1974 FIFA World Cup squads
Below are the squads for the 1974 FIFA World Cup final tournament in West Germany. For the first time, a majority of countries had players representing foreign clubs.
Group 1
West Germany
Head coach: Helmut SchönEast Germany
Head coach: Georg BuschnerAustralia
Head coach: Rale RasicChile
Head coach: Luis AlamosGroup 2
Brazil
Head coach: Mário ZagalloScotland
Head coach: Willie OrmondYugoslavia
Head coach: Miljan MiljanićZaire
Head coach: Blagoje VidinićGroup 3
Netherlands
Head coach: Rinus MichelsNote that this squad is numbered alphabetically by surname, unlike traditional numbering systems where the goalkeeper has shirt number 1 and so forth. The one exception was Johan Cruyff, who was given his favoured 14.
Sweden
Head coach: Georg EricsonUruguay
Head coach: Roberto PortaBulgaria
Head coach: Hristo MladenovGroup 4
Poland
Like Switzerland in 1954 and Portugal in 1966, the Poland squad was ordered by position: goalkeepers were assigned numbers 1 to 3, defenders 4 to 10 and so on. The only exception was midfielder Henryk Wieczorek, who wore number 7.Head coach: Kazimierz Górski
Italy
Head coach: Ferruccio ValcareggiArgentina
Head coach: Vladislao CapNote that this squad is numbered alphabetically by surname, with the exception of the goalkeepers which received traditional numbers 1, 12 and 21.