2014 FIFA World Cup Group A

Group A of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consisted of Brazil, Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon. Play began on 12 June and ended on 23 June 2014.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	October 2013^{[nb 1]}	June 2014
A1 (seed)	Brazil	CONMEBOL	* Hosts	30 October 2007	20th	2010	Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)	11	3
A2	Croatia	UEFA	UEFA play-off winners	19 November 2013	4th	2006	Third place (1998)	18	18
A3	Mexico	CONCACAF	CONCACAF vs OFC play-off winners	20 November 2013	15th	2010	Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)	24	20
A4	Cameroon	CAF	CAF Third Round winners	17 November 2013	7th	2010	Quarter-finals (1990)	59	56

Notes

↑ The rankings of October 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

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

12 June 2014

17:00

Brazil	3-1	Croatia
Neymar 29', 71' (pen.) Oscar 90+1'		Marcelo 11' (o.g.)

Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo

Brazil

Croatia


GK	12	Júlio César
RB	2	Dani Alves
CB	3	Thiago Silva (c)
CB	4	David Luiz
LB	6	Marcelo
DM	8	Paulinho		63'
DM	17	Luiz Gustavo	88'
RW	7	Hulk		68'
AM	11	Oscar
LW	10	Neymar	27'	88'
CF	9	Fred
Substitutions:
MF	18	Hernanes		63'
MF	20	Bernard		68'
MF	16	Ramires		88'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari


GK	1	Stipe Pletikosa
RB	11	Darijo Srna (c)
CB	5	Vedran Ćorluka	65'
CB	6	Dejan Lovren	69'
LB	2	Šime Vrsaljko
CM	10	Luka Modrić
CM	7	Ivan Rakitić
RW	4	Ivan Perišić
AM	20	Mateo Kovačić		61'
LW	18	Ivica Olić
CF	9	Nikica Jelavić		78'
Substitutions:
MF	14	Marcelo Brozović		61'
FW	16	Ante Rebić		78'

Manager:
Niko Kovač

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Fifth official:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)

Mexico vs Cameroon

13 June 2014

13:00

Mexico	1-0	Cameroon
Peralta 61'

Arena das Dunas, Natal

Mexico

Cameroon


GK	13	Guillermo Ochoa
CB	2	Francisco Rodríguez
CB	4	Rafael Márquez (c)
CB	15	Héctor Moreno	57'
RWB	22	Paul Aguilar
LWB	7	Miguel Layún
DM	23	José Juan Vázquez
CM	6	Héctor Herrera		90+1'
CM	18	Andrés Guardado		69'
SS	10	Giovani dos Santos
CF	19	Oribe Peralta		74'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Marco Fabián		69'
FW	14	Javier Hernández		74'
DF	3	Carlos Salcido		90+1'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera


GK	16	Charles Itandje
RB	4	Cédric Djeugoué		46'
CB	3	Nicolas N'Koulou
CB	14	Aurélien Chedjou
LB	2	Benoît Assou-Ekotto
DM	6	Alex Song		79'
RM	17	Stéphane Mbia
LM	18	Eyong Enoh
AM	8	Benjamin Moukandjo
AM	13	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
CF	9	Samuel Eto'o (c)
Substitutions:
DF	5	Dany Nounkeu	77'	46'
FW	15	Pierre Webó		79'

Manager:
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

17 June 2014

16:00

Brazil	0-0	Mexico

Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza

Brazil

Mexico


GK	12	Júlio César
RB	2	Dani Alves
CB	3	Thiago Silva (c)	79'
CB	4	David Luiz
LB	6	Marcelo
DM	8	Paulinho
DM	17	Luiz Gustavo
CM	11	Oscar		84'
RW	16	Ramires	45'	46'
LW	10	Neymar
CF	9	Fred		68'
Substitutions:
MF	20	Bernard		46'
FW	21	Jô		68'
MF	19	Willian		84'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari


GK	13	Guillermo Ochoa
CB	2	Francisco Rodríguez
CB	4	Rafael Márquez (c)
CB	15	Héctor Moreno
RWB	22	Paul Aguilar	59'
LWB	7	Miguel Layún
DM	23	José Juan Vázquez	62'
CM	6	Héctor Herrera		76'
CM	18	Andrés Guardado
SS	10	Giovani dos Santos		84'
CF	19	Oribe Peralta		74'
Substitutes:
FW	14	Javier Hernández		74'
MF	8	Marco Fabián		76'
FW	9	Raúl Jiménez		84'
Manager:
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

