1974 FIFA World Cup

1974 FIFA World Cup

Host Nation	West Germany
Qualification Dates	November 14, 1971-February 13, 1974
Tournament Dates	June 13-July 7, 1974
Champion	West Germany
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The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the 10th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (including West Berlin). The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded. The previous trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, had been won for the third time by Brazil in 1970 and awarded permanently to the Brazilians. This was the first out of three World Cups to feature two rounds of group stages.

Publications

Programs
Stage	Date	Teams	Venue
Qualifying	November 15, 1972	Wales vs. England	Ninian Park
Qualifying	March 28, 1973	Wales vs. Poland	Ninian Park
Qualifying	June 3, 1973	Poland vs. England	Stadion Śląski
Qualifying	January 24, 1973	England vs. Wales	Wembley Stadium
Qualifying	September 26, 1973	Poland vs. Wales	Stadion Śląski
Group	June 15, 1974	Uruguay vs. Netherlands	Niedersachsenstadion
Group	June 19, 1974	Bulgaria vs. Uruguay	Niedersachsenstadion
Group	June 23, 1974	Sweden vs. Uruguay	Rheinstadion
Group	June 23, 1974	Bulgaria vs. Netherlands	Westfalenstadion
Second Round	June 30, 1974	Argentina vs. Brazil	Niedersachsenstadion
3rd Place Match	July 6, 1974	Brazil vs. Poland	Olympiastadion
Final	July 7, 1974	Netherlands vs. West Germany	Olympiastadion
Tournament	June 13-July 7, 1974	all	West Germany

1974 FIFA World Cup (West Germany) Countries
Champions	West Germany
Runners-up	Netherlands
Third Place	Poland
Fourth Place	Brazil
Second Group Stage	Argentina • Sweden
First Group Stage	Bulgaria • Uruguay
Non-Qualifiers	Cyprus • England • Northern Ireland • Wales
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