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Colombia vs Brazil live 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP Quarter-finals

Watch Colombia vs Brazil Live FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 on 04 Jul 2014 @17:00 Local time or Eastern Time 4:00 PM ET. Colombia vs Brazil Live Match will held at Estadio Castelao Fortaleza (BRA). Colombia vs Brazil Live Match is under Quarter-finals. Here you can watch Colombia vs Brazil live HD Football Match and also get free p2p live stream! based on your demand. Just follow the below links which will lead you to go the live match. You are most welcome to catch Colombia vs Brazil live enjoyable match events staying with us.

MATCH DETAILS:

Colombia vs Brazil LIVE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP MATCH

COMPETITION NAME: Colombia vs Brazil

VENUE: Estadio Castelao Fortaleza (BRA)

COMPETITOR: Brazil, Colombia

DATE: 04 Jul 2014

TIME: 17:00 Local time | 4:00 PM ET

Stage: Quarter-finals

TV: ESPN

STATUS: Live

Squad Lists (Brazil)

Goalkeepers: Cesar, Jefferson, Victor.

Defenders: Marcelo, Alves, Maicon, Maxwell, Silva, Luiz, Dante, Henrique.

Midfielders: Paulinho, Ramires, Willian, Oscar, Hernanes, Gustavo, Fernandinho.

Forwards: Bernard, Neymar, Fred, Jo, Hulk.

COACH: Luiz Felipe SCOLARI (BRA)

Squad Lists (Colombia)

Goalkeepers: Ospina, Mondragon, Vargas.

Defenders: Yepes, Zapata, Armero, Zuniga, Arias, Balanta, Valdes.

Midfielders: Guarin, Cuadrado, Rodriguez, Aguilar, Quintero, Sanchez, Carbonero, Mejia.

Forwards: Ibarbo, Martinez, Bacca, Ramos, Gutierrez.

COACH: Jose PEKERMAN (ARG)

The Match Facts of Brazil VS Colombia 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP

REFEREE:

OFFICIALS Referee: Carlos VELASCO CARBALLO from Spain (ESP)

Assistant Referee 1: Roberto ALONSO FERNANDEZ (ESP)

Assistant Referee 2: Juan YUSTE (ESP)

Fourth official: Svein Oddvar MOEN (NOR)

HEAD-TO-HEAD Overview:

TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED: 25

BRA: WINS (15), DRAWS (8)

COL: WINS (2), DRAWS (8)

TOTAL GOALS SCORED: 66

BRA: 55

COL: 11

About the Stadium of Estadio Castelao:

Stadium name: Estadio Castelao

City: Fortaleza

Year constructed: 1973

Overall capacity: 60342

The people of Fortaleza have a passion for the game as well as the city’s two biggest clubs, Ceara and Fortaleza. And it is an attachment that can only grow with the remodelling of the city’s main football stadium, the Castelao.

Built in 1973 and officially known as the Estadio Governador Placido Castelo, the Castelao is home to both teams and has been entirely renovated to host matches at the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™.

As well as having its capacity increased to 60,342, the revamped stadium will boast an underground car park with 1,900 spaces, executive boxes, a VIP area, media centre, mixed zone and fully refurbished dressing rooms. In addition, a new roof now covers all its tiers, including the pitchside ring of seating.

Access to the Castelao has also been upgraded, with the creation of four exclusive bus lanes, an LRV (light rail vehicle) line and two metro stations, making it far easier for fans to reach the stadium and the complex it will form part of, which will house restaurants, cinemas, a hotel and an Olympic centre.

The Castelao is the venue for A Seleção’s second group match at Brazil 2014. The support the home favourites receive is sure to be every bit as fervent as it was when they ran out there for a March 2002 friendly against Yugoslavia, the game that marked Ronaldo’s long-awaited return to action in the build-up to Brazil’s triumph at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan.

About the City of Fortaleza:

Although it was officially founded as a village in 1726, and would only become the capital of Ceará in 1799, Fortaleza (Portuguese for ‘fortress') owes its name to the period between 1637 to 1654, when it was controlled by the Dutch, who built the Schoonenborch Fort.

