The 2014 World Cup to be held in Brazil will be the 20th time the competition has taken place and the second time that Brazil has hosted it. It will be the first time the World Cup has been hosted in South America since 1978 when Argentina hosted the competition.
The 2014 World Cup will take place over a one month period between the 13th of June and July. It will include 32 teams from six confederations. The games will be held between 12 different venues in 12 different host cities. Six of the host cities will build new stadiums for the event and the rest will upgrade their current facilities.
The logo for the World Cup in 2014 has been named "Inspiration" and portrays three hands lifting the World Cup trophy. The design also encompasses the green and yellow colours from the Brazilian flag.
The final twelve cities chosen to host the 2014 World Cup are: Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo.
When the tournament comes around it will have been sixty four years since Brazil have last held the competition. The fans will embrace it, and the country will erupt in party. With Brazil's passion for football, they are surely going to put on a great tournament destined to be remembered for a long time.
The 2014 World Cup may be just under three years away but it is already firmly on the horizon. The draw for it has been completed and teams have already been eliminated from qualifying. Most interest for qualifying will focus on Europe where 13 of the finalists will come from. The 53 teams have been
The 2014 World Cup organising committee has revealed that tickets for the event will be available for purchase in 2013. A “very complex operation” will put an estimated 3.3m tickets on the market in two years’ time. The news was part of a number of ticketing and pricing-related announcements made at a “round table” meeting
South American minnows, Venezuela, have done the unthinkable, to secure their first win of the Brazil 2014 qualifying campaign. Los Llaneros dispatched their CONMEBOL rivals, Argentina, 1-0 on Tuesday evening, at a stadium in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. “We made history,” said Venezuelan midfielder, Cesar Gonzalez. What makes Venezuela’s victory over the Argentines seem even
When the European draw for the World Cup qualifying groups were announced, there would have been a few national team coaches shaking their heads, but Group A is clearly the toughest to call. While the likes of England, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands look to have straight forward tasks ahead in their attempts to reach
Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella feels two upcoming games against Brazil will give him a good idea of where his squad is as they build up to the 2014 World Cup. The 56-year-old took charge of the national team this summer after the side’s disappointing showing in the Copa America and the rebuilding process has begun.
The 2014 World Cup organising committee has revealed that tickets for the event will be available for purchase in 2013. A “very complex operation” will put an estimated 3.3m tickets on the market in two years’ time. The news was part of a number of ticketing and pricing-related announcements made at a “round table” meeting
South American minnows, Venezuela, have done the unthinkable, to secure their first win of the Brazil 2014 qualifying campaign. Los Llaneros dispatched their CONMEBOL rivals, Argentina, 1-0 on Tuesday evening, at a stadium in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. “We made history,” said Venezuelan midfielder, Cesar Gonzalez. What makes Venezuela’s victory over the Argentines seem even
When the European draw for the World Cup qualifying groups were announced, there would have been a few national team coaches shaking their heads, but Group A is clearly the toughest to call. While the likes of England, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands look to have straight forward tasks ahead in their attempts to reach
Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella feels two upcoming games against Brazil will give him a good idea of where his squad is as they build up to the 2014 World Cup. The 56-year-old took charge of the national team this summer after the side’s disappointing showing in the Copa America and the rebuilding process has begun.
Mohammed Bin Hammam has vowed to clear his name after calling FIFA’s decision to impose a lifetime ban on him “deeply flawed.” The 62-year-old was given given the ban from all football after he was found guilty of attempting to bribe members of the Caribbean Football Union in May. But he has now said that
Jose Antonio Camacho, the new coach of the Chinese national side, China PR, has described his appointment to the position as a “beautiful challenge”. The adjective – ‘beautiful’ – is perhaps Camacho’s way of putting a pleasant spin on what could be his most difficult job to date. China has failed to qualify for the
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The 2014 World Cup in Brazil holds exciting prospects with the football nation hosting what could be a dazzling competition. The 12 stadiums, some of which are yet to be built, look promising with stadium capacities reaching extraordinary levels. Fans anticipate a lively atmosphere, even more so than the South African World Cup back in
FIFA President Sepp Blatter held a press conference in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the preliminary draw on Saturday. Before opening to questions from the world’s media, Blatter reiterated his belief that Brazil 2014 would be a great success. Brazil will join France, Germany, Italy and Mexico in the only countries to host the competition
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