World Cup 1978 Guide
World Cup -
Argentina 1978
Group I ¦ Group II ¦
Group III ¦ Group IV ¦ Top Scorers
The eleventh World Cup was played in Argentina against a
backdrop of General Videla's hard-line totalitarian regime, which provoked Johan
Cruyff to boycott the tournament and there were suspicions of match fixing as
Argentina thumped Peru 6-0 to reach the final and subsequently carry off the
trophy. There were ten teams from Europe, only three from South America, plus
Tunisia, Mexico and Iran.
Groups & Results
| Group I |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Italy |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
| Argentina |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
| France |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
| Hungary |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
|
Group I Results |
| Italy 2-1 France |
| Argentina 2-1 Hungary |
| Italy 3-1 Hungary |
| Argentina 2-1 France |
| France 3-1 Hungary |
| Italy 1-0 Argentina |
|
Group II |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Poland |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
| West Germany |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
| Tunisia |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| Mexico |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
|
Group II Results |
| West Germany 0-0 Poland |
| Tunisia 3-1 Mexico |
| West Germany 6-0 Mexico |
| Poland 0-0 Tunisia |
| West Germany 1-0 Tunisia |
| Poland 3-1 Mexico |
|
Group III |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Austria |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
| Brazil |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| Spain |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Sweden |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
Group III Results |
| Austria 2-1 Spain |
| Sweden 1-1 Brazil |
| Austria 1-0 Sweden |
| Brazil 0-0 Spain |
| Spain 1-0 Sweden |
| Brazil 1-0 Austria |
|
Group IV |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Peru |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
| Holland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
| Scotland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
| Iran |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
|
Group IV Results |
| Peru 3-1 Scotland |
| Holland 3-0 Iran |
| Scotland 1-1 Iran |
| Holland 0-0 Peru |
| Peru 4-1 Iran |
| Scotland 3-2 Holland |
Second Phase
|
Group A |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Holland |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
| Italy |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Austria |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
| West Germany |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
|
Group A Results |
| Holland 5-1 Austria |
| West Germany 0-0 Italy |
| West Germany 2-2 Holland |
| Italy 1-0 Austria |
| Austria 3-2 West Germany |
| Holland 2-1 Italy |
|
Group B |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Argentina |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
| Brazil |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
| Poland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
| Peru |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
Group B Results |
| Brazil 3-0 Peru |
| Argentina 2-0 Poland |
| Poland 1-0 Peru |
| Argentina 0-0 Brazil |
| Brazil 3-1 Poland |
| Argentina 6-0 Peru |
Third Place Play-off
| Brazil 2-1 Italy |
Buenos Aires |
Final
| Argentina |
3-1 |
Holland (aet) |
|
Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Kempes (2),
Bertoni.
|
|
Nanninga.
|
|
Att. 71,483
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Ita)
H/T: 1-0
|
| Name | Country | Goals |
| Mario Kempes | Argentina | 6 |
| Rob Rensenbrink | Holland | 5 |
| Teofilo Cubillas | Peru | 5 |
| Leopoldo Luqué | Argentina | 4 |
| Hans Krankl | Austria | 4 |
| Dirceu | Brazil | 3 |
| Roberto | Brazil | 3 |
| Jonny Rep | Holland | 3 |
| Paolo Rossi | Italy | 3 |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenige | West Germany | 3 |
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