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Helmut Schon celebrates with Franz Beckenbauer after the 1974 World Cup final

Behind the World Cup record: Helmut Schon

15 Sep 2020

West Germany's Gerd Muller, scorer of the winning goal, waves to the crowd as the team parade the trophy

Muller: All hell broke loose in '74

07 Jul 2020

Haiti celebrate a goal against Italy at the 1974 World Cup.

When Haiti stole hearts in 1974

15 Jun 2020

Australia line-up ahead of their match against West Germany at the 1974 FIFA World Cup

Aussies bring together last piece of World Cup jigsaw puzzle

14 Jun 2020

Grzegorz Lato of Poland

Poland's favourite footballer turns 70

08 Apr 2020

8th July 1974: Dr Fadrhano (right), the trainer of the Dutch Football team and the supervisor Rinus Michels, in Amsterdam, celebrating the performance of the Dutch team.

Heroes' welcome for defeated Dutch

18 Jan 2018

Poland’s Jan Tomaszewski makes a save against England in their 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany™ qualifier

Polish clown laughs last

01 May 2017

Zaire defender Ilunga Mwepu clears with an acrobatic overhead kick from Yugoslavia's Dusan Bajevic at the 1974 World Cup.

Leopards roar to Germany 1974

20 Mar 2017

West Germany's Gerd Muller, right, leaps high to head his side's 3rd goal against Australia.

Der Bomber rises to the occasion

16 Feb 2017

Holland's Johan Neeskens scores his side's opening goal from the penalty spot in the second minute past West German goalkeeper Sepp Maier

Neeskens just about holds his nerve

06 Oct 2016

West Germany's manager Helmut Schoen holds the World Cup trophy

Schon’s West Germans in numbers

28 Sep 2016

Johan Cruyff dribbles past Argentina’s Daniel Carnevali to score at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Cruyff’s class on show in Gelsenkirchen

31 Mar 2016