The Estadio Castelao was opened in 1973 and is the home stadium for two teams. It has also hosted the Brazil national team and it was a match between the Brazilians and Uruguay that recorded its biggest ever Attendance in 1980. The stadium is owned by the Ceara State Government and is officially named after Placido Alderado Castelo who was State Governor for five years. The first match played at the stadium was contested by the two resident teams who fought out a nil nil draw. In 2000 the State Government decided to renovate the stadium and the capacity was reduced to its current level. When the stadium reopened in 2002, the first match was between the Brazil national team and the Yugoslavian national team. The Brazilians responded to the new surroundings and overcame the Europeans thanks to a solitary goal from Luizao.
Estadio Estrela dos Reis Magos
City: Natal
Clubs: n/a
Current Capacity: 65,100
Clubs: n/a
Current Capacity: 65,100
The Estadio Estrela dos Reis Magos is yet another proposed stadium. Once again it was proposed that it would be built if the Brazilian bid was successful. If built, the stadium will seat over 65,000.
Estadio Beira-Rio (Estadio Jose Pinheiro Borba)
City: Porto Alegre
Clubs: Sport Club Internacional
Current Capacity: 56,000
Record Attendance: 106,554
Clubs: Sport Club Internacional
Current Capacity: 56,000
Record Attendance: 106,554
The Estadio Beira-Rio was built in 1959 and its official name came from a Portuguese engineer who oversaw the building of the Stadium, yet died before the stadium could be finished. The stadium takes its nickname from its location. Beira-Rio literally translates as “River Bank” as Sport Club Internacional play the home matches along the River Guaiba. He first match staged at the Beira-Rio was between the home side Internacional and Portuguese giants Benfica. The Brazilian side won the match by two goals to one. In 1972, the Brazilian National side took on a Rio Grande do Sull All-Stars eleven and drew three all. The exhibition match attracted over 106,000 spectators which is a record for the stadium. To be sure it is up to scratch for the finals, the stadium is to be renovated to ensure it matches FIFA’s criteria.
Arena Recife-Olinda
City: Between Recife & Olinda
Clubs: n/a
Current Capacity: 48,500
Record Attendance: n/a
The Arena Recife-Olinda stadium is another proposed stadium that will be built for the 2014 World Cup. When completed the stadium will seat over 48,000 spectators.
Clubs: n/a
Current Capacity: 48,500
Record Attendance: n/a
The Arena Recife-Olinda stadium is another proposed stadium that will be built for the 2014 World Cup. When completed the stadium will seat over 48,000 spectators.
Arena da Floresta
City: Rio Branca
Clubs: Rio Branca AC
Current Capacity: 20,000
Record Attendance: 12,088
The Arena da Floresta or Forest Arena in English was built in 2006. It is owned by the Acre State Government and Rio Branca AC play their home matches there. It s the smallest of all the proposed stadia and would have to have its capacity significantly increased if it is to host matches. In its first ever match, Rio Branca AC entertained the Brazil under 20 national side and emerged victorious by two goals to one. In 2007, the stadium recorded its highest Attendance when Fluminese defeated Associacao Desportiva Senador Guiomard as 12,088 people attended the match.
Clubs: Rio Branca AC
Current Capacity: 20,000
Record Attendance: 12,088
The Arena da Floresta or Forest Arena in English was built in 2006. It is owned by the Acre State Government and Rio Branca AC play their home matches there. It s the smallest of all the proposed stadia and would have to have its capacity significantly increased if it is to host matches. In its first ever match, Rio Branca AC entertained the Brazil under 20 national side and emerged victorious by two goals to one. In 2007, the stadium recorded its highest Attendance when Fluminese defeated Associacao Desportiva Senador Guiomard as 12,088 people attended the match.
Arena Bahia
City: Salavdor
Clubs: n/a
Current Capacity: 44,100 – 60,000
Clubs: n/a
Current Capacity: 44,100 – 60,000
The Bahia Arena has yet to be built. It is another venue that was proposed would be built in the event that Brazil was awarded the finals. When completed it is said the stadium will seat 44,000 to 60,000 people.
Estadio do Morumbi (Estadio Cicero Pompeu de Toledo)
City: Sao Paulo
Clubs: Sao Paulo FC
Current Capacity: 80,000
Record Attendance: 138,032
Clubs: Sao Paulo FC
Current Capacity: 80,000
Record Attendance: 138,032
The Estadio do Morumbi opened in 1960 yet it wasn’t fully finished until 1970. Its formal name comes from the Sao Paulo FC chairman who was in charge of the team during the majority of the construction. The stadium, unlike so many in Brazil is owned by the team and not by the state. The first match staged at the ground was between Sao Paulo and Sporting Lisbon of Portugal and the Brazilian side ran out winners by a goal to nil. In 1970 the stadium was finally completed and the capacity rose to 140,000. The Attendance record was set in 1977 when over 138,000 people filed in to watch Corinthians defeat Ponte Preta. As well as being home to Sao Paulo, the Morumbi Stadium has hosted some of the worlds biggest music stars including The Rolling Stones, Queen, U2 and Michael Jackson.
National Team Statistics: Brazil
Football - a rage and craze in Brazil! The national football team of Brazil is among the strongest in the world. And the team has won five world championships (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002), the highest by any team in the world.
