Fifa World Cup Brazil 2014 results, points table and fixtures

Match #11: Group F at Estádio Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro.

Argentina 2 (Kolasinac 3"-OG Messi 65") Bosnia 1 (Ibisevic 85")

Match #10: Group E at Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre.

France 3 (Benzema 45-pen 72 Valladares 48-OG) Honduras 0

A moment of madness in the first half and a landmark goalline technology ruling in the second helped France to a 3-0 victory over Honduras in their Group E World Cup clash on Sunday.

Wilson Palacios charged into French midfielder Paul Pogba seconds before the break in a reckless challenge that had him sent-off for a second booking, and Karim Benzema smashed home the resulting penalty to give France a lead they deserved having dominated the first 45 minutes.

France doubled their advantage after 48 minutes when Benzema lashed the ball against the inside of a post and saw it rebound against keeper Noel Valladares and though he scooped it clear, the goal was awarded after the intervention of goalline technology that said the whole ball had crossed the line.

Benzema made it three with a piledriver in the 72nd minute to complete the win that put France top of their group on goal difference ahead of top seeds Switzerland, who beat Ecuador 2-1 in the dying seconds of their clash in Brasilia earlier on Sunday.

Match #9: Group E at the Brasilia national stadium, Brasilia

Switzerland 2 (Mehmedi 48 Seferovic (90+3) Ecuador 1 (Valencia 22)

A stoppage-time goal by substitute Haris Seferovic gave Switzerland a 2-1 World Cup Group E win over Ecuador on Sunday.

The teams had looked as if they were about to produce the first draw of the tournament, until Seferovic's dramatic winner.

Enner Valencia headed Ecuador into the lead after 22 minutes as the South Americans showed plenty of attacking invention, but Admir Mehmedi headed an equaliser three minutes after coming on as a halftime substitute.

Switzerland thought they had won it in the 70th minute when Josip Drmic latched onto a through ball to score, only for a linesman to flag it offside.

But Seferovic did get the winner after a length-of the field breakaway following a brilliant advantage play by the referee.

Match #8: Group C at Arena Pernambuco, Recife

Ivory Coast 2 (Bony 64 Gervinho 66) Japan 2 (Honda 16)

Two sharply-headed goals within three second-half minutes gave Ivory Coast a 2-1 Group C victory over Japan as the World Cup's four-game 'Super Saturday' concluded with yet another hugely entertaining match.

Keisuke Honda's fierce left-foot drive after 16 minutes had Japan ahead, but the introduction of substitute Didier Drogba just after the hour seemed to lift the Africans and almost immediately they turned the game on its head.

Wilfried Bony headed the equaliser after 64 minutes and the Ivorians had only just concluded their dancing celebrations when Gervinho glanced in the second, both goals coming from pinpoint crosses by Serge Aurier.

Ivory Coast join Colombia on three points atop the open-looking group after Colombia's 3-0 victory over Greece earlier on Saturday.

Match #7: Group D at Arena Amazônia, Manaus

England 1 (Sturridge 37)  Italy 2 (Marchisio 35 Balotelli 50)

Mario Balotelli headed the decisive goal as Italy emerged 2-1 winners over England in another high quality World Cup match in the Amazon jungle on Saturday, to gain a key early advantage in a Group D containing three former tournament winners.

Claudio Marchisio fired Italy ahead after 35 minutes when England were wrong-footed by an Andrea Pirlo dummy, but Daniel Sturridge levelled within three minutes after Wayne Rooney picked him out with a perfect left-wing cross.

Balotelli, who had a clever lob cleared off the line at the end of the first half, made it 2-1 five minutes into the second when he took advantage of ragged defending to head home.

England played some confident football trying to find the equaliser but Italy's defence buckled down and kept them at bay to take them to three points alongside Costa Rica, who upset 2010 semi-finalists Uruguay 3-1 earlier on Saturday.

