1974 FIFA World Cup Group 4

Group 4 of the 1974 FIFA World Cup was contested between 15 and 23 June 1974. This group is played on two sites: Munich and Stuttgart.

The pool is seeded by Italy (Pot 1-Western Europe) accompanied by Poland (Pot 2-Eastern Europe), Argentina (Pot 3-South America), and Haiti (Pot 4-Rest of the world).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	3	3	0	0	12	3	+9	6	Advance to second round
2	Argentina	3	1	1	1	7	5	+2	3
3	Italy	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	3
4	Haiti	3	0	0	3	2	14	−12	0

All times listed are local (CET)

15 June 1974

18:00 CET

Italy	3–1	Haiti
Rivera 52' Benetti 66' Anastasi 79'	Report	Sanon 46'

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 53,000

Referee: Vicente Llobregat (Venezuela)

Italy

Haiti

GK 1 Dino Zoff DF 2 Luciano Spinosi DF 3 Giacinto Facchetti (c) DF 5 Francesco Morini DF 6 Tarcisio Burgnich MF 4 Romeo Benetti MF 7 Sandro Mazzola MF 8 Fabio Capello MF 10 Gianni Rivera FW 9 Giorgio Chinaglia  70' FW 11 Gigi Riva Substitutions: FW 19 Pietro Anastasi  70' Manager: Ferruccio Valcareggi

GK 1 Henri Françillon DF 3 Arsène Auguste DF 6 Pierre Bayonne  65' DF 12 Ernst Jean-Joseph DF 14 Wilner Nazaire (c) MF 7 Philippe Vorbe MF 8 Jean-Claude Désir MF 9 Eddy Antoine FW 10 Guy François FW 11 Guy Saint-Vil  46' FW 20 Emmanuel Sanon Substitutions: FW 18 Claude Barthélemy  46' Manager: Antoine Tassy

15 June 1974

18:00 CET

Poland	3–2	Argentina
Lato 7', 62' Szarmach 8'	Report	Heredia 60' Babington 66'

Neckarstadion, Stuttgart

Attendance: 32,700

Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

Poland

Argentina

GK 2 Jan Tomaszewski DF 4 Antoni Szymanowski DF 6 Jerzy Gorgoń DF 9 Władysław Żmuda DF 10 Adam Musiał MF 12 Kazimierz Deyna (c) MF 13 Henryk Kasperczak MF 14 Zygmunt Maszczyk MF 16 Grzegorz Lato FW 17 Andrzej Szarmach  70' FW 18 Robert Gadocha  85' Substitutions: FW 19 Jan Domarski  70' MF 11 Lesław Ćmikiewicz  85' Manager: Kazimierz Górski

GK 1 Daniel Carnevali DF 5 Ángel Bargas  67' DF 14 Roberto Perfumo (c)  21' DF 16 Francisco Sá DF 20 Enrique Wolff MF 3 Carlos Babington  47' MF 6 Miguel Ángel Brindisi  46' MF 10 Ramón Heredia FW 2 Rubén Ayala FW 4 Agustín Balbuena FW 13 Mario Kempes Substitutions: MF 11 René Houseman  46' MF 18 Roberto Telch  67' Manager: Vladislao Cap

19 June 1974

19:30 CET

Argentina	1–1	Italy
Houseman 20'	Report	Perfumo 35' (o.g.)

Neckarstadion, Stuttgart

Attendance: 70,100

Referee: Pavel Kazakov (Soviet Union)

Argentina

Italy

GK 1 Daniel Carnevali DF 10 Ramón Heredia DF 14 Roberto Perfumo (c) DF 16 Francisco Sá DF 20 Enrique Wolff  60' MF 3 Carlos Babington  54' MF 11 René Houseman MF 18 Roberto Telch FW 2 Rubén Ayala FW 13 Mario Kempes FW 22 Héctor Yazalde  78' Substitutions: DF 9 Rubén Glaria  60' MF 8 Enrique Chazarreta  78' Manager: Vladislao Cap

GK 1 Dino Zoff DF 2 Luciano Spinosi DF 3 Giacinto Facchetti (c) DF 5 Francesco Morini  66' DF 6 Tarcisio Burgnich MF 4 Romeo Benetti  48' MF 7 Sandro Mazzola MF 8 Fabio Capello MF 10 Gianni Rivera  66' FW 11 Gigi Riva FW 19 Pietro Anastasi Substitutions: DF 15 Giuseppe Wilson  66' MF 18 Franco Causio  66' Manager: Ferruccio Valcareggi

