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Group E of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consists of Switzerland, Ecuador, France, and Honduras. Play began on 15 June and will end on 25 June 2014.

Teams

Draw position Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
October 2013[nb 1] June 2014
E1 (seed)   Switzerland UEFA Group E Winners 11 October 2013 10th 2010 Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954) 7 6
E2  Ecuador CONMEBOL Round Robin 4th place 15 October 2013 3rd 2006 Round of 16 (2006) 22 26
E3  France UEFA Play-off Winners 19 November 2013 14th 2010 Winners (1998) 21 17
E4  Honduras CONCACAF Fourth Round 3rd place 15 October 2013 3rd 2010 Group stage (1982, 2010) 34 33
Notes
  1. ^ The rankings of October 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Legend
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16

Template:2014 FIFA World Cup Group E table

Matches

Switzerland vs Ecuador

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Switzerland and Ecuador match at the FIFA World Cup 2014-06-15.

The two teams had never met before.[1]

Ecuador took the lead in the first half when Walter Ayoví's free kick was headed in by Enner Valencia. Switzerland equalized early in the second half from another set-piece, Ricardo Rodríguez's corner kick headed in by half-time substitute Admir Mehmedi. The winning goal of the match was scored by another substitute Haris Seferović in the 93rd minute of the game with just 20 seconds remaining in injury time. A Swiss breakaway started in their own penalty area when Valon Behrami won the ball, and finished by Seferović converting Rodríguez's cross.[2]

This was Switzerland's first World Cup win over South American opposition in six attempts.[3]

Switzerland 2–1 Ecuador
Mehmedi 48'
Seferović 90+3'		 Report E. Valencia 22'
Attendance: 68,351
Switzerland
Ecuador
GK 1 Diego Benaglio
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB 20 Johan Djourou Yellow card 84'
CB 5 Steve von Bergen
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
DM 11 Valon Behrami
DM 8 Gökhan İnler (c)
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri
AM 10 Granit Xhaka
LW 14 Valentin Stocker downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 19 Josip Drmić downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Admir Mehmedi upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Haris Seferović upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld
GK 22 Alexander Domínguez
RB 4 Juan Carlos Paredes Yellow card 53'
CB 3 Frickson Erazo
CB 2 Jorge Guagua
LB 10 Walter Ayoví
RM 16 Antonio Valencia (c)
CM 23 Carlos Gruezo
CM 6 Christian Noboa
LM 7 Jefferson Montero downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 11 Felipe Caicedo downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 13 Enner Valencia
Substitutions:
MF 15 Michael Arroyo upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 9 Joao Rojas upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Colombia Reinaldo Rueda

Man of the Match:
Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Fourth official:
Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Fifth official:
Kim Haglund (Norway)

France vs Honduras

The two teams had never met before.[5]

The match started without the national anthems being played as usual before the kick-off,[6] which FIFA later said was due to an audio system malfunction.[7] France took the lead in the first half on a penalty kick converted by Karim Benzema, which was awarded on a foul by Wilson Palacios on Paul Pogba, for which Palacios received his second yellow card and was sent off. An own goal by Honduras goalkeeper Noel Valladares early in the second half gave France a two goal lead. Benzema's shot rebounded off the post and then hit Valladares, and despite his effort to scoop it clear, the ball was indicated by goal-line technology to have crossed the line and the goal was awarded. France completed the scoring when Benzema scored his second goal, as he blasted in the rebound after Antoine Griezmann's shot was saved.[8]

The second goal was the first time that a goal was awarded in the World Cup with the support of goal-line technology.[9] There was some confusion when the animated replay of the goal was shown in the stadium, however, as when the ball first hit the post, causing "NO GOAL" to correctly flash onto screens in the stadium, it then hit Valladares and crossed the line, producing "GOAL" on the screen. The initial flash of "NO GOAL" drew boos from fans, caused a commotion among the managers and players on the sideline,[10] and led to confusion even from the BBC's experienced television commentator Jonathan Pearce, who required his colleague Martin Keown to explain the incident to him.[11] In response to the confusion, FIFA promised to review how the replays are shown in the future for similar incidents.[12]

