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  World Cup 1974 Final Tournament
13 June to 7 July 1974 in West Germany

The 1974 World Cup Finals, the 10th FIFA World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July.  West Germany was chosen as hosts by FIFA in July 1966.  The tournament marked the first time that the FIFA World Cup Trophy created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded.
 

 

Second Phase Matches
Second Final Round Group A Matches
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
26-Jun-1974 Netherlands 4 Argentina 0 [2-0] Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen; kick off 7:30 p.m. 55,348
Brazil 1 German Democratic Republic 0 [0-0]

Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover, Niedersachsen; kick off 7:30 p.m.

58,463
30-Jun-1974 Argentina 1 Brazil 2 [1-1]

Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover, Niedersachsen; kick off 4:00 p.m.

38,000
German Democratic Republic 0 Netherlands 2 [0-2] Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen; kick off 4:00 p.m. 67,148
03-Jul-1974 Argentina 1 German Democratic Republic 1 [1-1] Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen; kick off 7:30 p.m. 53,054
Netherlands 2 Brazil 0 [0-0] Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen; kick off 7:30 p.m. 52,500
Second Final Round Group B Matches
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
26-Jun-1974 Yugoslavia 0 West Germany 2 [0-1] Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen; kick off 4:00 p.m. 66,085
Sweden 0 Poland 0 [0-1] Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg; kick off 7:30 p.m. 43,755
30-Jun-1974 Poland 2 Yugoslavia 1 [1-1] Waldstadion, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen; kick off 4:00 p.m. 55,000
West Germany 4 Sweden 2 [0-1] Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen; kick off 7:30 p.m. 66,500
03-Jul-1974 Poland 0 West Germany 1 [0-0] Waldstadion, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen; kick off 4:30 p.m. 59,000
Sweden 2 Yugoslavia 1 [1-1] Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen; kick off 7:30 p.m. 40,000
 
Third Place Match
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
06-Jul-1974 Brazil 0 Poland 1 [0-0] Olympiastadion, München, Bayern; kick off 4:00 p.m. 74,100
 
Final Match
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
07-Jul-1974 Netherlands 1 West Germany 2 [1-2] Olympiastadion, München, Bayern; kick off 4:00 p.m. 75,200

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