2014 FIFA World Cup Group C

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Group C of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consisted of Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast, and Japan. Play began on 14 June and ended on 24 June 2014. The top two teams, Colombia and Greece, advanced to the round of 16.

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Teams

Draw positionTeamConfederationMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
October 2013 [nb 1] June 2014
C1 (seed)Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia CONMEBOL CONMEBOL runners-up11 October 20135th 1998 Round of 16 (1990)48
C2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece UEFA UEFA Play-off winners19 November 20133rd 2010 Group stage (1994, 2010)1512
C3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast CAF CAF third round winners16 November 20133rd 2010 Group stage (2006, 2010)1723
C4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan AFC AFC fourth round Group B winners4 June 20135th 2010 Round of 16 (2002, 2010)4446
Notes
  1. The rankings of October 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 330092+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 31112424
3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 31024513
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 30122641
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Matches

Colombia vs Greece

The two teams had met in one previous match, in a friendly in 1994, where Colombia won 2–0. [1] Colombia midfielder Fredy Guarín was suspended for the match, after being sent off in the team's final qualifier against Paraguay. [2]

Colombia took the lead within five minutes, Juan Cuadrado's cutback was converted by Pablo Armero via a deflection off Greek defender Kostas Manolas. Colombia extended the lead in the second half, when Abel Aguilar flicked on a corner kick from James Rodríguez and Teófilo Gutiérrez scored from close range. [3] Greece's best chance fell to Theofanis Gekas, who headed against the bar. In stoppage time, Cuadrado set up James to complete the scoring with a low shot. [4]

The 3–0 scoreline was Colombia's biggest win to date in the World Cup. [5]

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg3–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
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Greece
GK1 David Ospina
RB18 Juan Camilo Zúñiga
CB2 Cristián Zapata
CB3 Mario Yepes (c)
LB7 Pablo Armero Sub off.svg 74'
CM6 Carlos Sánchez Yellow card.svg 26'
CM8 Abel Aguilar Sub off.svg 69'
RW11 Juan Cuadrado
AM10 James Rodríguez
LW14 Víctor Ibarbo
CF9 Teófilo Gutiérrez Sub off.svg 76'
Substitutions:
MF15 Alexander Mejía Sub on.svg 69'
DF4 Santiago Arias Sub on.svg 74'
FW21 Jackson Martínez Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg José Pékerman
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GK1 Orestis Karnezis
RB15 Vasilis Torosidis
CB4 Kostas Manolas
CB19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos Yellow card.svg 52'
LB20 José Holebas
RM14 Dimitris Salpingidis Yellow card.svg 55'Sub off.svg 57'
CM2 Giannis Maniatis
CM21 Kostas Katsouranis (c)
LM8 Panagiotis Kone Sub off.svg 78'
CF7 Georgios Samaras
CF17 Theofanis Gekas Sub off.svg 64'
Substitutions:
MF18 Giannis Fetfatzidis Sub on.svg 57'
FW9 Konstantinos Mitroglou Sub on.svg 64'
MF10 Giorgos Karagounis Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of Portugal.svg Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
James Rodríguez (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
Mark Hurd (United States)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Fifth official:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)

Ivory Coast vs Japan

The two teams had met in three previous matches, all in friendlies, most recently in 2010. [7]

Japan took the lead in the first half, when Keisuke Honda collected a pass from Yuto Nagatomo after a quick throw-in to strike home with his left foot high into the net. [8]

However, Ivory Coast came back with two goals in two minutes in the second half, first Wilfried Bony headed in from Serge Aurier's cross from the right from six yards, followed by a Gervinho header from six yards from another cross from Aurier on the right. [9]

With his goal, Honda became the first Japanese player to score in two World Cups, and also claimed sole possession of being the top Japanese scorer in World Cup history with three total goals. [10]

