2014 FIFA World Cup Group E

Group E of the 2014 FIFA World Cup had the following teams Switzerland, Ecuador, France, and Honduras. The first game was on 15 June and the last was on 25 June 2014.

Standings[change | change source]

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to knockout stage
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

France advanced to play Nigeria (runner-up of Group F) in the round of 16.
Switzerland advanced to play Argentina (winner of Group F) in the round of 16.

Games[change | change source]

Switzerland vs Ecuador[change | change source]

15 June 2014

13:00 UTC−3

Switzerland	2–1	Ecuador
Mehmedi 48' Seferović 90+3'	Report	E. Valencia 22'

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Attendance: 68,351

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)^[1]

Switzerland

Ecuador


GK	1	Diego Benaglio
RB	2	Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB	20	Johan Djourou	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		46'
CF	19	Josip Drmić		75'
Substitutions:
FW	18	Admir Mehmedi		46'
FW	9	Haris Seferović		75'
Manager:
Ottmar Hitzfeld


GK	22	Alexander Domínguez
RB	4	Juan Carlos Paredes	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		77'
CF	11	Felipe Caicedo		70'
CF	13	Enner Valencia
Substitutions:
MF	15	Michael Arroyo		70'
MF	9	Joao Rojas		77'
Manager:
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[change | change source]

15 June 2014

16:00 UTC−3

France	3–0	Honduras
Benzema 45' (pen.), 72' Valladares 48' (o.g.)	Report

Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

Attendance: 43,012

Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)^[1]

France

Honduras


GK	1	Hugo Lloris (c)
RB	2	Mathieu Debuchy
CB	4	Raphaël Varane
CB	5	Mamadou Sakho
LB	3	Patrice Evra	7'
DM	6	Yohan Cabaye	45+2'	65'
CM	14	Blaise Matuidi
CM	19	Paul Pogba	28'	57'
RF	8	Mathieu Valbuena		78'
CF	10	Karim Benzema
LF	11	Antoine Griezmann
Substitutions:
MF	18	Moussa Sissoko		57'
MF	12	Rio Mavuba		65'
FW	9	Olivier Giroud		78'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps


GK	18	Noel Valladares (c)
RB	3	Maynor Figueroa
CB	21	Brayan Beckeles
CB	5	Víctor Bernárdez		46'
LB	7	Emilio Izaguirre
RM	17	Andy Najar		58'
CM	19	Luis Garrido	83'
CM	8	Wilson Palacios	28' 43'
LM	15	Roger Espinoza
SS	13	Carlo Costly
CF	11	Jerry Bengtson		46'
Substitutions:
MF	14	Óscar García	53'	46'
DF	2	Osman Chávez		46'
MF	20	Jorge Claros		58'
Manager:
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[change | change source]

20 June 2014

16:00 UTC−3

Switzerland	2–5	France
Džemaili 81' Xhaka 87'	Report	Giroud 17' Matuidi 18' Valbuena 40' Benzema 67' Sissoko 73'

Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 51,003

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Switzerland

France


GK	1	Diego Benaglio
RB	2	Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB	20	Johan Djourou
CB	5	Steve von Bergen	9'
LB	13	Ricardo Rodríguez
DM	11	Valon Behrami	46'
DM	8	Gökhan Inler (c)
CM	10	Granit Xhaka
RW	23	Xherdan Shaqiri
LW	18	Admir Mehmedi
CF	9	Haris Seferović	69'
Substitutions:
DF	4	Philippe Senderos	9'
MF	15	Blerim Džemaili	46'
FW	19	Josip Drmić	69'
Manager:
Ottmar Hitzfeld


GK	1	Hugo Lloris (c)
RB	2	Mathieu Debuchy
CB	4	Raphaël Varane
CB	5	Mamadou Sakho		66'
LB	3	Patrice Evra
DM	6	Yohan Cabaye	88'
CM	18	Moussa Sissoko
CM	14	Blaise Matuidi
RW	8	Mathieu Valbuena		82'
LW	10	Karim Benzema
CF	9	Olivier Giroud		63'
Substitutions:
MF	19	Paul Pogba		63'
DF	21	Laurent Koscielny		66'
MF	11	Antoine Griezmann		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[change | change source]

