1974 FIFA World Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | West Germany |
Dates | 13 June – 7 July |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 38 |
Goals scored | 97 (2.55 per match) |
Attendance | 1,774,022 (46,685 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
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 |
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Team advanced to Round 2. |
Group A
[change | change source]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
14 June 1974 | ||
West Germany ![]() |
1 – 0 | ![]() |
East Germany![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
18 June 1974 | ||
Australia ![]() |
0 – 3 | ![]() |
Chile ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
22 June 1974 | ||
Australia ![]() |
0 – 0 | ![]() |
East Germany ![]() |
1 – 0 | ![]() |
Group B
[change | change source]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
13 June 1974 | ||
Brazil ![]() |
0 – 0 | ![]() |
14 June 1974 | ||
Zaire![]() |
0 – 2 | ![]() |
18 June 1974 | ||
Yugoslavia ![]() |
9 – 0 | ![]() |
Scotland ![]() |
0 – 0 | ![]() |
22 June 1974 | ||
Scotland ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Zaire ![]() |
0 – 3 | ![]() |
Group C
[change | change source]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +9 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
15 June 1974 | ||
Uruguay ![]() |
0 – 2 | ![]() |
Sweden ![]() |
0 – 0 | ![]() |
19 June 1974 | ||
Uruguay ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Netherlands ![]() |
0 – 0 | ![]() |
23 June 1974 | ||
Netherlands ![]() |
4 – 1 | ![]() |
Sweden ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() |
Group D
[change | change source]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
15 June 1974 | ||
Italy ![]() |
3 – 1 | ![]() |
Poland ![]() |
3 – 2 | ![]() |
19 June 1974 | ||
Argentina ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Haiti ![]() |
0 – 7 | ![]() |
23 June 1974 | ||
Argentina ![]() |
4 – 1 | ![]() |
Poland ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Round 2
[change | change source]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-N0704-308%2C_Fu%C3%9Fball-WM%2C_DDR_-_Argentinien_1-1.jpg/250px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-N0704-308%2C_Fu%C3%9Fball-WM%2C_DDR_-_Argentinien_1-1.jpg)
Key to colours in group tables |
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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 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
26 June 1974 | ||
Netherlands ![]() |
4 – 0 | ![]() |
Brazil ![]() |
1 – 0 | ![]() |
30 June 1974 | ||
Argentina ![]() |
1 – 2 | ![]() |
East Germany ![]() |
0 – 2 | ![]() |
3 July 1974 | ||
Argentina ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Netherlands ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
Group B
[change | change source]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
26 June 1974 | ||
Yugoslavia ![]() |
0 – 2 | ![]() |
Sweden ![]() |
0 – 1 | ![]() |
30 June 1974 | ||
Poland ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
West Germany ![]() |
4 – 2 | ![]() |
3 July 1974 | ||
Poland ![]() |
0 – 1 | ![]() |
Sweden ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
3rd place
[change | change source]Final
[change | change source]Netherlands ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
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Neeskens ![]() |
Report | Breitner ![]() Müller ![]() |
1974 FIFA World Cup Winners |
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![]() West Germany 2nd title |
References
[change | change source]- FIFA Archived 2016-03-16 at the Wayback Machine