Football World Cup 1974 The 1974 Football World Cup was held in West Germany. It was won by the host nation, who beat the Netherlands in the final, 2:1. The victory was the second for West Germany, who first won in 1954. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup, was awarded. The previous trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, was won for the third time by Brazil in 1970 and awarded permanently to the Brazilians. The format of the competition changed from 1970: 16 teams qualified, divided into four groups of four. Top two teams in each group would advance to the second round, where they would be split into two groups of four. The winners of each group will play each other in the finals, and the second place finishers in the third place match. The first round saw a politically charged match as West and East Germany played each other in Hamburg. The East won that match 1-0, but fell in the second round. West Germany was lead by Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd M%FCller, who scored the game winner in the final. Although the Dutch finished second, their star Johan Cruyff and their Total Football system dazzled the competition. Poland's Grzegorz Lato lead the tournament in scoring with seven goals. First round Group A Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA 20px East Germany 5 3 2 1 0 4 1 20px West Germany 4 3 2 0 1 4 1 20px Chile 2 3 0 2 1 1 2 20px Australia 1 3 0 1 2 0 5 West Germany 1 - 0 Chile East Germany 2 - 0 Australia Australia 0 - 3 West Germany Chile 1 - 1 East Germany Australia 0 - 0 Chile East Germany 1 - 0 West Germany Group B Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA 20px Yugoslavia 4 3 1 2 0 10 1 20px Brazil 4 3 1 2 0 3 0 20px Scotland 4 3 1 2 0 3 1 20px Zaire 0 3 0 0 3 0 14 Brazil 0 - 0 Yugoslavia Zaire 0 - 2 Scotland Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire Scotland 0 - 0 Brazil Scotland 1 - 1 Yugoslavia Zaire 0 - 3 Brazil Group C Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA 20px Netherlands 5 3 2 1 0 6 1 20px Sweden 4 3 1 2 0 3 0 20px Bulgaria 2 3 0 2 1 2 5 20px Uruguay 1 3 0 1 2 1 6 Uruguay 0 - 2 Netherlands Sweden 0 - 0 Bulgaria Bulgaria 1 - 1 Uruguay Netherlands 0 - 0 Sweden Bulgaria 1 - 4 Netherlands Sweden 3 - 0 Uruguay Group D Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA 20px Poland 6 3 3 0 0 12 3 20px Argentina 3 3 1 1 1 7 5 20px Italy 3 3 1 1 1 5 4 20px Haiti 0 3 0 0 3 2 14 Italy 3 - 1 Haiti Poland 3 - 2 Argentina Argentina 1 - 1 Italy Haiti 0 - 7 Poland Argentina 4 - 1 Haiti Poland 2 - 1 Italy Second round Group 1 Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA 20px Netherlands 6 3 3 0 0 8 0 20px Brazil 4 3 2 0 1 3 3 20px East Germany 1 3 0 1 2 1 4 20px Argentina 1 3 0 1 2 2 7 Netherlands 4 - 0 Argentina Brazil 1 - 0 East Germany Argentina 1 - 2 Brazil East Germany 0 - 2 Netherlands Argentina 1 - 1 East Germany Netherlands 2 - 0 Brazil Group 2 Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA 20px West Germany 6 3 3 0 0 7 2 20px Poland 4 3 2 0 1 3 2 20px Sweden 2 3 1 0 2 4 6 20px Yugoslavia 0 3 0 0 3 2 6 Yugoslavia 0 - 2 West Germany Sweden 0 - 1 Poland Poland 2 - 1 Yugoslavia West Germany 4 - 2 Sweden Poland 0 - 1 West Germany Sweden 2 - 1 Yugoslavia Third place match July 6, 1974 20px Brazil 0 - 1 20px Poland Final July 7, 1974 20px Netherlands 1 - 2 20px West Germany FAVORITE ARTICLES: History of the World    History of the United States    History of Europe    Ancient History    History    Military History    World War I    Bombing of Dresden    California    US Constitution    Frank Sinatra    Boston    Marbury v. Madison This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. You must provide a link to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html To view or edit this article at Wikipedia go to http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_World_Cup_1974