Group 1 of the 1974 FIFA World Cup was contested between 14 and 22 June 1974. This group was played in West Berlin and Hamburg. The pool was composed of the tournament host nation West Germany (Pot 1-Western Europe), with East Germany (Pot 2-Eastern Europe), Chile (Pot 3-South America) and Australia (Pot 4-Rest of the world).
Standings
Matches All times listed are local (CET)
West Germany vs Chile
GK 1 Sepp MaierSW 5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)RB 2 Berti VogtsCB 4 Hans-Georg SchwarzenbeckLB 3 Paul BreitnerCM 8 Bernhard CullmannCM 12Wolfgang Overath AM 14Uli HoeneßRW 9 Jürgen GrabowskiLW 11Jupp HeynckesCF 13Gerd MüllerSubstitutions:MF 17Bernd Hölzenbein Manager:Helmut Schön GK 1 Leopoldo VallejosRB 2 Rolando García CB 5 Elías FigueroaCB 3 Alberto QuintanoLB 4 Antonio AriasRM 6 Juan Rodríguez CM 8 Francisco Valdés (c) CM 16Guillermo PáezLM 10Carlos Reinoso CF 7 Carlos Caszely CF 9 Sergio AhumadaSubstitutions:FW 11Leonardo Véliz MF 14Alfonso Lara Manager:Luis Alamos Linesmen: Jack Taylor (England) Werner Winsemann (Canada)
East Germany vs Australia This was the first ever fixture in the World Cup finals for Australia, with one West German newspaper labelling the team as “no-hope” Australians, and later printing an apology.
Australia kept the highly-fancied East German side scoreless until the second half, when Australia defender Colin Curran deflected the ball into his own team's net, making unwanted history by being the first Australia player in the World Cup to score a goal, albeit an own goal. East Germany forward Joachim Streich scored half-way through the second half, securing the 2–0 victory for East Germany.
GK 1 Jürgen CroySW 3 Bernd Bransch (c)RB 18Gerd KischeCB 4 Konrad WeiseLB 12Siegmar WätzlichCM 16Harald IrmscherCM 7 Jürgen PommerenkeAM 14Jürgen SparwasserRW 8 Wolfram Löwe LW 15Eberhard Vogel CF 11Joachim StreichSubstitutions:RW 20 Martin Hoffmann Manager:Georg Buschner GK 1 Jack ReillyRB 2 Doug UtjesenovicCB 3 Peter Wilson (c)CB 4 Manfred SchäferLB 5 Colin CurranMF 9 Johnny WarrenMF 6 Ray RichardsMF 8 Jimmy MackayMF 7 Jimmy RooneyCF 12Adrian AlstonCF 20Branko BuljevicManager: Rale Rasic Linesmen: Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez (Spain) Omar Delgado Gómez (Colombia)
Australia vs West Germany Australia, fielding a team of mostly semi-professional players who held day jobs alongside their football careers, were given little hope of achieving a result against West Germany, who were heavy favourites for the tournament. Despite being outclassed and losing to the hosts 3–0, Franz Beckenbauer reportedly acknowledged the Australians' effort when the match was over.
GK 1 Jack ReillyDF 2 Doug UtjesenovicDF 3 Peter Wilson (c)DF 4 Manfred SchäferDF 5 Colin CurranMF 6Ray RichardsMF 7Jimmy RooneyMF 8Jimmy Mackay MF 19Ernie Campbell FW 12Adrian AlstonFW 20Branko Buljevic Substitutions:GK 21 Jim MilisavljevicMF 11 Attila Abonyi MF 13 Peter Ollerton DF 15 Harry WilliamsMF 18 Johnny WatkissManager: Rale Rasic GK 1 Sepp MaierSW 5Franz Beckenbauer (c)RB 2Berti VogtsCB 4 Hans-Georg SchwarzenbeckLB 3Paul BreitnerCM 14Uli HoeneßCM 8Bernhard Cullmann CM 12Wolfgang Overath RW 9 Jürgen GrabowskiLW 11Jupp Heynckes CF 13Gerd MüllerSubstitutions:GK 22Wolfgang KleffDF 6Horst-Dieter HöttgesMF 7 Herbert Wimmer MF 10Günter NetzerLW 17Bernd Hölzenbein Manager:Helmut Schön Linesmen: Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico) Edison Peréz-Núñez (Peru)
Chile vs East Germany
GK 1 Leopoldo VallejosRB 2 Rolando GarcíaCB 5Elías FigueroaCB 3 Alberto QuintanoLB 4 Antonio AriasRM 8Francisco Valdés (c) CM 16Guillermo Páez LM 10Carlos Reinoso RF18Jorge Socías CF 9Sergio AhumadaLF11Leonardo Véliz Substitutions:FW 17Guillermo Yávar MF 19Rogelio Farías Manager:Luis Alamos GK 1 Jürgen CroySW 3 Bernd Bransch (c)RB 18Gerd KischeCB 4 Konrad WeiseLB 12Siegmar WätzlichCM 19Wolfgang Seguin CM 16Harald IrmscherAM 14Jürgen SparwasserRW 20Martin HoffmannLW 15Eberhard Vogel CF 11Joachim StreichSubstitutions:CF 9 Peter Ducke CM 10Hans-Jürgen Kreische Manager:Georg Buschner Linesmen: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland) Bob Davidson (Scotland)
Australia vs Chile The fixture was played during a torrential downpour, necessitating the half-time break to be extended by 22 minutes.
Ray Richards received a second booking late in the second half for not taking a freekick quickly enough, however he was allowed to stay on the pitch due to the referee forgetting about his first booking. He remained on the pitch for several minutes before the linesman alerted the referee about his mistake, resulting in the referee showing him a third yellow, followed by the required red card. Richards became the first Australia player to be sent off in a World Cup game. Coincidentally, a similar incident occurred involving Australia when they returned to the World Cup in Germany over three decades later in 2006 against Croatia - in this case, Josip Šimunić was erroneously shown three yellow cards before being sent off by referee Graham Poll.
This result earned Australia their first ever point and clean sheet at the World Cup finals.
GK 1 Jack ReillyDF 2 Doug UtjesenovicDF 3 Peter Wilson (c)DF 4 Manfred SchäferDF 5 Colin Curran MF 6 Ray Richards MF 7 Jimmy RooneyMF 8 Jimmy Mackay MF 11Attila Abonyi FW 12Adrian Alston FW 20Branko BuljevicSubstitutions:MF 13Peter Ollerton MF 15 Harry Williams Manager: Rale Rasic GK 1 Leopoldo VallejosRB 2 Rolando GarcíaCB 5 Elías FigueroaCB 3 Alberto QuintanoLB 4 Antonio AriasRM 8 Francisco Valdés (c) CM 16Guillermo PáezLM 10Carlos Reinoso RF 7 Carlos CaszelyCF 9 Sergio AhumadaLF 11Leonardo Véliz Substitutions:MF 19Rogelio Farías FW 17Guillermo Yávar Manager:Luis Alamos Linesmen: Vital Loraux (Belgium) Arie van Gemert (Netherlands)
East Germany vs West Germany
See also Australia at the FIFA World Cup Chile at the FIFA World Cup East Germany at the FIFA World Cup [West] Germany at the FIFA World Cup
References
Match reports