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Contents

The 32 Finalists ................................................................................................................................. 3

Overview of the number of qualifying matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup .................................. 4

Formats & other facts for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil .............................................................. 5

Final competition format for the 2014 FIFA World Cup ............................................................... 5

Association entries and slots (by zone) for the 2014 Preliminary Competition .................................. 5

Qualifiers by zone ......................................................................................................................... 5

Newcomers to the FIFA World Cup ............................................................................................ 5

Entries for the FIFA World Cup 2014 preliminary competition..................................................... 6

FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competitions at a glance..................................................................... 7

Team Fact Boxes (in alphabetical order) ............................................................................................. 8

History of the Final Draws for the FIFA World Cup ....................................................................... 72

Slots - Overview by tournament since 1930 ................................................................................. 78

Summary of the number of teams qualified since 1930 ................................................................ 79

Summary of seeded teams .......................................................................................................... 80

Top-seeded teams and how they fared ........................................................................................ 80

Newcomers ................................................................................................................................. 81

Overview since 1930 ................................................................................................................... 81

Formats of the final competitions since 1930 ............................................................................... 82

FIFA World Cup seeded teams 1930-2010 ................................................................................ 86

Most recurring matches in the FIFA World Cup history ..................................................................... 90

Please note that all information regarding the technical organisation of the Final Draw will only be confirmedshortly before the event and will be communicated through FIFA.com and the Media Channel

Photo on cover: Draw Balls of the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup 1962 in Santiago de Chile (FIFA Archive)


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The 32 Finalists

South American Zone Slots 5+host (4.5+host)

Team Coach

Argentina (ARG)Alejandro SABELLA (ARG)05.11.1954

Brazil (BRA) hostLuiz Felipe SCOLARI (BRA)09.11.1948

Chile (CHI)Jorge SAMPAOLI (ARG)13.03.1960

Colombia (COL)Jose PEKERMAN (ARG)03.09.1949

Ecuador (ECU)Reinaldo RUEDA (COL)16.04.1957

Uruguay (URU)Oscar TABAREZ (URU)03.03.1947

Asian Zone Slots: 4 (4.5)

Team Coach

Australia (AUS)

Ange POSTECOGLOU (AUS)

27.08.1965

Iran (IRN)Carlos QUEIROZ (POR)01.03.1953

Japan (JPN)Alberto ZACCHERONI (ITA)01.04.1953

Korea Republic (KOR)Myung Bo HONG (KOR)12.02.1969

Oceanian Zone Slots: 0 (0.5)

Team Coach

No team qualified

North, Central American & Caribbean Zone Slots: 4 (3.5)

Team Coach

Costa Rica (CRC)Jorge Luis PINTO (COL)16.12.1952

Honduras (HON)Luis SUAREZ (COL)23.12.1959

Mexico (MEX)

Miguel HERRERA (MEX)

18.03.1968

USAJuergen KLINSMANN (GER)30.07.1964

African Zone Slots: 5

Team Coach

Algeria (ALG)Vahid HALILHODZIC (BIH)15.05.1952

Cameroon (CMR)Volker FINKE (GER)24.03.1948

Cte dIvoire (CIV)Sabri LAMOUCHI (FRA)09.11.1971

Ghana (GHA)Akwasi APPIAH (GHA)09.08.1959

Nigeria (NGA)Stephen KESHI (NGA)23.01.1962

European Zone Slots: 13

Team Coach

Belgium (BEL)Marc WILMOTS (BEL)22.02.1969

Bosnia-Herzegovina

(BIH)

Safet SUSIC (BIH)

13.04.1955

Croatia (CRO)Nico KOVAC (CRO)15.10.1971

England (ENG)Roy HODGSON (ENG)09.08.1947

France (FRA)Didier DESCHAMPS (FRA)15.10.1968

Germany (GER)Joachim LOEW (GER)03.02.1960

Greece (GRE)Fernando SANTOS (POR)

10.10.1954

Italy (ITA)Cesare PRANDELLI (ITA)19.08.1957

Netherlands (NED)Louis VAN GAAL (NED)08.08.1951

Portugal (POR)PAULO BENTO (POR)20.06.1969

Russia (RUS)Fabio CAPELLO (ITA)18.06.1946

Spain (ESP)Vicente DEL BOSQUE (ESP)23.12.1950

Switzerland (SUI)Ottmar HITZFELD (GER)12.01.1949
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Overview of the number of qualifying matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Asian Zone (AFC)Round one 16Round two 30Round three 60Round four 40Round five 2Total Asian Zone 148

African Zone (CAF)Round one 22Round two 120Round three 10Total African Zone 152

North, Central American and Caribbean Zone (CONCACAF)Round one 10Round two 66Round three 36Round four 30Total North, Central American and Caribbean Zone 142

South-American Zone (CONMEBOL)Round one 72Total South-American Zone 72

Oceanian Zone (OFC)Round one 6Round two (Group Stage of 2012 OFC Nations Cup) 16Round three 12Total Oceanian Zone 34

European Zone (UEFA)Round one 260Round two 8Total European Zone 268

AFC/CONMEBOL Play-off 2CONCACAF/OFC Play-off 2

Total number of matches 820


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Formats & other facts for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final competition format for the 2014 FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014

- 32 finalists

- Host automatically qualified

- 31 teams qualify by preliminary competition

- Group StageEight groups of four teams(top two in each group qualify for the knock-out stage in the 2nd round, the final matches in each group are playedsimultaneously)

- Round of 16(knock-out stage, winners proceed to quarter-finals - in a case of a draw after extra time, penalty shoot-outs will be usedto decide)

- Quarter-finals(knock-out stage)

- Semi-finals

- Third-place play-off

- Final

Association entries and slots (by zone) for the 2014 Preliminary Competition

MemberAssociations

Participants Slots

African Zone (CAF) 53 52 5Asian Zone (AFC) 46 43 4.5

European Zone (UEFA) 53 53 13

North, Central American and Caribbean Zone (CONCACAF) 35 35 3.5

Oceanian Zone (OFC) 11 11 0.5

South-American Zone (CONMEBOL) 10 9 4.5+1 (host)

Total 208 203 31+1 (host)

Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Guam (all AFC) & Mauritania (CAF) and competition host Brazil (CONMEBOL - host) did not to enrol in the 2014FIFA World Cup preliminaries.Bahamas (CONCACAF) withdrew after playing two matches and Mauritius (CAF) withdrew without playing a single match

Qualifiers by zone

2014 2010 2006

African Zone (CAF) 152 144* 190*

Asian Zone (AFC) 149* 202 134

European Zone (UEFA) 268 268 282

North, Central American and Caribbean Zone (CONCACAF) 143* 109* 110*

Oceanian Zone (OFC) 35* 38* 37*

South-American Zone (CONMEBOL) 73* 90* 90*

Total 820 853 847

* includes 1 intercontinental play-off match includes matches played by Tuvalu, a non FIFA member

Newcomers to the FIFA World Cup

Year # Newcomers Team

2014 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH)


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Entries for the FIFA World Cup 2014 preliminary competition

African Zone

Members: 53 Participants: 52 Slots: 5 Qualified: 5

Algeria (ALG), Angola (ANG), Benin (BEN), Botswana (BOT), Burkina Faso (BFA), Burundi (BDI), Cameroon (CMR), Cape Verde Islands (CPV),Central African Republic (CTA), Chad (CHA), Comoros (COM), Congo (CGO), Congo DR (COD), Cte d'Ivoire (CIV), Djibouti (DJ I), Egypt(EGY), Equatorial Guinea (EQG), Eritrea (ERI), Ethiopia (ETH), Gabon (GAB), Gambia (GAM), Ghana (GHA), Guinea (GUI), Guinea-Bissau(GNB), Kenya (KEN), Lesotho (LES), Liberia (LBR), Libya (LBY), Madagascar (MAD), Malawi (MWI), Mali (MLI), Mauritius (MRI), Morocco (MAR),Mozambique (MOZ), Namibia (NAM), Niger (NIG), Nigeria (NGA), Rwanda (RWA), So Tom e Prncipe (STP), Senegal (SEN), Seychelles (SEY),Sierra Leone (SLE), Somalia (SOM), South Africa (RSA), Sudan (SUD), Swaziland (SWZ), Tanzania (TAN), Togo (TOG), Tunisia (TUN), Uganda(UGA), Zambia (ZAM), Zimbabwe (ZIM)

