Berlin, July 6 (DPA) Here's how July 7 has shaped up in World Cup history:
1944 - Juergen Grabowski was born. The midfielder was a member of the German squad at the 1974 World Cup, having already been to the 1966 and 1970 finals. Although the hosts lost against East Germany at the 1974 finals they went on to qualify for the final, where they beat the Dutch 2-1.
1974 - Gerd Mueller scored the winner for Germany against the Netherlands in the 1974 World Cup final, giving the hosts their second title after 1954. It was 'Der Bomber's' 14th World Cup goal, beating the previous best-mark set by Just Fontaine of France in 1958. The German held the all-time scoring record till Germany 2006, when Brazilian forward Ronaldo scored his 15th at the World Cup
finals to overtake Mueller.
1990 - Peter Shilton established a new world record for the number of games played with his 125th cap for England in the Third Place play-off against Italy. The English goalkeeper was beaten twice and his side lost 2-1. Shilton, who also played at the 1982 and 1986 finals announced his retirement from international football after the tournament.
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