1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina '78
Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	June 1 – June 25
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (1st title)
Second place	Netherlands
Third place	Brazil
Fourth place	Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Goals scored	102  (2. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition 68 per match)
Attendance	1,546,151  (40,688 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mario Kempes (6 goals)

The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup, was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. Mario Alberto Kempes (born July 15, 1954 in Bell Ville, Córdoba) is an Argentine former football Striker For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Argentina was chosen as hosts by FIFA in July 1966. See also FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup) in the "Selection of hosts" section The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time in the final. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina who became the fifth team (after Uruguay, Italy, England, and West Germany), to be both hosts and world champions. The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since

Contents 1 Qualification 2 Summary 2.1 First Round 2.2 Second Group Round 2.3 The Final 3 Mascot 4 Venues 5 Match officials 6 Squads 7 Results 7.1 First round 7.1.1 Group 1 7.1.2 Group 2 7.1.3 Group 3 7.1.4 Group 4 7.2 Second Group Round 7.2.1 Group A 7.2.2 Group B 7.3 Third place match 7.4 Final 8 Winner 9 Awards 10 Scorers 11 Other facts 11.1 Firsts 12 Notes 13 External links

Qualification

Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification

England failed to qualify for the second World Cup in succession, losing out to Italy. A total of 107 teams entered the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union also failed to make it through the qualifying tournament. Newcomers to the finals included Iran and Tunisia, and France were back for the first time since 1966.

Summary

First Round

The format of the competition stayed the same as in 1974: 16 teams qualified, divided into four groups of four. The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup was held in West Germany from June 13 to July 7. The top two teams in each group would advance to the second round, where they would be split into two groups of four. The winners of each group would play each other in the final, and the second place finishers in the third place match. A controversial fact surrounding the 1978 World Cup was that Argentina had suffered a military coup only two years before the cup. Because of this, some countries, most notably the Netherlands, considered publicly whether they should participate in the cup. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association Despite this, all teams eventually participated without restrictions. Allegations that Dutch star Johan Cruijff refused to participate because of political convictions were refuted by himself 30 years later^[1]. Controversy surrounded the host, Argentina, as all of their games in the first round kicked of at nights to give Argentina the advantage of knowing where they stood in the group. This would come into special use in the Second Group Round and in Spain 1982 which prompted FIFA to change the World Cup format.

The first round produced several surprises. Poland won Group 2 ahead of world champions West Germany, after holding the Germans to a goalless draw and then beating Tunisia and Mexico. The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Tunisia national football team (منتخب تونس لكرة القدم nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage, is the national team of Tunisia The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition The Germans played out a second goalless draw against Tunisia, and only redeemed themselves with a 6-0 thrashing of Mexico. Although they failed to qualify for the second round, Tunisia made history by beating Mexico 3-1. It was the first time that any African team had won a match at the World Cup finals.

Peru pushed the Netherlands into second place in Group 4, where Scotland missed out on goal difference for the second successive tournament. The Peru national football team is controlled by the Federación Peruana de Fútbol (FPF and represents Peru in international football competitions The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Teofilo Cubillas was outstanding for Peru, scoring twice against Scotland in Peru's 3-1 win and hitting a hat-trick in their 4-1 victory over Iran. Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga (born March 8, 1949) is a Peruvian former Footballer. The Iran national football team ( represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Rob Rensenbrink of the Netherlands also scored three times against Iran, scoring all the goals as the Dutch won 3-0. Pieter Robert ("Rob" Rensenbrink (born July 3, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player and member of the Scotland actually beat the Netherlands 3-2 in their final group game but it was not enough.

The biggest surprise of all came in Group 3, where Austria finished ahead of Brazil. The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the Country of Austria in international competition and is controlled The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The Austrians beat Spain and Sweden, while Brazil were held to draws by the same two teams. The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Brazil needed to beat Austria in their final group game to be sure of progressing to the second round, and managed a 1-0 win thanks to a goal from Roberto Dinamite. Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, nicknamed Roberto Dinamite (born April 13, 1954 in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro) is a former Footballer Brazil and Austria thus finished with the same number of points and the same goal difference, but Austria won the group by virtue of having scored more goals.

Group 1 had the strongest line-up of teams in the first round, featuring Italy, the host Argentina, France and Hungary. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The two places in the second round were claimed before the final round of games, with Italy and Argentina both beating France and Hungary. The Italy-Argentina game decided who topped the group, and a goal from Roberto Bettega midway through the second half was enough to give that honour to Italy. Roberto Bettega (born 27 December 1950 is an Italian former footballer It also forced Argentina to move out of Buenos Aires and play in Rosario.

