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FIFA World Cup Finals 1978 Argentina Match Details

FIFA WORLD CUP FINALS 1978
Group A – Argentina, France, Hungary, Italy
02.06.78 (13.45) Mar del Plata, Estadio Mar del Plata
ITA – FRA 2:1 (1:1)
(+42000) Rainea ROM, Lienmayr AUT, Silvagno CHI
ITA: Zoff (c) – Gentile, Bellugi, Scirea, Cabrini – Benetti, Tardelli,
Antognoni (46 Zaccarelli), Causio – Rossi, Bettega
FRA: Bertrand-Demanes – Janvion, Bossis, Rio, Trésor (c) – Michel, Dalger,
Guillou, Lacombe (74 Berdoll) – Platini, Six (76 Rouyer)
0:1 Lacombe (38 sec), 1:1 Rossi 30, 2:1 Zaccarelli 52
booked: Tardelli / Platini, Michel
02.06.78 (19.15) Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental
ARG – HUN 2:1 (1:1)
(~77000) Garrido POR, Partridge ENG, N'Diaye SEN
ARG: Fillol – Olguin, Passarella (c), L.Galvan, Tarantini – Ardiles,
Gallego, Valencia (75 Alonso), Houseman (67 Bertoni) – Luqué, Kempes
HUN: Gujdár – Törok (46 Martos), Kereki (c), Kocsis, J.Tóth – Nyilasi,
Zombori, Pintér, Csapó – Tórócsik, Nagy
0:1 Csapó 10, 1:1 Luqué 15, 2:1 Bertoni 84
booked: Passarella / Tórócsik, Nyilasi
sent off: Tórócsik (88), Nyilasi (89)
06.06.78 (13.45) Mar del Plata, Estadio Mar del Plata
ITA – HUN 3:1 (2:0)
(~32000) Barreto URU, Riwersi GER, Gordon SCO
ITA: Zoff (c) – Gentile, Bellugi, Scirea, Cabrini (79 Cuccureddu) – Benetti,
Tardelli, Antognoni, Causio – Rossi, Bettega (84 Graziani)
HUN: Meszaros – Martos, Kereki (c), Kocsis, J.Tóth – Pusztai, Zombori,
Pintér, Csapó – Fazekas (46 Hálasz), Nagy (46 A.Tóth)
1:0 Rossi 34, 2:0 Bettega 36, 3:0 Benetti 60, 3:1 A.Tóth 81 p
booked: Zombori, Martos
06.06.78 (19.15) Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental
ARG – FRA 2:1 (1:0)
(+77000) Dubach SUI, Orozco PER, Winsemann CAN
ARG: Fillol – Olguin, Passarella (c), L.Galvan, Tarantini – Ardiles, Gallego,
Valencia (63 Alonso, 72 Ortiz), Houseman – Luqué, Kempes
FRA: Bertrand-Demanes (58 Baratelli) – Battiston, Bossis, López, Trésor (c) –
Michel, Rocheteau, Bathenay, Lacombe – Platini, Six
1:0 Passarella 45 p, 1:1 Platini 60, 2:1 Luqué 73
booked: Six
10.06.78 (14.30) Mar del Plata, Estadio Mar del Plata
FRA – HUN 3:1 (3:1)
(~28000) Coelho BRA, Silvagno CHI, Partridge ENG
FRA: Dropsy – Bracci, Petit, Janvion, Berdoll – López, Trésor (c),
Rouyer, Rocheteau (75 Six) – Bathenay, Papi (46 Platini)
HUN: Gujdár – Martos, Kereki (c), Balint, J.Tóth – Pusztai, Zombori, Pintér,
Nyilasi – Tórócsik, Nagy (73 Csapó)
1:0 López 22, 2:0 Berdoll 37, 2:1 Zombori 41, 3:1 Rocheteau 42
NOTE: Match delayed due to both teams wearing identical kits; the
French eventually donned the kits of a local Atletico Kimbeira team.
