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==Summary==
==Summary==


===Seeded teams===


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The final draw at the Teatro San Martin in [[Buenos Aires]], taking place on [[January 14]], [[1978]], was based upon the most complicated seeding arrangement yet, with a compromise being reached to place five seeded teams in the four groups: Argentina (group 1/team 1) (Italy (1/4), West Germany (2/6), Brazil (3/12) and the Netherlands (4/13). Two of the seeds reached the final, but the mathematical formula was not a happy one and was promptly discarded.<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-201_10e_fwcdraw-history_8842.pdf History of the World Cup Final Draw]</ref>


===First Round===
===First Round===

Revision as of 21:06, 22 December 2007

1978 FIFA World Cup
Argentina '78
File:78.jpg
1978 FIFA World Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
DatesJune 1 – June 25
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored102 (2.68 per match)
Attendance1,546,151 (40,688 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Mario Kempes (6 goals)

The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup, was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. Argentina was chosen as hosts by FIFA in July 1966. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina who became the sixth team (after Uruguay, Italy, West Germany, Brazil, and England) to be world champions.

Qualification

Qualifying countries
Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification

England failed to qualify for the second World Cup in succession, narrowly losing out to Italy. Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union also failed to make it through the qualifying tournament. Newcomers to the finals included Iran and Tunisia, and France were back for the first time since 1966.

Summary

Seeded teams

 Argentina,  Italy,  West Germany,  Brazil and  Netherlands

The final draw at the Teatro San Martin in Buenos Aires, taking place on January 14, 1978, was based upon the most complicated seeding arrangement yet, with a compromise being reached to place five seeded teams in the four groups: Argentina (group 1/team 1) (Italy (1/4), West Germany (2/6), Brazil (3/12) and the Netherlands (4/13). Two of the seeds reached the final, but the mathematical formula was not a happy one and was promptly discarded.[1]

First Round

The format of the competition stayed the same as in 1974: 16 teams qualified, divided into four groups of four. The top two teams in each group would advance to the second round, where they would be split into two groups of four. The winners of each group would play each other in the final, and the second place finishers in the third place match.

A controversial fact surrounding the 1978 World Cup was that Argentina had suffered a military coup only two years before the cup. Because of this, some countries, most notably the Netherlands, considered publicly whether they should participate in the cup. Despite this, all teams eventually participated without restrictions although the Dutch team attended without its star, Johan Cruijff, who refused to participate. Controversy surrounded the host, Argentina, as all of their games in the first round kicked of at nights to give Argentina the advantage of knowing where they stood in the group. This will come in special use in the Second Group Round and in Spain 1982 which prompted FIFA to change the World Cup format.

The first round produced several surprises. Poland won Group 2 ahead of world champions West Germany, after holding the Germans to a goalless draw and then beating Tunisia and Mexico. The Germans played out a second goalless draw against Tunisia, and only redeemed themselves with a 6-0 thrashing of Mexico. Although they failed to qualify for the second round, Tunisia made history by beating Mexico 3-1. It was the first time that any African team had won a match at the World Cup finals.

File:1978 Football World Cup poster.jpg
The official 1978 FIFA World Cup poster.

Peru pushed the Netherlands into second place in Group 4, where Scotland missed out on goal difference for the second successive tournament. Teofilo Cubillas was outstanding for Peru, scoring twice against Scotland in Peru's 3-1 win and hitting a hat-trick in their 4-1 victory over Iran. Rob Rensenbrink of the Netherlands also scored three times against Iran, scoring all the goals as the Dutch won 3-0.

The biggest surprise of all came in Group 3, where Austria finished ahead of Brazil. The Austrians beat Spain and Sweden, while Brazil were held to draws by the same two teams. Brazil needed to beat Austria in their final group game to be sure of progressing to the second round, and managed a 1-0 win thanks to a goal from Roberto Dinamite. Brazil and Austria thus finished with the same number of points and the same goal difference, but Austria won the group by virtue of having scored more goals.

Group 1 had the strongest line-up of teams in the first round, featuring Italy, the host Argentina, France and Hungary. The two places in the second round were claimed before the final round of games, with Italy and Argentina both beating France and Hungary. The Italy-Argentina game decided who topped the group, and a goal from Roberto Bettega midway through the second half was enough to give that honour to Italy. It also forced Argentina to move out of Buenos Aires and play in Rosario.