Match #6: Group D at  Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza

Uruguay 1 (Cavani 24-pen) Costa Rica 3 Campbell 54 Duarte 57 Urena 84)

Two goals in four dramatic second-half minutes set lowly Costa Rica on their way to a deserved 3-1 victory over Uruguay in the biggest upset of the World Cup so far.

The Uruguayans took the lead in the Group D clash thanks to a disputed Edinson Cavani penalty midway through the first half before the Central Americans turned the match on its head after the break.

Young striker Joel Campbell chested down a cross from the right and slammed a low shot past keeper Fernando Muslera after 54 minutes.

Then centre back Oscar Duarte gave Costa Rica the lead in the 57th minute with a brave diving header at the back post from a Christian Bolanos free kick.

Marco Urena completed the remarkable victory with a third in the 84th minute, silencing an army of sky blue-clad Uruguayan fans in Fortaleza's Castelao arena.

Uruguay's misery was compounded in stoppage time when their defender Maxi Pereira became the first man to be sent off at this World Cup.

Match #5: Group C at Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Colombia 3 (Armero 5 Gutierrez 58 Rodriguez 90+3) Greece 0

Colombia made a blistering start with left back Pablo Armero scoring with a fifth minute deflected shot.

Striker Teofilo Gutierrez stabbed home a flicked 58th-minute corner and midfielder James Rodriguez added a late third goal.

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Match #5: Group C at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte

Colombia 3 (Armero 5 Gutierrez 58 Rodriguez 90+3) Greece 0

Colombia marked their return to the World Cup after a 16-year absence with an attacking display that earned a 3-0 victory over Greece on Saturday, and the early initiative in what looks to be a really tight Group C.

The South Americans went ahead after five minutes when great work by Juan Cuadrado set up Pablo Armero.

Teofilo Gutierrez poked in the second after 58 minutes and James Rodriguez drove in a left foot effort in stoppage time at the end of another game full of high-paced action.

Greece struggled to get a foothold in the match and their hopes of a comeback fell away after Theofanis Gekas crashed a header against the bar from point-blank range after 63 minutes.
 

Match #4: Group B at Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá

Chile 3 (Sanchez 12 Valdivia 14 Beausejour 90+2) Australia 1 (Cahill 35)

Chile got the victory they needed if they are to have any chance of progressing from a daunting Group B when they held off a strong Australian fightback to emerge 3-1 winners in another open and entertaining World Cup clash on Friday.

Alexis Sanchez put Chile ahead from close range after 12 minutes and two minutes later Jorge Valdivia made it 2-0 with a well-struck shot as the South Americans looked in control.

Australia fought back strongly, though, and Tim Cahill replied with a header after 35 minutes and thought he had equalized with another early in the second half only to have it ruled offside by an excellent linesman's decision.

Both sides went close in an end-to-end second half before Jean Beausejour grabbed a third for Chile in stoppage time.

Match #3: Group B at the Fonte Nova arena, Salvador

Spain 1 (Xabi Alonso 27-pen) Netherlands 5 (van Persie 44, 72, Robben 53, 80, de Vrij 64)

Two goals each by Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben helped the Netherlands destroy world and European champions Spain 5-1 in a sensational World Cup Group B opener on Friday - a repeat of the 2010 final.

Spain, who lost their opening game of the 2010 tournament to Switzerland, went ahead with a 27th-minute Xabi Alonso penalty but Dutch captain Van Persie equalised with an audacious diving, looping header a minute before the break.

The Netherlands, playing with swagger and working tirelessly to close down the holders, went ahead in the 53rd minute when Robben pulled down a long ball from Daley Blind, delivered his trademark cutback and swept the ball home.

Stefan de Vrij bundled in the third in the 64th minute, Van Persie, who also crashed a shot against the bar, got the fourth following a blunder by Spain keeper Iker Casillas and Robben completed the amazing victory in the 80th minute.

Match #2: Group A at Natal

Mexico 1 (Peralta 61) Cameroon 0

Mexico overcame the setback of having two early goals harshly disallowed to beat Cameroon 1-0 with a second-half strike by Oribe Peralta and join Brazil at the top of World Cup Group A with three points on Friday.

