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.

Group 1

West Germany

Head coach: Helmut Schön

East Germany

Head coach: Georg Buschner

Australia

Head coach: Rale Rasic

Chile

Head coach: Luis Alamos

Group 2

Brazil

Head coach: Mário Zagallo

Scotland

Head coach: Willie Ormond

Yugoslavia

Head coach: Miljan Miljanić

Zaire

Head coach: Blagoje Vidinić

Group 3

Netherlands

Head coach: Rinus Michels Note that this squad is numbered alphabetically by surname, unlike traditional numbering systems where the goalkeeper has shirt number 1 and so forth. An exception was Johan Cruyff, who was given his favoured 14.

Sweden

Head coach: Georg Ericson

Uruguay

Head coach: Roberto Porta

Bulgaria

Head coach: Hristo Mladenov

Group 4

Poland

Head coach: Kazimierz Górski

Italy

Head coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi

Argentina

Head coach: Vladislao Cap Note that this squad is numbered alphabetically by surname, with the exception of the goalkeepers which received traditional numbers 1, 12 and 21.

Haiti

Head coach: Antoine Tassy

Coaches representation by country