It was a World Cup that should have belonged to Johan Cruyff's Netherlands, but the trophy ultimately went to West Germany.
The Dutch team immortalized the concept of Total Football, a style where players play in multiple positions, and reached their first World Cup final under Rinus Michels.
The Netherlands were undefeated until they reached the final, where their dreams were shattered by West Germany.
The group stage game against Sweden witnessed a remarkable display of Cruyff's skills, as he bamboozled Swedish defender Jan Olsson with his famous turn.
Cruyff later wrote that he used feints like that as the best solution to a problem, not to make the opponent look foolish.
Olsson, on the other hand, was left stunned, saying, 'I do not understand how he did it.'
Cruyff is widely regarded as the greatest footballer not to win a World Cup trophy, and his unfulfilled dream continues to inspire generations of football fans.
