The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the 10th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The … See more

The tournament featured a new format. While the competition once again began with the sixteen teams divided into four groups of four teams, … See more

The official mascots of this World Cup were Tip and Tap, two boys wearing an outfit similar to West Germany's, with the letters WM … See more

For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1974 FIFA World Cup squads. See more

West Germany was chosen as the host nation by FIFA in London, England on 6 July 1966. Hosting rights for the 1978 and 1982 tournaments were awarded at the same time. West Germany agreed to a deal with Spain by which Spain would support West … See more

Ninety-eight countries took part in the qualifying tournament.
Some of football's most successful nations did not qualify, including 1966 champions England, France, … See more

First round
The tournament was held mostly in bad weather, and the stadia had few protected places. Only five western European nations had qualified, … See more