2014 FIFA World Cup Group E

Group E of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consisted of Switzerland, Ecuador, France, and Honduras. Play began on 15 June and ended on 25 June 2014. The top two teams, France and Switzerland, advanced to the round of 16.

Teams

Draw position Team Confederation 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 UEFA Group E Winners 11 October 2013 10th 2010 Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954) 7 6
E2  Ecuador CONMEBOL CONMEBOL Round Robin 4th place 15 October 2013 3rd 2006 Round of 16 (2006) 22 26
E3  France UEFA UEFA Play-off Winners 19 November 2013 14th 2010 Winners (1998) 21 17
E4  Honduras CONCACAF 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3  Ecuador 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Honduras 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Matches

Switzerland vs Ecuador

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 equalised early in the second half from another set-piece, Ricardo Rodríguez's corner kick headed in by half-time substitute Admir Mehmedi.[2] The winning goal of the match was scored by another substitute Haris Seferovic 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 Seferovic converting Rodríguez's cross.[3]

This was Switzerland's first World Cup win over South American opposition in six attempts.[4]

Switzerland 2–1 Ecuador
 Report
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 Inler (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 Seferovic upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld
GK 22 Alexander Domínguez
RB 4 Juan Carlos Paredes Yellow card 53'
CB 2 Jorge Guagua
CB 3 Frickson Erazo
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 13 Enner Valencia
CF 11 Felipe Caicedo downward-facing red arrow 70'
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.[6]

The match started without the national anthems being played before the kick-off,[7] which FIFA later said was due to an audio system malfunction.[8] 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.[9] 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. The goal was the first time that a goal was awarded in the World Cup with the support of goal-line technology.[10] 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,[11] 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.[12] In response to the confusion, FIFA promised to review how the replays are shown in the future for similar incidents.[13] France completed the scoring when Benzema scored his second goal, as he blasted in the rebound after Mathieu Debuchy's shot was inadvertently blocked by Patrice Evra and fell to him in the penalty area.[14]

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).[15]

France 3–0 Honduras
 Report
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 had met in 36 previous matches, including in the 2006 FIFA World Cup group stage, a 0–0 draw.[16]

France took the lead in the 17th minute when Olivier Giroud headed in Mathieu Valbuena's corner. Almost straight from the restart, Karim Benzema intercepted a Swiss pass and set up Blaise Matuidi to increase the lead. Granit Xhaka scored, but he was deemed offside. Later, Benzema was tripped by Johan Djourou in the penalty box, but his penalty was saved by Swiss goalkeeper Diego Benaglio and Yohan Cabaye shot the rebound onto the crossbar. A quick counter-attack saw Giroud cross for Valbuena and France took a 3–0 lead at half time.[17] France added two more goals in the second half, first Paul Pogba crossing for Benzema to score, then Benzema setting up Moussa Sissoko. Switzerland scored two late consolation goals, from a 35-yard free kick by substitute Blerim Džemaili, and a volley by Granit Xhaka after a pass by Gökhan Inler.[18] While the referee was blowing the final whistle, Karim Benzema scored a sixth goal at the end of the match, causing some confusion for a short while about the final score.[19]

Giroud's goal was France's 100th goal in the World Cup, joining four other countries to have achieved this feat (Brazil, Germany, Italy and Argentina).[20]

Switzerland 2–5 France
 Report
Switzerland
France
GK 1 Diego Benaglio
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB 20 Johan Djourou
CB 5 Steve von Bergen downward-facing red arrow 9'
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
DM 11 Valon Behrami downward-facing red arrow 46'
DM 8 Gökhan Inler (c)
CM 10 Granit Xhaka
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri
LW 18 Admir Mehmedi
CF 9 Haris Seferovic downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Philippe Senderos upward-facing green arrow 9'
MF 15 Blerim Džemaili upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 19 Josip Drmić upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Mathieu Debuchy
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 5 Mamadou Sakho downward-facing red arrow 66'
LB 3 Patrice Evra
DM 6 Yohan Cabaye Yellow card 88'
CM 18 Moussa Sissoko
CM 14 Blaise Matuidi
RW 8 Mathieu Valbuena downward-facing red arrow 82'
LW 10 Karim Benzema
CF 9 Olivier Giroud downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Paul Pogba upward-facing green arrow 63'
DF 21 Laurent Koscielny upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 11 Antoine Griezmann upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Karim Benzema (France)

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 had met in 14 previous matches, all in friendlies, most recently in 2013, a 2–2 draw.[21] The two coaches, fellow Colombians Luis Fernando Suárez and Reinaldo Rueda, had previously managed their opponents: Suárez managed Ecuador in the 2006 World Cup, while Rueda managed Honduras in the 2010 World Cup.[22] Honduras midfielder Wilson Palacios was suspended for the match, having received a red card against France.[23]

Honduras took the lead in the first half when Carlo Costly collected left back Brayan Beckeles's long clearance to score with his left foot.[24] Ecuador, which needed at least a point to stay alive in the competition, equalised three minutes later when Juan Paredes's shot was deflected and Enner Valencia turned the ball in at the far post from close range. Enner Valencia scored the game winner in the second half, heading in a free kick from Walter Ayoví.[25]

Costly's goal snapped Honduras's 511-minute World Cup scoreless streak stretching back to 1982, second place at the time to the record of 517 minutes between 1930 and 1990 held by Bolivia.[26] Enner Valencia's brace gave him three total goals in the tournament, and he joined Agustín Delgado as the country's joint top scorer in the World Cup.[27]