Featuring 34 kilometres of wonderful beaches, Fortaleza has been one of the main tourist destinations in the north-east of Brazil for several years. It has also developed into an important economic centre and a densely populated metropolitan area: over 2.4 million people reside within its 313 square kilometres (120,8 sq mi).

Most of the tourist attractions in Fortaleza revolve around its beaches: the Praia do Futuro (Future Beach) popular for its several barracas - simple kiosk-restaurants built on the sand that serve fresh, typical seafood - while Iracema is the place for bars and nightclubs. There is also more bucolic Mucuripe Beach, from where fishermen venture into the sea with their jangadas (handmade wooden boats). The coastal Beira Mar avenue is also the place for a traditional daily craftsmen's fair and for some of the top spots to dance the forró, a typical rhythm from the north-east of Brazil.

Over the decades, Fortaleza has invested in infra-structure for tourism and in new features such as the Centro Dragão do Mar de Arte e Cultura  (Sea Dragon Art and Culture Centre) and the Beach Park, Brazil's largest water park, with several cutting-edge speed-slides distributed along 35,000 square kilometres.

Football

Two of the most popular clubs from the north-east of Brazil come from Fortaleza: Ceara Sporting Club and Fortaleza Esporte Clube. Both teams have historically shared the attention of the fans throughout the whole state of Ceará, as well as the state titles.

The two sides have also played memorable roles in national competitions: Ceará were the runner-ups in the Copa do Brasil in 1994, when they lost to Gremio, and they reached the semi finals in 2005, while Fortaleza finished runners-up twice in the Taca Brasil (a predecessor to the Campeonato Brasileiro), in 1960 and 1968.

The city of Fortaleza offers two main stadiums for the matches involving Ceara, Fortaleza and Ferroviário Esporte Clube: the state-owned Plácido Castelo, also known as the Castelão, and the city-owned Presidente Vargas. The Castelão has been revamped and expanded to host over 58,000 fans at Brazil 2014.

Germany vs France live 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP Quarter-finals

Watch Germany vs France Live FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 on 04 Jul 2014 @13:00 Local time or Eastern Time 12:00 PM ET. Germany vs France Live Match will held at Estadio do Maracana Rio De Janeiro (BRA). Germany vs France Live Match is under Quarter-finals. Here you can watch Germany vs France live HD Football Match and also get free p2p live stream! based on your demand. Just follow the below links which will lead you to go the live match. You are most welcome to catch Germany vs France live enjoyable match events staying with us.

MATCH DETAILS:

Germany vs France LIVE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP MATCH

COMPETITION NAME: Germany vs France 

VENUE: Estadio do Maracana Rio De Janeiro (BRA)

COMPETITOR: France, Germany

DATE: 04 Jul 2014

TIME: 13:00 Local time | 12:00 PM ET

Stage: Quarter-finals

TV: ESPN2

STATUS: Live

France

Squad Lists (France)

Goalkeepers: Lloris, Ruffier, Landreau.

Defenders: Debuchy, Digne, Evra, Koscielny, Sagna, Mangala, Sakho, Varane

Midfielders: Cabaye, Matuidi, Mavuba, Pogba, Schneiderlin, Sissoko, Valbuena

Forwards: Benzema, Cabella, Giroud, Griezmann, Remy

COACH: Didier DESCHAMPS (FRA)

Germany

Squad Lists (Germany)

Goalkeepers: Neuer, Weidenfeller, Zieler

Defenders: Boateng, Durm, Grosskreutz, Howedes, Hummels, Lahm, Mertesacker, Mustafi

Midfielders: Draxler, Ginter, Gotze, Kramer, Khedira, Kroos, Muller, Ozil, Schurrle, Schweinsteiger

Forwards: Klose, Podolski

COACH: Joachim LOEW (GER)

The Match Facts of France VS Germany 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP

REFEREE:

OFFICIALS Referee: Nestor PITANA from Argentina (ARG)

Assistant Referee 1: Hernan MAIDANA (ARG)

Assistant Referee 2: Juan Pablo BELATTI (ARG)

Fourth official: Jonas ERIKSSON (SWE)

HEAD-TO-HEAD Overview:

TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED: 25

FRA: WINS (11), DRAWS (6)

GER: WINS (8), DRAWS (6)

TOTAL GOALS SCORED: 83

FRA: 41

GER: 42

About the Stadium of ESTADIO DO MARACANA:

Stadium name: Estadio do Maracana

City: Rio De Janeiro

Year constructed: 1950

Overall capacity: 74738

Built for the 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, the Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho, better known as the Maracana, provided the venue for that year’s truly memorable decider between the host nation and Uruguay, one of the most dramatic chapters in the history of the competition.

