1974 FIFA World Cup Group B

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At the 1974 FIFA World Cup, the eight teams that finished in the top two places in each of the initial four groups were split into two further groups of four teams, labelled Group A and Group B. Group B was made up of the winners of Groups 2 and 4 (Yugoslavia and Poland), and the runners-up from Groups 1 and 3 (West Germany and Sweden). Matches were played between 26 June and 3 July 1974 at venues in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Stuttgart.

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Having each won both of their first two matches, West Germany and Poland went into their final match level on points with a place in the final at stake. West Germany won the match 1–0 and qualified to play against the Netherlands, while Poland finished second and went on to play in the third-place play-off against Brazil.

Qualified teams

The winners of Group 2 and 4 and the runners-up of Group 1 and 3 qualified for Group B of the second round.

GroupWinners
2 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
4 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
GroupRunners-up
1 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
3 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 330072+56Advance to final
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 320132+14Advance to third place play-off
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 31024622
4Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 30032640
Source: FIFA

Matches

West Germany vs Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg0–2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Report Breitner Soccerball shade.svg39'
Müller Soccerball shade.svg82'
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 67,385
Referee: Armando Marques (Brazil)
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West Germany
GK1 Enver Marić
DF2 Ivan Buljan Yellow card.svg 36'
DF3 Enver Hadžiabdić Yellow card.svg 61'
DF4 Dražen Mužinić
DF5 Josip Katalinski
MF8 Branko Oblak Sub off.svg 84'
MF10 Jovan Aćimović
FW9 Ivica Šurjak
FW11 Dragan Džajić (c)Sub off.svg 84'
FW17 Danilo Popivoda
FW18 Stanislav Karasi
Substitutions:
FW7 Ilija Petković Sub on.svg 84'
MF12 Jurica Jerković Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Miljan Miljanić
GK1 Sepp Maier
DF2 Berti Vogts Yellow card.svg 35'
DF3 Paul Breitner
DF4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
DF5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)
MF7 Herbert Wimmer Sub off.svg 73'
MF12 Wolfgang Overath Yellow card.svg 16'
MF16 Rainer Bonhof
MF17 Bernd Hölzenbein Sub off.svg 78'
FW18 Dieter Herzog
FW13 Gerd Müller
Substitutions:
FW14 Uli Hoeneß Sub on.svg 73'
MF15 Heinz Flohe Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Helmut Schön

Linesmen:
Aurelio Angonese (Italy)
Edison Peréz Núñez (Peru)

Sweden vs Poland

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Report Lato Soccerball shade.svg43'
Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 44,955
Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)
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Poland
GK1 Ronnie Hellström
DF3 Kent Karlsson
DF4 Björn Nordqvist
DF5 Björn Andersson Sub off.svg 60'
DF13 Roland Grip
MF8 Conny Torstensson
MF14 Staffan Tapper Sub off.svg 80'
FW6 Ove Grahn
FW7 Bo Larsson (c)
FW10 Ralf Edström
FW11 Roland Sandberg
Substitutions:
DF18 Jörgen Augustsson Sub on.svg 60'
MF22 Thomas Ahlström Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Georg Ericson
GK2 Jan Tomaszewski
DF4 Antoni Szymanowski
DF5 Zbigniew Gut
DF6 Jerzy Gorgoń Yellow card.svg 49'
DF9 Władysław Żmuda
MF12 Kazimierz Deyna (c)
MF13 Henryk Kasperczak
MF14 Zygmunt Maszczyk
FW16 Grzegorz Lato
FW17 Andrzej Szarmach Yellow card.svg 44'Sub off.svg 62'
FW18 Robert Gadocha
Substitutions:
FW21 Kazimierz Kmiecik Sub on.svg 62'
Manager:
Kazimierz Górski

Linesmen:
Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)
Luis Pestarino (Argentina)

Poland vs Yugoslavia

Poland  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg2–1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Deyna Soccerball shade.svg24' (pen.)
Lato Soccerball shade.svg62'
Report Karasi Soccerball shade.svg43'
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)
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Poland
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Yugoslavia
GK2 Jan Tomaszewski
DF4 Antoni Szymanowski
DF6 Jerzy Gorgoń
DF9 Władysław Żmuda
DF10 Adam Musiał
MF12 Kazimierz Deyna (c)Sub off.svg 80'
MF13 Henryk Kasperczak
MF14 Zygmunt Maszczyk
FW16 Grzegorz Lato
FW17 Andrzej Szarmach Sub off.svg 57'
FW18 Robert Gadocha
Substitutions:
MF11 Lesław Ćmikiewicz Sub on.svg 57'
FW19 Jan Domarski Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Kazimierz Górski
GK1 Enver Marić
DF2 Ivan Buljan
DF3 Enver Hadžiabdić
DF5 Josip Katalinski
MF6 Vladislav Bogićević
MF7 Ilija Petković Sub off.svg 81'
MF8 Branko Oblak Sub off.svg 16'
MF10 Jovan Aćimović (c)
FW9 Ivica Šurjak
FW18 Stanislav Karasi
FW19 Dušan Bajević
Substitutions:
MF12 Jurica Jerković Sub on.svg 16'
MF20 Vladimir Petrović Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Miljan Miljanić

