Entrants & Format Changes

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All nations were chosen in accordance to FIFA's world rankings for August 2012.
  Canada was chosen to host the final tournament with BC Place as the single venue.
Final tournament will consist of 16 nations.
Two nations are automatically qualified due to FIFA 13 lacking nations from the North America Zone.


Africa Zone
Nations will play each other twice with 1st and 2nd place qualifying for Canada 13.


Asia & Oceania Zone
Nations will play each other twice with 1st and 2nd place qualifying for Canada 13.


Europe Zone
A drawing will be held to determine four groups of four nations each.
Groups will consist of one nation from each Pot.
After groups have been determined, nations will play each other twice with 1st and 2nd place from each group qualifying for Canada 13.


North America Zone
Nations from this zone are automatically qualified for Canada 13.


South America Zone
A drawing will be held to determine two groups of four nations each.
Groups will consist of one nation from each Pot.
After groups have been determined, nations will play each other twice with 1st place from each group qualifying for Canada 13.


Tie-breaking Criteria

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If nations are level on points, the following steps are used to determine ranks;

  • Head to head result(s)
  • Overall goal difference


If multiple nations are level on points, the following steps are used to determine ranks;

  • Overall goal difference
  • Goal difference of matches between tied nations


Qualification Round

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Africa Zone

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Team MP W D L GF GA GD PTS
  Cameroon 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11
  Ivory Coast 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10
  South Africa 6 2 1 3 7 9 -2 7
  Egypt 6 2 0 4 6 14 -8 6
September 7, 2012
Cameroon   4 - 0   Egypt
South Africa   0 - 2   Ivory Coast
September 11, 2012
Ivory Coast   3 - 0   Egypt
South Africa   2 - 2   Cameroon
October 12, 2012
Cameroon   2 - 2   Ivory Coast
Egypt   1 - 2   South Africa
October 16, 2012
Ivory Coast   2 - 0   South Africa
Egypt   2 - 1   Cameroon
March 22, 2013
Ivory Coast   0 - 1   Cameroon
South Africa   3 - 1   Egypt
March 26, 2013
Cameroon   1 - 0   South Africa
Egypt   2 - 1   Ivory Coast


Asia & Oceania Zone

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Team MP W D L GF GA GD PTS
  South Korea 6 5 0 1 15 4 +11 15
  Australia 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13
  New Zealand 6 1 1 4 4 10 -6 4
  India 6 0 2 4 3 14 -11 2
September 7, 2012
Australia   3 - 0   New Zealand
South Korea   6 - 0   India
September 11, 2012
India   1 - 2   New Zealand
South Korea   2 - 1   Australia
October 12, 2012
Australia   2 - 0   India
New Zealand   1 - 2   South Korea
October 16, 2012
Australia   2 - 1   South Korea
New Zealand   1 - 1   India
March 22, 2013
India   0 - 2   South Korea
New Zealand   0 - 1   Australia
March 26, 2013
India   1 - 1   Australia
South Korea   2 - 0   New Zealand


Europe Zone - Group 1

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Team MP W D L GF GA GD PTS
  Portugal 6 5 1 0 10 4 +6 16
  Czech Republic 6 2 1 3 7 9 -2 7
  Russia 6 2 0 4 5 5 0 6
  Turkey 6 2 0 4 5 9 -4 6
September 7, 2012
Czech Republic   4 - 2   Turkey
Portugal   2 - 1   Russia
September 11, 2012
Czech Republic   1 - 1   Portugal
Turkey   0 - 1   Russia
October 12, 2012
Portugal   3 - 1   Turkey
Russia   3 - 0   Czech Republic
October 16, 2012
Russia   0 - 1   Portugal
Turkey   1 - 0   Czech Republic
March 22, 2013
Czech Republic   1 - 0   Russia
Turkey   0 - 1   Portugal
March 26, 2013
Portugal   2 - 1   Czech Republic
Russia   0 - 1   Turkey


Europe Zone - Group 2

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Team MP W D L GF GA GD PTS
  England 6 4 1 1 8 5 +3 13
  Sweden 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
  Denmark 6 1 2 3 7 9 -2 5
   Switzerland 6 1 2 3 6 8 -2 5
September 7, 2012
England   1 - 1   Sweden
Switzerland   1 - 1   Denmark
September 11, 2012
Denmark   2 - 1   Sweden
Switzerland   0 - 1   England
October 12, 2012
England   2 - 1   Denmark
Sweden   1 - 0    Switzerland
October 16, 2012
Denmark   2 - 2    Switzerland
Sweden   2 - 1   England
March 22, 2013
Denmark   1 - 2   England
Switzerland   3 - 2   Sweden
March 26, 2013
England   1 - 0    Switzerland
Sweden   1 - 0   Denmark


