In West Germany, the 10th World Cup takes place. Teams from the two German states meet in the first round.
The GDR eleven takes a surprise victory over the West German team with a goal by Jürgen Sparwasser. But West Germany still becomes world champion with a 2-1 victory over the Netherlands.less
18 June
1974
SED General Secretary Erich Honecker meets CPSU leader Leonid Brezhnev for talks in the Kremlin in Moscow.more
19 June
1974
The West German Bundestag decides that the Federal Environment Agency is to have its headquarters in West Berlin. The GDR protests because it sees this as a violation of the Four-Power Agreement.
