FIFA 2014 Calling: This time it’s Brazil

"2014 World Cup" readdresses here. The 20^th FIFA World Cup is here, which has been scheduled ins June in Brazil, this year. It is an international men’s football tournament is held after every four years, since it has been initiated. The tournament is going to start from 12 June and will continue till 13 July 2014 in Brazil, making it Brazil to be privileged for hosting FIFA for the second time, the previous being in 1950.

 

In fact, Brazil has been elected as host nation in 2007 after the international football federation, FIFA. The preparations and sections in order to, qualify  for the FIFA world cup team starts much before, as for the FIFA World Cup 2014, the qualification matches between the national teams of 31  countries started in the year 2011 itself to participate with the host nation Brazil in the final tournament.

All told, there will be 64 matches that are to be played in twelve selected cities across the nation in June and will be initiated with a group stage. According to the survey,  it is for the first time at a World Cup Finals, the matches will use goal-line technology.

The location and delegation of the venues for the final tournament that has to be held in June this year was decided on March 3, 2011, provided with the distribution of 31 names of the cities across the entire Brazil which went through the qualification process. The qualification draw for the 2014 World Cup was organized at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro and was scheduled on 30 July 2011. Being titled as the host nation in 2007, Brazil eventually topped the list and thus was qualified for the tournament.

 

Here below are the names of the countries which got qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2014, the final tournament.

AFC (4)

 Australia, Iran,  Japan,  South Korea

CAF (5)

 Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast,  Nigeria

CONCACAF (4)

 Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, United States

CONMEBOL (6)

 Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay

UEFA (13)

 Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland.

2014 FIFA World Cup

The total prize money on offer for the winner of the tournament of FIFA is US$576 million (including payments of US$70 million to domestic clubs), which is a 37 percent increase from the amount paid in the 2010 tournament. Once at the tournament declared its winner, the prize money will be distributed as follows:

US$8 million – To each team eliminated at the group stage (16 teams)

US$9 million – To each team eliminated in the round of 16 (8 teams)

US$14 million – To each team eliminated in the quarterfinals (4 teams)

US$20 million – Fourth placed team

US$22 million – Third placed team

US$25 million – Runner up

US$35 million – Winner

Moreover, the game will come with live commentaries in various languages, including English, French, German, Italian and Spanish, making it look real and authentic. 

Make yourself free for June and July this summer or else you will miss this big tournament which happens to be held after every 4 years. So stay tuned with lelobooks, best online bookstore inIndia and update yourself with FIFA World Cup. A delightful treat for the football aficionados!