1990 FIFA World Cup Dezotti, who had already been yellow carded earlier in the match, received a red card when he hauled Jürgen Kohler to the ground during a stoppage in play. The 1–0 scoreline provided another first: Argentina were the first team to fail to score in a World Cup Final. With its third title (and three second-place finishes) West Germany – in its final tournament before national reunification – became the most successful World Cup nation at the time. West German manager Franz Beckenbauer became the first man to both captain (in 1974) and manage a World Cup winning team, and only
1974 FIFA World Cup squads who was given his favoured 14. Head coach: Georg Ericson Head coach: Roberto Porta Head coach: Hristo Mladenov Head coach: Kazimierz Górski Head coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi 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. Head coach: Antoine Tassy 1974 FIFA World Cup squads 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. Head coach: Helmut Schön Head coach: Georg