Germany at the FIFA World Cup the 1986 Final, Argentina played extremely defensively. Defender Pedro Monzón became the first player ever to receive a red card in a World Cup final, only to be joined by teammate Gustavo Dezotti 22 minutes later. Although West Germany was the dominating side with 23:1 shots, it is fitting that the rough match was decided by a penalty kick taken by Andreas Brehme. Franz Beckenbauer achieved the feat to lose and then win a World Cup final each as player (1966, 1974) and manager (1986, 1990). With only one goal against during the six matches leading up to the final,
1974 FIFA World Cup Group A of Group 1 and 3 and the runners-up of Group 2 and 4 qualified for Group A of the second round. "All times listed are local (CET)" 1974 FIFA World Cup Group A Group A of the 1974 FIFA World Cup Second Group stage is a part of the second group stage during the World Cup Finals. It is the first time that this level of the competition ("equal of quarter finals") is played under a Group fomula. Group A was contested between 26 June and 3 July 1974. in three cities: Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen and Hanover. Following the tournament process