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The World Cup
1974 - West Germany


West Germany Champions

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Two Points For A Win One Point For A Draw
Group Winners Advance
Second Round  FINALS
GROUP 1
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
East Germany
 3
 2
 1
 0
 4
 1
 +3
 5
West Germany
 3
 2
 0
 1
 4
 1
 +3
 4
Chile
 3
 0
 2
 1
 1
 2
 -1
 2
Australia
 3
 0
 1
 2
 1
 5
 -4
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 14
 West Germany
 1-0
 Chile
June 14
 East Germany
 2-0
 Australia
June 18
 Australia
 0-3
 West Germany
June 18
 Chile
 1-1
 East Germany
June 22
 Australia
 0-0
 Chile
June 22
 East Germany
 1-0
 West Germany

GROUP 2
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Yugoslavia
 3
 1
 2
 0
 10
 1
 +9
 4
Brazil
 3
 1
 2
 0
 3
 0
 +3
 4
Scotland
 3
 1
 2
 0
 3
 1
 +2
 4
Zaire
 3
 0
 0
 3
 0
 14
 -14
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 13
 Brazil
 0-0
 Yugoslavia
June 14
 Zaire
 0-2
 Scotland
June 18
 Yugoslavia
 9-0
 Zaire
June 18
 Scotland
 0-0
 Brazil
June 22
 Scotland
 1-1
 Yugoslavia
June 22
 Zaire
 0-3
 Brazil

GROUP 3
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Netherlands
 3
 2
 1
 0
 6
 1
 +5
 5
Sweden
 3
 1
 2
 0
 3
 0
 +3
 4
Bulgaria
 3
 0
 2
 1
 2
 5
 -3
 2
Uruguay
 3
 0
 1
 2
 1
 6
 -5
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 15
 Uruguay
 0-2
 Netherlands
June 15
 Sweden
 0-0
 Bulgaria
June 19
 Uruguay
 1-1
 Bulgaria
June 19
 Netherlands
 0-0
 Sweden
June 23
 Netherlands
 4-1
 Bulgaria
June 23
 Sweden
 3-0
 Uruguay

GROUP 4
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Poland
 3
 3
 0
 0
 12
 3
 +9
 6
Argentina
 3
 1
 1
 1
 7
 5
 +2
 3
Italy
 3
 1
 1
 1
 5
 4
 +1
 3
Haiti
 3
 0
 0
 3
 2
 14
 -12
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 15
 Italy
 3-1
 Haiti
June 15
 Poland
 3-2
 Argentina
June 19
 Argentina
 1-1
 Italy
June 19
 Haiti
 0-7
 Poland
June 23
 Argentina
 4-1
 Haiti
June 23
 Poland
 2-1
 Italy

SECOND ROUND  FINALS
Group Winners Play For Championship, Second Place Finishers Play For Third Place
GROUP A
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Netherlands
 3
 3
 0
 0
 8
 0
 +8
 6
Brazil
 3
 2
 0
 1
 3
 3
 0
 4
East Germany
 3
 0
 1
 2
 1
 4
 -3
 1
Argentina
 3
 0
 1
 2
 2
 7
 -5
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 26
 Netherlands
 4-0
 Argentina
June 26
 Brazil
 1-0
 East Germany
June 30
 Argentina
 1-2
 Brazil
June 30
 East Germany
 0-2
 Netherlands
July 3
 Argentina
 1-1
 East Germany
July 3
 Netherlands
 2-0
 Brazil

GROUP B
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
West Germany
 3
 3
 0
 0
 7
 2
 +5
 6
Poland
 3
 2
 0
 1
 3
 2
 +1
 4
Sweden
 3
 1
 0
 2
 4
 6
 -2
 2
Yugoslavia
 3
 0
 0
 3
 2
 6
 -4
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 26
 Yugoslavia
 0-2
 West Germany
June 26
 Sweden
 0-1
 Poland
June 30
 Poland
 2-1
 Yugoslavia
June 30
 Wes Germany
 4-2
 Sweden
July 3
 Poland
 0-1
 West Germany
July 3
 Sweden
 2-1
 Yugoslavia

FINALS
THIRD PLACE MATCH
July 6
 Brazil
 0-1
 Poland
WORLD CUP FINAL
July 7
 Netherlands
 1-2
 WEST GERMANY