10.06.78 (19.15) Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental
ITA – ARG 1:0 (0:0)
(+77000) Klein ISR, Rion BEL, González MEX
ITA: Zoff (c) – Gentile, Bellugi (6 Cuccureddu), Scirea, Cabrini – Benetti,
Tardelli, Antognoni (73 Zaccarelli), Causio – Rossi, Bettega
ARG: Fillol – Olguin, Passarella (c), L.Galvan, Tarantini – Ardiles, Gallego,
Valencia, Bertoni – Ortiz (73 Houseman), Kempes
1:0 Bettega 67
booked: Benetti
1. ITA^ 3 3 0 0 6 6-2
2. ARG^ 3 2 0 1 4 4-3
3. FRA 3 1 0 2 2 5-5
4. HUN 3 0 0 3 0 3-8
Group B – West Germany, Mexico, Poland, Tunisia
01.06.78 (15.00) Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental
POL – GER 0:0
(~77000) Coerezza ARG, Ithurralde ARG, Comesaña ARG
POL: Tomaszewski – Szymanowski, Maculewicz, Gorgoń, Nawałka – Żmuda,
Deyna (c), Lubański (79 Boniek), Lato – Masztaler (84 Kasperczak), Szarmach
GER: Maier – Vogts (c), Rüssmann, Kaltz, Zimmermann – Bonhof, H.Müller, Flohe,
Abramczik – Fischer, Beer
NOTE: Match preceded by WC opening ceremony
02.06.78 (16.45) Rosario, Estadio Rosario
TUN – MEX 3:1 (0:1)
(~25000) Gordon SCO, Gonella ITA, Dubach SUI
TUN: Naili – Dhouieb, Jendoubi, Kaabi, Jebali – Ghommidh, Tarak,
Agrebi – Témime (c – 88 K.Labidi), Akid, Ben Aziza (81 Karoui)
MEX: Reyes – Martinez, Tena, Ramos, Vásquez-Ayala – Mendizábal (67 Lugo),
de la Torre, Cuéllar, Rangel – Isiordia, Sánchez
0:1 Vásquez-Ayala 45 p, 1:1 Kaabi 55, 2:1 Ghommidh 79, 3:1 Dhouieb 87
06.06.78 (16.45) Rosario, Estadio Rosario
POL – TUN 1:0 (1:0)
(~15000) Franco ESP, Pestarino ARG, Thomas WAL
POL: Tomaszewski – Szymanowski, Maculewicz, Gorgoń, Nawałka, Żmuda –
Deyna (c), Lubański (76 Boniek), Lato – Kasperczak, Szarmach (80 Iwan)
TUN: Naili – Dhouieb, Jebali, Jendoumi, Kaabi – Ghommidh, Gasmi, Karab,
Agrebi – Témime (c), Akib
1:0 Lato 43
06.06.78 (16.45) Cordoba, Estadio Cordoba
(~46000) Bouzo SYR, Rion BEL, Garrido POR
GER – MEX 6:0 (4:0)
GER: Maier – Vogts (c), Rüssmann, Dietz, Kaltz – Bonhof, H.Müller, Flohe,
Rummenigge – Fischer, D.Müller
MEX: Reyes (40 Soto) – Martinez, Tena, Ramos, Vásquez-Ayala (c) – Mendizábal,
de la Torre, Cuéllar, Rangel – Lopez-Zarza (46 Lugo), Sánchez
1:0 D.Müller 15, 2:0 H.Müller 30, 3:0 Rummenige 38, 4:0 Flohe 40, 5:0 Rummenige
73, 6:0 Flohe 90
booked: Bonhof / Vásquez-Ayala
10.06.78 (16.45) Cordoba, Estadio Cordoba
TUN – GER 0:0
(~35000) Orozco PER, Comesaña ARG, Pestarino ARG
TUN: Naili – Dhouieb, Jendoumi, Kaabi, Jebali – Gasmi, Ghommidh, Tarak,
Agrebi – Akid (63 Ben Aziza), Témime (c)
GER: Maier – Vogts (c), Rüssmann, Dietz, Kaltz – Bonhof, H.Müller, Flohe,
Rummenigge – Fischer, D.Müller
booked: Tarak / H.Müller
10.06.78 (16.45) Rosario, Estadio Rosario
POL – MEX 3:1 (1:0)
(~25000) Namdar IRN, Corver HOL, Eriksson SWE
POL: Tomaszewski – Szymanowski, Żmuda, Rudy (85 Maculewicz), Gorgoń –
