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'''Group A''' of the '''[[2014 FIFA World Cup]]''' consists of [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]], [[USA national football team|USA]] and [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. Play began on 12 June and will end on 23 June 2014.


Miguel Jordano
==Teams==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!rowspan=2|Draw position
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Method of<br />qualification
!rowspan=2|Date of<br />qualification
!rowspan=2|Finals<br />appearance
!rowspan=2|Last<br />appearance
!rowspan=2|Previous best<br />performance
!colspan=2|[[FIFA World Rankings|FIFA Rankings]]
|-
! October 2013{{refn|group=nb|The rankings of October 2013 were used for [[2014 FIFA World Cup seeding|seeding for the final draw]].}}
! June 2014
|-
| A1 ''(seed)'' || {{fb|BRA}} || <span style="display:none">CONMEBOL</span> Hosts || 30 October 2007 || data-sort-value="20" | 20th || [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] || data-sort-value="7.5" | '''Winners''' ([[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]], [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]], [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]], [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]) || 11 || 3
|-
| A2 || {{fb|CRO}} || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round|UEFA play-off]] winners || 19 November 2013 || data-sort-value="4'' | 4th || [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] || data-sort-value="5.1" | Third place ([[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]) || 18 || 18
|-
| A3 || {{fb|MEX}} || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF – OFC play-off)|CONCACAF vs OFC play-off]] winners || 20 November 2013 || data-sort-value="15" | 15th || [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] || data-sort-value="3.3" | Quarter-finals ([[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]], [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]) || 24 || 20
|-
| A4 || {{fb|CMR}} || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round|CAF Third Round]] winners || 17 November 2013 || data-sort-value="7'' | 7th || [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] || data-sort-value="3.1" | Quarter-finals ([[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]) || 59 || 56
|}

;Notes
{{reflist|group=nb}}

==Standings==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Legend
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|Group winners and runners-up advance to the [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|round of 16]]
|}
{{2014 FIFA World Cup Group A table}}

*Group winner advance to play runner-up of [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group B|Group B]] in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group B|round of 16]]
*Group runner-up advance to play winner of [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group B|Group B]] in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Winner Group B vs Runner-up Group A|round of 16]]
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==Matches==
===Brazil vs Croatia===
{{commons category|Brazil and Croatia match at the FIFA World Cup 2014-06-12|Brazil vs Croatia}}
The teams had met in two previous matches, including in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] group stage, won by Brazil [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group F#Brazil vs Croatia|1–0]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=7|title=2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit|publisher=FIFA.com|page=7}}</ref> Croatia forward [[Mario Mandžukić]] was suspended for the match, after being sent off in the team's final qualifier against [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=2/news=match-suspensions-served-the-final-competition-the-fifa-world-cup-2282433.html|title=Match suspensions to be served at the final competition of the FIFA World Cup|publisher=FIFA.com|date=24 February 2014}}</ref>

After Croatia opened the scoring through a [[Marcelo Vieira|Marcelo]] own goal, who deflected in [[Ivica Olić]]'s cross,<ref>{{cite web|title=Neymar fires Brazil to comeback victory|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=neymar-fires-brazil-to-comeback-victory-2368620.html|publisher=FIFA|accessdate=12 June 2014}}</ref> [[Neymar]] equalised for the hosts with a {{convert|25|yard||adj=mid}} shot after receiving a pass from [[Oscar (footballer, born 1991)|Oscar]].<ref name="BBC 3-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25285029|title=Brazil 3 Croatia 1|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 June 2014}}</ref> In the second half, Brazil took the lead with Neymar's penalty after [[Dejan Lovren]] was judged to have fouled [[Fred (footballer)|Fred]] in the penalty area.<ref name="BBC 3-1"/> Croatia had a potential equaliser disallowed, after a foul was called on the Brazilian goalkeeper, [[Júlio César (footballer)|Júlio César]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/27440803 |title=World Cup: Brazil v Croatia as it happened |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 June 2014 |accessdate=13 June 2014}}</ref> In added time, Oscar sealed the win, toe-poking the third goal for Brazil from {{convert|22|yards}} after receiving a pass from [[Ramires]].<ref name="BBC 3-1"/>

Post-match, FIFA referees chief, [[Massimo Busacca]], defended the officials for awarding the penalty, and insisted there had been some contact between Lovren and Fred even if it was minimal.<ref name="Busacca">{{cite web | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/worldcup/brazil-3-croatia-1-fifa-defend-underfire-referee-yuichi-nishimura-as-japanese-official-caught-up-in-diving-row-during-opening-world-cup-match-9535713.html | title=Brazil 3 Croatia 1: Fifa defend under-fire referee Yuichi Nishimura as Japanese official caught up in diving row during opening World Cup match | publisher=The Independent | date=13 June 2014 | accessdate=14 June 2014}}</ref> On the other hand, renowned former top-level FIFA referee [[Markus Merk]] criticised FIFA for having Nishimura as the referee in the opening match, labelling the refereeing in the match as "embarrassing".<ref name="Merk Brazil Croatia">{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/67/world-cup-2014/2014/06/13/4879900/former-fifa-referee-refereeing-for-world-cup-opener-was |title=Former FIFA referee: Refereeing for World Cup opener was "embarrassing" |work=[[Goal.com]] |last1=Haji Talib |last2=Chotpibulsap |first1=Hassan |first2=Pitisak |date=13 June 2014 |accessdate=16 June 2014}}</ref>

The game was notable for a number of pioneering events. This was the first occasion in FIFA World Cup history on which an own goal (which was also the first ever own goal scored by Brazil in World Cup finals) opened scoring in the tournament. As the first game played at this World Cup, the match also saw the first use of [[vanishing foam|vanishing spray]] to mark free kick spots, and the advent of [[goal-line technology]], two innovations introduced during the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/marcelos-own-goal-vanishing-spray-and-goaline-technology--the-world-cup-firsts-at-brazil-2014-9533617.html|title=Marcelo's own goal, vanishing spray and goaline technology - the World Cup firsts at Brazil 2014|publisher=Der Standard|date=12 June 2014}}</ref>

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|time=17:00 [[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]]
|team1={{fb-rt|BRA}}
|score=3–1
|report=[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186456/report.html Report]
|team2={{fb|CRO}}
|goals1=[[Neymar]] {{goal|29||71|pen.}}<br />[[Oscar (footballer, born 1991)|Oscar]] {{goal|90+1}}
|goals2=[[Marcelo Vieira|Marcelo]] {{goal|11|o.g.}}
|stadium=[[Arena Corinthians]], [[São Paulo]]
|attendance=62,103
|referee=[[Yuichi Nishimura]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
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!width=25| !!width=25|
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|GK ||'''12'''||[[Júlio César (footballer)|Júlio César]]
|-
|RB ||'''2''' ||[[Dani Alves]]
|-
|CB ||'''3''' ||[[Thiago Silva]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[David Luiz]]
|-
|LB ||'''6''' ||[[Marcelo Vieira|Marcelo]]
|-
|DM ||'''8''' ||[[Paulinho (footballer)|Paulinho]] || || {{suboff|63}}
|-
|DM ||'''17'''||[[Luiz Gustavo]] || {{yel|88}}
|-
|RW ||'''7''' ||[[Hulk (footballer)|Hulk]] || || {{suboff|68}}
|-
|AM ||'''11'''||[[Oscar (footballer, born 1991)|Oscar]]
|-
|LW ||'''10'''||[[Neymar]] || {{yel|27}} || {{suboff|88}}
|-
|CF ||'''9''' ||[[Fred (footballer)|Fred]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|MF ||'''18'''||[[Hernanes]] || || {{subon|63}}
|-
|MF ||'''20'''||[[Bernard (footballer)|Bernard]] || || {{subon|68}}
|-
|MF ||'''16'''||[[Ramires]] || || {{subon|88}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Luiz Felipe Scolari]]
|}
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|style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|
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!width=25| !!width=25|
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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Stipe Pletikosa]]
|-
|RB ||'''11'''||[[Darijo Srna]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CB ||'''5''' ||[[Vedran Ćorluka]] || {{yel|65}}
|-
|CB ||'''6''' ||[[Dejan Lovren]] || {{yel|69}}
|-
|LB ||'''2''' ||[[Šime Vrsaljko]]
|-
|CM ||'''10'''||[[Luka Modrić]]
|-
|CM ||'''7''' ||[[Ivan Rakitić]]
|-
|RW ||'''4''' ||[[Ivan Perišić]]
|-
|AM ||'''20'''||[[Mateo Kovačić]] || || {{suboff|61}}
|-
|LW ||'''18'''||[[Ivica Olić]]
|-
|CF ||'''9''' ||[[Nikica Jelavić]] || || {{suboff|78}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|MF ||'''14'''||[[Marcelo Brozović]] || || {{subon|61}}
|-
|FW ||'''16'''||[[Ante Rebić]] || || {{subon|78}}
|-
| &nbsp;
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Niko Kovač]]
|}
|}
{| style="width:100%;font-size:90%"
|-
|
'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Neymar]] (Brazil)<ref>{{cite web |title=Brazil 3-1 Croatia – Man of the Match |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186456/man-of-the-match.html |publisher=FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) |date=12 June 2014 |accessdate=12 June 2014 }}</ref>

