1974 FIFA World Cup Group B
# 1974 FIFA World Cup Group B

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.

| 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 third place play-off |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | |

## Matches

### West Germany vs Yugoslavia

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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)
