Brazil at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

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The following article concerns the performance of Brazil at the 2014 FIFA World Cup . They played their first home-soil World Cup after 64 years, since the 1950 World Cup, and thus were automatically qualified for the group stage.

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Brazil qualified as first at their group, winning two matches (Croatia and Cameroon) and drawing one (Mexico).

They eventually reached the semi-finals, beating Chile and Colombia. Brazil, however, were then knocked out by the eventual champions Germany in a match known as the Mineirazo . In the third-place match, Brazil lost to Netherlands and therefore ended the tournament in fourth place.

Host selection

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Announcing of Brazil as hosts, 2007

In March 2003, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held in South America for the first time since 1978, in line with its then-active policy of rotating the right to host the World Cup among different confederations. [1] [2] The decision meant that it would be the first time that two consecutive World Cups were staged outside Europe and the first time two consecutive World Cups were held in the Southern Hemisphere (the 2010 edition was held in South Africa). [3] Only Brazil and Colombia formally declared their candidacy but, after the withdrawal of the latter from the process, [4] Brazil was officially elected as host nation unopposed on 30 October 2007. [5]

Pre-tournament friendlies

June 3, 2014Friendly Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg4–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Goiânia, Brazil
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Report Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)
June 6, 2014Friendly Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–0Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia São Paulo, Brazil
Fred Soccerball shade.svg58' Report Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 67,042
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Squad

Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari

The final squad was announced on 7 May 2014. [6] The squad numbers were revealed on 2 June. [7] Neymar suffered a fractured vertebra following a foul by Colombia defender Juan Camilo Zúñiga in the quarter-final; it was announced that Neymar would miss the remainder of the tournament. [8]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11 GK Jefferson (1983-01-02)2 January 1983 (aged 31)9 Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo
22 DF Dani Alves (1983-05-06)6 May 1983 (aged 31)75 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
32 DF Thiago Silva (c) (1984-09-22)22 September 1984 (aged 29)46 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Paris Saint-Germain
42 DF David Luiz (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 27)36 Flag of England.svg Chelsea [9]
53 MF Fernandinho (1985-05-04)4 May 1985 (aged 29)7 Flag of England.svg Manchester City
62 DF Marcelo (1988-05-12)12 May 1988 (aged 26)31 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
74 FW Hulk (1986-07-25)25 July 1986 (aged 27)35 Flag of Russia.svg Zenit Saint Petersburg
83 MF Paulinho (1988-07-25)25 July 1988 (aged 25)26 Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
94 FW Fred (1983-10-03)3 October 1983 (aged 30)33 Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense
104 FW Neymar (1992-02-05)5 February 1992 (aged 22)49 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
113 MF Oscar (1991-09-09)9 September 1991 (aged 22)31 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
121 GK Júlio César (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 34)80 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC [10]
132 DF Dante (1983-10-18)18 October 1983 (aged 30)12 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
142 DF Maxwell (1981-08-27)27 August 1981 (aged 32)9 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Paris Saint-Germain
152 DF Henrique (1986-10-14)14 October 1986 (aged 27)5 Flag of Italy.svg Napoli
163 MF Ramires (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 27)42 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
173 MF Luiz Gustavo (1987-07-23)23 July 1987 (aged 26)19 Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg
183 MF Hernanes (1985-05-29)29 May 1985 (aged 29)24 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale
193 MF Willian (1988-08-09)9 August 1988 (aged 25)7 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
204 FW Bernard (1992-09-08)8 September 1992 (aged 21)11 Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk
214 FW (1987-03-20)20 March 1987 (aged 27)17 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro
221 GK Victor (1983-01-21)21 January 1983 (aged 31)6 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro
232 DF Maicon (1981-07-26)26 July 1981 (aged 32)72 Flag of Italy.svg Roma

Group stage

Brazil vs Croatia

The two teams had met in two previous matches, including in the 2006 World Cup group stage, won by Brazil 1–0. [11] Croatia forward Mario Mandžukić was suspended for the match, after being sent off in the team's final qualifier against Iceland. [12]

