2014 FIFA World Cup 2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organized 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 fifth time that it was held in South America. Thirty-one national teams advanced through qualification competitions to join the host nation in the final tournament (with Bosnia and Herzegovina as only debutant). A total
National team appearances in the FIFA Women's World Cup National team appearances in the FIFA Women's World Cup This article lists the performances of each of the 36 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the World Cup finals. A total of 36 national teams have qualified for at least one Women's World Cup tournament. The 2007 Women's World Cup is the only World Cup for either sex in which every competing team had appeared in at least one of previously held tournaments. For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of qualified teams in each tournament (in parentheses) are shown. As