# File 10: West Germany, 1974

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Podcast: [The World Cup Files](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-cup-files-7854774)
Published: 2026-06-06T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ails-and-the-cheeks/episodes/File-10-West-Germany--1974-e3k2imp
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Duration seconds: 1283

## Resource

In our tenth file, we travel to West Germany, 1974 — where the World Cup entered a new era. Four years after Brazil’s beautiful football lit up Mexico, the tournament returned with a new trophy, a new format, and a very different kind of football story. The Netherlands arrived with Total Football — fast, fluid, and almost impossible to pin down. But West Germany had home advantage, fierce determination, and one of the greatest captains the game had ever seen. In Episode 10: West Germany 1974 , we uncover how the World Cup changed after Brazil kept the old trophy forever, how Johan Cruyff and the Netherlands dazzled the world, and how Franz Beckenbauer led West Germany to glory on home soil. Strap in. History never played it safe.

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