2014 Expo Unity World Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| Dates | 5–14 December 2014 |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 47 (3.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nigeria Adegboyega Adekunle Joseph (8 goals) |
2016 → | |
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]
Teams competing
Group A
- File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
- File:Flag of India.svg India
- File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
- File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
Group B
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
- File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
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 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | File:Flag of India.svg India (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg | 2–2 | File:Flag of India.svg India |
|---|---|---|
| Lucas File:Soccerball shade.svg ?', ?' | Vaz File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' Devasigamani File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' |
| India File:Flag of India.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Gonsalves File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (pen.) Rodricks File:Soccerball shade.svg 62', 90'+2' |
Report (Kolkata Football) |
| Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Carino File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Cruze File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' |
Report (Kolkata Football) |
| Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg | 4–2 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Marcelo File:Soccerball shade.svg 7', 58' Valmir File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' Lucas File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' |
Obed File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' Eric File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Source: Kolkata Football
| Colombia File:Flag of Colombia.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Temur File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Castanef File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' |
Monkal File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' |
| Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg | 1–3 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Rinat File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' | Daniel File:Soccerball shade.svg 4', 20', 50' |
| Colombia File:Flag of Colombia.svg | 0–3 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Isah Akor File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Sikiru File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Joseph File:Soccerball shade.svg 50'+2' |
| Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Isah Akor File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Joseph File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' |
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
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 December — Goa | ||||||
| File:Flag of India.svg India | 0 | |||||
| 14 December — Goa | ||||||
| File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 1 | |||||
| File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 0 | |||||
| 12 December — Goa | ||||||
| File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 7 | |||||
| File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 1 | |||||
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Colombia File:Flag of Colombia.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Celis File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' |
Final
References
- ↑ "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.