FIFA World Cup 1974
Germany · 13 Jun 1974 – 7 Jul 1974
GermanyChampionNetherlandsRunner-up
16Teams
38Matches
97Goals
Tournament summary
The FIFA World Cup 1974 was played in Germany from 13 June 1974 to 7 July 1974. 16 teams took part, playing 38 matches with 97 goals (2.55 per match).
Germany won the title (their 2nd), beating Netherlands 2–1 in the final in Munich.
Grzegorz Lato (Poland) finished as top scorer with 7 goals.
Participants
Shading by points won; the champion is highlighted in gold.
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 |
| Germany | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 |
 Netherlands | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 |
 Brazil | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
 Sweden | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| German DR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Yugoslavia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 |
 Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
 Argentina | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
 Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
 Chile | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
 Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
 Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
 Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
 Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | -12 |
 DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | -14 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Thursday 13 June 1974
- Brazil 0–0 YugoslaviaFrankfurt
Friday 14 June 1974
Saturday 15 June 1974
- Italy 3–1 HaitiMunich
- Poland 3–2 ArgentinaStuttgart
- Sweden 0–0 BulgariaDüsseldorf
- Uruguay 0–2 NetherlandsHanover
Tuesday 18 June 1974
- Chile 1–1 German DRBerlin
- Germany 3–0 AustraliaHamburg
- Scotland 0–0 BrazilFrankfurt
- Yugoslavia 9–0 DR CongoGelsenkirchen
Wednesday 19 June 1974
- Argentina 1–1 ItalyStuttgart
- Bulgaria 1–1 UruguayHanover
- Haiti 0–7 PolandMunich
- Netherlands 0–0 SwedenDortmund
Saturday 22 June 1974
- Australia 0–0 ChileBerlin
- DR Congo 0–3 BrazilGelsenkirchen
- Germany 0–1 German DRHamburg
- Scotland 1–1 YugoslaviaFrankfurt
Sunday 23 June 1974
- Argentina 4–1 HaitiMunich
- Bulgaria 1–4 NetherlandsDortmund
- Poland 2–1 ItalyStuttgart
- Sweden 3–0 UruguayDüsseldorf
Wednesday 26 June 1974
- Brazil 1–0 German DRHanover
- Germany 2–0 YugoslaviaDüsseldorf
- Netherlands 4–0 ArgentinaGelsenkirchen
- Sweden 0–1 PolandStuttgart
Sunday 30 June 1974
- Argentina 1–2 BrazilHanover
- German DR 0–2 NetherlandsGelsenkirchen
- Germany 4–2 SwedenDüsseldorf
- Poland 2–1 YugoslaviaFrankfurt
Wednesday 3 July 1974
- Argentina 1–1 German DRGelsenkirchen
- Germany 1–0 PolandFrankfurt
- Netherlands 2–0 BrazilDortmund
- Sweden 2–1 YugoslaviaDüsseldorf
Saturday 6 July 1974
Sunday 7 July 1974
- Germany 2–1 NetherlandsMunich