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Group A of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consists of Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, and Cameroon.

Teams[]

Draw position Team Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
October 2013 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

Previous FIFA World Cup meetings[]

  • Brazil v Croatia:[1]
    • 2006, group stage: Brazil 1–0 Croatia
  • Mexico v Cameroon: None[2]
  • Brazil v Mexico:[3]
    • 1950, group stage: Brazil 4–0 Mexico
    • 1954, group stage: Brazil 5–0 Mexico
    • 1962, group stage: Brazil 2–0 Mexico
  • Cameroon v Croatia: None[4]
  • Cameroon v Brazil:[5]
    • 1994, group stage: Cameroon 0–3 Brazil
  • Croatia v Mexico:[6]
    • 2002, group stage: Croatia 0–1 Mexico

Standings[]

Legend
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
 Brazil 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout phase
 Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Croatia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
 Cameroon 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0

Matches[]

All times local: five matches are in Brasília official time (UTC−3), while Cameroon v Croatia, played in Manaus, is in the Amazon time zone (UTC−4).

12 June 2014
17:00
Brazil  3–1  Croatia Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo
Attendance: 62,103
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Neymar Goal 29'71' (pen.)
Oscar Goal 90+1'
Report Marcelo Goal 11' (o.g.)
13 June 2014
13:00
Mexico  1–0  Cameroon Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,216
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Peralta Goal 61' Report
17 June 2014
16:00
Brazil  0–0  Mexico Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 60,342
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Report
18 June 2014
18:00
Cameroon  0–4  Croatia Arena Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 39,982
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Report Olić Goal 11'
Perišić Goal 48'
Mandžukić Goal 61'73'
23 June 2014
17:00
Cameroon  1–4  Brazil Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 69,112
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Matip Goal 26' Report Neymar Goal 17'35'
Fred Goal 49'
Fernandinho Goal 84'
23 June 2014
17:00
Croatia  1–3  Mexico Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Attendance: 41,212
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Perišić Goal 87' Report Márquez Goal 72'
Guardado Goal 75'
Hernández Goal 82'

Notes[]

External links[]

2014 FIFA World Cup

Group A  · Group B  · Group C  · Group D  · Group E  · Group F  · Group G  · Group H

Knockout stage  · Final

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