The knockout stage of 1974 FIFA World Cup was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the second group stage of the tournament. There were two matches: a third place play-off contested by the group runners-up, and the final to decide the champions, contested by the group winners. The knockout stage began with the third place play-off on 6 July and ended with the final on 7 July 1974, both at the Olympiastadion in Munich. West Germany won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over the Netherlands. [1]
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The top two placed teams from each of the two groups of the second round qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners (qualification for final) | Runners-up (qualification for third place play-off) |
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| A |  Netherlands |  Brazil |
| B |  West Germany |  Poland |
          Brazil |      Poland |
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Assistant referees: |
| Netherlands | 1–2 | West Germany |
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Neeskens  2' (pen.) | Breitner 25' (pen.) Müller 43' |
     Netherlands |    West Germany |
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Linesmen: |
1974 FIFA World Cup finalists | |
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| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Second group stage | |
| First group stage | |
