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 (West Germany) defeated the Netherlands to win their second title.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  West Germany |
| Dates | 13 June – 7 July |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | West Germany (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| Third place |  Poland |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 97 (2.55 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,774,022 (46,685 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Grzegorz Lato (7 goals) |
| Best player | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johan Cruyff |
← 1970 1978 → | |
Participants
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.
|
AFC (0)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 East Germany
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
 Argentina
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| 26 June 1974 | ||
| Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 4 – 0 | Argentina
|
| Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg | 1 – 0 | East Germany
|
| 30 June 1974 | ||
| Argentina |
1 – 2 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| East Germany |
0 – 2 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| 3 July 1974 | ||
| Argentina |
1 – 1 | East Germany
|
| Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 2 – 0 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg 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
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
 Yugoslavia
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +9 | 5 |
| Sweden
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
 Bulgaria
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| 15 June 1974 | ||
| Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 0 – 2 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| Sweden |
0 – 0 | Bulgaria
|
| 19 June 1974 | ||
| Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 1 – 1 | Bulgaria
|
| Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 0 – 0 | Sweden
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| 23 June 1974 | ||
| Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 4 – 1 | Bulgaria
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| Sweden |
3 – 0 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg 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
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Round 2
| 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'
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Final
| 7 July 1974 16:00 CET |
Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 1 – 2 | West Germany
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Olympiastadion, Munich Attendance: 75,200 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neeskens 2' (pen.)
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Report | Breitner 25' (pen.) Müller 43'
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| 1974 FIFA World Cup Winners |
|---|
 West Germany 2nd title |
1974 FIFA World Cup Media
Countries qualified for World Cup Country failed to qualify Countries that did not enter World Cup Country not a FIFA member in 1974
- worldcup
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
- FIFA Archived 2016-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
