1974 FIFA World Cup final
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The final match of the 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams, was played at Olympiastadion in Munich, West Germany, on 7 July 1974, and was contested
Germany's Gerd Müller (far left) watches Netherlands' Johan Cruyff (centre) playing against team-mates Berti Vogts (2nd left) and Uli Hoeneß (right)
Franz Beckenbauer (left) and Johan Cruyff (right), key players of Germany and the Netherlands respectively
Johan Cruyff
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Hendrik Johannes Cruijff, internationally known as Johan Cruyff was a Dutch professional football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest players in history and as the greatest Dutch footb
1974 FIFA World Cup final
…Netherlands' opponents in their first match were Argentina at Parkstadion in Gelsenkirchen on 26 June. The Netherlands took the lead after ten minutes when Johan Cruyff received Willem van Hanegem's pass and struck it into the Argentine goal. Krol added a second from a corner kick by Wim Jansen halfway through the first…
Cruyff with the Netherlands in 1974
Cruyff in October 1965
Cruyff signs autographs in Amsterdam (1969)
Rinus Michels and Cruyff