2014 FIFA World Cup Group A

Group A of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consisted of Brazil, Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon. Play began on 12 June and ended on 23 June 2014.

Teams

Draw position Team Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
October 2013[nb 1] June 2014
A1 (seed)  Brazil CONMEBOL * Hosts 30 October 2007 20th 2010 Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) 11 3
A2  Croatia UEFA UEFA play-off winners 19 November 2013 4th 2006 Third place (1998) 18 18
A3  Mexico CONCACAF CONCACAF vs OFC play-off winners 20 November 2013 15th 2010 Quarter-finals (1970, 1986) 24 20
A4  Cameroon CAF CAF Third Round winners 17 November 2013 7th 2010 Quarter-finals (1990) 59 56
Notes
  1. ↑ The rankings of October 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

  • Brazil advanced to play Chile (runner-up of Group B) in the round of 16.
  • Mexico advanced to play Netherlands (winner of Group B) in the round of 16.

Matches

Brazil vs Croatia

Brazil 3-1 Croatia
Neymar  29', 71' (pen.)
Oscar  90+1'		 Marcelo  11' (o.g.)
Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo
Brazil
Croatia
GK 12 Júlio César
RB 2 Dani Alves
CB 3 Thiago Silva (c)
CB 4 David Luiz
LB 6 Marcelo
DM 8 Paulinho  63'
DM 17 Luiz Gustavo  88'
RW 7 Hulk  68'
AM 11 Oscar
LW 10 Neymar  27'  88'
CF 9 Fred
Substitutions:
MF 18 Hernanes  63'
MF 20 Bernard  68'
MF 16 Ramires  88'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
RB 11 Darijo Srna (c)
CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka  65'
CB 6 Dejan Lovren  69'
LB 2 Šime Vrsaljko
CM 10 Luka Modrić
CM 7 Ivan Rakitić
RW 4 Ivan Perišić
AM 20 Mateo Kovačić  61'
LW 18 Ivica Olić
CF 9 Nikica Jelavić  78'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Marcelo Brozović  61'
FW 16 Ante Rebić  78'
 
Manager:
Niko Kovač

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)

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

Mexico vs Cameroon

Mexico 1-0 Cameroon
Peralta  61'
Arena das Dunas, Natal
Mexico
Cameroon
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
CB 2 Francisco Rodríguez
CB 4 Rafael Márquez (c)
CB 15 Héctor Moreno  57'
RWB 22 Paul Aguilar
LWB 7 Miguel Layún
DM 23 José Juan Vázquez
CM 6 Héctor Herrera  90+1'
CM 18 Andrés Guardado  69'
SS 10 Giovani dos Santos
CF 19 Oribe Peralta  74'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Marco Fabián  69'
FW 14 Javier Hernández  74'
DF 3 Carlos Salcido  90+1'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera
GK 16 Charles Itandje
RB 4 Cédric Djeugoué  46'
CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou
CB 14 Aurélien Chedjou
LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
DM 6 Alex Song  79'
RM 17 Stéphane Mbia
LM 18 Eyong Enoh
AM 8 Benjamin Moukandjo
AM 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
CF 9 Samuel Eto'o (c)
Substitutions:
DF 5 Dany Nounkeu  77'  46'
FW 15 Pierre Webó  79'
 
Manager:
Volker Finke

Man of the Match:
Giovani dos Santos (Mexico)

Assistant referees:
Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)
Eduardo Díaz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Fifth official:
Aden Marwa (Kenya)

Brazil vs Mexico

Brazil 0-0 Mexico
Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
Brazil
Mexico
GK 12 Júlio César
RB 2 Dani Alves
CB 3 Thiago Silva (c)  79'
CB 4 David Luiz
LB 6 Marcelo
DM 8 Paulinho
DM 17 Luiz Gustavo
CM 11 Oscar  84'
RW 16 Ramires  45'  46'
LW 10 Neymar
CF 9 Fred  68'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Bernard  46'
FW 21 Jô  68'
MF 19 Willian  84'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
CB 2 Francisco Rodríguez
CB 4 Rafael Márquez (c)
CB 15 Héctor Moreno
RWB 22 Paul Aguilar  59'
LWB 7 Miguel Layún
DM 23 José Juan Vázquez  62'
CM 6 Héctor Herrera  76'
CM 18 Andrés Guardado
SS 10 Giovani dos Santos  84'
CF 19 Oribe Peralta  74'
Substitutes:
FW 14 Javier Hernández  74'
MF 8 Marco Fabián  76'
FW 9 Raúl Jiménez  84'
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 Croatia

