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1974 FIFA World Cup

The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the 10th FIFA World Cup and it was held in West Germany (including West Berlin) from 13 June to 7 July. The host nation defeated the Netherlands to win their second title.

1974 FIFA World Cup
Tournament details
Host country West Germany
Dates13 June – 7 July
Teams16
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions West Germany (2nd title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Poland
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored97 (2.55 per match)
Attendance1,774,022 (46,685 per match)
Top scorer(s)Poland Grzegorz Lato (7 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Johan Cruyff
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Participants

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.

AFC (0)

  • None qualified

CAF (1)

OFC (1)

CONCACAF (1)

CONMEBOL (4)

UEFA (9)

Results

Round 1

Key to colours in group tables
Team advanced to Round 2.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 6
  Brazil 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 4
  East Germany 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
  Argentina 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
26 June 1974
Netherlands   4 – 0   Argentina
Brazil   1 – 0   East Germany
30 June 1974
Argentina   1 – 2   Brazil
East Germany   0 – 2   Netherlands
3 July 1974
Argentina   1 – 1   East Germany
Netherlands   2 – 0   Brazil

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  West Germany 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 6
  Poland 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 4
  Sweden 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 2
  Yugoslavia 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
26 June 1974
Yugoslavia   0 – 2   West Germany
Sweden   0 – 1   Poland
30 June 1974
Poland   2 – 1   Yugoslavia
West Germany   4 – 2   Sweden
3 July 1974
Poland   0 – 1   West Germany
Sweden   2 – 1   Yugoslavia


Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 6 1 +9 4
  Sweden 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 4
  Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 4
  Uruguay 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 0
15 June 1974
Uruguay   0 – 2   Netherlands
Sweden   0 – 0   Bulgaria
19 June 1974
Uruguay   1 – 1   Bulgaria
Netherlands   0 – 0   Sweden
23 June 1974
Netherlands   4 – 1   Bulgaria
Sweden   3 – 0   Uruguay

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Poland 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 6
  Argentina 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 3
  Italy 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 3
  Haiti 3 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
15 June 1974
Italy   3 – 1   Haiti
Poland   3 – 2   Argentina
19 June 1974
Argentina   1 – 1   Italy
Haiti   0 – 7   Poland
23 June 1974
Argentina   4 – 1   Haiti
Poland   2 – 1   Italy

Round 2

 
Joachim Streich gives East Germany the lead against Argentina.
Key to colours in group tables
Team advanced to final.
Team advanced to the third place match.

3rd place

6 July 1974
16:00 CET
 Brazil   0 – 1   Poland Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 74,100
Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)
Report Lato   76'

Final

Main page: 1974 FIFA World Cup Final
7 July 1974
16:00 CET
 Netherlands   1 – 2   West Germany Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 75,200
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
Neeskens   2' (pen.) Report Breitner   25' (pen.)
Müller   43'


 1974 FIFA World Cup Winners 
 
West Germany
2nd title

1974 FIFA World Cup Media

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  • One of two official match footballs of the FIFA World Cup 1974 – the Adidas Telstar durlast. The other, was the all-white Adidas Chile durlast

  • Berliner Olympiastadion innen

  • Munich - Frei Otto Tensed structures - 5302

  • GottliebDaimlerStadionStuttgartinnen

  • Parkstadion gelsenkirchen 2

  • The old Rheinstadium, inside view

  • German 2. Bundesliga match Eintracht Frankfurt – Arminia Bielefeld (0:2), September 19th, 2001

  • Das Hamburger Volksparkstadion (Südtribune). Heisst seit 2001 AOL Arena.

References


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