Croatia opened the scoring through a Marcelo own goal, as the ball bounced off him into the net after Nikica Jelavić deflected Ivica Olić's cross. [13] Neymar equalised for the hosts with a 25-yard (23 m) shot after receiving a pass from Oscar. [14] In the second half, Brazil took the lead with Neymar's penalty after Dejan Lovren was judged to have fouled Fred in the penalty area. [14] Croatia had a potential equaliser disallowed, after a foul was called on the Brazilian goalkeeper, Júlio César. [15] [16] [17] In added time, Oscar sealed the win, toe-poking the third goal for Brazil from 22 yards (20 m) after receiving a pass from Ramires. [14]

Post-match, FIFA referees chief, Massimo Busacca, defended the officials for awarding the penalty, and insisted there had been some contact between Lovren and Fred even if it was minimal. [18] On the other hand, renowned former top-level FIFA referee Markus Merk criticised FIFA for having Yuichi Nishimura as the referee in the opening match, labelling the refereeing in the match as "embarrassing". [19]

The game was notable for a number of pioneering events. This was the first occasion in FIFA World Cup history on which an own goal (which was also the first ever own goal scored by Brazil in World Cup finals) opened scoring in the tournament. As the first game played at this World Cup, the match also saw the first use of vanishing spray to mark free kick spots, and the advent of goal-line technology, two innovations introduced during the tournament. [20]

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
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Attendance: 62,103
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AM11 Oscar
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CF9 Fred
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RB11 Darijo Srna (c)
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LB2 Šime Vrsaljko
CM10 Luka Modrić
CM7 Ivan Rakitić
RW4 Ivan Perišić
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LW18 Ivica Olić
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Manager:
Niko Kovač

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil) [21]

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Fifth official:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)

Brazil vs Mexico

The two teams had met in 38 previous matches, including three times in the FIFA World Cup group stage, all won by Brazil (1950: 4–0; 1954: 5–0; 1962: 2–0). [22] Their most recent meeting was in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage, won by Brazil 2–0.

Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa made four outstanding saves to deny Brazil. In the first half he saved a header from Neymar tight to his right to push around the post and blocked a close-range effort from Paulinho. In the second half he saved a low shot from Neymar and a late point blank header from Thiago Silva. [23]

This was the first time since the 1970 World Cup that the host team drew 0–0 in the group stage.[ citation needed ] Mexico became the first team from outside UEFA or CONMEBOL to take a point from Brazil in the World Cup. [24]

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
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LB6 Marcelo
DM8 Paulinho
DM17 Luiz Gustavo
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Manager:
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GK13 Guillermo Ochoa
CB2 Francisco Rodríguez
CB4 Rafael Márquez (c)
CB15 Héctor Moreno
RWB22 Paul Aguilar Yellow card.svg 59'
LWB7 Miguel Layún
DM23 José Juan Vázquez Yellow card.svg 62'
CM6 Héctor Herrera Sub off.svg 76'
CM18 Andrés Guardado
SS10 Giovani dos Santos Sub off.svg 84'
CF19 Oribe Peralta Sub off.svg 74'
Substitutes:
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MF8 Marco Fabián Sub on.svg 76'
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Manager:
Miguel Herrera

Man of the Match:
Guillermo Ochoa (Mexico)

Assistant referees:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Fifth official:
Kim Haglund (Norway)

Cameroon vs Brazil

The two teams had met in four previous matches, including in the 1994 World Cup group stage, won by Brazil 3–0. [25] Their most recent meeting was in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage, won by Cameroon 1–0. Cameroon midfielder Alex Song was suspended for the match (first match of a three-match ban), after being sent off in the previous match against Croatia. [26]

Brazil, where a draw would guarantee their qualification to the knockout stage, opened the scoring in the 17th minute when Luiz Gustavo crossed from the left for Neymar to beat the goalkeeper with a first time low side-footed finish to the corner. [27] Already-eliminated Cameroon equalised when Allan Nyom beat Dani Alves on the left before crossing for Joël Matip to finish from close range. Neymar put Brazil back in front when he collected the ball from Marcelo and ran at goal before finishing with a low right foot shot that wrong footed the goalkeeper from just inside the penalty area. [28] In the second half, David Luiz crossed from the left for Fred to extend Brazil's lead with a close range header before half-time substitute Fernandinho completed the scoring when he collected a pass from Oscar before finishing with a low right footed shot. [29] The result assured that Brazil pipped Mexico on goal difference to qualify to the knockout stage as group winners.

The match was Brazil's 100th in the World Cup, and they followed Germany (which played their 100th match in their first game of the 2014 World Cup) to become the second team to reach the milestone.[ citation needed ]

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RB22 Allan Nyom
CB3 Nicolas N'Koulou (c)
CB21 Joël Matip
LB12 Henri Bedimo
DM7 Landry N'Guémo
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CM18 Eyong Enoh Yellow card.svg 11'
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LW8 Benjamin Moukandjo Sub off.svg 58'
CF10 Vincent Aboubakar Sub off.svg 72'
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MF11 Jean Makoun Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of Germany.svg Volker Finke
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GK12 Júlio César
RB2 Dani Alves
CB3 Thiago Silva (c)
CB4 David Luiz
LB6 Marcelo
DM17 Luiz Gustavo
RM8 Paulinho Sub off.svg 46'
LM11 Oscar
RW7 Hulk Sub off.svg 63'
LW10 Neymar Sub off.svg 71'
CF9 Fred
Substitutions:
MF5 Fernandinho Sub on.svg 46'
MF16 Ramires Sub on.svg 63'
MF19 Willian Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Fifth official:
Kim Haglund (Norway)

Round of 16

Brazil vs Chile

The two teams had met in 68 previous matches, [30] including three times in the FIFA World Cup knockout stage, all won by Brazil (1962, semi-finals: 4–2; 1998, round of 16: 4–1; 2010, round of 16: 3–0).

Brazil opened the scoring when from a corner David Luiz turned Thiago Silva's flick-on into the net. While replays suggested that Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara may have had the last touch, [31] FIFA later confirmed that the goal was scored by Luiz, not Jara. [32] Chile equalised when Hulk lost possession after a throw-in in his own half, Eduardo Vargas stole the ball and passed to Alexis Sánchez to score. In the second half, Hulk's goal was disallowed as Howard Webb adjudged that the player used his arm in bringing down the ball and gave him a yellow card instead. [33] Chances were few after that with Brazil dominating possession with Hulk forcing Claudio Bravo into a decent save, and the match went to extra time. The best chance of extra time came in the last seconds as Mauricio Pinilla's shot hit the crossbar. [34] In the resulting penalty shootout, the score was tied 2–2 after four rounds, with Brazil goalkeeper Júlio César saving from Pinilla and Sánchez, while Willian missed and Hulk's shot was saved by Bravo. In the fifth round, Neymar scored his penalty, meaning Chile had to score, but Jara's shot hit the inside of the post. [35] Brazil advanced to the quarter-finals to face Colombia.

The result meant that in all four World Cups where Chile qualified for the knockout stage, they were eliminated by Brazil.

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CB4 David Luiz
LB6 Marcelo
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DM17 Luiz Gustavo Yellow card.svg 60'
RW7 Hulk Yellow card.svg 55'
AM11 Oscar Sub off.svg 106'
LW10 Neymar
CF9 Fred Sub off.svg 64'
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Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
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GK1 Claudio Bravo (c)
CB5 Francisco Silva Yellow card.svg 40'
CB17 Gary Medel Sub off.svg 108'
CB18 Gonzalo Jara
RWB4 Mauricio Isla
LWB2 Eugenio Mena Yellow card.svg 17'
CM20 Charles Aránguiz
CM21 Marcelo Díaz
AM8 Arturo Vidal Sub off.svg 87'
CF7 Alexis Sánchez
CF11 Eduardo Vargas Sub off.svg 57'
Substitutes:
MF16 Felipe Gutiérrez Sub on.svg 57'
FW9 Mauricio Pinilla Yellow card.svg 102'Sub on.svg 87'
DF13 José Rojas Sub on.svg 108'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Sampaoli

Man of the Match:
Júlio César (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Darren Cann (England)
Fourth official:
Felix Brych (Germany)
Fifth official:
Mark Borsch (Germany)

