How many teams went to the World Cup in 2014?

The European Zone of qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals in Brazil. The qualification process started on 7 September 2012 and ended on 19 November 2013. There were nine winners of each qualifying group as well as the winners of four play-offs between group runners-up.

Who was the winner of the World Cup in 2014?

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When was the second round draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup?

The four winners qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The second round draw took place at the headquarters of FIFA in Zurich on 21 October 2013. The October 2013 FIFA World Rankings were used to decide which of the teams would be seeded (shown below in brackets).

How are the FIFA World Cup qualification determined?

UEFA and CAF have a guaranteed number of places, whereas the number of qualifiers from other confederations is dependent on play-offs between AFC’s fifth-placed team and CONMEBOL’s fifth-placed team, and between CONCACAF’s fourth-placed team and OFC’s first-placed team. A draw determined the pairings between the four teams involved.

Where was the draw for the 2014 World Cup held?

The European Zone of qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals in Brazil. The draw for the qualification groups was held at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 30 July 2011. The qualification format was the same as 2010.

What was the qualifying format for the 2014 World Cup?

In May 2010, the CONCACAF Executive Committee announced a possible change in its qualifying format for the 2014 World Cup, which would start with a preliminary knockout stage followed by three group phases. However, these proposals were abandoned. CONCACAF once again used a six-team final stage (known colloquially as “the Hexagonal”).