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

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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

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

Matches

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West Germany vs Yugoslavia

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Yugoslavia  0–2  West Germany
Report Breitner   39'
Müller   82'
Attendance: 67,385
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

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Sweden  0–1  Poland
Report Lato   43'
Attendance: 44,955
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

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Poland  2–1  Yugoslavia
Deyna   24' (pen.)
Lato   62'
Report Karasi   43'
Attendance: 58,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

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West Germany  4–2  Sweden
Overath   51'
Bonhof   52'
Grabowski   76'
Hoeneß   89' (pen.)
Report Edström   24'
Sandberg   53'
Attendance: 67,800
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

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Poland  0–1  West Germany
Report Müller   76'
Attendance: 62,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

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Sweden  2–1  Yugoslavia
Edström   29'
Torstensson   85'
Report Šurjak   27'
Attendance: 41,300
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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)

See also

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Notes

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

References

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