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Rio de Janeiro
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The Ball is Round Football Index: World Cup Finals: Brazil 2014: Rio de Janeiro - Estadio do Maracana.

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Estadio do Maracana in Rio de Janeiro played host to seven World Cup matches, including the 2014 World Cup Final.

Estadio do Maracana - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2014
Rio de Janeiro - Estadio do Maracana

In the group stage, Rio de Janeiro hosted fans from Travel to Argentina Argentina, Travel to Belgium Belgium, Travel to Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia, Travel to Chile Chile, Travel to Ecuador Ecuador, Travel to France France, Travel to Russia Russia and Travel to Spain Spain.

Rio de Janeiro

When Portuguese explorer Gaspar de Lemos sailed into what is now called Guanabara Bay, on New Year's Day in 1502, he thought it was the mouth of a river; hence the given name of Rio de Janeiro (January River).

Rio de Janeiro itself was founded by Estacio de Sa - on 1st March, 1565 - and became the political capital of Brazil from 1764 to 1960; when it was replaced by purpose-built Brasilia.

Football in Rio

Football is almost like a religion to the cariocas of Rio de Janeiro; on a par with Samba. Jairzinho, Zico, Romario and Ronaldo are some of the famous names to have learnt their skills on the sandy beaches.

Four of Brazil's most popular football clubs are based in Rio: Botafogo, Fluminense, Vasco da Gama and Flamengo.

Estadio do Maracana

The Maracana is undoubtedly one of the most famous football stadiums in the world and is Rio’s second most popular tourist attraction.

Even Wembley, in its heyday, could never hold 200,000 fans.

Estadio do Maracana - Rio de Janeiro

2014 World Cup Finals fixtures played at Estadio do Maracana.

Sunday, 15th June

Group F
Travel to Argentina Argentina vs Bosnia-Herzegovina Travel to Bosnia-Herzegovina (2:1)

Wednesday, 18th June

Group B
Travel to Spain Spain vs Chile Travel to Chile (0:2)

Sunday, 22nd June

Group H
Travel to Belgium Belgium vs Russia Travel to Russia (1:0)

Wednesday, 25th June

Group E
Travel to Ecuador Ecuador vs France Travel to France (0:0)

Saturday, 28th June

Second Round
Travel to Colombia Colombia vs Uruguay Travel to Uruguay (2:0)

Friday, 4th July

Quarter-final
Travel to France France vs Germany Travel to Germany (0:1)

Sunday, 13th July

2014 World Cup Final
Travel to Germany Germany vs Argentina Travel to Argentina (0:1aet)

Rio de Janeiro Accommodation

Where to Stay in Rio de Janeiro

Hotels in Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro Tourism

Rio de Janeiro may not be the capital of Brazil but it is the home of Samba and Brazil's most popular tourist destination.

The highlights of Rio's events calendar include New Year's Eve on Copacabana Beach and Carnival in the Sambodromo.

While most visitors to Rio de Janeiro will want to see the iconic sights of Sugarloaf Mountain - to the left of Copacabana - and the statue of Christ the Redeemer, on top of Corcovado Mountain, getting to know Rio means meeting the locals.

As most of the tourists head to Copacabana and Ipanema, try Catete - the area around Flamengo Beach - and Lapa, for a real Carioca experience.

Getting to Rio de Janeiro

Rio by Air

Most flights to Rio de Janeiro land at Galeao International Airport (Antonio Carlos Jobim); 20km away.

Rio by Bus

The long-distance bus terminal, Rodoviaria Novo Rio, is located in the Santo Cristo neighbourhood.

Travel to Brazil

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2014 World Cup Cities

Belo Horizonte: 1st Round (4) - Second Round - Semi-final.

Brasilia: 1st Round (4) - Second Round - Quarter-final - Third Place Match.

Cuiaba: 1st Round (4).

Curitiba: 1st Round (4).

