2014 Speedway World Cup
{{Short description|55th edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2023}}
{{infobox sport event
|name = Speedway World Cup
|image =
|size =
|caption =
|date_start = 26 July
|date_end = 2 August
|competitors =
|nations = 9
|prize_money =
|other =
|venue = Stadion Miejski im. Józefa Piłsudskiego
|location = Poland
|prev = 2013
|next = 2015
|champions=Denmark
}}
The 2014 FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the fourteenth FIM Speedway World Cup, the annual international speedway world championship tournament. It took place between 26 July and 2 August 2014 and involved nine national teams.{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc14.htm|title=2014 WORLD TEAM CUP|website=International Speedway|access-date=15 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://motorsporttop20.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/11.-Speedway-World-Cup-Nations.pdf|title=FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS|website=Motor Sport Top 20|access-date=15 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/7076/swc-2014-final-bydgoszcz|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=15 July 2021}}
Qualification
{{flagicon|ITA}} Pista Olimpia Terenzano, Terenzano - 5 July 2014
| class=wikitable style="font-size: 95%"
! | width=150|National team | width=50|Pts | width=600|Scorers | |
| align=center {{speedway color|6}} | align=left|{{speedway|ITA}} | 36 | Nicolás Covatti 15, Paco Castagna 10, Mattia Carpanese 9, Nicolas Vicentin 2 | |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|GER}} | 33 | Martin Smolinski 11, Kai Huckenbeck 8, Tobias Kroner 7, Tobias Busch 7 | |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|SVN}} | 32 | Matej Žagar 21, Aleksander Čonda 6, Matic Voldrih 4, Denis Stojs 1 | |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|RUS}} | 26 | Vitaly Belousov 11, Denis Gizatullin 8, Andrey Kudriashov 7 |
Qualified teams
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| width=160|Team ||width=150|Qualified as ||width=50|Finals appearance ||width=80|Last appearance ||width=80|2013 place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|{{speedway|POL}} | Host | 14th | 2013 | 1 |
| align=left|{{speedway|DEN}} | 2013 SWC top eight | 14th | 2013 | 2 |
| align=left|{{speedway|AUS}} | 2013 SWC top eight | 14th | 2013 | 3 |
| align=left|{{speedway|CZE}} | 2013 SWC top eight | 13th | 2013 | 4 |
| align=left|{{speedway|USA}} | 2013 SWC top eight | 7th | 2013 | 5 |
| align=left|{{speedway|LVA}} | 2013 SWC top eight | 2nd | 2013 | 6 |
| align=left|{{speedway|GBR}} | 2013 SWC top eight | 14th | 2013 | 7 |
| align=left|{{speedway|SWE}} | 2013 SWC top eight | 14th | 2013 | 8 |
| align=left|{{speedway|ITA}} | Qualifying Round Winner | 3rd | 2004 | QR |
Tournament
{{8TeamBracket-4Way
| team-width =
| score-width = 40
| RD2 = Race-off
| RD1-text1 = 26 July — {{flagicon|ENG}} King's Lynn
| RD1-team1 = {{speedway|GBR}}
| RD1-score1 = 44
| RD1-team2 = {{speedway|USA}}
| RD1-score2 = 37
| RD1-team3 = {{speedway|AUS}}
| RD1-score3 = 36
| RD1-team4 = {{speedway|ITA}}
| RD1-score4 = 10
| RD1-text2 = 29 July — {{flagicon|SWE}} Vastervik
| RD1-team5 = {{speedway|DEN}}
| RD1-score5 = 48
| RD1-team6 = {{speedway|SWE}}
| RD1-score6 = 43
| RD1-team7 = {{speedway|CZE}}
| RD1-score7 = 24
| RD1-team8 = {{speedway|LVA}}
| RD1-score8 = 11
| RD2-text1 = 31 July — {{flagicon|POL}} Bydgoszcz
| RD2-team1 = {{speedway|AUS}}
| RD2-score1 = 43
| RD2-team2 = {{speedway|SWE}}
| RD2-score2 = 32
| RD2-team3 = {{speedway|USA}}
| RD2-score3 = 26
| RD2-team4 = {{speedway|CZE}}
| RD2-score4 = 24
