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FIFA World Cup · Second group stage (Group A) · 3 July 1974

Cruyff, in White, Beats Brazil

Netherlands 2–0 Brazil · Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

Holland's decider against Brazil, played in white, settled by Cruyff's volley.

Five minutes after the break, Cruyff's pass found Neeskens and the Dutch were in front. Fifteen minutes later Krol's cross reached Cruyff, who volleyed it in to put Holland into the final. They did it in the white away shirt, not orange, with Brazil in blue, and Cruyff's carried two stripes instead of three.

Netherlands 2–0 Brazil, Dortmund, 3 July 1974: Cruyff has just scored
Photo: Bert Verhoeff / Anefo, Nationaal Archief · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

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