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Tournament Details



Details:
Host country: Germany
Dates: 13-June-1974 to 7-July-1974
Teams: 16
Tournament stats

Stages:
Round 1: 16 teams split in 4 groups of 4
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4
Round 2: 8 teams split in 2 groups of 4.
Group A | Group B
Round 3: 2 Team Playoff
Playoffs

Qualification:
      Countries qualified       Country failed to qualify       Countries that did not enter       Country not a member
Notes:
  • The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded.

    • Team Placing:
    Placing Team Starting ELO Rating GF GA GD Region
    1 West Germany 2109 13 4 +9 UEFA
    2 Netherlands 1839 15 3 +12 UEFA
    3 Poland 1959 16 5 +11 UEFA
    4 Brazil 2115 6 4 +2 CONMEBOL
    17 Argentina 1894 9 12 -3 CONMEBOL
    17 Australia 1692 0 5 -5 OFC
    17 Bulgaria 1819 2 5 -3 UEFA
    17 Chile 1780 1 2 -1 CONMEBOL
    17 East Germany 1940 5 5 0 UEFA
    17 Haiti 1609 2 14 -12 CONCACAF
    17 Italy 2000 5 4 +1 UEFA
    17 Scotland 1820 3 1 +2 UEFA
    17 Sweden 1883 7 6 +1 UEFA
    17 Uruguay 1755 1 6 -5 CONMEBOL
    17 Yugoslavia 1934 12 7 +5 UEFA
    17 Zaire 1782 0 14 -14 CAF
    Top goal scorers:

    • 7 goals Grzegorz Lato
    • 5 goals Andrzej Szarmach
    • 5 goals Johan Neeskens
    • 4 goals Gerd Müller
    • 4 goals Johnny Rep
    • 4 goals Ralf Edström
    • 3 goals Dušan Bajevic
    • 3 goals Johan Cruyff
    • 3 goals Kazimierz Deyna
    • 3 goals Paul Breitner
    • 3 goals René Houseman
    • 3 goals Rivelino
    • 2 goals Emmanuel Sanon
    • 2 goals Héctor Yazalde
    • 2 goals Ivica Šurjak
    • 2 goals Jairzinho
    • 2 goals Joachim Streich
    • 2 goals Joe Jordan
    • 2 goals Roland Sandberg
    • 2 goals Stanislav Karasi
    • 2 goals Wolfgang Overath
    • 1 goal Bernhard Cullmann
    • 1 goal Branko Oblak
    • 1 goal Carlos Babington
    • 1 goal Conny Torstensson
    • 1 goal Dragan Džajic
    • 1 goal Fabio Capello
    • 1 goal Gianni Rivera
    • 1 goal Hristo Bonev
    • 1 goal Ilija Petkovic
    • 1 goal Jerzy Gorgon
    • 1 goal Josip Katalinski
    • 1 goal Jürgen Grabowski
    • 1 goal Jürgen Sparwasser
    • 1 goal Martin Hoffmann
    • 1 goal Miguel Ángel Brindisi
    • 1 goal Peter Lorimer
    • 1 goal Pietro Anastasi
    • 1 goal Rainer Bonhof
    • 1 goal Ramón Heredia
    • 1 goal Ricardo Pavoni
    • 1 goal Rob Rensenbrink
    • 1 goal Romeo Benetti
    • 1 goal Rubén Ayala
    • 1 goal Ruud Krol
    • 1 goal Sergio Ahumada
    • 1 goal Theo de Jong
    • 1 goal Uli Hoeneß
    • 1 goal Valdomiro
    • 1 goal Vladislav Bogicevic


    Own goal scorers:

    • 1 goal Colin Curran
    • 1 goal Roberto Perfumo
    • 1 goal Ruud Krol