Look back at the FIFA World Cup

Football is a game where the joy and pain of not scoring are mixed with the fun of the most complex formations and tactics. This great universality of being able to enjoy the game from anywhere has made the game the most popular event in the world. And without a doubt, the biggest football event is the World Cup football. During this four-year tournament, the whole world watches who won and who lost. Because of the game's ability to capture all human emotions, World Cup football is not limited to winning and losing. This history is the history of people. The 22nd edition of the World Cup will begin in Qatar in a few days. Before that, let's look back and hear the story of the 1974 World Cup.

Have you ever imagined, that football-crazy Bengali has changed the course of the game by making a breakthrough in this game?



You can say daydreaming. Crazy delirium? Judging by the situation, that is also correct. But the Netherlands is a country with almost the same parallel of the sea level as Bangladesh. Total football was invented in the country that introduced capitalism. Then the game changed. But those who changed, the crown of the world's best did not rise on their heads. Some are tragedies or ornaments of history. Such an 'ornament' is adorning the cover of the 1974 World Cup. Dutch sadness.
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The 10th edition of the World Cup was held in West Germany with a new trophy designed by Italian sculptor Silvio 
Gazzaniga
 as Brazil won the Jules Rime Trophy forever. A new football season began in 1974, which began on June 13 and ended on July 25.

West Germany and Spain made an agreement between themselves in 1966. 1974 and 1982 would give reciprocal support to their bid to host the World Cup. However, on the football field, Spain could not sustain the success achieved through reciprocal support. The team could not make it to the qualifying round of Seva. Even more surprising was the omission of England, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Romania.
The Soviet Union was also among the excluded. The back story is different. The socialist country refused to play qualifiers in Chile under CIA puppet tyrant Pinochet. The ground where the match was to be held, the National Stadium, was used as a concentration camp and firing squad for days before the match. On the day of the match, the Chilean players celebrated the goal in the empty post as the team from the former Soviet Union was not sent.

West Germany played host to services from Europe and the remaining eight countries included communist-ruled East Germany across the Berlin Wall. In addition, four are in Latin America; Haiti, Zaire, and Australia 
 these 16 countries are divided into four groups. However, with a change in the format, the top two teams from each group are again divided into two groups in the second round. The champions of those two groups play in the final and the runners-up teams in the third-fourth place match.

After the groups were decided by lottery, excitement spread across the two Germanys. Because both East and West Germany were in the same group. In the June 22 match, the Communists won and the hosts lost with Jürgen Sparwasser's goal. However, both teams go to the next round due to good results with Australia and Chile getting a chance in the gap.

From Group 'B', Brazil and Yugoslavia easily progressed to the next round. A much weakened Brazil drew goalless with Scotland and Yugoslavia. And in Zaire, it was as if everyone had a shooting practice team. Scotland gave 2, Brazil 3, and the Slavs very ruthlessly counted 9 goals! Group 'C' surprise was Sweden. They beat Uruguay by 3 goals and drew with the Netherlands.
Let's talk briefly about Total Football, the Dutch originator of the public limited company idea. Not only is the land low-lying like Bangladesh, but the country is also land-scarce due to water scarcity. The use of space was therefore learned by the Dutch. Using this space is one of the philosophies of Total Football. Added to this is the concept of 'working together from 'socialist' football in Austria and Hungary.




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