1974 FIFA World Cup 1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany (including West Berlin) from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded. The previous trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, had been won for the third time by Brazil in 1970 and awarded permanently to the Brazilians. The host nation won the title, beating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final at Munich's Olympiastadion. The victory was the second for
1970 FIFA World Cup "All times listed local (UTC−6)" With ten goals, Gerd Müller is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 95 goals were scored by 55 players, with only one of them credited as own goal. In 1986, FIFA published a report that ranked all teams in each World Cup up to and including 1986, based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition. The rankings for the 1970 tournament were as follows: <nowiki>*</nowiki> Listed as #13 in one of the sources <nowiki>**</nowiki> Listed as #12 in one of the sources 1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970