Brazil at the 1974 FIFA World Cup

The Brazil national football team participated in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, and in doing so maintained their record of being the only team to enter every World Cup Finals.

Brazil finished in fourth place, having failed to top their group in the second group phase.

Qualifying

Brazil qualified as defending champions, having won the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

The Cup

First Round

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 3120101+94
 Brazil 312030+34
 Scotland 312031+24
 Zaire 3003014140
Brazil 0 0 Yugoslavia
Report
Attendance: 62,000

Scotland 0 0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 50,000

Zaire 0 3 Brazil
Report Jairzinho  12'
Rivelino  66'
Valdomiro  79'
Attendance: 35,000

Second Round

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 330080+86
 Brazil 32013304
 East Germany 30121431
 Argentina 30122751

Netherlands qualified for the final match, and Brazil qualified for the third place match.

Brazil 1 0 East Germany
Rivelino  60' Report
Attendance: 58,463
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

Argentina 1 2 Brazil
Brindisi  35' Report Rivelino  32'
Jairzinho  49'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium)

Netherlands 2 0 Brazil
Neeskens  50'
Cruyff  65'
Report

Third Place Match

Brazil 0 1 Poland
Report Lato  76'
Attendance: 74,100
Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)

Starting 11

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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