Mexico, on top throughout, were goalless at halftime after Giovani Dos Santos had a neat volley and a header from a corner both ruled out for offside in decisions TV replays showed were wrong.

In relentless rain they continued to dominate, though, and broke through after 61 minutes when a Dos Santos shot was parried by the keeper into the path of Peralta who tucked it in.

Samuel Eto'o clipped a post early on for Cameroon but they did little in attack and have now still won only one game in their last five World Cups, having become the first African team to reach the quarter-finals in 1990.

Match #1: Group A at Sao Paulo

Brazil 3 (Neymar 29, 71-pen, Oscar 90+1) Croatia 1 (Marcelo 11-og)

Neymar hit two goals including a bitterly contested penalty to lead Brazil to a 3-1 victory over Croatia in the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday.

Croatia took a shock lead in the Group A game when Marcelo scored an own goal in the 11th minute.

Neymar pulled Brazil level after 30 minutes and Croatia reacted with fury when Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura pointed to the penalty spot in the second half after Fred backed into Croatian defender Dejan Lovren and fell.

Croatian coach Niko Kovac said that Nishimura was "out of his depth" and called the penalty "ridiculous."

Barcelona golden boy Neymar, who was also booked and lucky not to be sent off, converted the penalty to put Brazil ahead. Chelsea midfielder Oscar scored a brilliant individual goal to seal the crucial victory.

KICK-OFF

The 2014 Fifa World Cup will kick-off at 12 midnight on Thursday June 12 when hosts Brazil take on Croatia.

There will be 64 matches as 32 teams engage in one of the greatest sporting spectacles during the month-long event which culminates with the final at Maracana stadium at 11pm UAE time on Sunday July 13.

Emirates 24|7 will keep you upto date with all the action as it happens in Brazil from results, analysis, standings and of course plenty of pictures.

KNOCK OUT ROUND SCHEDULE

 PREVIEWS

Group A: Brazil's only worry ... meeting Spain in second round

Group B: Friday 13th looms for world champions Spain vs Dutch

Group C: Colombia favourites even without injured Falcao

Group D: Suarez takes centre stage in battle of the champions

Group E: French and Swiss ones to beat

Group F: Keeping up with Argentina

Group G: Germany and Portugal set for titanic clash

Group H: Pressure on Russia to shine

WORLD CUP RECORDS

World Cup records according to world governing body FIFA ahead of the 2014 edition which begins in Sao Paulo on Thursday:

Most World Cup wins

5 - Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)

Player to have appeared at most World Cup finals

5 - Antonio Carbajal (MEX) (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966) and Lothar Matthaeus (GER) (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)

Most goals scored in a match

5 - Oleg Salenko for Russia in 1994 in their 6-1 win over Cameroon in the group pahse.

Number of teams that have won World Cup

8: Brazil, Uruguay, Germany, Spain, England, Italy, France, Argentina.

Fastest goal scored

11 seconds by Hakan Sukur in 2002 for Turkey against South Korea in the third placed match which the Turks won 3-1.

Most goals scored at one World Cup finals

13 - Frenchman Just Fontaine in 1958.

Record World Cup finals scorer:

15 - Ronaldo or 'The Phenomenon' as the Brazilian striker was nicknamed accruing the goals over three World Cups in 1998, 2002 and 2006

Youngest player to play at a finals:

Norman Whiteside when he played for Northern Ireland at the 1982 finals when he was 17 years, one month and 10 days old.

Most appearances by a country at the finals:

19 - Brazil is the only country to have appeared at all the World Cup finals since the inaugural one in 1930 - the ones scheduled for 1942 and 1946 did not take place because of World War II and its immediate aftermath.

Oldest player to appear at a finals:

Roger Milla in the 1994 finals in the United States when he was 42 years, one month and eight days old.

Worst disciplinary record

Argentina whom in 70 games have received 103 yellow cards, one double yellow (straight red) and nine red cards.

Squads for the 32 countries taking part in the World Cup finals from June 12, as announced by national federations: