World Cup Moments: The Bittersweet Brilliance Of Totaalvoetbal, 1974.

March 23rd, 2010 | by: chris |

johan-cruyff

Total Football is such a visual spectacle it seems unjust to describe it by words. It’s football’s art – that which requires no explanation, merely open senses. Fortunately we live in the YouTube era, and as such those spectacles are only a click away.

The Johan Cruijff-won Oranje penalty – all ninety seconds of it – from the 1974 final against West Germany, along with a compilation of the side’s finest moments from their bittersweet tournament…

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Incredible!!!

In ‘78 they also dominated the tournament, but again met their match in the final.
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Love the way that second vid is put together.
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Simply mesmerizing
Joel

Just great. The history sometimes forget the winners, to remember the champions without cup or the king without his crown. Oranje till we die.
Bense

And they’re still not over it. Ah, sweet memories.
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Cruyff was amazing, best player in the World at the time