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The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was promoted by Ian Rose via FACBot (talk) 26 October 2021 [1].

2014 FIFA World Cup Final

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Nominator(s):  — Amakuru (talk) 10:05, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This article is about the 2014 edition of the FIFA World Cup, the most prestigious tournament in football, as well as one of the most-watched sporting events in the world. The 2014 tournament featured a few surprises, most notably Germany's 7–1 demolition of the hosts Brazil in the semi-final, which is covered in this article's "Route to the final" section. The final itself was between two old hands, Germany vs Argentina, with five wins between them and meeting in their third final. As ever, any and all comments welcome and I'm happy to return the favour with reviews on other FACs. Just let me know!  — Amakuru (talk) 10:05, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support from TRM

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I think that's it for now, mostly trivial stuff I should have picked up before (but hey, GAN isn't FAC), however the media reaction thing which we saw being an issue at the 1968 Euro final is something we need to consider here. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 20:14, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@The Rambling Man: I think I've looked at all your points now. Thanks  — Amakuru (talk) 22:20, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
My concerns addressed, both at the GAN and here so I'm happy to support this now. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:44, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support by Lee Vilenski

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I'll begin a review of this article very soon! My reviews tend to focus on prose and MOS issues, especially on the lede, but I will also comment on anything that could be improved. I'll post up some comments below over the next couple days, which you should either respond to, or ask me questions on issues you are unsure of. I'll be claiming points towards the wikicup once this review is over.

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Prose
Additional comments

Additionally, if you liked this review, or are looking for items to review, I have some at my nominations list. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 13:53, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

CommentsSupport from ChrisTheDude

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  • "Gonzalo Higuaín had a chance to score for Argentina in the first half, when he was one-on-one....." - you either don't need that comma or else you need one after Neuer to end the clause. I'm inclined towards the former
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "The stadium underwent an extensive rebuild prior the 2014 World Cup" - the word "to" is missing
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Portugal's Pepe was shown a red card in five minutes later" - the word "in" should not be there
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Germany's last group game was against the US" => "Germany's last group game was against the U.S."
    Actually, per MOS:USA, one can write it either with or without dots at one's discretion. And "US" would actually be mandated if we were also talking of the UK or the USSR in the same sentence. But actually, I've decided the abbreviation isn't really necessary anyway so I've expanded it out to "United States".  — Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "with the match played on 30 June at the at the Estádio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre" - bit of a stutter in that sentence
    Good grief!  — Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "There was no goals during normal time" => "There were no goals during normal time"
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Argentina played the Netherlands in the semi-final, in a game on 9 July" => "Argentina played the Netherlands in the semi-final on 9 July"
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "The next three kicks, by Messi, Arjen Robben and Ezequiel Garay were" - needs a comma after Garay to close the clause started by the one after "kicks"
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "included singers Carlinhos Brown, Wyclef Jean, Alexandre Pires, Ivete Sangalo and guitarist Carlos Santana" => "included singers Carlinhos Brown, Wyclef Jean, Alexandre Pires and Ivete Sangalo and guitarist Carlos Santana"
    Done, although I've amended the second "and" to be an "as well as" so it doesn't sound repetitive
  • " Vladimir Putin – whose country hosted the next World Cup," - clause starts with a dash and ends with a comma, the two should match
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Higuain is spelt wrong early in the second half
    Done (and diacritics added elsewhere where they were missing).  — Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the post-match section there's a random apostrophe after Der Spiegel
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • That's what I got - nice work. An enjoyable read and brought back good memories of watching the 7-1 game in the corporate hospitality suite at the Emirates Stadium (true story :-)) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:36, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Amazing. I watched that on the telly and my brain had literally exploded, literally, pieces everywhere, before half-time. Corporate hospitality is the way forward....!! The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 20:42, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, me too. I had a mate who couldn't watch the game, and I was updating him with the score over WhatsApp. When I started saying 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0 he basically thought I was winding him up.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:31, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@ChrisTheDude: I think I've looked at all your points now. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

source review - pass

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Will conduct. 14:53, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

  • Is Daily Mirror really a high-quality RS?
  • No major formatting issues noted

Spot checks:

  • " Their second game was against Iran at the Estádio Mineirão in Belo Horizonte on 21 June. Barney Ronay of The Guardian described Iran as producing a "stirring performance against an Argentina team of all the attacking talents", and the match remained goalless until the 90th minute" - checks out
  • "The two sides had met each other six times previously in the World Cup," - checks out
  • "Messi was awarded the Golden Ball, FIFA's award for whom they considered the tournament's best player, while Neuer was given the Golden Glove for best goalkeeper" -
  • "Germany were forced to make a late change to their line-up when Khedira sustained a calf injury during the warm-up prior to the match" - checks out.

So my only real question is if Daily Mirror is high-quality enough for FA usage. Hog Farm Talk 04:56, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Hog Farm: Lee also raised this issue above, and I did say at the time that per WP:DAILYMIRROR this is not formally deprecated (as the Mail or the Sun would be), and the statement is fairly uncontroversial. Since it's come up twice now though, I've hunted around to switch it out and I've managed to now cite directly to all the individual papers that feature Messi on the front page. So hopefully that's OK for you. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 09:55, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Image review - pass

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Cheers. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 08:48, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@The Rambling Man: all looked at, including a tweak and reply to your upright point above.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:06, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, good, I'm happy with the changes. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 11:52, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support from Igordebraga

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@FAC coordinators: - just checking on the status of this nomination. It's been open for almost a month now, and has four supports plus the usual source and image checks. Is there anything that's holding up its promotion? Thanks  — Amakuru (talk) 09:55, 26 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Amakuru, nothing stands out, I think just sit tight while a coord walks through it. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 13:06, 26 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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