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Below are the squads for the 1974 FIFA World Cup final tournament in West Germany. For the first time, a majority of countries (9 of 16) had players representing foreign clubs. For the first time, a majority of countries (9 of 16) had players representing foreign clubs.
Ormond lost his first match in charge 5–0 to England, but recovered to steer Scotland to the 1974 World Cup finals in West Germany. Scotland then achieved their most impressive performance at a World Cup tournament, [22] as the team was unbeaten but failed to progress beyond the group stages on goal difference.
The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the 10th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy , created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga , was awarded.
Ormond guided Scotland to the 1974 World Cup Finals in West Germany. Scotland beat Zaire and drew with Brazil and Yugoslavia to return home as the only unbeaten team in the tournament. They were eliminated after the group stage first round, [8] but this remains the best-ever performance by a Scotland team in a World Cup. [9]
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The same qualification rules were in place for the 1954 FIFA World Cup, and Scotland finished second in the British Home Championship. This time the SFA allowed the team to participate in the World Cup, but its "preparation was atrocious". [15] The SFA only sent 13 players to the finals, even though FIFA allowed 22-man squads. [16]
Group 2 of the 1974 FIFA World Cup was contested between 13 and 22 June 1974, with matches played in three cities: Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen and Frankfurt. The group consisted of defending champions Brazil , Scotland , Yugoslavia and African Cup of Nations winner Zaire .
McGrain played in eight consecutive internationals for Scotland [11] and was selected by Willie Ormond for the 22 man squad travelling to West Germany for the 1974 World Cup. [38] McGrain played in all three World Cup group matches ( Zaire , Brazil and Yugoslavia ), but despite being undefeated Scotland returned home having failed to qualify ...