Road to Brazil

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Road to Brazil
Road to Brazil.jpg
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesMay 29 – June 7, 2014
Teams10
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored19 (2.71 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Edin Džeko
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Didier Drogba
Flag of Spain.svg David Villa
(2 goals each)

The Road to Brazil is a series of international association football exhibition games that took place from May 29 to June 7, 2014, in the run up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The games have been organized by Soccer United Marketing, Major League Soccer's commercial division. [1]

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Participants

Ten countries participated in the Road to Brazil series of matches, representing four continents – Europe, Africa, North America and South America. the teams that had qualified for the World Cup included the following: from Europe, defending champion Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece; representing Africa were the African Cup of Nations champion Nigeria and powerhouse Ivory Coast; El Salvador and Honduras from CONCACAF.

Bolivia, El Salvador, Israel and Turkey also participated. [2]

Schedule

Below is the schedule for the matches. [3]

DateTime (ET)Team #1Res.Team #2CityVenue
May 29, 20148:00 PMFlag of Honduras (2022-present).svg  Honduras 0–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Washington D.C. RFK Stadium
May 30, 20148:30 PMFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast St. Louis Edward Jones Dome
June 1, 20149:00 PMFlag of Honduras (2022-present).svg  Honduras 2–4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Houston BBVA Compass Stadium
June 3, 20147:00 PMFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 0–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Chester PPL Park
June 4, 20149:00 PMFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Frisco Toyota Stadium
June 6, 20148:00 PMFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 2–1Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Harrison Red Bull Arena
June 7, 20144:00 PMFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 0–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Landover FedExField

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

  1. ↑ Borg, Simon (February 4, 2014). "World Cup: Major League Soccer to organize Road to Brazil series of international tune-up matches". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ Borg, Simon (February 28, 2014). "Globe's premier pre-World Cup soccer event". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Schedule". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
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