1974 FIFA World Cup
West Germany
The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the 10th edition of the World Cup. It was hosted by West Germany and 38 games were played in total.
Champions
Germany
Germany became World Champions for the 2nd time, beating Netherlands 1 - 2 in the final. Germany scored 13 goals in 7 games, Gerd Müller being the top goalscorer for the team with 4 goals.
1974 World Cup Statistics
- 38Games
- In 1974 a total of 38 matches were played at the World Cup final tournament.
- 97Goals
- A total of 97 were scored in 38 matches, with a goals per game ratio of 2.55
- 1.9MAttendance
- A total of 1865753 people have attended at 38 matches, with an attendance per game of 49k
- Grzegorz Lato
- The top goalscorer at the 1974 World Cup, netting 7 goals for Poland
Games by stages
View all- Final
NetherlandsNED
1 - 2GERGermany - Third place
BrazilBRA
0 - 1
POLPoland - Second Round
ArgentinaARG
1 - 1
GDREast Germany
NetherlandsNED2 - 0BRABrazil
PolandPOL0 - 1GERGermany
SwedenSWE
2 - 1
SRBSerbia
ArgentinaARG1 - 2BRABrazil
GermanyGER4 - 2SWESweden
East GermanyGDR0 - 2NEDNetherlands
PolandPOL2 - 1SRBSerbia
BrazilBRA1 - 0GDREast Germany
NetherlandsNED4 - 0ARGArgentina
SwedenSWE0 - 1POLPoland
SerbiaSRB0 - 2GERGermany- Group A
East GermanyGDR2 - 0
AUSAustralia
GermanyGER1 - 0
CHIChile
ChileCHI1 - 1GDREast Germany
AustraliaAUS0 - 3GERGermany
East GermanyGDR1 - 0GERGermany
AustraliaAUS0 - 0CHIChile- Group B
BrazilBRA0 - 0SRBSerbia
ZaireZAI
0 - 2
SCOScotland
SerbiaSRB9 - 0ZAIZaire
ScotlandSCO0 - 0BRABrazil
ZaireZAI0 - 3BRABrazil
ScotlandSCO1 - 1SRBSerbia- Group C
UruguayURU
0 - 2NEDNetherlands
SwedenSWE0 - 0
BULBulgaria
NetherlandsNED0 - 0SWESweden
BulgariaBUL1 - 1URUUruguay
SwedenSWE3 - 0URUUruguay
BulgariaBUL1 - 4NEDNetherlands- Group D
PolandPOL3 - 2ARGArgentina
ItalyITA
3 - 1
HAIHaiti
HaitiHAI0 - 7POLPoland
ArgentinaARG1 - 1ITAItaly
PolandPOL2 - 1ITAItaly
ArgentinaARG4 - 1HAIHaiti
Group Stages
Group A
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GDREast Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | GERGermany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | CHIChile | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | AUSAustralia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
Group B
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRABrazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| 2 | SRBSerbia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 5 |
| 3 | SCOScotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| 4 | ZAIZaire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | -14 | 0 |
Group C
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEDNetherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | SWESweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 | BULBulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 | URUUruguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
Group D
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POLPoland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | ITAItaly | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | ARGArgentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 | HAIHaiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 0 |