Masztaler, Deyna (c), Boniek, Kasperczak – Lato, Iwan (76 Lubański)
MEX: Soto – Gómez, Cisneros, Flóres, Vazquez-Ayala – de la Torre, Cuéllar,
Rangel – Ortega, Cardenas (46 Mendizábal), Sánchez
1:0 Boniek 43, 1:1 Rangel 52, 2:1 Deyna 56, 3:1 Boniek 84
1. POL^ 3 2 1 0 5 4-1
2. GER^ 3 1 2 0 4 6-0
3. TUN 3 1 1 1 3 3-2
4. MEX 3 0 0 3 0 2-12
Group C – Austria, Brazil, Spain, Sweden
03.06.78 (13.45) Mar del Plata, Estadio Mar del Plata
BRA – SWE 1:1 (1:1)
(~38000) Thomas WAL, Jarguz POL, Namdar IRN
BRA: Leão – Amaral, Toninho, Oscar, Edinho – Cerezo (81 Dirceu), Zico,
Rivelino (c), Gil (66 Nelinho) – Reinaldo, Batista
SWE: Hellström – Borg, R.Andersson, Nordqvist (c), Erlandsson – Tapper,
Linderoth, L.Larsson (81 Edström), B.Larsson – Sjöberg, Wendt
0:1 Sjöberg 38, 1:1 Reinaldo 45
booked: Oscar
NOTE: BRA fielded an official protest complaining on Mr. Thomas'
partial refereeing and his premature ending of the match; the protest
was rejected.
03.06.78 (13.45) Buenos Aires, Estadio José Amalfitani
AUT – ESP 2:1 (1:1)
(+49000) Palotai HUN, Barreto URU, Ivanov ZSR
AUT: Koncilia – Sara (c), Pezzey, Obermayer, Breitenberger – Kreuz,
Prohaska, Hickersberger (67 Weber), Schachner – Krankl (81 Pirkner), Jara
ESP: Miguel Angel – Marcelino, Migueli, Pirri (c), de la Cruz – San José,
Asensi, Cardeñosa (41 Leal), Rexach (60 Quini) – Ruben Cano, Dani
1:0 Schachner 10, 1:1 Dani 21, 2:1 Krankl 77
07.06.78 (13.45) Buenos Aires, Estadio José Amalfitani
AUT – SWE 1:0 (1:0)
(~46000) Corver HOL, Maksimović JUG, Samidi TUN
AUT: Koncilia – Sara (c), Pezzey, Obermayer, Breitenberger – Kreuz, Prohaska,
Hickersberger, Krieger (71 Weber) – Krankl, Jara
SWE: Hellström – Borg, R.Andersson, Nordqvist (c), Erlandsson – Tapper
(36 Torstensson), Linderoth (80 Edström), L.Larsson – B.Larsson, Sjöberg, Wendt
1:0 Krankl 42 p
07.06.78 (13.45) Mar del Plata, Estadio Mar del Plata
BRA – ESP 0:0
(~40000) Gonella ITA, Klein ISR, Ithurralde ARG
BRA: Leão (c) – Nelinho (71 Gil), Amaral, Toninho, Oscar – Edinho, Cerezo,
Zico (83 Mendonça), Dirceu – Reinaldo, Batista
ESP: Miguel Angel – Marcelino, Migueli (51 Biosca), Uria (79 Guzmán), Olmo –
San José, Asensi, Cardeñosa, Leal – Juanito, Santillana
booked: Leal
11.06.78 (13.45) Mar del Plata, Estadio Mar del Plata
BRA – AUT 1:0 (1:0)
(~40000) Wurtz FRA, Bouzo SYR, Tesfaye ETH
BRA: Leão (c) – Rodriguez Neto, Amaral, Toninho, Oscar – Cerezo
(71 Chicão), Mendonça (84 Zico), Dirceu, Roberto – Gil, Batista
AUT: Koncilia – Sara (c), Pezzey, Obermayer, Breitenberger – Kreuz, Prohaska,
Hickersberger (61 Weber), Krieger (84 Happich) – Krankl, Jara
1:0 Roberto 40
11.06.78 (13.45) Buenos Aires, Estadio José Amalfitani
ESP – SWE 1:0 (0:0)
(~48000) Riversi GER, Prokop DDR, Ithurralde ARG
ESP: Miguel Angel – Marcelino, Biosca, Uria, Olmo (46 Pirri) – San José,