Did not enrol: Mauritania (MTN)Withdrawal: Mauritius (MRI) withdrew without playing a single match

Asian Zone

Members: 46 Participants: 43 Slots: 4.5 Qualified: 4

Afghanistan (AFG), Australia (AUS), Bangladesh (BAN), Bahrain (BHR), Cambodia (CAM), China PR (CHN), Chinese Taipei (TPE), Hong Kong(HKG), Indonesia (IDN), India (IND), Iran (IRN), Iraq (IRQ), Japan (JPN), Jordan( JOR), Korea DPR (PRK), Korea Republic (KOR), Kuwait (KUW),Kyrgyzstan (KGZ),Laos (LAO), Lebanon (LIB), Macau (MAC), Malaysia (MAS), Maldives (MDV), Mongolia (MNG), Myanmar (MYA), Nepal(NEP), Oman (OMA), Pakistan (PAK), Palestine (PLE),Philippines (PHI), Qatar (QAT), Saudi Arabia (KSA), Singapore (SIN), Sri Lanka (SRI), Syria(SYR), Tajikistan (TJK), Thailand (THA), Timor-Leste (TLS), Turkmenistan (TKM), United Arab Emirates (UAE), Uzbekistan (UZB), Vietnam (VIE),Yemen (YEM)

Did not enrol: Bhutan (BHU),Brunei Darussalam (BRU), Guam (GUM)

European Zone

Members: 53 Participants: 53 Slots: 13 Qualified: 13Albania (ALB), Andorra (AND), Armenia (ARM), Austria (AUT), Azerbaijan (AZE), Belarus (BLR), Belgium (BEL), Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH),Bulgaria (BUL), Croatia (CRO), Cyprus (CYP), Czech Republic (CZE), Denmark (DEN), England (ENG), Estonia (EST), Faroe Islands (FRO), Finland(FIN), France (FRA), Georgia (GEO), Germany (GER), Greece (GRE), Hungary (HUN), Iceland (ISL), Republic of Ireland (IRL), Israel (ISR), Italy(ITA), Kazakhstan (KAZ), Latvia (LVA), Liechtenstein (LIE), Lithuania (LTU), Luxembourg (LUX), FYR Macedonia (MKD), Malta (MLT), Moldova(MDA), Montenegro (MNE), Netherlands (NED), Northern Ireland (NIR), Norway (NOR), Poland (POL), Portugal (POR), Romania (ROU), Russia(RUS), San Marino (SMR), Scotland (SCO), Serbia (SRB), Slovakia (SVK), Slovenia (SVN), Spain (ESP), Sweden (SWE), Switzerland (SUI), Turkey(TUR), Ukraine (UKR), Wales (WAL)

North, Central American and Caribbean Zone


Anguilla (AIA), Antigua and Barbuda (ATG), Aruba (ARU), Bahamas (BAH), Barbados (BRB), Belize (BLZ), Bermuda (BER), British Virgin Islands(VGB), Canada (CAN), Cayman Islands (CAY), Costa Rica (CRC), Cuba (CUB), Curaao (CUW), Dominica (DMA), Dominican Republic (DOM),

El Salvador (SLV), Grenada (GRN), Guatemala (GUA), Guyana (GUY), Haiti (HAI), Honduras (HON), Jamaica (JAM), Mexico (MEX), Montserrat(MSR), Nicaragua (NCA), Panama (PAN), Puerto Rico (PUR), St. Kitts and Nevis (SKN), St. Lucia (LCA), St. Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN),Suriname (SUR), Trinidad and Tobago (TRI), Turks and Caicos Islands (TCA), USA (USA), US Virgin Islands (VIR)

Withdrawal: Bahamas withdrew after playing two matches

Oceanian Zone


American Samoa (ASA), Cook Islands (COK), Fiji (FIJ), New Caledonia (NCL), New Zealand (NZL), Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa ( SAM),Solomon Islands (SOL), Tahiti (TAH), Tonga (TGA), Vanuatu (VAN)

South American Zone

Members: 10 Participants: 9 Slots: 4.5+1 (host) Qualified: 5+1

Argentina (ARG), Bolivia (BOL), Chile (CHI), Colombia (COL), Ecuador (ECU), Paraguay (PAR), Peru (PER), Uruguay (URU), Venezuela (VEN)

Host : Brazil (BRA) automatically qualified
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FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competitions at a glance

YearTeam

entriesTeamsplayed

Drop-outsAutomatically

qualifiedSpots at

stakeNewcomers Matches1 Goal

2014 203 202** 2 1 31 1 820 2.87

2010 206 199+1 6 12 31 3 853 2.75

2006 197+1* 194 3 13 31 2 847 2.91

2002 199 193 3 34 29 25 777 3.16

19985 174 168 4 2 30 31 643 2.99

1994 147 130 15 2 22 16 497 2.91

1990 116 103 11 2 22 3 314 2.34

1986 121 110 9 2 22 11 308 2.60

1982 109 103 4 2 22 8 306 2.60

1978 107 95 10 2 14 15 252 2.87

1974 99 90 7 2 14 23 226 2.74

1970 75 68 5 2 14 8 172 3.15

1966 74 51 21 2 14 6 127 3.09

1962 56 49 5 2 14 8 92 3.53

1958 55 46 7 2 14 17 89 3.83

1954 45 33 10 2 14 17 57 3.65

1950 34 19 13 2 11 6 26 4.65

1938 37 21 14 2 13 7 22 4.36

1934 32 27 5 06 16 3 26 5.42

1930 No preliminary competition played - 13 participants qualified without playing

Tuvalu: not affiliated upon enrolling

*New Caledonia: not affiliated upon enrolling

** including Bahamas who withdrew after playing two matches

1Includes matches played by Tuvalu (non official FIFA member)

22Hosts South Africa participated, too as the African preliminaries served also as CAN 2010 qualifiers3After 2002 defending champions also had to qualify4Qualified ex officio: defending champions France and the two hosts5Qualified ex officio between 1938 and 2002: defending champions and hosts6Defending champions Uruguay declined to participate, hosts Italy also had to qualify


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Team Fact Boxes (in alphabetical order)

Algeria (ALG)

General Association Facts

Year Association founded 1962

Year Association affiliated 1964

Confederation CAF

FIFA World Ranking positionOctober 2013

32

Best ever FIFA World Ranking

position (year) 19 (Nov, Dec 2012)

Preliminary competition facts

Preliminary participations 12

2014 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition

Matches (win - draw - loss) 8 (6 0 2)

Goals for / goals against 16 / 7

Biggest win/best score4-0

vs Rwanda

FIFA World Cup competition facts

Participations prior 2014 3

First FIFA World Cup 1982



Biggest win/best score

2-1vs Germany FR in 1982

3-2vs Chile in 1982

Most capped player

6 capsMahmoud GUENDOUZ

Faouzi MANSOURI

Rabah MADJER

Top Scorer2 goals

Salah ASSAD

All-time FIFA World CupRanking

47

Best FIFA World Cupachievement

Group stage in 1982, 1986 &2010

FIFA World Cup Team History

Year HostParticipation &Ranking

Team Manager

1930 URU No preliminary competition

1934 ITA Did not enter

1938 FRA Did not enter

1950 BRA Did not enter

1954 SUI Did not enter

1958 SWE Did not enter

1962 CHI Did not enter

1966* ENG Withdrew from preliminary competition

1970 MEX Did not qualify

1974 FRG Did not qualify

1978 ARG Did not qualify

1982 ESP Group stage Rachid MEKHLOUFI (ALG)Mahieddine KHALEF (ALG)

1986 MEX Group stage Rabah SAADANE (ALG)

1990 ITA Did not qualify

1994 USA Did not qualify

1998 FRA Did not qualify

2002 JPN/KOR Did not qualify

2006 GER Did not qualify

2010 RSA Group stage Rabah SAADANE (ALG)

2014 BRA Qualified Vahid HALILHODZIC (BIH)

* Withdrew from 1966 preliminary competition without playinga single match

Continental achievements

African Cup of Nations winners in 1990

Other FIFA mens tournaments (excl. Futsal, Beach Soccer)

Olympic Football Tournament: 1980

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2009



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ALGERIA (ALG)

FIFA World Cup Background

This is Algerias fourth FIFA World CupTMfinals campaign and the second time they have qualified for back-to-back editions (1982-1986 and 2010-2014).