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Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Attendance: 40,267
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile) [6]
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Japan
GK1 Boubacar Barry
RB17 Serge Aurier
CB5 Didier Zokora Yellow card.svg 58'
CB22 Sol Bamba Yellow card.svg 54'
LB3 Arthur Boka Sub off.svg 75'
CM9 Cheick Tioté
CM20 Serey Die Sub off.svg 62'
AM19 Yaya Touré (c)
RF8 Salomon Kalou
CF12 Wilfried Bony Sub off.svg 78'
LF10 Gervinho
Substitutions:
FW11 Didier Drogba Sub on.svg 62'
DF18 Constant Djakpa Sub on.svg 75'
FW13 Didier Ya Konan Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Sabri Lamouchi
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GK1 Eiji Kawashima
RB2 Atsuto Uchida
CB22 Maya Yoshida Yellow card.svg 23'
CB6 Masato Morishige Yellow card.svg 64'
LB5 Yuto Nagatomo
DM16 Hotaru Yamaguchi
DM17 Makoto Hasebe (c)Sub off.svg 54'
RW9 Shinji Okazaki
AM4 Keisuke Honda
LW10 Shinji Kagawa Sub off.svg 86'
CF18 Yuya Osako Sub off.svg 67'
Substitutions:
MF7 Yasuhito Endō Sub on.svg 54'
FW13 Yoshito Ōkubo Sub on.svg 67'
MF11 Yoichiro Kakitani Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Zaccheroni

Man of the Match:
Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast)

Assistant referees:
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Sergio Román (Chile)
Fourth official:
Néant Alioum (Cameroon)
Fifth official:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)

Colombia vs Ivory Coast

The two teams had never met before. [11]

After a goalless first half, Colombia scored first when James Rodríguez headed in Juan Cuadrado's corner. [12] The lead was extended six minutes later when Ivory Coast was caught in possession, and Teófilo Gutiérrez released substitute Juan Quintero to score. Ivory Coast reduced the deficit through Gervinho, who received a pass from Arthur Boka in the left wing, dribbled past three Colombian players and shot home. [13]

The second goal of the tournament by James allowed him to join Bernardo Redín and Adolfo Valencia as the only Colombian players to score more than one goal in the World Cup. [14]

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Ivory Coast
GK1 David Ospina
RB18 Juan Camilo Zúñiga
CB2 Cristián Zapata
CB3 Mario Yepes (c)
LB7 Pablo Armero Sub off.svg 72'
CM8 Abel Aguilar Sub off.svg 79'
CM6 Carlos Sánchez
RW11 Juan Cuadrado
AM10 James Rodríguez
LW14 Víctor Ibarbo Sub off.svg 53'
CF9 Teófilo Gutiérrez
Substitutions:
MF20 Juan Quintero Sub on.svg 53'
DF4 Santiago Arias Sub on.svg 72'
MF15 Alexander Mejía Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg José Pékerman
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GK1 Boubacar Barry
RB17 Serge Aurier
CB5 Didier Zokora Yellow card.svg 55'
CB22 Sol Bamba
LB3 Arthur Boka
CM20 Serey Die Sub off.svg 73'
CM9 Cheick Tioté Yellow card.svg 90'
RW10 Gervinho
AM19 Yaya Touré (c)
LW15 Max Gradel Sub off.svg 67'
CF12 Wilfried Bony Sub off.svg 60'
Substitutions:
FW11 Didier Drogba Sub on.svg 60'
FW8 Salomon Kalou Sub on.svg 67'
MF6 Mathis Bolly Sub on.svg 73'
Manager:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Sabri Lamouchi

Man of the Match:
James Rodríguez (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Darren Cann (England)
Fourth official:
Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)
Fifth official:
Rodney Aquino (Paraguay)

Japan vs Greece

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Arena das Dunas before the Japan x Greece match.

