Date: 23-06-1974
Stage: first round
Place: STUTTGART
Running time: 99 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/spanish(new)/stadium/ english/polish/japanese
My rating: ***
Notes: Lato,Deyna,Szarmach,Gadocha, Zoff,Causio,Capello,Mazzola
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 23 June 1974, 16:00
Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 70,100
Meteo: Clear, warm, 22°C
POLAND
Jan Tomaszewski
Antoni Szymanowski
Jerzy Gorgoń
Władysław Żmuda
Adam Musiał
Henryk Kasperczak
Kazimierz Deyna (c)
Zygmunt Maszczyk
Grzegorz Lato
Andrzej Szarmach
Robert Gadocha
Coach: Kazimierz Górski (POL)
25′ Henryk Kasperczak
84′ Adam Musial
78′ ↓Andrzej Szarmach ↑Lesław Ćmikiewicz
ITALY
Dino Zoff
Luciano Spinosi
Francesco Morini
Tarcisio Burgnich
Giacinto Facchetti (c)
Sandro Mazzola
Fabio Capello
Franco Causio
Romeo Benetti
Pietro Anastasi
Giorgio Chinaglia
Coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi (ITA)
71′ Roberto Boninsegna
34′ ↓Tarcisio Burgnich ↑Giuseppe Wilson
46′ ↓Giorgio Chinaglia ↑Roberto Boninsegna
Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland (FRG)
Goals:
38′ Andrzej Szarmach, POL
44′ Kazimierz Deyna, POL
85′ Fabio Capello, ITA
Match overview
Poland secured their place in the next round with a 2-1 victory over Italy in Stuttgart. Szarmach opened the scoring with a header before Deyna doubled the lead with a powerful shot. Capello pulled one back late for Italy, but Poland held on to win and eliminate the Azzurri from the tournament.
Trivia
This match marked the end of an era for several Italian veterans, while Poland advanced to the second round as group winners, continuing their remarkable World Cup run.

