09-06-2018, 00:15
thought i would have a little fun and remember past world cups
i`ll start with 1974(some posters on here may not have been born then)
held in West Germany
first world cup i actually had an interest in
although,unlike today...there was a lack of live games back then
The following teams and groups were as follows
Group 1
East Germany
West Germany
Chile
Australia
Group 2
Yugoslavia
Brazil
Scotland
Zaire
Group 3
Netherlands
Bulgaria
Sweden
Uruguay
Group 4
Poland
Argentina
Italy
Haiti
the home nations hopes were pinned on Scotland,in part down to Poland who had eliminated England in the qualifying rounds
and after a comfortable 2-0 over Zaire everything in the scottish garden was looking rosey little did they know the inability to put more than the 2 goals past their opponents would eventually prove their downfall.
after a 0-0 draw with Brazil and a 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia the Scots packed their bags and headed home, having not lost a game.
other notable scores that eliminated them was Yugoslavia`s demolition of Zaire winning 9-0
The Rest
Netherlands v Sweden has to get a mention not because of the boring 0-0 scoreline
this was the game that a certain Johann Cruyff decided to take football to a new level with THAT turn
Then there was the meeting between East And West Germany
not a lot happened until the 77th minute when Juergen Sparwasser scored the decisive goal for the East
Second Round
This was played in 2 groups of 4 teams
winners of each group contested the final
runners up 3.4 play off
West Germany duly reached the final after beating Yugoslavia 2-0 Sweden 4-2 and controversially Poland 1-0 controversial because as i remember the pitch was waterlogged ball hardly rolled 5 yards but the referee gave the game the go ahead(may be wrong on this)
Netherlands despatched Argentina 4-0,East Germany 2-0,and Brazil 2-0
The Final 7/7/1974
Netherlands kick off keep possesion for well over 90 seconds
Cruyff gets fouled in the box and before a german had touched the ball they are 1-0 down thanks to Johann Neeskens Penalty
the rest of the game wasnt exactly a spectacle
The Germans equalised through a Paul Breitner penalty
and before half time were in front through Gerd Muller
Game Finished West Germany 2-1 Netherlands
sorry if i waffled on
may do the 78 one tomorrow
if you did bother reading thanks
i`ll start with 1974(some posters on here may not have been born then)
held in West Germany
first world cup i actually had an interest in
although,unlike today...there was a lack of live games back then
The following teams and groups were as follows
Group 1
East Germany
West Germany
Chile
Australia
Group 2
Yugoslavia
Brazil
Scotland
Zaire
Group 3
Netherlands
Bulgaria
Sweden
Uruguay
Group 4
Poland
Argentina
Italy
Haiti
the home nations hopes were pinned on Scotland,in part down to Poland who had eliminated England in the qualifying rounds
and after a comfortable 2-0 over Zaire everything in the scottish garden was looking rosey little did they know the inability to put more than the 2 goals past their opponents would eventually prove their downfall.
after a 0-0 draw with Brazil and a 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia the Scots packed their bags and headed home, having not lost a game.
other notable scores that eliminated them was Yugoslavia`s demolition of Zaire winning 9-0
The Rest
Netherlands v Sweden has to get a mention not because of the boring 0-0 scoreline
this was the game that a certain Johann Cruyff decided to take football to a new level with THAT turn
Then there was the meeting between East And West Germany
not a lot happened until the 77th minute when Juergen Sparwasser scored the decisive goal for the East
Second Round
This was played in 2 groups of 4 teams
winners of each group contested the final
runners up 3.4 play off
West Germany duly reached the final after beating Yugoslavia 2-0 Sweden 4-2 and controversially Poland 1-0 controversial because as i remember the pitch was waterlogged ball hardly rolled 5 yards but the referee gave the game the go ahead(may be wrong on this)
Netherlands despatched Argentina 4-0,East Germany 2-0,and Brazil 2-0
The Final 7/7/1974
Netherlands kick off keep possesion for well over 90 seconds
Cruyff gets fouled in the box and before a german had touched the ball they are 1-0 down thanks to Johann Neeskens Penalty
the rest of the game wasnt exactly a spectacle
The Germans equalised through a Paul Breitner penalty
and before half time were in front through Gerd Muller
Game Finished West Germany 2-1 Netherlands
sorry if i waffled on
may do the 78 one tomorrow
if you did bother reading thanks
@Kristien 1965