The 2014 FIFA World Cup will feature 32 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, Brazil, but no automatic place is given to the defending champions,Spain.
The remaining 31 places will be determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other 207 teams from the 6 FIFA Confederations will compete
The 2014 FIFA World Cup is the 20th FIFA World Cup that is scheduled to take place in Brazil from June 12-July 13,2014 and is to be the second time Brazil has hosted the competition(first being the 1950 FIFA World Cup)
The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is the first World Cup to be held in South America since the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina
Brazil is scheduled to become the 5th country to have hosted the FIFA World Cup twice, after Mexico, Italy, France and Germany.
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Confederation Qualification Processes
The distribution by confederation for the 2014 World Cup will be -
- Europe (UEFA): 13 places
- Africa (CAF): 5 places
- Asia (AFC): 4 or 5 places
- South America (CONMEBOL) 4 or 5 places (+ Brazil qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 5 or 6 places)
- North, Central American and Caribbean (CONCACAF): 3 or 4 places
- Oceania (OFC: 0 or 1 place
As of March 22,2013, 120 teams remain in contention for 31 remaining qualification places.
Qualified Teams
Team Qualification Method Qualification Date
Brazil Host Country Oct 30,2007
Japan AFC 4th Round Group B Winner June 04,2013
Australia AFC 4th Round Group B Runner-Up June 18,2013
Iran AFC 4th Round Group A Winner June 18,2013
South Korea AFC 4th Round Group A Runner-Up June 18,2013
Netherlands UEFA Group D Winner Sep 10,2013
Italy UEFA Group B Winner Sep 10,2013
USA CONCACAF 4th Round Sep 10,2013
Costa Rica CONCACAF 4th Round Sep 10,2013
Argentina CONMEBOL Round Robin Sep 10,2013
Venues
The 12 host cities for the 2014 World Cup were -
1)Rio de Janeiro - The Estádio do Maracanã Stadium
2)Brasilia - Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Stadium
3)Sau Paulo -The Arena de São Paulo, officially Arena Corinthians
4)Fortaleza - The Estádio Plácido Aderaldo Castelo Stadium
5)Belo Horizonte -Mineirão, officially Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto Stadium
6)Porto Alegre - Estádio José Pinheiro Borda Stadium
7)Salvador -The Arena Fonte Novaofficially Arena Professor Octávio Mangabeira Stadium
8)Recife -Arena Pernambuco
9)Cuiaba -Arena Pantanal
10)Manaus -Arena Amazonia
11)Natal - The Arena das Dunas or Dunas Arena
12)Cruritiba -Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães, commonly referred to as Arena da Baixada
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