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Group A was one of the eight groups in the 2014 FIFA World Cup football tournament. It included the teams from Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, and Cameroon. The games for Group A took place from June 12 to June 23, 2014.

Teams in Group A

These are the teams that played in Group A of the 2014 FIFA World Cup:

Team Region (Confederation) How they qualified FIFA Ranking (June 2014)
 Brazil South America (CONMEBOL) Hosts (Brazil was the country holding the World Cup) 3
 Croatia Europe (UEFA) Won a play-off game in Europe 18
 Mexico North/Central America (CONCACAF) Won a play-off game against a team from Oceania 20
Template:Country data Confederation of African Football Africa (CAF) Won their final qualification round in Africa 56

Group Standings

After all the games in Group A were played, the top two teams moved on to the next stage of the tournament, called the "round of 16."

  • Brazil finished first in Group A. They went on to play against Chile, who finished second in Group B.
  • Mexico finished second in Group A. They went on to play against the Netherlands, who won Group B.

Match Results

Here are the results for each game played in Group A:

Brazil vs Croatia

This was the very first game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup!

12 June 2014
17:00
Brazil Brazil 3-1 Croatia Croatia Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo
Neymar Goal 29'71' (pen.)
Oscar Goal 90+1'
Marcelo Goal 11' (o.g.)
  • Man of the Match: Neymar (Brazil)

Mexico vs Cameroon

13 June 2014
13:00
Mexico Mexico 1-0 Cameroon Cameroon Arena das Dunas, Natal
Peralta Goal 61'

Brazil vs Mexico

17 June 2014
16:00
Brazil Brazil 0-0 Mexico Mexico Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza

Cameroon vs Croatia

18 June 2014
19:00
Cameroon Cameroon 0-4 Croatia Croatia Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Olić Goal 11'
Perišić Goal 48'
Mandžukić Goal 61'73'

Cameroon vs Brazil

23 June 2014
17:00
Cameroon Cameroon 1-4 Brazil Brazil Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Matip Goal 26' Neymar Goal 17'35'
Fred Goal 49'
Fernandinho Goal 84'
  • Man of the Match: Neymar (Brazil)

Croatia vs Mexico

23 June 2014
17:00
Croatia Croatia 1-3 Mexico Mexico Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Perišić Goal 87' Márquez Goal 72'
Guardado Goal 75'
Hernández Goal 82'

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Grupo A de la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2014 para niños

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