Second Group Round

In the all-European Group A, the Netherlands got off to a flying start by thrashing Austria 5-1, Jonny Rep scoring two of their goals. In a rematch of the 1974 final, the Dutch then drew 2-2 with West Germany, who had previously shared a goalless game with Italy. The Italians beat Austria 1-0, and so the Netherlands faced Italy in their last group game knowing that the winners would reach the final. Erny Brandts scored an 18th-minute own goal to put Italy ahead at half-time, but he made up for his mistake by scoring at the right end in the fifth minute of the second half. Adrianus Haan got the winner for the Dutch with 15 minutes remaining, and the Netherlands had reached their second successive World Cup Final. West Germany were surprisingly beaten by Austria 2-3 which marked their end as World Champions.

Group B was essentially a battle between the hosts, Argentina and Brazil, and it was resolved in controversial circumstances. Again, the host played the last of two games within the day. In the first round of group games, Brazil beat Peru 3-0 while Argentina saw off Poland 2-0. Brazil and Argentina then played out a tense and violent goalless draw, so both teams went into the last round of matches with three points. On the last two games, Brazil beat Poland 3-1. Argentina's game with Peru kicked off soon after and went into it knowing exactly what they had to do to reach the final: beat Peru by four clear goals. Argentina managed it with what some saw as a suspicious degree of ease. Trailing 2-0 at half-time, Peru simply collapsed in the second half, and Argentina eventually won 6-0. Brazil spread dark rumours suggesting that Peru might have been somehow illicitly induced not to try too hard; but nothing could be proved, and Argentina met the Netherlands in the final. Brazil, denied a final place by Argentina's 6-0 win over Peru, took third place from an enterprising Italy side.

The Final

The final, Argentina vs Netherlands, was also controversial, as the Dutch accused the Argentineans of using stalling tactics to delay the match. The host team came out late and questioned the legality of a plaster cast on René van de Kerkhof's wrist -- allowing tension to build for the visitors in front of a hostile Buenos Aires crowd. The Netherlands refused to attend the post-match ceremonies after the match ended [1]. Argentina won the final 3-1 after extra time, with two goals from Mario Kempes, who was also the tournament's top scorer with six goals. The Netherlands lost their second World Cup final in a row, both times to the host nation, after losing to West Germany in 1974.

Venues

Template:1978 FIFA World Cup venues Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Cordoba
Estadio Monumental Estadio José Amalfitani Estadio Chateau Carreras
Capacity: 76,000 Capacity: 49,540 Capacity: 46,083
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Mar del Plata Rosario Mendoza
Estadio José María Minella Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza
Capacity: 43,542 Capacity: 41,654 Capacity: 34,875
File:Minella-1978.jpg File:Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza.JPG

Mascot

File:1978 gauchito.jpg
Gauchito

The official mascot of this World Cup was Gauchito, a boy wearing an Argentina strip. His hat (with the words ARGENTINA '78), neckerchief and whip are typical of gauchos.


Match officials


Squads

For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1978 FIFA World Cup squads.

Results

First round

All times local (UTC-3)

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Italy 6 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4
 Argentina 4 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1
 France 2 3 1 0 2 5 5 0
 Hungary 0 3 0 0 3 3 8 -5
Italy 2–1 France
Rossi 29'
Zaccarelli 54'		 (Report) Lacombe 1'
Argentina 2–1 Hungary
Luque 14'
Bertoni 83'		 (Report) Csapó 9'
Italy 3–1 Hungary
Rossi 34'
Bettega 35'
Benetti 61'		 (Report) A. Tóth 81' pen
Argentina 2–1 France
Passarella 45' pen
Luque 73'		 (Report) Platini 60'
France 3–1 Hungary
Lopez 23'
Berdoll 38'
Rocheteau 42'		 (Report) Zombori 41'
Argentina 0–1 Italy
  (Report) Bettega 67'
Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental
Ref: Klein (Israel)
Attendance: 71,712

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Poland 5 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3
 West Germany 4 3 1 2 0 6 0 +6
 Tunisia 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1
 Mexico 0 3 0 0 3 2 12 -10
West Germany 0–0 Poland
  (Report)  
Tunisia 3–1 Mexico
Kaabi 55'
Ghommidh 79'
Dhouib 87'		 (Report) Vázquez Ayala 45' pen
West Germany 6–0 Mexico
D. Müller 15'
H. Müller 30'
Rummenigge 38', 73'
Flohe 44', 89'		 (Report)  
Córdoba, Estadio Chateau Carreras
Ref: Bouzo (Syria)
Attendance: 35,258
Poland 1–0 Tunisia
Lato 43' (Report)  
West Germany 0–0 Tunisia
  (Report)  
Poland 3–1 Mexico
Boniek 43', 84'
Deyna 56'		 (Report) Rangel 52'

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Austria 4 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1
 Brazil 4 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1
 Spain 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
 Sweden 1 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2
Austria 2–1 Spain
Schachner 9'
Krankl 76'		 (Report) Dani 21'
Brazil 1–1 Sweden
Reinaldo 45'
(Report) Sjöberg 37'
Austria 1–0 Sweden
Krankl 42' pen (Report)  
Brazil 0–0 Spain
  (Report)  
Spain 1–0 Sweden
Asensi 75' (Report)  
Brazil 1–0 Austria
Roberto Dinamite 40' (Report)  

