1974 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of 1974 FIFA World Cup was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the second group stage of the tournament. There were two matches: a third place play-off contested by the group runners-up, and the final to decide the champions, contested by the group winners. The knockout stage began with the third place play-off on 6 July and ended with the final on 7 July 1974, both at the Olympiastadion in Munich. West Germany won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over the Netherlands.[1]

All times Central European Time (UTC+1)

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the two groups of the second round qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Winners
(qualification for final)		 Runners-up
(qualification for third place play-off)
A  Netherlands  Brazil
B  West Germany  Poland

Third place play-off
Brazil 0–1 Poland
Report Lato 76'
Attendance: 77,100
Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)
Brazil
Poland
GK1Émerson Leão
DF3Marinho Peres
DF4Zé Maria
DF6Marinho Chagas
DF15Alfredo
MF10Rivellino
MF17Carpegiani
DF18Ademir da Guiadownward-facing red arrow 66'
MF7JairzinhoYellow card 76'
FW13Valdomiro
FW21Dirceu
Substitutions:
FW19Mirandinhaupward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo
GK2Jan Tomaszewski
DF4Antoni Szymanowski
DF6Jerzy Gorgoń
DF9Władysław Żmuda
DF10Adam Musiał
MF12Kazimierz Deyna
MF13Henryk KasperczakYellow card 71'downward-facing red arrow 73'
MF14Zygmunt Maszczyk
MF16Grzegorz Lato
FW17Andrzej Szarmachdownward-facing red arrow 75'
FW18Robert Gadocha
Substitutions:
MF11Lesław Ćmikiewiczupward-facing green arrow 73'
FW20Zdzisław Kapkaupward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Kazimierz Górski

Assistant referees:
Jafar Namdar (Iran)
Youssou N'Diaye (Sénégal)

Final
Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup Final
Netherlands 1–2 West Germany
Neeskens 2' (pen.) Breitner 25' (pen.)
Müller 43'
Attendance: 75,200
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
Netherlands
West Germany
GK8Jan Jongbloed
RB20Wim Suurbier
CB17Wim Rijsbergendownward-facing red arrow 69'
CB2Arie Haan
LB12Ruud Krol
DM6Wim Jansen
CM13Johan NeeskensYellow card 40'
CM3Willem van HanegemYellow card 23'
RW16Johnny Rep
LW15Rob Rensenbrinkdownward-facing red arrow 46'
CF14Johan Cruyff (c)Yellow card 45'
Substitutes:
GK18Piet Schrijvers
DF5Rinus Israël
MF7Theo de Jongupward-facing green arrow 69'
MF10René van de Kerkhofupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW9Piet Keizer
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK1Sepp Maier
RB2Berti VogtsYellow card 4'
CB5Franz Beckenbauer (c)
CB4Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
LB3Paul Breitner
CM16Rainer Bonhof
CM12Wolfgang Overath
AM14Uli Hoeneß
RW9Jürgen Grabowski
LW17Bernd Hölzenbein
CF13Gerd Müller
Substitutes:
GK21Norbert Nigbur
DF6Horst-Dieter Höttges
MF8Bernhard Cullmann
MF15Heinz Flohe
FW11Jupp Heynckes
Manager:
Helmut Schön

Linesmen:
Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)
Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)

References
  1. "World Cup history - West Germany 1974". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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