The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1974 throughout the world. Events The FIFA World Cup is held from June 12 to July 7 in West Germany. West Germany wins its second title, defeating much favored Netherlands 2–1 in the final. Surprisingly, Poland take 3rd after defeating Brazil 1–0. European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Atlético Madrid 4–0 in the final. This was the first German EC win. UEFA Cup: Feyenoord wins 2–1 (Away) and 2–0 (Home) in the final against Tottenham Hotspur, winning the cup for the first time. UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1. FC Magdeburg wins 2–0 over AC Milan, winning the cup for the first time. This also marks the only instance of an East German club winning a European title. Copa Libertadores 1974: Won by Independiente after defeating São Paulo Futebol Clube on an aggregate score of 1–0. February 17 – Zamalek disaster, that occurred in Cairo, before a friendly match between Zamalek SC & Dukla Prague. May 1 – PSV Eindhoven claims the Dutch Cup by defeating title holders NAC Breda: 6–0. September 18 – Dutch club FC Amsterdam makes its European debut by defeating Malta's Hibernians F.C. 5–0 in the first round of the UEFA Cup, with two goals from Nico Jansen. Winners club national championship Asia Qatar: Al-Sadd SC Europe : Magdeburg : Leeds United : AS Saint-Étienne : Újpest FC : Lazio : Feyenoord : Ruch Chorzów : Barcelona : Fenerbahçe : Bayern Munich : Hajduk Split North America : Cruz Azul / : Los Angeles Aztecs (NASL) South America Argentina Metropolitano – Newell's Old Boys Nacional – San Lorenzo Brazil – Vasco da Gama International tournaments African Cup of Nations in Egypt (March 1 – 14 1974) 1974 British Home Championship (May 11–18, 1974) Shared by and FIFA World Cup in West Germany (June 13 – July 7, 1974) Births January 2 – Jason de Vos, Canadian footballer and sportscaster January 6 – Daniel Cordone, Argentinian striker January 10 – Bob Peeters, Belgian footballer January 11 – Jens Nowotny, German footballer January 20 – David Dei, Italian club footballer and coach January 22 – Jörg Böhme, German footballer January 31 – Bob Mulder, Dutch footballer March 5 – Jens Jeremies, German footballer March 9 – Franz Calustro, Bolivian footballer March 14 – Mark Fish, South-African footballer March 30 – Tomislav Butina, Croatian footballer April 6 – Robert Kovač, Croatian