Second Group Round

In the all-European Group A, the Netherlands got off to a flying start by thrashing Austria 5-1, Jonny Rep scoring two of their goals. In a rematch of the 1974 final, the Dutch then drew 2-2 with West Germany, who had previously shared a goalless game with Italy. The Italians beat Austria 1-0, and so the Netherlands faced Italy in their last group game knowing that the winners would reach the final. Erny Brandts scored an 18th-minute own goal to put Italy ahead at half-time, but he made up for his mistake by scoring at the right end in the fifth minute of the second half. Adrianus Haan got the winner for the Dutch with 15 minutes remaining, and the Netherlands had reached their second successive World Cup Final. West Germany were surprisingly beaten by Austria 2-3 which marked their end as World Champions.

Group B was essentially a battle between Argentina and Brazil, and it was resolved in controversial circumstances. In the first round of group games, Brazil beat Peru 3-0 while Argentina saw off Poland 2-0. Brazil and Argentina then played out a tense and violent goalless draw, so both teams went into the last round of matches with three points. Brazil beat Poland 3-1 in their final match and Argentina's game with Peru kicked off soon after with the hosts knowing they had to beat Peru by four clear goals to go through to the final. Argentina managed it with what some saw as a suspicious degree of ease. Trailing 2-0 at half-time, Peru simply collapsed in the second half, and Argentina eventually won 6-0. Brazil spread dark rumours suggesting that Peru might have been somehow illicitly induced not to try too hard (especially because the Peruvian goalkeeper, Ramón Quiroga, was born in Argentina); but nothing could be proved, and Argentina met the Netherlands in the final. Ramón Quiroga Arancibia (born 23 July 1950 in Rosario, Argentina) was an Argentine -born Peruvian international Brazil, denied a final place by Argentina's 6-0 win over Peru, took third place from an enterprising Italy side and were dubbed "moral champions" by coach Cláudio Coutinho, because they did not win the tournament, but did not lose a single match either. Cláudio Coutinho ( 5 January 1939 – 27 November 1981 as a result of a scuba diving accident was a Brazilian Football manager

The Final

The final, Argentina vs Netherlands, was also controversial, as the Dutch accused the Argentineans of using stalling tactics to delay the match. The host team came out late and questioned the legality of a plaster cast on René van de Kerkhof's wrist, which the Dutch claimed allowed tension to build in front of a hostile Buenos Aires crowd. Reinier "René" van de Kerkhof (born September 16, 1951 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern The Netherlands refused to attend the post-match ceremonies after the match ended. ^[2] Argentina won the final 3-1 after extra time, with two goals from Mario Kempes, who was also the tournament's top scorer with six goals. Mario Alberto Kempes (born July 15, 1954 in Bell Ville, Córdoba) is an Argentine former football Striker The Netherlands lost their second World Cup final in a row, both times to the host nation, after losing to West Germany in 1974.

Mascot

The official mascot of this World Cup was Gauchito, a boy wearing an Argentina strip. Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own Mascot. World Cup Willie, the mascot for the 1966 competition was the first World Cup His hat (with the words ARGENTINA '78), neckerchief and whip are typical of gauchos. A neckerchief is a type of Neckwear associated with Scouts and Sailors It consists of a triangular piece of cloth or a rectanglular piece folded into a The word whip describes two basic types of tools A long stick-like device usually slightly flexible with a small bit of leather or cord called a "popper" on the Gaucho ( gaúcho in Portuguese, "gaucho" in Spanish) is a term commonly used to describe residents of the South American Pampas

Venues

Buenos Aires Mendoza Mar del Plata Cordoba Rosario	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires	Cordoba
	Estadio Monumental	Estadio José Amalfitani	Estadio Chateau Carreras
	Capacity: 76,000	Capacity: 49,540	Capacity: 46,083
	Mar del Plata	Rosario	Mendoza
	Estadio José María Minella	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito	Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza
	Capacity: 43,542	Capacity: 41,654	Capacity: 34,875

Match officials

Africa Youssou N'Diaye Asia Farouk Bouzo Jaffar Namdar Abraham Klein Europe Ferdinand Biwersi Charles Corver Jean Dubach Ulf Eriksson Antonio Garrido John Gordon Sergio Gonella Alojzy Jarguz Erich Linemayr Dušan Maksimović Angel Franco Martínez Károly Palotai Pat Partridge Adolf Prokop Nicolae Rainea Francis Rion Clive Thomas Robert Wurtz

