Date: 03-07-1974
Stage: second round
Place: DUSSELDORF
Running time: 98 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI: english/spanish(new)/ground
My rating: ***
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 3 July 1974, 19:30
Rheinstadion, Dusseldorf
Attendance: 37,700
Meteo: Clear, mild, 22°C
SWEDEN
Ronnie Hellström
Jörgen Augustsson
Kent Karlsson
Björn Nordqvist (c)
Jan Olsson II
Ove Grahn
Orjan Persson
Staffan Tapper
Conny Torstensson
Ralf Edström
Roland Sandberg
Coach: Georg Ericsson (SWE)
YUGOSLAVIA
Enver Maric
Vladislav Bogičević
Ivan Buljan
Enver Hadziabdic
Josip Katalinski
Jovan Aćimović
Miroslav Pavlović
Dragan Džajić (c)
Jurica Jerković
Vladimir Petrović
Ivan Surjak
Coach: Miljan Miljanic (YUG)
26′ Josip Katalinski
86′ Stanislav Karasi
70′ ↓Vladimir Petrović ↑Stanislav Karasi
78′ ↓Miroslav Pavlović ↑Luka Peruzović
Referee: Luis Pestarino (ARG)
Goals:
27′ Ivan Surjak YUG
29′ Ralf Edström SWE
85′ Conny Torstensson SWE
Match overview
Sweden secured a 2-1 victory over Yugoslavia in their final Group B match at the 1974 World Cup. Yugoslavia took the lead through Ivan Surjak in the 27th minute, but Sweden responded immediately with an equaliser from Ralf Edström. The match remained finely balanced until the 85th minute when Conny Torstensson scored the decisive goal, sealing the win for the Swedes and ensuring a positive end to their campaign.
Trivia
This encounter was notable for the quick exchange of goals in the first half, with both teams scoring within two minutes. Sweden’s late winner by Torstensson highlighted their resilience, while Yugoslavia’s early advantage ultimately proved insufficient. The match was the last World Cup meeting between these two sides before Yugoslavia’s dissolution in the 1990s
