1974 FIFA World Cup Group 3

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Group 3 of the 1974 FIFA World Cup was contested between 15 and 23 June 1974. Matches were played in three cities: Dortmund, Hanover and Düsseldorf.

The pool comprised Uruguay (Pot 3-South America), Bulgaria (Pot 2-Eastern Europe), Netherlands (Pot 1-Western Europe) and Sweden (Pot 4-Rest of the world).

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5 Advance to second round
2  Sweden 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 4
3  Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2
4  Uruguay 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: FIFA

Matches[edit]

All times listed are local (CET)

Uruguay vs Netherlands[edit]

Uruguay 0–2 Netherlands
Report Rep 7', 86'
Uruguay
Netherlands
GK 1 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
RB 4 Pablo Forlán Yellow card 50'
CB 2 Baudilio Jáuregui
CB 3 Juan Carlos Masnik (c) Yellow card 65'
LB 6 Ricardo Pavoni
RM 18 Walter Mantegazza Yellow card 25'
CM 5 Julio Montero Castillo Red card 69'
LM 8 Víctor Espárrago
RF 7 Luis Cubilla downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 9 Fernando Morena
LF 10 Pedro Rocha
Substitutions:
FW 19 Denis Milar upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Roberto Porta
GK 8 Jan Jongbloed
RB 20 Wim Suurbier
CB 17 Wim Rijsbergen
CB 2 Arie Haan
LB 12 Ruud Krol
RM 13 Johan Neeskens
CM 6 Wim Jansen
LM 3 Willem van Hanegem
RF 16 Johnny Rep
CF 14 Johan Cruyff (c)
LF 15 Rob Rensenbrink
Manager:
Rinus Michels

Assistant referees:
Pavel Kazanov (Soviet Union)
Nicolae Rainea (Romania)

Sweden vs Bulgaria[edit]

Sweden 0–0 Bulgaria
Report
Attendance: 23,800
Sweden
Bulgaria
GK 1 Ronnie Hellström
DF 2 Jan Olsson
DF 3 Kent Karlsson
DF 5 Björn Andersson
MF 6 Ove Grahn
MF 7 Bo Larsson (c)
MF 8 Conny Torstensson
MF 14 Staffan Tapper
FW 9 Ove Kindvall downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW 10 Ralf Edström
FW 11 Roland Sandberg
Substitutions:
MF 15 Benno Magnusson upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Georg Ericson
GK 1 Rumyancho Goranov
DF 4 Stefan Velichkov
DF 5 Bozhil Kolev
DF 6 Dimitar Penev
MF 7 Voyn Voynov downward-facing red arrow 75'
MF 11 Georgi Denev
MF 17 Asparuh Nikodimov
MF 18 Tsonyo Vasilev
MF 19 Kiril Ivkov
FW 8 Hristo Bonev (c)
FW 15 Pavel Panov downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutions:
DF 13 Mladen Vasilev upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 9 Atanas Mihailov upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Hristo Mladenov

Assistant referees:
Alfonso González Archundía (Mexico)
Govindasamy Suppiah (Singapore)

Bulgaria vs Uruguay[edit]

Bulgaria 1–1 Uruguay
Bonev 75' Report Pavoni 87'
Attendance: 13,400
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
Bulgaria
Uruguay
GK 1 Rumyancho Goranov
DF 4 Stefan Velichkov
DF 5 Bozhil Kolev
DF 6 Dimitar Penev
MF 7 Voyn Voynov
MF 11 Georgi Denev
MF 17 Asparuh Nikodimov downward-facing red arrow 59'
MF 18 Tsonyo Vasilev Yellow card 9'
MF 19 Kiril Ivkov
FW 8 Hristo Bonev (c)
FW 15 Pavel Panov
Substitutions:
FW 9 Atanas Mihailov upward-facing green arrow 59'
Manager:
Hristo Mladenov
GK 1 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz (c)
DF 2 Baudilio Jáuregui
DF 4 Pablo Forlán
DF 6 Ricardo Pavoni
DF 14 Luis Garisto downward-facing red arrow 73'
MF 8 Víctor Espárrago Yellow card 44'
MF 10 Pedro Rocha
MF 18 Walter Mantegazza downward-facing red arrow 62'
FW 9 Fernando Morena
FW 11 Rubén Corbo
FW 19 Denis Milar
Substitutions:
MF 16 Alberto Cardaccio upward-facing green arrow 62'
DF 3 Juan Carlos Masnik upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Roberto Porta

