query: what team did ronaldo play for in the 2014 world cup

pos: Cristiano Ronaldo of a 4–2 qualifying victory on 6 September 2013. After Portugal failed to qualify during the regular campaign, Ronaldo scored all four of the team's goals in the play-offs against Sweden, which ensured their place at the tournament. His hat-trick in the second leg took his international tally to 47 goals, equaling Pauleta's record. Ronaldo subsequently scored twice in a 5–1 friendly win over Cameroon on 5 March 2014 to become his country's all-time top scorer. Ronaldo took part in the tournament despite suffering from patellar tendinitis and a related thigh injury, potentially risking his career. Ronaldo later commented: "If

pos: Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) players of the German team Hamburg in the ninth edition of the Match Against Poverty series, which Ronaldo and Zidane established in 2003. In December 2012, Ronaldo and Zidane reunited for the Match Against Poverty in Porto Alegre, Portugal, with the field littered with World Cup winners from France and Brazil, which also saw 1982 World Cup legend Zico (Ronaldo's boyhood idol) turn out for Ronaldo's team. In January 2013, Ronaldo was named one of the six ambassadors of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Ronaldo was chosen as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

pos: Portugal national football team widely-speculated "group of death". They lost their first game 0–1 to Germany, then beat Denmark 3–2. The final group stage match was against the Netherlands. After Van der Vaart had given the Dutch a 1–0 lead, Ronaldo netted twice to ensure a 2–1 victory. Portugal finished second in the group and qualified for the knockout phase. Portugal defeated the Czech Republic 1–0 in the quarter-finals with a header from Ronaldo. The semi-final match was against Spain. The game ended 0–0 and Portugal lost 4–2 on penalties. In 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Portugal won 4–2 on aggregate in a play-off

pos: History of the Portugal national football team second in their qualifying group Portugal advanced to play Sweden in a two-game playoff. They won the first game in Lisbon 1-0 after a Ronaldo goal, then won the second game in Solna after a Ronaldo hatrick. These wins secured Portugal's place in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Portugal were drawn into Group G with Germany, Ghana, and the United States. They played Germany first at the Arena Fonte Nova. Germany took the lead early on with a Thomas Müller penalty kick after a foul on Mario Götze. Germany took a 2-0 lead after a goal by Toni Kroos. Pepe

pos: Germany national football team semi-finals, Germany lost to Italy, 1–2. Germany finished first in their qualification group for the 2014 World Cup. The draw for the 2014 World Cup finals placed Germany in Group G, with Portugal, Ghana, and United States. They first faced Portugal in a match billed by some as the "team of all the talents against the team of The Talent (Cristiano Ronaldo)", routing the Portuguese 4–0 thanks to a hat-trick by Thomas Müller. In their match with Ghana, they led the game with Götze's second half goal, but then conceded two consecutive goals, then at the 71st minute Klose scored

pos: Cristiano Ronaldo tournament with a play-off victory over Bosnia. At the group stage of the World Cup, he was named man of the match in all three matches against Côte d'Ivoire, North Korea, and Brazil. His only goal of the tournament came in their 7–0 rout of North Korea, which marked his first international goal in 16 months. Portugal's World Cup ended with a 1–0 loss against eventual champions Spain in the round of 16. Ronaldo scored seven goals in the qualification for Euro 2012, including two strikes against Bosnia in the play-offs, to send Portugal into the tournament, where they were

pos: Cristiano Ronaldo three of Portugal's group stage matches. Ronaldo left the competition early: after Chile defeated Portugal 3–0 on penalties in the semi-finals, he was allowed to return home to be with his newborn children. Therefore, he missed Portugal's third-place play-off match in which Portugal defeated Mexico 2–1 after extra time. On 31 August 2017, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 win in a World Cup qualifier over the Faroe Islands, which saw him overtake Pelé and equal Hussein Saeed as the joint-fifth-highest goalscorer in international football with 78 goals. These goals brought his tally in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers

pos: Portugal national football team pitch injured; substitute Eder scored the match's only goal in the 109th minute. Ronaldo won the Silver Boot, scoring three goals and creating three assists. Following their Euro 2016 victory, Portugal participated in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, where they finished third. In the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Portugal were defeated by Uruguay in the last 16. Portugal's home kits has alternated between burgundy and a more standard red over the years. The 2014 World Cup jersey was notable for featuring both burgundy and red as primary colors. Since 1997 the team's kits have been manufactured by Nike. Prior to

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group B Nacho scored with a right foot half-volley in off the post from the edge of the penalty box, his first goal for Spain. As the clock ticked down, however, Gerard Piqué brought down Ronaldo just outside the box, with the Portugal star completing the scoring and his hat-trick with a free-kick into the top right corner of the net. Ronaldo became the fourth player to score in four different World Cup tournaments (2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018) after Pelé, Uwe Seeler and Miroslav Klose, and also the first to score in eight consecutive World Cups and European Championships. At age

pos: Cristiano Ronaldo athlete of world renown who has been a symbol of Portugal globally, contributing to the international projection of the country and setting an example of tenacity for future generations". A bronze statue of Ronaldo, designed by artist Ricardo Madeira Veloso, was unveiled in Funchal on 21 December 2014. In June 2010, during the build-up to the World Cup, Ronaldo became the fourth footballer – after Steven Gerrard, Pelé and David Beckham – to be represented as a waxwork at Madame Tussauds London. Another waxwork of him was presented at the Madrid Wax Museum in December 2013. In June 2015, astronomers

pos: Cristiano Ronaldo in the 109th minute to earn Portugal a 1–0 victory. As team captain, Ronaldo later lifted the trophy in celebration of his country's first-ever triumph in a major tournament. He was awarded the Silver Boot as the joint second-highest goalscorer, with three goals and three assists, and was named to the team of the tournament for the third time in his career. Following the Euro 2016 success, Ronaldo scored four goals against Andorra in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on 8 October 2016. His four goals against a nine-man team marked the highest number of goals he has scored

pos: Pepsi time in 17 years reshaped its 20-ounce bottle. However, some areas did not get the updated bottles until early 2014. In November 2013, Pepsi issued an apology on their official Swedish Facebook page for using pictures of Cristiano Ronaldo as a voodoo doll in various scenes before the Sweden v Portugal 2014 FIFA World Cup playoff game. In November 2015, Pepsi announced it would launch a new variation called "1893". This variation was released in 2016 as a Pepsi variation made with all natural ingredients. On April 4, 2017, Pepsi posted a commercial, dubbed “Live for Now (Pepsi)” to YouTube.

pos: Football in Portugal twice: in the 1966 edition, where Eusébio was the top scorer with nine goals, and in the 2006 edition, where the team led by captain Luís Figo marked the World Cup debut of Cristiano Ronaldo. Following the retirement of all players from its "golden generation", Portugal, led by manager Fernando Santos, won Euro 2016, defeating hosts France 1–0 in the final. Portugal also participates to the Lusophony Games and takes part in its football tournaments. In 2014, Portugal was one of the eight nations to take part in the first Unity World Cup. Football in Portugal Association football (), the

pos: Cristiano Ronaldo 0–1 defeat. He was featured in the team of the tournament, having provided two assists in addition to his two goals. Ronaldo was the second-highest scorer in the European qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup with seven goals. During the tournament, he scored his first World Cup goal against Iran with a penalty kick in Portugal's second match of the group stage. In the quarter-finals against England, his Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney was sent off for stamping on Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho. Although the referee later clarified that the red card was only due to Rooney's infraction, the

pos: History of the Portugal national football team Raphaël Guerreiro hit the crossbar from a free kick. Éder, a substitute striker, eventually scored the winning goal in the 109' minute. With this win in Euro 2016 Portugal won its first ever major international trophy in the nation's history, led by Cristiano Ronaldo as the captain. Portugal's Renato Sanches was awarded the best young player and Cristiano Ronaldo won the Silver Boot for his 3 goals and 3 assists in the finals. FIFA World Cup FIFA Confederations Cup UEFA European Football Championship Summer Olympics Football Tournament History of the Portugal national football team The history of the Portugal national

pos: History of the Portugal national football team captain Luís Figo's last before retirement from international football – though, surprisingly, he was not selected to start the game, coming on as a substitute near the end and setting up Portugal's goal in a 3–1 defeat. All three German goals had the direct participation of Bastian Schweinsteiger, who scored twice and had another shot turned into an own goal by Portugal's Petit. Ultimately, the team won the "Most Entertaining Team" award for their play during the World Cup, in an award always organized through public participation in a poll. Cristiano Ronaldo missed out on the U-23 Player of the

neg: Cristiano Ronaldo in the penalty shootout. Ronaldo did not take a penalty as he had been slated to take the unused fifth, a decision that drew criticism. As the joint top scorer with three goals, alongside five other players, he was again included in the team of the tournament. During the qualification for the 2014 World Cup, Ronaldo scored a total of eight goals. A qualifying match on 17 October 2012, a 1–1 draw against Northern Ireland, earned him his 100th cap. His first international hat-trick also came against Northern Ireland, when he found the net three times in a 15-minute spell

neg: Ronaldo V-Football and the V-Football Cup (the equivalent of the World Cup in the game). All-star teams are unlocked as a reward for winning competitions. Fifteen stadiums (some based on real locations) are available to play in, with settings for day and night as well as clear, rainy or foggy weather conditions. Exhibition mode is a quick match option. This mode allowed up to four players to play via the PlayStation multitap. The Game Boy Color version did not support multiplayer play. The Arcade cup is a 16-team knockout competition where the player can not lose more than three times and has

neg: Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) scored 44 goals in 47 games with Cruzeiro, leading them to their first Copa do Brasil in 1993, and the Minas Gerais State Championship in 1994. Before joining Cruzeiro, he was turned down by Flamengo, the team he supported as a boy, after missing practice due to an inability to afford the fare for the hour-long bus ride, but Jairzinho saw Ronaldo's potential and helped get him the move to Cruzeiro. Ronaldo chose to join PSV after the 1994 World Cup. He was selected for the tournament despite being just 17, but did not play in any games. It was

neg: Brazil national football team world's best player Ronaldo suffering a convulsive fit only hours before kick off. The starting line up without Ronaldo was released to a shocked world media, but after pleading that he felt fine and requested to play, Ronaldo was reinstated by the coach, before giving a below par performance as France, led by Zidane won 3–0. Fuelled by the "Three R's" (Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho), Brazil won its fifth championship at the 2002 World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan. Brazil beat all three opponents in group play in South Korea and topped the group. In Brazil's opening game

neg: Mohammed Gambo consternation. "I don't want to rush anything, when it is time I will go and play in Europe." Gambo was first called up to the Super Eagles in 2010 but the matches were cancelled and he had to wait on the sidelines until he was given the nod by Keshi recently for Nigeria's friendly against Mexico, two 2014 FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers as well as the Confederations Cup. The tournament provides Gambo with an opportunity to play in the country of his idol, Ronaldo. "I want to be like Ronaldo of Brazil. He is my role model. It will be

neg: Ricardo Costa (Portuguese footballer) the round of 16 loss to Spain (0–1, where he was sent off in the last minute, receiving a three-match ban for his actions). Costa played and started two games in the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign. He scored his first international goal on 11 October 2013 in a 1–1 home draw against Israel, and was named by manager Paulo Bento in the final 23-man squad for the tournament in Brazil. On 16 June 2014, Costa became the second Portuguese to play in three World Cups after Cristiano Ronaldo did so in the same match, coming on for the second

neg: Brazil national football team 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cups, France, Italy, Spain and Germany were also added to this list. After the tournament, Pelé declared that he did not wish to play in the World Cup again. Nonetheless, he returned in 1970. Brazil won its third World Cup in Mexico at the 1970 World Cup. It fielded what has since then often been considered the best World Cup football squad ever, led by Pelé in his last World Cup finals, captain Carlos Alberto Torres, Jairzinho, Tostão, Gérson and Rivelino. Even though Garrincha had retired, this team was still a force to be reckoned

neg: Son Heung-min to participate in the 2012 London Olympics, opting to concentrate on his club career at Hamburger SV. Son was quoted as saying, "In Korea, an Olympic appearance has a special meaning, but I want to speed up for Hamburg. What matters is to pour all my time into team training." Son did, however, play for the national team in the autumn of 2012 for two 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lebanon and Iran, and has become a regular call-up in friendlies and World Cup qualifying matches in 2013. In the World Cup qualifier against Qatar on 23 March 2013,

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group B crossbar from 25 yards. Nordin Amrabat and Medhi Benatia fired over with better chances. With their second loss in a row, Morocco became the first team eliminated from the 2018 FIFA World Cup. 85 international goals for Ronaldo is a new record for a European player, with Ronaldo passing Ferenc Puskás to hold the record outright. Ronaldo has become the first Portuguese player since José Torres in 1966 to score a goal with his right foot, left foot and head in a single World Cup tournament. Ronaldo is the first player to score five consecutive World Cup goals for his

neg: Germany national football team minute, his 16th World Cup goal, gave him sole possession of the record for most goals scored during World Cup Finals, dethroning former Brazilian national Ronaldo. In the second half of the game, substitute André Schürrle scored twice for Germany to lead 7–0, the highest score against Brazil in a single game. Germany did, however, concede a late goal to Brazil's Oscar. It was Brazil's worst ever World Cup defeat, whilst Germany broke multiple World Cup records with the win, including the record broken by Klose, the first team to reach four consecutive World Cup semi-finals, the first team to

neg: Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) head wants to go on but the body can't take any more. I think of an action but I can't do it the way I want to. It's time to go." Ronaldo made his international debut for Brazil on 23 March 1994, in a friendly match in Recife against Argentina. He went to the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States as a 17-year-old, but did not play. He stated he was “overjoyed” at the experience. He was then known as Ronaldinho ("little Ronaldo" in Portuguese), because Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus, his older teammate on the tournament, was also

neg: Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (born 19 June 1965 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian former footballer, better known on the football pitch as Ronaldo, or Ronaldão ("big Ronaldo"), to differentiate him from his younger compatriot and teammate, also dubbed Ronaldo, who was initially nicknamed Ronaldinho ("little Ronaldo"), a nickname later adopted by footballer Ronaldinho Gaúcho. A former defender, Ronaldão played 14 matches in the "Seleção" (Brazil national football team) between 1991–1995, scored two goals, and won the 1994 FIFA World Cup with the Brazilian national side, although he did not take part in any games.

neg: Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) with eight goals. Many publications regarded his personal triumph as “redemption” for what occurred at the previous World Cup. Ronaldo spoke about his obsession with lifting the World Cup trophy, having missed out in 1998. “I used to visualise the trophy in front of my eyes and imagine what a wonderful feeling it must be to hold it up in the air. It was a fabulous feeling actually to hold it in my hands and kiss it.” Dubbed the "three R's", Ronaldo starred in a formidable attack alongside Rivaldo and Ronaldinho, and the trio were named in the FIFA World

neg: Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup) Cup semi-final. The game saw Germany overtake Brazil as the highest scoring team in World Cup tournament history and become the first team to reach eight World Cup Finals. Miroslav Klose scored his 16th career World Cup goal and surpassed Brazil's own Ronaldo as the tournament's all-time record goalscorer. Brazil's loss broke their 62-match home unbeaten streak in competitive matches going back to the 1975 Copa América (over Peru 1–3), equalled their biggest ever margin of defeat in a match alongside a 6–0 loss to Uruguay in 1920, and broke the record for the most goals ever conceded by Brazil

neg: Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) 2002, we felt that we could always score. It was a team without any vanity, or individuals. The collective was important.” On 2 June 2004, Ronaldo scored an unusual hat-trick of penalties for Brazil against arch-rivals Argentina in a 2006 World Cup qualifying match. With 10 goals in 15 games, including a goal against Venezuela in the last game to secure first place, Ronaldo was the South American top scorer in Brazil's qualifying campaign. At the 2006 World Cup, Ronaldo was part of a much-publicized "magic quartet" alongside Adriano, Ronaldinho and Kaká. The all-star Brazilian team was promoted as masters

neg: 1998 FIFA World Cup Final Korea in 2002. Ronaldo went on to set the record for goals in World Cups, which was later broken by Miroslav Klose of Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Blanc and Deschamps both later had spells as manager of the France national team, with Deschamps leading them to a second World Cup title almost exactly 20 years later in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, making him only the third man to have won the World Cup as both player and manager after Zagallo and Germany's Franz Beckenbauer. Many of the French players who won the 1998 World Cup

neg: Miroslav Klose record goalscorer. Klose scored his record-equalling 15th World Cup goal to help Germany to a 2–2 draw against Ghana on 21 June 2014, after entering the game as a 69th minute substitute for Mario Götze (who had scored Germany's first goal) with his team trailing 2–1. This tied him with the Brazilian player Ronaldo. With this goal, Klose became the third player in history to score in four different World Cups. On 8 July, Klose scored a record 16th World Cup goal in the 23rd minute against Brazil in the semi-finals, his second goal of the 2014 World Cup. That

neg: Brazil national football team and Brazil in Yokohama, where Ronaldo scored two goals in Brazil's 2–0 triumph. Ronaldo also won the Golden Shoe as the tournament's leading scorer with 8 goals. Brazil's success saw them receive the Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year. Brazil won the 2004 Copa América, their third win in four competitions since 1997 Brazil also won the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup for the second time. Manager Carlos Alberto Parreira built his side through a 4–2–2–2 formation. Nicknamed the "Magic quartet", the attack was built around four players: Ronaldo, Adriano, Kaká and Ronaldinho. In the 2006 World Cup,

neg: Mehdi Rahmati was again part of the team in 2007 AFC Asian Cup but he did not play any match again. Since the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, he has been the number one keeper for Team Melli. He also played for Team Melli in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He had been one of the best players for Team melli in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification with his saves played an important role.He was the first choice keeper in West Asian Football Federation Championship 2010 and 2011 Asian Cup. On January

neg: 2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final 2014 final. This was the 12th time in 13 tournaments in which a European team made it to the final. Real Madrid entered the competition in the semi-finals, facing Mexican side and CONCACAF Champions League winners América. Karim Benzema opened the scoring for Real in first half stoppage time, putting them ahead at the break. Cristiano Ronaldo secured the 2–0 victory and final spot for "Los Blancos" with a goal in second half stoppage time. Kashima Antlers started the tournament in the quarter-final play-off, facing New Zealand side Auckland City, winners of the OFC Champions League. Auckland opened the scoring

neg: Crystal Dunn tournament for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Dunn returned from injury in December 2014 and traveled with the team to Brazil, but did not play. Dunn was named to the roster for February 2015 friendlies against France and England, and made a substitute appearance against England. February 2015, Dunn was named to the 2015 Algarve Cup roster, but did not play a single minute. Dunn was named to the preliminary for the 2015 Women's World Cup, but did not make the final squad of 23. In September 2015, Dunn was added to the roster for the national team's Women's

neg: 1998 FIFA World Cup win gave France their first World Cup title, becoming the sixth national team after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany and Argentina to win the tournament on their home soil. They also inflicted the second-heaviest World Cup defeat on Brazil, later to be topped by Brazil's 7–1 defeat by Germany in the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The pre-match build up was dominated by the omission of Brazilian striker Ronaldo from the starting lineup only to be reinstated 45 minutes before kick-off. He managed to create the first open chance for Brazil in the 22nd minute, dribbling past defender

neg: Cristiano Ronaldo Ruud van Nistelrooy, who took offence at the winger's showboating style of play. Following the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in which he was involved in an incident where club teammate Wayne Rooney was sent off, Ronaldo publicly asked for a transfer, lamenting the lack of support he felt he had received from the club over the incident. United, however, denied the possibility of him leaving the club. Although his World Cup altercation with Rooney resulted in Ronaldo being booed throughout the 2006–07 season, it proved to be his breakout year, as he broke the 20-goal barrier for the first time

neg: Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) to miss the entire 2000–01 season and much of the two seasons either side of it. Since Ronaldo's teammate Javier Zanetti had replaced him as the team captain during his absence, he eventually inherited the captain's band in late 2001. After two operations and months of rehabilitation, Ronaldo came back for the 2002 World Cup, helping Brazil win their fifth World Cup title. Later in 2002, he won the FIFA World Player of the Year award for the third time, and transferred from Inter to Real Madrid. Ronaldo was given his most recognizable nickname, , by the Italian press while

neg: Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) camera focused on him throughout, with Ronaldo showing little emotion. Steinberg states that Ronaldo "sleepwalked" through the final, which also saw him injured in a collision with French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez. Zagallo admitted the fears over Ronaldo affected his team psychologically, and stated "for the whole of the first half I was wondering whether to take him off", but feared a public outcry in Brazil had he done so. Brazil lost the match to hosts France 3–0. Ronaldo later reflected: "We lost the World Cup but I won another cup – my life." An inquest was launched in Brazil, with

neg: Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup) for the most goals scored at the World Cup with 16, overtaking Brazil's Ronaldo's total of 15; Ronaldo was in attendance at the match as a commentator. Thomas Müller's goal was Germany's 2,000th in the history of their national team. Müller became the third player in history to score five or more goals in two different World Cups (after Klose and the Peruvian Teófilo Cubillas) and the second player to score five or more goals in consecutive World Cups (after Klose). Toni Kroos' first-half double scored in 69 seconds was the fastest pair of goals scored in World Cup history

neg: Soccer in the United States Cup tournaments. The U.S. finished third in the World Cup in 1930, and played in the 1934 World Cup. The next World Cup participation came in the 1950 World Cup, where they upset England 1-0 in group play. After 1950, the USA did not return to the World Cup for another 40 years. The fortunes of the U.S. national team changed in the 1990s, with the team participating in every World Cup between 1990 and 2014. The U.S. hosted the 1994 World Cup, beating Colombia to reach the knockout rounds, before losing to Brazil in the round of sixteen. The

neg: Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) people sitting at meal times with him. He was a wonderful person. Everybody would second that, no matter what club he played for.” Ronaldo was the co-owner of A1 Team Brazil, along with former F1 driver Emerson Fittipaldi. Ronaldo co-owns the sports marketing company 9INE, with his friend, mixed martial artist Anderson Silva, one of his clients. A keen poker player, in April 2013 Ronaldo became a member of PokerStars SportStar, and in 2014 he played a charity poker tournament against tennis star Rafael Nadal. On 11 December 2014, Ronaldo became a minority owner of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of

neg: Germany national football team up fourteen goals in two World Cups (1970 and 1974). His ten goals in 1970 are the third-most ever in a tournament. (Müller's all-time World Cup record of 14 goals was broken by Ronaldo in 2006 which has been further broken by Miroslav Klose in 2014 with 16 goals). After West Germany were eliminated in the first round of Euro 1984, Franz Beckenbauer returned to the national team to replace Derwall as coach. At the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, West Germany finished as runners-up for the second consecutive tournament after beating France 2–0 in the semi-finals, but losing to

neg: Ivan Vicelich FIFA World Cup in which Vicelich started every one of New Zealand's three games, he signed a short-term deal to play for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Ruby F.C. for four months. He returned to former club Auckland City FC in December 2010, following a 30-day stand-down period. Aged 38, he received the adidas Bronze Ball as the third best player at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco – at which Auckland finished in a surprise third place – bettered only by Real Madrid duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos. He played his last game for Auckland City

neg: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–CONMEBOL play-off) Jordan's best finish in their FIFA World Cup qualification history. The draw for the order in which the two matches would be played was held by FIFA on 30 July 2011 at the World Cup Preliminary Draw. 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–CONMEBOL play-off) The 2014 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL–AFC qualification play-off were a series of two-legged home-and-away ties between the fifth-placed team of the Asian qualifying tournament, Jordan, and the fifth-placed team from the South American qualifying tournament, Uruguay. The games were played on 13 and 20 November 2013. It was the fourth consecutive FIFA World Cup play-off that

neg: Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) ill. Was it stress, epilepsy, or had he been drugged?“ Prior to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo had barely played since rupturing the cruciate ligament in his right knee in April 2000, and he missed Brazil's entire qualification campaign where, in his absence, the team had been poor. Tim Vickery writes, “Without Ronaldo, Brazil were a shambles, fortunate even to get to the tournament. With him, it was a different story.” In a remarkable comeback from injury that had threatened his career, Ronaldo led Brazil to their record fifth World Cup title, receiving the Golden Boot as top scorer

neg: 2014 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs 2014 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs The 2014 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs were held from 12 to 14 September. They were the main play-offs of the 2014 Davis Cup. Winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2015 World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I. Bold indicates team has qualified for the 2015 Davis Cup World Group. "Date: 12–14 September" The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2015 World

neg: 2014 UEFA Champions League Final from the same city. Real Madrid won the match 4–1 after extra time, with goals from Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo following a 93rd-minute header by Sergio Ramos, which cancelled out Diego Godín's first-half goal. In doing so, Real Madrid secured a record 10th title in the competition, 12 years after their ninth victory. As the winners, Real Madrid earned the right to play against 2013–14 UEFA Europa League winners Sevilla in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup. They also qualified to enter the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup as the UEFA representative. The Estádio da Luz

neg: 2013 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs 2013 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs The 2013 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs were held from September 13 to 15. They were the main play-offs of the 2013 Davis Cup. Winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2014 World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I. Bold indicates team has qualified for the 2014 Davis Cup World Group. "Date: 13–15 September" The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2014 World

neg: Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) only Pelé. At age 17, Ronaldo was the youngest member of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup. At the 1998 World Cup, he received the Golden Ball for player of the tournament, helping Brazil reach the final where he suffered a convulsive fit hours before the defeat to France. He won a second World Cup in 2002 where he starred in a front three with Ronaldinho and Rivaldo. Ronaldo scored twice in the final, and received the Golden Boot as the tournament's top goalscorer. During the 2006 World Cup, Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal,

neg: Mark Ferguson (cricketer) A and Scotland B. In 2007, Ferguson relocated to Hong Kong for work reasons, and began playing for the Hong Kong Cricket Club. He eventually met the residency qualifications for the Hong Kong national team, and made his international debut at the 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup in Nepal. Hong Kong made the final of that tournament and consequently qualified for the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier, where Ferguson was a member of Hong Kong's squad but did not play any matches. He did not play in another international tournament until the 2014 World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand, where he served

neg: Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus He was also successful for his club sides, winning numerous trophies. Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (born 19 June 1965 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian former footballer, better known on the football pitch as Ronaldo, or Ronaldão ("big Ronaldo"), to differentiate him from his younger compatriot and teammate, also dubbed Ronaldo, who was initially nicknamed Ronaldinho ("little Ronaldo"), a nickname later adopted by footballer Ronaldinho Gaúcho. A former defender, Ronaldão played 14 matches in the "Seleção" (Brazil national football team) between 1991–1995, scored two goals, and won the 1994 FIFA World Cup with the Brazilian

neg: South American nations at the FIFA World Cup of the team sheet, in spite of his physical state, it was announced just 72 minutes before kick-off that he was going to play. In the match, he sustained an injury in a clash with French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez. Although it was believed that the decision to play Ronaldo had backfired, it was understandable as the player had been a crucial member of the side throughout the tournament, having scored four goals and created three more. They also inflicted the heaviest defeat on Brazil since 1930. At the 2002 FIFA World Cup participated five nations of South America: Argentina, Brazil,

neg: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–CONMEBOL play-off) 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–CONMEBOL play-off) The 2014 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL–AFC qualification play-off were a series of two-legged home-and-away ties between the fifth-placed team of the Asian qualifying tournament, Jordan, and the fifth-placed team from the South American qualifying tournament, Uruguay. The games were played on 13 and 20 November 2013. It was the fourth consecutive FIFA World Cup play-off that Uruguay has participated in after 3–1 on aggregate win over Australia for Korea/Japan 2002, losing to Australia 4–2 on penalties for Germany 2006 and 2–1 on aggregate win over Costa Rica for South Africa 2010. This was

neg: Ronaldo V-Football Ronaldo V-Football Ronaldo V-Football, intended to be known as Ronaldo V-Soccer in the United States until it was cancelled, is a video game developed by PAM Development and published by Infogrames. It was originally released in 2000 for the PlayStation and Game Boy Color. The game was endorsed by the Brazilian footballer Ronaldo, at the time one of the highest-renowned players in the world. It is the only game exclusively endorsed by him. There are 176 international teams (some featuring real player names, others not) are available to play in the five different game modes: Exhibition, Arcade Cup, Resistance, Tournaments

neg: Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) Romário who advised Ronaldo to move to PSV; Romário having played for PSV from 1988 to 1993. Ronaldo scored 30 league goals in his first season in the Netherlands. After scoring a hat-trick in PSV's game against Bayer Leverkusen in the 1994–95 UEFA Cup, Leverkusen striker and Germany World Cup winner Rudi Völler stated in a post match press conference, “Never in my life have I seen an 18-year-old play in this way.” His dribbles from midfield caught the attention of many in the sport, with future Barcelona teammate Luis Enrique stating, “I’d seen him on television at PSV and

neg: South American Rugby Championship formats. In 2012, a third Division was added, which meant up until 2014, the bottom placed team of the B division would play a play-off match against the top placed C Division team. Although like A and B, this did not apply to every tournament due to the Rugby World Cup qualification format. In 2014, the tournament became a four-tiered competition, with Argentina no longer competing as a regular. However, the tournament would keep the same format for promotion and relegation. The top placed team from Division C would play a play-off match against the bottom placed team from Division

neg: Alison Lee Ryder Cup team in 2010 and 2012 and the Curtis Cup team in 2014. Lee played one season and a half of golf at UCLA, before turning pro in December of her sophomore year. She remains a student at the University. Lee turned professional in December 2014 and joined the LPGA Tour after winning the final stage of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament. In her rookie season, she qualified for the United States Solheim Cup team, based on her world ranking. Source: ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013. DNP = did not play<br> CUT = missed

neg: Golden generation to ever win the European Cup. Yugoslavia qualified for UEFA Euro 1992 with seven wins from eight matches and the best goalscoring record and goal difference of any team during the qualifying phase. However, the team was disqualified prior to the tournament due to the Yugoslav Wars (it was replaced by the eventual champion, Denmark) and did not play together again after the country's division. Several players from the Yugoslav team went on to finish in third place at the 1998 World Cup with Croatia. The Algerian team which reached the second round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup has

neg: Neymar March 2015, Neymar had the fourth highest social media rank in the world among sportspeople, behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and David Beckham, with 52 million Facebook fans. He has over 100 million Instagram followers, the second highest for a sportsperson (after Cristiano Ronaldo), and inside the top 10 most followed people. In ESPN's list of active sportspeople in 2016, Neymar was ranked the fourth most famous athlete in the world. To mark the World Cup commencing in Brazil, in June 2014, Neymar appeared with supermodel Gisele Bündchen on the front cover of "Vogue"'s Brazilian edition. In November 2014, Neymar

neg: Frank Leboeuf his career in Qatar. For France, Leboeuf was capped 50 times, scoring four goals. Although he was mainly a substitute in the 1998 World Cup, he stepped in for red carded Laurent Blanc to play in the final, a 3–0 win against Brazil, a match in which he famously man-marked Ronaldo. In the final Ronaldo only was able to do a couple of his trademark runs thanks to an almost flawless defensive performance by Leboeuf. Leboeuf received a winner's medal at Euro 2000. He then played at the 2002 World Cup. A cultured centre back, Leboeuf was noted for his

neg: Manabu Saitō 2 January 2018". Manabu Saitō In August 2007, Saito was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. He played 2 matches. In July 2012, he was elected Japan U-23 national team for 2012 Summer Olympics. He played 4 matches and Japan won the 4th place. In July 2013, Saito was elected Japan national team for 2013 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, on July 21, he debuted against China. He was also elected Japan for 2014 World Cup, but he did not play in the match. He played 6 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until

neg: Manabu Saitō Manabu Saitō In August 2007, Saito was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. He played 2 matches. In July 2012, he was elected Japan U-23 national team for 2012 Summer Olympics. He played 4 matches and Japan won the 4th place. In July 2013, Saito was elected Japan national team for 2013 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, on July 21, he debuted against China. He was also elected Japan for 2014 World Cup, but he did not play in the match. He played 6 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 2016. "Updated to

neg: Nabil Ghilas moved to fellow league team Levante UD on loan for one year. Ghilas was called up to the Algeria national team for the first time in March 2013, for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Benin, but did not play in the match. He won his first cap on 9 June against the same opponent and for the same competition, replacing Islam Slimani in the 74th minute and scoring the last goal in a 3–1 away victory. Ghilas made his World Cup debut on 17 June 2014, playing the last six minutes of a 1–2 group stage loss to

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2018 FIFA World Cup Group B 33, Ronaldo also became the oldest hat-trick scorer in the World Cup, surpassing Rob Rensenbrink of the Netherlands, who scored three times against Iran in 1978, aged 30. With this result, Spain has not won any opening matches since 2006, having lost to Switzerland 0–1 in 2010 and the Netherlands 1–5 in 2014.

 The two teams had met previously only once, a group stage game in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, won by Morocco 3–1. João Moutinho swung in a cross from the right after a short corner and Cristiano Ronaldo headed the ball powerfully

neg: Steve Purdy for selection but did not appear in the match. During an interview with a North American blog released on July 19, 2010, Steve expressed his desire to play for the El Salvador national team, and hopes to be part of the team for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. Former national team coach Carlos de los Cobos expressed interest in having Purdy — who is of Salvadoran descent — play with the El Salvador national football team. On March 17, 2011, Purdy was selected by El Salvador in a squad for two friendlies against Jamaica and Cuba. However, El Salvador did

neg: Russia national bandy team consequently the number one team. After that tournament, CIS did not play again and in the 1993 world championship, Russia represented the country. Russia has never finished below third in the championships. The team has won the Bandy World Championship eleven times, in 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018. The post-Soviet Russian team made its debut at the Russian Government Cup 1992. The Russians have won the Russian Government Cup eight times. A team "Russia 2" has sometimes appeared in the Russian Government Cup alongside the regular team. Russian squad at the 2016 World

neg: PokerStars Leo Fernandez, Lex Veldhuis, Jeff Gross, Jason Somerville, Jaime Staples, Randy Lew, Kevin Martin. PokerStars also has had a Celebrity team and a Sports team, called respectively "Friends of PokerStars" and "SportStars". These have included Jamacian Olympic gold medal winner and World record holder Usain Bolt and American actor / comedian Kevin Hart. Former associated celebrities include World Cup winning Brazilian striker Ronaldo, tennis pro Rafael Nadal, former tennis champion Boris Becker, FIFA World Cup-winning Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo, Dutch field hockey Olympic Gold medalist Fatima Moreira de Melo, Norwegian cross-country skier Petter Northug, Swedish cross-country

neg: Kamil Wilczek 2018, only surpassed by the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Wilczek was a part of Poland under-19 and Poland under-21 teams. He got his first call up to the senior Poland squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Scotland and Republic of Ireland in October 2015. He debuted for Poland in a 2-1 2018 World Cup qualification win over Armenia national football team 11 October 2016. In May 2018 he was named in Poland’s preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. However, he did not make the final 23. Brøndby IF Individual Kamil Wilczek

neg: Concerns and controversies at the 42nd Chess Olympiad example, the candidates tournament for the World Chess Championship 2012 was ultimately moved (completely) from Baku to Kazan, with consideration given that one underlying reason was because Armenia's Levon Aronian was inhospitable toward playing in Azerbaijan. More recently, Azerbaijan chose not to play in the 2015 World Team Chess Championship in Tsaghkadzor, and Azerbaijani players did not participate in the European Individual Chess Championship 2014 in Yerevan. Nevertheless, Armenian players, including Levon Aronian, did play at the 2015 Chess World Cup in Baku, giving some hope the team would appear at the Olympiad. In May 2016, during his visit to

neg: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Cup finals. All 10 CONMEBOL teams competed in the tournament, to be held in Ecuador from 11 to 28 September 2014. The top two teams of the second stage qualified directly for the World Cup, while the third placed team advanced to play the fourth placed team from CONCACAF for an additional World Cup berth. Group A Group B Brazil and Colombia qualified for the World Cup. Ecuador advanced to the CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off. The play-off was contested between Trinidad and Tobago, CONCACAF's fourth-placed team, and Ecuador, CONMEBOL's third-placed team. The draw for the order of legs was held in Zürich

neg: Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) appearing alongside football players such as Thierry Henry, Fabio Cannavaro, Francesco Totti, Ronaldinho and Hidetoshi Nakata, with former player Eric Cantona as the tournament "referee". In the run-up to the 2014 World Cup, Ronaldo starred as a mentor in Nike's Risk Everything animated commercial with a host of current players in the Nike stable. Cruzeiro PSV Eindhoven Barcelona Inter Milan Real Madrid Corinthians Brazil Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (; born 18 September 1976), commonly known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Popularly dubbed "O Fenômeno" ("The Phenomenon"), he is

neg: 2014–15 Real Madrid C.F. season an agreement with Monaco on 22 July for World Cup Golden Boot winner James Rodríguez, who signed a six-year contract for a fee of €75 million, becoming the fourth most expensive player in world football, behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Luis Suárez. Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas was signed from Levante for €10 million following his exuberant performances in the 2014 World Cup. A day later, Jesús Fernández switched sides and joined Levante for a reported fee of €500,000. In their first competitive match of the season, Madrid played Sevilla in the 2014 edition of the UEFA Super Cup.

neg: History of the Brazil national football team two of the most successful teams in the competition's history: Germany and Brazil, played at the International Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Incredibly, the teams had never played each other in the World Cup before save for a match between Brazil and East Germany in the 1974 World Cup. German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn had been the tournament's best goalkeeper, but was not able to maintain his post unscathed in this match, as Ronaldo vanquished his demons from the previous Cup and scored both goals in the Brazil 2–0 triumph. Ronaldo also won the Golden Shoe as the tournament's leading scorer,

neg: Roberto Carlos 1998 World Cup alongside a number of stars from the Brazil national team, including Ronaldo and Romário. In a worldwide Nike advertising campaign in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, Roberto Carlos starred in a "Secret Tournament" commercial (branded "Scopion KO") directed by Terry Gilliam, appearing alongside other star footballers, including Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, Francesco Totti, Ronaldinho, Luís Figo and the Japanese Hidetoshi Nakata, with former player Eric Cantona the tournament's "referee". Roberto Carlos has also starred in Pepsi commercials, including a 2002 World Cup Pepsi advertisement where he lined up alongside David Beckham, Raúl

neg: Andrew Nabbout team coach Giuseppe Giannini had offered Nabbout a place in the national team to boost their attacking squad, being possible through his personal heritage. Nabbout declined the offer, in hopes that he could make the Australia national team, to make an appearance in Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Despite this, coach Ange Postecoglou did not select him in the squad for the World Cup, making it still possible for Nabbout to play for Lebanon. Nabbout was granted number 13 for Melbourne, from 26, following Diogo Ferreira's departure to Brisbane Roar. Nabbout's second season with Melbourne under new coach

neg: Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh Queiroz for the Team Meli training camp in Turkey and the match against Albania in May 2012; however, he did not play in the match. He was selected in Iran's 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup by Carlos Queiroz. He was a stand-by player for Team Melli in the tournament. Khanzadeh was not selected in Iran's final squad for 2015 AFC Asian Cup. However, he was subsequently named as the replacement for the injured Hashem Beikzadeh. In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh

neg: 2013 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs Group. The draw took place April 11 in London. Seeded teams Unseeded teams 2013 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs The 2013 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs were held from September 13 to 15. They were the main play-offs of the 2013 Davis Cup. Winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2014 World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I. Bold indicates team has qualified for the 2014 Davis Cup World Group. "Date: 13–15 September" The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round

neg: Matías Cahais was also the start of the European career of players like Ronaldo, Romário and his compatriot Julio Cruz. Cahais has represented the Argentina national football team at Under-17 and Under-20 levels. He made 20 appearances for the U-17 team, scoring 4 goals. In 2007, he was selected to play for Argentina at the South American Youth Championship in Paraguay where he scored 2 goals. He also represented the U-20 team at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Matías Cahais Matías Cahais (born 24 December 1987 in Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine football central defender. He plays for Club

neg: Christen Press on February 13, 2014. She was selected by national team head coach Tom Sermanni to play at the 2014 Algarve Cup. In October, Press featured in the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship where the team won the tournament. During a group stage match against Argentina at the 2014 International Tournament of Brasília, Press scored four goals helping the US win 7–0, and qualify for the championship game. Press was selected for the US national team for the World Cup. On June 8, Press made her first career World Cup start against Australia and scored her first World Cup goal in the

neg: Hanson Boakai for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Boakai continued to represent Canada at the U20 level and was a part of the team that traveled to Northern Ireland for the 2014 Milk Cup. After a strong showing for the youth sides, and a continued presence with Edmonton, Canada coach Benito Floro called up Boakai to the senior team for a friendly against Colombia in October 2014. He did not play, however. Hanson Boakai Hanson Tamba Boakai (born 28 October 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer midfielder who currently plays for Finnish side Inter Turku. He currently holds the record for

neg: 2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final club Grêmio, representing CONMEBOL as the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores. Real Madrid won the match 1–0 via a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo for their third FIFA Club World Cup title. This was the first time a team had successfully defended the FIFA Club World Cup title, after Real won the previous year. The victory also marked the tenth time a UEFA team had won the Club World Cup. Note: On 27 October 2017, FIFA officially recognized all the champions of the Intercontinental Cup as club world champions, in equal status to the FIFA Club World Cup. The Zayed

neg: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off) 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off) The 2014 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF–OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, New Zealand, and the fourth-placed team from the North and Central American and Caribbean qualifying tournament, Mexico. The games were played on 13 November in Mexico City and 20 November 2013 in Wellington. It was the second consecutive FIFA World Cup play-off that New Zealand has played in; New Zealand won 1–0 on aggregate over Bahrain in its previous play-off. The draw for the order in which the two matches would be

neg: Kaitlyn Jones the final, to win the gold medal. Jones also won the Saskatchewan U18 title in 2014 and won a bronze medal at the 2015 Canada Winter Games for Saskatchewan. Jones won her first World Curling Tour title at the 2017 New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel. As World Junior champions, her team was invited to play in the 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup, Jones' first Grand Slam event. Her rink would not win any games. Her team was invited to play at the 2018 Masters held in Truro, Nova Scotia as a local team. The team did very well there, going 3-1

neg: 2014 SARU Community Cup the 2014 SARU Community Cup. The play-off final winner qualified to the 2014 SARU Community Cup. The play-off final winner qualified to the 2014 SARU Community Cup. The log leader after the pool stage qualified to the 2014 SARU Community Cup. Provincial unions could also enter one team that did not participate in the 2013 Community Cup into the wildcard draw. Teams that played in the 2013 SARU Community Cup were ineligible for wildcard nomination in 2014. These teams were nominated for the wildcard draw: On 4 November 2013, SARU named the following teams as the wildcard entries for the

neg: Mário Jardel 2010, it was reported that Jardel signed a one-year deal with Atlético Rio Negro Clube from Manaus, Amazonas. Jardel was capped for the national team first when he was 19 years old. In March 1993, Jardel capped one time for the Brazil national under-20 football team during the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Australia. Brazil became champions of the tournament. Jardel's debut for the "Seleçao" was as a substitute replacing Ronaldo during a friendly game against Russia in August 1996. He was also a part of the national team squad during the Copa América tournament in 2001. In the 2014

neg: Jairzinho Gabon national team. However, he was sacked by Gabon's Football Federation after a crushing defeat against Angola in a World Cup 2006 Qualifier held in Luanda. Perhaps his greatest achievement as a coach was spotting Ronaldo as a 14-year-old whilst he was coaching São Cristóvão. He kick-started the career of the future three-time FIFA World Player of the Year by recommending him to Cruzeiro, his former side, and the Brazil youth team. Jairzinho is currently the manager of Esprof Atletico futebol Clube, a team based in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro state who play in the Campeonato Carioca. Jairzinho's son,

neg: History of Real Madrid C.F. Madrid's 28th league title with two matches left to play. After reaching an agreement to re-zone and sell the Ciudad Deportiva, Pérez went on to sign Zinedine Zidane in 2001, Ronaldo in 2002 and David Beckham in 2003. The media began referring to the team as ""Los Galácticos"". The strategy, initially dubbed ""Zidanes y Pavones"", meant to integrate world stars and youth team graduates together on the squad. The combination was highly-successful, with Real winning La Liga in 2001 and 2003 and the Champions League in 2002, their centenary year. They also won the Intercontinental Cup, the European Super Cup

neg: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) automatically qualified for the finals. The fifth-placed team competed in the intercontinental play-offs against the fifth-placed team from the AFC's World Cup qualifying tournament. The order of matches was identical to that of the 2002, 2006 and 2010 tournaments. As Brazil qualified automatically as hosts, each team had a bye on the date they would normally have been scheduled to play Brazil. The matches were played from 7 October 2011 to 15 October 2013. While the top four teams in CONMEBOL qualification tournament qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil, the fifth-placed team, Uruguay, played against the fifth-placed

neg: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification is dependent on play-offs between AFC's fifth-placed team and CONMEBOL's fifth-placed team, and between CONCACAF's fourth-placed team and OFC's first-placed team. A draw determined the pairings between the four teams involved. After the first round of 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, the percentage of teams from each confederation that passed through to the round of 16 was as follows: For FIFA World Cup qualifying stages using a league format, the method used for separating teams level on points is the same for all Confederations. If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams will

neg: Chika Hirao U-20 Women's World Cup. She played 5 matches and Japan won the 3rd place. In April 2018, Hirao was selected Japan national team for 2018 Women's Asian Cup. Although she did not play in the match, Japan team won the champions for 2 tournament in a row. On August 2, she debuted against Australia. Chika Hirao Hirao was born in Matsudo on December 31, 1996. She joined L.League club Urawa Reds from JFA Academy Fukushima in 2014. She played many matches as regular goalkeeper and the club won the champions in first season. However her opportunity to play decreased behind

neg: FIFA Fan Fest future cooperation with City of Tshwane authorities. In 2012 FIFA launched the 2010 FIFA World Cup Legacy Trust to support a wide range of developments projects in sports, education, health and humanitarian activities in South Africa. International 2014 FIFA World Cup Fan Fests took place in 12 Host Cities: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Salvador and Recife. Fan Fest were set up in iconic locations, common places for public celebrations. Brazilian football star Ronaldo became the Fan Fest ambassador for the 2014 World Cup in addition to his role in

neg: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) team from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Jordan, in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off, Uruguay, qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals. The first leg was played on 13 November 2013 in Jordan, and the second leg was played on 20 November 2013. The following six teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament. There were 206 goals scored in 74 games, for an average of 2.78 goals per game. 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) The South American Zone of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification saw nine teams competing for 4 or 5 berths in

neg: Economics of the FIFA World Cup $15bn spent by Brazil on the 2014 World Cup., FIFA has budgeted spending $791m on teams and players - includng prize money, compensation, insurance for players injured on national-team duty, and the preparation costs for the 32 teams featured Gains probable despite sponsorship struggles for what is overwhelmingly the main source of income for the world governing body of football. The 2010 FIFA World Cup was held in South Africa, for the first time in the tournament's history. Even though it may not attract as many foreign visitors as the USA and Germany World Cups, it did have an economic

neg: Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) April 2007. Simon Crerar of "The Times" listed Ronaldo's performance as one of the thirty-three funniest cameos in the history of the show. In "Father Ted", the simple minded Father Dougal McGuire’s escape-prone, cycling hamster was named after the Brazilian striker. Ronaldo made a cameo appearance in each film of the "Goal!" film trilogy, "Goal!" (2005), "" (2007) and "" (2009). Archive footage of Ronaldo features in the music video “We Are One (Ole Ola)”, the official song of the 2014 World Cup by Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez. Ronaldo has appeared in various commercials, from Snickers chocolate bar to Pirelli

neg: Brazil at the 2014 FIFA World Cup home unbeaten streak in competitive matches going back to 1975. The match also broke many World Cup records: It was Brazil's biggest World Cup defeat (eclipsing their 1998 final loss to France), the biggest defeat by a World Cup host nation (previous record was by three goals), and the biggest margin of victory in a World Cup semi-final (three previous semi-finals ended in 6–1 scorelines). Klose's goal was his 16th overall throughout his World Cup appearances, allowing him to beat Ronaldo for the record of all-time top scorer in World Cup finals tournaments. Germany's seven goals took their total tally

neg: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fifth Round won the penalty shoot-out 9–8 and advanced to the AFC v CONMEBOL play-off. 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fifth Round This page provides the summaries of the AFC Fifth Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. In the fifth round, the two third-placed teams from the fourth round competed in a two-legged play-off on 6 September and 10 September 2013. The winner advanced to the intercontinental play-offs against the fifth-placed team from CONMEBOL's World Cup qualifying tournament. The draw for the fifth round of the AFC qualifiers was held in Zürich on 19 March 2013 during meetings

neg: Croatia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Croatia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Croatia participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. This was their fourth appearance. Croatia was in Group A of UEFA's World Cup qualifications. They played alongside Belgium, Serbia, Scotland, Wales and Macedonia. Croatia finished as runner-up in the group and entered the Second Round play-offs where the team beat Iceland and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Croatia national team was led by manager Igor Štimac until October 16, 2013 when he was, due to a series of bad results, replaced by Niko Kovač. The complete results of the Group Stage The

neg: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fifth Round 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fifth Round This page provides the summaries of the AFC Fifth Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. In the fifth round, the two third-placed teams from the fourth round competed in a two-legged play-off on 6 September and 10 September 2013. The winner advanced to the intercontinental play-offs against the fifth-placed team from CONMEBOL's World Cup qualifying tournament. The draw for the fifth round of the AFC qualifiers was held in Zürich on 19 March 2013 during meetings of the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup. 2–2 on aggregate. Jordan