The knockout stage of 1974 FIFA World Cup was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the second group stage of the tournament.
There were two matches: a third place play-off contested by the group runners-up, and the final to decide the champions, contested by the group winners.
West Germany won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over the Netherlands.
[1] All times Central European Time (UTC+1) The top two placed teams from each of the two groups of the second round qualified for the knockout stage.
Assistant referees: Jafar Namdar (Iran) Youssou N'Diaye (Sénégal) Linesmen: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)