1974 FIFA World Cup Group 3

Group 3 of the 1974 FIFA World Cup was contested between 15 and 23 June 1974. Matches were played in three cities: Dortmund, Hanover and Düsseldorf.

The pool comprised Uruguay (Pot 3-South America), Bulgaria (Pot 2-Eastern Europe), Netherlands (Pot 1-Western Europe) and Sweden (Pot 4-Rest of the world).

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5 Advance to second round
2   Sweden 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 4
3   Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2
4   Uruguay 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: FIFA

Matches edit

All times listed are local (CET)

Uruguay vs Netherlands edit

Uruguay  0–2  Netherlands
Report Rep   7', 86'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uruguay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Netherlands
GK 1 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
RB 4 Pablo Forlán   50'
CB 2 Baudilio Jáuregui
CB 3 Juan Carlos Masnik (c)   65'
LB 6 Ricardo Pavoni
RM 18 Walter Mantegazza   25'
CM 5 Julio Montero Castillo   69'
LM 8 Víctor Espárrago
RF 7 Luis Cubilla   64'
CF 9 Fernando Morena
LF 10 Pedro Rocha
Substitutions:
FW 19 Denis Milar   64'
Manager:
Roberto Porta
GK 8 Jan Jongbloed
RB 20 Wim Suurbier
CB 17 Wim Rijsbergen
CB 2 Arie Haan
LB 12 Ruud Krol
RM 13 Johan Neeskens
CM 6 Wim Jansen
LM 3 Willem van Hanegem
RF 16 Johnny Rep
CF 14 Johan Cruyff (c)
LF 15 Rob Rensenbrink
Manager:
Rinus Michels

Assistant referees:
Pavel Kazanov (Soviet Union)
Nicolae Rainea (Romania)

Sweden vs Bulgaria edit

Sweden  0–0  Bulgaria
Report
Attendance: 23,800
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bulgaria
GK 1 Ronnie Hellström
DF 2 Jan Olsson
DF 3 Kent Karlsson
DF 5 Björn Andersson
MF 6 Ove Grahn
MF 7 Bo Larsson (c)
MF 8 Conny Torstensson
MF 14 Staffan Tapper
FW 9 Ove Kindvall   73'
FW 10 Ralf Edström
FW 11 Roland Sandberg
Substitutions:
MF 15 Benno Magnusson   73'
Manager:
Georg Ericson
GK 1 Rumyancho Goranov
DF 4 Stefan Velichkov
DF 5 Bozhil Kolev
DF 6 Dimitar Penev
MF 7 Voyn Voynov   75'
MF 11 Georgi Denev
MF 17 Asparuh Nikodimov
MF 18 Tsonyo Vasilev
MF 19 Kiril Ivkov
FW 8 Hristo Bonev (c)
FW 15 Pavel Panov   73'
Substitutions:
DF 13 Mladen Vasilev   73'
MF 9 Atanas Mihailov   75'
Manager:
Hristo Mladenov

Assistant referees:
Alfonso González Archundía (Mexico)
Govindasamy Suppiah (Singapore)

Bulgaria vs Uruguay edit

Bulgaria  1–1  Uruguay
Bonev   75' Report Pavoni   87'
Attendance: 13,400
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bulgaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uruguay
GK 1 Rumyancho Goranov
DF 4 Stefan Velichkov
DF 5 Bozhil Kolev
DF 6 Dimitar Penev
MF 7 Voyn Voynov
MF 11 Georgi Denev
MF 17 Asparuh Nikodimov   59'
MF 18 Tsonyo Vasilev   9'
MF 19 Kiril Ivkov
FW 8 Hristo Bonev (c)
FW 15 Pavel Panov
Substitutions:
FW 9 Atanas Mihailov   59'
Manager:
Hristo Mladenov
GK 1 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz (c)
DF 2 Baudilio Jáuregui
DF 4 Pablo Forlán
DF 6 Ricardo Pavoni
DF 14 Luis Garisto   73'
MF 8 Víctor Espárrago   44'
MF 10 Pedro Rocha
MF 18 Walter Mantegazza   62'
FW 9 Fernando Morena
FW 11 Rubén Corbo
FW 19 Denis Milar
Substitutions:
MF 16 Alberto Cardaccio   62'
DF 3 Juan Carlos Masnik   73'
Manager:
Roberto Porta

