Holland contested the 1978 World Cup Final, in
Argentina, for the second time in a row; and as in West
Germany, again they finished runners-up to the hosts.
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Argentina 1978 - First
Round, Final Round, Third place,
1978 World Cup Final.
Home side Argentina, welcomed by sackfulls of shredded newspaper
drifting down from the stands, stumbled to Italy in the first-round group stage and almost
lost out on a final spot to Brazil.
Argentina needed to beat Peru by four clear goals, in the last group
match. They managed six, with Mario Kempes (the tournament's leading goalscorer with six
goals) adding another two to his tally.
For the fifth time, in eleven World Cup Finals, a host nation lifted
football's greatest prize: Uruguay, in 1930; Italy, in 1934; England,
in 1966 and West Germany, in 1974 had all achieved
the feat.
After Argentina, home fans needed to wait 20 years to see this
achieved again; in France 98.
After the Argentina 1978 World Cup Finals, Keith Burkinshaw went on to
make the shrewdest buys of the summer, by bringing Osvaldo 'Ossie' Ardiles and Ricardo
'Ricky' Villa to Tottenham's White Hart Lane. In August of 1978, Tottenham fans introduced
sacfuls of ticker-tape at Nottingham Forest's Trent Bridge; helping the Argentinians feel
at home in English football.
Played in Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata.
2nd June
Argentina vs Hungary (2:1)
Italy vs France (2:1)
6th June
Argentina vs France (2:1)
Italy vs Hungary (3:1)
10th June
Italy vs Argentina (1:0)
France vs Hungary (3:1)
Italy and Argentina
qualify for the final round.
1st June
Buenos Aires: West Germany vs Poland (0:0)
2nd June
Rosario: Tunisia vs Mexico (3:1)
6th June
Cordoba: West Germany vs Mexico (6:0)
Rosario: Poland vs Tunisia (1:0)
10th June
Cordoba: West Germany vs Tunisia (0:0)
Rosario: Poland vs Mexico (3:1)
Poland and West Germany
qualify for the final round.
Played in Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata.
3rd June
Austria vs Spain (2:1)
Sweden vs Brazil (1:1)
7th June
Austria vs Sweden (1:0)
Brazil vs Spain (0:0)
11th June
Spain vs Sweden (1:0)
Brazil vs Austria (1:0)
Austria and Brazil
qualify for the final round.
Played in Cordoba and Mendoza.
3rd June
Peru vsv Scotland (3:1)
Holland vs Iran (3:0)
7th June
Scotland vs Iran (1:1)
Holland vs Peru (0:0)
11th June
Peru vs Iran (4:1)
Scotland vs Holland (3:2)
Peru and Holland
qualify for the final round.
Played in Buenos Aires and Cordoba.
14th June
West Germany vs Italy (0:0)
Holland vs Austria (5:1)
18th June
Italy vs Austria (1:0)
West Germany vs Holland (2:2)
21st June
Holland vs Italy (2:1)
Austria vs West Germany (3:2)
Holland won two and drew one, to reach the final.
Played in Mendoza and Rosario.
14th June
Brazil vs Peru (3:0)
Argentina vs Poland (2:0)
18th June
Poland vs Peru (1:0)
Argentina vs Brazil (0:0)
21st June
Brazil vs Poland (3:1)
Argentina vs Peru (6:0)
Argentina scored more goals than Brazil
against Peru, to earn a place in the final.
Buenos Aires: Brazil vs Italy (2:1)
1978 World Cup
Final
25th June:
Argentina vs Holland (3:1 aet)
Buenos
Aires.
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