1974 Football World Cup - West Germany Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 1974
Official 1974 Football World Cup poster
Participant teams	99 (final tournament: 16)
Host	West Germany
Champions	West Germany (2nd title)
Matches played	38
Goals scored	97 (2.55 per match)
Attendance	1,774,022 (46,685 per match)
Top scorer	Grzegorz Lato (POL) 7 goals

The 1974 Football World Cup was held in West Germany. The host nation won the title beating the Netherlands in the final, 2-1. The victory was the second for West Germany, who had won in 1954. 1974 Football World Cup poster This work is copyrighted. ... Grzegorz Lato Grzegorz Lato (born April 8, 1950 in Malbork, Poland) is a former Polish football (soccer) striker, the all-time cap leader for the Polish national team and the leading scorer at the 1974 World Cup. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland. ...

The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup, was awarded. The previous trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, was won for the third time by Brazil in 1970 and awarded permanently to the Brazilians. The Jules Rimet trophy was the original physical manifestation of the prize for winning the football world cup, a small gold cup representing the hopes and ambitions of every footballing nation on earth. ... The 1970 Football World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. ...

The format of the competition changed from 1970: 16 teams qualified, divided into four groups of four. The top two teams in each group advanced to the second round, where they split into two groups of four. The winners of each group played each other in the final, and the second place finishers in the third place match.

The first round saw a politically charged match as West and East Germany played each other in Hamburg. The East won that match 1-0, but fell in the second round. West Germany was led by Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller, who scored the game winner in the final. Although the Dutch finished second, their star Johan Cruyff and their Total Football system dazzled the competition. First international Poland 3 - 0 East Germany (Warsaw, Poland; 21 September 1952) Last International Belgium 0 - 2 East Germany (Brussels, Belgium; 12 September 1990) Largest win Ceylon 1 - 12 East Germany (Colombo, Ceylon; 12 January 1964) Worst defeat 0 - 3, 12 times; 1 - 4, three times World Cup Appearances 1... Alster Lake at dusk Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and with the Hamburg Harbour, its principal port. ... Franz Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a famous German football player, coach and manager, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities and his domination on the football pitch. ... A different Gerd Müller is a German politician Gerhard Gerd Müller (born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former German football player. ... Johan Cruijff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (sometimes spelled Cruyff; born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football trainer/coach and former star player, regarded by many as one of the all-time greats of the game. ... In football (soccer), Total Football is a system where a player who moves out of his position is replaced by another from his team, thus retaining their intended organisational structure. ...

Poland's Grzegorz Lato led the tournament in scoring seven goals. Grzegorz Lato Grzegorz Lato (born April 8, 1950 in Malbork, Poland) is a former Polish football (soccer) striker, the all-time cap leader for the Polish national team and the leading scorer at the 1974 World Cup. ...

Qualification

See 1974 FIFA World Cup (qualification). A total of 99 teams entered the 1974 World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ...

Squads

For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1974 FIFA World Cup (squads)

Second round

Group 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Netherlands	6	3	3	0	0	8	0	8
Brazil	4	3	2	0	1	3	3	0
East Germany	1	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3
Argentina	1	3	0	1	2	2	7	-5

June 26, Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen - Netherlands 4 - 0 Argentina Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... First international Poland 3 - 0 East Germany (Warsaw, Poland; 21 September 1952) Last International Belgium 0 - 2 East Germany (Brussels, Belgium; 12 September 1990) Largest win Ceylon 1 - 12 East Germany (Colombo, Ceylon; 12 January 1964) Worst defeat 0 - 3, 12 times; 1 - 4, three times World Cup Appearances 1... Image File history File links Old_Flag_of_Argentina. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Parkstadion is the former home of FC Schalke 04. ... Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Old_Flag_of_Argentina. ...

June 26, Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover - Brazil 1 - 0 East Germany June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Niedersachsenstadion was a multi-use stadium in Hannover, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... First international Poland 3 - 0 East Germany (Warsaw, Poland; 21 September 1952) Last International Belgium 0 - 2 East Germany (Brussels, Belgium; 12 September 1990) Largest win Ceylon 1 - 12 East Germany (Colombo, Ceylon; 12 January 1964) Worst defeat 0 - 3, 12 times; 1 - 4, three times World Cup Appearances 1...

June 30, Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover - Brazil 2 - 1 Argentina June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... Niedersachsenstadion was a multi-use stadium in Hannover, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Old_Flag_of_Argentina. ...