Assistant referees:
Doğan Babacan (Turkey)
Klaus Ohmsen (West Germany)

Netherlands vs Sweden[edit]

Netherlands 0–0 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 53,700
Netherlands
Sweden
GK 8 Jan Jongbloed
DF 6 Wim Jansen
DF 12 Ruud Krol
DF 17 Wim Rijsbergen
DF 20 Wim Suurbier
MF 2 Arie Haan
MF 3 Willem van Hanegem downward-facing red arrow 73'
MF 13 Johan Neeskens
FW 14 Johan Cruyff (c)
FW 9 Piet Keizer
FW 16 Johnny Rep Yellow card 72'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Theo de Jong upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK 1 Ronnie Hellström
DF 2 Jan Olsson downward-facing red arrow 75'
DF 3 Kent Karlsson
DF 4 Björn Nordqvist Yellow card 36'
DF 5 Björn Andersson Yellow card 74'
MF 6 Ove Grahn Yellow card 86'
MF 7 Bo Larsson (c)
MF 14 Staffan Tapper downward-facing red arrow 61'
MF 16 Inge Ejderstedt
FW 10 Ralf Edström
FW 11 Roland Sandberg
Substitutions:
MF 21 Örjan Persson Yellow card 68' upward-facing green arrow 61'
DF 13 Roland Grip upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Georg Ericson

Assistant referees:
Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
Clive Thomas (Wales)

Bulgaria vs Netherlands[edit]

Bulgaria 1–4 Netherlands
Krol 78' (o.g.) Report Neeskens 5' (pen.), 44' (pen.)
Rep 71'
de Jong 88'
Attendance: 53,300
Bulgaria
Netherlands
GK 21 Stefan Staykov
DF 4 Stefan Velichkov Yellow card 44'
DF 5 Bozhil Kolev
DF 6 Dimitar Penev
MF 7 Voyn Voynov
MF 10 Ivan Stoyanov downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF 11 Georgi Denev Yellow card 67'
MF 18 Tsonyo Vasilev
MF 19 Kiril Ivkov
FW 8 Hristo Bonev (c)
FW 15 Pavel Panov downward-facing red arrow 55'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Atanas Mihaylov upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 20 Krasimir Borisov upward-facing green arrow 55'
Manager:
Hristo Mladenov
GK 8 Jan Jongbloed
DF 6 Wim Jansen Yellow card 5'
DF 12 Ruud Krol
DF 17 Wim Rijsbergen
DF 20 Wim Suurbier
MF 2 Arie Haan
MF 3 Willem van Hanegem Yellow card 28' downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 13 Johan Neeskens downward-facing red arrow 79'
FW 14 Johan Cruyff (c) Yellow card 29'
FW 15 Rob Rensenbrink
FW 16 Johnny Rep
Substitutions:
MF 5 Rinus Israël upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 7 Theo de Jong upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Rinus Michels

Assistant referees:
Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)
Walter Eschweiler (West Germany)

Sweden vs Uruguay[edit]

Sweden 3–0 Uruguay
Edström 46', 77'
Sandberg 74'
Report
Attendance: 28,300
Sweden
Uruguay
GK 1 Ronnie Hellström
DF 3 Kent Karlsson
DF 4 Björn Nordqvist
DF 5 Björn Andersson
DF 13 Roland Grip
MF 6 Ove Grahn
MF 7 Bo Larsson (c)
MF 15 Benno Magnusson downward-facing red arrow 60'
FW 9 Ove Kindvall downward-facing red arrow 76'
FW 10 Ralf Edström
FW 11 Roland Sandberg
Substitutions:
MF 22 Thomas Ahlström upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 8 Conny Torstensson upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Georg Ericson
GK 1 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz (c)
DF 2 Baudilio Jáuregui Yellow card 21'
DF 4 Pablo Forlán
DF 6 Ricardo Pavoni
DF 14 Luis Garisto downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 8 Víctor Espárrago
MF 10 Pedro Rocha
MF 18 Walter Mantegazza
FW 9 Fernando Morena
FW 11 Rubén Corbo downward-facing red arrow 43'
FW 19 Denis Milar
Substitutions:
MF 7 Luis Cubilla upward-facing green arrow 43'
DF 3 Juan Carlos Masnik upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Roberto Porta

Assistant referees:
Vicente Llobregat (Venezuela)
Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)

See also[edit]

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