Cameroon 0-4 Croatia
Olić  11'
Perišić  48'
Mandžukić  61', 73'
Cameroon
Croatia
GK 16 Charles Itandje
RB 17 Stéphane Mbia
CB 14 Aurélien Chedjou  46'
CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou (c)
LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
DM 21 Joël Matip
CM 6 Alex Song  40'
CM 18 Eyong Enoh
RW 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting  75'
LW 8 Benjamin Moukandjo
CF 10 Vincent Aboubakar  70'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Dany Nounkeu  46'
FW 15 Pierre Webó  70'
MF 20 Edgar Salli  75'
Manager:
Volker Finke
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
RB 11 Darijo Srna (c)
CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
LB 3 Danijel Pranjić
CM 10 Luka Modrić
CM 7 Ivan Rakitić
RW 4 Ivan Perišić  78'
AM 19 Sammir  72'
LW 18 Ivica Olić  69'
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić
Substitutions:
FW 22 Eduardo  89'  69'
MF 20 Mateo Kovačić  72'
FW 16 Ante Rebić  78'
Manager:
Niko Kovač

Man of the Match:
Mario Mandžukić (Croatia)

Assistant referees:
Bertino Cunha (Portugal)
Tiago Trigo (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Walter López (Guatemala)
Fifth official:
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)

Cameroon vs Brazil

Cameroon 1-4 Brazil
Matip  26' Neymar  17', 35'
Fred  49'
Fernandinho  84'
Cameroon
Brazil
GK 16 Charles Itandje
RB 22 Allan Nyom
CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou (c)
CB 21 Joël Matip
LB 12 Henri Bedimo
DM 7 Landry N'Guémo
CM 17 Stéphane Mbia  80'
CM 18 Eyong Enoh  11'
RW 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting  81'
LW 8 Benjamin Moukandjo  58'
CF 10 Vincent Aboubakar  72'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Edgar Salli  76'  58'
FW 15 Pierre Webó  72'
MF 11 Jean Makoun  81'
Manager:
Volker Finke
GK 12 Júlio César
RB 2 Dani Alves
CB 3 Thiago Silva (c)
CB 4 David Luiz
LB 6 Marcelo
DM 17 Luiz Gustavo
RM 8 Paulinho  46'
LM 11 Oscar
RW 7 Hulk  63'
LW 10 Neymar  71'
CF 9 Fred
Substitutions:
MF 5 Fernandinho  46'
MF 16 Ramires  63'
MF 19 Willian  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)

Croatia vs Mexico

Croatia 1-3 Mexico
Perišić  87' Márquez  72'
Guardado  75'
Hernández  82'
Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Croatia
Mexico
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
RB 11 Darijo Srna (c)
CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
LB 2 Šime Vrsaljko  58'
CM 7 Ivan Rakitić  9'
CM 3 Danijel Pranjić  74'
RW 4 Ivan Perišić
AM 10 Luka Modrić
LW 18 Ivica Olić  69'
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić
Substitutions:
MF 20 Mateo Kovačić  58'
FW 16 Ante Rebić  89'  69'
FW 9 Nikica Jelavić  74'
Manager:
Niko Kovač
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
CB 2 Francisco Rodríguez
CB 4 Rafael Márquez (c)  39'
CB 15 Héctor Moreno
RWB 22 Paul Aguilar
LWB 7 Miguel Layún
DM 23 José Juan Vázquez  66'
CM 6 Héctor Herrera
CM 18 Andrés Guardado  84'
SS 10 Giovani dos Santos  62'
CF 19 Oribe Peralta  79'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Javier Hernández  62'
MF 21 Carlos Peña  79'
MF 8 Marco Fabián  84'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera

Man of the Match:
Rafael Márquez (Mexico)

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Fourth official:
Néant Alioum (Cameroon)
Fifth official:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)

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