1974 FIFA World Cup Group B explained

1974 FIFA World Cup Group B should not be confused with 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 2.

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

The winners of Group 2 and 4 and the runners-up of Group 1 and 3 qualified for Group B of the second round.

Standings

Matches

West Germany vs Yugoslavia

GK 1 Enver Marić
DF 2
DF 3
DF 4 Dražen Mužinić
DF 5 Josip Katalinski
MF 8
MF 10Jovan Aćimović
FW 9 Ivica Šurjak
FW 11Dragan Džajić (c)
FW 17Danilo Popivoda
FW 18Stanislav Karasi
Substitutions:
FW 7
MF 12
Manager:
Miljan Miljanić
GK 1 Sepp Maier
DF 2
DF 3 Paul Breitner
DF 4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
DF 5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)
MF 7
MF 12
MF 16Rainer Bonhof
MF 17
FW 18Dieter Herzog
FW 13Gerd Müller
Substitutions:
FW 14
MF 15
Manager:
Helmut Schön
Linesmen:
Aurelio Angonese (Italy)
Edison Peréz Núñez (Peru)

Sweden vs Poland

GK 1 Ronnie Hellström
DF 3 Kent Karlsson
DF 4 Björn Nordqvist
DF 5
DF 13Roland Grip
MF 8 Conny Torstensson
MF 14
FW 6 Ove Grahn
FW 7 Bo Larsson (c)
FW 10Ralf Edström
FW 11Roland Sandberg
Substitutions:
DF 18
MF 22
Manager:
Georg Ericson
GK 2 Jan Tomaszewski
DF 4 Antoni Szymanowski
DF 5 Zbigniew Gut
DF 6
DF 9 Władysław Żmuda
MF 12Kazimierz Deyna (c)
MF 13Henryk Kasperczak
MF 14Zygmunt Maszczyk
FW 16Grzegorz Lato
FW 17
FW 18Robert Gadocha
Substitutions:
FW 21
Manager:
Kazimierz Górski
Linesmen:
Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)
Luis Pestarino (Argentina)

Poland vs Yugoslavia

GK 2 Jan Tomaszewski
DF 4 Antoni Szymanowski
DF 6 Jerzy Gorgoń
DF 9Władysław Żmuda
DF10Adam Musiał
MF 12Kazimierz Deyna (c)
MF 13Henryk Kasperczak
MF 14Zygmunt Maszczyk
FW 16Grzegorz Lato
FW 17
FW 18Robert Gadocha
Substitutions:
MF 11
FW 19
Manager:
Kazimierz Górski
GK 1 Enver Marić
DF 2 Ivan Buljan
DF 3 Enver Hadžiabdić
DF 5 Josip Katalinski
MF 6Vladislav Bogićević
MF 7
MF 8
MF 10Jovan Aćimović (c)
FW 9Ivica Šurjak
FW 18Stanislav Karasi
FW 19Dušan Bajević
Substitutions:
MF 12
MF 20
Manager:
Miljan Miljanić
Linesmen:
Armando Marques (Brazil)
Werner Winsemann (Canada)

West Germany vs Sweden

GK 1 Sepp Maier
RB 2 Berti Vogts
CB 5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)
CB 4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
LB 3 Paul Breitner
DM 16Rainer Bonhof
RM 14Uli Hoeneß
CM 12Wolfgang Overath
CM 17
LM 18
CF 13Gerd Müller
Substitutions:
FW 9
MF 15
Manager:
Helmut Schön
GK 1 Ronnie Hellström
RB 2 Jan Olsson
CB 3 Kent Karlsson
CB 4 Björn Nordqvist
LB 18Jörgen Augustsson
CM 14Staffan Tapper
RW 10Ralf Edström
AM 8 Conny Torstensson
LW 11Roland Sandberg
CF 7 Bo Larsson (c)
CF 6
Substitutions:
MF 16
Manager:
Georg Ericson
Linesmen:
Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez (Spain)

Poland vs West Germany

GK 2 Jan Tomaszewski
DF 4 Antoni Szymanowski
DF 6 Jerzy Gorgoń
DF 9Władysław Żmuda
DF10Adam Musiał
MF 12Kazimierz Deyna (c)
MF 13
MF 14
FW 16Grzegorz Lato
FW 18Robert Gadocha
FW 19Jan Domarski
Substitutions:
MF 11
FW 21
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 12Wolfgang Overath
MF 16Rainer Bonhof
MF 17Bernd Hölzenbein
FW 9 Jürgen Grabowski
FW 13Gerd Müller
FW 14Uli Hoeneß
Manager:
Helmut Schön
Linesmen:
Károly Palotai (Hungary)
Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)

Sweden vs Yugoslavia

GK 1 Ronnie Hellström
DF 2 Jan Olsson
DF 3 Kent Karlsson
DF 4 Björn Nordqvist (c)
DF 18Jörgen Augustsson
MF 8 Conny Torstensson
MF 14Staffan Tapper
MF 21Örjan Persson
FW 6 Ove Grahn
FW 10Ralf Edström
FW 11Roland Sandberg
Manager:
Georg Ericson
GK 1 Enver Marić
DF 2 Ivan Buljan
DF 3 Enver Hadžiabdić
DF 5
MF 6 Vladislav Bogićević
MF 10Jovan Aćimović
MF 12Jurica Jerković
MF 13
MF 20
FW 9 Ivica Šurjak
FW 11Dragan Džajić (c)
Substitutions:
FW 18
DF 14
Manager:
Miljan Miljanić
Linesmen:
Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)
Vincente Llobregat (Venezuela)

See also