1978 Fifa World Cup: 11th FIFA World Cup, held in Argentina
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
Austria (AUT) • Squad
France (FRA) • Squad
West Germany (FRG) • Squad
Hungary (HUN) • Squad
Italy (ITA) • Squad
Netherlands (NED) • Squad
Poland (POL) • Squad
Scotland (SCO) • Squad
Spain (ESP) • Squad
Sweden (SWE) • Squad
North and Central America
South America
Results
Round 1
Group A
| Pos | Team | ITA | ARG | FRA | HUN | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | Italy | - | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 2 | Argentina | 0-1 | - | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Round 2 |
| 3 | France | 1-2 | 1-2 | - | 3-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
| 4 | Hungary | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-3 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | POL | FRG | TUN | MEX | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | Poland | - | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Round 2 |
| 2 | West Germany | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | 6-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Round 2 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 0-1 | 0-0 | - | 3-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mexico | 1-3 | 0-6 | 1-3 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 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
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 |
Round 3
3rd place
Final
- Argentina 3-1 Netherlands
Argentina won the championship.
References
- FIFAArchived 2013-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
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