<Table> <Tr> <Th> Draw position </Th> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Confederation </Th> <Th> Method of qualification </Th> <Th> Date of qualification </Th> <Th> Finals appearance </Th> <Th> Last appearance </Th> <Th> Previous best performance </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> FIFA Rankings </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> October 2013 </Th> <Th> June 2014 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> G1 (seed) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> UEFA </Td> <Td> UEFA Group C winners </Td> <Td> 11 October 2013 </Td> <Td> 18th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Winners (1954, 1974, 1990) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> G2 </Td> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> UEFA </Td> <Td> UEFA play - off winners </Td> <Td> 19 November 2013 </Td> <Td> 6th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Third place (1966) </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> G3 </Td> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> CAF </Td> <Td> CAF Third Round winners </Td> <Td> 19 November 2013 </Td> <Td> 3rd </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Quarter - finals (2010) </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> G4 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> CONCACAF </Td> <Td> CONCACAF Fourth Round 1st winners </Td> <Td> 10 September 2013 </Td> <Td> 10th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Third place (1930) </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Draw position </Th> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Confederation </Th> <Th> Method of qualification </Th> <Th> Date of qualification </Th> <Th> Finals appearance </Th> <Th> Last appearance </Th> <Th> Previous best performance </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> FIFA Rankings </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> October 2013 </Th> <Th> June 2014 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> G1 (seed) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> UEFA </Td> <Td> UEFA Group C winners </Td> <Td> 11 October 2013 </Td> <Td> 18th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Winners (1954, 1974, 1990) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

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