Last update 2 April, 2024 by Alberto Llopis
He Brazil World Cup 2014 It was an event that not only made Brazil vibrate, but to the entire football world. Do you remember Germany's victory in the final against Argentina with that goal of Mario Götze? It was a time for the World Cup history. But there were also surprises, as the historical defeat by 1 a 7 from Brazil against Germany in the semifinals. A blow that still resonates in the heart of Brazilians almost at the same height as ‘The Maracanazo‘. We are going to summarize the most interesting thing that happened in the Brazilian event.
The Summary of the World Cup in Brazil 2014
Spain made its worst historical classification in a World Cup
Brazil 2014 It was an appointment to forget for the Spanish team. The men of Del Bosque, They arrived in the Brazilian country as champions and candidates for the title especially for the international press. The debacle against Holland and the party against Chile in which they were totally overwhelmed by the “Roja” from Southamerica, caused the prompt and rapid elimination of the forest set, that he was only able to win Australia.
This caused Spain, will reach the worse historical classification in a World Cup being in the position 23 although it must be taken into account that the World Cups were not always 32.
Germany, Just Brazil champion 2014
Germany, a generation of gold that had been six years and even a little more being close to the shore, He finally won the title that escaped him during the previous years. With a brilliant tournament and without losing a single match, The Germans were the most scorer in Brazil 2014. He put 4 to Portugal in the first game, 2 to Ghana with whom he drew and 1 and USA. In the second round he beat Algeria by 2-0.
In the quarter, he went to the extension to win by 1-0 France and semifinals endorsed a 1-7 to Brazil in a match that went down in football history. With Mario Götze's goal in the final, The Germans marked 18 goals in 7 games and fit 3. Without a doubt some champion numbers to add the fourth star. The German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was appointed Gold glove in a World Cup in which the goalkeepers highlighted.
It was the last World Cup of many legends
He Brazil World Cup 2014 It was undoubtedly the revelation tournament but also the last one for many of the best players in the world of the first decade of the 21st century. Footballers like Buffon, Pirlo, David Villa, Iker Casillas, Xavi, , Lampard, Gerrard, Klose, Samuel Eto’o and a long Etcetera, They said goodbye to the world's drinks in this World Cup.
The controversial Golden Ball from Messi
Messi was the best player on the planet when that World Cup arrived. Or at least it was the last years. However, And despite the fact that the World Cup in Brazil was not even by its best World Cup and that he had to wait 8 years to win it in Qatar 2022, The Argentine received a controversy Golden ball for the best tournament player. An award, that he raised controversies and it was insinuated that FIFA had given it to him. Something similar to what would happen to him Ballon d'Or 2023 who won playing in the US Soccer.
Brazil 2014 introduced new changes
The clock for phantom goals
FIFA installed A system with a sensor that sent the referee a signal in less than a second when the ball crossed the goal line. The collegiate, the linesmen and the fourth official, They had a clock for the first time in which they received a vibration and on the screen the word goal came out. With this system, Ghost goals are over. In the history of the World Cups there have been some very important such as the one that gave the title to Ingterra one 1966. This way, There was no margin to error.
Dead times
Like in basketball but with nuances. You could ask for a dead time from the minute 30 of the game and only in the matches that were played from the 13:00, Brazil local time, provided that the 32 degrees and the 75% moisture. What is now known in the very hot matches as ‘pause for hydration’.
The spray marks barriers
In Brazil 2014 We also saw the famous spray for the first time when the brake marks a foul to indicate to the pitcher where he has to plant the ball and the barrier where you have to locate. This World Cup was the first in which a measure that remains very valid was established.
Too many great players lost this World Cup
Without a doubt the most striking losses due to injury were French Frank Ribery, the Colombian Radamel Falcao and the German Marco Reus but they are not the only renowned players who have left without a World Cup in 2014 due to injury. On the other injured players list we have highlighted as: Benteke (Belgium), Montolivo (Italia), Mandanda (France), Oviedo (Costa Rica), Strootman y van der Vaart (Netherlands), Shirokov (Russia), Mati Fernandez (Chile), Walker, Rodriguez and Walcott (England), Kruse (Australia), Lars Bender (Germany), Thiago and Valdés (Spain) on Badelj (Croatia).
The previous ones were due to injuries. But there were also very striking calls. The most popular case was undoubtedly that of Argentine Carlos Tevéz. The no call for the “Apache”, Possibly one of the Argentines in form and with more talent at that time, he was left out by decision of the coach Sabella, something that in Argentina, He didn't feel very good.
Other outstanding players were: Carvajal, Llorente, Negredo and Gabi (Spain), Ter Stegen, Schmelzer and Gomez (Germany), Caballero, Banega and Otamendi (Argentina), Sailing (Mexico), Toni Rossi (Italia), Miranda and Luis Filipe (Brazil), Donovan (USA), Nasri (France), Uche (Nigeria) the Doumbia (Ivory Coast).