FIFA World Cup final ….

 

 

Who will be FIFA World Cup 2014  champion ????

The World Cup is the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding even the Olympic Games. One month long sport event being played at Brazil  will conclude tonight after final match between Argentina and Germany. I am sharing here some most beautiful issues of this great soccer event !!

The 2014 FIFA World Cup is the 20th FIFA World Cup, the tournament for the association football world championship, which is currently taking place at several venues across Brazil. It began on 12 June, with a group stage, and is scheduled to conclude on 13 July with the final.

The national teams of 31 countries advanced through qualification competitions that began in June 2011 to participate with the host nation Brazil in the final tournament.

All world champion teams since the first World Cup in 1930 – Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Uruguay – qualified for this competition. The title holders, Spain, were eliminated at the group stage, as well as England and Italy. Uruguay were eliminated in the Round of 16 and France were eliminated at the quarter-finals. The hosts, Brazil, were eliminated in the semi-finals, and now the title will be decided between previous champions Argentina and Germany.  The next two World Cups will be hosted by Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022.

New pictorial cancellation from Germany

On August  23,  2014 a new pictorial cancellation will be issued in 29683 Bad Fallingbostel. The cancellation is featuring three animals (giraffe,lion and a monkey). Interested philatelists may please contact: Wolfgang Beyer, Vice Chairman of the German Philatelic Group ARGE ZOOLOGIE. Mail:Wolfgang.beyer1@aol.de .Postage rates: 0,75 Euro AIRMAIL, 2,90 Euro Registered AIRMAIL .
Courtesy :  Wolfgang Hoelzl & Wolgang Beyer