Date: 22-06-1974
Stage: first round
Place: HAMBURG
Running time: 100 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: english/spanish(new)/ german/french/stadium
My rating: ***
Notes: Maier,Beckenbauer,Muller,Overath, Sparwasser,Croy
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 22 June 1974, 19:30
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 60,350
Meteo: Partly cloudy, mild, 18°C
WEST GERMANY
Sepp Maier
Berti Vogts
Paul Breitner
Franz Beckenbauer (c)
Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
Bernhard Cullmann
Uli Hoeneß
Wolfgang Overath
Jürgen Grabowski
Gerd Müller
Heinz Flohe
Coach: Helmut Schön (FRG)
68′ ↓Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck ↑Horst-Dieter Hottges
69′ ↓Wolfgang Overath ↑Günter Netzer
EAST GERMANY
Jürgen Croy
Konrad Weise
Siegmar Wätzlich
Bernd Bransch (c)
Gerd Kische
Harald Irmscher
Lothar Kurbjuweit
Jürgen Sparwasser
Hans-Jurgen Kreische
Reinhard Lauck
Martin Hoffmann
Coach: Georg Buschner (GDR)
27′ Jürgen Sparwasser
81′ Jürgen Croy
84′ Hans-Jurgen Kreische
65′ ↓Harald Irmscher ↑Erich Hamann
Referee: Ramon Barreto Ruiz (URU)
Goals:
77′ Jürgen Sparwasser, GDR
Match overview
East Germany stunned hosts West Germany with a 1-0 victory in Hamburg, thanks to a late goal from Jürgen Sparwasser. The result sent East Germany through as group winners and consigned the hosts to second place.
Trivia
This was the only senior international match ever played between the two German states. The defeat led West Germany to a more favourable path in the second round, ultimately helping them to win the tournament.
