Date: 07-07-1974
Stage: final
Place: MUNCHEN
Running time: 110 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: 4K 2160p 50fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI: english/german/italian/spanish(new)/ italian(new)/USAenglish/japanese/ french
My rating: *****
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 7 July 1974, 16:00
Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 75,200
Meteo: Sunny, warm, 24°C
WEST GERMANY
Sepp Maier
Franz Beckenbauer (c)
Paul Breitner
Georg Schwarzenbeck
Berti Vogts
Rainer Bonhof
Uli Hoeness
Wolfgang Overath
Bernd Holzenbein
Jürgen Grabowski
Gerd Müller
Coach: Helmut Schön (FRG)
4′ Berti Vogts
NETHERLANDS
Jan Jongbloed
Ruud Krol
Wim Rijsbergen
Wim Suurbier
Johan Cruyff (c)
Arie Haan
Wim Jansen
Johan Neeskens
Wim van Hanegem
Rob Rensenbrink
Johnny Rep
Coach: Rinus Michels (NED)
23′ Wim van Hanegem
40′ Johan Neeskens
45′ Johan Cruyff
45′ ↓Rob Rensenbrink ↑René van de Kerkhof
68′ ↓Wim Rijsbergen ↑Theo de Jong
Referee: Jack Taylor (ENG)
Goals:
2′ Johan Neeskens (penalty), NED
25′ Paul Breitner (penalty), FRG
43′ Gerd Müller, FRG
Match overview
West Germany came from behind to defeat the Netherlands 2-1 in the World Cup final in Munich. After Neeskens opened the scoring from the penalty spot, Breitner levelled with a penalty before Müller scored the winner before half-time.
Trivia
This was West Germany’s second World Cup triumph. The final is remembered for its tactical battles and the early Dutch goal before a German comeback.