Fortaleza: 1st Round (4) - Second Round - Quarter-final.

Manaus: 1st Round (4).

Natal: 1st Round (4).

Porto Alegre: 1st Round (4) - Second Round.

Recife: 1st Round (4) - Second Round.

Rio de Janeiro: 1st Round (4) - Second Round - Quarter-final - 2014 World Cup Final.

Salvador: 1st Round (4) - Second Round - Quarter-final.

Sao Paulo: 1st Round (4) - Second Round - Semi-final.

The Road to Rio

2014 World Cup Finals - Knockout Stage.

World Cup Finals

Uruguay 1930:
Uruguay trailed Argentina at half-time (1:2) but replied with three goals in the second half; to win the first ever World Cup Final (4-2) on July 30th, 1930.

Italy 1934:
Italy were one of the countries who missed out on the vote to host the first World Cup but managed to win the prestigious golden trophy for the home fans.

France 1938:
The third World Cup was held in Europe for a second time, although Germany had annexed Austria, and Spain was in civil turmoil.

Brazil 1950:
Although no cup-final as such, Uruguay and Brazil went into their final game with the winner guaranteed to be champions; a draw would be enough for Brazil.

Switzerland 1954:
The fifth World Cup tournament produced a record number of goals, including a 7:5 encounter between Austria and Switzerland in Lausanne.

Sweden 1958:
Brazil presented a 17 year-old Pele to the world; who went on to claim a hat-trick in Brazil's 5:2 semi-final win over France and bag another two in the final.

Chile 1962:
Czechoslovakia overcame Hungary in the quarter-finals and Yugoslavia in the semis, while Brazil took care of England and the host nation, Chile.

England 1966:
Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick, in the final against West Germany, as England triumphed in a thrilling game watched by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

Mexico 1970:
1970 belonged to Pelé, who earned his third World Cup winners' medal when Brazil got their hands on the Jules Rimet Cup.... for keeps.

W. Germany 1974:
Johan Cruyff was the player of the tournament as total football became the buzzword of the day, even though Holland lost to West Germany in the 1974 final.

Argentina 1978:
Holland contested the 1978 World Cup Final, in Argentina, for the second time in a row. As in West Germany, they again finished runners-up; to the hosts.

Spain 1982:
The Spain 82 World Cup finals increased to 24 teams and the format was changed to have two group stages, with four second-round groups of three.

Mexico 1986:
In 1986, Mexico became the first nation to stage the World Cup Finals for a second time; having only staged the competition sixteen years previously.

Italy 1990:
In 1990, Italy became the World Cup of stalemates. Both semi-finals were drawn out through penalty kicks. In the final itself, the only goal came from the spot.

USA 1994:
Once Team US had played a few games most of the nation began to understand they were hosting the greatest show on earth and how the game was played.

France 1998:
France became the sixth nation to win the World Cup on home soil. Thirty-two teams competed in the 16th World Cup; better known as France 98.

Korea-Japan 2002:
The 17th World Cup, held in Korea and Japan, was the first World Cup finals to be shared by two hosts and the first to be held in Asia.

Germany 2006:
The 2006 World Cup Finals ran from 9th June to 9th July; the opening match in Munich and the final in Berlin. Munich and Dortmund hosted the semi-finals.

South Africa 2010:
Eighty years after the First World Cup Finals in Uruguay, the world's most prestigious football competition was finally hosted on the African continent.

Brazil 2014:
Five times World Cup Champions, Brazil, get a second chance to hold the prestigious World Cup Finals; 64 years after they last hosted the tournament.

Russia 2018:
VAR made its World Cup debut and set out to change the course of a game with some crucial rule infringement watching and vital on the spot decisions.

Qatar 2022:
When FIFA executives met in Zurich to decide on who would host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup Finals, Qatar was probably the biggest surprise to many.

United 2026:
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States. The United Bid won the hosting rights ahead of Morocco.

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