For the FIFA World Cup 2014, five countries officially submitted bids to host the tournament: Brazil, Colombia, Japan, Argentina, and Chile. However, Brazil was ultimately selected as the host nation in 2007. The competition among the bidding nations highlighted the global interest in showcasing the World Cup.
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There are officially 195 countries in the world as of 2010 and 2014. If Taiwan was counted as a country, there would be 196.
Brazil, Germany, Netherlands and Argentina qualified for semi-finals in FIFA World Cup 2014.
There were 13 European countries in the 2014 World Cup. They were Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain and Switzerland.
There are 196 countries on Earth as of 2014. However, some countries do not recognize Taiwan as independent from China and consider there to be only 195 countries.
There are many countries in the world that have a prime minister. For example, there is the United Kingdom, who has a conservative prime minister as of 2014.
5 countries are from Africa. Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Algeria, and Ghana.
Nine teams in the 2014 FIFA World Cup represented countries in which Spanish is an official language:ArgentinaChileColombiaCosta RicaEcuadorHondurasMexicoSpainUruguay
32 countries took part in the 2014 World Cup. The current format has been used since 1998, and although FIFA are looking into expanding it to 48 teams there is no official confirmation as of yet.
There was 88 countries at the 2014 olympics. 6 more countries than at the 2010 Olympics.
Three South American countries announced their intentions to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup:BrazilColombiaArgentinaBoth Brazil and Colombia formally declared their candidancy, while the Argentina bid never took hold.
The total number of countries in the world as 2014 is 196