The 2014 FIFA World Cup Final Draw group bracketing for the 32 teams participating at World Cup finals has been announced Friday night at the Costa do Sauipe Resort, Mata de Sao Joao in Bahia last 6 December 2013.
The ceremony was presented by FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke and Brazilian hostess Fernanda Lima. The balls were drawn by former players representing the eight past World Cup-winning nations: Cafu, Fabio Cannavaro, Alcides Ghiggia, Fernando Hierro, Geoff Hurst, Mario Kempes, Lothar Matthäus and Zinedine Zidane.
World Cup 2014 will take place between June 12 to July 13, 2014 in Brazil, the host nation. The opening match is between the host Brazil against Croatia.
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See the 2014 World Cup Group Bracket of the top 32 teams in the world below.
Latest-Updated Group Standings
| GROUP A | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
*** Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
*** Mexico |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
 Croatia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
 Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 |
*** qualified for the second round
| GROUP B | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
*** Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 |
*** Chile |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
 Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
 Australia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 |
*** qualified for the second round
| GROUP C | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
*** Colombia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
*** Greece |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
 Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
*** qualified for the second round
| GROUP D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
*** Costa Rica |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
*** Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
 Italy |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
 England |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
*** qualified for the second round
| GROUP E | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
*** France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
*** Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
 Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Honduras |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
*** qualified for the second round
| GROUP F | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
*** Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
*** Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
 Iran |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
*** qualified for the second round
| GROUP G | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
*** Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
*** USA |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Portugal |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
 Ghana |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 |
*** qualified for the second round
| GROUP H | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
*** Belgium |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
*** Algeria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
 Russia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
 South Korea |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
*** qualified for the second round
HOW TO WATCH 2014 WORLD CUP LIVE?
To all soccer fans out there, if you can’t afford to go to Brazil to see the games LIVE, you can watch World Cup Live via online streaming video on some live streaming sites. So, come and Let us all watch World Cup 2014 Live Stream online. You can also watch World Cup Live through your local cable TV provider, so check their cable TV listings for schedule.
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