Brazilian football has been growing ever since the team started playing in 1914. Today’s number one football team played its first match against Argentina. Brazil have appeared in all eighteen football world cups since 1930. Winning five out of eighteen championships was not possible without some of the world’s finest players. Pele, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and Kaka, are to name a few. Pele is the most successful player in the history of Brazilian football with 77 goals in 92 matches followed by Ronaldo with 62 in 97 games.
Brazilian football has been growing ever since the team started playing in 1914. Today’s number one football team played its first match against Argentina. Brazil have appeared in all eighteen football world cups since 1930. Winning five out of eighteen championships was not possible without some of the world’s finest players. Pele, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and Kaka, are to name a few. Pele is the most successful player in the history of Brazilian football with 77 goals in 92 matches followed by Ronaldo with 62 in 97 games.
Pele played for Brazil from 1958 to 1970. This time is also known as his golden era or Pele’s era of Brazilian football. Pele was playing his last world cup in 1970 and led the Brazilian football team to win it. Since then Brazil football has seen several ups and downs. In 1993, the team acquired the peak position of the FIFA ranking however, in the same year they were at number eight, which is the lowest ranking for them till date.
Currently, CBF (Brazil Football Confederation) is the governing body for Brazilian national football team. the Brazilian national football team has several nicknames. The most common of them is A Seleção, which meansThe Selection. Other names are based on their dress colors, for example,Amarelinha which literally means little yellow and "Verde-amarela" which is"Green-yellow". The team got nickname "Pentacampeão", which signifies their five world cup titles as the term means five time champions.
At present, the kit of the national football team of Brazil comprises of a yellow jersey with green collars and blue shorts with white trim. The goalkeeper’s kit consists of black and grey jersey and black shorts. This kit was designed by nineteen years old Aldyr Garcia Schlee in 1954 and has been used since then. Before this design Brazil national football team has tried various plain and striped kits from 1914 to 1953.
The present kit of the Brazil national football team incorporates all four colors of Brazilian Flag. Previously, in 1918 all four colors were tried for the kit however, that design lasted for only a year. Striped jersey was experimented in 1916 and 1919. However, since 1954 yellow jersey has become the emblem of the team.
World cup qualifying matches will be held at various venues in Brazil as it does not have any national stadium. Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo and Estádio Mané Garrincha in Brasília were among the venues. The current Brazil national football team has been qualified for the 2010 world cup and practicing under coach Dunga. The eam has learning new tactics and strategies under coach Dunga since 2006.
Currently, the squad doesn’t have big names like Ronaldo or Ronaldinho and the team is quite young, however, it's backed by some experienced players like mid fielders Kaka and Gilberto Silva, defenders Lucio and Juan and forwards Adriano and Robinho. The football team has some new faces but they have already proved their mettle while playing with provincial clubs. Goalkeeper Victor, defender Filipe, and midfielder Sandro are some of the new entrants in Brazil national football team. Twenty year old Sandro played for Internacional club. A £14 m bid from Tottenham Hotspur was rejected by the team for the midfielder.
The Brazilian national football team now relies on forward player Luis Fabiano who has scored 23 goals in 32 games. Midfielder Julio Baptista and defender Maicon are two other experienced players and the team can count on them.
This team’s recent victories include 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup which was held in South Africa. Luis Fabiano was the top scorer with five goals and Kaka was announced player of the tournament after defeating USA in final with final score 3-2.
Brazil hold five time world champion however; they have never won a gold medal in Olympic football tournament. The team won two silver and two bronze medals in the years 1984, 1988, 1996 and 2008, respectively.
Brazil also has anational under 20's football team. This team is also recognized as the back support of national football team. The U-20 team is also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção. They also won U-20 world cup four times in the years1983, 1985, 1993, and 2003. Other milestone for this team includes 10 times South American Youth Championship.
In Brazil, football is not restricted to men only. Women’s national football team also has a good rapport in the world of football. The women’s team is trying to grab the top spot in FIFA ranking as they strive to beat hard the USA contingent. Arguably the best performance in any world cup by the team was in 2007, when they finished second in the tournament. This team also won the Pan American Games in the year 2003 and 2007. Marta is the highest scorer for Brazil women’s national football team till date with 47 goals. She also won FIFA world player of the year consecutively for three years (2006, 2007, and 2008).
Players from the Brazilian national team always get a phenomenally high bid from the clubs. Ronaldo was the most expensive Brazilian player when transferred to Real Madrid from Internazionale in 2002 and the bid was for €40m. Today, Brazilian football players playing for top notch clubs, for instance, Kaka is playing for Real Madrid, Ronaldinho is playing for AC Milan, and Diego is playing for Juventus. There are many more examples of Brazilian players who made into the big world of UEFA leagues, Italian Serie A and La Liga.
Five world cups; three Confederation cups; and eight Copa America cups make the Brazil national football team an undisputed monarch in the world of Football.
Brazil 2014 World Cup
The 2014 World Cup is heading to Brazil. In less than 4 years, the greatest football spectacle of them all will be heading to the country that introduced the notion of the beautiful game. For the first time in 64 years, football’s biggest event will grace Brazil’s shores and a feast of football is sure to be served up in front of passionate crowds. True, there is the small matter of the World Cup in South Africa in 2010 to contend with first, but football fans across Brazil and indeed the world are rubbing their hands in anticipation of the 2014 Brazil World Cup.
Who will be there? Who will be defending champions? These are questions we have no answers to. Yet. Follow the route to the Brazil World Cup in 2014 with us as we will keep you up to date with all the ups and downs right up until the trophy is lifted at the end of the 2014 Brazil World Cup.
