The Gritty Realism of the 1974 FIFA World Cup

We had just seen the brilliant Brazil sweep to the Jules Rimet trophy and everyone’s hearts four years prior. Now we were back in Europe for the 1974 tournament and back to a crushing reality that told us the European game was dominant again. The Dutch were here, they were playing some of the best football ever witnessed, not to mention the hosts West Germany, whose premier club Bayern Munich had just taken over Ajax’s mantle as European champions. This is when the World Cup met Total Football. ___________________________________________________ ＨＥＬＰ， ＧＥＴ Ａ ＶＰＮ Go to https://piavpn.com/WIF to get 83% off Private Internet Access with 4 months free! ___________________________________________________ ＭＹ ＬＩＮＫＳ Go buy the FALSE9 MAGAZINE!: https://false9-shop.fourthwall.com/ Check out our other channel!:    / @false10-3e4   ___________________________________________________ ＴＩＭＥＳＴＡＭＰＳ ＆ ＲＥＦＥＲＥＮＣＥＳ 00:00 – Introduction 00:45 – Road to World Cup ‘74 03:45 – A 06:10 – B 09:35 – C 12:00 – D 15:00 – Latter Stages The Anatomy of England (Jonathan Wilson) Angels with Dirty Faces (Jonathan Wilson) Calcio (John Foot) Futebol Nation (David Goldblatt) The Power and the Glory (Jonathan Wilson) The Story of the World Cup (Brian Glanville) The Summer of Total Football (Neil Fredrik Jensen) Tor! (Uli Hesse) World Cup Fever (Simon Kuper) _____________________________________________________ ＡＢＯＵＴ ＴＨＥ ＣＨＡＮＮＥＬ FALSE9 is a YouTube channel that intends to document every facet of football history. From the Original Invincibles of Preston North End to the contemporary rise of Union Berlin, there's something for everybody. ____________________________________________________