Sep 30-Oct 19, in Brazilia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Hosts: Brazil. CONMEBOL: Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay. AFC: Iran, Japan, China and Thailand CAF: Lybia and Egypt CONCACAF: USA, Guatemala and Cuba OFC: Solomon Islands UEFA: Spain, Ukraine, Russia, Italy, Czech Republic and Portugal Group A Brazil Russia Japan Cuba Solomon Islands Group B Italy Portugal Thailand Paraguay USA Group C Argentina Ukraine China Guatemala Egypt Group D Spain Czech Republic Iran Uruguay Lybia Top-2 of each group qualify. Round 1 [Sep 30] Brazil 12-1 Japan Cuba 10-2 Solomon Islands Italy 1-0 Thailand Paraguay 5-0 USA [Oct 1] Argentina 5-0 China Guatemala 1-0 Egypt Spain 3-3 Iran Uruguay 3-3 Lybia Round 2 [Oct 2] Solomon Islands 0-21 Brazil Russia 10-5 Cuba USA 1-6 Italy Portugal 3-2 Paraguay [Oct 3] Egypt 2-4 Argentina Ukraine 6-2 Guatemala Lybia 0-3 Spain Czech Republic 4-1 Uruguay Round 3 [Oct 4] Brazil 7-0 Russia Japan 7-2 Solomon Islands Italy 3-1 Portugal Thailand 5-3 USA [Oct 5] Argentina 2-2 Ukraine China 2-6 Egypt Spain 4-0 Czech Republic Iran 4-2 Lybia Round 4 [Oct 6] Russia 31-2 Solomon Islands Japan 4-1 Cuba Portugal 8-1 USA Thailand 0-8 Paraguay [Oct 7] Ukraine 5-1 Egypt China 1-10 Guatemala Czech Republic 4-2 Lybia Iran 4-2 Uruguay Round 5 [Oct 8] Brazil 9-0 Cuba Russia 9-1 Japan Italy 2-4 Paraguay Portugal 3-2 Thailand [Oct 9] Argentina 2-1 Guatemala Ukraine 4-2 China Spain 3-0 Uruguay Czech Republic 2-3 Iran Second Phase Group E Brazil Iran Italy Ukraine Group F Paraguay Argentina Spain Russia Round 1 [Oct 11] Brazil 1-0 Iran Ukraine 0-4 Italy Paraguay 3-3 Argentina Spain 5-2 Russia Round 2 [Oct 12] Italy 0-3 Brazil Ukraine 4-5 Iran Spain 2-1 Argentina Russia 5-4 Paraguay Round 3 [Oct 14] Brazil 5-3 Ukraine Iran 5-5 Italy Paraguay 1-4 Spain Argentina 2-2 Russia Top-2 of each group qualify. Semifinals [Oct 16] Russia 2-4 Brazil Spain 3-2 Italy [aet] 3rd Place Match [Oct 18] Russia 1-2 Italy Final [Oct 19] Brazil 2-2 Spain [aet, 4-3pen] Brazil champions Topscorer Pula Russia 16 Falcao Brazil 15 Lenisio Brazil 11
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