The 2014 World Cup in Brazil was played from June 12 to July 13, 2014. It was the second time it was held in that country. Germany achieved its fourth world title.
Soccer came to a country where that sport is breathed and lived. It was the only candidacy from South America, the place where it had to be carried out to comply with the rotation of continents proposed by FIFA.
Germany, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, Spain, the United States, France, Ghana, participated in this edition. Greece, Honduras, England, Iran, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland and Uruguay.
For this World Cup, Prensa Libre published a special TodoDeportes magazine to report the details of the tournament.
This World Cup is remembered for the surprise that Costa Rica gave, which was in the “group of death” along with Uruguay, Italy and England. The Central Americans beat Uruguay and Italy and tied with England, managing to qualify for first place.
In the Round of 16 they faced Greece and advanced to the Quarterfinals where they collided with the Netherlands and ended up losing after a dramatic penalty shootout.
In addition, the semifinal between Germany and Brazil, where the Europeans thrashed the hosts 7-1, also remained in the fans’ memories.
The final match came Argentina and Germany. That day, Prensa Libre titled the magazine “For the honor of America” and added “Today the world will meet the new king of soccer at the Maracana, in the grand final of Brazil 2014.”
In the main image the figures of both teams appeared, Thomas Müller and Lionel Messi.
The game ended in victory for Germany with a goal in the second extra time and the world watched as Lionel Messi came one step away from matching Diego Maradona’s greatest achievement.