North and Central America Archundia González South America Ramon Barreto Arnaldo Cézar Coelho Angel Norberto Coerezza César Orosco Juan Silvagno

Squads

For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1978 FIFA World Cup squads. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Mendoza (men'dōzə is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, south of Buenos Aires. Córdoba, abbreviated as CBA, is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Córdoba, abbreviated as CBA, is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the The Estadio Monumental Antonio V Liberti, better known as El Monumental de Nuñez or River Plate Stadium, is a Stadium in the Nuñez district The Estadio José Amalfitani is a stadium in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is home of Vélez Sársfield from the Argentine First Division The Estadio Córdoba often called Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, is a stadium in the Chateau Carreras neighborhood of Córdoba, Argentina. Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, south of Buenos Aires. Mendoza (men'dōzə is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. The Estadio José María Minella, is a stadium in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina The Estadio Gigante de Arroyito is a stadium in the Lisandro de la Torre Barrio (known informally as Arroyito) of the city of Rosario, Argentina The Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, is a stadium in the city of Mendoza Argentina at General San Martín Park. Abraham Klein (Avraham Klein ( אברהם קליין, born March 29, 1934) was an Israeli International football referee Charles George Reinier Corver (born January 16, 1936, Leiden) is a former Dutch football Referee. Ulf Eriksson (born May 26, 1942) is a football Referee from Sollefteå, Sweden and a former soccer player António José da Silva Garrido (born December 3, 1932) is a former Portuguese football referee. John RP Gordon is a former Scottish football referee. Gordon was selected to officiate at the 1978 FIFA World Cup but was suspended later that year Sergio Gonella (born May 23, 1933) was the first Italian appointed to referee the FIFA World Cup final when he took charge of the 1978 final Erich Linemayr (born January 24, 1933) is a retired Austrian football referee. Károly Palotai (born September 11, 1935) is a retired Hungarian Football (soccer player and referee. Patrick "Pat" Partridge (born June 30 1933) is a retired English football referee, and former President of the Association Adolf Prokop (born February 2, 1939) is a former football referee from East Germany. Nicolae Rainea (born 19 November 1933) is a retired Romanian football referee, mostly known for have refereed five matches in the FIFA World Clive Thomas (born June 22, 1936) is a Welsh former football referee, who operated in the English Football League and for Ramón Ivanoes Barreto Ruiz (born September 14, 1939) is a professional Association football referee. Arnaldo David Cézar Coelho (born January 15, 1943) was the first Brazilian indeed first non-European to take charge of the FIFA World Cup final Below are the squads for the 1978 FIFA World Cup tournament in Argentina.

Results

First round

All times local (UTC-3)

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	6
Argentina	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	4
France	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	2
Hungary	3	0	0	3	3	8	-5	0

1978-06-02 13:45	Italy	2 – 1	France	Estadio José Maria Minella, Mar del Plata Attendance: 38,100 Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
	Rossi  29' Zaccarelli  54'	(Report)	Lacombe  1'

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1978-06-02 19:15	Argentina	2 – 1	Hungary	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 71,615 Referee: Antonio Garrido (Portugal)
	Luque  14' Bertoni  83'	(Report)	Csapó  9'

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1978-06-06 13:45	Italy	3 – 1	Hungary	Estadio José Maria Minella, Mar del Plata Attendance: 26,533 Referee: Ramon Barreto (Uruguay)
	Rossi  34' Bettega  35' Benetti  61'	(Report)	A. Tóth  81' (pen.)

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1978-06-06 19:15	Argentina	2 – 1	France	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 71,666 Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)
	Passarella  45' (pen.) Luque  73'	(Report)	Platini  60'

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1978-06-10 14:30[3]	France	3 – 1	Hungary	Estadio José Maria Minella, Mar del Plata Attendance: 23,127 Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)
	Lopez  23' Berdoll  38' Rocheteau  42'	(Report)	Zombori  41'

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1978-06-10 19:15	Argentina	0 – 1	Italy	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 71,712 Referee: Abraham Klein (Israel)
		(Report)	Bettega  67'

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Poland	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	5
West Germany	3	1	2	0	6	0	+6	4
Tunisia	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	3
Mexico	3	0	0	3	2	12	-10	0

1978-06-01 15:00	West Germany	0 – 0	Poland	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 67,579 Referee: Angel Norberto Coerezza (Argentina)
		(Report)

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1978-06-02 16:45	Tunisia	3 – 1	Mexico	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario Attendance: 17,396 Referee: John Gordon (Scotland)
	Kaabi  55' Ghommidh  79' Dhouib  87'	(Report)	Vázquez Ayala  45' (pen.)