18 June 2014

19:00

Cameroon	0-4	Croatia
		Olić 11' Perišić 48' Mandžukić 61', 73'

Arena da Amazônia, Manaus

Cameroon

Croatia


GK	16	Charles Itandje
RB	17	Stéphane Mbia
CB	14	Aurélien Chedjou		46'
CB	3	Nicolas N'Koulou (c)
LB	2	Benoît Assou-Ekotto
DM	21	Joël Matip
CM	6	Alex Song	40'
CM	18	Eyong Enoh
RW	13	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting		75'
LW	8	Benjamin Moukandjo
CF	10	Vincent Aboubakar		70'
Substitutions:
DF	5	Dany Nounkeu		46'
FW	15	Pierre Webó		70'
MF	20	Edgar Salli		75'
Manager:
Volker Finke


GK	1	Stipe Pletikosa
RB	11	Darijo Srna (c)
CB	5	Vedran Ćorluka
CB	6	Dejan Lovren
LB	3	Danijel Pranjić
CM	10	Luka Modrić
CM	7	Ivan Rakitić
RW	4	Ivan Perišić		78'
AM	19	Sammir		72'
LW	18	Ivica Olić		69'
CF	17	Mario Mandžukić
Substitutions:
FW	22	Eduardo	89'	69'
MF	20	Mateo Kovačić		72'
FW	16	Ante Rebić		78'
Manager:
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

23 June 2014

17:00

Cameroon	1-4	Brazil
Matip 26'		Neymar 17', 35' Fred 49' Fernandinho 84'

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Cameroon

Brazil


GK	16	Charles Itandje
RB	22	Allan Nyom
CB	3	Nicolas N'Koulou (c)
CB	21	Joël Matip
LB	12	Henri Bedimo
DM	7	Landry N'Guémo
CM	17	Stéphane Mbia	80'
CM	18	Eyong Enoh	11'
RW	13	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting		81'
LW	8	Benjamin Moukandjo		58'
CF	10	Vincent Aboubakar		72'
Substitutions:
MF	20	Edgar Salli	76'	58'
FW	15	Pierre Webó		72'
MF	11	Jean Makoun		81'
Manager:
Volker Finke


GK	12	Júlio César
RB	2	Dani Alves
CB	3	Thiago Silva (c)
CB	4	David Luiz
LB	6	Marcelo
DM	17	Luiz Gustavo
RM	8	Paulinho	46'
LM	11	Oscar
RW	7	Hulk	63'
LW	10	Neymar	71'
CF	9	Fred
Substitutions:
MF	5	Fernandinho	46'
MF	16	Ramires	63'
MF	19	Willian	71'
Manager:
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

23 June 2014

17:00

Croatia	1-3	Mexico
Perišić 87'		Márquez 72' Guardado 75' Hernández 82'

Arena Pernambuco, Recife

Croatia

Mexico


GK	1	Stipe Pletikosa
RB	11	Darijo Srna (c)
CB	5	Vedran Ćorluka
CB	6	Dejan Lovren
LB	2	Šime Vrsaljko		58'
CM	7	Ivan Rakitić	9'
CM	3	Danijel Pranjić		74'
RW	4	Ivan Perišić
AM	10	Luka Modrić
LW	18	Ivica Olić		69'
CF	17	Mario Mandžukić
Substitutions:
MF	20	Mateo Kovačić		58'
FW	16	Ante Rebić	89'	69'
FW	9	Nikica Jelavić		74'
Manager:
Niko Kovač


GK	13	Guillermo Ochoa
CB	2	Francisco Rodríguez
CB	4	Rafael Márquez (c)	39'
CB	15	Héctor Moreno
RWB	22	Paul Aguilar
LWB	7	Miguel Layún
DM	23	José Juan Vázquez	66'
CM	6	Héctor Herrera
CM	18	Andrés Guardado		84'
SS	10	Giovani dos Santos		62'
CF	19	Oribe Peralta		79'
Substitutions:
FW	14	Javier Hernández		62'
MF	21	Carlos Peña		79'
MF	8	Marco Fabián		84'
Manager:
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)

[1] The rankings of October 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw.

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