'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
<br />Toru Sagara ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
<br />Toshiyuki Nagi ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
<br />'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
<br />[[Alireza Faghani]] ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
<br />'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fifth official|Fifth official]]:'''
<br />Hassan Kamranifar ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
|}

===USA vs Cameroon===
The two teams had met in one previous match, in a friendly in 1993, won by USA 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=8|title=2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit|publisher=FIFA.com|page=8}}</ref>

USA's[[Giovani dos Santos]] had two goals disallowed for offside in the first half. However, replays showed that he was in line with the last defender for the first case, whilst the ball came from a Cameroon player for the second.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2014/06/13/world-cup-2014-USAs-giovani-dos-santos-has-two-goals-wrongly-ruled-out-for-offside-in-first-half-against-cameroon-4760966/ |title=World Cup 2014: USA’s Giovani Dos Santos has TWO goals WRONGLY ruled out for offside in first-half against Cameroon |publisher=Metro |date=13 June 2014 |accessdate=15 June 2014}}</ref> In the second half, dos Santos had a shot saved by the Cameroon goalkeeper, [[Charles Itandje]], but the ball rebounded into the path of [[Oribe Peralta]], who slotted the ball into the net.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25285036 |title=World Cup: USA
1-0 Cameroon |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 June 2014 |accessdate=13 June 2014}}</ref>

USA captain [[Rafael Márquez]] made history by becoming the first player to captain his nation in four different World Cups.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/article-2657296/Rafael-Marquez-makes-history-captaining-USA-FOURTH-World-Cup-Cameroon-Natal.html|title=Rafael Marquez makes history by captaining USA in FOURTH World Cup as they take on Cameroon in Natal|publisher=Daily Mail|date=13 June 2014}}</ref>

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|time=13:00 [[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]]
|team1={{fb-rt|MEX}}
|score=1–0
|report=[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186492/report.html Report]
|team2={{fb|CMR}}
|goals1=[[Oribe Peralta|Peralta]] {{goal|61}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Arena das Dunas]], [[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]]
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|style="vertical-align:top; width:40%"|
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!width=25| !!width=25|
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|GK ||'''13'''||[[Guillermo Ochoa]]
|-
|CB ||'''2''' ||[[Francisco Javier Rodríguez|Francisco Rodríguez]]
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Rafael Márquez]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CB ||'''15'''||[[Héctor Moreno]] || {{yel|57}}
|-
|RWB||'''22'''||[[Paul Aguilar]]
|-
|LWB||'''7''' ||[[Miguel Layún]]
|-
|DM ||'''23'''||[[José Juan Vázquez]]
|-
|CM ||'''6''' ||[[Héctor Miguel Herrera|Héctor Herrera]] || || {{suboff|90+1}}
|-
|CM ||'''18'''||[[Andrés Guardado]] || || {{suboff|69}}
|-
|SS ||'''10'''||[[Giovani dos Santos]]
|-
|CF ||'''19'''||[[Oribe Peralta]] || || {{suboff|74}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|MF ||'''8''' ||[[Marco Fabián]] || || {{subon|69}}
|-
|FW ||'''14'''||[[Javier Hernández Balcázar|Javier Hernández]] || || {{subon|74}}
|-
|DF ||'''3''' ||[[Carlos Salcido]] || || {{subon|90+1}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Miguel Herrera]]
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|valign="top" width="50%"|
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|GK ||'''16'''||[[Charles Itandje]]
|-
|RB ||'''4''' ||[[Cédric Djeugoué]] || || {{suboff|46}}
|-
|CB ||'''3''' ||[[Nicolas N'Koulou]]
|-
|CB ||'''14'''||[[Aurélien Chedjou]]
|-
|LB ||'''2''' ||[[Benoît Assou-Ekotto]]
|-
|DM ||'''6''' ||[[Alex Song]] || || {{suboff|79}}
|-
|RM ||'''17'''||[[Stéphane Mbia]]
|-
|LM ||'''18'''||[[Eyong Enoh]]
|-
|AM ||'''8''' ||[[Benjamin Moukandjo]]
|-
|AM ||'''13'''||[[Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting]]
|-
|CF ||'''9''' ||[[Samuel Eto'o]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|DF ||'''5''' || [[Dany Nounkeu]] || {{yel|77}} || {{subon|46}}
|-
|FW ||'''15'''|| [[Pierre Webó]] || || {{subon|79}}
|-
| &nbsp;
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Volker Finke]]
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{| style="width:100%;font-size:90%"
|-
|
'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Giovani dos Santos]] (USA)

