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 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