All about Brazil World Cup 2014

The 2014 FIFA World Cup is the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup, an international men's one-month long football tournament, has started in Brazil from June 12. Brazil is hosting the competition for the second time. The previous one was held in 1950.
 Brazil was elected unchallenged as host nation in 2007 after the international football federation, FIFA, decreed that the tournament would be staged in South America for the first time since 1978 in Argentina, and the fifth time overall.
The national teams of 31 countries advanced through qualification competitions that began in June 2011 to participate with the host nation Brazil in the final tournament. A total of 64 matches are to be played in twelve cities across Brazil in either new or redeveloped stadiums, with the tournament beginning with a group stage.
For the first time at  World Cup Finals, the matches will use goal-line technology. After testing several systems over the two years, FIFA awarded German company GoalControl GmbH the contract to provide GLT technology for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
With the host country, all world champion teams since the first World Cup in 1930 (Argentina, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Uruguay) have qualified for this competition. Spain is the defending champion, having defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in the 2010 World Cup final to win its first World title.
The previous four World Cups staged in South America were all won by South American teams.