Europe Zone - Group 3

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Team MP W D L GF GA GD PTS
  France 6 4 1 1 8 5 +3 13
  Italy 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
  Germany 6 2 1 3 8 7 +1 7
  Republic of Ireland 6 1 1 4 5 10 -5 4
September 7, 2012
Germany   1 - 2   France
Republic of Ireland   2 - 1   Italy
September 11, 2012
Republic of Ireland   1 - 1   Germany
Italy   2 - 1   France
October 12, 2012
France   2 - 1   Republic of Ireland
Germany   1 - 2   Italy
October 16, 2012
France   1 - 0   Germany
Italy   1 - 0   Republic of Ireland
March 22, 2013
Republic of Ireland   0 - 1   France
Italy   0 - 1   Germany
March 26, 2013
France   1 - 1   Italy
Germany   4 - 1   Republic of Ireland


Europe Zone - Group 4

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Team MP W D L GF GA GD PTS
  Netherlands 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 13
  Spain 6 4 0 2 14 5 +9 12
  Greece 6 2 1 3 7 13 -6 7
  Norway 6 0 2 4 5 13 -8 2
September 7, 2012
Norway   1 - 1   Netherlands
Spain   3 - 0   Greece
September 11, 2012
Netherlands   4 - 0   Greece
Norway   0 - 1   Spain
October 12, 2012
Greece   2 - 2   Norway
Spain   3 - 1   Netherlands
October 16, 2012
Greece   2 - 1   Spain
Netherlands   2 - 1   Norway
March 22, 2013
Netherlands   2 - 1   Spain
Norway   1 - 2   Greece
March 26, 2013
Greece   1 - 2   Netherlands
Spain   5 - 0   Norway


South America Zone - Group 1

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Team MP W D L GF GA GD PTS
  Chile 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11
  Argentina 6 2 3 1 7 3 +4 9
  Ecuador 6 1 4 1 5 5 0 7
  Paraguay 6 0 3 3 3 9 -6 3
September 7, 2012
Argentina   1 - 1   Ecuador
Paraguay   1 - 2   Chile
September 11, 2012
Chile   1 - 0   Ecuador
Paraguay   0 - 2   Argentina
October 12, 2012
Argentina   3 - 0   Chile
Ecuador   1 - 1   Paraguay
October 16, 2012
Chile   3 - 0   Paraguay
Ecuador   1 - 0   Argentina
March 22, 2013
Chile   1 - 1   Argentina
Paraguay   1 - 1   Ecuador
March 26, 2013
Argentina   0 - 0   Paraguay
Ecuador   1 - 1   Chile


South America Zone - Group 2

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Team MP W D L GF GA GD PTS
  Brazil 6 4 2 0 13 6 +7 14
  Uruguay 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
  Colombia 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7
  Peru 6 0 2 4 4 14 -10 2
September 7, 2012
Peru   1 - 1   Brazil
Uruguay   2 - 1   Colombia
September 11, 2012
Brazil   1 - 0   Colombia
Peru   1 - 1   Uruguay
October 12, 2012
Colombia   2 - 1   Peru
Uruguay   1 - 2   Brazil
October 16, 2012
Colombia   2 - 2   Brazil
Uruguay   3 - 0   Peru
March 22, 2013
Brazil   4 - 0   Peru
Colombia   0 - 1   Uruguay
March 26, 2013
Brazil   3 - 2   Uruguay
Peru   1 - 3   Colombia

Final Tournament

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Group Stage

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The group winners and runner-ups advance to the knockout stage. The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. number of goals scored in all group matches;


If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. play-off match.

Group A

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Team MP W D L GF GA GD PTS
  Cameroon 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
  Portugal 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
  Italy 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
  Chile 3 1 0 2 1 4 -3 3
Italy  1 - 2  Portugal
S. El Shaarawy   75' J. Moutinho   78'
Danny   87'

Cameroon  3 - 0  Chile
A. Emana   35'
S. Mbia   39'
V. Aboubakar   76'

Italy  2 - 0  Cameroon
A. Barzagli   52'
C. Marchisio   76'

Portugal  1 - 0  Chile
H. Almeida   84'

Italy  0 - 1  Chile
A. Sánchez   69'

Portugal  0 - 1  Cameroon
S. Eto'o   78'

Group B

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Team MP W D L GF GA GD PTS
  United States 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
  Netherlands 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
  Australia 3 1 1 1 3 5 -2 4
  Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1
Netherlands  1 - 1  Sweden
R. van der Vaart   90' J. Elmander   24'

United States  4 - 0  Australia
C. Dempsey   30'
J. Altidore   35'
L. Donovan   68'
L. Donovan   74'

Netherlands  2 - 1  United States
A. Robben   41'
S. de Vrij   70'
L. Donovan   84'

Sweden  0 - 2  Australia
T. Cahill   13'
L. Wilkshire   49' (pen.)

