Number of played matches : 64
Number of players : 1781
Number of differents players : 607
Number of differents strikers : 121
Number of penalties : 12
Total of goals 2014 : 171
Average 2014 : 2,67 goals by match
Better attack 2014 : Germany with 18 goals
Better striker 2014 : J Rodriguez (Colombia) with 6 goals
World cup 2014 arrival of the GLT (Goal Line Technology) : method used to determine if the ball has completely crossed the goal line used the first time in the match France-Honduras (3-0) Sunday, June 15, 2014 (ag N Valladares 48')
Titleholders eliminated in the 1st turn of the following competition : Italy (1950), Brazil (1966), France (2002), Italy (2006), Spain (2014) and Germany (2018)
Pelé (Brazil), U Seeler (Frg), M Klose (Germany) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) took part in 4 world cups of continuation and marked in each one of it : 6 (1958), 1 (1962), 1 (1966), 4 (1970) for Pelé, 2 (1958), 2 (1962), 2 (1966), 3 (1970) for U Seeler, 5 (2002), 5 (2006), 4 (2010), 2 (2014) for M Klose and 1 (2006), 1 (2010), 1 (2014), 4 (2018) for Cristiano Ronaldo
M Klose (Germany) with 16 goals (5 in 2002, 5 in 2006, 4 in 2010 and 2 in 2014) is the best striker in Football World Cup
For the first time in 2014, the first goal of the World Cup is a "ag" : Brazil-Croatia (3-1) Thursday June 12, 2014 : Marcelo (Brazil) (11')
The 100th goal of France in the world cup was marked by O Girdoud at the 16' of the 1st turn France-Switzerland (5-2) Friday June 20, 2014 in Salvador
The 100th match of Brazil : 1st turn Brazil-Cameroon (4-1), Monday June 23, 2014 in Brasilia
Two African countries for the first time pass the first turn in 2014 (Algeria and Nigeria)
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