🏆 FIFA World Cup

1974 FIFA World Cup

📍 Host: West Germany
📅 13 Jun – 07 Jul 1974
🏆 Winner Flag Germany
🥈 Runner-up Flag West Germany
🥉 Third Place Flag Netherlands
TEAMS 👥
32
MATCHES ⚽
38
GOALS 🥅
94
GOALS / MATCH 📊
2.47
Overview Matches Groups Teams & Squads

Group Stage

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Group 1 Pts
1
Flag East Germany
5
2
Flag West Germany
4
3
Flag Chile
2
4
Flag Australia
1
Group 2 Pts
1
Flag Yugoslavia
4
2
Flag Brazil
4
3
Flag Scotland
4
4
Flag Zaire
0
Group 3 Pts
1
Flag Netherlands
5
2
Flag Sweden
4
3
Flag Bulgaria
2
4
Flag Uruguay
1
Group 4 Pts
1
Flag Poland
6
2
Flag Argentina
3
3
Flag Italy
3
4
Flag Haiti
0
Group A Pts
1
Flag Netherlands
6
2
Flag Brazil
4
3
Flag East Germany
1
4
Flag Argentina
1
Group B Pts
1
Flag West Germany
6
2
Flag Poland
4
3
Flag Sweden
2
4
Flag Yugoslavia
0

Knockout Stage

third-place match

Flag Brazil 0
Flag Poland 1
Jul 06, 1974

final

Flag Netherlands 1
Flag West Germany 2
Jul 07, 1974

🏅 Awards

Golden Boot
Grzegorz Lato
Silver Boot
Johan Neeskens
Silver Boot
Andrzej Szarmach
Best Young Player
Władysław Żmuda

⚽ Top Scorers

GM
8
GL
7
PB
6
JN
Johan Neeskens
Flag Netherlands
5
AS
5

🏆 Final Standings

1st Flag Germany 🏆
1st Flag West Germany 🏆
2nd Flag Netherlands
3rd Flag Poland
4th Flag Brazil

🏟️ Stadiums

Olympiastadion
📍 Munich 78,000 cap.
⚽ 5 matches played
Parkstadion
📍 Gelsenkirchen 72,000 cap.
⚽ 5 matches played
Rheinstadion
📍 Düsseldorf 70,000 cap.
⚽ 5 matches played
Waldstadion
📍 Frankfurt 62,000 cap.
⚽ 5 matches played
Neckarstadion
📍 Stuttgart 72,000 cap.
⚽ 4 matches played
Westfalenstadion
📍 Dortmund 65,000 cap.
⚽ 4 matches played
Niedersachsenstadion
📍 Hanover 60,000 cap.
⚽ 4 matches played
Olympiastadion
📍 Berlin 86,000 cap.
⚽ 3 matches played
Volksparkstadion
📍 Hamburg 61,000 cap.
⚽ 3 matches played
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