Quarter-finals

Brazil vs Colombia

The two teams had met in 25 previous matches, but never in the FIFA World Cup. [36] This was the first time Colombia had reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Brazil midfielder Luiz Gustavo was suspended for the match due to accumulation of yellow cards. [37]

Brazil took the lead in the 7th minute, when Neymar's corner was turned in from close range by Thiago Silva. They doubled the lead in the 69th minute when David Luiz scored directly from a long range free kick. Colombia reduced the deficit with 10 minutes to go, when James Rodríguez converted a penalty kick, awarded after substitute Carlos Bacca was fouled by Brazil goalkeeper Júlio César. [38] Neymar was kneed in the back by Colombia defender Juan Camilo Zúñiga in the 88th minute, which resulted in the striker's withdrawal from the match. Subsequent medical evaluation discovered a fractured vertebra, forcing the Brazilian to miss the remainder of the tournament. [8] Brazil advanced to the semi-final, where they would face Germany.

Rodríguez's goal was his sixth of the tournament, enough to win him the Golden Boot award. [39] He also became the first player to score in his first five career World Cup matches since Peru's Teófilo Cubillas (across the 1970 and 1978 tournaments). [40]

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
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RB23 Maicon
CB3 Thiago Silva (c)Yellow card.svg 64'
CB4 David Luiz
LB6 Marcelo
CM5 Fernandinho
CM8 Paulinho Sub off.svg 86'
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AM11 Oscar
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CF9 Fred
Substitutes:
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MF18 Hernanes Sub on.svg 86'
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Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
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GK1 David Ospina
RB18 Juan Camilo Zúñiga
CB2 Cristián Zapata
CB3 Mario Yepes (c)Yellow card.svg 71'
LB7 Pablo Armero
RM11 Juan Cuadrado Sub off.svg 80'
CM13 Fredy Guarín
CM6 Carlos Sánchez
LM14 Víctor Ibarbo Sub off.svg 46'
CF9 Teófilo Gutiérrez Sub off.svg 70'
CF10 James Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 67'
Substitutes:
FW19 Adrián Ramos Sub on.svg 46'
FW17 Carlos Bacca Sub on.svg 70'
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Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg José Pekerman

Man of the Match:
David Luiz (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Roberto Alonso (Spain)
Juan Carlos Yuste (Spain)
Fourth official:
Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Fifth official:
Kim Haglund (Norway)

Semi-final

Brazil vs Germany

The two teams had met in 21 previous matches, including in the final of the 2002 World Cup (their only previous encounter in the tournament's history), won by Brazil 2–0. [41]

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Miroslav Klose (center) celebrating with teammates after scoring the second goal for Germany.

While Germany kept the same starting lineup as their quarter-final against France, Brazil made two changes: defender and captain Thiago Silva was suspended for the match due to accumulation of yellow cards,[ citation needed ] and was replaced by Dante, while forward Neymar was sidelined after suffering a fractured vertebra in the quarter-final against Colombia, [8] and was replaced by Bernard. [42] Germany took the lead in the 11th minute, Thomas Müller volleying in Toni Kroos' corner. Miroslav Klose scored Germany's second goal, after a passing move saw him set up by Müller, his first shot was saved by Brazil goalkeeper Júlio César, but he slotted in the rebound. Kroos then scored two quick goals, the first one after Philipp Lahm's cross was missed by Müller, the second one after stealing the ball from Fernandinho and playing a quick one-two with Sami Khedira. Khedira then scored Germany's fourth goal in six minutes, after exchanging passes with Mesut Özil, to give Germany a 5–0 halftime lead. Substitute André Schürrle added two more goals in the second half, first slotting in from Lahm's cross, then scoring via the crossbar after a cut-back from Müller. Brazil scored a consolation goal in the 90th minute, as Oscar received a pass from Marcelo, dribbled inside and scored. [43] Germany reached their eighth World Cup final, a record by any nation, where they would face Argentina, while Brazil had to settle for the third-place play-off against the Netherlands.

