2014 World Cup — Final standings.

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The 2014 FIFA World Cup's final classification: 1st Germany, 2nd Argentina, 3rd Netherlands, 4th Brazil. Germany won. Germany 7-1 Brazil semifinal. Götze ET winner.

Final classification — 2014

12 June – 13 July 2014 · 32 teams · Groups → knockout

Position	Team
1	Germany
2	Argentina
3	Netherlands
4	Brazil

Germany 7-1 Brazil semifinal. Götze ET winner.

The final

Germany 1–0 Argentina (a.e.t.) at Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro.

Knockout bracket — full results

Round of 16

Brazil 1-1 Chile (3-2 pens)
Colombia 2-0 Uruguay
Netherlands 2-1 Mexico
Costa Rica 1-1 Greece (5-3 pens)
France 2-0 Nigeria
Germany 2-1 Algeria (a.e.t.)
Argentina 1-0 Switzerland (a.e.t.)
Belgium 2-1 USA (a.e.t.)

Quarterfinals

Brazil 2-1 Colombia
Netherlands 0-0 Costa Rica (4-3 pens)
France 0-1 Germany
Argentina 1-0 Belgium

Semifinals

Germany 7-1 Brazil
Argentina 0-0 Netherlands (4-2 pens)

Third-place playoff

Netherlands 3-0 Brazil

Final

Germany 1-0 Argentina (a.e.t.)

All participating teams (32)

1. Brazil (host)
2. Germany
3. Argentina
4. Netherlands
5. Colombia
6. Belgium
7. Costa Rica
8. France
9. Algeria
10. Chile
11. Greece
12. Mexico
13. Nigeria
14. Switzerland
15. USA
16. Uruguay
17. Bosnia and Herzegovina
18. Cameroon
19. Croatia
20. Ecuador
21. England
22. Ghana
23. Honduras
24. Iran
25. Italy
26. Ivory Coast
27. Japan
28. Portugal
29. Russia
30. South Korea
31. Spain
32. Australia

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2014 World Cup — Final standings.

Final classification — 2014

The final

Knockout bracket — full results

All participating teams (32)

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