1974 World Cup - Results and statistics

Group stage

Group 1

West Germany - Chile: 1 - 0
East Germany - Australia: 2 - 0
West Germany - Australia: 3 - 0
Chile - East Germany: 1 - 1
Chile - Australia: 0 - 0
East Germany - West Germany: 1 - 0

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. East Germany	5	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3
2. West Germany	4	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3
3. Chile	2	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1
4. Australia	1	3	0	1	2	0	5	-5

Group 2

Yugoslavia - Brazil: 0 - 0
Scotland - Zaire: 2 - 0
Yugoslavia - Zaire: 9 - 0
Scotland - Brazil: 0 - 0
Brazil - Zaire: 3 - 0
Yugoslavia - Scotland: 1 - 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Yugoslavia	4	3	1	2	0	10	1	+9
2. Brazil	4	3	1	2	0	3	0	+3
3. Scotland	4	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2
4. Zaire	0	3	0	0	3	0	14	-14

Group 3

Netherlands - Uruguay: 2 - 0
Sweden - Bulgaria: 0 - 0
Netherlands - Sweden: 0 - 0
Bulgaria - Uruguay: 1 - 1
Netherlands - Bulgaria: 4 - 1
Sweden - Uruguay: 3 - 0

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Netherlands	5	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5
2. Sweden	4	3	1	2	0	3	0	+3
3. Bulgaria	2	3	0	2	1	2	5	-3
4. Uruguay	1	3	0	1	2	1	6	-5

Group 4

Italy - Haiti: 3 - 1
Poland - Argentina: 3 - 2
Poland - Haiti: 7 - 0
Argentina - Italy: 1 - 1
Argentina - Haiti: 4 - 1
Poland - Italy: 2 - 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Poland	6	3	3	0	0	12	3	+9
2. Argentina	3	3	1	1	1	7	5	+2
3. Italy	3	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1
4. Haiti	0	3	0	0	3	2	14	-12

Second round

Group A

Brazil - East Germany: 1 - 0
Netherlands - Argentina: 4 - 0
Netherlands - East Germany: 2 - 0
Brazil - Argentina: 2 - 1
Netherlands - Brazil: 2 - 0
East Germany - Argentina: 1 - 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Netherlands	6	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8
2. Brazil	4	3	2	0	1	3	3	0
3. East Germany	1	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3
4. Argentina	1	3	0	1	2	2	7	-5

Group B

West Germany - Yugoslavia: 2 - 0
Poland - Sweden: 1 - 0
West Germany - Sweden: 4 - 2
Poland - Yugoslavia: 2 - 1
Sweden - Yugoslavia: 2 - 1
West Germany - Poland: 1 - 0

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1. West Germany	6	3	3	0	7	2	+5
2. Poland	4	3	2	1	3	2	+1
3. Sweden	2	3	1	2	4	6	-2
4. Yugoslavia	0	3	0	3	2	6	-4

Third place match

Poland - Brazil: 1 - 0

Final

West Germany - Netherlands: 2 - 1

Statistics

Number of teams: 16
Total goals scored: 97 goals
Matches played: 38 matches
Number of goals/match in average: 2.55 goals/match
Best attack: Poland (16 goals in 7 matches: 2.29 goals/match)
Best defence: Scotland (1 goal)

Goalscorers of the World Cup

Rank	Player	Team	Goals	Penalties	Goals/match
1	Grzegorz Lato	Poland	7	0	1
2	Johan Neeskens	Netherlands	5	3	0.71
2	Andrzej Szarmach	Poland	5	0	0.83
4	Gerd Müller	Germany	4	0	0.57
4	Johnny Rep	Netherlands	4	0	0.57
4	Ralf Edstrom	Sweden	4	0	0.67
7	Kazimierz Deyna	Poland	3	1	0.43
7	Johan Cruyff	Netherlands	3	0	0.43
7	Paul Breitner	Germany	3	1	0.43
7	Rivelino	Brazil	3	0	0.43
7	René Houseman	Argentina	3	0	0.5
7	Dusan Bajevic	Yugoslavia	3	0	1
13	Wolfgang Overath	Germany	2	0	0.29
13	Jairzinho	Brazil	2	0	0.29
13	Roland Sandberg	Sweden	2	0	0.33
13	Ivica Surjak	Yugoslavia	2	0	0.33
13	Stanislav Karasi	Yugoslavia	2	0	0.5
13	Joachim Streich	East Germany	2	0	0.5
13	Héctor Yazalde	Argentina	2	0	0.67
13	Emmanuel Sanon	Haiti	2	0	0.67
13	Joe Jordan	Scotland	2	0	0.67
22	Uli Hoeneß	Germany	1	1	0.14
22	Jerzy Gorgon	Poland	1	0	0.14
22	Ruud Krol	Netherlands	1	0	0.14
22	Rob Rensenbrink	Netherlands	1	0	0.17
22	Jürgen Grabowski	Germany	1	0	0.17
22	Martin Hoffmann	East Germany	1	0	0.17
22	Valdomiro	Brazil	1	0	0.17
22	Rubén Ayala	Argentina	1	0	0.17
22	Josip Katalinski	Yugoslavia	1	0	0.17
22	Ramón Heredia	Argentina	1	0	0.17
22	Jürgen Sparwasser	East Germany	1	0	0.17
22	Ilija Petkovic	Yugoslavia	1	0	0.2
22	Branko Oblak	Yugoslavia	1	0	0.2
22	Conny Torstensson	Sweden	1	0	0.2
22	Dragan Dzajic	Yugoslavia	1	0	0.2
22	Carlos Babington	Argentina	1	0	0.2
22	Vladislav Bogicevic	Yugoslavia	1	0	0.2
22	Theo De Jong	Netherlands	1	0	0.25
22	Miguel Brindisi	Argentina	1	0	0.25
22	Rainer Bonhof	Germany	1	0	0.25
22	Pietro Anastasi	Italy	1	0	0.33
22	Bernd Cullmann	Germany	1	0	0.33
22	Peter Lorimer	Scotland	1	0	0.33
22	Romeo Benetti	Italy	1	0	0.33
22	Hristo Bonev	Bulgaria	1	0	0.33
22	Fabio Capello	Italy	1	0	0.33
22	Sergio Ahumada	Chile	1	0	0.33
22	Ricardo Pavoni	Uruguay	1	0	0.33
22	Gianni Rivera	Italy	1	0	0.5