World Cup time travel – July 7.7.1974, XNUMX: Germany wins the home World Cup

The start of the game that day was tough: from the kick-off, the Dutch combined over 16 stations without a German player getting in the way. 17th pass was Johan Cruyff, who received the ball in the kick-off circle and fought his way from there to the German penalty area, where he was brought down hard behind the edge of the penalty area by Uli Hoeneß's sliding tackle.

The fastest opening goal in World Cup final history After just 53 seconds of play, English referee John Taylor awarded the first penalty in the history of the World Cup finals. Neeskens took the penalty in the middle of the goal and gave Sepp Maier, who dived to the right, no chance. The 1-0 win for the Netherlands after one and a half minutes is the earliest lead in a World Cup final to date.

The West German team was only able to slowly recover from this shock, but then became stronger. The Dutch seemed more technically proficient and had a bit more of the game, but the Germans looked more dangerous in front of goal. In the 23rd minute, Gerd Müller was knocked over with both hands by van Hanegem from behind during a break in the game behind the referee's eyes. After consulting with the linesman, he received a yellow card. Also the equalizer with a penalty After a long assist from the middle of Overath's own half, Hölzenbein made a storm run into the Dutch penalty area on the left side in the 25th minute and was brought down by Jansen with a tackle. Paul Breitner converted the penalty with a shot into the left corner to make it 1-1. Goalkeeper Jongbloed had no chance.

The Germans played superiorly after the equalizer. However, Beckenbauer failed with a free kick from Jongbloed. Vogts and Grabowski also missed good chances to take the lead. In the 42nd minute, after preparatory work, Bonhof passed the ball to Gerd Müller in the middle. He, pressed by two Dutchmen, initially let the ball ricochet a little, spun on its own axis and caught Jongbloed on the wrong foot. The ball rolled flat into the left corner to make it 2-1 for Germany. Sepp Maier a secure support The second 45 minutes became a defensive battle for the Germans. In the 48th minute, Bonhof headed just centimeters past the left post of the Dutch goal. The Dutch then dominated the game, but numerous chances, including those from Rep and van Hanegem, were denied by German goalkeeper Sepp Maier. Gerd Müller's goal to make it 3-1 in the 59th minute was incorrectly canceled by the linesman because it was supposed to be offside, although Müller was not offside by 2,5 meters when Grabowski's pass was passed. In the 85th minute, the referee refused a penalty after a foul on Hölzenbein. Neeskens narrowly missed the goal shortly before the end, and the German team ultimately held the lead. Müller's last international goal is worth its weight in gold The winning goal by Gerd Müller was his 14th World Cup goal - also his last international goal - and thus gave him sole leadership in the all-time top scorers list - which Müller only lost at the 2006 World Cup, again in Germany, when he was beaten by the Brazilian Ronaldo was exceeded by 15 goals.

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World Cup time travel – July 7.7.1974, XNUMX: Germany wins the home World Cup

During the 2018 World Cup, SportNews will be looking back daily at highlights that happened on the same day at one of the previous World Cups. Like yesterday, we're looking back 44 years to July 7, 1974 and the final of the World Cup in Germany between the hosts and the Netherlands.

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