
1974 FIFA World Cup final
World Cup final, held in West Germany

World Cup final, held in West Germany
The final match of the 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams, was played at Olympiastadion in Munich, West Germany, on 7 July 1974, and was contested by the Netherlands and West Germany. The tournament comprised host West Germany, defending champions Brazil, and 14 other teams who emerged from the qualification phase, organized by the six FIFA confederations. The 16 teams competed in the first group stage, from which 8 teams qualified for the second group stage. En route to the final, the Netherlands finished atop Group 3, with two wins and one draw, before defeating Argentina, East Germany, and Brazil in Group A. West Germany finished second in Group 1, after which they beat Yugoslavia, Sweden, and Poland in Group B. The Netherlands opened the scoring via a Johan Neeskens penalty in the second minute, only for Paul Breitner to equalise with another penalty in the 25th minute before Gerd Müller scored the winning goal in the 43rd minute...
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