Brazil 3–1 Croatia: 2014 World Cup match
3–1Full time
Match in one glance
BrazilCroatiaGoalCard
Brazil
Croatia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
3Brazil1Croatia
Marcelo opened the scoring at 12′.
Team comparison
BrazilCroatia
3Goals1
2Bookings2
3Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1NNeymarBrazil · 29′, 71′2goals
- 2OOscarBrazil · 90′+1′1goal
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 2014
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2014-06-12
- Venue
- Neo Química Arena, São Paulo
- Result
- 3–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Brazil / CroatiaCroatia
Marcelo (own goal)12′
Complete match timeline
BrazilCroatiaGoalCardSubstitution
Brazil
Croatia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
13 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1Marcelo 12′ · Neymar 29′
Second half
45′–90′2 – 0Neymar 71′ · Oscar 90′+1′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Brazil
Reported rolesJC
12Júlio CésarDA
2Dani AlvesTS
3Thiago SilvaDL
4David LuizM
6MarceloP
8PaulinhoLG
17Luiz GustavoO
11OscarH
7HulkF
9FredN
10NeymarReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 16RRamires88′
- 18HHernanes63′
- 20BBernard68′
Match contributions
- Neymar⚽ 2▰ 27′
- Oscar⚽ 1
- Luiz Gustavo▰ 88′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2DADani AlvesRight-back
- 3TSThiago SilvaCentre-back
- 4DLDavid LuizCentre-back
- 6MMarceloLeft-back
- 7HHulkRight winger
- 8PPaulinhoDefensive midfielder
- 9FFredCentre-forward
- 10NNeymarLeft winger
- 11OOscarAttacking midfielder
- 12JCJúlio CésarGoalkeeper
- 17LGLuiz GustavoDefensive midfielder
Croatia
Reported rolesSP
1Stipe PletikosaŠV
2Šime VrsaljkoVĆ
5Vedran ĆorlukaDL
6Dejan LovrenDS
11Darijo SrnaIR
7Ivan RakitićIP
4Ivan PerišićNJ
9Nikica JelavićIO
18Ivica OlićReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 14MBMarcelo Brozović61′
- 16ARAnte Rebić78′
Match contributions
- Vedran Ćorluka▰ 65′
- Dejan Lovren▰ 69′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1SPStipe PletikosaGoalkeeper
- 2ŠVŠime VrsaljkoLeft-back
- 4IPIvan PerišićRight winger
- 5VĆVedran ĆorlukaCentre-back
- 6DLDejan LovrenCentre-back
- 7IRIvan RakitićCentral midfielder
- 9NJNikica JelavićCentre-forward
- 10
Luka ModrićCentral midfielder - 11DSDarijo SrnaRight-back
- 18IOIvica OlićLeft winger
- 20
Mateo KovačićAttacking midfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
3Brazil1Croatia
Marcelo opened the scoring at 12′.
Team comparison
BrazilCroatia
3Goals1
2Bookings2
3Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1NNeymarBrazil · 29′, 71′2goals
- 2OOscarBrazil · 90′+1′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 2014
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2014-06-12
- Venue
- Neo Química Arena, São Paulo
- Result
- 3–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Brazil / CroatiaCroatia
Marcelo (own goal)12′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.