Editing 1974 FIFA World Cup (section)

==Second group stage==
The second round, or second group stage, saw the eight teams progressing from the first round divided into two groups of four teams on the basis of the tournament regulations. Group A would consist of the winners of Groups 1 and 3, plus the runners-up from Groups 2 and 4. Group B would consist of the other four teams, namely the winners of Groups 2 and 4, plus the runners-up from Group 1 and 3. Like the first group stage, each group in the second round was a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded two points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The two teams finishing first in each group advanced to the final, while the two runners-up would meet to decide third place.

'''Tie-breaking criteria'''

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:

: 1. Greater number of points in all second round group matches
: 2. Goal difference in all second round group matches 
: 3. Goals scored in all second round group matches 
: 4. Higher finishing position in the table in the first round
: 5. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

''All times listed below are at local time ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])''

===Group A===
{{main|1974 FIFA World Cup Group A}}
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-N0704-308, Fußball-WM, DDR - Argentinien 1-1.jpg|thumb|Streich heads East Germany into the lead against Argentina]]
{{:1974 FIFA World Cup Group A}}

{{football box
|date = 26 June 1974
|time = 19:30 
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}
|score = 4–0
|report = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany1974/matches/match/1948
|team2 = {{fb|ARG}}
|goals1 = [[Johan Cruyff|Cruyff]] {{goal|11||90}}<br />[[Ruud Krol|Krol]] {{goal|25}}<br />[[Johnny Rep|Rep]] {{goal|73}}
|stadium = [[Parkstadion]], [[Gelsenkirchen]]
|attendance = 56,548
|referee = [[Bob Davidson (referee)|Bob Davidson]] ([[Scottish Football Association|Scotland]])
}}

{{football box
|date = 26 June 1974
|time = 19:30 
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1968}}
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany1974/matches/match/1982
|team2 = {{fb|GDR}}
|goals1 = [[Rivellino]] {{goal|60}}
|stadium = [[AWD-Arena|Niedersachsenstadion]], [[Hanover]]
|attendance = 59,863
|referee =[[Clive Thomas (football)|Clive Thomas]] ([[Football Association of Wales|Wales]])
}}

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{{football box
|date = 30 June 1974
|time = 16:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany1974/matches/match/1945
|team2 = {{fb|BRA|1968}}
|goals1 = [[Miguel Ángel Brindisi|Brindisi]] {{goal|35}}
|goals2 = [[Rivellino]] {{goal|32}}<br />[[Jairzinho]] {{goal|49}}
|stadium = [[AWD-Arena|Niedersachsenstadion]], [[Hanover]]
|attendance = 39,400
|referee =[[Vital Loraux]] ([[Royal Belgian Football Association|Belgium]])
}}

{{football box
|date = 30 June 1974
|time = 16:00 
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GDR}}
|score = 0–2
|report = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany1974/matches/match/2067
|team2 = {{fb|NED}}
|goals2 = [[Johan Neeskens|Neeskens]] {{goal|7}}<br/>[[Rob Rensenbrink|Rensenbrink]] {{goal|59}}
|stadium = [[Parkstadion]], [[Gelsenkirchen]]
|attendance = 68,348
|referee =[[Rudolf Scheurer]] ([[Swiss Football Association|Switzerland]])
}}

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{{football box
|date = 3 July 1974
|time = 19:30 
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany1974/matches/match/1946
|team2 = {{fb|GDR}}
|goals1 = [[René Houseman|Houseman]] {{goal|20}}
|goals2 = [[Joachim Streich|Streich]] {{goal|14}}
|stadium = [[Parkstadion]], [[Gelsenkirchen]]
|attendance = 54,254
|referee =[[Jack Taylor (referee)|Jack Taylor]] ([[The Football Association|England]])
}}

{{football box
|date = 3 July 1974
|time = 19:30 
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}
|score = 2–0
|report = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany1974/matches/match/1983
|team2 = {{fb|BRA|1968}}
|goals1 = [[Johan Neeskens|Neeskens]] {{goal|50}}<br />[[Johan Cruyff|Cruyff]] {{goal|65}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Westfalenstadion]], [[Dortmund]]
|attendance = 53,700
|referee = [[Kurt Tschenscher]] ([[German Football Association|West Germany]])
}}