At Spain 1982, Algeria became the first CAF side to beat a previous world champion, taming Germany FR 2-1 in

their maiden match, as well as the first Africans to win two opening-round games during a single edition of thetournament.

Algeria exited at the group stage in their three previous participations. They have recorded two victories fromnine games played, both of which came in the 1982 edition. The Algerians ongoing five-match goal drought inthe World Cup equals the tournament record set by Bolivia in terms of number of games, although the SouthAmericans goalless run lasted 517 minutes of play compared to 481 for Les Fennecs.

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Islam Slimanis strike in the 2-1 defeat away to Mali on 10 June 2012 was the 100th World Cup qualifying goalscored by Algeria.

With four victories in this edition, Algeria extended their home winning streak in World Cup qualifying to tenmatches. The north Africans last reverse on native soil dates back to 4 September 2005, when they lost 5-2 toNigeria in Oran. Since that encounter the Algerians have only played their home qualifiers in Blida, where theyhave a 100 per cent winning record.

The decisive goal in the 1-0 victory over Burkina Faso that secured Algerias place in Brazil was scored by MadjidBougherra on 49 minutes. Four years previously Les Fennecshad taken nine minutes fewer to bag the goal thatwould eventually take them to South Africa 2010, with Anther Yahias solitary winner coming 40 minutes intothe tiebreaking play-off win over Egypt.


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Argentina (ARG)




Confederation CONMEBOL

FIFA World Ranking positionOctober 2013 3Best ever FIFA World Rankingposition (year)

1 (2007/2008)






Biggest win/best score 4-0 vs Ecuador







vs Peru in 1978vs Serbia & Montenegro in 2006

Most capped player21 caps

Diego MARADONA

Top Scorer10 goals

Gabriel BATISTUTA

All-time FIFA World Cup

Ranking 4Best FIFA World Cupachievement

Champions in 1978, 1986



Team Manager

1930 URU Runners-up Juan TRAMUTOLA (ARG)

1934 ITA First round Felipe PASCUCCI (ARG)

1938 FRA Withdrew from preliminary competition

1950 BRA Withdrew from preliminary competition


1958 SWE Group stage Guillermo STABILE (ARG)

1962 CHI Group stage Juan Carlos LORENZO (ARG)

1966 ENG Quarter-finals Juan Carlos LORENZO (ARG)


1974 FRG Second round Vladislao CAP (ARG)

1978* ARG Champions Cesar Luis MENOTTI (ARG)

1982** ESP Second round Cesar Luis MENOTTI (ARG)

1986 MEX Champions Carlos BILARDO (ARG)

1990** ITA Runners-up Carlos BILARDO (ARG)

1994 USA Round of 16 Alfio BASILE (ARG)

1998 FRA Quarter-finals Daniel PASSARELLA (ARG)

2002 JPN/KOR Group stage Marcelo BIELSA (ARG)

2006 GER Quarter-finals Jos PEKERMAN (ARG)

2010 RSA Quarter-finals Diego MARADONA (ARG)

2014 BRA Qualified Alejandro SABELLA (ARG)

Qualified by default* Qualified automatically as host** Qualified automatically as defending champions


South American champions in 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937,1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993


Olympic Football Tournament: 1928, 1960, 1964, 1988, 1996,2004, 2008

FIFA Confederations Cup: 1992, 1995, 2005

FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1979, 1981, 1983, 1989, 1991, 1995,1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997,2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013In bold: tournament champions


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ARGENTINA (ARG)


Brazil 2014 will be Argentinas 16th FIFA World CupTMcampaign and the 11th in a row since their last absencein 1970. La Albicelestehave reached the Final four times and won the title twice, in 1978 and 1986.

To date, four Argentinians have played and later coached in the World Cup. The first was Guillermo Stabile, whoreached the 1930 Final as a player before managing his countrymen at the 1958 edition. In 1974 Argentinawere stewarded by Vladislao Cap, who had worn theAlbiceleste shirt himself at Chile 1962. Daniel Passarellaguided his home nation at France 1998 after winning the 1978 Trophy and playing in the 1982 edition. The finalmember of the quartet is Diego Maradona, who starred in four tournaments as a player between 1982 and1994 before returning to South Africa 2010 as head coach.

The last hat-trick in the World Cup was netted by an Argentinian, Gonzalo Higuain, in the 4-1 win over KoreaRepublic in 2010. It was also the only treble scored at the South Africa finals.

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Argentina won the South American qualifying tournament for the third time since the competition adopted thecurrent single-group format, having also finished first in 1998 and 2002.

Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain were the most prolific strike partnership in World Cup qualifying with ten andnine goals respectively.

The opening strike in the 2-1 win over Chile in Santiago, scored by Lionel Messi, was Argentinas 200th goal inWorld Cup qualification. La Albicelesteare the first and only South American side to have reached this milestoneto date.


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Australia (AUS)




Confederation AFC (prior 2006 OFC)

FIFA World Ranking positionOctober 2013 57

Best ever FIFA World Ranking position 14 (Sep 2009)

Preliminarycompetition facts

Preliminary competitions 13





vs Jordan


Participations before 2014 3

First FIFA World Cup 1974Matches (win - draw - loss) 10 (2 3 5)


Biggest win / best score3-1

vs Japan in 2006

Most capped player

7 capsJason CULINA

Lucas NEILLScott CHIPPERFIELD

Top Scorer3 goals

Tim CAHILL

All-time FIFA World Cup Ranking 44

Best FIFA World Cupachievement Round of 16 in 2006



Team Manager








1966 ENG Did not qualify


1974 FRG Group stage Rale RASIC (YUG)


1982 ESP Did not qualify






2006 GER Round of 16 Guus HIDDINK (NED)

2010 RSA Group stage Pim VERBEEK (NED)

2014 BRA Qualified Ange POSTECOGLOU (AUS)


OFC Nations Cup winners in 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004


FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997, 2001, 2005

Olympic Football Tournament: 1956, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000,2004, 2008FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993,1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995,1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011


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AUSTRALIA (AUS)

FIFA World CupBackground

This will be Australias fourth finals and their third in a row, but only their second since joining the Asian FootballConfederation.

A 32-year interval separated the Socceroos first two campaigns, at the 1974 and 2006 finals, both of whichwere held in Germany.

In the 2006 edition Australia recorded their maiden victory in the competition, 3-1 over Japan, which helpedthem get beyond the opening round for the first and only time to date. The Socceroos were then eliminated inthe Round of 16 by the eventual world champions Italy.


Australia scored 25 goals en route to Brazil 2014, with almost half (12) coming in the last 15 minutes of play.

Luke Wilkshires penalty equaliser in the 1-1 home draw with Japan on 12 June 2012 was Australias 300th goalin FIFA World Cupqualification. The Socceroosare the second side to reach this milestone after Mexico.

Including the Brazil 2014 campaign, Mark Schwarzer and Harry Kewell have both played in five World Cupqualifying tournaments, more than any other Australian. Schwarzer made his preliminary debut almost 20 years

ago on 31 July 1993, in the play-off against Canada, and played his last qualifier on 18 June 2013 against Iraq.


