==Group stage==
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup group stage}}
{{see also|List of 2014 FIFA World Cup matches}}
{{Commons category|FIFA World Cup 2014 matches}}
The '''group stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup''' took place in [[Brazil]] from 12 June 2014 to 26 June 2014: each team played three games. The group stage was notable for a scarcity of draws and a large number of goals. The first drawn (and goalless) match did not occur until the 13th match of the tournament, between Iran and Nigeria: a drought longer than any World Cup since 1930.<ref>{{cite web|title=Iran 0-0 Nigeria: Super Eagles play out World Cup's first goalless draw|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/article-2659372/Iran-0-0-Nigeria-Super-Eagles-play-World-Cups-goalless-draw.html}}</ref> The group stage produced a total of 136 goals, nine fewer than were scored during the entire 2010 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=Group stage goal glut brightens World Cup|url=http://www.dw.de/group-stage-goal-glut-brightens-world-cup/a-17740469|date=26 June 2014|publisher=Deutsche Welle}}</ref> This is the largest number of goals in the group stage since the 32-team system was implemented in 1998<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28043070 |title=World Cup 2014: Statistical XI versus your tournament XI |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 June 2014}}</ref> and the largest average in a group stage since 1958.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistically the greatest World Cup?|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28054653|date=27 June 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> World Cup holders Spain were eliminated after only two games, the quickest exit for the defending champions since Italy's from the [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950 tournament]].<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2014/06/21/spain-aims-to-avoid-worst-ever-world-cup-defense/11207503/</ref>

===Group A===
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup Group A}}
{{2014 FIFA World Cup Group A table}}
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|12 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|BRA}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group A#Brazil vs Croatia|3-1]]||{{fb|CRO}}||[[Arena Corinthians|Arena de Sao Paulo]], [[Sao Paulo]]
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|13 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|MEX}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group A#Mexico vs Cameroon|1-0]]||{{fb|CMR}}||[[Arena das Dunas]], [[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]]
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|17 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|BRA}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group A#Brazil vs Mexico|0-0]]||{{fb|MEX}}||[[Castelao (Ceará)|Estádio Castelao]], [[Fortaleza]]
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|18 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|CMR}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group A#Cameroon vs Croatia|0-4]]||{{fb|CRO}}||[[Arena da Amazônia]], [[Manaus]]
|-
|23 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|CMR}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group A#Cameroon vs Brazil|1-4]]||{{fb|BRA}}||[[Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha]], [[Brasília]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|CRO}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group A#Croatia vs Mexico|1-3]]||{{fb|MEX}}||[[Itaipava Arena Pernambuco|Arena Pernambuco]], [[Recife]]
|}

===Group B===
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup Group B}}
{{2014 FIFA World Cup Group B table}}
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|13 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|ESP}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group B#Spain vs Netherlands|1-5]]||{{fb|NED}}||[[Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova|Arena Fonte Nova]], [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|CHI}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group B#Chile vs Australia|3-1]]||{{fb|AUS}}||[[Arena Pantanal]], [[Cuiabá]]
|-
|18 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|AUS}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group B#Australia vs Netherlands|2-3]]||{{fb|NED}}||[[Estádio Beira-Rio]], [[Porto Alegre]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|ESP}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group B#Spain vs Chile|0-2]]||{{fb|CHI}}||[[Estádio do Maracana]], [[Rio de Janeiro]]
|-
|-
|23 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|AUS}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group B#Australia vs Spain|0-3]]||{{fb|ESP}}||[[Arena da Baixada]], [[Curitiba]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|NED}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group B#Netherlands vs Chile|2-0]]||{{fb|CHI}}||[[Arena Corinthians|Arena de Sao Paulo]], [[Sao Paulo]]
|}

===Group C===
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup Group C}}
{{2014 FIFA World Cup Group C table}}
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|14 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|COL}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group C#Colombia vs Greece|3-0]]||{{fb|GRE}}||[[Mineirao|Estádio Mineirao]], [[Belo Horizonte]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|CIV}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group C#Ivory Coast vs Japan|2-1]]||{{fb|JPN}}||[[Itaipava Arena Pernambuco|Arena Pernambuco]], [[Recife]]
|-
|19 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|COL}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group C#Colombia vs Ivory Coast|2-1]]||{{fb|CIV}}||[[Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha]], [[Brasília]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|JPN}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group C#Japan vs Greece|0-0]]||{{fb|GRE}}||[[Arena das Dunas]], [[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]]
|-
|24 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|JPN}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group C#Japan vs Colombia|1-4]]||{{fb|COL}}||[[Arena Pantanal]], [[Cuiabá]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|GRE}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group C#Greece vs Ivory Coast|2-1]]||{{fb|CIV}}||[[Castelao (Ceará)|Estádio Castelao]], [[Fortaleza]]
|}

===Group D===
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup Group D}}
{{2014 FIFA World Cup Group D table}}
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|14 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|URU}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group D#Uruguay vs Costa Rica|1-3]]||{{fb|CRC}}||[[Castelao (Ceará)|Estádio Castelao]], [[Fortaleza]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|ENG}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group D#England vs Italy|1-2]]||{{fb|ITA}}||[[Arena da Amazônia]], [[Manaus]]
|-
|19 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|URU}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group D#Uruguay vs England|2-1]]||{{fb|ENG}}||[[Arena Corinthians|Arena de Sao Paulo]], [[Sao Paulo]]
|-
|20 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|ITA}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group D#Italy vs Costa Rica|0-1]]||{{fb|CRC}}||[[Itaipava Arena Pernambuco|Arena Pernambuco]], [[Recife]]
|-
|24 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|ITA}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group D#Italy vs Uruguay|0-1]]||{{fb|URU}}||[[Arena das Dunas]], [[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|CRC}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group D#Costa Rica vs England|0-0]]||{{fb|ENG}}||[[Mineirao|Estádio Mineirao]], [[Belo Horizonte]]
|}

===Group E===
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup Group E}}
{{2014 FIFA World Cup Group E table}}
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|15 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|SUI}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group E#Switzerland vs Ecuador|2-1]]||{{fb|ECU}}||[[Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha]], [[Brasília]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|FRA}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group E#France vs Honduras|3-0]]||{{fb|HON}}||[[Estádio Beira-Rio]], [[Porto Alegre]]
|-
|20 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|SUI}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group E#Switzerland vs France|2-5]]||{{fb|FRA}}||[[Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova|Arena Fonte Nova]], [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|HON}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group E#Honduras vs Ecuador|1-2]]||{{fb|ECU}}||[[Arena da Baixada]], [[Curitiba]]
|-
|25 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|HON}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group E#Honduras vs Switzerland|0-3]]||{{fb|SUI}}||[[Arena da Amazônia]], [[Manaus]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|ECU}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group E#Ecuador vs France|0-0]]||{{fb|FRA}}||[[Estádio do Maracana]], [[Rio de Janeiro]]
|}

===Group F===
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup Group F}}
{{2014 FIFA World Cup Group F table}}
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|15 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|ARG}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group F#Argentina vs Bosnia and Herzegovina|2-1]]||{{fb|BIH}}||[[Estádio do Maracana]], [[Rio de Janeiro]]
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|16 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|IRN}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group F#Iran vs Nigeria|0-0]]||{{fb|NGA}}||[[Arena da Baixada]], [[Curitiba]]
|-
|21 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|ARG}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group F#Argentina vs Iran|1-0]]||{{fb|IRN}}||[[Mineirao|Estádio Mineirao]], [[Belo Horizonte]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|NGA}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group F#Nigeria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina|1-0]]||{{fb|BIH}}||[[Arena Pantanal]], [[Cuiabá]]
|-
|25 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|NGA}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group F#Nigeria vs Argentina|2-3]]||{{fb|ARG}}||[[Estádio Beira-Rio]], [[Porto Alegre]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|BIH}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group F#Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iran|3-1]]||{{fb|IRN}}||[[Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova|Arena Fonte Nova]], [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]]
|}

===Group G===
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup Group G}}
{{2014 FIFA World Cup Group G table}}
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|16 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|GER}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group G#Germany vs Portugal|4-0]]||{{fb|POR}}||[[Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova|Arena Fonte Nova]], [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|GHA}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group G#Ghana vs United States|1-2]]||{{fb|USA}}||[[Arena das Dunas]], [[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]]
|-
|21 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|GER}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group G#Germany vs Ghana|2-2]]||{{fb|GHA}}||[[Castelao (Ceará)|Estádio Castelao]], [[Fortaleza]]
|-
|22 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|USA}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group G#United States vs Portugal|2-2]]||{{fb|POR}}||[[Arena da Amazônia]], [[Manaus]]
|-
|26 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|USA}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group G#United States vs Germany|0-1]]||{{fb|GER}}||[[Itaipava Arena Pernambuco|Arena Pernambuco]], [[Recife]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|POR}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group G#Portugal vs Ghana|2-1]]||{{fb|GHA}}||[[Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha]], [[Brasília]]
|}

===Group H===
{{main|2014 FIFA World Cup Group H}}
{{2014 FIFA World Cup Group H table}}
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|17 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|BEL}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group H#Belgium vs Algeria|2-1]]||{{fb|ALG}}||[[Mineirao|Estádio Mineirao]], [[Belo Horizonte]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|RUS}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group H#Russia vs South Korea|1-1]]||{{fb|KOR}}||[[Arena Pantanal]], [[Cuiabá]]
|-
|22 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|BEL}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group H#Belgium vs Russia|1-0]]||{{fb|RUS}}||[[Estádio do Maracana]], [[Rio de Janeiro]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|KOR}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group H#South Korea vs Algeria|2-4]]||{{fb|ALG}}||[[Estádio Beira-Rio]], [[Porto Alegre]]
|-
|26 June 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|KOR}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group H#South Korea vs Belgium|0-1]]||{{fb|BEL}}||[[Arena Corinthians|Arena de Sao Paulo]], [[Sao Paulo]]
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{fb-rt|ALG}}||align=center|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group H#Algeria vs Russia|1-1]]||{{fb|RUS}}||[[Arena da Baixada]], [[Curitiba]]
|}