| RD3-text1 = 2 August — {{flagicon|POL}} Bydgoszcz (details)
| RD3-team1 = {{speedway|DEN}}
| RD3-score1 = 38
| RD3-team2 = {{speedway|POL}}
| RD3-score2 = 37
| RD3-team3 = {{speedway|AUS}}
| RD3-score3 = 36
| RD3-team4 = {{speedway|GBR}}
| RD3-score4 = 16
}}
=Semi finals=
| class=wikitable style="font-size: 95%"
! | width=150|National team | width=50|Pts | width=600|Scorers | |
| align=center {{speedway color|6}} | align=left|{{speedway|GBR}} | 44 | Tai Woffinden 12, Danny King 11, Chris Harris 11, Simon Stead 1 | |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|USA}} | 37 | Greg Hancock 19, Gino Manzares 9, Ricky Wells 5, Max Ruml 4 | |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|AUS}} | 36 | Jason Doyle 15, Troy Batchelor 14, Darcy Ward 6, Cameron Woodward 1 | |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|ITA}} | 10 | Nicolás Covatti 7, Paco Castagna 2, Mattia Carpanese 1, Nicolas Vicentin 0 |
| class=wikitable style="font-size: 95%"
! | width=150|National team | width=50|Pts | width=600|Scorers | |
| align=center {{speedway color|6}} | align=left|{{speedway|DEN}} | 44 | Mads Korneliussen 13, Hans Andersen 12, Peter Kildemand 12, Bjarne Pedersen 11 | |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|SWE}} | 43 | Andreas Jonsson 16, Thomas H. Jonasson 11, Peter Ljung 9, Oliver Berntzon 7 | |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|CZE}} | 24 | Eduard Krčmář 9, Václav Milík Jr. 7, Aleš Dryml Jr. 7, Josef Franc 1 | |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|LAT}} | 11 | Maksims Bogdanovs 5, Andžejs Ļebedevs 4, Kjasts Puodžuks 2, Jevgeņijs Kostigovs 0 |
=Race off=
| class=wikitable style="font-size: 95%"
! | width=150|National team | width=50|Pts | width=600|Scorers | |
| align=center {{speedway color|6}} | align=left|{{speedway|AUS}} | 43 | Darcy Ward 11, Troy Batchelor 11, Jason Doyle 10, Chris Holder 11 | |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|SWE}} | 32 | Thomas H. Jonasson 11, Kim Nilsson, Oliver Berntzon 8, Andreas Jonsson 9 | |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|USA}} | 26 | Greg Hancock 21, Ricky Wells 4, Max Ruml 1, Gino Manzares 0 | |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|CZE}} | 24 | Václav Milík Jr. 9, Eduard Krčmář 8, Aleš Dryml Jr. 5, Josef Franc 2 |
Final
| class=wikitable
! | width=150|National team | width=50|Pts | width=600|Scorers | |
| align=center {{speedway color|6}} | align=left|{{speedway|DEN}} | 38 | Nicki Pedersen 17, Niels-Kristian Iversen 11, Peter Kildemand 7, Mads Korneliussen 3 | |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|POL}} | 37 | Krzysztof Kasprzak 11, Jarosław Hampel 11, Piotr Protasiewicz 9, Janusz Kołodziej 6 | |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|AUS}} | 36 | Jason Doyle 13, Chris Holder 11, Darcy Ward 10, Troy Batchelor 2 | |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|GBR}} | 16 | Tai Woffinden 12, Chris Harris 4, Danny King 0, Simon Stead 0 |
Final classification
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!Pos. | National team | Pts. |
| align=center
|Gold | align=left|{{speedway|DEN}} | 38 |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|POL}} | 37 |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|AUS}} | 36 |
| align=center
|4 | align=left|{{speedway|GBR}} | 16 |
| colspan=3 {{speedway color|4}}| | ||
| align=center
|5 | align=left|{{speedway|SWE}} | 32 |
| align=center
|6 | align=left|{{speedway|USA}} | 26 |
| align=center
|7 | align=left|{{speedway|CZE}} | 24 |
| colspan=3 {{speedway color|4}}| | ||
| align=center
|8 | align=left|{{speedway|LVA}} | 11 |
| align=center
|9 | align=left|{{speedway|ITA}} | 10 |