===Group B===
{{main|1974 FIFA World Cup Group B}}
{{:1974 FIFA World Cup Group B}}

{{football box
|date = 26 June 1974
|time = 16:00 
|team1 = {{fb-rt|YUG}}
|score = 0–2
|report = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany1974/matches/match/2066
|team2 = {{fb|FRG}}
|goals2 = [[Paul Breitner|Breitner]] {{goal|39}}<br />[[Gerd Müller|Müller]] {{goal|82}}
|stadium = [[Rheinstadion]], [[Düsseldorf]]
|attendance = 67,385
|referee = [[Armando Marques (referee)|Armando Marques]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])
}}

{{football box
|date = 26 June 1974
|time = 19:30 
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}}
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany1974/matches/match/2167
|team2 = {{fb|POL|1928}}
|goals2 = [[Grzegorz Lato|Lato]] {{goal|43}}
|stadium = [[MHPArena|Neckarstadion]], [[Stuttgart]]
|attendance = 44,955
|referee = [[Ramón Barreto]] ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]])
}}

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{{football box
|date = 30 June 1974
|time = 16:00 
|team1 = {{fb-rt|POL|1928}}
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany1974/matches/match/2170
|team2 = {{fb|YUG}}
|goals1 = [[Kazimierz Deyna|Deyna]] {{goal|24|pen.}}<br />[[Grzegorz Lato|Lato]] {{goal|62}}
|goals2 = [[Stanislav Karasi|Karasi]] {{goal|43}}
|stadium = [[Waldstadion (Frankfurt)|Waldstadion]], [[Frankfurt]]
|attendance = 58,000
|referee = [[Rudi Glöckner]] ([[German Football Association of the GDR|East Germany]])
}}

{{football box
|date = 30 June 1974
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRG}}
|score = 4–2
|report = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany1974/matches/match/2065
|team2 = {{fb|SWE}}
|goals1 = [[Wolfgang Overath|Overath]] {{goal|51}}<br />[[Rainer Bonhof|Bonhof]] {{goal|52}}<br />[[Jürgen Grabowski|Grabowski]] {{goal|76}}<br />[[Uli Hoeneß|Hoeneß]] {{goal|89|pen.}}
|goals2 = [[Ralf Edström|Edström]] {{goal|24}}<br />[[Roland Sandberg|Sandberg]] {{goal|53}}
|stadium = [[Rheinstadion]], [[Düsseldorf]]
|attendance = 67,800
|referee = [[Pavel Kazakov]] ([[Football Federation of the Soviet Union|Soviet Union]])
}}

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{{football box
|date = 3 July 1974
|time = 16:35{{efn|Originally scheduled for 16:00, the kick-off was delayed due to heavy rain, which created puddles on the pitch.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517043505/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/schon-s-west-germans-in-stats-2837201 |archivedate=17 May 2018 |title=Schon's West Germans in numbers |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/schon-s-west-germans-in-stats-2837201 |website=FIFA.com |date=28 September 2016 |accessdate=20 July 2022 }}</ref>}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|POL|1928}}
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany1974/matches/match/2064
|team2 = {{fb|FRG}}
|goals2 = [[Gerd Müller|Müller]] {{goal|76}}
|stadium = [[Waldstadion (Frankfurt)|Waldstadion]], [[Frankfurt]]
|attendance = 62,000
|referee = [[Erich Linemayr]] ([[Austrian Football Association|Austria]])
}}

{{football box
|date = 3 July 1974
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}}
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany1974/matches/match/2182
|team2 = {{fb|YUG}}
|goals1 = [[Ralf Edström|Edström]] {{goal|29}}<br />[[Conny Torstensson|Torstensson]] {{goal|85}}
|goals2 = [[Ivica Šurjak|Šurjak]] {{goal|27}}
|stadium = [[Rheinstadion]], [[Düsseldorf]]
|attendance = 41,300
|referee = [[Luis Pestarino]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])
}}