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Belgium (BEL)




Confederation UEFA

FIFA World Ranking positionOctober 2013 5Best ever FIFA World Rankingposition

5 (Oct 2013)




Matches (win/ draw / loss) 10 (8 2 0)


Biggest win / best score 3-0 vs Serbia







vs El Salvador in 1970


Enzo SCIFO

Top Scorer5 goals

Marc WILMOTS


19


4thin 1986


*withdrew from the 1950 preliminary without playing a singlematch


Olympic Football Tournament: 1920, 1924, 1928, 2008



bold: tournament champions


Team Manager

1930 URU First round Hector GOETINCK (BEL)

1934 ITA First round Hector GOETINCK (BEL)

1938 FRA First round Jack BUTLER (ENG)

1950* BRA Withdrew from preliminary competition

1954 SUI Group stage Doug LIVINGSTONE (SCO)

1958 SWE Did not qualify

1962 CHI Did not qualify


1970 MEX Group stage Raymond GOETHALS (BEL)



1982 ESP Second round Guy THYS (BEL)

1986 MEX Semi-finals (4th) Guy THYS (BEL)

1990 ITA Round of 16 Guy THYS (BEL)

1994 USA Round of 16 Paul VAN HIMST (BEL)

1998 FRA Group Stage Georges LEEKENS (BEL)

2002 JPN/KOR Round of 16 Robert WASEIGE (BEL)


2010 RSA Did not qualify

2014 BRA Qualified Marc WILMOTS (BEL)


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BELGIUM (BEL)


Belgium last qualified for the FIFA World CupTMin 2002, when their title charge was derailed by futurechampions Brazil in the Round of 16. The 2014 edition will be Belgiums 12th global finals.

The Belgians achieved their best finish of fourth at Mexico 1986, when they lost the match for third placeagainst France after extra time. At France 1998 Les Diables Rougeswere eliminated without losing a game,having drawn all three of their fixtures.

The FIFA award for the tournaments top goalkeeper was first awarded in 1994, when it was known as theYashin Award, and the inaugural winner was Belgian stopper Michel Preudhomme. Subsequently at the 2002finals, Belgium collected the FIFA Fair Play Award.


On the qualification trail Belgium chalked up eight wins and two draws from ten matches. They won all five of

their away ties and endured the two stalemates at home, against Croatia and Wales.

This wasnt Belgiums first unbeaten preliminary campaign, although at ten games it qualifies as their longest.The previous editions in which the Belgians avoided defeat were 1938 (one win and one draw), 1954 (three winsand one draw), 1974 (four wins and two draws) and 1990 (four wins and four draws).

Eden Hazard scored two goals in the preliminaries, both against FYR Macedonia and both in the 62nd minute ofplay. The strikes came five days apart on 22 and 26 March 2013.


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Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH)

NEWCOMER




Confederation UEFA

FIFA World Ranking position

October 2013 16Best ever FIFA World Rankingposition

13 (Aug 2013)






Biggest win / best score 8-1 vs Liechtenstein

FIFA World Cup competition facts - NEWCOMER

Participations prior 2014 -

First FIFA World Cup -

Matches (win - draw - loss) -

Goals for / goals against -

Biggest win / best score -

Most capped player -

Top Scorer -


-


-


Year HostParticipation& Ranking

Team Manager





2014 BRA Qualified Safet SUSIC (BIH)


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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (BIH)


This is Bosnia-Herzegovinas first foray in a European or world finals tournament.

For the eighth consecutive edition there will be a European debutant in the World Cup. Bosnia-Herzegovinafollow in the footsteps of Denmark (1986), Republic of Ireland (1990), Greece (1994), Croatia (1998), Slovenia(2002), Ukraine (2006) and Slovakia (2010).

UEFA have sent more representatives to the global showpiece than any other confederation, with Bosnia-Herzegovina being the 33rd. CAF (Africa) are next with 13.


Edin Dzeko and Vedad Ibisevic were the most prolific strike pairing in European Zone qualifying with 18 goalsbetween them, having contributed ten and eight respectively.

The 8-1 victory over Liechtenstein on 7 September 2012 is the joint-biggest win by a Bosnian national side,equalling the 7-0 defeat of Estonia in the 2010 World Cup preliminaries.

Bosnia-Herzegovina are the only European team to have qualified on goal difference. The Zmajeviended thepreliminary campaign on 25 points, the same number as Greece, but with a goal difference of +24 compared to+8 for the Greeks, who therefore had to contest a play-off.


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Brazil (BRA)






1 (1993-2007, 2009, 2010)



Qualified automatically for the 2014 FIFA World Cup (host)




Matches (win/ draw / loss) 97 (67- 15 15)

Goals for / against 210 / 88

Biggest win / best score

7-1

vs Sweden in 1950


CAFU

Top Scorer15 goals

RONALDO


1st


Champions in 1958, 1962,1970, 1994, 2002



Team Manager

1930 URU Group stagePindaro DE CARVALHO(BRA)

1934 ITA First round LUIZ VINHAES (BRA)

1938 FRA Semi-finals (3rd) Ademar PIMENTA (BRA)

1950* BRA Runners-up Flavio COSTA (BRA)

1954 SUI Quarter-finals Zeze MOREIRA (BRA)

1958 SWE Champions Vicente FEOLA (BRA)

1962** CHI Champions Aymore MOREIRA (BRA)

1966** ENG Group stage Vicente FEOLA (BRA)

1970 MEX Champions Mario ZAGALLO (BRA)

1974** FRG Semi-finals (4th) Mario ZAGALLO (BRA)

1978 ARG Semi-finals (3rd) Claudio COUTINHO (BRA)

1982 ESP Second round Tele SANTANA (BRA)

1986 MEX Quarter-finals Tele SANTANA (BRA)

1990 ITA Round of 16 Sebastiao LAZARONI (BRA)

1994 USA ChampionsCarlos Alberto PARREIRA(BRA)

1998** FRA Runners-up Mario ZAGALLO (BRA)

2002 KOR/JPN Champions Luiz Felipe SCOLARI (BRA)

2006 GER Quarter-finals Carlos Alberto PARREIRA(BRA)

2010 RSA Quarter-finals DUNGA (BRA)

2014* BRA Qualified Luiz Felipe SCOLARI (BRA)

* Qualified automatically as host** Qualified automatically as defending champions


South American champions in 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997,1999, 2004, 2007


FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009,2013FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989,1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009,2011FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997,

1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013Olympic Football Tournaments: 1952, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972,1976, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012

In bold: tournament champions


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BRAZIL (BRA)


Brazil are the only team to have taken part in every global showpiece since 1930. They hold the records for themost titles won (five), the most goals scored (210) and the most victories (67). A Seleoare also the only teamto have won World Cups organised by four different confederations, namely UEFA (1958), CONMEBOL ( 1962),CONCACAF (1970 and 1994) and AFC (2002).

Brazil hold the records for the most consecutive victories (11 between 2002 and 2006) and the longest unbeaten

run (13 games between 1958 and 1966).A number of Brazilian players hold individual World Cup records, including Ronaldo, who is the competitions all-time top scorer with 15 goals, and Cafu, who won the most games in the tournaments history (16) and is theonly person to have played in three Finals (1994, 1998 and 2002). The legendary Pele also set a host of recordsin 1958, when he became the youngest scorer and the youngest player to net a hat-trick, as well as theyoungest finalist and scorer in a Final.


Brazil, who as hosts qualified for the finals automatically, played no fewer than 34 matches while the South

American qualifying tournament was taking place between October 2011 and October 2013. They included 29friendlies plus five FIFA Confederations Cup games, which yielded a total of 24 wins, five draws and five defeats.

Brazil have contested 92 World Cup qualifiers, fewer than any other South American side, and are the onlyCONMEBOL team yet to reach the 100 mark. This is due to the fact that they have qualified by right on sixoccasions: twice as hosts (in 1950 and 2014) and four times as the defending champions (in 1962, 1966, 1974and 1998).

Brazil have never lost once in 45 qualifiers played on native soil. The only teams with a better unbeaten homerecord in the World Cup preliminaries are Spain (52) and Italy (49).


