# 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 1

Group 1 of the 1974 FIFA World Cup was contested between 14 and 22 June 1974. This group was played in West Berlin and Hamburg. The pool was composed of the tournament host nation West Germany (Pot 1-Western Europe), with East Germany (Pot 2-Eastern Europe), Chile (Pot 3-South America) and Australia (Pot 4-Rest of the world).

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | West Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Advance to second round |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | |

## Matches

All times listed are local (CET)

### West Germany vs Chile

| West Germany | Chile |
| GK | 1 | Sepp Maier |
| RB | 2 | Berti Vogts |
| CB | 4 | Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck |
| CB | 5 | Franz Beckenbauer (c) |
| LB | 3 | Paul Breitner |
| CM | 8 | Bernhard Cullmann |
| CM | 12 | Wolfgang Overath | 75' |
| AM | 14 | Uli Hoeneß |
| RF | 9 | Jürgen Grabowski |
| CF | 13 | Gerd Müller |
| LF | 11 | Jupp Heynckes |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Bernd Hölzenbein | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Helmut Schön ||
Leopoldo Vallejos :
| RB | 2 | Rolando García | 59' |
| CB | 5 | Elías Figueroa |
| CB | 3 | Alberto Quintano |
| LB | 4 | Antonio Arias |
| RM | 6 | Juan Rodríguez | | 83' |
| CM | 8 | Francisco Valdés (c) | | 76' |
| CM | 16 | Guillermo Páez |
| LM | 10 | Carlos Reinoso | 47' |
| CF | 7 | Carlos Caszely | 13' 67' |
| CF | 9 | Sergio Ahumada |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 11 | Leonardo Véliz | | 76' |
| MF | 14 | Alfonso Lara | | 83' |
| Manager: |||
| Luis Alamos ||||
* Linesmen:
* Jack Taylor (England)
* Werner Winsemann (Canada)

### East Germany vs Australia

| East Germany | Australia |
Jürgen Croy :
| RB | 18 | Gerd Kische | 61' |
| CB | 4 | Konrad Weise |
| CB | 3 | Bernd Bransch (c) |
| LB | 12 | Siegmar Wätzlich | 32' |
| CM | 16 | Harald Irmscher |
| CM | 7 | Jürgen Pommerenke |
| AM | 14 | Jürgen Sparwasser |
| RF | 8 | Wolfram Löwe | | 55' |
| CF | 11 | Joachim Streich |
| LF | 15 | Eberhard Vogel | 58' |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 20 | Martin Hoffmann | | 55' |
| Manager: |||
| Georg Buschner ||||
| GK | 1 | Jack Reilly |
| RB | 2 | Doug Utjesenovic |
| CB | 3 | Peter Wilson (c) |
| CB | 4 | Manfred Schäfer |
| LB | 5 | Colin Curran |
| MF | 9 | Johnny Warren |
| MF | 6 | Ray Richards |
| MF | 8 | Jimmy Mackay |
| MF | 7 | Jimmy Rooney |
| CF | 12 | Adrian Alston |
| CF | 20 | Branko Buljevic |
| Manager: ||
| Rale Rasic ||
* Linesmen:
* Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez (Spain)
* Omar Delgado Gómez (Colombia)

### Australia vs West Germany

| Australia | West Germany |
| GK | 1 | Jack Reilly |
| DF | 2 | Doug Utjesenovic |
| DF | 3 | Peter Wilson (c) |
| DF | 4 | Manfred Schäfer |
| DF | 5 | Colin Curran |
| MF | 6 | Ray Richards |
| MF | 7 | Jimmy Rooney |
| MF | 8 | Jimmy Mackay | 56' |
| MF | 19 | Ernie Campbell | | 45' |
| FW | 12 | Adrian Alston |
| FW | 20 | Branko Buljevic | | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Attila Abonyi | | 45' |
| MF | 13 | Peter Ollerton | | 61' |
| Manager: ||
| Rale Rasic ||
| GK | 1 | Sepp Maier |
| DF | 2 | Berti Vogts |
| DF | 3 | Paul Breitner |
| DF | 4 | Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck |
| DF | 5 | Franz Beckenbauer (c) |
| MF | 8 | Bernhard Cullmann | 67' |
| MF | 11 | Jupp Heynckes | 46' |
| MF | 12 | Wolfgang Overath |
| FW | 9 | Jürgen Grabowski |
| FW | 13 | Gerd Müller |
| FW | 14 | Uli Hoeneß |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Bernd Hölzenbein | 46' |
| FW | 7 | Herbert Wimmer | 67' |
| Manager: ||
| Helmut Schön ||
* Linesmen:
* Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)
* Edison Peréz-Núñez (Peru)

