Editing 1974 FIFA World Cup (section)

===Havelange on "planned" host winner===
Speaking in 2008, Brazilian former FIFA president [[João Havelange]] said to ''[[Folha de Sao Paulo]]'' that the competition, along with the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]], was fixed so that the host country would win: "In the three matches that the [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian national team]] played in 1966, of the three referees and six linesmen, seven were British and two were Germans. Brazil went out, [[Pelé]] 'exited' through injury [following some rough defensive play], and England and Germany entered into the final, just as the Englishman [[Stanley Rous|Sir Stanley Rous]], who was the President of FIFA at the time, had wanted. In Germany in 1974 the same thing happened. During the [[1974 FIFA World Cup Group A#Netherlands vs Brazil|Brazil-Holland match]], the referee was German, we lost 2–0 and Germany won the title. We were the best in the world, and had the same team that had won the World Cup in [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962 in Chile]] and [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 in Mexico]], but it was planned for the host countries to win".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/9/english-football/2008/06/26/753029/1966-1974-world-cups-were-fixed-former-fifa-president |title=1966 & 1974 World Cups Were Fixed - Former FIFA President |website=Goal.com |date=26 June 2008}}</ref>