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Cameroon (CMR)




Confederation CAF


59

Best ever FIFA World Rankingposition (year)

11 (2006, 2007,2008,2009, 2010)






Biggest win / best score 4-1 vs. Tunisia






Biggest win / best score4 matches with 1 goal

difference


Francois OMAM-BIYIK

Top Scorer5 goals

Roger MILLA

All-time FWC Ranking 28

Best FWC achievement Quarter-finals 1990


Year Hostqualifying &Ranking

Team Manager








1966* ENG Withdrew from the preliminary competition




1982 ESP Group stage Jean VINCENT (FRA)


1990 ITA Quarter-finalsValeri NEPOMNYASHCHI(URS)

1994 USA Group stage Henri MICHEL (FRA)

1998 FRA Group stage Claude LE ROY (FRA)

2002 JPN/KOR Group stage Winnie SCHAEFER (GER)


2010 RSA Group Stage Paul LE GUEN (FRA)

2014 BRA Qualified Volker Finke (GER)

*Withdrew from the 1966 preliminary competition withoutplaying a single match


Continental champions in 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002


FIFA Confederations Cup: 2001, 2003

Olympic Football Tournament: 1984, 2000, 2008

FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1981, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2009, 2011

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2003In bold: tournament champions


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CAMEROON (CMR)


This is the seventh global showpiece to involve Cameroon, who have clocked up more World Cup finalscampaigns and matches (20) than any other African team.

Cameroon are the only African side to have been eliminated from the tournament without suffering a defeat.

This happened on their first World Cup foray in 1982, when they ground out three straight draws in the firstgroup stage against Peru (0-0), Poland (0-0) and Italy (1-1). Although the Indomitable Lions ended the roundequal on points with the eventual world champions, the fortunateAzzurriwent through by virtue of havingscored two goals to Cameroons one.

Roger Milla is without doubt one of Africas most influential figures in the history of the World Cup. As well asbeing his continents all-time leading marksman at the finals with five goals, the quick-footed striker is also theoldest footballer to have appeared in the competition. Furthermore he holds the distinction of being thetournaments oldest goalscorer, having found the net aged 42 years and 39 days againstRussia in the 1994contest.


Cameroon have not lost a World Cup qualifier at home for 33 years. Since succumbing to Congo in Yaounde in1976, the Indomitable Lions have played 37 matches unbeaten on native territory, beginning with a 3-0 win overMalawi on 29 June 1980 and including their four wins in the 2014 preliminaries.

Scorer of two goals during the campaign, Samuel Etoo is the first Cameroonian have netted in four consecutiveWorld Cup qualifying tournaments. Etoo opened his account in the 2002 preliminaries and his tournament tallynow stands at 18 goals.

Of all the African qualifiers, Cameroon and Cte dIvoire were the teams with the fewest goalscorers during thepreliminary tournament, numbering just six apiece.


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Chile (CHI)






12

Best ever FIFA World Rankingposition

6 (Apr 1998)






Biggest win / best score 3-0 vs Venezuela






Biggest win / best score3-0 vs Mexico (1930)

5-2 vs USA (1950)


Elias FIGUEROALeonel SANCHEZ

Top Scorer4 goals

Marcelo SALASLeonel SANCHEZ


Best FIFA World Cup achievement 3rdplace in 1962

qualified 1950 following Argentinas withdrawal* Qualified automatically as host** Suspended following goalkeeper Rojas feigning an injuryin the preliminary competition against Brazil


FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1987, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2013

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1993, 1997

Olympic Football Tournaments: 1928, 1952, 1984, 2000



Team Manager

1930 URU Group stage Gyorgi ORTH (HUN)

1934 ITA Withdrew from the preliminary competition


1950 BRA Group stage Arturo BUCCIARDI (CHI)

1954 SUI Did not qualify


1962 CHI* Semi-final (3rd) Fernando RIERA (CHI)

1966 ENG Group stage Luis ALAMOS (CHI)


1974 FRG Group stage Luis ALAMOS (CHI)


1982 ESP Group stage Luis Alberto SANTIBANEZ (CHI)



1994 USA** Suspended

1998 FRA Round of 16 Nelson ACOSTA (URU)



2010 RSA Round of 16 Marcelo BIELSA (ARG)

2014 BRA Qualified Jorge SAMPAOLI (ARG)


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CHILE (CHI)


Chile are taking part in their ninth World Cup. La Rojaalso participated in the South Africa edition and this is thesecond time they have contested back-to-back finals, following consecutive appearances in 1962 (as the hostcountry) and 1966.

Chiles best placing remains third spot in the 1962 edition on home soil. After losing their semi-final encounteragainst the title holders and subsequent winners Brazil, the Chileans overcame Yugoslavia in the match for third

place.The first penalty saved in the history of the FIFA World Cup was kicked by Chilean midfielder Carlos Vidal on 10July 1930 and parried to safety by French keeper Alex Thepot.


Chile conceded the most defeats of all the qualified teams, having lost no fewer than six games despite finishingthird in the South American qualifying group. This isnt the first time that a CONMEBOL team has been beatenso often en route to the finals, although the previous teams all played at least two games more than the 16contested by Chile this time around.

Chile set a new national record for consecutive qualifying victories, winning four in a row between March andSeptember 2013 against Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and Venezuela respectively. The Chileans previous best wasthree straight wins, a feat which they had achieved twice.

Thirteen different players scored for Chile, more than any other team in the South American qualifying group.


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Colombia (COL)






4


3 (Jul/Aug 2013)






Biggest win / best score 5-0 vs Bolivia







vs UAE in 1990vs Switzerland in 1994


Carlos VALDERRAMAFreddy RINCON

Top Scorer2 goals

Bernardo REDIN

Adolfo VALENCIA


Best FIFA World Cup achievement Round of 16 in 1990

*Withdrew from the 1938 qualifiers without playing a singlematch


FIFA Confederations Cup: 2003

FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2003, 2005,2011, 2013

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1989, 1993, 2003, 2007, 2009

Olympic Football Tournaments: 1968, 1972, 1980, 1992



Team Manager



1938* FRA Withdrew from the preliminary competition


1954 SUI Entry not allowed


1962 CHI Group stage Adolfo PEDERNERA (ARG)







1990 ITA Round of 16 Francisco MATURANA (COL)

1994 USA Group stage Francisco MATURANA (COL)

1998 FRA Group stage Hernan GOMEZ (COL)




2014 BRA Qualified Jose PEKERMAN (ARG)


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COLOMBIA (COL)


Colombia are participating in their fifth World Cup after an absence of 16 years, having last appeared at France1998.

In their only previous foray beyond the opening round in 1990, Los Cafeteroswere eliminated after extra time byRound of 16 opponents Cameroon.

In 1962 Colombia were involved in the joint-highest scoring draw in the World Cup history, a 4-4 stalemateagainst Soviet Union, which equalled the record set by England-Belgium in 1954.


Colombia have drawn more Word Cup qualifiers than any other side, no fewer than 40 from a total of 134played. In this latest preliminary tournament, however, Los Cafeterosonly tied three matches.

Radamel Falcao bagged nine goals in the 2014 campaign to become Colombias all-time top scorer in WorldCup qualifying. Including the goal that he netted in the 2010 tournament, Falcaos ten-goal tally surpassesFaustino Asprillas overall total of nine during the 1994 and 1998 preliminary competitions.

With only 13 goals conceded in 16 matches, Colombia had the best defence in South American qualifying.


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Costa Rica (CRC)




Confederation CONCACAF

FIFA World Ranking positionOctober 2013 31Best ever FIFA World Ranking position(years)

17 (2003, 2004)






Biggest win/best score7-0 vs

Guyana16.10.2012







vs China PR in 2002

Most capped player 5 players with 6 caps

Top Scorer3 goals

Ronald GOMEZPaulo WANCHOPE


Best FIFA World Cup achievement Round of 16 in 1990



Team Manager



1938* FRA Withdrew from the preliminary competition


1954 SUI Entry not accepted









1990 ITA Round of 16 Bora MILUTINOVIC (YUG)



2002 JPN/KOR Group stage Alexandre GUIMARAES (CRC)

2006 GER Group stage Alexandre GUIMARAES (CRC)


2014 BRA Qualified Jorge Luis PINTO (COL)



CONCACAF Championship winners in 1963, 1969, 1989



FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1989, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007,2009, 2011FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005,2007, 2009


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COSTA RICA (CRC)


This is Costa Ricas fourth outing in the finals of the FIFA World CupTM. The Central Americans achieved theirbest finish on their debut in 1990, getting beyond the first round before being eliminated in the Round of 16 byCzechoslovakia.

