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 (including West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded. The previous trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, had been won for the third time by Brazil in 1970 and awarded permanently to the Brazilians. This was the first out of three World Cups to feature two rounds of group stages.
West Germany won the title, beating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final at the Olympiastadion in Munich. This was the second victory for West Germany, who had also won in 1954. Australia, East Germany, Haiti and Zaire made their first appearances at the final stage, with East Germany making their only appearance before Germany was reunified in 1990.
WORLD CUP 1974: GERMANY X AUSTRALIA
WM 1974: GERMANY X AUSTRALIA, HEAD GERD MULLER "TORPEDO"
GERMANY, VENUE OF THE WORLD CUP, TIME TO SING
GERMANY X CHILE FOR THE 74 WORLD CUP, TWO GREATEST: ELÍAS RICARDO FIGUEROA (CHILE) AND GERD MULLER (GERMANY)
GERMANY 1974 VS HOLLAND
74 WORLD CUP FINAL: FRANZ BECKEMBAUER AND JOHANN CRUYFF, FOOTBALL GENIUSES
SEPP MAIER GERMAN GOALKEEPER IMPOSES RESPECT, MATCH AGAINST HOLLAND IN 74'
GERMANY 1974
WORLD CUP 1974: GERMANY X POLAND, BECKEMBAUER AND LATO
GERMANY 1974 VS SPAIN
GERMANY X HOLLAND A CLASSIC OF THE 70'S
MULLER'S GOAL AGAINST HOLLAND, FINAL OF THE WORLD CUP 74'
GERMANY X MALTA IN DORTMUND, 1974
HISTORICAL MATCH: RFA X RDA
THE TWO GERMANIES FACE TO FRONT
JUPP HEYNCKES, GERMANY X SWEDEN 1974
GERMANY 1974 X SWITZERLAND, IN KOLN
1974 WORLD CUP FINAL: GERMANY X HOLLAND, IT WOULD BE A GERMAN TRIUMPH
GERMANY X CHILE FOR THE WORLD CUP 1974
FEDERAL GERMANY X EAST GERMANY 1974
GERMANY 1974 VS YUGOSLAVIA
WIMMER IN THE GERMANY X YUGOSLAVIA DISPUTED IN 1974
Match Schedule GROUP A Jun 14 Berlin West Germany v Chile 1-0 Jun 14 Hamburg East Germany v Australia 2-0 Jun 18 Hamburg West Germany v Australia 3-0 Jun 18 Berlin Chile v East Germany 1-1 Jun 22 Berlin Australia v Chile 0-0 Jun 22 Hamburg East Germany v West Germany 1-0 P W D L Gls Pts EAST GERMANY 3 2 1 0 4-1 5 WEST GERMANY 3 2 0 1 4-1 4 Chile 3 0 2 1 1-2 2 Australia 3 0 1 2 0-5 1 GROUP B Jun 13 Frankfurt Brazil v Yugoslavia 0-0 Jun 14 Dortmund Zaïre v Scotland 0-2 Jun 18 Frankfurt Scotland v Brazil 0-0 Jun 18 Gelsenkirchen Yugoslavia v Zaïre 9-0 Jun 22 Frankfurt Scotland v Yugoslavia 1-1 Jun 22 Gelsenkirchen Brazil v Zaïre 3-0 P W D L Gls Pts YUGOSLAVIA 3 1 2 0 10- 1 4 BRAZIL 3 1 2 0 3- 0 4 Scotland 3 1 2 0 3- 1 4 Zaïre 3 0 0 3 0-14 0 GROUP C Jun 15 Düsseldorf Bulgaria v Sweden 0-0 Jun 15 Hannover Netherlands v Uruguay 2-0 Jun 19 Dortmund Sweden v Netherlands 0-0 Jun 19 Hannover Uruguay v Bulgaria 1-1 Jun 23 Dortmund Netherlands v Bulgaria 4-1 Jun 23 Düsseldorf Sweden v Uruguay 3-0 P W D L Gls Pts NETHERLANDS 3 2 1 0 6-1 5 SWEDEN 3 1 2 0 3-0 4 Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2-5 2 Uruguay 3 0 1 2 1-6 1 GROUP D Jun 15 Munich Italy v Haiti 3-1 Jun 15 Stuttgart Poland v Argentina 3-2 Jun 19 Stuttgart Argentina v Italy 1-1 Jun 19 Munich Poland v Haiti 7-0 Jun 23 Munich Haiti v Argentina 1-4 Jun 23 Stuttgart Italy v Poland 1-2 P W D L Gls Pts POLAND 3 3 0 0 12- 3 6 ARGENTINA 3 1 1 1 7- 5 3 Italy 3 1 1 1 5- 4 3 Haiti 3 0 0 3 2-14 0 SECOND PHASE GROUP 1 Jun 26 Hannover Brazil v East Germany 1-0 Jun 26 Gelsenkirchen Netherlands v Argentina 4-0 Jun 30 Gelsenkirchen East Germany v Netherlands 0-2 Jun 30 Hannover Brazil v Argentina 2-1 Jul 03 Dortmund Netherlands v Brazil 2-0 Jul 03 Gelsenkirchen Argentina v East Germany 1-1 P W D L Gls Pts NETHERLANDS 3 3 0 0 8-0 6 Brazil 3 2 0 1 3-3 4 East Germany 3 0 1 2 1-4 1 Argentina 3 0 1 2 2-7 1 GROUP 2 Jun 26 Düsseldorf West Germany v Yugoslavia 2-0 Jun 26 Stuttgart Poland v Sweden 1-0 Jun 30 Frankfurt Yugoslavia v Poland 1-2 Jun 30 Düsseldorf West Germany v Sweden 4-2 Jul 03 Frankfurt Poland v West Germany 0-1 Jul 03 Düsseldorf Sweden v Yugoslavia 2-1 P W D L Gls Pts WEST GERMANY 3 3 0 0 7-2 6 Poland 3 2 0 1 3-2 4 Sweden 3 1 0 2 4-6 2 Yugoslavia 3 0 0 3 2-6 0 3rd/4th PLACE PLAY-OFF Jul 06 Munich Poland v Brazil 1-0 WORLD CUP FINAL Jul 07 Munich West Germany v Netherlands 2-1