![The forgotten story of ... how Cruyff and co almost missed out on the 1974 World Cup | Johan Cruyff | The Guardian The forgotten story of ... how Cruyff and co almost missed out on the 1974 World Cup | Johan Cruyff | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Football/Pix/pictures/2009/02/10/holland1.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=7acc827226a6dbb90ecd0530054c9fca)
The forgotten story of ... how Cruyff and co almost missed out on the 1974 World Cup | Johan Cruyff | The Guardian
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Football Tweet ⚽ on Twitter: "👀 Did you know? In 1974, Johan Cruyff, under contract with Puma, decided to make and wear a Netherlands shirt with only two stripes, to protest against
![tphoto on Twitter: "Johan Cruyff 14(Netherlands) World Cup Germany1974, Bulgaria vs Netherlands1-4 at Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, West Germany 23 June 1974 Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY https://t.co/SqihWCtWvf" / Twitter tphoto on Twitter: "Johan Cruyff 14(Netherlands) World Cup Germany1974, Bulgaria vs Netherlands1-4 at Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, West Germany 23 June 1974 Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY https://t.co/SqihWCtWvf" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fh_S_KjaMAE-84X.jpg:large)
tphoto on Twitter: "Johan Cruyff 14(Netherlands) World Cup Germany1974, Bulgaria vs Netherlands1-4 at Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, West Germany 23 June 1974 Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY https://t.co/SqihWCtWvf" / Twitter
![Johan Cruyff dead: why Cruyff refused to wear the trademark three stripes of Adidas at the 1974 World Cup | The Independent | The Independent Johan Cruyff dead: why Cruyff refused to wear the trademark three stripes of Adidas at the 1974 World Cup | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/03/24/14/Cruyff-twostripe.jpg)
Johan Cruyff dead: why Cruyff refused to wear the trademark three stripes of Adidas at the 1974 World Cup | The Independent | The Independent
![alexandre afonso on Twitter: "At the world cup 1974, the Dutch team was sponsored by Adidas except Johann Cruyff, who was sponsored by Puma. His shirt had two stripes instead of 3. alexandre afonso on Twitter: "At the world cup 1974, the Dutch team was sponsored by Adidas except Johann Cruyff, who was sponsored by Puma. His shirt had two stripes instead of 3.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DevrcL2X0AAukbu.jpg:large)
alexandre afonso on Twitter: "At the world cup 1974, the Dutch team was sponsored by Adidas except Johann Cruyff, who was sponsored by Puma. His shirt had two stripes instead of 3.
![Two Stripes: How sponsorship conflict made Johan Cruyff play the 1974 World Cup with a two striped Adidas kit - Footy Analyst Two Stripes: How sponsorship conflict made Johan Cruyff play the 1974 World Cup with a two striped Adidas kit - Footy Analyst](https://footyanalyst.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Cruyff-Two-Stripes-FootyAnalyst.png)
Two Stripes: How sponsorship conflict made Johan Cruyff play the 1974 World Cup with a two striped Adidas kit - Footy Analyst
![Johan Cruyff was so powerful he was allowed to wear two stripes instead of adidas' trademark three on Netherlands jersey due to allegiance to sportwear rivals Puma | talkSPORT Johan Cruyff was so powerful he was allowed to wear two stripes instead of adidas' trademark three on Netherlands jersey due to allegiance to sportwear rivals Puma | talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/03/GettyImages-551010617.jpg)