1974 FIFA World Cup
| 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) |
| Runners-up |  Netherlands |
| Third place |  Poland |
| Fourth place |  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(s) | Johan Cruyff |
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.
Participants
[change | change source]The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.
Results
[change | change source]Round 1
[change | change source]| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Team advanced to Round 2. |
Group A
[change | change source]| 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 | −5 | 1 |
| 14 June 1974 | ||
| West Germany |
1 – 0 | Chile
|
| East Germany |
2 – 0 | Australia
|
| 18 June 1974 | ||
| Australia |
0 – 3 | West Germany
|
| Chile |
1 – 1 | East Germany
|
| 22 June 1974 | ||
| Australia |
0 – 0 | Chile
|
| East Germany |
1 – 0 | West Germany
|
Group B
[change | change source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yugoslavia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 4 |
| Brazil
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
 Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
 Zaire
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
| 13 June 1974 | ||
| Brazil |
0 – 0 | Yugoslavia
|
| 14 June 1974 | ||
| Zaire |
0 – 2 | Scotland
|
| 18 June 1974 | ||
| Yugoslavia |
9 – 0 | Zaire
|
| Scotland |
0 – 0 | Brazil
|
| 22 June 1974 | ||
| Scotland |
1 – 1 | Yugoslavia
|
| Zaire |
0 – 3 | Brazil
|
Group C
[change | change source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
 Uruguay
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| 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
[change | change source]| 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
[change | change source]
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Team advanced to final. |
| Team advanced to the third place match. |
Group A
[change | change source]| 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
[change | change source]| 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
|
3rd place
[change | change source]Final
[change | change source]| Netherlands | 1 – 2 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
Neeskens  2' (pen.) |
Report | Breitner 25' (pen.) Müller 43' |
| 1974 FIFA World Cup Winners |
|---|
 West Germany 2nd title |
References
[change | change source]- FIFA Archived 2016-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
