Date: 18-06-1974
Stage: first round
Place: GELSENKIRCHEN
Running time: 98 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: english/spanish(new)
My rating: ***
Notes: Dzajic,Surjak,Katalinski,Oblak,Bajevic
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 18 June 1974, 19:30
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 31,700
Meteo: Clear, warm, 22°C
YUGOSLAVIA
Enver Marić
Ivan Buljan
Enver Hadžiabdić
Josip Katalinski
Vladislav Bogićević
Ilija Petković
Branko Oblak
Ivica Šurjak
Jovan Aćimović
Dragan Džajić (c)
Dušan Bajević
Coach: Miljan Miljanić (YUG)
54′ Enver Hadžiabdić
ZAIRE
Kazadi Muamba
Muepu Ilunga
Mwanza Nel Mukombo
Buanga Tshimen
Lobilo Boba
Kilasu Massamba
Mana Mambuene
Kembo Uba Kembo
Kidumu Mantantu
Ndaye Mulamba (c)
Kakoko Etepe
Coach: Blagoje Vidinić (YUG)
22′ Ndaye Mulamba
45′ ↓Kakoko Etepe ↑Mayanga Maku
21′ ↓Kazadi Muamba ↑Tubilandu Ndimbi
Referee: Omar Delgado Gómez (COL)
Goals:
8′ Dušan Bajević, YUG
14′ Dragan Džajić, YUG
18′ Ivica Šurjak, YUG
22′ Josip Katalinski, YUG
30′ Dušan Bajević, YUG
35′ Vladislav Bogićević, YUG
61′ Branko Oblak, YUG
65′ Ilija Petković, YUG
81′ Dušan Bajević, YUG
Match overview
Yugoslavia overwhelmed Zaire with a record-breaking 9-0 victory, the largest margin of victory in World Cup history at the time. Dušan Bajević scored a hat-trick, and Zaire, reduced to ten men after Mulamba’s red card, could not withstand the relentless Yugoslav attack.
Trivia
This match remains one of the heaviest defeats in World Cup history. Zaire’s goalkeeper was substituted after conceding six goals, and Yugoslavia’s total of nine goals set a new tournament record.
