The Expo 2014 Unity World Cup was the 1st edition of the Unity World Cup, a biennial international men's amateur football championship, organised by the John Paul II Foundation for Sport. The tournament was played between 5 December and 14 December 2014 in Goa, India.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  India |
| Dates | 5–14 December 2014 |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Colombia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 47 (3.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Adegboyega Adekunle Joseph (8 goals) |
Teams competing edit
Group A
Group B
Venues edit
The tournament was played at numerous venues across India, including Goa (which hosted the semi-finals and the final), Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and Bangalore.[2]
Group stage edit
All times are local, UTC+5:30.
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Portugal
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | India (H)
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 |  Brazil
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Ghana
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| Brazil | 2–2 | India |
|---|---|---|
Lucas  ?', ?' |
Vaz ?' Devasigamani ?' |
| Portugal | 2–1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Costa 17' Cruze 25' |
Report (Kolkata Football) |
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| Portugal | 2–0 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Carino 16' Cruze 45' |
Report (Kolkata Football) |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 |
| 2 | Colombia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Egypt
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Source: Kolkata Football
| Colombia | 2–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Temur 3' Castanef 40' |
Monkal 70' |
| Uzbekistan | 1–3 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Rinat 35' |
Daniel 4', 20', 50' |
Knockout stage edit
If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner. All times are local, UTC+5:30.
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 December — Goa | ||||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| 14 December — Goa | ||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||
| 12 December — Goa | ||||||
| Nigeria | 7 | |||||
| Colombia | 1 | |||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
Final edit
References edit
- ^ "Christians unite for soccer World Cup in India". Times of India. 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Expo 2014 Unity World Cup in Goa". Pontificial Council for the Laity. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2017.