### Chile vs East Germany

| Chile | East Germany |
| GK | 1 | Leopoldo Vallejos |
| RB | 2 | Rolando García |
| CB | 5 | Elías Figueroa |
| CB | 3 | Alberto Quintano |
| LB | 4 | Antonio Arias |
| RM | 8 | Francisco Valdés (c) | | 46' |
| CM | 16 | Guillermo Páez | 60' |
| LM | 10 | Carlos Reinoso |
| RF | 18 | Jorge Socías | | 67' |
| CF | 9 | Sergio Ahumada |
| LF | 11 | Leonardo Véliz | 56' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Guillermo Yávar | | 46' |
| MF | 19 | Rogelio Farías | | 67' |
| Manager: ||
| Luis Alamos ||
| GK | 1 | Jürgen Croy |
| RB | 3 | Bernd Bransch (c) |
| CB | 18 | Gerd Kische | 65' |
| CB | 4 | Konrad Weise |
| LB | 12 | Siegmar Wätzlich |
| RM | 19 | Wolfgang Seguin | | 72' |
| CM | 16 | Harald Irmscher |
| LM | 14 | Jürgen Sparwasser |
| RF | 20 | Martin Hoffmann |
| CF | 11 | Joachim Streich |
| LF | 15 | Eberhard Vogel | | 30' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Peter Ducke | | 30' |
| FW | 10 | Hans-Jürgen Kreische | | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Georg Buschner ||
* Linesmen:
* Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
* Bob Davidson (Scotland)

### Australia vs Chile

| Australia | Chile |
| GK | 1 | Jack Reilly |
| DF | 2 | Doug Utjesenovic |
| DF | 3 | Peter Wilson (c) |
| DF | 4 | Manfred Schäfer |
| DF | 5 | Colin Curran | | 83' |
| MF | 6 | Ray Richards | 37' 83' |
| MF | 7 | Jimmy Rooney |
| MF | 8 | Jimmy Mackay |
| MF | 11 | Attila Abonyi |
| FW | 12 | Adrian Alston | | 65' |
| FW | 20 | Branko Buljevic |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 13 | Peter Ollerton | | 65' |
| MF | 15 | Harry Williams | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Rale Rasic ||
Leopoldo Vallejos :
| RB | 2 | Rolando García |
| CB | 5 | Elías Figueroa |
| CB | 3 | Alberto Quintano |
| LB | 4 | Antonio Arias |
| RM | 8 | Francisco Valdés (c) | 57' |
| CM | 16 | Guillermo Páez |
| LM | 10 | Carlos Reinoso |
| RF | 7 | Carlos Caszely |
| CF | 9 | Sergio Ahumada |
| LF | 11 | Leonardo Véliz | 72' |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 19 | Rogelio Farías | 57' |
| FW | 17 | Guillermo Yávar | 72' |
| Manager: |||
| Luis Alamos ||||
* Linesmen:
* Vital Loraux (Belgium)
* Arie van Gemert (Netherlands)

### East Germany vs West Germany

| East Germany | West Germany |
81' :
| DF | 3 | Bernd Bransch (c) |
| DF | 4 | Konrad Weise |
| DF | 12 | Siegmar Wätzlich |
| DF | 18 | Gerd Kische |
| MF | 2 | Lothar Kurbjuweit |
| MF | 10 | Hans-Jürgen Kreische | 84' |
| MF | 13 | Reinhard Lauck |
| MF | 16 | Harald Irmscher | | 65' |
| FW | 14 | Jürgen Sparwasser | 27' |
| FW | 20 | Martin Hoffmann |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 17 | Erich Hamann | | 65' |
| Manager: |||
| Georg Buschner ||||
Sepp Maier :
| DF | 2 | Berti Vogts |
| DF | 3 | Paul Breitner |
| DF | 4 | Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck | 68' |
| DF | 5 | Franz Beckenbauer (c) |
| MF | 8 | Bernhard Cullmann |
| MF | 12 | Wolfgang Overath | 69' |
| MF | 14 | Uli Hoeneß |
| FW | 9 | Jürgen Grabowski |
| FW | 13 | Gerd Müller |
| FW | 15 | Heinz Flohe |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 6 | Horst-Dieter Höttges | 68' |
| FW | 10 | Günter Netzer | 69' |
| Manager: |||
| Helmut Schön ||||
* Linesmen:
* Armando Marques (Brazil)
* Luis Pestarino (Argentina)