Netherlands  1 - 1  Australia
R. van Persie   87' T. Oar   80'

Sweden  1 - 2  United States
O. Toivonen   88' J. Jones   14'
E. Johnson   35'

Group C

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Team MP W D L GF GA GD PTS
  Brazil 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9
  Spain 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 1
  South Korea 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 1
Brazil  2 - 1  Czech Republic
Oscar   3'
Fred   35'
L. Kozák   88'

South Korea  1 - 2  Spain
Lee Keun-Ho   45' D. Villa   29' (pen.)
R. Soldado   55'

Brazil  3 - 1  South Korea
Neymar   18' (pen.)
Fred   48'
L. Gustavo   56'
Kim Shin-Wook   60'

Czech Republic  0 - 1  Spain
Xavi   87'

Brazil  1 - 0  Spain
Neymar   7'

Czech Republic  1 - 1  South Korea
D. Lafata   29' Son Heung-Min   90'

Group D

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Team MP W D L GF GA GD PTS
  England 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
  France 3 1 2 0 8 2 +6 5
  Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 2 7 -5 3
  Mexico 3 0 1 2 0 4 -4 1
Mexico  0 - 2  England
W. Rooney   7'
W. Rooney   70'

France  6 - 0  Ivory Coast
Y. Cabaye   48'
D. Payet   63'
M. Debuchy   77'
Y. Cabaye   82'
D. Payet   87'
M. Valbuena   90'

Mexico  0 - 0  France

England  1 - 0  Ivory Coast
A. Cole   58'

Mexico  0 - 2  Ivory Coast
S. Kalou   88'
S. Kalou   90'

England  2 - 2  France
W. Rooney   53'
W. Rooney   67'
S. Nasri   14'
F. Ribéry   74'

Knockout Stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Cameroon1 (4)
 
 
 
  Netherlands1 (5)
 
  Netherlands2
 
 
 
  France3
 
  Brazil1
 
 
 
  France3
 
  France1
 
 
 
  Portugal0
 
  United States1
 
 
 
  Portugal2
 
  Portugal1 (4)
 
 
 
  England1 (2)
 
  England1
 
 
  Spain0
 

Quarter-finals

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Cameroon  1 - 1 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands
S. Eto'o   42' R. van der Vaart   37'
Penalties
S. Eto'o  
A. Emana  
V. Aboubakar  
B. Moukandjo  
B. Assou-Ekotto  
A. Chedjou  
4 - 5 R. van Persie  
A. Robben  
W. Sneijder  
R. van der Vaart  
R. Vlaar  
J. Clasie  

Brazil  1 - 3  France
Fred   16' K. Benzema   12'
F. Ribéry   51'
K. Benzema   89'

United States  1 - 2 (a.e.t.)  Portugal
J. Altidore   86' C. Ronaldo   49'
C. Ronaldo   99'

England  1 - 0  Spain
W. Rooney   70'

Semi-finals

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Netherlands  2 - 3 (a.e.t.)  France
R. van der Vaart   19'
A. Robben   86'
F. Ribéry   24'
F. Ribéry   39'
S. Nasri   105'

Portugal  1 - 1 (a.e.t.)  England
H. Almeida   119' W. Rooney   120'
Penalties
C. Ronaldo  
Danny  
H. Almeida  
M. Veloso  
J. Moutinho  
4 - 2 W. Rooney  
M. Carrick  
J. Milner  
A. Cole  

Final

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France  1 - 0 (a.e.t.)  Portugal
G. Clichy   99'

Goalscorers

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6 goals
  •   W. Rooney
4 goals
  •   F. Ribéry
3 goals
  •   Fred
  •   R. van der Vaart
  •   L. Donovan
2 goals
  •   Neymar
  •   S. Eto'o
  •   S. Kalou
  •   K. Benzema
  •   Y. Cabaye
  •   S. Nasri
  •   D. Payet
  •   A. Robben
  •   H. Almeida
  •   C. Ronaldo
  •   J. Altidore
1 goal