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1978-06-06 16:45	West Germany	6 – 0	Mexico	Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba Attendance: 35,258 Referee: Farouk Bouzo (Syria)
	D. Müller  15' H. Müller  30' Rummenigge  38'  73' Flohe  44'  89'	(Report)

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1978-06-06 16:45	Poland	1 – 0	Tunisia	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario Attendance: 9,624 Referee: Angel Franco Martínez (Spain)
	Lato  43'	(Report)

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1978-06-10 16:45	West Germany	0 – 0	Tunisia	Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, Córdoba Attendance: 30,667 Referee: César Guerrero Orosco (Peru)
		(Report)

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1978-06-10 16:45	Poland	3 – 1	Mexico	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario Attendance: 22,651 Referee: Jaffar Namdar (Iran)
	Boniek  43'  84' Deyna  56'	(Report)	Rangel  52'

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Austria	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	4
Brazil	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	4
Spain	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
Sweden	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2	1

1978-06-03 13:45	Austria	2 – 1	Spain	Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires Attendance: 40,841 Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)
	Schachner  9' Krankl  76'	(Report)	Dani  21'

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1978-06-03 13:45	Brazil	1 – 1	Sweden	Estadio José Maria Minella, Mar del Plata Attendance: 32,569 Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
	Reinaldo  45'	(Report)	Sjöberg  37'

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1978-06-07 13:45	Austria	1 – 0	Sweden	Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires Attendance: 41,424 Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands)
	Krankl  42' (pen.)	(Report)

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1978-06-07 13:45	Brazil	0 – 0	Spain	Estadio José Maria Minella, Mar del Plata Attendance: 34,771 Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)
		(Report)

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1978-06-11 13:45	Spain	1 – 0	Sweden	Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires Attendance: 46,765 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)
	Asensi  75'	(Report)

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1978-06-11 13:45	Brazil	1 – 0	Austria	Estadio José Maria Minella, Mar del Plata Attendance: 35,221 Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
	Roberto Dinamite  40'	(Report)

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Peru	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	5
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	3
Scotland	3	1	1	1	5	6	-1	3
Iran	3	0	1	2	2	8	-6	1

1978-06-03 16:45	Peru	3 – 1	Scotland	Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba Attendance: 37,927 Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)
	Cueto  43' Cubillas  72'  77'	(Report)	Jordan  14'

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1978-06-03 16:45	Netherlands	3 – 0	Iran	Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza Attendance: 33,431 Referee: González Archundía (Mexico)
	Rensenbrink  40' (pen.)  62'  79' (pen.)	(Report)

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1978-06-07 16:45	Scotland	1 – 1	Iran	Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba Attendance: 7,938 Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)
	Eskandarian  43' (o.g.)	(Report)	Danaeifard  60'

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1978-06-07 16:45	Netherlands	0 – 0	Peru	Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza Attendance: 28,125 Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)
		(Report)

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1978-06-11 16:45	Peru	4 – 1	Iran	Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba Attendance: 21,262 Referee: Ałek Jąrguz (Poland)
	Velásquez  2' Cubillas  36' (pen.)  39' (pen.)  79'	(Report)	Rowshan  41'

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1978-06-11 16:45	Scotland	3 – 2	Netherlands	Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza Attendance: 35,130 Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)
	Dalglish  44' Gemmill  47' (pen.)  68'	(Report)	Rensenbrink  34' (pen.) Rep  71'

Second Group Round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	9	4	+5	5
Italy	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
West Germany	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1	2
Austria	3	1	0	2	4	8	-4	2

1978-06-14 13:45	Austria	1 – 5	Netherlands	Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba Attendance: 25,050 Referee: John Gordon (Scotland)
	Obermayer  79'	(Report)	Brandts  6' Rensenbrink  35' (pen.) Rep  36'  53' W. van de Kerkhof  82'

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1978-06-14 13:45	Italy	0 – 0	West Germany	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 67,547 Referee: Dušan Maksimović (Yugoslavia)
		(Report)

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1978-06-18 16:45	Netherlands	2 – 2	West Germany	Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba Attendance: 25,050 Referee: John Gordon (Scotland)
	Haan  27' R. van de Kerkhof  84'	(Report)	Abramczik  3' D. Müller  70'

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1978-06-18 16:45	Italy	1 – 0	Austria	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 66,695 Referee: Francis Rion (Belgium)
	Rossi  14'	(Report)

