The knockout stage of 1974 FIFA World Cup was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the second group stage of the tournament. There were two matches: a third place play-off contested by the group runners-up, and the final to decide the champions, contested by the group winners. The knockout stage began with the third place play-off on 6 July and ended with the final on 7 July 1974, both at the Olympiastadion in Munich. West Germany won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over the Netherlands.[1]
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Qualified teams edit
The top two placed teams from each of the two groups of the second round qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners (qualification for final) |
Runners-up (qualification for third place play-off) |
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| A |  Netherlands
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 Brazil
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| B |  West Germany
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 Poland
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Third place play-off edit
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Assistant referees:
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Final edit
| Netherlands | 1–2 | West Germany |
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Neeskens  2' (pen.) |
Breitner 25' (pen.) Müller 43' |
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   West Germany
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Linesmen:
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References edit
- ^ "World Cup history - West Germany 1974". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 27 July 2012.