Assistant referees:
Doğan Babacan (Turkey)
Klaus Ohmsen (West Germany)

Netherlands vs Sweden edit

Netherlands  0–0  Sweden
Report
Attendance: 53,700
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Netherlands
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweden
GK 8 Jan Jongbloed
DF 6 Wim Jansen
DF 12 Ruud Krol
DF 17 Wim Rijsbergen
DF 20 Wim Suurbier
MF 2 Arie Haan
MF 3 Willem van Hanegem   73'
MF 13 Johan Neeskens
FW 14 Johan Cruyff (c)
FW 9 Piet Keizer
FW 16 Johnny Rep   72'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Theo de Jong   73'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK 1 Ronnie Hellström
DF 2 Jan Olsson   75'
DF 3 Kent Karlsson
DF 4 Björn Nordqvist   36'
DF 5 Björn Andersson   74'
MF 6 Ove Grahn   86'
MF 7 Bo Larsson (c)
MF 14 Staffan Tapper   61'
MF 16 Inge Ejderstedt
FW 10 Ralf Edström
FW 11 Roland Sandberg
Substitutions:
MF 21 Örjan Persson   68'   61'
DF 13 Roland Grip   75'
Manager:
Georg Ericson

Assistant referees:
Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
Clive Thomas (Wales)

Bulgaria vs Netherlands edit

Bulgaria  1–4  Netherlands
Krol   78' (o.g.) Report Neeskens   5' (pen.), 44' (pen.)
Rep   71'
de Jong   88'
Attendance: 53,300
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bulgaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Netherlands
GK 21 Stefan Staykov
DF 4 Stefan Velichkov   44'
DF 5 Bozhil Kolev
DF 6 Dimitar Penev
MF 7 Voyn Voynov
MF 10 Ivan Stoyanov   45'
MF 11 Georgi Denev   67'
MF 18 Tsonyo Vasilev
MF 19 Kiril Ivkov
FW 8 Hristo Bonev (c)
FW 15 Pavel Panov   55'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Atanas Mihaylov   45'
MF 20 Krasimir Borisov   55'
Manager:
Hristo Mladenov
GK 8 Jan Jongbloed
DF 6 Wim Jansen   5'
DF 12 Ruud Krol
DF 17 Wim Rijsbergen
DF 20 Wim Suurbier
MF 2 Arie Haan
MF 3 Willem van Hanegem   28'   46'
MF 13 Johan Neeskens   79'
FW 14 Johan Cruyff (c)   29'
FW 15 Rob Rensenbrink
FW 16 Johnny Rep
Substitutions:
MF 5 Rinus Israël   46'
MF 7 Theo de Jong   79'
Manager:
Rinus Michels

Assistant referees:
Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)
Walter Eschweiler (West Germany)

Sweden vs Uruguay edit

Sweden  3–0  Uruguay
Edström   46', 77'
Sandberg   74'
Report
Attendance: 28,300
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uruguay
GK 1 Ronnie Hellström
DF 3 Kent Karlsson
DF 4 Björn Nordqvist
DF 5 Björn Andersson
DF 13 Roland Grip
MF 6 Ove Grahn
MF 7 Bo Larsson (c)
MF 15 Benno Magnusson   60'
FW 9 Ove Kindvall   76'
FW 10 Ralf Edström
FW 11 Roland Sandberg
Substitutions:
MF 22 Thomas Ahlström   60'
MF 8 Conny Torstensson   76'
Manager:
Georg Ericson
GK 1 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz (c)
DF 2 Baudilio Jáuregui   21'
DF 4 Pablo Forlán
DF 6 Ricardo Pavoni
DF 14 Luis Garisto   46'
MF 8 Víctor Espárrago
MF 10 Pedro Rocha
MF 18 Walter Mantegazza
FW 9 Fernando Morena
FW 11 Rubén Corbo   43'
FW 19 Denis Milar
Substitutions:
MF 7 Luis Cubilla   43'
DF 3 Juan Carlos Masnik   46'
Manager:
Roberto Porta

Assistant referees:
Vicente Llobregat (Venezuela)
Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)

See also edit

External sources edit