1974 FIFA World Cup final

The 1974 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 1974 FIFA World Cup. The match was played with the teams West Germany and the Netherlands. The West Germans won the match 2–1, winning their second world cup title.

1974 FIFA World Cup final

Johan Neeskens scores the opening goal of the Final
Event	1974 FIFA World Cup
Netherlands West Germany 1 2
Date	7 July 1974
Venue	Olympiastadion, Munich
Man of the Match	Gerd Müller
Referee	Jack Taylor (England)
Attendance	75,200

Road to the final

Netherlands		Round	West Germany
Opponent	Result	First round	Opponent	Result
Uruguay	2–0	Match 1	Chile	1–0
Sweden	0–0	Match 2	Australia	3–0
Bulgaria	4–1	Match 3	East Germany	0–1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Netherlands 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5 Sweden 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 4 Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 5 -3 2 Uruguay 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1		Final standing	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts East Germany 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5 West Germany 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 4 Chile 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2 Australia 3 0 1 2 0 5 −6 1
Opponent	Result	Second round	Opponent	Result
Argentina	4–0	Match 1	Yugoslavia	2–0
East Germany	2–0	Match 2	Sweden	4–2
Brazil	2–0	Match 3	Poland	1–0
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		Final standing	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

Details

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7 July 1974 16:00 UTC+1	Netherlands	1–2	West Germany	Olympiastadion, Munich Attendance: 75,200 Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
	Neeskens  2' (pen.)	https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=605/match=2063/index.html	Breitner  25' (pen.) Müller  43'

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Netherlands

West Germany

GK 8 Jan Jongbloed RB 20 Wim Suurbier CB 17 Wim Rijsbergen 69' CB 2 Arie Haan LB 12 Ruud Krol DM 6 Wim Jansen CM 13 Johan Neeskens 40' CM 3 Willem van Hanegem 23' RW 16 Johnny Rep LW 15 Rob Rensenbrink 46' CF 14 Johan Cruyff (c) 45' Substitutes: GK 18 Piet Schrijvers DF 5 Rinus Israël MF 7 Theo de Jong 69' MF 10 René van de Kerkhof 46' FW 9 Piet Keizer Manager: Rinus Michels

GK 1 Sepp Maier RB 2 Berti Vogts 4' CB 5 Franz Beckenbauer (c) CB 4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck LB 3 Paul Breitner CM 16 Rainer Bonhof CM 12 Wolfgang Overath AM 14 Uli Hoeneß RW 9 Jürgen Grabowski LW 17 Bernd Hölzenbein CF 13 Gerd Müller Substitutes: GK 21 Norbert Nigbur DF 6 Horst-Dieter Höttges MF 8 Bernhard Cullmann MF 15 Heinz Flohe FW 11 Jupp Heynckes Manager: Helmut Schön

Linesmen: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico) <section end=Lineups />

Match rules: 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Replay on 9 July if scores still level Five substitutes named, of which two may be used

1974 FIFA World Cup Final Media

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  Franz Beckenbauer (left) and Johan Cruyff (right), key players of Germany and the Netherlands respectively

Related pages

• FIFA World Cup