Original Adidas football shirt Germany World Cup 2014

The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the four-yearly World Championship for men's national football teams, organized by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from June 12 to July 13, 2014, after the country received hosting rights in 2007. It was the second time Brazil hosted the competition, the first was in 1950 and the fifth time it was held in South America. Many fans and experts also consider this edition of the World Cup to be one of the best ever held.

31 national teams advanced through qualifying matches to join the host country in the final tournament (with Bosnia and Herzegovina as the only debutant). In total, 64 games were played in 12 locations in as many host cities across Brazil. For the first time in a World Cup final, match officials used the goal line technology and vanishing spray for free kicks. FIFA fanfests in each host city drew a total of 5 million people and the country received 1 million visitors from 202 countries. Every World Cup team since the first tournament in 1930 - Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Uruguay - qualified for this tournament. Spain, the title holders, were eliminated in the group stage, along with England and Italy. Uruguay was eliminated in the eighth finals and France left the quarterfinals. Host country Brazil, which had won the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2013, lost 7-1 to Germany in the semifinals, eventually finishing in fourth place.

In the final, Germany defeated Argentina 1-0 to win the tournament and secure the country's fourth world title, the first after German reunification in 1990, when West Germany also defeated Argentina in the World Cup final. Germany became the first European team to win a World Cup in America, and this result marked the third consecutive title to be won by a European team, after Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010.