Asensi (c), Cardeñosa, Leal – Juanito, Santillana
SWE: Hellström – Borg, R.Andersson, Nordqvist (c), Erlandsson – Nilsson, L.Larsson,
Nordin, B.Larsson – Sjöberg (67 Linderoth), Edström (60 Wendt)
1:0 Asensi 78
booked: Borg
1. AUT^ 3 2 0 1 4 3-2
2. BRA^ 3 1 2 0 4 2-1
3. ESP 3 1 1 1 3 2-2
4. SWE 3 0 1 2 1 1-3
NOTE: First place awarded to AUT after the tournament rules were
extended to take into account number of goals scored
Group D – Netherlands, Iran, Peru, Scotland
03.06.78 (16.45) Mendoza, Estadio Mendoza
HOL – IRN 3:0 (1:0)
(~42000) González MEX, Wurtz FRA, Comesaña ARG
HOL: Jongbloed – Suurbier, Krol (c), Haan, Rijsbergen – W.Van de Kerkhof,
Neeskens, Jansen – Rep, R.Van de Kerkhof (70 Nanninga), Rensenbrink
IRN: Hejazi – Nazari, Abdolahi, Kazerani, Eskandarian – Parvin (c),
Ghassempour, Sadeghi, Nayebagha – Djahani, Faraki (51 Rowshan)
1:0 Rensenbrink 40 p, 2:0 Rensenbrink 62 h, 3:0 Rensenbrink 75 p
booked: Eskandarian
03.06.78 (16.45) Cordoba, Estadio Cordoba
PER – SCO 3:1 (1:1)
(~42000) Eriksson SWE, Franco ESP, Tesfaye ETH
PER: Quiroga – Duarte, Manzo, Chumpitaz (c), Diaz – Velasquez, Cueto
(83 P.Rojas), Cubillas, Muñante – La Rosa (63 Sotil), Oblitas
SCO: Rough – Kennedy (c), Burns, Buchan, Forsyth – Rioch (76 Gemmill), Masson
(76 Macari), Hartford, Dalglish – Jordan, Johnston
0:1 Jordan 14, 1:1 Cueto 43, 2:1 Cubillas 72, 3:1 Cubillas 77 f (63 Quiroga
saved a penalty by Masson)
booked: Velasquez
NOTE: Johnston expulsed from the tournament after failed anti-dope testing
07.06.78 (16.45) Mendoza, Estadio Mendoza
HOL – PER 0:0
(~30000) Prokop DDR, Coerezza ARG, Ivanov ZSR
HOL: Jongbloed – Suurbier, Krol (c), Poortvliet, Rijsbergen – W.Van de
Kerkhof, Neeskens (68 Nanninga), Jansen – Haan, R.Van de Kerkhof (46
Rep), Rensenbrink
PER: Quiroga – Duarte, Manzo, Chumpitaz (c), Diaz – Velasquez, Cueto,
Cubillas, Muñante – La Rosa (63 Sotil), Oblitas
booked: R.Van de Kerkhof / Muñante
07.06.78 (16.45) Cordoba, Estadio Cordoba
IRN – SCO 1:1 (0:1)
(~8000) N'Diaye SEN, Bainea ROM, Coelho BRA
IRN: Hejazi – Nazari, Abdolahi, Kazerani, Eskandarian – Parvin (c),
Ghassempour, Sadeghi, Danaifar (89 Nayebagha) – Djahani, Faraki (83 Rowshan)
SCO: Rough – Jardine, Burns, Buchan (56 Forsyth), Donachie – Gemmill (c),
Macari, Hartford, Dalglish (74 Harper) – Jordan, Robertson
0:1 Eskandarian 43 s, 1:1 Danaifar 60
booked: Eskandarian
11.06.78 (16.45) Mendoza, Estadio Mendoza
SCO – HOL 3:2 (1:1)
(~40000) Lienmayr AUT, Palotai HUN, Seoudi TUN
SCO: Rough – Kennedy (c), Buchan, Forsyth, Donachie – Gemmill, Rioch,
Hartford, Dalglish – Souness, Jordan
HOL: Jongbloed – Suurbier, Krol (c), Rijsbergen (44 Wildschut),
Poortvliet – W.Van de Kerkhof – Neeskens (10 Boskamp), Jansen, R.Van de
Kerkhof – Rep, Rensenbrink.
