World Cup 1974

The World Cup 1974 was played in West Germany (13 June – 7 July). 16 teams played 38 matches and scored 97 goals — 2.55 per match; 1,768,152 spectators attended.

West Germany won the title, beating Netherlands in the final (1–2) at Olympiastadion, Munich, referee Jack Taylor.

Also in the last four: Poland and Brazil.

Top scorer: Grzegorz Lato with 7 goals.

West GermanyHosts

38Matches

97Goals

2.55Goals per match

1,768,152Attendance

Knockout matches

Final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
7 July 1974	Netherlands – West Germany	1–2	Olympiastadion, Munich

Third-place match

Date	Match	Score	Venue
6 July 1974	Brazil – Poland	0–1	Olympiastadion, Munich

Groups and tables

Group 1

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	East Germany	3	2	1	0	4–1	5
2	West Germany	3	2	0	1	4–1	4
3	Chile	3	0	2	1	1–2	2
4	Australia	3	0	1	2	0–5	1

Results (6)

14 June 1974 — West Germany 1–0 Chile
14 June 1974 — East Germany 2–0 Australia
18 June 1974 — Chile 1–1 East Germany
18 June 1974 — Australia 0–3 West Germany
22 June 1974 — Australia 0–0 Chile
22 June 1974 — East Germany 1–0 West Germany

Group 2

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Yugoslavia	3	1	2	0	10–1	4
2	Brazil	3	1	2	0	3–0	4
3	Scotland	3	1	2	0	3–1	4
4	Zaire	3	0	0	3	0–14	0

Results (6)

13 June 1974 — Brazil 0–0 Yugoslavia
14 June 1974 — Zaire 0–2 Scotland
18 June 1974 — Yugoslavia 9–0 Zaire
18 June 1974 — Scotland 0–0 Brazil
22 June 1974 — Scotland 1–1 Yugoslavia
22 June 1974 — Zaire 0–3 Brazil

Group 3

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	6–1	5
2	Sweden	3	1	2	0	3–0	4
3	Bulgaria	3	0	2	1	2–5	2
4	Uruguay	3	0	1	2	1–6	1

Results (6)

15 June 1974 — Uruguay 0–2 Netherlands
15 June 1974 — Sweden 0–0 Bulgaria
19 June 1974 — Netherlands 0–0 Sweden
19 June 1974 — Uruguay 1–1 Bulgaria
23 June 1974 — Netherlands 4–1 Bulgaria
23 June 1974 — Sweden 3–0 Uruguay

Group 4

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Poland	3	3	0	0	12–3	6
2	Argentina	3	1	1	1	7–5	3
3	Italy	3	1	1	1	5–4	3
4	Haiti	3	0	0	3	2–14	0

Results (6)

15 June 1974 — Italy 3–1 Haiti
15 June 1974 — Poland 3–2 Argentina
19 June 1974 — Haiti 0–7 Poland
19 June 1974 — Argentina 1–1 Italy
23 June 1974 — Argentina 4–1 Haiti
23 June 1974 — Poland 2–1 Italy

Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	8–0	6
2	Brazil	3	2	0	1	3–3	4
3	East Germany	3	0	1	2	1–4	1
4	Argentina	3	0	1	2	2–7	1

Results (6)

26 June 1974 — Brazil 1–0 East Germany
26 June 1974 — Netherlands 4–0 Argentina
30 June 1974 — East Germany 0–2 Netherlands
30 June 1974 — Argentina 1–2 Brazil
3 July 1974 — Argentina 1–1 East Germany
3 July 1974 — Netherlands 2–0 Brazil

Group B

#	Team	P	W	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	West Germany	3	3	0	7–2	6
2	Poland	3	2	1	3–2	4
3	Sweden	3	1	2	4–6	2
4	Yugoslavia	3	0	3	2–6	0

Results (6)

26 June 1974 — Yugoslavia 0–2 West Germany
26 June 1974 — Sweden 0–1 Poland
30 June 1974 — West Germany 4–2 Sweden
30 June 1974 — Poland 2–1 Yugoslavia
3 July 1974 — Poland 0–1 West Germany
3 July 1974 — Sweden 2–1 Yugoslavia

Top scorers

Player	Team	Goals
Grzegorz Lato	Poland	7
Andrzej Szarmach	Poland	5
Johan Neeskens	Netherlands	5
Gerd Müller	West Germany	4
Johnny Rep	Netherlands	4
Ralf Edström	Sweden	4
Dušan Bajević	Yugoslavia	3
Johan Cruyff	Netherlands	3
Kazimierz Deyna	Poland	3
Paul Breitner	West Germany	3
René Houseman	Argentina	3
Rivellino	Brazil	3
Emmanuel Sanon	Haiti	2
Héctor Yazalde	Argentina	2
Ivica Šurjak	Yugoslavia	2

Stadiums

Venue	Matches
Olympiastadion, Munich	5
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen	5
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf	5
Waldstadion, Frankfurt	5
Neckarstadion, Stuttgart	4
Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover	4
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund	4
Olympiastadion, West Berlin	3
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg	3

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