The games in Group A at the 2014 World Cup were held from June 12 to 23, 2014 . The group consisted of teams from Brazil - the host country of the championship, Croatia , Mexico and Cameroon .
In the playoffs, the team taking 1st place will play with the team taking 2nd place in Group B , and the team taking 2nd place will play with the winner of Group B.
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Commands
| National team | Qualification Method | Final Tournament Release Date | Participation in the final tournament (consecutive times) | Last time | Best result | FIFA ranking at the start of the tournament |
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| Brazil | Organizer | October 30, 2007 | 20 (20) | 2010 | Champion ( 1958 , 1962 , 1970 , 1994 , 2002 ) | 3 |
| Cameroon | Africa, winner of butt games | November 17, 2013 | 7 (2) | 2010 | 1/4 finals ( 1990 ) | 56 |
| Croatia | Europe, the winner of the butt games | November 19, 2013 | 4 (1) | 2006 | 3rd place ( 1998 ) | 18 |
| Mexico | North America , winner of intercontinental butt matches | November 20, 2013 | 15 (6) | 2010 | 1/4 finals ( 1970 , 1986 ) | 20 |
Statistics of personal meetings before the World Cup
Brazil - Croatia
Teams played among themselves 2 times.
As part of the World Cup, these teams met 1 time at the 2006 World Cup in Germany . Brazil 1-0 Croatia
Also in 2005, the teams held a friendly match, which ended in a draw, 1: 1.
Mexico - Cameroon
The teams played among themselves once in 1993:
Mexico 1-0 Cameroon
Brazil - Mexico
Spent 39 matches between themselves (Brazil's victory - 23, Mexico - 10, draw - 7).
In the framework of the World Cup:
1950 World Cup : Brazil 4-0 Mexico (first match between these teams)
1954 World Cup : Brazil 5: 0 Mexico
1962 World Cup : Brazil 2-0 Mexico
Cameroon - Croatia
Never played among themselves
Cameroon - Brazil
Played among themselves 4 times:
As part of the 1994 World Cup : Brazil 3-0 Cameroon
Total Brazil won 3 times, and Cameroon 1 time (within the framework of the Confederations Cup 2003, Cameroon won 1-0)
Mexico - Croatia
In the framework of the World Cup:
2002 World Cup : Croatia 0: 1 Mexico
Other matches:
Croatia 3-0 Mexico (1992)
Mexico 1: 2 Croatia (1999)
Table
| M | Team | AND | AT | N | P | Balls | Β± | ABOUT |
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| one | Brazil | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 7 - 2 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | four - one | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 6 - 6 | 0 | 3 |
| four | Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | one - 9 | β8 | 0 |
And - games, B - wins, N - draws, P - losses, Goals - goals scored and goals conceded, Β± - goal difference, O - points
Local time ( UTC-4 for Manaus , UTC-3 for other cities).
To translate participants to time: Croatia uses Central European Summer Time . Mexico uses time zones in the summer from UTC β 07: 00 to UTC β 05: 00 . Cameroon uses Western Central African time .
Round 1
Match # 1 Brazil - Croatia
June 12, 2014 17:00 UTC β 3 |
| Brazil | 3: 1 | Croatia |
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| Neymar 29 ' , 71' ( pen. ) Oscar 90 + 1 ' | Report | Marcelo eleven' |
Corinthians Arena , Sao Paulo Viewers: 62 103 [1] Judge: Yuichi Nishimura [2] |
Brazil [3] | Croatia [4] |
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Player of the match: Assistant Judges: |
- Photo gallery
| Fans of the Croatian national team rejoice at a goal (own goal) scored at the gates of the Brazilians | Neymar free kick | Shot Marcelo on goal Stipe Pletikosa | Dario Srna vs Hulk |
- Match Features
- Own goal Marcelo was the first Brazil own goal in the history of world championships [6] .
- For the first time in history, the World Cup began with an own goal [7] .
