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1974 FIFA World Cup squads

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Below are the squads for the 1974 FIFA World Cup final tournament in West Germany. For the first time, a majority of countries (9 of 16) had players representing foreign clubs.

Group 1

West Germany

Head coach: Helmut Schön

East Germany

Head coach: Georg Buschner

Australia

Head coach: SFR Yugoslavia Rale Rasic

Chile

Head coach: Luis Alamos

Group 2

Brazil

Head coach: Mário Zagallo

Scotland

Head coach: Willie Ormond

Yugoslavia

Head coach: Miljan Miljanić

Zaire

Head coach: SFR Yugoslavia Blagoje Vidinić

Group 3

Netherlands

Head coach: Rinus Michels

Note that this squad is numbered alphabetically by surname, unlike traditional numbering systems where the goalkeeper has shirt number 1 and so forth. The one exception was Johan Cruyff, who was given his favoured 14.

Sweden

Head coach: Georg Ericson

Uruguay

Head coach: Roberto Porta

Bulgaria

Head coach: Hristo Mladenov

Group 4

Poland

Like Switzerland in 1954 and Portugal in 1966, the Poland squad was ordered by position: goalkeepers were assigned numbers 1 to 3, defenders 4 to 10 and so on. The only exception was midfielder Henryk Wieczorek, who wore number 7.

Head coach: Kazimierz Górski

Italy

Head coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi

Argentina

Head coach: Vladislao Cap

Note that this squad is numbered alphabetically by surname, with the exception of the goalkeepers which received traditional numbers 1, 12 and 21.

Haiti

Head coach: Antoine Tassy

Coaches representation by country

NºCountryCoaches
3Yugoslavia YugoslaviaMiljan Miljanić, Rale Rasic (Australia), Blagoje Vidinić (Zaire)
1Argentina ArgentinaVladislao Cap
Brazil BrazilMário Zagallo
Bulgaria BulgariaHristo Mladenov
Chile ChileLuis Alamos
East Germany East GermanyGeorg Buschner
Haiti HaitiAntoine Tassy
Italy ItalyFerruccio Valcareggi
Netherlands NetherlandsRinus Michels
Poland PolandKazimierz Górski
Scotland ScotlandWillie Ormond
Sweden SwedenGeorg Ericson
Uruguay UruguayRoberto Porta
West Germany West GermanyHelmut Schön

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