Costa Rica are on a four-match losing run in the World Cup. Besides the three defeats they collected in theirmost recent campaign in 2006, Los Ticossuccumbed 5-2 to Brazil in their last group game of the 2002 edition.

In 1990 Costa Rica became the second of five teams to be coached at the World Cup by Bora Milutinovic.

2014FIFA World Cup preliminaries

The 7-0 win over Guyana on 16 October 2012 equalled Costa Ricas biggest margin of victory in World Cupqualification. The Costa Ricans had already twice achieved the same margin (and scoreline) against Jamaica andSuriname in the 1966 and 2010 preliminary tournaments respectively.

After drawing their first home match 2-2 with El Salvador and losing the next one 2-0 to Mexico, Costa Ricawent on to win all of their remaining six home fixtures, scoring 17 goals and conceding just two.

Costa Rica have played 156 World Cup qualifiers, more than any other team except Mexico, who have contestedthree more.


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Cte dIvoire (CIV)




Confederation CAF


12 (Feb, Apr & May 2013)






Biggest win / best score 3-0 vs Gambia (2x)







vs Korea DPR in 2010

Most capped player

6 capsAruna DINDANE

Emmanuel EBOUEYaya TOURE

Didier ZAKORA

Top Scorer

2 goals

Aruna DINDANEDidier DROGBA


50


Group Stage in 2006 and 2010


Year HostParticipation & Ranking

Team Manager








1966 ENG Did not enter

1970 MEX Did not enter



1982 ESP Did not enter






2006 GER Group Stage Henri MICHEL (FRA)

2010 RSA Group Stage Sven-Goran ERIKSSON (SWE)

2014 BRA Qualified Sabri LAMOUCHI (FRA)


Continental Champions in 1992



Olympic Football Tournament: 2008

FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1977, 1983, 1991, 1997, 2003

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1987, 2005, 2011, 2013


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CTE DIVOIRE(CIV)


This is Cte dIvoires third consecutive participation in the World Cup. The only African team to top that totalare Cameroon, who qualified for four straight editions between 1990 and 2002. Ghana, Nigeria and Tunisia alsomanaged to qualify three times on the trot.

In 2006 Cte dIvoire became the first African team to win a match after going two goals down. Findingthemselves 2-0 behind within the first 20 minutes against Serbia and Montenegro, the Elephants hit backthrough Aruna Dindane before the interval, then completed the turnaround after the break with anotherDindane strike plus a penalty from Bonaventure Kalou four minutes from the end.

Didier Drogba is the only Ivorian to have scored in two World Cups. The striker bagged both his goals againstSouth American former world champions, namely Argentina at the 2006 finals and Brazil in 2010.


Cte dIvoire went through the campaign undefeatedas they did in the 2010 preliminary tournamentwinning five and drawing three of their eight games. The Elephants are now unbeaten in their last 21 qualifiers.Their most recent reverse was a 3-2 defeat at home to Cameroon on 4 September 2005.

In both the second-round group and the decisive third round of the African Zone preliminaries, C te dIvoirefaced a team with World Cup finals experience, specifically Morocco and Senegal respectively.

Salomon Kalou was the only African player to score in both the first and second legs of the knockout third roundof CAF World Cup qualifiers.


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Croatia (CRO)




Confederation UEFA

FIFA World Ranking positionOctober 2013 18

Best ever FIFA World Ranking position(year)

3 (1999)

Preliminarycompetition facts






vs Wales, Serbia andIceland


Participations before 2014 3First FIFA World Cup 1998




vs Germany in 1998


Dario SIMIC

Top Scorer6 goals

Davor Suker


Best FIFA World Cup achievement 3rdPlace in 1998



Team Manager

1998 FRA Semi-finals (3rd) Miroslav BLAZEVIC (CRO)

2002 JPN/KOR Group stage Mirko JOZIC (CRO)

2006 GER Group stage Zlatko KRANJCAR (CRO)


2014 BRA qualified Nico KOVAC (CRO)


FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1999, 2011, 2013



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Ecuador (ECU)






22

Best ever FIFA World Rankingposition

10 (Apr-Jun 2013)






Biggest win / best score 4-1 vs Paraguay







vs Costa Rica 2006


Ulises DE LA CRUZEdison MENDEZ

Top Scorer3 goals

Agustin DELGADO

All-time FWC Ranking 42

Best FWC achievement Round of 16 in 2006 *Withdrew from the 1950 competition without playing a singlematch



FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1987, 1995, 2011



Team Manager

1930 URU Did not enter



1950* BRA Withdrew from the preliminary competition













2002 JPN/KOR Group stage Hernan GOMEZ (COL)

2006 GER Round of 16 Luis SUREZ (COL)


2014 BRA Qualified Reinaldo RUEDA (COL)


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ECUADOR (ECU)


Ecuador are participating in their third global showcase, having already appeared in the 2002 and 2006 editions.La Trigot beyond the opening round in Germany before losing 1-0 to England in the Round of 16 following aDavid Beckham goal.

Ecuadors World Cup track record stands at three wins and four defeats from seven matches played. That trio ofvictories came in consecutive games, from the Ecuadorans last match at the 2002 edition (against Croatia) to

their first two in 2006 (against Poland and Costa Rica).Despite having played relatively few games on footballs greatest stage, Ecuador managed to avoid conceding agoal for 307 consecutive minutes thanks to their three victories spanning the 2002 and 2006 editions.


Ecuador qualified directly for the 2014 World Cup finals by virtue of finishing the South American qualifyinggroup in fourth position, ahead of Uruguay only on goal difference.

Since the introduction of the single-group format, no South American side has qualified directly for the finals

with a goals-per-game average as low as the one Ecuador achieved in the latest campaign. La Trinetted just 20goals in 16 matches, or 1.25 per match. The previous lowest top-four average of 1.28 (23 goals in 18 matches)was recorded in 2006 by Paraguay and Ecuador themselves, plus Argentina in 2010.

Ecuadors qualification owed everything to their home form. La Tripicked up 22 of their 25 points on native soil,winning seven and drawing one of their home qualifiers. The only visitors to avoid defeat in Quito wereArgentina, who escaped with a 1-1 draw.


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England (ENG)




Confederation UEFA


3 (Aug-Sep 2012)




Matches (win - draw - loss) 10 (6-4-0)

Goals for / against 31/4

Biggest win / best score 8-0 vs San Marino





Goals for / goals against 77/52


3-0vs Denmark in 2002vs Paraguay in 1986

vs Poland in 1986


Peter SHILTON

Top Scorer10 goals

Gary LINEKER


Best FIFA World Cup achievement Champions in 1966


* Qualified automatically as host** Qualified as defending champion


FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1981, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999,2003, 2009, 2011, 2013



Team Manager




1950 BRA Group stage Walter WINTERBOTTOM (ENG)

1954 SUI Quarter-finals Walter WINTERBOTTOM (ENG)

1958 SWE Group stage Walter WINTERBOTTOM (ENG)

1962 CHI Quarter-finals Walter WINTERBOTTOM (ENG)

1966 ENG* Champions Alf RAMSEY (ENG)

1970 MEX** Quarter-finals Alf RAMSEY (ENG)



1982 ESP Second round Ron GREENWOOD (ENG)

1986 MEX Quarter-finals Bobby ROBSON (ENG)

1990 ITA Semi-finals (4th) Bobby ROBSON (ENG)


1998 FRA Round of 16 Glenn HODDLE (ENG)

2002 JPN/KOR Quarter-finals Sven Goran ERIKSSON (SWE)

2006 GER Quarter-finals Sven Goran ERIKSSON (SWE)

2010 RSA Round of 16 Fabio CAPELLO (ITA)

2014 BRA Qualified Roy HODGSON (ENG)


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ENGLAND (ENG)


This will be Englands 14th World Cup and their fifth in a row, although their longest uninterrupted run ofappearances was six, between 1950 and 1970. The Three Lions won the title in 1966 on home turf and reachedthe semi-finals in 1990, when they went on to finish fourth.