The two teams had met in one previous match, in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage, won by Japan 1–0. [11]

Greece was reduced to ten men in the first half when Kostas Katsouranis was booked twice in eleven minutes. In the second half, Greece had a Theofanis Gekas header saved, while Japan, which needed at least a point to stay alive in the competition, had chances to score through Yoshito Ōkubo and Atsuto Uchida, but the game finished goalless. [15] The result ensured Colombia's qualification to the knockout stage, their first since 1990. [16]

This was the first clean sheet kept by Greece in World Cup history. [17]

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
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Attendance: 39,485
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
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Greece
GK1 Eiji Kawashima
RB2 Atsuto Uchida
CB22 Maya Yoshida
CB15 Yasuyuki Konno
LB5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM16 Hotaru Yamaguchi
CM17 Makoto Hasebe (c)Yellow card.svg 12'Sub off.svg 46'
RW9 Shinji Okazaki
AM4 Keisuke Honda
LW13 Yoshito Ōkubo
CF18 Yuya Osako Sub off.svg 57'
Substitutions:
MF7 Yasuhito Endō Sub on.svg 46'
MF10 Shinji Kagawa Sub on.svg 57'
Manager:
Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Zaccheroni
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GK1 Orestis Karnezis
RB15 Vasilis Torosidis Yellow card.svg 89'
CB4 Kostas Manolas
CB19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos
LB20 José Holebas
DM21 Kostas Katsouranis (c)Yellow card.svg 27' Yellow-red card.svg 38'
CM2 Giannis Maniatis
CM8 Panagiotis Kone Sub off.svg 81'
RW18 Giannis Fetfatzidis Sub off.svg 41'
LW7 Georgios Samaras Yellow card.svg 55'
CF9 Kostas Mitroglou Sub off.svg 35'
Substitutions:
FW17 Theofanis Gekas Sub on.svg 35'
MF10 Giorgos Karagounis Sub on.svg 41'
FW14 Dimitris Salpingidis Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of Portugal.svg Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Keisuke Honda (Japan)

Assistant referees:
William Torres (El Salvador)
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Fifth official:
Aden Marwa (Kenya)

Japan vs Colombia

The two teams had met in two previous matches, most recently in a friendly in 2007, and also in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage, won by Colombia 1–0. [18]

Colombia took the lead mid-way through the first half, with Juan Cuadrado taking a penalty kick, shooting low down the middle after Japan centre back Yasuyuki Konno fouled Colombia striker Adrián Ramos in the box. [19] Japan then equalised through Shinji Okazaki's headed goal from a cross from Keisuke Honda on the right in first half stoppage time. Colombia's James Rodríguez was introduced after the half time break, and was credited for providing two assists for two goals scored by Jackson Martínez, on 55 minutes when he shot low to the net with his left foot, and 82 minutes when he curled the ball in from the right of the penalty area with his left foot, before finishing off the scoring with a strike of his own, assisted by Ramos, where he beat the last man before clipping the ball over the goalkeeper. [20] Colombia, which had already qualified for the knockout stage and would do so as group winners if either they didn't lose this match or Ivory Coast did not beat Greece in the other match, finished as group winners with a perfect record of three wins out of three, while Japan, which had to win the match to have any chance to qualify, were eliminated.

Faryd Mondragón became the oldest player to make an appearance in the history of the World Cup, at the age of 43 years, 3 days, when he came on for the last five minutes of the match, breaking the record of Roger Milla, who played at the 1994 World Cup at the age of 42. [21] He also set the record for the longest time between World Cup appearances as 15 years and 363 days had passed since his last versus England at the 1998 World Cup, breaking Alfred Bickel's record of 12 years and 13 days between appearances (1938–1950). [22]

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
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Attendance: 40,340
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
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Colombia
GK1 Eiji Kawashima
RB2 Atsuto Uchida
CB22 Maya Yoshida
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LB5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM14 Toshihiro Aoyama Sub off.svg 62'
CM17 Makoto Hasebe (c)
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AM4 Keisuke Honda
LW10 Shinji Kagawa Sub off.svg 85'
CF13 Yoshito Ōkubo
Substitutions:
MF16 Hotaru Yamaguchi Sub on.svg 62'
FW11 Yoichiro Kakitani Sub on.svg 69'
MF8 Hiroshi Kiyotake Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Zaccheroni
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GK1 David Ospina (c)Sub off.svg 85'
RB4 Santiago Arias
CB23 Carlos Valdés
CB16 Éder Balanta
LB7 Pablo Armero
RM11 Juan Cuadrado Sub off.svg 46'
CM15 Alexander Mejía
CM13 Fredy Guarín Yellow card.svg 63'
LM20 Juan Quintero Sub off.svg 46'
SS19 Adrián Ramos
CF21 Jackson Martínez
Substitutions:
MF5 Carlos Carbonero Sub on.svg 46'
MF10 James Rodríguez Sub on.svg 46'
GK22 Faryd Mondragón Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg José Pékerman

