Edition 10 of 22 West Germany16 teams38 matches
1974 WEST GERMANY
Total Football meets German efficiency. Cruyff's Netherlands lose the final they ruled.
The Final
How it ended
1974-07-07 · Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance
75,200
Referee
Jack Taylor (ENG)
Venue
Olympiastadion
City
Munich
Top four
- 1West Germany ✦
- 2Netherlands
- 3Poland
- 4Brazil
Individual honours
Awards
⚽
Golden Boot
Grzegorz Lato
POL
7 goals
◉
Golden Ball
Introduced 1982
✦
Golden Glove
Introduced 1994
✿
Fair Play Trophy
West Germany
The numbers
By the figures
16
Teams
38
Matches
97
Goals
2.55 per game
1,865,762
Attendance
avg 49,099
The tournament
Format, mascot, ball
Format
Two group stages + final
Dates
1974-06-13
→ 1974-07-07
Mascot
Tip & Tap (two boys)
Match ball
Telstar Durlast
Poster
Black-red-gold ribbon over Berlin
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Footnote
First tournament with the new FIFA World Cup Trophy. Netherlands led after 90 seconds — Breitner equalised from the spot, Müller won it.
Phase 2 adds full squads, group standings, knockout bracket, and every match