0:1 Rensenbrink 34 p, 1:1 Dalglish 44, 2:1 Gemmill 47 p, 3:1 Gemmill 68, 3:2
Rep 72
11.06.78 (16.45) Cordoba, Estadio Cordoba
PER – IRN 4:1 (3:1)
(+21000) Jarguz POL, Maksimović JUG, Winsemann CAN
PER: Quiroga – Duarte, Manzo (68 Leguia), Chumpitaz, Diaz – Velasquez,
Cueto, Cubillas, Muñante – La Rosa (60 Sotil), Oblitas
IRN: Hejazi – Nazari, Abdolahi, Kazerani, Allahvardi – Parvin (c), Ghassempour,
Sadeghi, Danaifar – Faraki (52 Djahani), Rowshan (66 Fariba).
1:0 Velasquez 2 (111 sec), 2:0 Cubillas 36 p, 3:0 Cubillas 39 p, 3:1 Rowshan
41, 4:1 Cubillas 79
1. PER^ 3 2 1 0 5 7-2
2. HOL^ 3 1 1 1 3 5-3
3. SCO 3 1 1 1 3 5-6
4. IRN 3 0 1 2 1 2-8
Second Phase
Group 1 – Austria, West Germany, Netherlands, Italy
14.06.78 (13.45) Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental
ITA – GER 0:0
(~68000) Maksimović JUG, González MEX, Comesaña ARG
ITA: Zoff (c) – Gentile, Bellugi, Scirea, Cabrini – Benetti, Antognoni
(46 Zaccarelli), Tardelli, Causio – Rossi, Bettega
GER: Maier – Vogts (c), Rüssmann, Zimmermann (54 Konopka), Dietz – Kaltz,
Bonhof, Flohe (69 Beer), Rummenigge – Fischer, Hölzenbein
14.06.78 (13.45) Cordoba, Estadio Cordoba
HOL – AUT 5:1 (3:0)
(~15000) Gordon SCO, Bouzo SYR, Ithurralde ARG
HOL: Schrijvers – Poortvliet, Krol (c), Brandts (65 van Kraay), Wildschut –
Jansen, Haan, W.Van de Kerkhof, R.Van de Kerkhof (61 Schoenaker) – Rep,
Rensenbrink
AUT: Koncilia – Sara (c), Pezzey, Obermayer, Breitenberger – Hickersberger,
Krieger, Prohaska, Kreuz – Krankl, Jara
1:0 Brandts 7 h, 2:0 Rensenbrink 35 p, 3:0 Rep 37, 4:0 Rep 53, 4:1 Obermayer
70, 5:1 W.Van de Kerkhof 87
18.06.78 (16.45) Cordoba, Estadio Cordoba
HOL – GER 2:2 (1:1)
(~46000) Barreto URU, Coelho BRA, Comesaña ARG
HOL: Schrijvers – Krol (c), Poortvliet, Brandts, W.Van de Kerkhof –
Wildschut (79 Nanninga), Jansen, Haan – R.Van de Kerkhof, Rep, Rensenbrink
GER: Maier – Vogts (c), Rüssmann, Dietz, Kaltz – Bonhof, Beer,
Rummenigge, Abramczik – Hölzenbein, D.Müller
0:1 Abramczik 3 h, 1:1 Haan 27, 1:2 D.Müller 70 h, 2:2 R.Van de Kerkhof 87
booked: W.Van de Kerkhof / Maier
sent off: Nanninga (88)
NOTE: Together with the ITA-AUT match, the 300th (or 301th) game
of the World Cup
18.06.78 (16.45) Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental
ITA – AUT 1:0 (1:0)
(~50000) Rion BEL, Coerezza ARG, N'Diaye SEN
ITA: Zoff (c) – Gentile, Bellugi (46 Cuccureddu), Scirea, Cabrini –
Benetti, Zaccarelli, Tardelli, Causio – Rossi, Bettega (71 Graziani)
AUT: Koncilia – Sara (c), Pezzey, Obermayer, Strasser – Hickersberger,
Krieger, Prohaska, Kreuz – Krankl, Schachner (63 Pirkner)
