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The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2007. It was the second time that Brazil staged the competition, the first being in 1950, and the ...
This is a record of South Africa's results at the FIFA World Cup.The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup, usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), the sport's global governing body.
Following on from a positive display in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Gordon Igesund guided South Africa to their first victory in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers as they beat the Central African Republic 2–0 in Cape Town. South Africa continued their push for a place at the World Cup with a 3–0 win over the Central African Republic on 8 June.
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 94 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
Algeria. 1 - 1. Russia. South Korea. 0 - 1. Belgium. The 2014 World Cup in Brazil has begun. Check HuffPost's World Cup dashboard throughout the tournament for standings, schedules, and detailed summaries of each match.
Only the 2002 FIFA World Cup had more than one host, being split between Japan and South Korea, and in 2026 there will be three hosts: the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934, England in 1966, Germany in 1974, Argentina in 1978 and France in 1998 are the countries which organized an edition of the World Cup and won ...
South Africa became the first African nation to host the World Cup in 2010. The 2014 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Brazil, the first held in South America since Argentina 1978, [84] and was the first occasion where consecutive World Cups were held outside Europe. [85] Russian delegates celebrate being chosen as the host of the 2018 FIFA World Cup
1970: Morocco, first African country to draw a match at the World Cup Finals, with 1–1 draw with Bulgaria. 1974: Zaire, first African team to finish without scoring in the World Cup finals. 1974: Kidumu Mantantu of Zaire, first African player to receive a yellow card at the World Cup (against Scotland on 14 June 1974).