The game equalled Brazil's biggest margin of defeat, a 6–0 loss to Uruguay in 1920, and it broke a 62-match home unbeaten streak in competitive matches going back to 1975. [44] The match also broke many World Cup records: It was Brazil's biggest World Cup defeat (eclipsing their 1998 final loss to France), the biggest defeat by a World Cup host nation (previous record was by three goals), and the biggest margin of victory in a World Cup semi-final (three previous semi-finals ended in 6–1 scorelines). [45]

Klose's goal was his 16th overall throughout his World Cup appearances, allowing him to beat Ronaldo for the record of all-time top scorer in World Cup finals tournaments.[ citation needed ] Germany's seven goals took their total tally in World Cup history to 223, surpassing Brazil's 221 goals to first place overall. [46]

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LB6 Marcelo
CM17 Luiz Gustavo
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AM11 Oscar
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Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
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GK1 Manuel Neuer
RB16 Philipp Lahm (c)
CB20 Jérôme Boateng
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LB4 Benedikt Höwedes
CM6 Sami Khedira Sub off.svg 76'
CM7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
RW13 Thomas Müller
AM18 Toni Kroos
LW8 Mesut Özil
CF11 Miroslav Klose Sub off.svg 58'
Substitutes:
DF17 Per Mertesacker Sub on.svg 46'
MF9 André Schürrle Sub on.svg 58'
MF14 Julian Draxler Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Joachim Löw

Man of the Match:
Toni Kroos (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Marcos Quintero (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Mark Geiger (United States)
Fifth official:
Mark Hurd (United States)

Third place play-off

Brazil vs Netherlands

The two teams had met in 11 previous meetings, including four times in the FIFA World Cup: Netherlands won 2–0 in the second group stage of the 1974 World Cup and 2–1 in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup, and Brazil won 3–2 in the quarter-finals of the 1994 World Cup and 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw (after extra time) in the semi-finals of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. [47]

Brazil made six changes in their starting line-up from their semi-final, while the Netherlands made only two, with Wesley Sneijder, who was originally part of the Dutch starting line-up, replaced by Jonathan de Guzmán after an injury during the pre-match warm-up prevented him from playing.[ citation needed ] The Netherlands opened the scoring within three minutes, after Robin van Persie converted a penalty kick awarded for a foul on Arjen Robben by Thiago Silva. Daley Blind extended the lead in the 17th minute, scoring after a David Luiz headed clearance fell to him inside the penalty area. Georginio Wijnaldum completed the scoring in second half injury time as he shot home from substitute Daryl Janmaat's cross from the right. [48]

The Netherlands finished third for the first time in their World Cup history. [49] With Michel Vorm's participation (who was substituted into the match in second half injury time), the Netherlands became the first team to use all of their 23 players in a World Cup since the finals squads were expanded from 22 to 23 players in 2002. [50] Brazil, who finished fourth for the second time in World Cup history, conceded a total of 14 goals in the tournament, the most they had ever allowed in a World Cup and also the most conceded by any World Cup hosts. [51] Brazil also became the second team to concede 100 World Cup goals, after Germany. [52] [53]

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Brazil
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Netherlands
GK12 Júlio César
RB23 Maicon
CB3 Thiago Silva (c)Yellow card.svg 2'
CB4 David Luiz
LB14 Maxwell
CM8 Paulinho Sub off.svg 57'
CM17 Luiz Gustavo Sub off.svg 46'
RW16 Ramires Sub off.svg 73'
AM11 Oscar Yellow card.svg 68'
LW19 Willian
CF21
Substitutes:
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FW7 Hulk Sub on.svg 73'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
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GK1 Jasper Cillessen Sub off.svg 90+3'
CB3 Stefan de Vrij
CB2 Ron Vlaar
CB4 Bruno Martins Indi
RWB15 Dirk Kuyt
LWB5 Daley Blind Sub off.svg 70'
CM20 Georginio Wijnaldum
CM16 Jordy Clasie Sub off.svg 90'
CM8 Jonathan de Guzmán Yellow card.svg 36'
CF9 Robin van Persie (c)
CF11 Arjen Robben Yellow card.svg 9'
Substitutes:
DF7 Daryl Janmaat Sub on.svg 70'
DF13 Joël Veltman Sub on.svg 90'
GK22 Michel Vorm Sub on.svg 90+3'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal

Man of the Match:
Arjen Robben (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Rédouane Achik (Morocco)
Abdelhalk Etchiali (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)

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