Football Manager’s 2014 FIFA World Cup Simulation – Brazil Predicted to Win

The team at Football Manager has run a simulation of the entire 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil tournament. Their prediction is that hosts Brazil will beat defending world and European champions Spain 1-0 in the final for their sixth World Cup title. Here are the match results of the Football Manager simulation of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.

World Cup 2014 Simulation Summary

• Brazil are crowned champions beating Spain 1-0 in the final
• Thiago Silva scores the winner after 55 minutes in a game that is predominantly a midfield battle
• Argentina finish 3rd and Belgium finish 4th
• USA are eliminated in the group stages
• After a promising start, drawing 0-0 with Portugal, the USA then lose to Germany and Ghana to finish bottom of Group G

• Despite their early exit, Landon Donovan puts in a number of good performances for the team and is their highest rated player at the end of the tournament
• He also scores against Ghana for one of USA’s two goals in the tournament with Michael Bradley scoring the other against Germany
• Jurgen Klinsmann’s job is very much under threat at the end of the tournament

World Cup 2014 Simulation Breakdown

Group A
Brazil 0-0 Croatia
Mexico 0-2 Cameroon
Brazil 2-0 Mexico
Croatia 2-2 Cameroon
Cameroon 0-1 Brazil
Mexico 1-1 Croatia

Group B
Spain 3-1 Netherlands
Chile 1-1 Australia
Australia 0-4 Netherlands
Spain 2-2 Chile
Australia 0-4 Spain
Netherlands 1-1 Chile

Group C
Colombia 1-0 Greece
Ivory Coast 0-0 Japan
Colombia 0-0 Ivory Coast
Japan 1-1 Greece
Japan 0-1 Colombia
Greece 1-2 Ivory Coast

Group D
Uruguay 4-2 Costa Rica
England 1-0 Italy
Uruguay 2-2 England
Italy 3-0 Costa Rica
Italy 1-1 Uruguay
Costa Rica 0-5 England

Group E
Switzerland 2-1 Ecuador
France 1-0 Honduras
Switzerland 0-0 France
Honduras 1-3 Ecuador
Honduras 0-2 Switzerland
Ecuador 1-2 France

Group F
Argentina 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iran 1-0 Nigeria
Argentina 4-0 Iran
Nigeria 1-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nigeria 2-3 Argentina
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-1 Iran

Group G
Germany 2-1 Portugal
Ghana 3-1 United States
Germany 1-0 Ghana
United States 0-0 Portugal
United States 1-3 Germany
Portugal 2-0 Ghana

Group H
Belgium 4-1 Algeria
Russia 2-2 South Korea
Belgium 1-1 Russia
South Korea 2-1 Algeria
South Korea 1-2 Belgium
Algeria 0-1 Russia

Second Round
Brazil 1-0 Holland
Cameroon 1-2 Spain
Colombia 0-3 Uruguay
England 2-0 Ivory Coast
Switzerland 3-0 Nigeria
France 0-3 Argentina
Russia 1-2 Germany
Portugal 0-1 Belgium

Quarter Final
Brazil 2-1 England
Spain 4-2 Uruguay
Switzerland 0-1 Belgium
Argentina 3-0 Germany

Semi Final
Brazil 2-0 Argentina
Spain 2-0 Belgium

Third Place Playoff
Argentina 2-1 Belgium

Final
Brazil 1-0 Spain