2014 FIFA World Cup (Eastern Manifest Destiny)

The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the tournament for the association football world championship, which took place at several venues across the France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Japan won the tournament, the country's first title. The 2014 World Cup set precidents in the World Cup as the first tournament to be won by an Asian nation. It was also the first time the World Cup was hosted by the 3 countries in one joint bid. It was also the first World Cup to involve 48 teams since the approval for expansion in 2009.