Stretching back to their last match of the 1982 World Cup, this was the fifth consecutive World Cup match that Honduras failed to score a goal, matching the record held by Bolivia (1930–1994) and Algeria (1986–2010).[13]

France 3–0 Honduras
Benzema 45' (pen.), 72'
Valladares 48' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 43,012
France
Honduras
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Mathieu Debuchy
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 5 Mamadou Sakho
LB 3 Patrice Evra Yellow card 7'
DM 6 Yohan Cabaye Yellow card 45+2' downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 14 Blaise Matuidi
CM 19 Paul Pogba Yellow card 28' downward-facing red arrow 57'
RF 8 Mathieu Valbuena downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 10 Karim Benzema
LF 11 Antoine Griezmann
Substitutions:
MF 18 Moussa Sissoko upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 12 Rio Mavuba upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 9 Olivier Giroud upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
GK 18 Noel Valladares (c)
RB 3 Maynor Figueroa
CB 21 Brayan Beckeles
CB 5 Víctor Bernárdez downward-facing red arrow 46'
LB 7 Emilio Izaguirre
RM 17 Andy Najar downward-facing red arrow 58'
CM 19 Luis Garrido Yellow card 83'
CM 8 Wilson Palacios Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 43'
LM 15 Roger Espinoza
SS 13 Carlo Costly
CF 11 Jerry Bengtson downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Óscar García Yellow card 53' upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 2 Osman Chávez upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 20 Jorge Claros upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez

Man of the Match:
Karim Benzema (France)

Assistant referees:
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Jan-Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand)

Switzerland vs France

The two teams have met in 36 previous matches, including in the 2006 FIFA World Cup group stage, a 0–0 draw.[14]

Switzerland Match 25 France
Report

Assistant referees:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Fifth official:
Kim Haglund (Norway)

Honduras vs Ecuador

The two teams have met in 13 previous matches, all in friendlies, most recently in 2013.[15] The two coaches, fellow Colombians Luis Fernando Suárez and Reinaldo Rueda, have previously managed their opponents: Suárez managed Ecuador in the 2006 World Cup, while Rueda managed Honduras in the 2010 World Cup.[16] Honduras midfielder Wilson Palacios is suspended for the match, having received a red card against France.[17]

Honduras Match 26 Ecuador
Report

Assistant referees:
Matthew Cream (Australia)
Hakan Anaz (Australia)
Fourth official:
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)

Honduras vs Switzerland

The two teams have met in one previous match, in the 2010 FIFA World Cup group stage, a 0–0 draw.[18]

Honduras Match 41  Switzerland
Report

Ecuador vs France

The two teams have met in one previous match, in a friendly in 2008.[19]

Ecuador Match 42 France
Report

References

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA.com. p. 16.
  2. ^ "World Cup 2014: Switzerland Stuns Ecuador, 2-1, in Added Time". New York Times. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Switzerland 2 Ecuador 1". BBC Sport. 15 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Referee designations for matches 9-11" (PDF). fifa.com. 2014-06-13.
  5. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA.com. p. 17.
  6. ^ "France and Honduras kick off without singing national anthems at World Cup". Fox News. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  7. ^ "World Cup 2014: France thrash Honduras as history made". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 June 2014.
  8. ^ "France 3 Honduras 0". BBC Sport. 15 June 2014.
  9. ^ "2014 World Cup: Karim Benzema, France too much for 10-man Honduras". NY Daily News. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Suarez baffled by goal-line technology". Goal.com. 16 June 2014.
  11. ^ "BBC's Jonathan Pearce utterly baffled by goal-line technology". Mirror. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  12. ^ "France score first World Cup goal to be awarded with the support of GLT". FIFA.com. 16 June 2014.
  13. ^ "World Cup Fact Files". The Sun. 17 June 2014.
  14. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA.com. p. 32.
  15. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA.com. p. 33.
  16. ^ "Mixed emotions for Suarez and Rueda". FIFA.com. 19 June 2014.
  17. ^ "Palacios, Pereira hit with one-game bans". SuperSport. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA.com. p. 45.
  19. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA.com. p. 45.
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