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SCORELINE

WORLD CUP

ROUND OF 16

QUARTERS

SEMIS

JUNE 28 - 9:30 PM

FINAL

SEMIS

QUARTERS

ROUND OF 16

JULY 14 - 12:30 AM

Estadio Mineirao

JUNE 30 - 9:30 PM
Estadio Mineirao

Estadio do Maracan

1A
2B

1E
2F

JULY 5 - 9:30 PM

JULY 4 - 9:30 PM

Nacional

Estadio do Maracan

JUNE 29 - 1:30 AM

JUNE 01 - 1:30 AM

Estadio do Maracan

THE YOUNG STARS

Estadio Beira-Rio

1C
2D

JULY 11 - 1:30 AM

JULY 10 - 1:30 AM

Corinthians

Estadio Mineiro

From Pele in 1958 to

Michael Owen 40 years
later, the World Cup has
launched the careers of
some of the most famous
footballers ever to grace the
sport.
Here are five young players
hoping to catapult themselves to stardom at the
2014 tournament in Brazil.

JUNE 29 - 9:30 PM

JUNE 01 - 9:30 PM

Estadio Castelao

Arena Corinthians

1B
2A

JULY 5 - 1:30 AM

JULY 6 - 1.30 AM

Estadio Castelo

Arena Fonte Nova

1F
2E

JUNE 30 - 1:30 AM

ADNAN JANUZAJ

JUNE 01 - 1:30 AM

Arena Pernambuco

Arena Fonte Nova

1D
2C

ALEX CHAMBERLAIN

1H
2G

WILLIAM CARVALHO

RAHEEM STERLING

THE OFFICIAL

1G
2H

BRAZIL
MEXICO

GROUP A STANDINGS
position

CROATIA
CAMEROON

June 13 1.30 am brazil

Croatia

Sao Paulo

June 13 9.30 pm Mexico

Cameroon

Natal

June 18 12.30 am brazil

Mexico

Fortaleza

June 19 3.30 am Cameroon

Croatia

Manaus

June 24 1.30 am Cameroon

brazil

Brasilia

June 24 1.30 am Croatia

Mexico

Recife

GROUP B
SPAIN
CHILE
June 14 12:30 am spain

netherlands

Salvador

June 14 3.30 am Chile

australia

Cuiaba

June 18 9.30 pm australia

June 19 12.30 am spain

Chile, Rio de Janeiro

June 23 9.30 pm australia

spain

Curitiba

June 23 9.30 pm netherlands

Chile

Sao Paulo

COLOMBIA
GREECE

position

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natal

a
Fortalez

reCiFe

salVaDor

Arena Amazonia :

Estadio Castelao :

Estadio das Duna :

Arena Pernambuco :

Arena Fonte Nova :

Arena Pantena :

The Amazonia Arena all

set for the World. It will
host four matches. A total
of 1,900 construction personnel worked in shifts in
order to meet the deadline.

President Dilma Rousseff

inaugurated the Estadio
Castelao last December
16 and it was the first of
the 12 venues to be delivered. It will host six World
Cup matches.

The Arena das Dunas, will

host four matches, is
complete Features include air conditioning
and mechanised staircases.

The Arena Pernambuco in

the northeastern coastal
city of Recife will host
five matches.

The Arena Fonte Nova

was inaugurated on April
5 and will host six
matches at the World
Cup.

l CapaCity: 44,000
spectators (40,000 for
the World Cup)
l Cost: $222m -- with
161m borne by the
taxpayer.

l CapaCity: 63,903
l Cost: $223m -- with
151m of public finance.

The Arena Pantanal in

Cuiaba, the capital of
Mato Grosso state, will
host four matches.
Though it was supposed
to be ready in October it
has finally seen the light
of the day. With seats and
a new pitch the stadium
is set for the World Cup.

l CapaCity: 42,000 for

the World Cup and
32,000 thereafter in a
city lacking a top club
outfit.
l Cost: $150.6m
(source: sinaenco)

l CapaCity: 46,000
l Cost: $230m -- more
than half of that from
the public purse.

l CapaCity: 55,000
l Cost: $255m -- $140m
of public money via the
national development
bank bnDes and
$115m of state public finance.

June 14 9:30 pm Colombia

June 15 6.30 am ivory Coast

Japan

Recife

June 19 9.30 pm Colombia

ivory Coast

Brasilia

June 20 3.30 am Japan

greece

Natal

position

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Cuiaba

position

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Colombia

Cuiaba

June 25 1.30 am greece

ivory Coast

Fortaleza

GROUP D

position

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brasilia

GROUP D STANDINGS
position

ENGLAND
ITALY

June 14 3.30 am england

italy

Fortaleza

June 15 12:30 am uruguay

Costa rica

Manaus

June 19 12.30 am uruguay

england

Sao Paulo

June 20 9.30 pm italy

Costa rica

Recife

June 24 9.30 pm italy

uruguay

Natal

June 24 9.30 pm Costa rica

england Belo Horizonte

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GROUP E
SWITZERLAND
FRANCE

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ECUADOR
HONDURAS

June 15 9.30 pm switzerland

ecuador

Brasilia

June 16 12:30 am France

honduras

Alegre

June 21 12.30 am switzerland

France

Salvador

June 21 3.30 am honduras

ecuador

Curitiba

June 26 1.30 am honduras

switzerland

Manaus

June 26 1.30 am ecuador

France Rio De Janeiro

GROUP F
ARGENTINA
IRAN

BOSNIA
NIGERIA

June 16 12.30 am iran

nigeria

June 17 3:30 am argentina

bosnia Rio De Janeiro

June 21 9.30 pm argentina

June 22 3.30 am nigeria

June 25 9.30 pm nigeria

June 25 9.30 pm bosnia

Curitiba

iran Belo Horizonte

bosnia

Cuiaba

argentina Porto Alegre

iran

Salvador

GROUP G

GROUP G STANDINGS

greece Belo Horizonte

June 25 1.30 am Japan

The caxirola is a Brazilian

percussion instrument
consisting of a closed plastic basket with a flat-bottom filled with small
synthetic particles. It is the
official musical instrument of the 2014 FIFA
World Cup.

GROUP F STANDINGS

l CapaCity: 44,000
l Cost: 5704 million
reais ($245m)

GROUP C STANDINGS

IVORY COAST
JAPAN

URUGUAY
COSTA RICA

position

Ma n a u s

netherlands Porto Alegre

GROUP C

FIFA announced that the

official song for the tournament will be "We Are One
(Ole Ola)" by Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and "Dar um
Jeito (We Will Find a
Way)", written by Avicii,
Carlos Santana, Wyclef
Jean and Alexandre Pires,
was selected as the official
anthem.

GROUP E STANDINGS

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GROUP B STANDINGS

NETHERLANDS
AUSTRALIA

The official logo of the

competition is entitled "Inspiration". The design is
based around a photograph of three victorious
hands together raising the
World Cup trophy and its
colours is meant to represent Brazil warmly welcoming the world to their
country. The official slogan
is "All in One Rhythm"
(Portuguese: "Juntos num
s ritmo")

SPOTLIGHT

PAUL POGBA

GROUP A

Fuleco the Armadillo is

the official mascot. The
name Fuleco was chosen
over the names Amijubi
(Amizade - Friendship and
Jbilo - Joy) and Zuzeco
(Azul - Blue and Ecologia Ecology). The mascot,
with its message of environmental concerns, the
ecology and the sport
turned out to be very popular with football teams
around the world.

GERMANY
GHANA

PORTUGAL
USA

June 16 9.30 pm germany

portugal

Salvador

June 17 3:30 am ghana

usa

Natal

June 22 12.30 am germany

ghana

Fortaleza

June 23 3.30 am usa

portugal

Manaus

Estadio Nacional de Brasilia: Estadio Mineirao :

Estadio Do Maracana :

Arena de Sao Paulo :

Arena de Baixada :

Estadio Beira-Rio :

June 26 9.30 pm usa

germany

Recife

The Estadio Nacional

Mane Garrincha was built
in a capital without a
major club. It kicked off
the Confederations dress
rehearsal and will host
seven World Cup
matches.

The mythical Maracana

venue was closed for 30
months undergoing extensive renovation but reopened for the
Confederations Cup and
hosted Brazil's final win
over Spain.
It will host seven World
Cup matches, including
the final - as it did in
1950, when Brazil were
shocked by Uruguay.

The Arena Corinthians,

also known as the Itaquerao Stadium, will host the
opening match on June
12 and also host five
other games, including a
semi-final. It is finally
ready after a couple of
workers were killed All
said and done sao paulo
is ready to rock.
l CapaCity: 69,160
l Cost: $355m (source:
sinaenco)

The Arena da Baixada,

will host four matches, It
has a retractable roof
planned but the idea was
scrapped, at least for the
World Cup, owing to work
already being behind
schedule.

The reformed Estadio

Beira-Rio, which is home
to Internacional, will host
five matches. And the exit
cement is tremendous in
the town.

June 26 9.30 pm portugal

ghana

Brasilia

l CapaCity: 72,000
l Cost: $475m

The Estadio Mineirao underwent three years of reforms and will host six
matches at the World
Cup.
l CapaCity: 62,160
l Cost: $287m

l CapaCity: 78,838
l Cost: $350 (half of that
public money)

l CapaCity: 43,000
l Cost: $140m

l CapaCity: 60,800
spectators (source:
sinaenco).
l Cost: $142m (101m of
which is public cash).

GROUP H STANDINGS
position

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GROUP H
BELGIUM
RUSSIA

ALGERIA
KOREA REPUBLIC

June 17 9.30 pm belgium

June 18 3:30 am russia

algeria Belo Horizonte

Korea republic

Cuiaba

June 22 9.30 pm belgium

russia Rio De Janeiro

June 23 12.30 am Korea republic

algeria Porto Alegre

June 27 1.30 am Korea republic

belgium

Sao Paulo

June 27 1.30 am algeria

russia

Curitiba