1974 FIFA World Cup Group B

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.

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 edit

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

Group	Winners
2	Yugoslavia
4	Poland
Group	Runners-up
1	West Germany
3	Sweden

Standings edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Germany	3	3	0	7	2	+5	6	Advance to final
2	Poland	3	2	1	3	2	+1	4	Advance to third place play-off
3	Sweden	3	1	2	4	6	−2	2
4	Yugoslavia	3	0	3	2	6	−4	0

Source: FIFA

Matches edit

West Germany vs Yugoslavia edit

26 June 1974

16:00 CET

Yugoslavia	0–2	West Germany
	Report	Breitner 39' Müller 82'

Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 67,385

Referee: Armando Marques (Brazil)

Yugoslavia

West Germany


GK	1	Enver Marić
DF	2	Ivan Buljan	36'
DF	3	Enver Hadžiabdić	61'
DF	4	Dražen Mužinić
DF	5	Josip Katalinski
MF	8	Branko Oblak		84'
MF	10	Jovan Aćimović
FW	9	Ivica Šurjak
FW	11	Dragan Džajić (c)		84'
FW	17	Danilo Popivoda
FW	18	Stanislav Karasi
Substitutions:
FW	7	Ilija Petković		84'
MF	12	Jurica Jerković		84'
Manager:
Miljan Miljanić


GK	1	Sepp Maier
DF	2	Berti Vogts	35'
DF	3	Paul Breitner
DF	4	Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
DF	5	Franz Beckenbauer (c)
MF	7	Herbert Wimmer		73'
MF	12	Wolfgang Overath	16'
MF	16	Rainer Bonhof
MF	17	Bernd Hölzenbein		78'
FW	18	Dieter Herzog
FW	13	Gerd Müller
Substitutions:
FW	14	Uli Hoeneß		73'
MF	15	Heinz Flohe		78'
Manager:
Helmut Schön

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

Sweden vs Poland edit

26 June 1974

19:30 CET

Sweden	0–1	Poland
	Report	Lato 43'

Neckarstadion, Stuttgart

Attendance: 44,955

Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)

Sweden

Poland


GK	1	Ronnie Hellström
DF	3	Kent Karlsson
DF	4	Björn Nordqvist
DF	5	Björn Andersson	60'
DF	13	Roland Grip
MF	8	Conny Torstensson
MF	14	Staffan Tapper	80'
FW	6	Ove Grahn
FW	7	Bo Larsson (c)
FW	10	Ralf Edström
FW	11	Roland Sandberg
Substitutions:
DF	18	Jörgen Augustsson	60'
MF	22	Thomas Ahlström	80'
Manager:
Georg Ericson


GK	2	Jan Tomaszewski
DF	4	Antoni Szymanowski
DF	5	Zbigniew Gut
DF	6	Jerzy Gorgoń	49'
DF	9	Władysław Żmuda
MF	12	Kazimierz Deyna (c)
MF	13	Henryk Kasperczak
MF	14	Zygmunt Maszczyk
FW	16	Grzegorz Lato
FW	17	Andrzej Szarmach	44'	62'
FW	18	Robert Gadocha
Substitutions:
FW	21	Kazimierz Kmiecik		62'
Manager:
Kazimierz Górski

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

Poland vs Yugoslavia edit

30 June 1974

16:00 CET

Poland	2–1	Yugoslavia
Deyna 24' (pen.) Lato 62'	Report	Karasi 43'

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 58,000

Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)

Poland

Yugoslavia


GK	2	Jan Tomaszewski
DF	4	Antoni Szymanowski
DF	6	Jerzy Gorgoń
DF	9	Władysław Żmuda
DF	10	Adam Musiał
MF	12	Kazimierz Deyna (c)	80'
MF	13	Henryk Kasperczak
MF	14	Zygmunt Maszczyk
FW	16	Grzegorz Lato
FW	17	Andrzej Szarmach	57'
FW	18	Robert Gadocha
Substitutions:
MF	11	Lesław Ćmikiewicz	57'
FW	19	Jan Domarski	80'
Manager:
Kazimierz Górski


GK	1	Enver Marić
DF	2	Ivan Buljan
DF	3	Enver Hadžiabdić
DF	5	Josip Katalinski
MF	6	Vladislav Bogićević
MF	7	Ilija Petković	81'
MF	8	Branko Oblak	16'
MF	10	Jovan Aćimović (c)
FW	9	Ivica Šurjak
FW	18	Stanislav Karasi
FW	19	Dušan Bajević
Substitutions:
MF	12	Jurica Jerković	16'
MF	20	Vladimir Petrović	81'
Manager:
Miljan Miljanić

