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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.

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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

References

1974 FIFA World Cup squads Wikipedia