The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the 10th staging of the World Cup, the world championship for men’s national association football teams. It was held in West Germany from 31 May to 21 June 1970 (25 days).
The 1974 World Cup trophy is the same as the current trophy. Silvio Gazzaniga designed and created the FIFA World Cup trophy in 1971. West Germany is currently part of the Republic of Germany. In this tournament, West Germany won the World Cup in 1974, beating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final.
The 16 teams taking part in the final competition will be divided into four groups of four teams. Here is detailed information about the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
1974 FIFA World Cup, West Germany
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In this tournament, 16 teams from 5 confederations qualified and competed across 9 venues in the host cities. The top scorer of the World Cup was Grzegorz Lato, who scored 7 goals. Władysław Żmuda was awarded Best Young Player, and Peru received the Fair Play Award. Pelé was named Player of the Tournament.
Qualification Team for FIFA World 1974
- AFC (Asia): 8 slots
- CAF (Africa): 9 slots
- CONCACAF (North, Central America, and Caribbean): 6 slots (including the three host nations)
- CONMEBOL (South America): 6 slots
- OFC (Oceania): 1 slot
- UEFA (Europe): 16 slots
Qualified Teams for the 1974 FIFA World Cup
- Host Nation (Automatically Qualified)
- West Germany
- Defending Champion (Automatically Qualified)
- Brazil
- UEFA (Europe) – 9 Teams
- East Germany
- Netherlands
- Italy
- Poland
- Sweden
- Yugoslavia
- Scotland
- Bulgaria
- Belgium
- CONMEBOL (South America) – 3 Teams
- Argentina
- Uruguay
- Chile
- CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) – 1 Team
- Haiti
- CAF (Africa) – 1 Team
- Zaire (now DR Congo)
- AFC & OFC (Asia & Oceania) – 1 Team
- Australia
Groups
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany East Germany Chile Australia | Poland Argentina Italy Haiti | Netherlands Sweden Brazil Bulgaria | Yugoslavia Brazil Scotland Zaire |
Second Round Groups
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Netherlands Brazil Argentina East Germany | West Germany Poland Sweden Yugoslavia |
Third Place
- Poland Vs Brazil
- Final Score – 1-0
Final
- West Germany Vs Netherlands
- Final Score – 2-1
- Stadium – Munich
1974 FIFA World Cup Quick facts
The 1974 FIFA World Cup final took place in West Germany at Munich’s Olympiastadion. For the first time in the FIFA World Cup History, Australia, East Germany, Haiti, and Zaire participated in the tournament’s final stage.
- Champions– West Germany (2nd title)
- Runners-up– Netherlands
- Third place- Poland
- Fourth place– Brazil
The host countries won the title beating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final match.
| FIFA CUP 1974 | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Total Match dates | 13 June – 7 July 1970 (25 Days) |
| Match Played | 38 |
| Venues | 9 (9 Host cities) |
| Automatically qualified | Mexico (host)and England (the defending champion) |
Qualification Of World Cup
| Participating countries | 16 |
| Goals scored | 97 |
| Qualified | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Top scorer | Grzegorz Lato (7 goals) (Poland ) |
| Best young player | Władysław Żmuda (Poland ) |
1974 FIFA World Cup ball
World Cup 1974 Stadiums
This World Cup has used only 5 host cities and 5 stadiums.
Munich (Olympiastadion)
- Capacity: 77,573
West Berlin (Olympiastadion)
- Capacity: 86,000
Stuttgart (Neckarstadion)
- Capacity: 72,200
Gelsenkirchen (Parkstadion)
- Capacity: 72,000
Düsseldorf (Rheinstadion)
- Capacity: 70,100
Frankfurt (Waldstadion)
- Capacity: 62,200
Hamburg (Volksparkstadion)
- Capacity: 61,300
Hanover (Niedersachsenstadion)
- Capacity: 60,400
Dortmund (Westfalenstadion)
- Capacity: 53,600
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