The Road to Glory — World Cup Archive

1974 FIFA World Cup

West Germany. Der Kaiser prevails.

Champion

West Germany won the 1974 FIFA World Cup, beating Netherlands 2–1 in the final.

Final standings

1. Champion: West Germany
2. Runner-up: Netherlands
3. Third place: Poland
4. Fourth place: Brazil

Awards

Golden Boot: Grzegorz Lato (7 goals).

Knockout results

Quarter-final

• West Germany 2–0 Yugoslavia
• Poland 1–0 Sweden
• Netherlands 4–0 Argentina
• Brazil 1–0 East Germany

Semi-final

• West Germany 1–0 Poland
• Netherlands 2–0 Brazil

Final

• West Germany 2–1 Netherlands

Participating nations (16)

• Argentina
• Australia
• Brazil
• Bulgaria
• Chile
• East Germany
• Haiti
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Scotland
• Sweden
• Uruguay
• West Germany
• Yugoslavia
• Zaire

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