June 30, Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen - Netherlands 2 - 0 East Germany June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... Parkstadion is the former home of FC Schalke 04. ... Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... First international Poland 3 - 0 East Germany (Warsaw, Poland; 21 September 1952) Last International Belgium 0 - 2 East Germany (Brussels, Belgium; 12 September 1990) Largest win Ceylon 1 - 12 East Germany (Colombo, Ceylon; 12 January 1964) Worst defeat 0 - 3, 12 times; 1 - 4, three times World Cup Appearances 1...

July 3, Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen - East Germany 1 - 1 Argentina July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... Parkstadion is the former home of FC Schalke 04. ... Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... First international Poland 3 - 0 East Germany (Warsaw, Poland; 21 September 1952) Last International Belgium 0 - 2 East Germany (Brussels, Belgium; 12 September 1990) Largest win Ceylon 1 - 12 East Germany (Colombo, Ceylon; 12 January 1964) Worst defeat 0 - 3, 12 times; 1 - 4, three times World Cup Appearances 1... Image File history File links Old_Flag_of_Argentina. ...

July 3, Westfalenstadion, Dortmund - Netherlands 2 - 0 Brazil July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... The Westfalenstadion is a German football stadium in Dortmund that is host to the Borussia Dortmund (BVB) football team and will host several matches of the 2006 World Cup, including a semi-final. ... Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ...

Group 2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
West Germany	6	3	3	0	0	7	2	5
Poland	4	3	2	0	1	3	2	1
Sweden	2	3	1	0	2	4	6	-2
Yugoslavia	0	3	0	0	3	2	6	-4

June 26, Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf - West Germany 2 - 0 Yugoslavia Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... First international Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Rheinstadion was a multi-use stadium in Dusseldorf, Germany. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... First international Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium...

June 26, Neckarstadion, Stuttgart - Poland 1 - 0 Sweden June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Categories: UEFA European championship stadiums ... Stuttgart, a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 as of September 2005 in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ...

June 30, Waldstadion, Frankfurt - Poland 2 - 1 Yugoslavia June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... Waldstadion The CommerzBank Arena(in the past known as Waldstadion but is still called Waldstadion) is a 52,000 seat stadium in Frankfurt, Germany that is primarily used for soccer and American football. ... Skyline of Frankfurt (help· info) is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... First international Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium...

June 30, Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf - West Germany 4 - 2 Sweden June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... Rheinstadion was a multi-use stadium in Dusseldorf, Germany. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ...

July 3, Waldstadion, Frankfurt - West Germany 1 - 0 Poland July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... Waldstadion The CommerzBank Arena(in the past known as Waldstadion but is still called Waldstadion) is a 52,000 seat stadium in Frankfurt, Germany that is primarily used for soccer and American football. ... Skyline of Frankfurt (help· info) is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ...

July 3, Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf - Sweden 2 - 1 Yugoslavia July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... Rheinstadion was a multi-use stadium in Dusseldorf, Germany. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... First international Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium...

Third Place Match

July 6, Olympiastadion, Munich - Poland 1 - 0 Brazil July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... The Munich Olympiastadion from bigfotos Found in north Munich, the Olympiastadion is located in the Olympiapark Münchens and was the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. ... Munich and the Bavarian Alps Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen) is the largest city and capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ...

Final

July 7, Olympiastadion, Munich - West Germany 2 - 1 Netherlands July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... The Munich Olympiastadion from bigfotos Found in north Munich, the Olympiastadion is located in the Olympiapark Münchens and was the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. ... Munich and the Bavarian Alps Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen) is the largest city and capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ...

Attendance: 77,822

Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Goals: Neeskens (NED) 2' (penalty), Breitner (FRG) 25' (penalty), Müller (FRG) 43'. Johan Neeskens Johannes Jacobus Neeskens (born September 15, 1951) was a Dutch football player and now manager. ... Paul Breitner (born September 5, 1951 in Kolbermoor, West Germany) was a German football player. ... A different Gerd Müller is a German politician Gerhard Gerd Müller (born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former German football player. ...

Neeskens scored the first goal within 90 seconds of the kickoff, before Germany had even touched the ball. Gerd Müller's goal was his 14th in World Cups, which beat Just Fontaine's record of 13. A different Gerd Müller is a German politician Gerhard Gerd Müller (born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former German football player. ... Just Fontaine (born August 18, 1933 in Marrakech, Morocco) was a French football player. ...