Of all of the winners of the World Cup, England made their tournament debut the latest, on 25 June 1950 at

the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, where they outfought Chile 2-0. The first of the Three Lions 77 goalsscored at the World Cup finals was netted in that match by Stan Mortensen.

Peter Shilton, along with French keeper Fabien Barthez, has kept more clean sheets than any other custodian inthe tournaments history. Englands most capped player did not concede a goal in ten of his 17 Wor ld Cupappearances between 1982 and 1990.


The 0-0 draw against Ukraine on 10 September 2013 was Englands 100th World Cup qualifier.

Wayne Rooney racked up seven goals to become Englands top scorer for the second successive World Cupqualifying campaign, having netted nine in the 2010 edition. Rooneys overall tally of 16 makes him Englandsall-time leading marksman in the preliminaries, ahead of Frank Lampard who has 13. By contrast Steven Gerrard,who struck twice in this edition, is the only English player to have scored in four different World Cup preliminarytournaments.

England finished the group undefeated with six wins and four draws, their first unbeaten campaign since the1990 World Cup preliminaries when they recorded three wins and three draws.


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France (FRA)




Confederation UEFA


21


1 (2001, 2002)






Biggest win / best score 3:0 vs Finland and Ukraine



First FIFA World Cup 1930Matches (win - draw - loss) 54 (25 11 18)



7-3vs Paraguay in 1958

4-0vs Northern Ireland in 1958

vs Saudi Arabia in 1998


Fabien BARTHEZThierry HENRY

Top Scorer 13 goalsJust FONTAINE


Best FIFA World Cup achievement Champions in 1998



Team Manager

1930 URU Group stage Raoul CAUDRON (FRA)

1934 ITA First stage George KIMPTON (ENG)

1938* FRA Quarter-finals Gaston BARREAU (FRA)

1950 BRA Did not qualify

1954 SUI Group stage Pierre PIBAROT (FRA)

1958 SWE Semi-finals (3rd) Albert BATTEAUX (FRA)


1966 ENG Group stage Henri GUERIN (FRA)



1978 ARG Group stage Michel HIDALGO (FRA)

1982 ESP Semi-finals (4th) Michel HIDALGO (FRA)

1986 MEX Semi-finals (3rd

) Henri MICHEL (FRA)



1998* FRA Champions Aime JACQUET (FRA)

2002** JPN/KOR Group stage Roger LEMERRE (FRA)

2006 GER Runners-up Raymond DOMENECH (FRA)

2010 RSA Group stage Raymond DOMENECH (FRA)

2014 BRA Qualified Didier DESCHAMPS (FRA)

* Qualified automatically as hosts.** Qualified as defending champion


European Champions in 1984, 2000


FIFA Confederation Cup: 2001, 2003

Olympic Football Tournament: 1908, 1920,1924,1928,1948,1952,1960,1968, 1976, 1984, 1996

FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1977, 1997, 2001, 2011, 2013

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1987, 2001, 2007, 2011



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FRANCE (FRA)


France are competing in their 14th World Cup finals. This is a fifth consecutive outing for Les Bleus, whofluctuated between finalists and first-round flops in their last four participations. World champions at home in1998 and runners-up in 2006, the French failed to get beyond the opening stage in 2002 and 2010.

France have made the title First time in World Cup history their own by scoring the competitions first goal(Lucien Laurent netted in the 19th minute in their 4-1 win over Mexico on 13th July 1930), saving the firstpenalty (Alex Thepot against Chile on 19 July 1930), scoring the first penalty in extra time (Georges Verriest inthe 116th minute against Austria in 1934), scoring the first penalty in a penalty shoot-out (Alain Giresse in the1982 semi-final against Germany FR), saving the first penalty in a penalty shoot-out (Jean-Luc Ettori, also in the1982 semi-final) and, finally, scoring the first golden goal through Laurent Blanc in 1998s Round of 16 matchagainst Paraguay.

Just Fontaine holds the record for the most goals bagged by a player in a single edition of the tournament,having struck 13 in 1958.


France qualified for the global showcase following their fourth flirtation with the play-offs. In their first twoencounters ahead of the 1950 and 1962 finals, Les Bleuslost out to Yugoslavia and Bulgaria respectively, beforewinning a berth at South Africa 2010 and this latest edition.

France are the first team to have qualified via the play-offs after overturning a two-goal deficit from the first leg.

The first leg of the play-off against Ukraine in Kiev was Frances 100th World Cup qualifier.


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GHANA (GHA)


Ghana are competing in their third consecutive global showpiece. They got beyond the opening round in boththe 2006 and 2010 finals, eventually going out in the Round of 16 against Brazil in Germany and at the quarter-final stage in South Africa, after losing to Uruguay on penalties.

In 2010 Ghana became the third African team to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup, following

Cameroon in 1990 and Senegal in 2002.Asamoah Gyan was the first player to miss two penalties in the World Cup. In 2006 he struck the post againstCzech Republic, although Ghana went on to win 2-0. In the 2010 quarter-finals against Uruguay, Gyan hit thecrossbar in the last minute of extra time. If the Ghanaian striker had converted that spot-kick, his team wouldhave become the first African side to reach the World Cup semi-finals. Instead, the Black Stars went on to beeliminated in the subsequent shoot-out. Despite those penalty misses, Gyan scored in both matches.


Ghana were the most prolific team in the African preliminaries, scoring 25 goals from a total of eight matches.

Asamoah Gyan was the joint-top scorer in the African preliminaries with six goals, the same number as EgyptsMohamed Aboutrika and Mohamed Salah.

Ghanas two biggest winning margins in World Cup qualifying history were recorded en route to Brazil 2014.The Black Stars overran Lesotho 7-0 on 1 June 2012, before routing Egypt 6-1 in the first leg of their third-roundencounter on 15 October 2013.


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Germany (GER)




Confederation UEFA


2


1 (1993/1994)






Biggest win / best score 6-1 vs Republic of Ireland







vs Saudi Arabia in 2002


Lothar MATTHAEUS

Top Scorer14 goals

Miroslav KLOSE


2


Champions in 1954, 1974, 1990 1954-1990 Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)* Qualified automatically as host** Qualified automatically as defending champions


European champions in 1972, 1980, 1996



FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1981, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001,2003, 2005, 2009

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1985, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2007,2009, 2011,

Olympic Football Tournaments: 1912, 1928, 1936, 1952, 1956,1972, 1984, 1988




Team Manager


1934 ITA Semi-finals (3rd) Otto NERZ (GER)

1938 FRA First round Sepp HERBERGER (GER)


1954 SUI Champions Sepp HERBERGER (FRG)

1958 SWE** Semi-finals (4th) Sepp HERBERGER (FRG)

1962 CHI Quarter-finals Sepp HERBERGER (FRG)

1966 ENG Runners-up Helmut SCHOEN (FRG)

1970 MEX Semi-finals (3rd) Helmut SCHOEN (FRG)

1974 FRG* Champions Helmut SCHOEN (FRG)

1978 ARG** Second round Helmut SCHOEN (FRG)

1982 ESP Runners-up Jupp DERWALL (FRG)

1986 MEX Runners-up Franz BECKENBAUER (FRG)

1990 ITA Champions Franz BECKENBAUER (FRG)

1994 USA** Quarter-finals Berti VOGTS (GER)

1998 FRA Quarter-finals Berti VOGTS (GER)

2002 JPN/KOR Runners-up Rudi VOELLER (GER)

2006 GER* Semi-finals (3rd) Juergen KLINSMANN (GER)

2010 RSA Semi-finals (3rd) Joachim LOEW (GER)

2014 BRA Qualified Joachim LOEW (GER)


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GERMANY (GER)


Germany are participating in their 18th global showpiece and have attended every finals since missing out onBrazil 1950. Germany lie third in the all-time title ranking with three World Cup triumphs, behind only Brazil onfive and Italy on four, and have played the most Finals (seven) along with Brazil. Die Nationalelfalso boast the

most top-four finishes, no fewer than 12, which is two more than Brazil.The all-time player and coach appearance records are both held by Germans, namely Lothar Matthaeus andHelmut Schoen respectively, who each contested 25 World Cup games. Their compatriot Uwe Seeler holdsanother honour, albeit one that he shares with Pele, for having scored in four different editions.

