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Brazil 3–1 Croatia

Thursday 12 Jun 2014 · São Paulo, Brazil

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Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Marcelo Neymar Neymar Oscar

12′0–1Marcelo Croatia · own goal
29′1–1Neymar Brazil
71′2–1Neymar Brazil · penalty
90′3–1Oscar Brazil

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Brazil

12Júlio CésarGK
2Dani AlvesDF
3Thiago SilvaDF
4David LuizDF
6MarceloDF
8PaulinhoMF ↓63′
11OscarMF●
17Luiz GustavoMF
7HulkFW ↓68′
9FredFW
10NeymarFW●● ↓88′

Came on

18HernanesMF↑63′
20BernardMF↑68′
16RamiresMF↑88′

Croatia

Came on

14Marcelo BrozovicMF↑61′
16Ante RebicFW↑78′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Brazil: 2182 → 2189
Croatia: 1844 → 1837

Expected score for Brazil: 92.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 6, 2005–2026.

Brazil wins: 4
Draws: 2
Croatia wins: 0

Form either side

Brazil

Before

5–0 v Honduras 16 Nov 2013 · Friendly
2–1 v Chile 19 Nov 2013 · Friendly
5–0 v South Africa 5 Mar 2014 · Friendly
4–0 v Panama 3 Jun 2014 · Friendly
1–0 v Serbia 6 Jun 2014 · Friendly

After

0–0 v Mexico 17 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
4–1 v Cameroon 23 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
1–1 v Chile 28 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
2–1 v Colombia 4 Jul 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
1–7 v Germany 8 Jul 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014

Croatia

Before

0–0 v Iceland 15 Nov 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
2–0 v Iceland 19 Nov 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
2–2 v Switzerland 5 Mar 2014 · Friendly
2–1 v Mali 31 May 2014 · Friendly
1–0 v Australia 6 Jun 2014 · Friendly

After

4–0 v Cameroon 18 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
1–3 v Mexico 23 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
2–0 v Cyprus 4 Sep 2014 · Friendly
2–0 v Malta 9 Sep 2014 · UEFA Euro qualification 2014
1–0 v Bulgaria 10 Oct 2014 · UEFA Euro qualification 2014

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Brazil	3	2	1	0	+5	7
2Mexico	3	2	1	0	+3	7
3Croatia	3	1	0	2	0	3
4Cameroon	3	0	0	3	-8	0

Road through the tournament

Brazil

3–1 v Croatia Group stage
0–0 v Mexico Group stage
4–1 v Cameroon Group stage
1–1 v Chile Round of 16
2–1 v Colombia Quarter-final
1–7 v Germany Semi-final
0–3 v Netherlands Third-place play-off

Croatia

1–3 v Brazil Group stage
4–0 v Cameroon Group stage
1–3 v Mexico Group stage

Every Brazil v Croatia match6

From Brazil's side.


31 Mar 2026	Croatia	3–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
9 Dec 2022	Croatia	1–1 (lost on pens)	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2022	Quarter-final
3 Jun 2018	Croatia	2–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
12 Jun 2014	Croatia	3–1	Home	FIFA World Cup 2014	Group stage
13 Jun 2006	Croatia	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2006	Group stage
17 Aug 2005	Croatia	1–1	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul