To mark the one year countdown date to the competition, FIFA, as well as members of the Turkish FA, announced that the emblem would be presented to the media on 25 June 2012 at Ciragan Palace Mabeyn Hall in Istanbul.

[9][10] Host city logos for each participating stadium were shown to the general public on 20 March 2013, with each taking inspiration from their surroundings.

[11] The official logo included an Evil Eye protector, worn or hung inside Turkish homes to bring luck.

[13] The official theme song for the tournament was Yıldızlar Buradan Yükseliyor, which is translated as Building Bridges for Rising Stars, performed by Turkish rock band Gece.

[20] South Korea Egypt Mexico Colombia New Zealand Spain (assigned to Group A) Australia Iraq Uzbekistan Ghana Mali Nigeria Cuba El Salvador United States Chile Paraguay Uruguay Croatia England France Greece Portugal Turkey (assigned to C1) The 23 referee trios were announced by FIFA on 13 May 2013.

A “vanishing spray” made its FIFA debut (versions were already in use in CONCACAF and CONMEBOL competitions) during this tournament, with referees using it to denote the ten-yard mark for an opposing defence at time of free kicks.