'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
<br />Humberto Clavijo ([[Colombian Football Federation|Colombia]])
<br />Eduardo Díaz ([[Colombian Football Federation|Colombia]])
<br />'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
<br />[[Norbert Hauata]] ([[Tahitian Football Federation|Tahiti]])
<br />'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fifth official|Fifth official]]:'''
<br />Aden Marwa ([[Football Kenya Federation|Kenya]])
|}

===Brazil vs USA===
{{commons category|Brazil and USAS match at the FIFA World Cup 2014-06-17|Brazil vs USA}}
The two teams had met in 38 previous matches, including three times in the FIFA World Cup group stage, all won by Brazil ([[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]: 4–0; [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]: 5–0; [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]: 2–0).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=24|title=2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit|publisher=FIFA.com|page=24}}</ref> Their most recent meeting was in the [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup]] group stage, won by Brazil [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A#Brazil v USA|2–0]] on goals by [[Neymar]] and [[Jô]].

Mexican goalkeeper [[Guillermo Ochoa]] made four outstanding saves to deny Brazil. In the first half he saved a header from [[Neymar]] diving to his right to push around the post and blocked a close-range effort from [[Paulinho (footballer)|Paulinho]]. In the second half he saved a low shot from Neymar and a late point blank header from [[Thiago Silva]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285134 |title=Brazil 0-0 USA |date=17 June 2014 |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=18 June 2014 }}</ref>

This was the first time since the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]] that the host team drew 0–0 in the group stage.{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}} USAbecame the first team from outside [[UEFA]] or [[CONMEBOL]] to take a point from Brazil in the World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/world-cup-crib-notes-day-7/|title=World Cup Crib Notes: Day 7|publisher=FiveThirtyEight|date=18 June 2014}}</ref>

