The most awaited football tournament, FIFA world cup 2014, will start very soon. This one is going to be one of the most exciting football world cup of the decade. Brasil has got the privilege to host this year’s world cup. As a football frenzy, you must have started looking for FIFA world cup 2014 schedule, if so, than you are on the right page. In the year 2010, Spain defeated Netherlands and won the FIFA world cup 2010 title, this time 32 teams from different countries will entertain you with their dazzling performances. The team winning the FIFA world cup 2014 will receive US$ 35 million as price money. The FIFA world cup will commence on 12th June 2014 and the final match will be played on 13th July, 2014.
For the first time in 34 years a South American country will host the Fifa world cup and I am sure it is going to be one of the events to remember. 5 times world champion hosting the Fifa world cup 2014, itself tells a story that giant is back with hunger of victory. Total 64 games will be played at 12 different venues.
Brazil has won the Fifa world cup title for 5 times, and is considered as one of the strong contender for the Fifa world cup 2014. This time it is going to be 20th Fifa world cup tournament. In case, if you are keen, you can check out some of the top notch FIFA 14 HD wallpapers
FIFA World Cup 2014 Groups
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
Brazil | Spain | Colombia | Uruguay | Switzerland | Argentina | Germany | Belgium |
Croatia | Netherlands | Greece | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Iran | Portugal | Algeria |
Mexico | Chile | Ivory Coast | England | France | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Ghana | Russia |
Cameroon | Australia | Japan | Italy | Honduras | Nigeria | United States | South Korea |
The official song for the Fifa world cup 2014 is “We Are One (Ole Ola)” by Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte, as announced by Fifa and Sony Music. The official ball of the 2014 World Cup will be the Adidas Brazuca. The tatu-bola, an armadillo that defends itself from predators by rolling up into a ball, was chosen as the official mascot by FIFA
Fifa has forecasted that 3,334,524 tickets will be sold throughout the season. Approximately 1.1 million tickets will be sold to the general public, out of which 400,000 to the Brazilian citizens and 700,000 for overseas fans. The sale of the tickets for general public has started on the official website and at the nominated locations at the host city. The most expensive tickets are to be sold at the rate of US$990 for the final match.
The sale of the tickets started on 20th August 2013, and an massive 2.3 million people requested for tickets in the first 24 hrs. By the end of the October 2013, total 6 million people have requested for the Fifa tickets. Due to the massive number of people requesting tickets, during the first phase FIfa randomly allocated tickets by draw to 889.305 people requesting tickets.
If you are unable to watch your favorite game on TV then you can also check latest scores, live updates for the Fifa world cup 2014 using your mobile phone. You can visit the official website to download the Fifa app for your phone. You can also visit http://www.fifa.com/mobile/ to download the app.
The heart thrilling season of Fifa world cup 2014, will start soon and you would find the Fifa fever everywhere. Do visit the official website to check the FIfa World cup 2014 schedule. To check the FIFA World cup 2014 schedule, visit http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html.
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