1974 tournament · West Germany
1974 World Cup results and statistics
West Germany won in West Germany: 38 matches, 97 goals.
West Germany · 13 June – 7 July 1974
West Germany
Champions of the 1974 World Cup, beating Netherlands 2–1 in the final.
- Teams
- 16
- Matches
- 38
- Goals
- 97
- Per match
- 2.55
The final
Olympiastadion, MunichWest Germany2–1
Netherlands- 2'Johan Neeskenspen
- 25'Paul Breitnerpen
- 43'Gerd Müller
Leading scorers
counted from match goals- 1
Grzegorz Latoopen play7 - 2Andrzej Szarmachopen play5
- 3Johan Neeskens3 from the spot5
- 4Gerd Mülleropen play4
- 5Johnny Repopen play4
- 6
Ralf Edstromopen play4
Goals per match, by round
2.55 overall2.58Group
1.003rd
3.00Final
Edition facts
- Host
- West Germany
- Dates
- 13 June – 7 July 1974
- Teams
- 16
- Matches
- 38
- Goals
- 97 · 2.55 a match
- Format
- Two group stages followed by the final
- Biggest win
- Yugoslavia 9–0 Zaire
The road to the final
2 tiesFinal
Third place play-off
How the leading sides finished
top 8 of 16| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | Champions |
| Netherlands | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | Runners-up |
| Poland | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | Third place |
 Brazil | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | Third place |
| Sweden | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | Group stage |
| East Germany | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | Group stage |
 Yugoslavia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | Group stage |
 Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | Group stage |
Event data
Expected goals in 1974
StatsBomb6/38Matches with event data
177Shots recorded
14.9Total expected goals
12Goals scored
Finishing, measured
Goals against the expected goals of the chances each player took.
| Player | Nation | Shots | xG | Goals | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Cruyff | Netherlands | 9 | 1.97 | 3 | +1.03 |
| Johan Neeskens | Netherlands | 21 | 1.75 | 3 | +1.25 |
| Johnny Rep | Netherlands | 13 | 2.05 | 1 | -1.05 |
| Paul Breitner | Germany | 8 | 1.03 | 1 | -0.03 |
| Rob Rensenbrink | Netherlands | 7 | 0.69 | 1 | +0.31 |
| Gerhard Müller | Germany | 5 | 0.46 | 1 | +0.54 |
| Ruud Krol | Netherlands | 8 | 0.25 | 1 | +0.75 |
| Jürgen Sparwasser | East Germany | 4 | 0.24 | 1 | +0.76 |
| Willem van Hanegem | Netherlands | 12 | 0.76 | 0 | -0.76 |
| Jürgen Grabowski | Germany | 2 | 0.71 | 0 | -0.71 |
Results least like the chances
Where the scoreline diverged most from the expected-goals margin.
- Netherlands2–0BrazilxG 0.75–0.96margin +2 v -0.21
- Netherlands0–0SwedenxG 2.57–0.69margin 0 v +1.89
- East Germany1–0GermanyxG 1.07–1.79margin +1 v -0.72
- Netherlands4–0Argentina
xG 2.47–0.13margin +4 v +2.33 - Netherlands1–2GermanyxG 2.03–1.41margin -1 v +0.62
- East Germany0–2NetherlandsxG 0.20–0.83margin -2 v -0.63
Derived from StatsBomb Open Data under the StatsBomb Public Data User Agreement, covering 6 of the 38 matches played. Calculations are this site's own; StatsBomb do not endorse them. Open any match above for its expected-goals race and shot map, or read how these numbers are built.
