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1974 World Cup — hosted by West Germany
June 13, 1974 → July 7, 1974
The 1974 World Cup in brief
The 1974 World Cup was played in West Germany from June 13 to July 7, 1974. 16 teams contested 38 matches and scored 97 goals: 2.55 per game, number 18 of 23 editions (all-time average: 2.84).
West Germany won the title, beating Netherlands 2-1 in the final at Olympiastadion, Munich.
Poland finished third and Brazil fourth.
Grzegorz Lato (Poland) was the top scorer with 7 goals.
Our match data covers 32 of the 38 matches of this edition; the tables below count only those.
Overview
- Host
- West Germany
- Teams
- 16
- Matches
- 38
- Total goals
- 97
- Format
- Two group stages + final
West GermanyFinal ranking
- ChampionWest Germany
- Runner-upNetherlands
- Third placePoland
- Fourth placeBrazil
The final
- Score
- 2-1
- Venue
- Olympiastadion, Munich
- Attendance
- 78,200
West Germany's road to the title
Our match data covers 32 of the 38 matches of this edition; the tables below count only those.
- WJun 14Chile1–0
- WJun 18Australia3–0
- WJun 26Yugoslavia2–0
- WJun 30Sweden4–2
- WJul 3Poland1–0
- WJul 7Netherlands2–1
Individual awards
- Top scorer
- Grzegorz Lato (7 goals)
Records and numbers
- Goals per game
- 2.55 · 18 of 23 editions
- Biggest win
- Yugoslavia9–0ZaireJun 18
- Draws
- 8
- Penalty goals
- 6
- Own goals
- 2
- Earliest goal
- Johan Neeskens (Netherlands), minute 2, vs West Germany
- Hat-tricks
- Dušan Bajević (Yugoslavia) — 3 goals vs Zaire, Jun 18
- Andrzej Szarmach (Poland) — 3 goals vs Haiti, Jun 19
Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | Pen. |
|---|---|---|
| Grzegorz LatoPoland | 7 | — |
| Andrzej SzarmachPoland | 5 | — |
| Gerd MüllerWest Germany | 4 | — |
| Johnny RepNetherlands | 4 | — |
| Ralf EdströmSweden | 4 | — |
| Johan NeeskensNetherlands | 4 | 3 |
| Dušan BajevićYugoslavia | 3 | — |
| Johan CruyffNetherlands | 3 | — |
| Kazimierz DeynaPoland | 3 | 1 |
| Paul BreitnerWest Germany | 3 | 1 |
All 45 goalscorers
| Player | Goals | Pen. |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel SanonHaiti | 2 | — |
| Héctor YazaldeArgentina | 2 | — |
| Ivica ŠurjakYugoslavia | 2 | — |
| JairzinhoBrazil | 2 | — |
| Joe JordanScotland | 2 | — |
| René HousemanArgentina | 2 | — |
| RivellinoBrazil | 2 | — |
| Roland SandbergSweden | 2 | — |
| Stanislav KarasiYugoslavia | 2 | — |
| Wolfgang OverathWest Germany | 2 | — |
| Bernhard CullmannWest Germany | 1 | — |
| Branko OblakYugoslavia | 1 | — |
| Carlos BabingtonArgentina | 1 | — |
| Conny TorstenssonSweden | 1 | — |
| Dragan DžajićYugoslavia | 1 | — |
| Fabio CapelloItaly | 1 | — |
| Gianni RiveraItaly | 1 | — |
| Hristo BonevBulgaria | 1 | — |
| Ilija PetkovićYugoslavia | 1 | — |
| Jerzy GorgońPoland | 1 | — |
| Josip KatalinskiYugoslavia | 1 | — |
| Jürgen GrabowskiWest Germany | 1 | — |
| Miguel Ángel BrindisiArgentina | 1 | — |
| Peter LorimerScotland | 1 | — |
| Pietro AnastasiItaly | 1 | — |
| Rainer BonhofWest Germany | 1 | — |
| Ramón HerediaArgentina | 1 | — |
| Ricardo PavoniUruguay | 1 | — |
| Romeo BenettiItaly | 1 | — |
| Rubén AyalaArgentina | 1 | — |
| Ruud KrolNetherlands | 1 | — |
| Theo de JongNetherlands | 1 | — |
| Valdomiro Vaz FrancoBrazil | 1 | — |
| Vladislav BogićevićYugoslavia | 1 | — |
| Uli HoeneßWest Germany | 1 | 1 |
Own goals are not credited to a player. Tallies follow the open dataset; official counts can differ where a goal's attribution is disputed.
Team by team
Every team's record at this World Cup: the final four first, then by matches played. A summary of results, not a group table.
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| Poland | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 |
| Brazil | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Sweden | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Yugoslavia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Zaire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Chile | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
All results
Our match data covers 32 of the 38 matches of this edition; the tables below count only those.
June 13, 1974
Frankfurt
June 14, 1974
Peter Lorimer 26', Joe Jordan 34' · Dortmund
Paul Breitner 18' · Berlin
June 15, 1974
Emmanuel Sanon 46', Gianni Rivera 52', Romeo Benetti 66', Pietro Anastasi 79' · Munich
Grzegorz Lato 7', Andrzej Szarmach 8', Ramón Heredia 60', Grzegorz Lato 62', Carlos Babington 66' · Stuttgart
Düsseldorf
Johnny Rep 7', Johnny Rep 86' · Hanover
June 18, 1974
Wolfgang Overath 12', Bernhard Cullmann 34', Gerd Müller 53' · Hamburg
Frankfurt
Dušan Bajević 8', Dragan Džajić 14', Ivica Šurjak 18', Josip Katalinski 22', Dušan Bajević 30', Vladislav Bogićević 35', Branko Oblak 61', Ilija Petković 65', Dušan Bajević 81' · Gelsenkirchen
June 19, 1974
René Houseman 20', Roberto Perfumo 35' (OG) · Stuttgart
Hristo Bonev 75', Ricardo Pavoni 87' · Hanover
Grzegorz Lato 17', Kazimierz Deyna 18', Andrzej Szarmach 30', Jerzy Gorgoń 31', Andrzej Szarmach 34', Andrzej Szarmach 50', Grzegorz Lato 87' · Munich
Dortmund
June 22, 1974
Berlin
Jairzinho 12', Rivellino 66', Valdomiro Vaz Franco 79' · Gelsenkirchen
Stanislav Karasi 81', Joe Jordan 88' · Frankfurt
June 23, 1974
Héctor Yazalde 15', René Houseman 18', Rubén Ayala 55', Emmanuel Sanon 63', Héctor Yazalde 68' · Munich
Johan Neeskens 5' (P), Johan Neeskens 44' (P), Johnny Rep 71', Ruud Krol 78' (OG), Theo de Jong 88' · Dortmund
Andrzej Szarmach 38', Kazimierz Deyna 44', Fabio Capello 85' · Stuttgart
Ralf Edström 46', Roland Sandberg 74', Ralf Edström 77' · Düsseldorf
June 26, 1974
Paul Breitner 39', Gerd Müller 82' · Düsseldorf
Johan Cruyff 11', Ruud Krol 25', Johnny Rep 73', Johan Cruyff 90' · Gelsenkirchen
Grzegorz Lato 43' · Stuttgart
June 30, 1974
Rivellino 32', Miguel Ángel Brindisi 35', Jairzinho 49' · Hanover
Ralf Edström 24', Wolfgang Overath 51', Rainer Bonhof 52', Roland Sandberg 53', Jürgen Grabowski 76', Uli Hoeneß 89' (P) · Düsseldorf
Kazimierz Deyna 24' (P), Stanislav Karasi 43', Grzegorz Lato 62' · Frankfurt
July 3, 1974
Gerd Müller 76' · Frankfurt
Johan Neeskens 50', Johan Cruyff 65' · Dortmund
Ivica Šurjak 27', Ralf Edström 29', Conny Torstensson 85' · Düsseldorf
July 6, 1974
Grzegorz Lato 76' · Munich
July 7, 1974
Johan Neeskens 2' (P), Paul Breitner 25' (P), Gerd Müller 43' · Munich
Results, scorers and shoot-outs: martj42/international_results (open dataset, MIT licence). Scores include extra time.
Notes
First edition of the current FIFA World Cup Trophy by Silvio Gazzaniga.