1974

1974 FIFA World Cup

The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the tenth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July.

1974
Official poster
designed by

Horst Schäfer

West Germany
Host country
West Germany

13 June – 7 July

Teams
Teams
16

from 5 confederations

Venues
Venues
9

in 9 host cities

West Germany
Champions
West Germany

2nd Title

Netherlands
Runners-up
Netherlands

Poland
Third Place
Poland

Brazil
Fourth place
Brazil

Matches
Matches played
38

Goals scored
Goals scored
97

2.55 per match

Attendance
Attendance
1,865,762

49,099 per match

Grzegorz Lato
Top scorer
Grzegorz Lato

Poland
7 goals

Władysław Żmuda
Best young player
Władysław Żmuda

Poland

Władysław Żmuda
Fair play award
West Germany

Europe

Group 1 Teams

West Germany
West Germany
Head coach
Helmut Schön

22 players

East Germany
East Germany
Head coach
Georg Buschner

22 players

Australia
Australia
Head coach
Rale Rasic

22 players

Chile
Chile
Head coach
Luis Alamos

22 players

Group 2 Teams

Brazil
Brazil
Head coach
Mário Zagallo

22 players

Scotland
Scotland
Head coach
Willie Ormond

22 players

Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Head coach
Miljan Miljanić

22 players

Zaire
Zaire
Head coach
Blagoje Vidinić

22 players

Group 3 Teams

Netherlands
Netherlands
Head coach
Rinus Michels

22 players

Sweden
Sweden
Head coach
Georg Ericson

22 players

Uruguay
Uruguay
Head coach
Roberto Porta

22 players

Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Head coach
Hristo Mladenov

22 players

Group 4 Teams

Poland
Poland
Head coach
Kazimierz Górski

22 players

Italy
Italy
Head coach
Ferruccio Valcareggi

22 players

Argentina
Argentina
Head coach
Vladislao Cap

22 players

Haiti
 Haiti
Head coach
Antoine Tassy

22 players

Venues

Olympiastadion
Olympiastadion
West Berlin

Capacity: 86,000

Olympiastadion
Olympiastadion
Munich, Bavaria

Capacity: 77,573

Neckarstadion
Neckarstadion
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg

Capacity: 72,200

Parkstadion
Parkstadion
Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia

Capacity: 72,000

Rheinstadion
Rheinstadion
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia

Capacity: 70,100

Waldstadion
Waldstadion
Frankfurt, Hesse

Capacity: 62,200

Volksparkstadion
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg

Capacity: 61,300

Volksparkstadion
Niedersachsenstadion
Hanover, Lower Saxony

Capacity: 60,400

Volksparkstadion
Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Hanover, Lower Saxony

Capacity: 53,600

Match Officials

Jafar Namdar
Jafar Namdar
Iran

Asia

Govindasamy Suppiah
Govindasamy Suppiah
Singapore

Asia

Mahmoud Mustafa Kamel
Mahmoud Mustafa Kamel
Egypt

Africa

Youssou N'Diaye
Youssou N'Diaye
Senegal

Africa

Alfonso González Archundía
Alfonso González Archundía
Mexico

North America

Werner Winsemann
Werner Winsemann
Canada

North America

Ramón Barreto
Ramón Barreto
Uruguay

South America

Omar Delgado Gómez
Omar Delgado Gómez
Colombia

South America

Vicente Llobregat
Vicente Llobregat
Venezuela

South America

Armando Marques
Armando Marques
Brazil

South America

Luis Pestarino
Luis Pestarino
Argentina

South America

Edison Peréz Núñez
Edison Peréz Núñez
Peru

South America

Heinz Aldinger
Heinz Aldinger
West Germany

Europe

Aurelio Angonese
Aurelio Angonese
Italy

Europe

Doğan Babacan
Doğan Babacan
Turkey

Europe

Bob Davidson
Bob Davidson
Scotland

Europe

Rudi Glöckner
Rudi Glöckner
East Germany

Europe

Pavel Kasakov
Pavel Kasakov
Soviet Union

Europe

Erich Linemayr
Erich Linemayr
Austria

Europe

Vital Loraux
Vital Loraux
Belgium

Europe

Károly Palotai
Károly Palotai
Hungary

Europe

Nicolae Rainea
Nicolae Rainea
Romania

Europe

Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez
Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez
Spain

Europe

Rudolf Scheurer
Rudolf Scheurer
Switzerland

Europe

Gerhard Schulenburg
Gerhard Schulenburg
West Germany

Europe

Jack Taylor
Jack Taylor
England

Europe

Clive Thomas
Clive Thomas
Wales

Europe

Kurt Tschenscher
Kurt Tschenscher
West Germany

Europe

Arie van Gemert
Arie van Gemert
Netherlands

Europe

Hans-Joachim Weyland
Hans-Joachim Weyland
West Germany

Europe

Group 1 Standings

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal Difference Points Qualification
1East Germany321041+35Advance to second round
2West Germany320141+34Advance to second round
3Chile302112-12
4Australia301205-51

Group 2 Standings

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal Difference Points Qualification
1Yugoslavia3120101+94Advance to second round
2Brazil312030+34Advance to second round
3Scotland312031+24
4Zaire3003014-140

Group 3 Standings

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal Difference Points Qualification
1Netherlands321061+55Advance to second round
2Sweden312030+34Advance to second round
3Bulgaria302125-32
4Uruguay301216-51

Group 4 Standings

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal Difference Points Qualification
1Poland3300123+96Advance to second round
2Argentina311175+23Advance to second round
3Italy311154+13
4Haiti3003214-120

Second Round

Group A

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal Difference Points Qualification
1Netherlands330080+86Advance to final
2Brazil320133 04Advance to third place play-off
3East Germany301214-31
4Argentina301227-51

Group B

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal Difference Points Qualification
1West Germany330072+56Advance to final
2Poland320132+14Advance to third place play-off
3Sweden310246-22
4Yugoslavia300326-40

Third Place Play-Off

Olympiastadion, Munich
6 July 16:00 CET
Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 77,100

Brazil
Brazil
0

Poland
Poland
1

Lato 76'

Aurelio Angonese
Referee
Aurelio Angonese

Italy

Final

Olympiastadion, Munich
7 July 16:00 CET
Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 75,200

Netherlands
Netherlands
1

Neeskens 2' (pen.)

West Germany
West Germany
2

Breitner 25' (pen.)
Müller 43'

Jack Taylor
Referee
Jack Taylor

England

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