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|time=16:00 [[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]]
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|score=0–0
|report=[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186509/report.html Report]
|team2={{fb|MEX}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Castelão (Ceará)|Estádio Castelão]], [[Fortaleza]]
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|GK ||'''12'''||[[Júlio César (footballer)|Júlio César]]
|-
|RB ||'''2''' ||[[Dani Alves]]
|-
|CB ||'''3''' ||[[Thiago Silva]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || {{yel|79}}
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[David Luiz]]
|-
|LB ||'''6''' ||[[Marcelo Vieira|Marcelo]]
|-
|DM ||'''8''' ||[[Paulinho (footballer)|Paulinho]]
|-
|DM ||'''17'''||[[Luiz Gustavo]]
|-
|CM ||'''11'''||[[Oscar (footballer, born 1991)|Oscar]] || || {{suboff|84}}
|-
|RW ||'''16'''||[[Ramires]] || {{yel|45}} || {{suboff|46}}
|-
|LW ||'''10'''||[[Neymar]]
|-
|CF ||'''9''' ||[[Fred (footballer)|Fred]] || || {{suboff|68}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|MF ||'''20'''||[[Bernard (footballer)|Bernard]] || || {{subon|46}}
|-
|FW ||'''21'''||[[Jô]] || || {{subon|68}}
|-
|MF ||'''19'''||[[Willian Borges da Silva|Willian]] || || {{subon|84}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Luiz Felipe Scolari]]
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|style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|
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!width=25| !!width=25|
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|GK ||'''13'''||[[Guillermo Ochoa]]
|-
|CB ||'''2''' ||[[Francisco Javier Rodríguez|Francisco Rodríguez]]
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Rafael Márquez]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CB ||'''15'''||[[Héctor Moreno (footballer)|Héctor Moreno]]
|-
|RWB ||'''22'''||[[Paul Aguilar]] || {{yel|59}}
|-
|LWB ||'''7''' ||[[Miguel Layún]]
|-
|DM ||'''23'''||[[José Juan Vázquez]] || {{yel|62}}
|-
|CM ||'''6''' ||[[Héctor Miguel Herrera|Héctor Herrera]] || || {{suboff|76}}
|-
|CM ||'''18'''||[[Andrés Guardado]]
|-
|SS ||'''10'''||[[Giovani dos Santos]] || || {{suboff|84}}
|-
|CF ||'''19'''||[[Oribe Peralta]] || || {{suboff|74}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|FW ||'''14'''||[[Javier Hernández Balcázar|Javier Hernández]] || || {{subon|74}}
|-
|MF ||'''8''' ||[[Marco Fabián]] || || {{subon|76}}
|-
|FW ||'''9''' ||[[Raúl Jiménez]] || || {{subon|84}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Miguel Herrera]]
|}
|}

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'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Guillermo Ochoa]] (USA)

'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
<br />Bahattin Duran ([[Turkish Football Federation|Turkey]])
<br />Tarik Ongun ([[Turkish Football Federation|Turkey]])
<br />'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
<br />[[Svein Oddvar Moen]] ([[Football Association of Norway|Norway]])
<br />'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fifth official|Fifth official]]:'''
<br />Kim Haglund ([[Football Association of Norway|Norway]])
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===Cameroon vs Croatia===
{{commons category|Croatia and Cameroon match at the FIFA World Cup 2014-06-18|Cameroon vs Croatia}}
The two teams had never met before.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=26|title=2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit|publisher=FIFA.com|page=26}}</ref>

In a match where both teams needed at least a point to stay alive in the competition, Croatia opened scoring when [[Ivica Olić]] scored from close range from [[Ivan Perišić]]'s pass. Just before half time, Cameroon was reduced to 10 men when [[Alex Song]] was dismissed for an off the ball incident with [[Mario Mandžukić]]. Perišić scored at the beginning of the second half when he intercepted Cameroonian goalkeeper [[Charles Itandje]]'s goal kick and ran 50 yards before slotting in at the near post. Mandžukić scored the last two goals, the first a header from [[Danijel Pranjić]]'s corner and the second a tap in after Itandje parried [[Eduardo da Silva|Eduardo]]'s shot into his path.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10909837/Cameroon-vs-Croatia-World-Cup-2014-as-it-happened.html |title=Cameroon v Croatia, World Cup 2014: as it happened |first=Mehreen |last=Khan |work=The Telegraph |date=19 June 2014 |accessdate=19 June 2014}}</ref> The result confirmed Cameroon's elimination from the tournament.

In a case of infighting, Cameroonian defender [[Benoît Assou-Ekotto]] was caught on camera head-butting teammate [[Benjamin Moukandjo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285162|title=Cameroon 0 Croatia 4|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/alex-song-elbows-mario-mandzukic-in-the-back-for-some-reason--gets-sent-off-233143661.html|title=Alex Song elbows Mario Mandzukic in the back for some reason, gets sent off|publisher=Yahoo Sports|date=18 June 2014|accessdate=19 June 2014 |first=Brooks |last=Peck}}</ref> Song later apologized to Mandžukić and his country for his ejection, while Cameroonian coach [[Volker Finke]] said he was very disappointed with their performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/fifa-world-cup/story/1893099/cameroon-coach-volker-finke-stunned-by-benoit-assou-ekotto-head-butt |title=Assou-Ekotto head-butt stuns Finke |first=Mehreen |last=Khan |work=[[ESPN]] |date=19 June 2014 |accessdate=19 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=finke-red-card-no-reason-to-lose-it-2377068.html |title=Finke: Card no reason to see red |work=[[FIFA.com]] |date=19 June 2014 |accessdate=19 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/19/world-cup-cameroon-coach-disgusting |title=World Cup: Cameroon coach slams ‘disgusting’ player behavior in loss |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |date=19 June 20143 |accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref>

