FIFA World Cup 2014 Blog
What an amazing 2014 World Cup we saw, with a full repeat of the final in 1990, which had also been a year of the Horse, similar to 2002, when Brazil had won against Germany.
So once again a close 1:0 victory for Germany over Argentina, who had only taken 3 goals during the entire tournament scored by the 2 Monkeys Mario Goetze from Germany and Ahmed Musa from Nigeria.
And once again the Rat symbol has emerged as the by far most successful coaches in the world with 3 recent champions. Felipe Scolari in 2002, Marcello Lippi in 2006 and now Juergen Loew in 2014, while 4 of the 12 symbols have never won a title.
The World Cup Final
World Cup history tells us, that Germany has won and lost 2 World Cup finals in years of the Horse and that Argentina has been a wonderful oponent for the Germans since several years.
Now the Germans have set up 3 more records with playing their
4rth consecutive semi-final and by having reached
a total of 8 finals. Further more German striker Miro Klose,
took over the all time WC scoring record with 16 goals from
Ronaldo.
In South Africa Rooster and Rat where the by far best striker symbol while this year Rooster is down with only 5 goals while Snakes rule with already 22 goals.
And in fact, the 3 German Snake players Mueller, Kroos and Khedira players have scored 8 of them to shift the team safely into the final.
On the contrary, the Argentinian game is built on the second best scoring symbol, the Rabbit, as their Messi and Higuain have scored 5 from the 7 Argentinian goals and from the total of all the 18 goals shot by the Rabbits.
Back in 2010 the 2 finalists Spain and Netherlands were both driven by the Rat symbol, featuring Snijder, Iniesta, Torres and a few more on both sides in alongside various Rooster like David Villa etc.
Outlook
So far not a single European team has ever been able to win a title on the American continents and usually defense wins championships, offense only some games.
On Sunday both of theses rules need to be broken by the Germans to win their 4rth title against a strong Argentinian side, which had only allowed 3 goals during the entire tournament, while the Germans have shot the by far most goals with 17.
Tip: 1:0 for Germany.
The small final
July 12, 2014
The Netherlands scored 3rd place with
an easy 3:0 win against Brazil after they had made second
place in South Africa back in 2010.
The semi-finals
July 8, 2014
The first semi-final had been a repeat
of the 2002 final between Brazil and Germany which brought
a stunning 7:1 victory for the Germans.
The tip was: a close win for Germany with 2:1
July 9, 2014
The second semi-final saw Argentina
with Messi & Higuain moving on over the Netherland with
the predicted close 4:2 win after penalty shoot out..
The tip was: a close win for Argentina with 1:0
The quarter-finals
July 4, 2014
The first quarter-finals saw a 2:1
victory for Brazil over Columbia during which Neymar got kicked
brutaly out of the tournament. Earlier it was another shoot
out between France and Germany which ended 0:1 through the
second goal of Mats Hummels.
July 5, 2014
The second quarter-finals saw a close
win for the mighty Netherlands vs. the super underdogs from
Costa Rica after a penalty shoot out while Argentina managed
to defeat Belgium with 1:0.
Last 16
June 28, 2014
The first finals brought a lucky 3:2
win for Brazil against Chile by a penalty shoot out after
a 1:1 while Uruguay went out against Columbia with a 0:2 without
sanctioned striker Luis Suarez.
June 29, 2014
The second finals saw an unlucky loss
for Mexico losing the mighty Netherlands by 1:2 after they
were leading until the 86th minute with 1:0. The second match
between the brave Costa Ricans and the minimalists from Greece
brought a 1:1 after 123 minutes and after the penalty shoot
out it was a 5:4 for Costa Rica.
June 30, 2014
The third finals began with a 2:0
by France vs. Nigeria before Germany scored a lucky 2:1 win
against Algeria.
July 1, 2014
The fourth finals led Argentina to
a 1:0 in overtime against Switzerland while also Belgium had
opted for overtime to defeat the USA with 2:1.
The group shoot out
June 23, 2014
The first shoot outs on Game day 12
began with a 2:0 victory for the Netherlands against Chile
while Spain won with 3:0 against the Aussies. After that Brazil
won against Cameroon with 3:1 while Croatia lost against Mexico
with 1:3.
June 24, 2014
The second shoot outs on Game day 13
saw a rough clash between Uruguay and Italy which ended 1:0
after the Mexican referee went one sided with a ridiculous
red card for Marchisio and by allowing notorious Vampire Suarez
some dirty head kick and a bite. At the same time Costa Rica
and England delivered a dismal 0:0.
After that Colombia defeated Japan with 4:1 while the Ivory coast went out after a 1:2 against the Greeks.
