1974_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_B
At the 1974 FIFA World Cup, the eight teams that finished in the top two places in each of the initial four groups were split into two further groups of four teams, labelled Group A and Group B. Group B was made up of the winners of Groups 2 and 4 (Yugoslavia and Poland), and the runners-up from Groups 1 and 3 (West Germany and Sweden). Matches were played between 26 June and 3 July 1974 at venues in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Stuttgart.
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Having each won both of their first two matches, West Germany and Poland went into their final match level on points with a place in the final at stake. West Germany won the match 1–0 and qualified to play against the Netherlands, while Poland finished second and went on to play in the third-place play-off against Brazil.
The winners of Group 2 and 4 and the runners-up of Group 1 and 3 qualified for Group B of the second round.
| Group | Winners |
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| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
| 4 |  Poland |
| Group | Runners-up |
| 1 |  West Germany |
| 3 |  Sweden |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | West Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Poland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to third place play-off |
| 3 | Sweden |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Yugoslavia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
West Germany vs Yugoslavia
| Yugoslavia | 0–2 | West Germany |
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| Report | Breitner  39'Müller 82' |
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Sweden vs Poland
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Poland vs Yugoslavia
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West Germany vs Sweden
| West Germany | 4–2 | Sweden |
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| Overath 51' Bonhof 52'Grabowski 76'Hoeneß 89' (pen.) |
Report | Edström 24' Sandberg 53' |
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Poland vs West Germany
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Sweden vs Yugoslavia
| Sweden | 2–1 | Yugoslavia |
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| Edström 29' Torstensson 85' |
Report | Šurjak 27' |
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- "Schon's West Germans in numbers". FIFA.com. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2022.