2014 FIFA World Cup Group C

Group C of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consisted of Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast, and Japan. Play began on 14 June and ended on 24 June 2014.

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Greece 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
3  Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Japan 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Matches

Colombia vs Greece

Colombia 3–0 Greece
 Report
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 57,174
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Colombia
Greece
GK1David Ospina
RB18Juan Camilo Zúñiga
CB2Cristián Zapata
CB3Mario Yepes (c)
LB7Pablo ArmeroSubstituted off 74'
CM6Carlos SánchezYellow card 26'
CM8Abel AguilarSubstituted off 69'
RW11Juan Cuadrado
AM10James Rodríguez
LW14Víctor Ibarbo
CF9Teófilo GutiérrezSubstituted off 76'
Substitutions:
MF15Alexander MejíaSubstituted in 69'
DF4Santiago AriasSubstituted in 74'
FW21Jackson MartínezSubstituted in 76'
Manager:
Argentina José Pékerman
GK1Orestis Karnezis
RB15Vasilis Torosidis
CB4Kostas Manolas
CB19Sokratis PapastathopoulosYellow card 52'
LB20José Holebas
RM14Dimitris SalpingidisYellow card 55'Substituted off 57'
CM2Giannis Maniatis
CM21Kostas Katsouranis (c)
LM8Panagiotis KoneSubstituted off 78'
CF7Georgios Samaras
CF17Theofanis GekasSubstituted off 64'
Substitutions:
MF18Ioannis FetfatzidisSubstituted in 57'
FW9Konstantinos MitroglouSubstituted in 64'
MF10Giorgos KaragounisSubstituted in 78'
Manager:
Portugal Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
James Rodríguez (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
Mark Hurd (United States)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Fifth official[broken anchor]:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)

Ivory Coast vs Japan

Ivory Coast 2–1 Japan
 Report
Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Attendance: 40,267
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
Ivory Coast
Japan
GK1Boubacar Barry
RB17Serge Aurier
CB5Didier ZokoraYellow card 58'
CB22Sol BambaYellow card 54'
LB3Arthur BokaSubstituted off 75'
CM9Cheick Tioté
CM20Serey DieSubstituted off 62'
AM19Yaya Touré (c)
RF8Salomon Kalou
CF12Wilfried BonySubstituted off 78'
LF10Gervinho
Substitutions:
FW11Didier DrogbaSubstituted in 62'
DF18Constant DjakpaSubstituted in 75'
FW13Didier Ya KonanSubstituted in 78'
Manager:
France Sabri Lamouchi
GK1Eiji Kawashima
RB2Atsuto Uchida
CB22Maya YoshidaYellow card 23'
CB6Masato MorishigeYellow card 64'
LB5Yuto Nagatomo
DM16Hotaru Yamaguchi
DM17Makoto Hasebe (c)Substituted off 54'
RW9Shinji Okazaki
AM4Keisuke Honda
LW10Shinji KagawaSubstituted off 86'
CF18Yuya OsakoSubstituted off 67'
Substitutions:
MF7Yasuhito EndōSubstituted in 54'
FW13Yoshito ŌkuboSubstituted in 67'
MF11Yoichiro KakitaniSubstituted in 86'
Manager:
Italy Alberto Zaccheroni

Man of the Match:
Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast)

Assistant referees:
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Sergio Román (Chile)
Fourth official:
Néant Alioum (Cameroon)
Fifth official[broken anchor]:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)

Colombia vs Ivory Coast

Colombia 2–1 Ivory Coast
 Report
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 68,748
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Colombia
Ivory Coast
GK1David Ospina
RB18Juan Camilo Zúñiga
CB2Cristián Zapata
CB3Mario Yepes (c)
LB7Pablo ArmeroSubstituted off 72'
CM8Abel AguilarSubstituted off 79'
CM6Carlos Sánchez
RW11Juan Cuadrado
AM10James Rodríguez
LW14Víctor IbarboSubstituted off 53'
CF9Teófilo Gutiérrez
Substitutions:
MF20Juan QuinteroSubstituted in 53'
DF4Santiago AriasSubstituted in 72'
MF15Alexander MejíaSubstituted in 79'
Manager:
Argentina José Pékerman
GK1Boubacar Barry
RB17Serge Aurier
CB5Didier ZokoraYellow card 55'
CB22Sol Bamba
LB3Arthur Boka
CM20Serey DieSubstituted off 73'
CM9Cheick TiotéYellow card 90'
RW10Gervinho
AM19Yaya Touré (c)
LW15Max GradelSubstituted off 67'
CF12Wilfried BonySubstituted off 60'
Substitutions:
FW11Didier DrogbaSubstituted in 60'
FW8Salomon KalouSubstituted in 67'
MF6Mathis BollySubstituted in 73'
Manager:
France Sabri Lamouchi

Man of the Match:
James Rodríguez (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Darren Cann (England)
Fourth official:
Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)
Fifth official[broken anchor]:
Rodney Aquino (Paraguay)

Japan vs Greece

Japan 0–0 Greece
Report
Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,485
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Japan
Greece
GK1Eiji Kawashima
RB2Atsuto Uchida
CB22Maya Yoshida
CB15Yasuyuki Konno
LB5Yuto Nagatomo
CM16Hotaru Yamaguchi
CM17Makoto Hasebe (c)Yellow card 12'Substituted off 46'
RW9Shinji Okazaki
AM4Keisuke Honda
LW13Yoshito Ōkubo
CF18Yuya OsakoSubstituted off 57'
Substitutions:
MF7Yasuhito EndōSubstituted in 46'
MF10Shinji KagawaSubstituted in 57'
 
Manager:
Italy Alberto Zaccheroni
GK1Orestis Karnezis
RB15Vasilis TorosidisYellow card 89'
CB4Kostas Manolas
CB19Sokratis Papastathopoulos
LB20José Holebas
DM21Kostas Katsouranis (c)Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 38'
CM2Giannis Maniatis
CM8Panagiotis KoneSubstituted off 81'
RW18Giannis FetfatzidisSubstituted off 41'
LW7Georgios SamarasYellow card 55'
CF9Kostas MitroglouSubstituted off 35'
Substitutions:
FW17Theofanis GekasSubstituted in 35'
MF10Giorgos KaragounisSubstituted in 41'
FW14Dimitris SalpingidisSubstituted in 81'
Manager:
Portugal Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Keisuke Honda (Japan)

Assistant referees:
William Torres (El Salvador)
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Fifth official[broken anchor]:
Aden Marwa (Kenya)

Japan vs Colombia

Japan 1–4 Colombia
 Report
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 40,340
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Japan
Colombia
GK1Eiji Kawashima
RB2Atsuto Uchida
CB22Maya Yoshida
CB15Yasuyuki KonnoYellow card 16'
LB5Yuto Nagatomo
CM14Toshihiro AoyamaSubstituted off 62'
CM17Makoto Hasebe (c)
RW9Shinji OkazakiSubstituted off 69'
AM4Keisuke Honda
LW10Shinji KagawaSubstituted off 85'
CF13Yoshito Ōkubo
Substitutions:
MF16Hotaru YamaguchiSubstituted in 62'
FW11Yoichiro KakitaniSubstituted in 69'
MF8Hiroshi KiyotakeSubstituted in 85'
Manager:
Italy Alberto Zaccheroni
GK1David Ospina (c)Substituted off 85'
RB4Santiago Arias
CB23Carlos Valdés
CB16Éder Balanta
LB7Pablo Armero
DM15Alexander Mejía
DM13Fredy GuarínYellow card 63'
RM11Juan CuadradoSubstituted off 46'
LM20Juan QuinteroSubstituted off 46'
SS19Adrián Ramos
CF21Jackson Martínez
Substitutions:
MF5Carlos CarboneroSubstituted in 46'
MF10James RodríguezSubstituted in 46'
GK22Faryd MondragónSubstituted in 85'
Manager:
Argentina José Pékerman

Man of the Match:
Jackson Martínez (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
Bertino Cunha (Portugal)
Tiago Trigo (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Fifth official[broken anchor]:
Eric Boria (United States)

Greece vs Ivory Coast

Greece 2–1 Ivory Coast
 Report
Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 59,095
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Greece
Ivory Coast
GK1Orestis KarnezisSubstituted off 24'
RB15Vasilis Torosidis
CB4Kostas Manolas
CB19Sokratis Papastathopoulos
LB20José Holebas
DM10Giorgos Karagounis (c)Substituted off 78'
CM2Giannis Maniatis
CM16Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
RW8Panagiotis KoneSubstituted off 12'
LW7Georgios Samaras
CF14Dimitris Salpingidis
Substitutions:
MF22Andreas SamarisSubstituted in 12'
GK12Panagiotis GlykosSubstituted in 24'
FW17Theofanis GekasSubstituted in 78'
Manager:
Portugal Fernando Santos
GK1Boubacar Barry
RB17Serge Aurier
CB4Kolo Touré
CB22Sol Bamba
LB3Arthur Boka
CM9Cheick TiotéSubstituted off 61'
CM20Serey DieYellow card 70'
RW8Salomon KalouYellow card 62'
AM19Yaya Touré
LW10GervinhoSubstituted off 83'
CF11Didier Drogba (c)Yellow card 37'Substituted off 78'
Substitutions:
FW12Wilfried BonySubstituted in 61'
MF14Ismaël DiomandéSubstituted in 78'
FW21Giovanni SioSubstituted in 83'
Manager:
France Sabri Lamouchi

Man of the Match:
Georgios Samaras (Greece)

Assistant referees:
Christian Lescano (Ecuador)
Byron Romero (Ecuador)
Fourth official:
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Fifth official[broken anchor]:
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)

References

  1. 1 2 "Referee designations for matches 5-8" (PDF). fifa.com. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

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