The Expo 2014 Unity World Cup was the 1st edition of the Unity World Cup, a biennial international men's amateur football championship, organised by the John Paul II Foundation for Sport. The tournament was played between 5 December and 14 December 2014 in Goa, India.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | India |
Dates | 5–14 December 2014 |
Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Nigeria (1st title) |
Runners-up | Colombia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 47 (3.13 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Adegboyega Adekunle Joseph (8 goals) |
2016 → |
Teams competing
editGroup A
Group B
Venues
editThe tournament was played at numerous venues across India, including Goa (which hosted the semi-finals and the final), Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and Bangalore.[2]
Group stage
editAll times are local, UTC+5:30.
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
2 | India (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Brazil | 2–2 | India |
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Lucas ?', ?' | Vaz ?' Devasigamani ?' |
Portugal | 2–1 | Ghana |
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Daniel Costa 17' Cruze 25' |
Report (Kolkata Football) |
Tagoe ?' |
Portugal | 2–0 | Brazil |
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Carino 16' Cruze 45' |
Report (Kolkata Football) |
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 |
2 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
4 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Source: Kolkata Football
Colombia | 2–1 | Uzbekistan |
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Temur 3' Castanef 40' |
Monkal 70' |
Uzbekistan | 1–3 | Egypt |
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Rinat 35' | Daniel 4', 20', 50' |
Knockout stage
editIf tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner. All times are local, UTC+5:30.
Bracket
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
11 December — Goa | ||||||
India | 0 | |||||
14 December — Goa | ||||||
Nigeria | 1 | |||||
Colombia | 0 | |||||
12 December — Goa | ||||||
Nigeria | 7 | |||||
Colombia | 1 | |||||
Portugal | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
editFinal
editReferences
edit- ^ "Christians unite for soccer World Cup in India". Times of India. 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Expo 2014 Unity World Cup in Goa". Pontificial Council for the Laity. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2017.