20 June 2014

19:00 UTC−3

Honduras	1–2	Ecuador
Costly 31'	Report	E. Valencia 34', 65'

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Attendance: 39,224

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Honduras

Ecuador


GK	18	Noel Valladares (c)
RB	21	Brayan Beckeles
CB	5	Víctor Bernárdez	7'
CB	3	Maynor Figueroa
LB	7	Emilio Izaguirre		46'
RM	14	Óscar García		83'
CM	19	Luis Garrido		71'
CM	20	Jorge Claros
LM	15	Roger Espinoza
SS	13	Carlo Costly
CF	11	Jerry Bengtson	45+3'
Substitutions:
DF	6	Juan Carlos García		46'
MF	10	Mario Martínez		71'
MF	23	Marvin Chávez		83'
Manager:
Luis Fernando Suárez



GK	22	Alexander Domínguez
RB	4	Juan Carlos Paredes
CB	3	Frickson Erazo
CB	2	Jorge Guagua
LB	10	Walter Ayoví
RM	16	Antonio Valencia (c)	57'
CM	14	Oswaldo Minda		83'
CM	6	Christian Noboa
LM	7	Jefferson Montero	80'	90+2'
CF	11	Felipe Caicedo		82'
CF	13	Enner Valencia	73'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Édison Méndez		82'
MF	23	Carlos Gruezo		83'
DF	21	Gabriel Achilier		90+2'
Manager:
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[change | change source]

25 June 2014

16:00 UTC−4

Honduras	0–3	Switzerland
	Report	Shaqiri 6', 31', 71'

Arena da Amazônia, Manaus

Attendance: 40,322

Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

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		77'
LW	15	Roger Espinoza		46'
SS	13	Carlo Costly		40'
CF	11	Jerry Bengtson
Substitutions:
FW	9	Jerry Palacios	66'	40'
MF	23	Marvin Chávez		46'
MF	17	Andy Najar		77'
Manager:
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	87'
AM	10	Granit Xhaka	77'
LW	18	Admir Mehmedi
CF	19	Josip Drmić	74'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Haris Seferović	74'
DF	6	Michael Lang	77'
MF	15	Blerim Džemaili	87'
Manager:
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[change | change source]

25 June 2014

17:00 UTC−3

Ecuador	0–0	France
	Report

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 73,749

Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

Ecuador

France


GK	22	Alexander Domínguez
RB	4	Juan Carlos Paredes
CB	2	Jorge Guagua
CB	3	Frickson Erazo	83'
LB	10	Walter Ayoví
RM	16	Antonio Valencia (c)	50'
CM	14	Oswaldo Minda
CM	6	Christian Noboa		89'
LM	7	Jefferson Montero		63'
CF	15	Michael Arroyo		82'
CF	13	Enner Valencia
Substitutions:
MF	5	Renato Ibarra		63'
DF	21	Gabriel Achilier		82'
FW	11	Felipe Caicedo		89'
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda



GK	1	Hugo Lloris (c)
RB	15	Bacary Sagna
CB	21	Laurent Koscielny
CB	5	Mamadou Sakho	61'
LB	17	Lucas Digne
DM	22	Morgan Schneiderlin
CM	19	Paul Pogba
CM	14	Blaise Matuidi	67'
RW	11	Antoine Griezmann	79'
LW	18	Moussa Sissoko
CF	10	Karim Benzema
Substitutions:
DF	4	Raphaël Varane	61'
FW	9	Olivier Giroud	67'
FW	20	Loïc Rémy	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)

References[change | change source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Referee designations for matches 9-11" (PDF). fifa.com. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

Other websites[change | change source]

2014 FIFA World Cup Group E Archived 2018-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com

[Matches_9-11-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Referee designations for matches 9-11" (PDF). fifa.com. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

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