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1978-06-21 13:45	Austria	3 – 2	West Germany	Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba Attendance: 38,318 Referee: Abraham Klein (Israel)
	Vogts  59' (o.g.) Krankl  66'  87'	(Report)	Rummenigge  19' Hölzenbein  72'

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1978-06-21 13:45	Italy	1 – 2	Netherlands	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 67,433 Referee: Angel Franco Martínez (Spain)
	Brandts  18' (o.g.)	(Report)	Brandts  50' Haan  75'

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	2	1	0	8	0	+8	5
Brazil	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	5
Poland	3	1	0	2	2	5	-3	2
Peru	3	0	0	3	0	10	-10	0

1978-06-14 16:45	Peru	0 – 3	Brazil	Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza Attendance: 31,278 Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
		(Report)	Dirceu  15'  28' Zico  73' (pen.)

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1978-06-14 19:15	Argentina	2 – 0	Poland	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario Attendance: 37,091 Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)
	Kempes  16'  71'	(Report)

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1978-06-18 13:45	Peru	0 – 1	Poland	Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza Attendance: 35,288 Referee: Pat Partridge (England)
		(Report)	Szarmach  65'

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1978-06-18 19:15	Argentina	0 – 0	Brazil	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario Attendance: 37,326 Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)
		(Report)

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1978-06-21 16:45	Poland	1 – 3	Brazil	Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza Attendance: 39,586 Referee: Juan Silvagno Cavanna (Chile)
	Lato  45'	(Report)	Nelinho  12' Roberto Dinamite  57'  63'

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1978-06-21 19:15	Argentina	6 – 0	Peru	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario Attendance: 37,315 Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
	Kempes  21'  46' Tarantini  43' Luque  50'  72' Houseman  67'	(Report)

Third place match

1978-06-24 15:00	Brazil	2 – 1	Italy	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 69,659 Referee: Abraham Klein (Israel)
	Nelinho  64' Dirceu  72'	(Report)	Causio  38'

Final

1978-06-25 15:00	Netherlands	1 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Argentina	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 71,483 Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)
	Nanninga  82'	(Report)	Kempes  38'  105' Bertoni  116'

Winner

1978 FIFA World Cup Winners
Argentina First title

Awards

FIFA Fair Play Trophy:
Argentina

Scorers

6 goals Mario Kempes 5 goals Rob Rensenbrink Teófilo Cubillas 4 goals Leopoldo Luque Hans Krankl 3 goals Dirceu Roberto Dinamite Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Paolo Rossi Johnny Rep

2 goals Daniel Bertoni Nelinho Heinz Flohe Dieter Müller Roberto Bettega Ernie Brandts Arie Haan Zbigniew Boniek Grzegorz Lato Archie Gemmill 1 goal René Houseman Daniel Passarella Alberto Tarantini Erich Obermayer Walter Schachner Reinaldo Zico Marc Berdoll Bernard Lacombe Christian Lopez Michel Platini Dominique Rocheteau Rüdiger Abramczik Bernd Hölzenbein Hansi Müller

Károly Csapó András Tóth Sándor Zombori Iraj Danaeifard Hassan Rowshan Romeo Benetti Franco Causio Renato Zaccarelli Víctor Rangel Arturo Vázquez Ayala Dick Nanninga René van de Kerkhof Willy van de Kerkhof César Cueto José Velásquez Kazimierz Deyna Andrzej Szarmach Kenny Dalglish Joe Jordan Juan Manuel Asensi Dani Thomas Sjöberg Mokhtar Dhouib Néjib Ghommidh Ali Kaabi Own goals Berti Vogts (for Austria) Andranik Eskandarian (for Scotland) Ernie Brandts (for Italy)

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Nicolae Rainea (born 19 November 1933) is a retired Romanian football referee, mostly known for have refereed five matches in the FIFA World Paolo Rossi (born September 23, 1956) is an Italian former Football (soccer player Renato Zaccarelli (born in Ancona, January 18, 1951) was a former Italian footballer, who played in the midfield role Bernard Lacombe (born August 15, 1952 in Lyon) is a former Football (soccer player from France. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The Estadio Monumental Antonio V Liberti, better known as El Monumental de Nuñez or River Plate Stadium, is a Stadium in the Nuñez district Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern António José da Silva Garrido (born December 3, 1932) is a former Portuguese football referee. Leopoldo Jacinto Luque (born May 3, 1949 in Santa Fe) is a former Argentine footballer. 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Arnaldo David Cézar Coelho (born January 15, 1943) was the first Brazilian indeed first non-European to take charge of the FIFA World Cup final Christian Lopez (born 15 March 1953 in Aïn Témouchent, Algeria) is a retired football defender from France Marc Berdoll (born 6 April, 1953 in Trélazé, Maine-et-Loire) is a former French football Striker, who earned Dominique Rocheteau (born January 14, 1955 in Saintes, Charente-Maritime) is a former football Striker from France Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Estadio Monumental Antonio V Liberti, better known as El Monumental de Nuñez or River Plate Stadium, is a Stadium in the Nuñez district Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Abraham Klein (Avraham Klein ( אברהם קליין, born March 29, 1934) was an Israeli International football referee Roberto Bettega (born 27 December 1950 is an Italian former footballer The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Tunisia national football team (منتخب تونس لكرة القدم nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage, is the national team of Tunisia The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish The Estadio Monumental Antonio V Liberti, better known as El Monumental de Nuñez or River Plate Stadium, is a Stadium in the Nuñez district Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks The Tunisia national football team (منتخب تونس لكرة القدم nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage, is the national team of Tunisia The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition The Estadio Gigante de Arroyito is a stadium in the Lisandro de la Torre Barrio (known informally as Arroyito) of the city of Rosario, Argentina John RP Gordon is a former Scottish football referee. Gordon was selected to officiate at the 1978 FIFA World Cup but was suspended later that year Arturo Vázquez Ayala (born 26 June 1949) is a retired Mexican footballer. 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Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge (born September 25, 1955 in Lippstadt) is a German former football player Heinz Flohe (born 28 January 1948 in Euskirchen) is a former German Football (soccer player Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish The Tunisia national football team (منتخب تونس لكرة القدم nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage, is the national team of Tunisia The Estadio Gigante de Arroyito is a stadium in the Lisandro de la Torre Barrio (known informally as Arroyito) of the city of Rosario, Argentina Grzegorz Lato (born April 8, 1950 in Malbork, Poland) is a former Polish football Striker, the all-time cap leader Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Tunisia national football team (منتخب تونس لكرة القدم nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage, is the national team of Tunisia The Estadio Córdoba often called Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, is a stadium in the Chateau Carreras neighborhood of Córdoba, Argentina. 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It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Juan Manuel Asensi Ripoll (born 23 September 1949 at Alicante) is a former Spanish footballer who played as a Midfielder Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the Country of Austria in international competition and is controlled The Estadio José María Minella, is a stadium in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, south of Buenos Aires. Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, nicknamed Roberto Dinamite (born April 13, 1954 in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro) is a former Footballer The Peru national football team is controlled by the Federación Peruana de Fútbol (FPF and represents Peru in international football competitions The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. 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Pieter Robert ("Rob" Rensenbrink (born July 3, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player and member of the A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. 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Córdoba, abbreviated as CBA, is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the Andranik Eskandarian ( Armenian: hy Անդրանիկ Իսքանտարեան born December 31, 1951) is an Iranian born American An own goal occurs in Association football and other goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team Iraj Danaeifard (or Danaifar ( born March 11 1951 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Peru national football team is controlled by the Federación Peruana de Fútbol (FPF and represents Peru in international football competitions The Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, is a stadium in the city of Mendoza Argentina at General San Martín Park. 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Córdoba, abbreviated as CBA, is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the José Manuel Velásquez Castillo (born June 4 1954 in Lima) is a retired football defender from Peru. Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga (born March 8, 1949) is a Peruvian former Footballer. A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Hasan Rōshan ( born 24 October 1955 in Tehran) is an Iranian football coach manager and former player Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, is a stadium in the city of Mendoza Argentina at General San Martín Park. Mendoza (men'dōzə is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. Erich Linemayr (born January 24, 1933) is a retired Austrian football referee. Kenneth Mathieson 'Kenny' Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football Archibald "Archie" Gemmill (born March 24, 1947 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish former footballer A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Pieter Robert ("Rob" Rensenbrink (born July 3, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player and member of the A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of John Nicholaas "Johnny" Rep (born November 25, 1951 in Zaandam, Noord-Holland) is a former Dutch football striker. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the Country of Austria in international competition and is controlled Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the Country of Austria in international competition and is controlled The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Estadio Córdoba often called Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, is a stadium in the Chateau Carreras neighborhood of Córdoba, Argentina. Córdoba, abbreviated as CBA, is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the John RP Gordon is a former Scottish football referee. Gordon was selected to officiate at the 1978 FIFA World Cup but was suspended later that year Erich Obermayer (born 23 January, 1953 in Wien) is a former Austrian football player Ernie Brandts (born 3 February 1956 in Nieuw-Dijk, Gelderland) is a former Dutch football defender, who played for Pieter Robert ("Rob" Rensenbrink (born July 3, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player and member of the A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of John Nicholaas "Johnny" Rep (born November 25, 1951 in Zaandam, Noord-Holland) is a former Dutch football striker. Wilhelmus van de Kerkhof (born September 16, 1951 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant) known as Willy, is a former Dutch Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Estadio Monumental Antonio V Liberti, better known as El Monumental de Nuñez or River