2014 Expo Unity World Cup

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2014 Unity World Cup
Tournament details
Host country India
Dates5–14 December 2014
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-up Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored47 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria (8 goals)
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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 . The tournament was played between 5 December and 14 December 2014 in Goa, India.[1]

Teams competing[]

Group A

Group B

Venues[]

The 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[]

All times are local, UTC+5:30.

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: Kolkata Football
(H) Host
Brazil 2–2 India
Goal ?', ?' Goal ?'
Goal ?'
Portugal 2–1 Ghana
Daniel Costa Goal 17'
Goal 25'		 Report
(Kolkata Football)		 Goal ?'
India 3–0 Ghana
Goal 45' (pen.)
Goal 62', 90'+2'		 Report
(Kolkata Football)
Portugal 2–0 Brazil
Goal 16'
Goal 45'		 Report
(Kolkata Football)
Brazil 4–2 Ghana
Marcelo Goal 7', 58'
Valmir Goal 23'
Lucas Goal 62'		 Obed Goal ?'
Eric Goal ?'
India 0–0 Portugal

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Goal 3'
Goal 40'		 Goal 70'
Uzbekistan 1–3 Egypt
Goal 35' Daniel Goal 4', 20', 50'
Colombia 0–3 Nigeria
Isah Akor Goal 32'
Sikiru Goal 43'
Goal 50'+2'
Nigeria 2–0 Egypt
Isah Akor Goal 7'
Goal 25'
Uzbekistan 0–7 Nigeria
Goal 11', 61'
Goal 19', 40'
Goal 23', 27'
Goal 52'
Egypt 0–1 Colombia

Knockout stage[]

If 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[]

 
 
      
 
11 December — Goa
 
 
 India0
 
14 December — Goa
 
 Nigeria1
 
 Colombia0
 
12 December — Goa
 
 Nigeria7
 
 Colombia1
 
 
 Portugal0
 

Semi-finals[]

India 0–1 Nigeria
Goal ?'
Colombia 1–0 Portugal
Goal 34'

Final[]

Colombia 0–7 Nigeria
Goal 10', 27', 29'
Sikiru Goal 4', 25'
Goal ?'
Goal ?'

References[]

  1. ^ "Christians unite for soccer World Cup in India". Times of India. 12 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Expo 2014 Unity World Cup in Goa". Pontificial Council for the Laity. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
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