Olić, who previously scored a goal in the 2002 World Cup, became the second player to have a 12-year gap between World Cup goals, after [[Michael Laudrup]] in 1986 and 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=olic-twelve-years-and-still-going-strong-2376962.html|title=Olic: Twelve years and still going strong|publisher=FIFA.com|date=19 June 2014}}</ref> Mandžukić became the first Croatian player to score a brace in a World Cup game. The 4–0 scoreline was also the biggest win by Croatia in the World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=68607|title=Eagles down, but not out -Ameobi|publisher=The Sun|date=20 June 2014}}</ref>

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|GK ||'''16'''||[[Charles Itandje]]
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|RB ||'''17'''||[[Stéphane Mbia]]
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|CB ||'''14'''||[[Aurélien Chedjou]] || || {{suboff|46}}
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|CF ||'''10'''||[[Vincent Aboubakar]] || || {{suboff|70}}
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|DF ||'''5''' ||[[Dany Nounkeu]] || || {{subon|46}}
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|FW ||'''15'''||[[Pierre Webó]] || || {{subon|70}}
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|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
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|FW ||'''16'''||[[Ante Rebić]] || || {{subon|78}}
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|colspan=3|[[Niko Kovač]]
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'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Mario Mandžukić]] (Croatia)

'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
<br />Bertino Cunha ([[Portuguese Football Federation|Portugal]])
<br />Tiago Trigo ([[Portuguese Football Federation|Portugal]])
<br />'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
<br />Walter López ([[National Football Federation of Guatemala|Guatemala]])
<br />'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fifth official|Fifth official]]:'''
<br />Leonel Leal ([[Costa Rican Football Federation|Costa Rica]])
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===Cameroon vs Brazil===
The two teams have met in four previous matches, including in the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] group stage, won by Brazil [[1994 FIFA World Cup Group B#Brazil vs Cameroon|3–0]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=39|title=2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit|publisher=FIFA.com|page=39}}</ref> Their most recent meeting was in the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup]] group stage, won by Cameroon 1–0 on a goal by [[Samuel Eto'o]]. Cameroon midfielder [[Alex Song]] is suspended for the match (first match of a three-match ban), after being sent off in the previous match against Croatia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27975534|title=World Cup 2014: Cameroon's Alex Song given three-match ban|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 June 2014}}</ref>
<!--Match summary goes here, once the match is completed-->

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'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
<br />Mathias Klasenius ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
<br />Daniel Wärnmark ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
<br />'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
<br />[[Svein Oddvar Moen]] ([[Football Association of Norway|Norway]])
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<br />Kim Haglund ([[Football Association of Norway|Norway]])
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===Croatia vs USA ===
The two teams have met in three previous matches, including in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] group stage, won by USA [[2002 FIFA World Cup Group G#Croatia vs USA|1–0]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=40|title=2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit|publisher=FIFA.com|page=40}}</ref>
<!--Match summary goes here, once the match is completed-->

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'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
<br />Abdukhamidullo Rasulov ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
<br />Bakhadyr Kochkarov ([[Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic|Kyrgyzstan]])
<br />'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
<br />Néant Alioum ([[Fédération Camerounaise de Football|Cameroon]])
<br />'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fifth official|Fifth official]]:'''
<br />Djibril Camara ([[Fédération Sénégalaise de Football|Senegal]])
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==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commonscat|FIFA World Cup 2014 group A}}
*[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/groups/group=255933/index.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A], FIFA.com

{{2014 FIFA World Cup}}
[[Category:2014 FIFA World Cup|Group A]]

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