1978 – Argentina

Argentine World Cup 1978

Statistics

Champions: Argentina
Runners Up: Netherlands
Teams: 16
Matches played: 38
Total Goals scored: 102
Overall Attendance: 1,546,151
Average Attendance: 40,688
Top scorer: Mario Kempes (6)

Results

Group 1

Italy – France 2-1 (June 2, Mar Del Plata)
Argentina – Hungary 2-1 (June 2, River Plate)
Italy – Hungary 3-1 (June 6, Mar Del Plata)
Argentina – France 2-1 (June 6, River Plate)
France – Hungary 3-1 (June 10, Mar Del Plata)
Italy – Argentina 1-0 (June 10, River Plate)

Group 2

Fed. Rep. of Ger. – Poland 0-0 (June 1, River Plate)
Tunisia – Mexico 3-1 (June 2, New Rosario)
Poland – Tunisia 1-0 (June 6, New Rosario)
Fed. Rep. of Ger. – Mexico 6-0 (June 6, La Plata)
Poland – Mexico 3-1 (June 10, New Rosario)
Fed. Rep. of Ger. – Tunisia 0-0 (June 10, La Plata)

Group 3

Austria – Spain 2-1 (June 3, Jose Amalfitani)
Sweden – Brazil 1-1 (June 3, Mar Del Plata)
Austria – Sweden 1-0 (June 7, Jose Amalfitani)
Brazil – Spain 0-0 (June 7, Mar Del Plata)
Spain – Sweden 1-0 (June 11, Jose Amalfitani)
Brazil – Austria 1-0 (June 11, Mar Del Plata)

Group 4

Netherlands – Iran 3-0 (June 3, Mendoza)
Peru – Scotland 3-1 (June 3, La Plata)
Scotland – Iran 1-1 (June 7, La Plata)
Netherlands – Peru 0-0 (June 7, Mendoza)
Scotland – Netherlands 3-2 (June 11, Mendoza)
Peru – Iran 4-1 (June 11, La Plata)

Group A

Fed. Rep. of Ger. – Italy 0-0 (June 14, River Plate)
Netherlands – Austria 5-1 (June 14, La Plata)
Fed. Rep. of Ger. – Netherlands 2-2 (June 18, La Plata)
Italy – Austria 1-0 (June 18, River Plate)
Netherlands – Italy 2-1 (June 21, River Plate)
Austria – Fed. Rep. of Ger. 3-2 (June 21, La Plata)

Group B

Brazil – Peru 3-0 (June 14, Mendoza)
Argentina – Poland 2-0 (June 14, New Rosario)
Poland – Peru 1-0 (June 18, Mendoza)
Argentina – Brazil 0-0 (June 18, New Rosario)
Argentina – Peru 6-0 (June 21, New Rosario)
Brazil – Poland 3-1 (June 21, Mendoza)

3rd/4th Place

Brazil – Italy 2-1 (June 24, River Plate)

Final

Argentina – Netherlands 3-1 A.E.T (June 25, River Plate)

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