1974 FIFA World Cup Final

The 1974 FIFA World Cup Final was the final match of the 1974 FIFA World Cup. The match was played with the teams West Germany and the Netherlands. The West Germans won the match 2–1, winning their second world cup title.[1]

1974 FIFA World Cup Final
Johan Neeskens scores the opening goal of the Final
Event1974 FIFA World Cup
Netherlands West Germany
Netherlands West Germany
1 2
Date7 July 1974
VenueOlympiastadion, Munich
Man of the MatchGerd Müller
RefereeJack Taylor (England)
Attendance75,200

Road to the final
Netherlands Round West Germany
Opponent Result First round Opponent Result
 Uruguay 2–0 Match 1  Chile 1–0
 Sweden 0–0 Match 2  Australia 3–0
 Bulgaria 4–1 Match 3  East Germany 0–1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 321061+55
 Sweden 312030+34
 Bulgaria 302125-32
 Uruguay 301216−51
 Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 321041+35
 West Germany 320141+34
 Chile 302112−12
 Australia 301205−61
Opponent Result Second round Opponent Result
 Argentina 4–0 Match 1  Yugoslavia 2–0
 East Germany 2–0 Match 2  Sweden 4–2
 Brazil 2–0 Match 3  Poland 1–0
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 330080+86
 Brazil 32013304
 East Germany 301214−31
 Argentina 301227−51
 Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 330072+56
 Poland 320132+14
 Sweden 310246−22
 Yugoslavia 300326−40

Match

Details
Netherlands 1–2 West Germany
Neeskens Goal 2' (pen.) Report Breitner Goal 25' (pen.)
Müller Goal 43'
Attendance: 75,200
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Netherlands
West Germany
GK8Jan Jongbloed
RB20Wim Suurbier
CB17Wim RijsbergenSubstituted off 69'
CB2Arie Haan
LB12Ruud Krol
DM6Wim Jansen
CM13Johan NeeskensYellow card 40'
CM3Willem van HanegemYellow card 23'
RW16Johnny Rep
LW15Rob RensenbrinkSubstituted off 46'
CF14Johan Cruyff (c)Yellow card 45'
Substitutes:
GK18Piet Schrijvers
DF5Rinus Israël
MF7Theo de JongSubstituted in 69'
MF10René van de KerkhofSubstituted in 46'
FW9Piet Keizer
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK1Sepp Maier
RB2Berti VogtsYellow card 4'
CB5Franz Beckenbauer (c)
CB4Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
LB3Paul Breitner
CM16Rainer Bonhof
CM12Wolfgang Overath
AM14Uli Hoeneß
RW9Jürgen Grabowski
LW17Bernd Hölzenbein
CF13Gerd Müller
Substitutes:
GK21Norbert Nigbur
DF6Horst-Dieter Höttges
MF8Bernhard Cullmann
MF15Heinz Flohe
FW11Jupp Heynckes
Manager:
Helmut Schön

Linesmen:
Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)
Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Replay on 9 July if scores still level
  • Five substitutes named, of which two may be used

References
  1. "World Cup history - West Germany 1974". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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