1:0 Rossi 14
NOTE: Together with the HOL-GER match, the 300th (or 301th) game
of the World Cup
21.06.78 (13.45) Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental
HOL – ITA 2:1 (0:1)
(~68000) Franco ESP, Orozco PER, Pestarino ARG
HOL: Schrijvers (21 Jongbloed) – Poortvliet, Krol (c), Brandts, W.Van
de Kerkhof – Neeskens, Jansen, Haan, R.Van de Kerkhof – Rep (66 Van Kraay),
Rensenbrink
ITA: Zoff (c) – Gentile, Cuccureddu, Scirea, Cabrini – Benetti (79
Graziani), Zaccarelli, Tardelli, Causio (46 C.Sala) – Rossi, Bettega
0:1 Brandts 19 o, 1:1 Brandts 50, 2:1 Haan 75
booked: Rep, Haan / Benetti, Tardelli, Cabrini
21.06.78 (13.45) Cordoba, Estadio Cordoba
AUT – GER 3:2 (0:1)
(~20000) Klein ISR, Garrido POR, Jarguz POL
AUT: Koncilia – Sara (c), Pezzey, Obermayer, Strässer – Hickersberger,
Krieger, Prohaska, Kreuz – Krankl, Schachner (71 Oberacher)
GER: Maier – Vogts (c), Rüssmann, Dietz, Kaltz – Bonhof, Beer (46 H.Müller),
Rummenigge, Abramczik – Hölzenbein, D.Müller (61 Fischer)
0:1 Rummenige 19, 1:1 Vogts 59 o, 2:1 Krankl 66, 2:2 Hölzenbein 68 h, 3:2
Krankl 88
booked: Prohaska, Sara / Abramczik
1. HOL 3 2 1 0 5 9-4
2. ITA 3 1 1 1 3 2-2
3. GER 3 0 2 1 2 4-5
4. AUT 3 1 0 2 2 4-8
Group 2 – Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Poland
14.06.78 (16.45) Mendoza, Estadio Mendoza
BRA – PER 3:0 (2:0)
(~40000) Rainea ROM, Dubach SUI, Winsemann CAN
BRA: Leão (c) – Toninho, Oscar, Amaral, Rodriguez Neto – Batista, Cerezo
(76 Chicão), Dirceu, Mendonça – Gil (70 Zico), Roberto
PER: Quiroga – Duarte, Manzo, Chumpitaz (c), Diaz (11 Navarro) – Velasquez,
Cueto, Cubillas, Munante – La Rosa, Oblitas (46 P.Rojas)
1:0 Dirceu 15 f, 2:0 Dirceu 28, 3:0 Zico 73 p
14.06.78 (19.15) Rosario, Estadio Rosario
ARG – POL 2:0 (1:0)
(~40000) Eriksson SWE, Namdar IRN, Tosfaye ETH
ARG: Fillol – Olguin, L.Galvan, Passarella, Tarantini – Ardiles,
Gallego, Valencia (46 Villa), Houseman (63 Ortiz) – Kempes, Bertoni
POL: Tomaszewski – Szymanowski, Żmuda, Kasperczak, Maculewicz –
Nawałka, Deyna (c), Boniek, Masztaler (65 Mazur) – Lato, Szarmach
1:0 Kempes 16 h, 2:0 Kempes 71 (39 Fillol saved a penalty by Deyna)
booked: Gallego / Maculewicz
18.06.78 (13.45) Mendoza, Estadio Mendoza
POL – PER 1:0 (0:0)
(~35000) Partridge ENG, Thomas WAL, Corver HOL
POL: Kukla – Szymanowski, Gorgoń, Żmuda, Maculewicz – Nawałka, Deyna (c),
Boniek (86 Lubański), Masztaler (46 Kasperczak) – Lato, Szarmach
PER: Quiroga – Duarte, Manzo, Chumpitaz (c), Navarro – Quesada, Cueto,
Cubillas, Munante (46 R.Rojas) – La Rosa (73 Sotil), Oblitas.
