World Cup 1978 (Argentina, June 1-25)


FIRST PHASE

Group A
02.06.78  Mar del Plata  Italy            2-1 France             1.ITALY            3  3  0  0   6- 2  6
02.06.78  Buenos Aires   Argentina        2-1 Hungary            2.ARGENTINA        3  2  0  1   4- 3  4
06.06.78  Mar del Plata  Italy            3-1 Hungary            3.France           3  1  0  2   5- 5  2
06.06.78  Buenos Aires   Argentina        2-1 France             4.Hungary          3  0  0  3   3- 8  0
10.06.78  Mar del Plata  France           3-1 Hungary
10.06.78  Buenos Aires   Argentina        0-1 Italy

Group B
01.06.78  Buenos Aires   West Germany     0-0 Poland             1.POLAND           3  2  1  0   4- 1  5
02.06.78  Rosario        Tunisia          3-1 Mexico             2.WEST GERMANY     3  1  2  0   6- 0  4
06.06.78  Rosario        Poland           1-0 Tunisia            3.Tunisia          3  1  1  1   3- 2  3
06.06.78  Córdoba        West Germany     6-0 Mexico             4.Mexico           3  0  0  3   2-12  0
10.06.78  Rosario        Poland           3-1 Mexico
10.06.78  Córdoba        West Germany     0-0 Tunisia

Group C
03.06.78  Buenos Aires   Austria          2-1 Spain              1.AUSTRIA          3  2  0  1   3- 2  4
03.06.78  Mar del Plata  Brazil           1-1 Sweden             2.BRAZIL           3  1  2  0   2- 1  4
07.06.78  Buenos Aires   Austria          1-0 Sweden             3.Spain            3  1  1  1   2- 2  3
07.06.78  Mar del Plata  Brazil           0-0 Spain              4.Sweden           3  0  1  2   1- 3  1
11.06.78  Buenos Aires   Spain            1-0 Sweden
11.06.78  Mar del Plata  Brazil           1-0 Austria

Group D
03.06.78  Córdoba        Peru             3-1 Scotland           1.PERU             3  2  1  0   7- 2  5
03.06.78  Mendoza        Netherlands      3-0 Iran               2.NETHERLANDS      3  1  1  1   5- 3  3
07.06.78  Córdoba        Scotland         1-1 Iran               3.Scotland         3  1  1  1   5- 6  3
07.06.78  Mendoza        Peru             0-0 Netherlands        4.Iran             3  0  1  2   2- 8  1
11.06.78  Córdoba        Peru             4-1 Iran
11.06.78  Mendoza        Scotland         3-2 Netherlands

SECOND PHASE

Group 1
14.06.78  Buenos Aires   West Germany     0-0 Italy              1.NETHERLANDS      3  2  1  0   9- 4  5
14.06.78  Córdoba        Netherlands      5-1 Austria            2.Italy            3  1  1  1   2- 2  3
18.06.78  Córdoba        West Germany     2-2 Netherlands        3.West Germany     3  0  2  1   4- 5  2
18.06.78  Buenos Aires   Italy            1-0 Austria            4.Austria          3  1  0  2   4- 8  2
21.06.78  Buenos Aires   Netherlands      2-1 Italy
21.06.78  Córdoba        Austria          3-2 West Germany

Group 2
14.06.78  Mendoza        Brazil           3-0 Peru               1.ARGENTINA        3  2  1  0   8- 0  5
14.06.78  Rosario        Argentina        2-0 Poland             2.Brazil           3  2  1  0   6- 1  5
18.06.78  Mendoza        Poland           1-0 Peru               3.Poland           3  1  0  2   2- 5  2
18.06.78  Rosario        Argentina        0-0 Brazil             4.Peru             3  0  0  3   0-10  0
21.06.78  Mendoza        Brazil           3-1 Poland
21.06.78  Rosario        Argentina        6-0 Peru

MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE

24.06.78  Buenos Aires   Brazil           2-1 Italy

FINAL

Buenos Aires, June 25, 1978.
Argentina        3-1 Netherlands     [aet]
Argentina: Fillol, Olguin, Galvan, Passarella, Tarantini, Ardiles (66' Larossa),
           Gallego, Kempes, Bertoni, Luqué, Ortiz (75' Houseman).
Netherlands: Jongbloed, Poortvliet, Krol, Brandts, Jansen (73' Suurbier),
             Neeskens, Haan, W. van de Kerkhof, R. van de Kerkhof,
             Rep (59' Nanninga), Rensenbrink.

Referee: Gonella (Italy)
Attendance: 78,000.

Scorers: 38' Kempes 1-0; 82' Nanninga 1-1; 105' Kempes 2-1; 115' Bertoni 3-1.

Topscorer: Kempes (Argentina) 6 goals.

Detailed Infos

1974 Final Tournament

1978 Qualifying Tournament

1982 Final Tournament

Overview File


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Authors: Karel Stokkermans and Sergio Henrique Jarreta
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