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Brazil at the 1974 FIFA World Cup

The Brazil national football team participated in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, and in doing so maintained their record of being the only team to enter every World Cup Finals.

Brazil at the 1974 FIFA World Cup

Brazil finished in fourth place, failing to top their group in the second group phase.

Qualifying

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Brazil qualified as the defending champions, having won the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

The Cup

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First round

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Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Yugoslavia 3 1 2 0 10 1 +9 4
  Brazil 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 4
  Scotland 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
  Zaire 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0
Brazil  0 – 0  Yugoslavia
Report
Attendance: 62,000
Scotland  0 – 0  Brazil
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Zaire  0 – 3  Brazil
Report Jairzinho   12'
Rivellino   66'
Valdomiro   79'
Attendance: 35,000

Second round

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Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 6
  Brazil 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 4
  East Germany 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
  Argentina 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1

Netherlands qualified for the final match, and Brazil qualified for the third place match.

Brazil  1 – 0  East Germany
Rivellino   60' Report
Attendance: 58,463
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Argentina  1 – 2  Brazil
Brindisi   35' Report Rivellino   32'
Jairzinho   49'
Attendance: 38,000
Netherlands  2 – 0  Brazil
Neeskens   50'
Cruyff   65'		 Report
Attendance: 52,500

Third-place match

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Brazil  0 – 1  Poland
Report Lato   76'
Attendance: 74,100

Starting 11

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Goalscorers

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3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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