Match 2: Mexico - Cameroon
June 13, 2014 13:00 UTC β 3 |
| Mexico | 1-0 | Cameroon |
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| Peralta 61 ' | Report |
Arena das Dunas , Natal Spectators: 39,216 Judge: Wilmar Roldan |
Mexico | Cameroon |
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Player of the match: Assistant Judges: |
Round 2
Match 17. Brazil - Mexico.
June 17, 2014 16:00 UTC β 3 |
| Brazil | 0: 0 | Mexico |
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Castelan , Fortaleza Spectators: 60 342 Judge: Junite Chakyr |
Brazil | Mexico |
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Player of the match: Assistant Judges: |
Match 18. Cameroon - Croatia.
June 18, 2014 18:00 UTC β 4 |
| Cameroon | 0: 4 | Croatia |
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| Report | Olic eleven' Perisic 48 ' Manjukich 61 ' , 73 ' |
Amazonia , Manaus Spectators: 39,982 Judge: Pedro proance |
Cameroon | Croatia |
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Player of the match: Assistant Judges: |
- Photo gallery
| Ivica Olic after a goal | Removing Cameroonian Alexander Song | Mario Mandzhukich in the fight against two Cameroonian defenders | Croatian national team players celebrate another goal |
Round 3
Match 33. Cameroon - Brazil
June 23, 2014 17:00 UTC β 3 |
| Cameroon | 1: 4 | Brazil |
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| Matip 26 ' | Report | Neymar 17 ' , 35' Fred 49 ' Fernandinho 84 ' |
National Stadium , Brasilia Viewers: 69 112 Judge: Yunas Ericsson |
Cameroon | Brazil |
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Player of the match: Assistant Judges: |
Match 34. Croatia - Mexico
June 23, 2014 17:00 UTC β 3 |
| Croatia | 1: 3 | Mexico |
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| Perisic 87 ' | Report | Marquez 72 ' Guardado 75 ' Hernandez 82 ' |
Pernambuco Arena , Recife Spectators: 41,212 Judge: Ravshan Irmatov |
Croatia | Mexico |
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Player of the match: Assistant Judges: |
Notes
- β Match report - Brazil β Croatia (PDF). FIFA.com (FΓ©dΓ©ration Internationale de Football Association) (June 12, 2014). Date of treatment June 12, 2014.
- β Referee designations for matches 1-4 (port.) . FIFA.com (FΓ©dΓ©ration Internationale de Football Association) (June 10, 2014). Date of treatment June 12, 2014.
- β Brazil to wear traditional kit for World Cup opener with Croatia . sambafoot.com . Date of treatment June 9, 2014.
- β Croatia allowed to wear their famous checkered home shirt at the World Cup opener . football-shirts.co.uk . Date of treatment June 9, 2014.
- β Brazil 3-1 Croatia - Man of the Match . FIFA.com (FΓ©dΓ©ration Internationale de Football Association) (June 12, 2014). Date of treatment June 12, 2014.
- β Marcelo scored the first Brazilian own goal in the history of the world championships
- β For the first time in history, the championship began with an own goal
- β Mexico 1-0 Cameroon - Man of the Match . FIFA.com (FΓ©dΓ©ration Internationale de Football Association) (June 13, 2014). Date of treatment June 13, 2014.
- β Brazil 0-0 Mexico - Man of the Match . FIFA.com (FΓ©dΓ©ration Internationale de Football Association) (June 17, 2014). Date of treatment June 19, 2014.
- β Cameroon 0-4 Croatia - Man of the Match . FIFA.com (FΓ©dΓ©ration Internationale de Football Association) (June 18, 2014). Date of treatment June 18, 2014.
- β Cameroon 1-4 Brazil - Man of the Match . FIFA.com (FΓ©dΓ©ration Internationale de Football Association) (June 23, 2014). Date of treatment June 23, 2014.
- β Croatia 1-3 Mexico - Man of the Match . FIFA.com (FΓ©dΓ©ration Internationale de Football Association) (June 23, 2014). Date of treatment June 23, 2014.