1974 – Germany

Germany
German World Cup 1974

Statistics

Champions: Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
Runners Up: Netherlands
Teams: 16
Matches played: 38
Total Goals scored: 97
Overall Attendance: 1,774,022
Average Attendance: 46,685
Top scorer: Grzegorz Lato (7)

Results

Group 1

Fed. Rep. of Ger. – Chile 1-0 (June 14, Olympiastadion)
German D. Rep. – Australia 2-0 (June 14, Volksparkstadion)
Chile – German D. Rep. 1-1 (June 18, Olympiastadion)
Australia – Fed. Rep. of Ger. 0-3 (June 18, Volksparkstadion)
Australia – Chile 0-0 (June 22, Olympiastadion)
German D. Rep. – Fed. Rep. of Ger. 1-0 (June 22, Volksparkstadion)

Group 2

Brazil – Yugoslavia 0-0 (June 13, Waldstadion)
Congo DR (Zaire) – Scotland 0-2 (June 14, Westfalenstadion)
Scotland – Brazil 0-0 (June 18, Waldstadion)
Yugoslavia 9 Zaire 0
Yugoslavia 1 Scotland 1
Brazil 3 Zaire 0

Group 3

The Netherlands 2 Uruguay 0
Sweden 0 Bulgaria 0
The Netherlands 0 Sweden 0
Uruguay 1 Bulgaria 1
The Netherlands 4 Bulgaria 1
Sweden 3 Uruguay 0

Group 4

Italy 3 Haiti 1
Argentina 2 Poland 3
Argentina 1 Italy 1
Poland 7 Haiti 0
Poland 2 Italy 1
Argentina 4 Haiti 1

Final result
Munich 7 June 1974

West Germany: Maier, Vogts, Schwarzenbeck, Beckenbauer, Breitner,
Hoeness, Grabowski, Müller, Overath, Hölzenbein.

The Netherlands: JongBloed, Suurbier, Rijsbergen (69 De Jong), Haan,
Krol, Jansen, Van Hanegem, Neeskens, Rep, Cruyff,
Resenbrink (46 Van Der Kerkhof).

Referee: Jack Taylor (England).

Half time scores in brackets.

West Germany 2 (2) The Netherlands 1 (1)
Attendance: 77,833

Scorers:
Breitner (25), Müller (43);
Neeskens (2).

Third place playoff

Poland 1 (0) Brazil 0 (0)
Attendance: 79,000.

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