The opening match in Brazil will be the 100th World Cup game played by Germany, who are the first team toreach this milestone.


Germany had the joint-best attack in qualification for Brazil 2014 with 36 goals scored. New Caledonia alsonetted the same number but played an extra match. The Germans scored at least three goals in eight straightgames and struck fewer than that in only one, a 2-1 win in Austria.

With nine wins and one draw on the way to Brazil 2014, Die Nationalmannschaft extended their unbeatenstreak in World Cup qualifying to 23 matches. Their longest undefeated run remains 36 between the 1934 and1986 preliminary tournaments.

Philipp Lahm won his 100th cap for Germany in the 3-0 win over Austria on 6 September 2013.


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Greece (GRE)




Confederation UEFA

FIFA World Ranking positionOctober 2013 15Best ever FIFA World Rankingposition

8 (2008, 2011)






Biggest win/best score

2-0vs Lithuania

vs Liechtenstein3-1

vs Romania







vs Nigeria in 2010

Most capped player 13 Players with 3 caps

Top Scorer1 goal

Dimitrious SALPINGIDIS

Vasileios TOROSIDISAll-time FIFA World CupRanking

61


Group stage 1994, 2010



Team Manager


1934* ITA Withdrew from the preliminary competition



1954 SUI Did not qualify1958 SWE Did not qualify









1994 USA Group stage Alkis PANAGOULIAS (GRE)




2010 RSA Group stage Otto REHHAGEL (GER)

2014 BRA Qualified Fernando SANTOS (POR)

*withdrew from the 1934 preliminary competition after playingone match


European Champions in 2004






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GREECE (GRE)


This will be Greeces third World Cup finals campaign and their second in a row. The Greeks made theirtournament bow in 1994. In both of their previous outings, To Piratikowere eliminated in the opening round.

None of Greeces six previous finals matches ended drawn, producing one victory and five defeats for theHellenics.

The Greeks earned their only World Cup win during the most recent edition in South Africa. On 17 June 2010 inMangaung/Bloemfontein they came from behind to beat Nigeria 2-1. That was also the only one of Greeces sixWorld Cup games in which they scored. The historic maiden goal was netted by Dimitrios Salpingidis.


Among the best eight runners-up from the nine European Zone qualifying groups, Greece achieved the highestpoints score of 25. This tally would have been enough to finish top in four of the other groups.

Greece managed to keep five clean sheets during the campaign. The only European team to achieve moreshutouts in the 2014 preliminaries were Ukraine, with six.

Greece secured their berth in Brazil 2014 by beating play-off opponents Romania 3-1 at home and then drawing1-1 away in Bucharest. This is the second consecutive global showpiece that Greece have reached via the play-offs. In 2010 they plundered a 1-0 win in Ukraine after being held to a goalless draw at home. Many yearsbefore, the Greeks also contested a knockout decider to qualify for the 1938 finals but lost it 11-1 to Hungary.


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Honduras (HON)




Confederation CONCACAF

FIFA World Ranking positionOctober 2013 34Best ever FIFA World Rankingposition (month/year)

20 (Sept 2001)







vs Canada






Biggest win/best score -

Most capped player 15 players with 3 caps

Top Scorer1 goal

Eduardo LAINGHector ZELAYA


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Group stage in 1982 and 2010


Year HostParticipation & Ranking

Team Manager











1978* ARG Withdrew from preliminary competition

1982 ESP Group stage Jose DE LA PAZ (HON)







2010 RSA Group stage Reinaldo RUEDA (COL)

2014 BRA Qualified Luis SUAREZ (COL)




FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1977, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2009

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2007, 2009, 2013


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HONDURAS (HON)


Honduras are participating in their third global showcase and the second in a row. A 28-year interval separatedthe Hondurans first two World Cup campaigns, at Spain 1982 and South Africa 2010. Los Catrachossquared upto Spain in both of those editions, conceding a penalty equaliser in a 1-1 draw in 1982 before losing 2-0 to theeventual world champions in 2010.

Honduras are yet to win a World Cup match. In six games played, the Central Americans have collected threedraws and three defeats, besides having failed to score in their last four fixtures.

In 2010 Honduras set an unusual World Cup record by naming three brothers in their 23-man squad. Jerry,Johnny and Wilson Palacios were all involved in the South Africa showpiece, although the youngest brotherJohnny didnt get any playing time.


On 6 September 2013 Honduras finally won a qualifier in Mexico after seven consecutive defeats away to theNorth Americans. Los Catrachoscame from behind to triumph 2-1 in the Azteca stadium, thanks to goals fromJerry Bengtson and Carlo Costly in a three-minute spell from the 63rd to 66th minutes.

Bengtson and Costly, the top Honduran scorers in qualifying with nine and seven goals respectively, each scoreda hat-trick in the 8-0 win over Canada on 16 October 2012. It was the first time this had happened to Hondurasin the history of the preliminary tournament.

Honduras played no fewer than four of their 16 qualifiers against Panama but failed to win any of thosemeetings. Instead the Hondurans picked up two draws and two defeats against Los Canaleros, including theironly home reverse of the campaign, 2-0 in their opening match on 8 June 2012.


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IRAN (IRN)


Iran are participating in their fourth finals after the 1978, 1998 and 2006 editions. In each of their previous threeoutings, Team Melli failed to make it past the opening round.

Irans only victory in nine matches was a 2-1 win over USA in 1998 in Lyon, courtesy of goals from Hamid Estili

and Mehdi Mahdavikia.

Iran made their World Cup debut at the 1978 edition and earned their first point with a 1-1 draw againstScotland. During that encounter, Iraj Danayfar scored Team Mellis historic first goal in the competition.


Iran hit the campaign trail earlier than any of the other Asian qualifiers. On 23 July 2011 the west Asians took tothe field for the first leg of their second-round tie against Maldives, which they won 4-0.

Of all the AFC sides that have secured a berth in Brazil, Iran did it with the fewest defeats (two in 16 matches,

plus ten wins and four draws) and scoring the fewest goals (seven).Those ten qualifying victories were split equally between home and away fixtures.


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Italy (ITA)




Confederation UEFA


1 (1993, 2007)





Goals for / goals against 19/9

Biggest win / best score4 matches won with 2 goals

difference







vs USA in 1934


Paolo MALDINI

Top Scorer

9 goalsRoberto BAGGIO

Paolo ROSSIChristian VIERI

All-time FIFA World CupRanking 3


Champions 1934, 1938, 1982,2006



Team Manager


1934 ITA Champions Vittorio POZZO (ITA)

1938** FRA Champions Vittorio POZZO (ITA)

1950** BRA Group stage Ferruccio NOVO (ITA)

1954 SUI Group stage Lajos CZEIZLER (HUN)


1962 CHI Group stagePaolo MAZZA (ITA)Giovanni FERRARI (ITA)

1966 ENG Group stage Edmondo FABBRI (ITA)

1970 MEX Runners-up Ferruccio VALCAREGGI (ITA)

1974 FRG Group stage Ferruccio VALCAREGGI (ITA)

1978 ARG Semi-finals (4th) Enzo BEARZOT (ITA)

1982 ESP Champions Enzo BEARZOT (ITA)

1986** MEX Round of 16 Enzo BEARZOT (ITA)

1990* ITA Semi-finals (3rd) Azeglio VICINI (ITA)

1994 USA Runners-up Arrigo SACCHI (ITA)

1998 FRA Quarter-finals Cesare MALDINI (ITA)

2002 JPN/KOR Round of 16 Giovanni TRAPATTONI (ITA)

2006 GER Champions Marcello LIPPI (ITA)

2010 RSA Group stage Marcello LIPPI (ITA)

2014 BRA Qualified Cesare PRANDELLI (ITA)

* Qualified automatically as host** Qualified automatically defending champions


European Champions in 1968


Olympic Football Tournament: 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1936,1948, 1952, 1960, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000,2004, 2008


FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1977, 1981, 1987, 2005, 2009

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2013



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