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2014 FIFA World Cup Group A

football tournament group stage

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

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Draw position Team Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
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
  1. ↑ The rankings of October 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

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Matches

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Brazil vs Croatia

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

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Mexico  1-0  Cameroon
Peralta   61'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

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Brazil  0-0  Mexico
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

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

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

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

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