The Rio de Janeiro stadium will be in the limelight once again at Brazil 2014, hosting seven games in all, more than any other venue. Among those matches will be the Final on 13 July.

Once the largest stadium in the world, packing in crowds of up to 200,000 – among the highest attendances ever seen in the history of the game – the Maracana now has a reduced capacity of 74,738 for Brazil 2014. It remains, nevertheless, the country’s biggest football ground.

Respecting the original layout of the stadium, the project for its refurbishment included the demolition of the lower ring of seats, the construction of a new ring offering improved visibility, the expansion of the access ramps and the replacement of all seating. The stadium is also be fitted with a new roof complete with a rainwater collection system. The facade, which has been listed by the National Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage, remains untouched.

Rio’s second most popular tourist attraction, the Maracana continued to attract football fans from all over the world, even as it underwent renovation. Visitors to the stadium could watch work unfold from the Torre de Vidro (Glass Tower), built especially for the occasion, and could even take a piece of the old stadium away with them as a souvenir.

About the City of Rio De Janeiro:

On 1 January 1502, the Portuguese explorer Gaspar de Lemos brought his ship into a bay on the Brazilian coast, which is now called Guanabara Bay. Mistakenly confusing the bay with the mouth of a river, he named it Rio de Janeiro - literally translated as the January River.

The city of Rio de Janeiro itself was founded on 1 March 1565 by Estacio de Sa, and was the seat of Brazilian politics from 1764 until 1960, when it was replaced by Brasilia. Nonetheless, Rio remains Brazil's most popular tourist destination and cultural hotspot, besides being the country's second most populous metropolis with just over 6 million residents.

As well as its incomparable natural beauty, Rio's rich history and the cariocas' contagious joie de vivre have all contributed to making the city known and loved across the globe. The highlights of the Rio calendar include the New Year's Eve celebrations and world-famous Carnival. This bustling metropolis, located between a tropical forest and a series of magnificent beaches, is an ideal base for exploring either, while the Cidade Maravilhosa has everything fans of modern urban life could wish for.

Rio de Janeiro is without doubt a city packed with contrasts: its striking colonial architecture recalling a bygone era while its imposing modern buildings represent a bright future. Perhaps the two most iconic sights are the Sugarloaf Mountain and the statue of Christ the Redeemer, which sits atop the Corcovado Mountain, these images winging their way around the world on the front of millions of postcards.

Football

Rio de Janeiro is the very depiction of Brazilian football with all forms of kick abouts taking on its streets, public parks and vast beaches. It comes as no surprise, then, that the city is the birthplace of such world-renowned footballers as Jairzinho, Zico, Ronaldo and Romario, to name but a few.

Four of Brazil's biggest and most popular clubs are based in the Cidade Maravilhosa: Botafogo, Fluminense, Vasco da Gama and Flamengo, the club with the country's biggest fan base, of over 30 million aficionados.

Football is like a religion for the cariocas, and its temple is undoubtedly the mythical state-owned Maracana, arguably the most famous and once the largest stadium in the world. Officially named Mario Filho Stadium, after a famous sports journalist, the Maracana was inaugurated shortly before the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and hosted five of the home country's six matches in that competition, including the fateful 1-2 loss to Uruguay in the final match of the tournament. The resounding defeat on 16 July 1950 - dubbed Maracanazo by world champions Uruguay - was to be forever remembered as a national disaster in Brazil.

The Maracana has been completely renewed for the FIFA World Cup, in order to offer absolute comfort while still being the largest stadium in Brazil as a 75,117-seater. 

The Engenhão, which was built as a venue for the Pan-American Games in 2007 and will be used in the 2016 Olympic Games, is the home ground of Botafogo. Vasco owns the São Januário, a stadium built in the 1920s that was the largest in the country before the Maracanã was opened.