XI WORLD CUP (ARGENTINA 1978)

(From 1-06-1978 to 25-06-1978)
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COMPETITION SYSTEM

· 105 national teams enter a Qualifying Stage (host Argentina and title holder FRG are exempt from this round), divided in 13 geographic groups. The group winners and one runner-up (South America) qualify for the Final Stage in Argentina.

· The 16 teams qualified for the Final Stage are divided in 4 groups of 4 teams each playing a round robin. In case that two or more teams finish level on points, their position is decided by general goal difference.

· The group winners and runners-up advance to a second league stage, divided in 2 groups of 4 teams each. The group winners after this second round qualify for the final.
 

 

::::: QUALIFYING STAGE :::::

 

 

GROUP STAGE (FIRST ROUND)

(Seeded teams are indicated in blue)

 

GROUP 1

 

GROUP 2

Competition Day 1 (2-06-1978)

Competition Day 1 (2-06-1978)

Mar del Plata

Italy - France

2-1

Buenos Aires

FRG - Poland

0-0 (x)

Buenos Aires

Argentina - Hungary

2-1

Rosario

Tunisia - Mexico

3-1

Competition Day 2 (6-06-1978)

Competition Day 2 (6-06-1978)

Mar del Plata

Italy - Hungary

3-1

Córdoba

FRG - Mexico

6-0

Buenos Aires

Argentina - France

2-1

Rosario

Poland - Tunisia

1-0

Competition Day 3 (10-06-1978)

Competition Day 3 (10-06-1978)

Mar del Plata

France - Hungary

3-1

Córdoba

FRG - Tunisia

0-0

Buenos Aires

Italy - Argentina

1-0

Rosario

Poland - Mexico

3-1

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. Italy

3

3

0

0

6

2

6

2. Argentina

3

2

0

1

4

3

4

3. France

3

1

0

2

5

5

2

4. Hungary

3

0

0

3

3

8

0

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. Poland

3

2

1

0

4

1

5

2. FRG

3

1

2

0

6

0

4

3. Tunisia

3

1

1

1

3

2

3

4. Mexico

3

0

0

3

2

12

0

(x) Game played on 1-06-1978.

 

GROUP 3

 

GROUP 4

Competition Day 1 (3-06-1978)

Competition Day 1 (3-06-1978)

Buenos Aires

Austria - Spain

2-1

Córdoba

Peru - Scotland

3-1

Mar del Plata

Sweden - Brazil

1-1

Mendoza

Netherlands - Iran

3-0

Competition Day 2 (7-06-1978)

Competition Day 2 (7-06-1978)

Buenos Aires

Austria - Sweden

1-0

Córdoba

Scotland - Iran

1-1

Mar del Plata

Brazil - Spain

0-0

Mendoza

Netherlands - Peru

0-0

Competition Day 3 (11-06-1978)

Competition Day 3 (11-06-1978)

Buenos Aires

Spain - Sweden

1-0

Córdoba

Peru - Iran

4-1

Mar del Plata

Brazil - Austria

1-0

Mendoza

Scotland - Netherlands

3-2

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. Austria

3

2

0

1

3

2

4

2. Brazil

3

1

2

0

2

1

4

3. Spain

3

1

1

1

2

2

3

4. Sweden

3

0

1

2

1

3

1

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. Peru

3

2

1

0

7

2

5

2. Netherlands

3

1

1

1

5

3

3

3. Scotland

3

1

1

1

5

6

3

4. Iran

3

0

1

2

2

8

1

 

 

GROUP STAGE (SECOND ROUND)

 

GROUP A

 

GROUP B

Competition Day 1 (14-06-1978)

Competition Day 1 (14-06-1978)

Córdoba

Netherlands - Austria

5-1

Mendoza

Brazil - Peru

3-0

Buenos Aires

FRG - Italy

0-0

Rosario

Argentina - Poland

2-0

Competition Day 2 (18-06-1978)

Competition Day 2 (18-06-1978)

Córdoba

FRG - Netherlands

2-2

Mendoza

Poland - Peru

1-0

Buenos Aires

Italy - Austria

1-0

Rosario

Argentina - Brazil

0-0

Competition Day 3 (21-06-1978)

Competition Day 3 (21-06-1978)

Córdoba

Austria - FRG

3-2

Mendoza

Brazil - Poland

3-1

Buenos Aires

Netherlands - Italy

2-1

Rosario

Argentina - Peru

6-0

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. Netherlands

3

2

1

0

9

4

5

2. Italy

3

1

1

1

2

2

3

3. FRG

3

0

2

1

4

5

2

4. Austria

3

1

0

2

4

8

2

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. Argentina

3

2

1

0

8

0

5

2. Brazil

3

2

1

0

6

1

5

3. Poland

3

1

0

2

2

5

2

4. Peru

3

0

0

3

0

10

0

 

 

PLACES 3 & 4

(xxx)

A2-B2: Italy - Brazil

1-2

Buenos Aires

 

 

 

FINAL

STADIUM: Estadio Monumental (Buenos Aires)

DATE: 25-06-1978 (15:00 h)

ATTENDANCE: 71.483

REFEREE: Sergio Gonella (ITA)

GOALS: 1-0 (Kempes 38’); 1-1 (Nanninga 82’); 2-1 (Kempes 105’); 3-1 (Bertoni 116’)

BOOKED: Ardiles (40’) / Krol (15’), Suurbier (94’), Poortvliet (96’)
Argentina
Argentina ARG - Netherlands NED
3-1 (1-0;1-1)
Nederland

Argentina (coach: César Luis Menotti)

Ubaldo Fillol

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Jorge Olguín

Luis Galván

Daniel Passarella (c)

Alberto Tarantini

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Osvaldo Ardiles (Omar Larrosa 65’)

Américo Gallego

Mario Kempes

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Daniel Bertoni

Leopoldo Luque

Óscar Ortiz (René Houseman 74’)

Netherlands (coach: Ernst Happel)

Jan Jongbloed

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Wim Jansen (Wim Suurbier 72’)

Ruud Krol (c)

Ernie Brandts

Jan Poortvliet

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Johan Neeskens

Willy van de Kerkhof

Arie Haan

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René van de Kerkhof

Johnny Rep (Dick Nanninga 59’)

Rob Rensenbrink

 

 

FINAL STANDING

1.

Argentina ARG

2.

Netherlands NED

3.

Brazil BRA

4.

Italy ITA

5.

Poland POL

6.

FRG FRG

7.

Austria AUT

8.

Peru ITA

9.

Tunisia TUN

10.

Spain SPA

11.

Scotland SCO

12.

France FRA

13.

Sweden SWE

14.

Iran IRN

15.

Hungary HUN

16.

Mexico MEX

 

 

CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD

Ubaldo Fillol (ARG)

Robert Sara (AUT)

Ruud Krol (NED)

Daniel Passarella (ARG)

Antonio Cabrini (ITA)

Osvaldo Ardiles (ARG)

Johan Neeskens (NED)

Mario Kempes (ARG)

Daniel Bertoni (ARG)

Paolo Rossi (ITA)

Rob Rensenbrink (NED)

 

 

TOP SCORER: Mario Kempes (ARG) - 6 goals

 

BEST PLAYER: Mario Kempes (ARG)

   

 

 

 

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