1978 FIFA World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in Argentina in 1978. Argentina won the trophy after beating Holland 3 - 1 in the final.
Participants
Africa
Asia
Europe
North and Central America
South America
Results
Round 1
Group A
| Pos | Team | NED | ITA | FRG | AUT | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | Netherlands | - | 2-1 | 2-2 | 5-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | Final |
| 2 | Italy | 1-2 | - | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3rd place |
| 3 | West Germany | 2-2 | 0-0 | - | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| 4 | Austria | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-2 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | ARG | BRA | POL | PER | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | Argentina | - | 0-0 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | Final |
| 2 | Brazil | 0-0 | - | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3rd place |
| 3 | Poland | 0-2 | 1-3 | - | 1-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 4 | Peru | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | AUT | BRA | ESP | SWE | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | Austria | - | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Round 2 |
| 2 | Brazil | 1-0 | - | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Round 2 |
| 3 | Spain | 1-2 | 0-0 | - | 1-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sweden | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | PER | NED | SCO | IRN | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | Peru | - | 0-0 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | Round 2 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 0-0 | - | 2-1 | 3-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Round 2 |
| 3 | Scotland | 1-3 | 1-2 | - | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Iran | 1-4 | 0-3 | 1-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Round 2
Round 3
3rd place
Final
- Argentina 3-1 Netherlands
Argentina won the championship.
1978 FIFA World Cup Media
Juan Perón saluting the crowd, the inspiration of the Argentina 78 logo
Countries that qualified for World Cup Countries that failed to qualify Countries that did not enter Non-FIFA members
Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place Second round First round
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Estadio Monumental Mundial 78
Estadio José Amalfitani, Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Estadio Olímpico de Córdoba 1978
Estadio mundialista minella 1978
Postal del Gigante de Arroyito, en vísperas de celebrarse el Mundial 1978.
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References
- FIFAArchived 2013-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