Linesmen:
Armando Marques (Brazil)
Werner Winsemann (Canada)

West Germany vs Sweden

West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4–2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Overath Soccerball shade.svg51'
Bonhof Soccerball shade.svg52'
Grabowski Soccerball shade.svg76'
Hoeneß Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)
Report Edström Soccerball shade.svg24'
Sandberg Soccerball shade.svg53'
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 67,800
Referee: Pavel Kazakov (Soviet Union)
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West Germany
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Sweden
GK1 Sepp Maier
RB2 Berti Vogts
CB5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)
CB4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
LB3 Paul Breitner
DM16 Rainer Bonhof
RM14 Uli Hoeneß
CM12 Wolfgang Overath
CM17 Bernd Hölzenbein Sub off.svg 83'
LM18 Dieter Herzog Sub off.svg 64'
CF13 Gerd Müller
Substitutions:
FW9 Jürgen Grabowski Sub on.svg 64'
MF15 Heinz Flohe Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Helmut Schön
GK1 Ronnie Hellström
RB2 Jan Olsson
CB3 Kent Karlsson
CB4 Björn Nordqvist
LB18 Jörgen Augustsson
CM14 Staffan Tapper
RW10 Ralf Edström
AM8 Conny Torstensson
LW11 Roland Sandberg
CF7 Bo Larsson (c)Sub off.svg 32'
CF6 Ove Grahn Yellow card.svg 45'
Substitutions:
MF16 Inge Ejderstedt Sub on.svg 32'
Manager:
Georg Ericson

Linesmen:
Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez (Spain)

Poland vs West Germany

Poland  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg0–1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Report Müller Soccerball shade.svg76'
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)
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Poland
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West Germany
GK2 Jan Tomaszewski
DF4 Antoni Szymanowski
DF6 Jerzy Gorgoń
DF9 Władysław Żmuda
DF10 Adam Musiał
MF12 Kazimierz Deyna (c)
MF13 Henryk Kasperczak Sub off.svg 80'
MF14 Zygmunt Maszczyk Sub off.svg 80'
FW16 Grzegorz Lato
FW18 Robert Gadocha
FW19 Jan Domarski
Substitutions:
MF11 Lesław Ćmikiewicz Sub on.svg 80'
FW21 Kazimierz Kmiecik Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Kazimierz Górski
GK1 Sepp Maier
DF2 Berti Vogts
DF3 Paul Breitner
DF4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
DF5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)
MF12 Wolfgang Overath
MF16 Rainer Bonhof
MF17 Bernd Hölzenbein
FW9 Jürgen Grabowski
FW13 Gerd Müller
FW14 Uli Hoeneß
Manager:
Helmut Schön

Linesmen:
Károly Palotai (Hungary)
Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)

Sweden vs Yugoslavia

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Edström Soccerball shade.svg29'
Torstensson Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report Šurjak Soccerball shade.svg27'
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 41,300
Referee: Luis Pestarino (Argentina)
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Sweden
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Yugoslavia
GK1 Ronnie Hellström
DF2 Jan Olsson
DF3 Kent Karlsson
DF4 Björn Nordqvist (c)
DF18 Jörgen Augustsson
MF8 Conny Torstensson
MF14 Staffan Tapper
MF21 Örjan Persson
FW6 Ove Grahn
FW10 Ralf Edström
FW11 Roland Sandberg
Manager:
Georg Ericson
GK1 Enver Marić
DF2 Ivan Buljan
DF3 Enver Hadžiabdić
DF5 Josip Katalinski Yellow card.svg 26'
MF6 Vladislav Bogićević
MF10 Jovan Aćimović
MF12 Jurica Jerković
MF13 Miroslav Pavlović Sub off.svg 78'
MF20 Vladimir Petrović Sub off.svg 70'
FW9 Ivica Šurjak
FW11 Dragan Džajić (c)
Substitutions:
FW18 Stanislav Karasi Yellow card.svg 86'Sub on.svg 70'
DF14 Luka Peruzović Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Miljan Miljanić

Linesmen:
Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)
Vincente Llobregat (Venezuela)

See also

Notes

  1. Originally scheduled for 16:00, the kick-off was delayed due to rain. [1]

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References

  1. "Schon's West Germans in numbers". FIFA.com. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2022.