June 25, 2014
The third shoot outs on Game day 14
saw a great 3:2 win for Argentina against Nigeria and a 3:1
for Bosnia against the Iran. After that Ecuador scoreds a
0:0 against France while Switzerland moved through with a
3:0 against Honduras.
June 26, 2014
The fourth shoot outs on Game day 15
brought a 0:1 loss for the USA vs. Germany and Portugal defeated
Ghana with 2:1. Later Russia scored a 1:1 against Algeria
dfeated Southkorea with 1:0.
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Groups and Scores
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Those were the group matches
June 22, 2014
Game day 11 did start with a 1:0 for
Belgium against Russia before Southkorea went out with a 2:4
loss against Algeria. In the 3rd team USA had almost clinched
the next round with a 2:2 draw against Portugal with legendary
Ronaldo.
June 21, 2014
Game day 10 opened up with a dismal
1:0 for Argentina against Iran by a Messi goal in extra time,
while Germany had scored a lucky 2:2 against Ghana and Bosnia
left the competition with a 0:1 loss against the Super Eagles
from Nigeria.
June 20, 2014
Game day 9 saw another sensational
1:0 win for underdog Costa Rica against Italy giving us the
very first shoot out at group stage between the Italians and
Uruguay. After that Switzerland got thrashed 2:5 by France
and Ecuador won with 2:1 against Honduras.
June 19, 2014
Game day 8 brought a 2:1 victory for
Colombia against Ivory Coast before England lost 1:2 against
Uruguay through 2 tremendous goals by Luis Suárez while
Wayne Rooney had only managed to convert 1 out of 3 prime
opportunities. In the third game Japan and Greece showed a
dismal 0:0.
June 18, 2014
Game day 7 had started with a close
3:2 win for the Netherlands against the brave Australians.
After that Spain was sent home with a 0:2 loss against Chile
before Croatia kicked out Cameroon with 4:0.
June 17, 2014
Game day 6 began with a 2:1 victory
for Belgium against Algeria and a 0:0 between Brazil and Mexico
with their superb goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa. After that Korea
Republic and Russia did achieve a 1:1 aiming to challenge
Germany in the next round.
June 16, 2014
Game day 5 brought a 0:4 loss for Portugal
vs. Germany with Ronaldo on the field against a sensational
Thomas Mueller, who had scored 3 goals. After that Nigeria
and Iran came up with the most boring 0:0 of the tournament
while the USA managed to score a close 2:1 win against Ghana.
June 15, 2014
Game day 4 saw close 2:1 victories
for Argentina against Bosnia and for Switzerland against Ecuador
while France defeated Honduras with 3:0 featuring 2 goals
by Karim Benzema.
June 14, 2014
Game day 3 began with a 3:0 win for
Colombia against a weak Greece before Uruguay got demolished
with 3:1 by an amazing underdog team from Costa Rica, what
was followed by an exciting match between England and Italy,
which went 2:1 for the Squadra Azurri with top striker Mario
Balotelli, who had scored the match breaking goal.
Japan lost 1:2 against Didier Drogba and Ivory Coast.
June 13, 2014
Game day 2 brought an epic 1:5 loss
for Spain against the Netherlands with Robben and van Persie
in top shape, and another dubious referee performance by Colombian
Wilmar Roldan when Mexico was refused 2 clear goals at their
1:0 win against Camaroon.
June 12, 2014
Game day 1 saw a lucky 3:1 win for Brazil in São
Paulo against Croatia with a disgraceful referee call from Japanese Yuichi
Nishimura and 2 goals from Neymar.
The World Cup Champion Coaches
So far 5 Championships were won by Dogs some long time ago whilst in recent years Rats, Goats, Rats and Rabbits have conquered 3 titles each.
All FIFA World Cup Titles
2010 Tiger Del Bosque Spain
2006 Rat Marcello Lippi Italy
2002 Rat Felipe Scolari Brazil
1998 Snake Aimé Étienne Jacquet France
1994 Goat Carlos Alberto Pereira Brazil
1990 Rooster Franz Beckenbauer Germany
1986 Rabbit Carlos Bilardo Argentina
1982 Rabbit Enzo Bearzot Italy
1978 Tiger César Luis Menotti Argentina
1974 Rabbit Helmut Schoen Germany
1970 Goat Mário Zagallo Brazil
1966 Goat Alf Ramsey England
1962 Rat Aymoré Moreira Brazil
1958 Dog Vicente Feola Brazil
1954 Dog Sepp Herberger Germany
1950 Monkey Juan López Fontana Uruguay
1938 Dog Vittorio Pozzo Italy
1934 Dog Vittorio Pozzo Italy
1930 Dog Alberto Suppici Uruguay
Not a single title for Dragons, Pigs, Buffaloes and Horses.