Honduras 1–2 Ecuador
 Report
Attendance: 39,224
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Honduras
Ecuador
GK 18 Noel Valladares (c)
RB 21 Brayan Beckeles
CB 5 Víctor Bernárdez Yellow card 7'
CB 3 Maynor Figueroa
LB 7 Emilio Izaguirre downward-facing red arrow 46'
RM 14 Óscar García downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 19 Luis Garrido downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM 20 Jorge Claros
LM 15 Roger Espinoza
SS 13 Carlo Costly
CF 11 Jerry Bengtson Yellow card 45+3'
Substitutions:
DF 6 Juan Carlos García upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 10 Mario Martínez upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 23 Marvin Chávez upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez
GK 22 Alexander Domínguez
RB 4 Juan Carlos Paredes
CB 2 Jorge Guagua
CB 3 Frickson Erazo
LB 10 Walter Ayoví
RM 16 Antonio Valencia (c) Yellow card 57'
CM 14 Oswaldo Minda downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 6 Christian Noboa
LM 7 Jefferson Montero Yellow card 80' downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CF 11 Felipe Caicedo downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF 13 Enner Valencia Yellow card 73'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Édison Méndez upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 23 Carlos Gruezo upward-facing green arrow 83'
DF 21 Gabriel Achilier upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Colombia Reinaldo Rueda

Man of the Match:
Enner Valencia (Ecuador)

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

Honduras vs Switzerland

The two teams had met in one previous match, in the 2010 FIFA World Cup group stage, a 0–0 draw.[28]

All three goals of the match were scored by Xherdan Shaqiri. In the sixth minute, he received the ball from Stephan Lichtsteiner, dribbled inside and curled the ball into the net with his left foot. In the 31st minute, a break-away by Switzerland saw Josip Drmić setting up Shaqiri to convert. Shaqiri completed his hat-trick in the 71st minute, from another break-away and assist by Drmić.[29]

As Ecuador drew with France in the other match taking place simultaneously, Switzerland sealed a place in the knockout stage as the group runners-up, while Honduras, which needed a win to have any chance of qualifying for the knockout stage for the first time, were eliminated with zero points.[30]

Shaqiri's hat-trick was the 50th hat-trick in the history of the World Cup, and also the second by a Swiss player, following Josef Hügi in the 1954 World Cup.[31] Honduras completed their third World Cup tournament still without a win, and had played more matches (nine total) without a win than any other side.[31]

Honduras 0–3  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 40,322
Honduras
Switzerland
GK 18 Noel Valladares (c)
RB 21 Brayan Beckeles
CB 5 Víctor Bernárdez
CB 3 Maynor Figueroa
LB 6 Juan Carlos García
CM 20 Jorge Claros
CM 8 Wilson Palacios
RW 14 Óscar García downward-facing red arrow 77'
LW 15 Roger Espinoza downward-facing red arrow 46'
SS 13 Carlo Costly downward-facing red arrow 40'
CF 11 Jerry Bengtson
Substitutions:
FW 9 Jerry Palacios Yellow card 66' upward-facing green arrow 40'
MF 23 Marvin Chávez upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 17 Andy Najar upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez
GK 1 Diego Benaglio
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB 20 Johan Djourou
CB 22 Fabian Schär
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
CM 11 Valon Behrami
CM 8 Gökhan Inler (c)
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri downward-facing red arrow 87'
AM 10 Granit Xhaka downward-facing red arrow 77'
LW 18 Admir Mehmedi
CF 19 Josip Drmić downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Haris Seferovic upward-facing green arrow 74'
DF 6 Michael Lang upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 15 Blerim Džemaili upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld

Man of the Match:
Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Fifth official:
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)

Ecuador vs France

The two teams had met in one previous match, in a friendly in 2008, won 2–0 by France.[28] France midfielder Yohan Cabaye was suspended for the match due to accumulation of yellow cards.[32]

The match finished goalless, with the point enough to confirm France's place in the knockout stage, winning the group with seven points. Ecuador, which had to match Switzerland's result in the final match to have any chance of qualification, had captain Antonio Valencia sent off in the second half after a high tackle on Lucas Digne.[33] As Switzerland defeated Honduras in the other match played at the same time, Ecuador was eliminated, thus being the only team in the CONMEBOL group to fail to advance to the Round of 16.[34]

Ecuador 0–0 France
Report
Ecuador
France
GK 22 Alexander Domínguez
RB 4 Juan Carlos Paredes
CB 2 Jorge Guagua
CB 3 Frickson Erazo Yellow card 83'
LB 10 Walter Ayoví
RM 16 Antonio Valencia (c) Red card 50'
CM 14 Oswaldo Minda
CM 6 Christian Noboa downward-facing red arrow 89'
LM 7 Jefferson Montero downward-facing red arrow 63'
CF 15 Michael Arroyo downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF 13 Enner Valencia
Substitutions:
MF 5 Renato Ibarra upward-facing green arrow 63'
DF 21 Gabriel Achilier upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 11 Felipe Caicedo upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Colombia Reinaldo Rueda
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 15 Bacary Sagna
CB 21 Laurent Koscielny
CB 5 Mamadou Sakho downward-facing red arrow 61'
LB 17 Lucas Digne
DM 22 Morgan Schneiderlin
CM 19 Paul Pogba
CM 14 Blaise Matuidi downward-facing red arrow 67'
RW 11 Antoine Griezmann downward-facing red arrow 79'
LW 18 Moussa Sissoko
CF 10 Karim Benzema
Substitutions:
DF 4 Raphaël Varane upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 9 Olivier Giroud upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 20 Loïc Rémy upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Alexander Domínguez (Ecuador)

Assistant referees:
Songuifolo Yeo (Ivory Coast)
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Fourth official:
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Fifth official:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)

See also

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