Every 1974 result
38 matchesFinal
1Third place
1Group stage
36- Argentina1–1East GermanyRene Houseman 20' · Joachim Streich 14'
- Netherlands2–0BrazilJohan Neeskens 50' · Johan Cruyff 65'
- Poland0–1West GermanyGerd Müller 76'
- Sweden2–1YugoslaviaRalf Edstrom 29' · Conny Torstensson 85' · Ivica Surjak 27'
- East Germany0–2NetherlandsJohan Neeskens 7' · Rob Rensenbrink 59'
- Argentina1–2BrazilMiguel Brindisi 35' · Rivellino 32' · Jairzinho 49'
- Poland2–1YugoslaviaKazimierz Deyna 24' (p) · Grzegorz Lato 62' · Stanislav Karasi 43'
- West Germany4–2SwedenWolfgang Overath 51' · Rainer Bonhof 52' · Juergen Grabowski 76' · Uli Hoeness 89' (p) · Ralf Edstrom 24' · Roland Sandberg 53'
- Brazil1–0East GermanyRivellino 60'
- Netherlands4–0ArgentinaJohan Cruyff 10' · Ruud Krol 25' · Johnny Rep 73' · Johan Cruyff 90'
- Yugoslavia0–2West GermanyPaul Breitner 39' · Gerd Müller 82'
- Sweden0–1PolandGrzegorz Lato 43'
- Bulgaria
1–4NetherlandsRuud Krol 78' (og) · Johan Neeskens 5' (p) · Johan Neeskens 45' (p) · Johnny Rep 71' · Theo De Jong 88' - Sweden3–0
UruguayRalf Edstrom 46' · Roland Sandberg 74' · Ralf Edstrom 77' - Poland2–1
ItalyAndrzej Szarmach 38' · Kazimierz Deyna 44' · Fabio Capello 85' - Argentina4–1
HaitiHector Yazalde 15' · Rene Houseman 18' · Ruben Ayala 55' · Hector Yazalde 68' · Emmanuel Sanon 63' - Australia
0–0
Chile - East Germany1–0West GermanyJuergen Sparwasser 77'
- Scotland1–1YugoslaviaJoe Jordan 88' · Stanislav Karasi 81'
- Zaire
0–3BrazilJairzinho 12' · Rivellino 66' · Valdomiro 79' - Netherlands0–0Sweden
- Bulgaria1–1UruguayHristo Bonev 75' · Ricardo Pavoni 87'
- Argentina1–1ItalyRene Houseman 19' · Roberto Perfumo 35' (og)
- Haiti0–7PolandGrzegorz Lato 17' · Kazimierz Deyna 18' · Andrzej Szarmach 30' · Jerzy Gorgon 31' · Andrzej Szarmach 34' · Andrzej Szarmach 50' · Grzegorz Lato 87'
- Australia0–3West GermanyWolfgang Overath 12' · Bernd Cullmann 34' · Gerd Müller 53'
- Chile1–1East GermanySergio Ahumada 69' · Martin Hoffmann 55'
- Scotland0–0Brazil
- Yugoslavia9–0ZaireDusan Bajevic 8' · Dragan Dzajic 14' · Ivica Surjak 18' · Josip Katalinski 22' · Dusan Bajevic 30' · Vladislav Bogicevic 35' · Branko Oblak 61' · Ilija Petkovic 65' · Dusan Bajevic 81'
- Sweden0–0Bulgaria
- Uruguay0–2NetherlandsJohnny Rep 7' · Johnny Rep 86'
- Italy3–1HaitiGianni Rivera 52' · Romeo Benetti 66' · Pietro Anastasi 79' · Emmanuel Sanon 46'
- Poland3–2ArgentinaGrzegorz Lato 7' · Andrzej Szarmach 8' · Grzegorz Lato 62' · Ramon Heredia 60' · Carlos Babington 66'
- West Germany1–0ChilePaul Breitner 18'
- East Germany2–0AustraliaColin Curran 58' (og) · Joachim Streich 72'
- Zaire0–2ScotlandPeter Lorimer 26' · Joe Jordan 34'
- Brazil0–0Yugoslavia
Source: OpenFootball's CC0 edition file at pinned revision 516d3825c3bd. Scores, goals and lineups reconcile with the generated edition totals; assists and minutes are not inferred.