1974 FIFA World Cup

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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
1970 • other tournaments • 1978


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.

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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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