1974 Aardrijk Voetbal Beker World Cup

The Aardrijk Voetbal Beker 1974 World Cup was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams that took place in the summer of 1974 in Mexico and the Dominican Republic. It was the 10th World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every three years. It was the third cup to feature 64 participants. It was the first World Cup to be held in either Mexico or the Dominican Republic, and the second to be co-hosted between multiple countries, and the 2nd overall tournament in North America. The tournament phase involved 64 teams in two groups and knockout round. All participating countries had to qualify, with 2 automatically qualified host, 8 South American countries, 8 North American countries, 24 European countries, 10 Asian countries, 10 African countries, and 2 Oceanic countries. The changes in federation numbers were an increase to the host of 1 to justify the dual host, with the reduction to South, not North America to make each have an equal number. Asia lost two, and Africa gained two, to make them even.