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The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 2014 FIFA World Cup featured 32 teams, with one place reserved for the host nation, Brazil. The remaining 31 places were determined by a qualification process, in which the other 207 teams, from the six FIFA confederations, competed ...
This was different from previous editions, where the matchups were decided by FIFA beforehand and no draw was held for the inter-confederation play-offs. In each tie, the two teams played a two-legged home-and-away series. The two winners, decided on aggregate score, qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
The European zone of qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places in the finals in Brazil. The draw for the qualification groups was held during the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 30 July 2011. The qualification format was the same as 2010. The teams were drawn ...
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) Tournament details; Dates: 22 November 2011 - 20 November 2013: Teams: 11 (from 1 confederation) Tournament statistics; Matches played: 34: Goals scored: 121 (3.56 per match) Attendance: 211,336 (6,216 per match) Top scorer(s) Georges Gope-Fenepej (8 Goals)
The berths for the inaugural 1930 tournament were filled by invitation only. The 1934 one was the first one to have an actual qualifying phase.The first ever World Cup qualifying match was played on 11 June 1933, when Sweden defeated Estonia 6–2 in Stockholm, and the first goal was scored 7 minutes into the game, with some sources [1] attributing it to Swedish captain Knut Kroon while others ...
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil has begun. Check HuffPost's World Cup dashboard throughout the tournament for standings, schedules, and detailed summaries of each match.
South Africa became the first African nation to host the World Cup in 2010. The 2014 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Brazil, the first held in South America since Argentina 1978, [84] and was the first occasion where consecutive World Cups were held outside Europe. [85] Russian delegates celebrate being chosen as the host of the 2018 FIFA World Cup
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Tournament details; Dates: 11 November 2011 – 19 November 2013: Teams: 52 (from 1 confederation) Tournament statistics; Matches played: 152: Goals scored: 389 (2.56 per match) Attendance: 2,887,430 (18,996 per match) Top scorer(s) Mohamed Aboutrika Mohamed Salah Asamoah Gyan (5 Goals)