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Peru 5 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5
 Netherlands 3 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2
 Scotland 3 1 1 1 1 5 6 -1
 Iran 1 3 0 1 2 2 8 -6
Peru 3–1 Scotland
Cueto 43'
Cubillas 72', 77'		 (Report) Jordan 14'
Netherlands 3–0 Iran
Rensenbrink 40' pen, 62', 79' pen (Report)  
Scotland 1–1 Iran
Eskandarian 43' (own goal) (Report) Danaeifard 60'
Netherlands 0–0 Peru
  (Report)  
Peru 4–1 Iran
Velásquez 2'
Cubillas 36' pen, 39' pen, 79'		 (Report) Rowshan 41'
Scotland 3–2 Netherlands
Dalglish 44'
Gemmill 47' pen, 68'		 (Report) Rensenbrink 34' pen
Rep 71'

Second Group Round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Netherlands 5 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5
 Italy 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
 West Germany 2 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1
 Austria 2 3 1 0 2 4 8 -4
Netherlands 5–1 Austria
Brandts 6'
Rensenbrink 35' pen
Rep 36', 53'
W. van de Kerkhof 82'		 (Report) Obermayer 79'
West Germany 0–0 Italy
  (Report)  
West Germany 2–2 Netherlands
Abramczik 3'
D. Müller 70'		 (Report) Haan 27'
R. van de Kerkhof 84'
Italy 1–0 Austria
Rossi 14' (Report)  
Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental
Ref: Rion (Belgium)
Attendance: 66,695
Austria 3–2 West Germany
Vogts 59' (own goal)
Krankl 66', 87'		 (Report) Rummenigge 19'
Hölzenbein 72'
Netherlands 2–1 Italy
Brandts 50'
Haan 75'		 (Report) Brandts 18' (own goal)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Argentina 5 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8
 Brazil 5 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5
 Poland 2 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3
 Peru 0 3 0 0 3 0 10 -10
Brazil 3–0 Peru
Dirceu 15', 28'
Zico 73' pen		 (Report)  
Argentina 2–0 Poland
Kempes 16', 71' (Report)  
Poland 1–0 Peru
Szarmach 65' (Report)  
Argentina 0–0 Brazil
  (Report)  
Brazil 3–1 Poland
Nelinho 12'
Roberto Dinamite 57', 63'		 (Report) Lato 45'
Argentina 6–0 Peru
Kempes 21', 46'
Tarantini 43'
Luque 50', 72'
Houseman 67'		 (Report)  

Third place match

Brazil 2–1 Italy
Nelinho 64'
Dirceu 72'		 (Report) Causio 38'
Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental
Ref: Klein (Israel)
Attendance: 69,659

Final

Netherlands 1–3 (AET) Argentina
Nanninga 82' (Report) Kempes 38', 105'
Bertoni 116'
Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental
Ref: Gonella (Italy)
Attendance: 71,483

Awards

 1978 World Cup Winners 

Argentina
First title
FIFA Fair Play Trophy:
 Argentina

Scorers

Other facts

  • Argentina was a candidate to host the 1970 World Cup, but since Mexico City was hosting the 1968 Summer Olympics and had constructed new football stadia, it went to Mexico.
  • The Netherlands's Rob Rensenbrink's goal against Scotland was the 1000th goal of World Cup history.
  • Scotland's Willie Johnston was expelled from the World Cup after he was found to have taken a banned stimulant during the opening game against Peru.
  • At the final minutes of the Brazil vs Sweden match, the Brazilians were awarded a corner kick that resulted in a goal (which would have given Brazil a 2-1 victory). However, the goal was not awarded, because the referee Clive Thomas had whistled the end of the game as the ball was being kicked into the area. The Brazilian players were not happy with the decision, but the final result remained a 1-1 draw.

Firsts

  • For the 1978 World Cup, FIFA introduced the penalty shootout as a means of determining the winner in knockout stages should the match end on a draw after 120 minutes. The method, however, was not put in practice as both the third-place match and the final were decided before 120 minutes.
  • Tunisia was the first African team to win a match in World Cup finals, beating Mexico 3-1.
  • This edition was the first appearance of Coca-Cola in the FIFA World Cup as a sponsor.

Notes

  1. ^ History of the World Cup Final Draw
  2. ^ Match delayed to 14:30 due to both teams wearing identical kits (red, white & blue). After a 45 minute delay, the French eventually donned the kits of the local team Club Atlético Kimberley.

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