Date: 19-06-1974
Stage: first round
Place: DORTMUND
Running time: 95 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: english/dutch/spanish(new)
My rating: ***
Notes: Krol,Neeskens,Cruijff,Rep,Keizer
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 19 June 1974, 19:30
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 53,700
Meteo: Cloudy, cool, 17°C
NETHERLANDS
Jan Jongbloed
Ruud Krol
Wim Suurbier
Arie Haan
Wim Rijsbergen
Wim Jansen
Johan Neeskens
Willem van Hanegem
Johan Cruyff (c)
Piet Keizer
Johnny Rep
Coach: Rinus Michels (NED)
72′ Johnny Rep
73′ ↓Willem van Hanegem ↑Theo de Jong
SWEDEN
Ronnie Hellström
Björn Andersson
Kent Karlsson
Björn Nordqvist
Roland Sandberg
Staffan Tapper
Bo Larsson (c)
Ove Grahn
Jan Olsson
Inge Ejderstedt
Ralf Edström
Coach: Georg Ericson (SWE)
36′ Björn Nordqvist
74′ Björn Andersson
86′ Ove Grahn
68′ Örjan Persson
61′ ↓Staffan Tapper ↑Örjan Persson
75′ ↓Jan Olsson ↑Roland Grip
Referee: Werner Winsemann (CAN)
Goals:
None
Match overview
The Netherlands and Sweden played out a goalless draw in a tightly contested Group 3 encounter. Both sides had chances, but defences were on top, and neither team managed to break the deadlock.
Trivia
The match is remembered for the Netherlands’ “Total Football” approach under Rinus Michels. The result kept both teams unbeaten and in contention for progression.
