1974 FIFA World Cup Group B

Not to be confused with 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 2.

Group B was one of two groups in the second group stage of the 1974 FIFA World Cup finals. It was the first time that this stage of the competition (equivalent to the quarter-finals) was played in a group format.^[1] Matches were played between 26 June and 3 July 1974 at venues in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. Group B was made up of the winners of Groups 2 and Groups 4 (Yugoslavia and Poland), and the runners-up from Groups 1 and Groups 3 (West Germany and Sweden).^[2]

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 match for third place against Brazil.^[3]

Qualified teams

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

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 match for third place
3	Sweden	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	2
4	Yugoslavia	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

Source: FIFA

Matches

West Germany vs Yugoslavia

26 June 1974 (1974-06-26)

16:00 CET

Yugoslavia	0–2	West Germany
	[Report 1]	Breitner 39' Müller 82'

Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 67,385

Referee: Armando Marques (Brazil)

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

26 June 1974 (1974-06-26)

19:30 CET

Sweden	0–1	Poland
	[Report 2]	Lato 43'

Neckarstadion, Stuttgart

Attendance: 44,955

Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)

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

30 June 1974 (1974-06-30)

16:00 CET

Poland	2–1	Yugoslavia
Deyna 24' (pen.) Lato 62'	[Report 3]	Karasi 43'

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 58,000

Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)

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

30 June 1974 (1974-06-30)

19:30 CET

West Germany	4–2	Sweden
Overath 51' Bonhof 52' Grabowski 76' Hoeneß 89' (pen.)	[Report 4]	Edström 24' Sandberg 53'

Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 67,800

Referee: Pavel Kazakov (Soviet Union)

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

3 July 1974 (1974-07-03)

16:35 CET^[a]

Poland	0–1	West Germany
	[Report 5]	Müller 76'

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 62,000

Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

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

3 July 1974 (1974-07-03)

19:30 CET

Sweden	2–1	Yugoslavia
Edström 29' Torstensson 85'	[Report 6]	Šurjak 27'

Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 41,300

Referee: Luis Pestarino (Argentina)

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

• Germany at the FIFA World Cup
• Poland at the FIFA World Cup
• Sweden at the FIFA World Cup
• Yugoslavia at the FIFA World Cup

Notes

1. Originally scheduled for 16:00, the kick-off was delayed due to heavy rain, which created puddles on the pitch.^[4]

References

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