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.
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West Germany
Head coach: Helmut Schön
East Germany
Head coach: Georg Buschner
Australia
Head coach: Ralé Rašić
Chile
Head coach: Luis Alamos
Brazil
Head coach: Mário Zagallo
Scotland
Head coach: Willie Ormond
Yugoslavia
Head coach: Miljan Miljanić
Zaire
Head coach: Blagoje Vidinić
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. An exception was Johan Cruijff, who was given his favoured 14.
Sweden
Head coach: Georg Ericson
Uruguay
Head coach: Roberto Porta
Bulgaria
Head coach: Hristo Mladenov
Poland
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