Plate Stadium, is a Stadium in the Nuñez district Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Estadio Córdoba often called Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, is a stadium in the Chateau Carreras neighborhood of Córdoba, Argentina. Córdoba, abbreviated as CBA, is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the John RP Gordon is a former Scottish football referee. Gordon was selected to officiate at the 1978 FIFA World Cup but was suspended later that year Adrianus ("Arend" or "Arie" Haan (born November 16, 1948 in Finsterwolde) is a Dutch football manager Reinier "René" van de Kerkhof (born September 16, 1951 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football Rüdiger Abramczik (born February 18, 1956 in Gelsenkirchen -Erle is a former German football player and coach best known for his Dieter Müller (born Dieter Kaster on 1 April 1954) is a former German footballer that is currently chairman of Kickers Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the Country of Austria in international competition and is controlled The Estadio Monumental Antonio V Liberti, better known as El Monumental de Nuñez or River Plate Stadium, is a Stadium in the Nuñez district Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Paolo Rossi (born September 23, 1956) is an Italian former Football (soccer player Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the Country of Austria in international competition and is controlled The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Estadio Córdoba often called Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, is a stadium in the Chateau Carreras neighborhood of Córdoba, Argentina. 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Grzegorz Lato (born April 8, 1950 in Malbork, Poland) is a former Polish football Striker, the all-time cap leader Nelinho, real name Manoel Rezende de Mattos Cabral, (born July 26, 1950 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former Brazilian Football (soccer Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, nicknamed Roberto Dinamite (born April 13, 1954 in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro) is a former Footballer Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The Peru national football team is controlled by the Federación Peruana de Fútbol (FPF and represents Peru in international football competitions The Estadio Gigante de Arroyito is a stadium in the Lisandro de la Torre Barrio (known informally as Arroyito) of the city of Rosario, Argentina Mario Alberto Kempes (born July 15, 1954 in Bell Ville, Córdoba) is an Argentine former football Striker Alberto Tarantini (born December 3, 1955 in Ezeiza) is an Argentine former football player Leopoldo Jacinto Luque (born May 3, 1949 in Santa Fe) is a former Argentine footballer. René Orlando Houseman (born July 19, 1953 in La Banda, Santiago del Estero) is a retired Argentine footballer, who Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Estadio Monumental Antonio V Liberti, better known as El Monumental de Nuñez or River Plate Stadium, is a Stadium in the Nuñez district Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. 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Leopoldo Jacinto Luque (born May 3, 1949 in Santa Fe) is a former Argentine footballer. Johann ("Hans" Krankl (born February 14, 1953 in Vienna, Austria) is a former professional football player Dirceu José Guimarães, named "Dirceu", ( June 15, 1952 in Rio de Janeiro – September 15, 1995) was a Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, nicknamed Roberto Dinamite (born April 13, 1954 in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro) is a former Footballer Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge (born September 25, 1955 in Lippstadt) is a German former football player Paolo Rossi (born September 23, 1956) is an Italian former Football (soccer player John Nicholaas "Johnny" Rep (born November 25, 1951 in Zaandam, Noord-Holland) is a former Dutch football striker. 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Christian Lopez (born 15 March 1953 in Aïn Témouchent, Algeria) is a retired football defender from France Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football player manager and current president of the UEFA. Dominique Rocheteau (born January 14, 1955 in Saintes, Charente-Maritime) is a former football Striker from France Rüdiger Abramczik (born February 18, 1956 in Gelsenkirchen -Erle is a former German football player and coach best known for his Bernd Hölzenbein (born March 9, 1946 in Dehrn, Germany) is a former German football (soccer player (winning the World Cup in 1974 Hans-Peter "Hansi" Müller (born 27 July 1957 in Stuttgart) is a former German footballer. András Tóth ( Újpest, September 5, 1949) was a Hungarian football player who played for Újpesti Dózsa. Iraj Danaeifard (or Danaifar ( born March 11 1951 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player Hasan Rōshan ( born 24 October 1955 in Tehran) is an Iranian football coach manager and former player Romeo Benetti (born 20 October 1945 in Albaredo d'Adige) is a former Italian footballer Franco Causio (born on February 1 1949) is an Italian former footballer who played for Juventus for many years in the 1970s and 1980s Renato Zaccarelli (born in Ancona, January 18, 1951) was a former Italian footballer, who played in the midfield role Víctor Rangel Ayala (born 11 March 1957 in Mexico City) is a retired Mexican footballer, currently manager of Atlético Mexiquense Arturo Vázquez Ayala (born 26 June 1949) is a retired Mexican footballer. Dick Nanninga (born 17 January 1949 in Groningen) is a former Dutch footballer, who played for the Dutch clubs BV Veendam Reinier "René" van de Kerkhof (born September 16, 1951 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football Wilhelmus van de Kerkhof (born September 16, 1951 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant) known as Willy, is a former Dutch César Augusto Cueto Villa (born 6 June 1952 in Lima) is a Peruvian former football Midfielder who played 51 times for the José Manuel Velásquez Castillo (born June 4 1954 in Lima) is a retired football defender from Peru. Kazimierz Deyna (born October 23, 1947 in Starogard Gdański &ndash died September 1, 1989 in San Diego California Andrzej Szarmach (born October 3, 1950 in Gdańsk, Poland) is a former Polish soccer player Kenneth Mathieson 'Kenny' Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football Joseph "Joe" Jordan (born 15 December, 1951 in Carluke, Scotland) was a centre-forward in the Leeds United Juan Manuel Asensi Ripoll (born 23 September 1949 at Alicante) is a former Spanish footballer who played as a Midfielder Daniel Ruiz-Bazán Justa (born 28 June 1951) nicknamed Dani, is a former Spanish footballer. Thomas Sjöberg, born 6 july 1952 in Helsingborg, is a former Swedish footballer. Hans-Hubert "Berti" Vogts (bɛɹtiː foːgts (born 30 December, 1946 in Büttgen, near Düsseldorf, Germany) is a Andranik Eskandarian ( Armenian: hy Անդրանիկ Իսքանտարեան born December 31, 1951) is an Iranian born American Ernie Brandts (born 3 February 1956 in Nieuw-Dijk, Gelderland) is a former Dutch football defender, who played for The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City
• The Netherlands's Rob Rensenbrink's goal against Scotland was the 1000th goal of World Cup history. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association Pieter Robert ("Rob" Rensenbrink (born July 3, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player and member of the The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association.
• Scotland's Willie Johnston was expelled from the World Cup after he was found to have taken a banned stimulant during the opening game against Peru. William McClure "Willie" Johnston (born 19 December 1946 in Maryhill, Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional football The Peru national football team is controlled by the Federación Peruana de Fútbol (FPF and represents Peru in international football competitions
• At the final minutes of the Brazil vs Sweden match, the Brazilians were awarded a corner kick that resulted in a goal (which would have given Brazil a 2-1 victory). However, the goal was not awarded, because the referee Clive Thomas had whistled the end of the game as the ball was being kicked into the area. Clive Thomas (born June 22, 1936) is a Welsh former football referee, who operated in the English Football League and for The Brazilian players were not happy with the decision, but the final result remained a 1-1 draw.

