Road to Brazil
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesMay 29 – June 7, 2014
Teams10
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored19 (2.71 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko
Ivory Coast Didier Drogba
Spain David Villa
(2 goals each)

The Road to Brazil is the name of a series of international association football exhibition games that took place from May 29 to June 7, 2014, in the run up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The games have been organized by Soccer United Marketing, Major League Soccer's commercial division.[1]

Participants

Ten countries participated in the Road to Brazil series of matches, representing four continents – Europe, Africa, North America and South America. the teams that had qualified for the World Cup included the following: from Europe, defending champion Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece; representing Africa were the African Cup of Nations champion Nigeria and powerhouse Ivory Coast; El Salvador and Honduras from CONCACAF.

Bolivia, El Salvador, Israel and Turkey also participated.[2]

Schedule

Below is the schedule for the matches.[3]

Date Time (ET) Team #1 Res. Team #2 City Venue
May 29, 20148:00 PM Honduras0–2 TurkeyWashington D.C.RFK Stadium
May 30, 20148:30 PM Bosnia and Herzegovina2–1 Ivory CoastSt. LouisEdward Jones Dome
June 1, 20149:00 PM Honduras2–4 IsraelHoustonBBVA Compass Stadium
June 3, 20147:00 PM Greece0–0 NigeriaChesterPPL Park
June 4, 20149:00 PM El Salvador1–2 Ivory CoastFriscoToyota Stadium
June 6, 20148:00 PM Greece2–1 BoliviaHarrisonRed Bull Arena
June 7, 20144:00 PM El Salvador0–2 SpainLandoverFedExField

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

  1. ↑ Borg, Simon (February 4, 2014). "World Cup: Major League Soccer to organize Road to Brazil series of international tune-up matches". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ Borg, Simon (February 28, 2014). "Globe's premier pre-World Cup soccer event". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Schedule". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
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