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

West Germany vs Sweden edit

30 June 1974

19:30 CET

West Germany	4–2	Sweden
Overath 51' Bonhof 52' Grabowski 76' Hoeneß 89' (pen.)	Report	Edström 24' Sandberg 53'

Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 67,800

Referee: Pavel Kazakov (Soviet Union)

West Germany

Sweden


GK	1	Sepp Maier
RB	2	Berti Vogts
CB	5	Franz Beckenbauer (c)
CB	4	Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
LB	3	Paul Breitner
DM	16	Rainer Bonhof
RM	14	Uli Hoeneß
CM	12	Wolfgang Overath
CM	17	Bernd Hölzenbein	83'
LM	18	Dieter Herzog	64'
CF	13	Gerd Müller
Substitutions:
FW	9	Jürgen Grabowski	64'
MF	15	Heinz Flohe	83'
Manager:
Helmut Schön


GK	1	Ronnie Hellström
RB	2	Jan Olsson
CB	3	Kent Karlsson
CB	4	Björn Nordqvist
LB	18	Jörgen Augustsson
CM	14	Staffan Tapper
RW	10	Ralf Edström
AM	8	Conny Torstensson
LW	11	Roland Sandberg
CF	7	Bo Larsson (c)		32'
CF	6	Ove Grahn	45'
Substitutions:
MF	16	Inge Ejderstedt		32'
Manager:
Georg Ericson

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

Poland vs West Germany edit

3 July 1974

16:35 CET^{[nb 1]}

Poland	0–1	West Germany
	Report	Müller 76'

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 62,000

Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

Poland

West Germany


GK	2	Jan Tomaszewski
DF	4	Antoni Szymanowski
DF	6	Jerzy Gorgoń
DF	9	Władysław Żmuda
DF	10	Adam Musiał
MF	12	Kazimierz Deyna (c)
MF	13	Henryk Kasperczak	80'
MF	14	Zygmunt Maszczyk	80'
FW	16	Grzegorz Lato
FW	18	Robert Gadocha
FW	19	Jan Domarski
Substitutions:
MF	11	Lesław Ćmikiewicz	80'
FW	21	Kazimierz Kmiecik	80'
Manager:
Kazimierz Górski


GK	1	Sepp Maier
DF	2	Berti Vogts
DF	3	Paul Breitner
DF	4	Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
DF	5	Franz Beckenbauer (c)
MF	12	Wolfgang Overath
MF	16	Rainer Bonhof
MF	17	Bernd Hölzenbein
FW	9	Jürgen Grabowski
FW	13	Gerd Müller
FW	14	Uli Hoeneß
Manager:
Helmut Schön

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

Sweden vs Yugoslavia edit

3 July 1974

19:30 CET

Sweden	2–1	Yugoslavia
Edström 29' Torstensson 85'	Report	Šurjak 27'

Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 41,300

Referee: Luis Pestarino (Argentina)

Sweden

Yugoslavia


GK	1	Ronnie Hellström
DF	2	Jan Olsson
DF	3	Kent Karlsson
DF	4	Björn Nordqvist (c)
DF	18	Jörgen Augustsson
MF	8	Conny Torstensson
MF	14	Staffan Tapper
MF	21	Örjan Persson
FW	6	Ove Grahn
FW	10	Ralf Edström
FW	11	Roland Sandberg
Manager:
Georg Ericson


GK	1	Enver Marić
DF	2	Ivan Buljan
DF	3	Enver Hadžiabdić
DF	5	Josip Katalinski	26'
MF	6	Vladislav Bogićević
MF	10	Jovan Aćimović
MF	12	Jurica Jerković
MF	13	Miroslav Pavlović		78'
MF	20	Vladimir Petrović		70'
FW	9	Ivica Šurjak
FW	11	Dragan Džajić (c)
Substitutions:
FW	18	Stanislav Karasi	86'	70'
DF	14	Luka Peruzović		78'
Manager:
Miljan Miljanić

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

Notes edit

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

References edit

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

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

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

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1974 FIFA World Cup Group B

Contents

Qualified teams edit

Standings edit

Matches edit

West Germany vs Yugoslavia edit

Sweden vs Poland edit

Poland vs Yugoslavia edit

West Germany vs Sweden edit

Poland vs West Germany edit

Sweden vs Yugoslavia edit

See also edit

Notes edit

References edit