Pre game World Cup Stories
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World Cup History
FIFA World Cup 2006
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FIFA World Cup 2002
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The Chinese Horoscope stats
Top strikers 2014
| Symbol | Players | Goals |
| Goat | James Rodriguez - COL | 6 |
| Snake | Thomas Mueller - GER | 5 |
| Monkey | Neymar - BRA | 4 |
| Rabbit | Lionel Messi | 4 |
| Pig | Arjen Robben - NED | 3 |
| Pig | Robin van Persie - NED | 3 |
| Rabbit | Karim Benzema - FRA | 3 |
Top coaches 2014
| Symbol | Coaches | Wins |
| Rat | Juergen Loew - GER | 6 |
| Snake | Alejandro Sabella - ARG | 6 |
| Rabbit | Louis van Gaal - NED | 6 |
| Buffalo | Jose Pekerman - COL | 4 |
| Rooster | Marc Wilmots - BEL | 4 |
Worst referees
| Symbol | Referees |
| Rat | Yuichi Nishimura - JAP |
| Buffalo | Marco Antonio Rodríguez - MEX |
| Goat | Wilmar Roldan - COL |
World Cup Stars
| Symbol | Goals | The strikers | Goals |
| Snake | 22 | Thomas Mueller - GER | 5 |
| Charles Aránguiz - CHI | 2 | ||
| Enner Valencia - ECU | 2 | ||
| Toni Kroos - GER | 2 | ||
| Sami Khedira - GER | 1 | ||
| Giovani dos Santos - MEX | 1 | ||
| André Ayew - GHA | 1 | ||
| Sofiane Feghouli - ALG | 1 | ||
| Daniel Sturridge - ENG | 1 | ||
| Oscar Duarte - CRC | 1 | ||
| Eduardo Vargas - CHI | 1 | ||
| Moussa Sissoko - FRA | 1 | ||
| André Ayew - GHA | 1 | ||
| Ja-Cheol Koo - KOR | 1 | ||
| Leroy Fer - NED | 1 | ||
| Rabbit | 18 | Lionel Messi - ARG | 4 |
| Karim Benzema - FRA | 3 | ||
| David Luiz - BRA | 2 | ||
| Gonzalo Higuain - ARG | 1 | ||
| Edinson Cavani - URU | 1 | ||
| Dries Mertens - BEL | 1 | ||
| Marouane Fellaini - BEL | 1 | ||
| Jan Vertongheni - BEL | 1 | ||
| Carlos Quintero - COL | 1 | ||
| Gervinho - CIV | 1 | ||
| Blaise Matuidi - FRA | 1 | ||
| Gervinho - CIV | 1 | ||
| Tiger | 17 | Mario Mandzukic - CRO | 2 |
| Jackson - COL | 2 | ||
| Luis Suárez - URU | 2 | ||
| Diego Godin - URU | 1 | ||
| Pablo Armero - COL | 1 | ||
| Keisuke Honda - JAP | 1 | ||
| Shinji Okazaki - JAP | 1 | ||
| Abdel Djabou - ALG | 1 | ||
| Rafik Halliche - ALG | 1 | ||
| Blerim Dzemaili - SVN | 1 | ||
| Nani - POR | 1 | ||
| Andres Guardado - Mex | 1 | ||
| Olivier Giroud - FRA | 1 | ||
| Marcelo Díaz - CHI | 1 | ||
| Goat | 18 | James Rodriguez - COL | 5 |
| Xherdan Shaqiri - SVN | 3 | ||
| Tim Cahill - AUS | 2 | ||
| Admir Mehmedi - SVN | 1 | ||
| Ivica Olic - CRO | 1 | ||
| Joel Matip - CAM | 1 | ||
| Rafael Marquez - Mex | 1 | ||
| Aleksandr Kokorin - RUS | 1 | ||
| Kevin De Bruyne -BEL | 1 | ||
| Oscar - BRA | 1 | ||
| Dragon | 17 | Islam Slimani - ALG | 2 |
| Bony - CIV | 2 | ||
| Ivan Perišic' - CRO | 3 | ||
| Alexis Sanchez - CHI | 2 | ||
| Mats Hummels - GER | 2 | ||
| Juan Manuel Mata - ESP | 1 | ||
| Javier Hernandez - MEX | 1 | ||
| Juan Cuadrado - COL | 1 | ||
| Sokratis - GRE | 1 | ||
| Mesut Ozil - GER | 1 | ||
| Di Maria - ARG | 1 | ||
| Pig | 16 | Robin v. Persie - NED | 4 |
| Arjen Robben - NED | 3 | ||
| Clint Dempsey - USA | 2 | ||
| Klaas Jan Huntelaar NED | 1 | ||