Firsts

• Tunisia was the first African team to win a match in World Cup finals, beating Mexico 3-1. The Tunisia national football team (منتخب تونس لكرة القدم nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage, is the national team of Tunisia The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition
• This edition was the first appearance of Coca-Cola in the FIFA World Cup as a sponsor. The Coca-Cola Company ( is the world's largest beverage company largest manufacturer distributor and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and Syrups in the world
• For the 1978 World Cup, FIFA introduced the penalty shootout as a means of determining the winner in knockout stages should the match end on a draw after 120 minutes. Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament The method, however, was not put in practice as both the third-place match and the final were decided before 120 minutes. The first World Cup to feature a penalty shootout was the 1982 World Cup, in the semifinal match between France and West Germany. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11.

Notes

1. ^ "Cruyff: Kidnap attempt saw me miss 1978 WC", FoxSports.com, 2008-04-16. See also Fox Sports (Australia and Fox Sports Net. Fox Sports is a division of the Fox Broadcasting Company (part of 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Retrieved on 2008-04-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom  
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3. ^ Original kick-off scheduled for 13:45. Match delayed by 45 minutes due to both teams wearing identical kits (red, white & blue). The French eventually donned the kits of the local team Club Atlético Kimberley.

External links

• 1978 FIFA World Cup on FIFA.com
• Details at RSSSF
• History of the World Cup-1978
• Planet World Cup - Argentina 1978

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