ELIMINATION PHASE

THIRD PLACE
		Brazil	00
»		Poland	01

FINAL
		Netherlands	01
¤		Germany FR	02

SECOND GROUP PHASE

GROUP A			R	Pts	GD
»		Netherlands	0	6	+8
›		Brazil	0	4	0
×		Germany DR	0	1	-3
×		Argentina	0	1	-5

GROUP B			R	Pts	GD
»		Germany FR	0	6	+5
›		Poland	0	4	+1
×		Sweden	0	2	-2
×		Yugoslavia	0	0	-4

FIRST GROUP PHASE

GROUP 1			R	Pts	GD
»		Germany DR	0	5	+3
»		Germany FR	0	4	+3
×		Chile	0	2	-1
×		Australia	0	1	-5

GROUP 2			R	Pts	GD
»		Yugoslavia	0	4	+9
»		Brazil	0	4	+3
×		Scotland	0	4	+2
×		Zaire	0	0	-14

GROUP 3			R	Pts	GD
»		Netherlands	0	5	+5
»		Sweden	0	4	+3
×		Bulgaria	0	2	-3
×		Uruguay	0	1	-5

GROUP 4			R	Pts	GD
»		Poland	0	6	+9
»		Argentina	0	3	+2
×		Italy	0	3	+1
×		Haiti	0	0	-12

TOURNAMENT VENUES

• Dortmund: Westfalenstadion
• Düsseldorf: Rheinstadion
• Frankfurt: Waldstadion
• Gelsenkirchen: Parkstadion
• Hamburg: Volksparkstadion
• Hannover: Niedersachsenstadion
• München: Olympiastadion
• Stuttgart: Neckarstadion
• West Berlin: Olympiastadion

KEY DATES

• SAT 05 JAN 1974: Draw [Frankfurt]
• THU 13 JUN 1974: Opening match [Frankfurt]
• SUN 23 JUN 1974: End of first group phase
• WED 26 JUN 1974: Start of second group phase
• WED 03 JUL 1974: End of second group phase
• SAT 06 JUL 1974: Third place match [München]
• SUN 07 JUL 1974: Final match [München]

FORMAT

• 16 teams
  • Up to 22 players per team roster, including up to three goalkeepers
  • Up to two substitutions per team per match
• First group phase:
  • Four groups; four teams per group
  • Pts = 2W + D
  • Top two teams in each group advance
• Second group phase:
  • Two groups; four teams per group
  • Pts = 2W + D
  • First placed team in each group advances to final match
  • Second placed team in each group advances to third place match
• Elimination phase:
  • If tied after 90 minutes, extra time played [two 15 min periods]
  • If still tied, match decided by penalty shootout