The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an
international men's football tournament, that is scheduled to take place in
Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. It will be the second time that Brazil has
hosted the competition, the previous being in 1950. Brazil was elected
unchallenged as host nation in 2007 after the international football
federation, FIFA, decreed that the tournament would be staged in South America
for the first time since 1978 in Argentina, and the fifth time overall.
The national teams of 31 countries advanced through
qualification competitions that began in June 2011 to participate with the host
nation Brazil in the final tournament. A total of 64 matches are to be played
in twelve cities across Brazil in either new or redeveloped stadiums, with the
tournament beginning with a group stage. For the first time at a World Cup
Finals, the matches will use goal-line technology.
With the host country, all world champion teams since 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 2010 World Cup final to win its first World title. The
previous four World Cups staged in South America were all won by South American
teams.
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