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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, failing to top their group in the second group phase.

Qualifying

Brazil qualified as the 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	3	1	2	0	10	1	+9	4
Brazil	3	1	2	0	3	0	+3	4
Scotland	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	4
Zaire	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	0

Brazil	0 – 0	Yugoslavia
	Report

Scotland	0 – 0	Brazil
	Report

Zaire	0 – 3	Brazil
	Report	Jairzinho 12' Rivellino 66' Valdomiro 79'

Second round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	6
Brazil	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	4
East Germany	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1
Argentina	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

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

Brazil	1 – 0	East Germany
Rivellino 60'	Report

Argentina	1 – 2	Brazil
Brindisi 35'	Report	Rivellino 32' Jairzinho 49'

Netherlands	2 – 0	Brazil
Neeskens 50' Cruyff 65'	Report

Third-place match

Brazil	0 – 1	Poland
	Report	Lato 76'

Starting 11

No. Pos. Nat. Name MS Notes 1 GK Leão 7 4 RB Zé Maria 4 Nelinho had three starts 3 CB M. Peres 7 2 CB L. Pereira 6 Alfredo had one start 6 LB Chagas 7 11 DM Caju 5 Piazza had three starts 17 DM Carpegiani 5 21 AM Dirceu 4 Ademir (1), Mirandinha (1), Edú (1) 7 RW Jairzinho 7 10 LW Rivellino 7 13 CF Valdomiro 5 Leivinha had three starts

Leão M. Peres L. Pereira Zé Maria Chagas Carpegiani Caju Jairzinho Rivellino Dirceu Valdomiro

Goalscorers

3 goals

• Rivellino

2 goals

• Jairzinho

1 goal

• Valdomiro

External links

• 1974 FIFA World Cup on FIFA.com
• Details at RSSSF
• History of the World Cup-1974
• Planet World Cup - West Germany 1974

• Brazil at the 1974 FIFA World Cup
• Countries at the 1974 FIFA World Cup
• Brazil at the FIFA World Cup
• 1974 in Brazilian football