Date: 14-06-1974
Stage: first round
Place: BERLIN
Running time: 96 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: english(second half)/japanese/ spanish(new)/stadium
My rating: **
Notes: Breitner,Beckenbauer,Muller, Caszely,Figueroa,Ahumada
MATCH SUMMARY
Friday, 14 June 1974, 16:00
Olympiastadion, West Berlin
Attendance: 83,168
Meteo: Warm, sunny, 24°C
WEST GERMANY
Sepp Maier
Berti Vogts
Paul Breitner
Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
Franz Beckenbauer (c)
Bernd Cullmann
Jürgen Grabowski
Jupp Heynckes
Wolfgang Overath
Gerd Müller
Uli Hoeneß
Coach: Helmut Schön (GER)
75′ ↓Wolfgang Overath ↑Bernd Hölzenbein
CHILE
Leopoldo Vallejos
Elías Figueroa
Francisco Valdés (c)
Alberto Quintano
Antonio Arias
Sergio Ahumada
Carlos Caszely
Juan Rodriguez
Guillermo Paez
Carlos Reinoso
Rolando Garcia
Coach: Luis Álamos (CHI)
13′ Carlos Caszely
47′ Carlos Reinoso
59′ Rolando Garcia
67′ Carlos Caszely
76′ ↓Francisco Valdes ↑Leonardo Veliz
83′ ↓Juan Rodriguez ↑Alfonso Lara
Referee: Doğan Babacan (TUR)
Goals:
18′ Paul Breitner, GER
Match overview
West Germany opened their home World Cup campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory over Chile at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin. Paul Breitner scored the only goal of the match in the 18th minute to give the hosts the perfect start. Chile’s task became much harder when Carlos Caszely was sent off in the 68th minute, becoming the first player to receive a red card in World Cup history.
Trivia
This match was historic as it featured the first red card ever shown in World Cup competition when Carlos Caszely was dismissed. The victory gave West Germany a solid start to their home tournament, with Paul Breitner’s goal setting them on course for what would become a successful campaign. The match was played in front of a passionate German crowd eager to see their team succeed on home soil.