Man of the Match:
Jackson Martínez (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
Bertino Cunha (Portugal)
Tiago Trigo (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Fifth official:
Eric Boria (United States)

Greece vs Ivory Coast

The two teams had never met before. [18] Greece midfielder Kostas Katsouranis (red card in previous match) and Ivory Coast defender Didier Zokora (accumulation of yellow cards) were suspended for the match. [23] [24]

Greece, which had to win to have any chance to qualify for the knockout stage, went in front in the 42nd minute after Cheick Tioté's defensive mistake allowed substitute Andreas Samaris to steal the ball, play a one-two with Georgios Samaras, and run in on goal before shooting past the goalkeeper with his right foot. In the second half, substitute Wilfried Bony equalised with a low right foot finish after Gervinho's pass from the left. As Japan were losing to Colombia in the other match played at the same time, Ivory Coast only required a point to qualify for the knockout stage for the first time. [25] The game looked to be heading for a draw, until Greece won a penalty in injury time when Giovanni Sio tripped Samaras as he was about to strike the ball, and Samaras scored the penalty hitting the ball to the goalkeeper's left. The win meant Greece finished as the group runners-up, and put them into the knockout stage for the first time in its World Cup history (after unsuccessful campaigns in 1994 and 2010), while Ivory Coast were eliminated in the group stage for the third tournament in a row. [26]

Greece  Flag of Greece.svg2–1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
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Attendance: 59,095
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
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Ivory Coast
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RB15 Vasilis Torosidis
CB4 Kostas Manolas
CB19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos
LB20 José Holebas
DM10 Giorgos Karagounis (c)Sub off.svg 78'
CM2 Giannis Maniatis
CM16 Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
RW8 Panagiotis Kone Sub off.svg 12'
LW7 Georgios Samaras
CF14 Dimitris Salpingidis
Substitutions:
MF22 Andreas Samaris Sub on.svg 12'
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FW17 Theofanis Gekas Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of Portugal.svg Fernando Santos
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GK1 Boubacar Barry
RB17 Serge Aurier
CB4 Kolo Touré
CB22 Sol Bamba
LB3 Arthur Boka
CM9 Cheick Tioté Sub off.svg 61'
CM20 Serey Die Yellow card.svg 70'
RW8 Salomon Kalou Yellow card.svg 62'
AM19 Yaya Touré
LW10 Gervinho Sub off.svg 83'
CF11 Didier Drogba (c)Yellow card.svg 37'Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
FW12 Wilfried Bony Sub on.svg 61'
MF14 Ismaël Diomandé Sub on.svg 78'
FW21 Giovanni Sio Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Sabri Lamouchi

Man of the Match:
Georgios Samaras (Greece)

Assistant referees:
Christian Lescano (Ecuador)
Byron Romero (Ecuador)
Fourth official:
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Fifth official:
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)

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Group H of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 19 to 28 June 2018. The group consisted of Poland, Senegal, Colombia, and Japan. The top two teams, Colombia and Japan, advanced to the round of 16. For the first time in World Cup history, the "fair play" rule was invoked to break a tie. Japan and Senegal finished with identical scores and goal differences to tie for second behind Colombia. Japan were awarded the place in the round of 16 based on receiving fewer yellow cards in their three matches.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Copa América</span> 47th edition of the football championship

The 2021 Copa América was the 47th edition of the Copa América, the international men's football championship organised by South America's football ruling body CONMEBOL. The tournament took place in Brazil from 13 June to 10 July 2021. It was originally scheduled to take place from 12 June to 12 July 2020 in Argentina and Colombia as the 2020 Copa América. On 17 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America, the tournament had been postponed for a year, in conjunction with UEFA's decision to also postpone UEFA Euro 2020 to 2021. This was the first time since 1991 where no guest nation took part in the tournament.

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