19 June 1974

19:30 CET

Haiti	0–7	Poland
	Report	Lato 17', 87' Deyna 18' Szarmach 30', 34', 50' Gorgoń 31'

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 25,300

Referee: Govindasamy Suppiah (Singapore)

Haiti

Poland

GK 1 Henri Françillon DF 3 Arsène Auguste DF 4 Fritz André  37' DF 6 Pierre Bayonne  71' DF 14 Wilner Nazaire (c) MF 7 Philippe Vorbe MF 8 Jean-Claude Désir MF 9 Eddy Antoine MF 10 Guy François FW 15 Roger Saint-Vil  46' FW 20 Emmanuel Sanon Substitutions: FW 18 Claude Barthélemy  37' DF 13 Serge Racine  46' Manager: Antoine Tassy

GK 2 Jan Tomaszewski DF 4 Antoni Szymanowski DF 6 Jerzy Gorgoń DF 9 Władysław Żmuda DF 10 Adam Musiał  71' MF 12 Kazimierz Deyna (c) MF 13 Henryk Kasperczak MF 14 Zygmunt Maszczyk  65' MF 16 Grzegorz Lato FW 17 Andrzej Szarmach FW 18 Robert Gadocha Substitutions: MF 11 Lesław Ćmikiewicz  65' DF 5 Zbigniew Gut  71' Manager: Kazimierz Górski

23 June 1974

16:00 CET

Argentina	4–1	Haiti
Yazalde 15', 68' Houseman 18' Ayala 55'	Report	Sanon 63'

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 25,900

Referee: Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez (Spain)

Argentina

Haiti

GK 1 Daniel Carnevali DF 10 Ramón Heredia  60' DF 14 Roberto Perfumo (c) DF 16 Francisco Sá DF 20 Enrique Wolff MF 3 Carlos Babington  26' MF 11 René Houseman  57' MF 18 Roberto Telch FW 2 Rubén Ayala FW 13 Mario Kempes  52' FW 22 Héctor Yazalde Substitutions: FW 4 Agustín Balbuena  52' MF 6 Miguel Ángel Brindisi  57' Manager: Vladislao Cap

GK 1 Henri Françillon DF 2 Wilfried Louis DF 5 Serge Ducosté DF 6 Pierre Bayonne DF 13 Serge Racine DF 14 Wilner Nazaire (c)  25' MF 7 Philippe Vorbe MF 8 Jean-Claude Désir MF 9 Eddy Antoine FW 11 Guy Saint-Vil  52' FW 20 Emmanuel Sanon Substitutions: MF 17 Joseph-Marion Leandré  25' FW 16 Fritz Leandré  85'  52' Manager: Antoine Tassy

23 June 1974

16:00 CET

Poland	2–1	Italy
Szarmach 38' Deyna 44'	Report	Capello 85'

Neckarstadion, Stuttgart

Attendance: 70,100

Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany)

Poland

Italy

GK 2 Jan Tomaszewski DF 4 Antoni Szymanowski DF 6 Jerzy Gorgoń DF 9 Władysław Żmuda DF 10 Adam Musiał  84' MF 12 Kazimierz Deyna (c) MF 13 Henryk Kasperczak  25' MF 14 Zygmunt Maszczyk MF 16 Grzegorz Lato FW 17 Andrzej Szarmach  78' FW 18 Robert Gadocha Substitutions: MF 11 Lesław Ćmikiewicz  78' Manager: Kazimierz Górski

GK 1 Dino Zoff DF 2 Luciano Spinosi DF 3 Giacinto Facchetti (c) DF 5 Francesco Morini DF 6 Tarcisio Burgnich  33' MF 4 Romeo Benetti MF 7 Sandro Mazzola MF 8 Fabio Capello MF 18 Franco Causio FW 9 Giorgio Chinaglia  46' FW 19 Pietro Anastasi Substitutions: DF 15 Giuseppe Wilson  33' FW 20 Roberto Boninsegna  71'  46' Manager: Ferruccio Valcareggi

• Argentina at the FIFA World Cup
• Haiti at the FIFA World Cup
• Italy at the FIFA World Cup
• Poland at the FIFA World Cup

• Italy-Haiti game report
• Haiti-Poland, game report