Brazil at the 1974 FIFA World Cup

Brazil at the 1974 FIFA World Cup

The Brazil national football team participated in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, and in doing so maintained their record of being the only team to enter every World Cup Finals.

Brazil finished in fourth place, failing to top their group in the second group phase.

Qualifying

Brazil qualified as the defending champions, having won the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

The Cup

First round

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 3 1 2 0 10 1 +9 4
 Brazil 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 4
 Scotland 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
 Zaire 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0
Brazil 0 – 0 Yugoslavia
Report
Attendance: 62,000
Scotland 0 – 0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Zaire 0 – 3 Brazil
Report Jairzinho 12'
Rivellino 66'
Valdomiro 79'
Attendance: 35,000

Second round

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 6
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 4
 East Germany 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
 Argentina 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1

Netherlands qualified for the final match, and Brazil qualified for the third place match.

Brazil 1 – 0 East Germany
Rivellino 60' Report
Attendance: 58,463
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Argentina 1 – 2 Brazil
Brindisi 35' Report Rivellino 32'
Jairzinho 49'
Attendance: 38,000
Netherlands 2 – 0 Brazil
Neeskens 50'
Cruyff 65'		 Report
Attendance: 52,500

Third-place match

Brazil 0 – 1 Poland
Report Lato 76'
Attendance: 74,100

Starting 11

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal