West Germany 4–2 Sweden: 1974 World Cup match
4–2Full time
Match in one glance
West GermanySwedenGoalCard
West Germany
Sweden
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
4West Germany2Sweden
Ralf Edström opened the scoring at 24′.
Team comparison
West GermanySweden
4Goals2
0Bookings1
2Substitutes used1
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1WOWolfgang OverathWest Germany · 51′1goal
- 2UHUli HoeneßWest Germany · 89′1goal
- 3RBRainer BonhofWest Germany · 52′1goal
- 4JGJürgen GrabowskiWest Germany · 76′1goal
- 5RERalf EdströmSweden · 24′1goal
- 6RSRoland SandbergSweden · 53′1goal
Decisive moments
6 eventsPath through 1974
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Second Round, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1974-06-30
- Venue
- Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
- Result
- 4–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
West Germany / SwedenWest Germany
Wolfgang Overath51′
Rainer Bonhof52′
Jürgen Grabowski76′
Uli Hoeneß (penalty)89′
Sweden
Ralf Edström24′
Roland Sandberg53′
Complete match timeline
West GermanySwedenGoalCardSubstitution
West Germany
Sweden
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
10 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 1R. Edström 24′
Second half
45′–90′4 – 1W. Overath 51′ · R. Bonhof 52′ · R. Sandberg 53′ · J. Grabowski 76′ · U. Hoeneß 89′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
West Germany
Reported rolesSM
1Sepp MaierBV
2Berti VogtsPB
3Paul BreitnerHS
4Hans-Georg SchwarzenbeckFB
5Franz BeckenbauerWO
12Wolfgang OverathRB
16Rainer BonhofDH
18Dieter HerzogGM
13Gerd MüllerUH
14Uli HoeneßBH
17Bernd HölzenbeinReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 9JGJürgen Grabowski64′
- 15HFHeinz Flohe83′
Match contributions
- Wolfgang Overath⚽ 1
- Uli Hoeneß⚽ 1
- Rainer Bonhof⚽ 1
- Jürgen Grabowski⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1SMSepp MaierGoalkeeper
- 2BVBerti VogtsDefender
- 3PBPaul BreitnerDefender
- 4HSHans-Georg SchwarzenbeckDefender
- 5FBFranz BeckenbauerDefender
- 12WOWolfgang OverathMidfielder
- 13GMGerd MüllerForward
- 14UHUli HoeneßForward
- 16RBRainer BonhofMidfielder
- 17BHBernd HölzenbeinForward
- 18DHDieter HerzogMidfielder
Sweden
Reported rolesRH
1Ronnie HellströmJO
2Jan OlssonKK
3Kent KarlssonBN
4Björn NordqvistJA
18Jörgen AugustssonOG
6Ove GrahnBL
7Bo LarssonCT
8Conny TorstenssonST
14Staffan TapperRE
10Ralf EdströmRS
11Roland SandbergReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 16IEInge Ejderstedt32′
Match contributions
- Ove Grahn▰ 45′
- Ralf Edström⚽ 1
- Roland Sandberg⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1RHRonnie HellströmGoalkeeper
- 2JOJan OlssonDefender
- 3KKKent KarlssonDefender
- 4BNBjörn NordqvistDefender
- 6OGOve GrahnMidfielder
- 7BLBo LarssonMidfielder
- 8CTConny TorstenssonMidfielder
- 10RERalf EdströmForward
- 11RSRoland SandbergForward
- 14STStaffan TapperMidfielder
- 18JAJörgen AugustssonDefender
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
4West Germany2Sweden
Ralf Edström opened the scoring at 24′.
Team comparison
West GermanySweden
4Goals2
0Bookings1
2Substitutes used1
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1WOWolfgang OverathWest Germany · 51′1goal
- 2UHUli HoeneßWest Germany · 89′1goal
- 3RBRainer BonhofWest Germany · 52′1goal
- 4JGJürgen GrabowskiWest Germany · 76′1goal
- 5RERalf EdströmSweden · 24′1goal
- 6RSRoland SandbergSweden · 53′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
6 eventsPath through 1974
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Second Round, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1974-06-30
- Venue
- Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
- Result
- 4–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
West Germany / SwedenWest Germany
Wolfgang Overath51′
Rainer Bonhof52′
Jürgen Grabowski76′
Uli Hoeneß (penalty)89′
Sweden
Ralf Edström24′
Roland Sandberg53′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.