| Jorge Valdivia - CHI | 1 | ||
| Granit Xhaka - SVN | 1 | ||
| Divock Origi - BEL | 1 | ||
| Fred - Pig - BRA | 1 | ||
| Paul Pogba - FRA | 1 | ||
| Julian Green - USA | 1 | ||
| Monkey | 15 | Neymar - BRA | 4 |
| Mario Goetze - GER | 2 | ||
| Ahmed Musa - NIG | 2 | ||
| Giliano Wijnaldum - NED | 1 | ||
| Stefan de Vrij - NED | 1 | ||
| Joel Campbel - CRC | 1 | ||
| Haris Seferovic' - SVN | 1 | ||
| John Brook - USA | 1 | ||
| Granit Xhaka - SVN | 1 | ||
| Heung-Min Son - KOR | 1 | ||
| Buffalo | 14 | Georgios Samaras - GRE | 2 |
| Asamoah Gyan - GHA | 2 | ||
| Bryan Ruiz - CRC | 2 | ||
| Wayne Roney - ENG | 1 | ||
| Lee Keun-ho - KOR | 1 | ||
| Antonio Valencia - ECU | 1 | ||
| Claudio Marchisio - ITA | 1 | ||
| Varela - POR | 1 | ||
| Fernandinho - BRA | 1 | ||
| Teófilo Gutiérrez - COL | 1 | ||
| Cristiano Ronaldo - POR | 1 | ||
| Danny Blind - NED | 1 | ||
| Horse | 8 | Andre Schürle - GER | 3 |
| Miro Klose - GER | 2 | ||
| Marco Urena - CRC | 1 | ||
| Mario Balotelli - ITA | 1 | ||
| Marcos Rojo -ARG | 1 | ||
| Ratte | 7 | Edinson Cavani - URU | 1 |
| Wesley Snijder - NED | 1 | ||
| Vedad Ibisevic - BHI | 1 | ||
| Mile Jedinak - AUS | 1 | ||
| Mathieu Valbuena - FRA | 1 | ||
| Fernando Torres | 1 | ||
| Thiago Silva - BRA | 1 | ||
| Dog | 5 | Memphis Depay - NED | 2 |
| Aleksandr Kerzhakov - RUS | 1 | ||
| Oribe Peralta - MEX | 1 | ||
| Carlo Costly - HON | 1 | ||
| Rooster | 5 | Xabi Alonso - ESP | 1 |
| Peter Odemwingie - NGA | 1 | ||
| ,Jermaine Jones - USA | 1 | ||
| David Villa - ESP | 1 | ||
| Romelu Lukaku - BEL | 1 | ||
| Wins | Coaches | Wins | |
| Rat | 12 | Juergen Loew - GER | 6 |
| Felipe Scolari - BRZ | 4 | ||
| Ottmar Hitzfeld - SVN | 2 | ||
| Volker Finke - CAM | |||
| Rooster | 8 | Marc Wilmots - BEL | 4 |
| Cesare Prandelli - ITA |
1 | ||
| Reinaldo Rueda - ECU | 1 | ||
| Stephen Keshi - NGA | 1 | ||
| Paulo Bento - POR | 1 | ||
| Hong Myungbo - KOR | 0 | ||
| Buffalo | 6 | Jose Pekerman - COL | 4 |
| Jorge Sampaoli - CHI | 2 | ||
| Rabbit | 6 | Louis van Gaal - NED | 6 |
| Horse | 6 | Alejandro Sabella - ARG | 5 |
| Fernando Santos - GRE | 1 | ||
| Dragon | 5 | Jorge Luis Pinto - CRC | 3 |
| Jürgen Klinsmann - USA | 1 | ||
| Vahid Halilhodzic - ALG | 1 | ||
| Monkey | 5 | Didier Deschamps - FRA | 3 |
| Miguel Herrera - MEX | 2 | ||
| Pig | 3 | Oscar Tabarez - URU | 2 |
| Sabri Lamouchi - CIV | 1 | ||
| James Akwasi Appiah - GHA | 0 | ||
| Roy Hodgson - ENG | 0 | ||
| Luis Fernando Suarez - HON |
0 | ||
| Niko Kovac - CRO | 0 | ||
| Tiger | 1 | Vicente Del Bosque - ESP | 1 |
| Goat | 1 | Safet Sušic' - BHI | 1 |
| Snake | Carlos Queiroz - IRA | 0 | |
| Ange Postecoglou - AUS | 0 | ||
| Alberto Zaccheroni - JPN | 0 | ||
| Dog | Fabio Capello - RUS | 0 | |
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In the race: 6 Pige, 5 Roosters, 4 Rats, 4 Snakes, 2 Buffellos, 3 Dragons, 2 Monkeys, 1 Dog, 1 Goat, 1 Rabbit, 1 Horse and 1 Tiger.
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World Cup 2010
See on videos what fans and celebrities had in mind in terms of their Dream Final at the FIFA World Cup 2010.