Sometimes, the ball stopped dead on the puddled pitch, on other occasions, it merely skidded. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, as they say. It was also the first time Australia, Haiti and Zaire made appearances at the finals, and the only time East Germany was represented before Germany was reunified in 1990. The Waldstadion pitch was sodden, putting the game between the two best teams in Group B in doubt. Without Lubanski, Poland would struggle.
He started his career at right-back, but showed his versatility by moving to midfield and establishing himself as one of the finest midfielders to ever play the beautiful game. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The fruits of his work came to the fore in the 1972 Olympics in West Germany, where Poland played some stunning football.
The first game, in Stuttgart, saw Argentina needlessly give the ball away to the hungry and fleet-footed Poles, who scored twice in the first eight minutes. « Football’s peace and love competition Commentary Box: Time for non-league to go European? In the 1960s and 1970s, Polish club football provided some tough opponents in European competition, especially on their own turf. Poland’s forward line had few equals, comprising Grzegorz Lato, Andrzej Szarmach and Robert Gadocha.
Poland’s resurgence really started in 1970 with the appointment of Kazimierz Górski as coach.
Sepp Maier, West Germany’s imposing keeper, was at his best to prevent Deyna, Lato, Gadocha and Henryk Kasperczak from scoring. Widely regarded as one of Poland’s greatest ever players, Lato is the only Pole to win the Golden Boot at a World Cup, achieved in 1974 with seven goals scored. It was the first tournament that saw the current World Cup awarded, as Brazil had won the Jules Rimet Trophy outright in 1970 for winning three tournaments. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account.
Renowned for his incredible pace, Lato could play out wide or in a more central striking role, and he was an incredibly consistent goalscorer at both club and international level.
Górski played just once for Poland in his career, in 1948, but his coaching abilities were never in doubt. At the heart of the defence was Jerzy Gorgoń, a giant centre half who could also score goals. He was a game-changer as a player and a manager, and highlights of the Dutch legend can be compared with those seen in the modern day. Hungary won the Olympic tournament in 1952, Poland 20 years later. Jan Tomaszewski (born 9 January 1948) is a former Polish international football goalkeeper of the 1970s. This page describes the 1974 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUADS 1974 WORLD CUP SQUADS WEST GERMANY 13/06/1974 to 07/07 ... East Germany : Italy : Netherlands : AFRICA (CAF) Poland : Zaire : Scotland : Sweden : OCEANIA (OFC) West Germany : Australia : Yugoslavia : SOUTH …
But Poland had a tough group in West Germany, including Argentina and Italy as well as Haiti.
( Log Out / Poland began their 1974 campaign with realistic expectations. Unfortunately, Rensenbrink was not fully fit for the final having picked up an injury in the semi, and he only lasted until half-time of the defeat at the hands of West Germany. If the game had been played in 2018, it would probably have been abandoned. He played for Stal Mielec, a club from a small town in south-eastern Poland that was synonymous with aircraft manufacturing.
They were relieved, in fact, West Germany’s Paul Breitner claimed that Poland were the best side in the 1974 World Cup. Commentary Box: Time for non-league to go European? 1974 will always be remembered for being the World Cup of Johan Cruyff and Franz Beckenbauer, but it was also the summer of Poland and a wonderfully skilful, expressive team. An incredibly versatile defender who could play anywhere along the backline or even in midfield, Krol spent the majority of his career with hometown club Ajax. Four days later, the Poles beat Yugoslavia 2-1 (Deyna penalty and Lato) and West Germany won 4-2 against the Swedes. A 7-0 win against Haiti (who Italy had made hard work of in the first group games), underlined the goalscoring power of Poland, with Szarmach and Lato sharing five goals.
The World Cup All-Star Team was selected to remember the best performers in West Germany, and you can learn about the chosen XI below, Top scorer: Grzegorz Lato (Poland) – 7 goals, Best Young Player: Wladyslaw Zmuda (Poland). A talented dribbler with a keen eye for goal, Rensenbrink was something of an anomaly in the Netherlands’ 1974 squad as he played outside his homeland; in fact, only two other players were in the same situation, one of whom was Johan Cruyff. Today we take a look at the 1974 edition, held in West Germany and won by West Germany. He was the mainstay of the Poland side which shone at both the 1974 and 78 World Cup finals and was the first true European superstar to join City’s ranks. With Lubanski unfit, Poland’s goalscoring hopes rested with him. Though he had just turned 31, Malcolm Allison and Tony Book identified Deyna as a player who could add a touch of finesse to an already-strong squad. Template:Poland Squad 1974 World Cup.
( Log Out / By the end of September, England were under immense pressure as the Poles were now on top and needed just a draw to qualify. Even then, nobody expected Poland to qualify for the 1974 World Cup – they had England in their group, after all.
Regarded as one of Germany’s greatest ever goalkeepers, perhaps the greatest, Maier was nicknamed ‘Die Katze von Anzing‘ (The Cat from Anzing) because of his incredible reflexes and agility inside the area.
Two countries with a World Cup pedigree would surely be too strong for the Poles – at least, that’s how the script was written. Beckenbauer spent the majority of his club career with Bayern Munich, winning 13 trophies, including three consecutive European Cups and the Intercontinental Cup.
They won the group and reached the second stage, beaten by Argentina and Brazil. Stal were surprise Polish champions in 1972-73, with Lato their leading scorer. Then it was Italy, an azzurri team that included Dino Zoff, Sandro Mazzola, Giacinto Facchetti, Fabio Capello and Pietro Anastasi. In goal they had Jan Tomaszewski, the keeper that was dismissed as a “clown” by Brian Clough but was responsible, more than most, for denying England a place in West Germany.
The right-back was twice named Footballer of the Year in Germany, and he represented his nation on 96 occasions between 1967 and 1979. Change ). In the second stage, Poland were in the same group as Sweden, Yugoslavia and West Germany. Complete list of players from Poland roster in the 1974 FIFA Soccer World Cup: The hosts won the World Cup, but the Netherlands have gone down in history as the best team from 1974. The balding Lato looked older than his 24 years, but his speed and finishing made him one of 1974’s stars. A key figure in the ‘total football’ revolution, Krol won three consecutive European Cups with the Amsterdam club, but he lost successive World Cups in 1974 and 1978. Led by the mesmeric Johan Cruyff, the Dutch were undefeated all the way up to the final, and in the showpiece clash they took a one goal lead without West Germany ever touching the ball. Basic HTML is allowed.
The kick-off was delayed while the groundstaff tried to remove the excess water. On the eve of the final, Poland secured third place, beating Brazil with Lato’s seventh goal of the competition, winning him the golden boot. Górnik, and Poland, had an excellent forward in the form of Wlodek Lubanski, but he would miss out on his country’s finest hour in the World Cup through injury. Then Szarmach made it 2-0, breaking free and sending a left-foot shot drive past Carnevali. WHEN England crashed out of the 1974 World Cup in the qualifying tournament, considered a major shock at the time, Poland, their conquerors, were seen as also-rans, a relative minnow that had audaciously knocked-out the 1966 champions.
As for Poland, they were narrowly denied a place in the last eight of the European Championship in 1976, having the misfortune to be in the same qualifying group as the Netherlands. Despite starting his career as a left-back, Breitner was extremely versatile and eventually became a top class midfielder. But they were back in the World Cup in 1978, opening the competition with a 0-0 draw against West Germany in Buenos Aires. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The 2018 World Cup is just around the corner, so we're trawling through the archives to relive past tournaments.
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