2014 Football World Cup Brazil

The 2014 edition is the fifth held in South America, after Argentina hosted the tournament for the last time on the continent in 1978. Brazil was the last seat of the world tournament chosen by rotation of continents policy, which was initiated From the choice of South Africa as the host of the World Cup 2010.

 FIFA World Cup 2014 is the 20^th  edition of this sporting event, a tournament of international men's football, organized by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), whose host is Brazil. It is the second time the competition is held in the country, the first being in 1950. Championship began to be played on June 12 and end on July 13, in 12 cities.

With the host country, all champion teams in the world since the first World Cup in 1930 (Uruguay, Italy, Germany, England, Argentina, France and Spain) have qualified for this competition. Spain is the defending champion, having defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in the final of the World Cup 2010 to win his first world title. The four previous World Cups headquartered in South America selections were all won by South americans.

The national teams from 31 countries have advanced through qualifying competitions, which began in June 2011, to participate with the host country, Brazil, in the final tournament. A total of 64 games must be played in twelve cities throughout Brazil on new or rebuilt stadiums, and the tournament begins with a group stage. For the first time in a World Cup, the games will use technology in line gol.4