1:0 Szarmach 65 h
booked: Boniek, Gorgoń / Quiroga, Manzo
18.06.78 (19.15) Rosario, Estadio Rosario
ARG – BRA 0:0
(~46000) Palotai HUN, Linemayr AUT, Prokop DDR
ARG: Fillol – Olguin, L.Galvan, Passarella (c), Tarantini – Ardiles
(46 Villa), Gallego, Luqué, Ortiz (31 Alonso) – Kempes, Bertoni
BRA: Leão (c) – Toninho, Oscar, Amaral, Rodriguez Neto (34 Edinho) – Batista,
Chicão, Dirceu – Mendonça (67 Zico), Gil, Roberto
booked: Villa / Chicão, Edinho, Zico
21.06.78 (16.45) Mendoza, Estadio Mendoza
BRA – POL 3:1 (1:1)
(~44000) Silvagno CHI, Ivanov ZSR, González MEX
BRA: Leão (c) – Toninho, Oscar, Amaral, Nelinho – Batista, Cerezo
(70 Rivelino), Dirceu – Zico (7 Mendonça), Gil, Roberto
POL: Kukla – Szymanowski, Gorgoń, Żmuda, Maculewicz – Nawałka, Deyna (c),
Boniek, Kasperczak (65 Lubański) – Lato, Szarmach
1:0 Nelinho 13 f, 1:1 Lato 45, 2:1 Roberto 57, 3:1 Roberto 63
booked: Mendonça, Cerezo
21.06.78 (19.15) Rosario, Estadio Rosario
ARG – PER 6:0 (2:0)
(+40000) Wurtz FRA, Riwersi GER, Gonella ITA
ARG: Fillol – Olguin, L.Galvan, Passarella (c), Tarantini – Larrosa,
Gallego (86 Oviedo), Luqué, Ortiz – Kempes, Bertoni (65 Houseman)
PER: Quiroga – Duarte, Manzo, Chumpitaz (c), R.Rojas – Quesada, Cueto,
Velasquez (52 Gorriti) Cubillas – Munante, Oblitas
1:0 Kempes 21, 2:0 Tarantini 43 h, 3:0 Kempes 49, 4:0 Luqué 50 h, 5:0 Houseman
67, 6:0 Luqué 72
booked: Quesada, Velasquez
1. ARG 3 2 1 0 5 8-0
2. BRA 3 2 1 0 5 6-1
3. POL 3 1 0 2 2 2-5
4. PER 3 0 0 3 0 0-10
Third Place Match
24.06.78 (15.00) Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental
Brazil 2:1 (0:1) Italy
(+76000) Klein ISR, Palotai HUN, González MEX
BRA: Leão (c) – Nelinho, Oscar, Amaral, Rodriguez Neto – Cerezo (64 Rivelino),
Batista, Dirceu, Gil (46 Reinaldo) – Roberto, Mendonça
ITA: Zoff (c) – Cuccureddu, Gentile, Scirea, Cabrini – P.Sala, Antognoni
(79 C.Sala), Maldera, Causio – Rossi, Bettega
0:1 Causio 38 h, 1:1 Nelinho 64, 2:1 Dirceu 72
booked: Nelinho, Batista / Gentile
Final
25.06.78 (15.00) Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental
Argentina 3:1 (1:0, 1:1, 2:1) Netherlands
(~70000) Gonella ITA, Barreto URU, Lienmayr AUT
ARG: Fillol – Olguin, Galvan, Passarella (c), Tarantini – Ardiles (66 Larossa),
Gallego, Kempes, Bertoni – Luqué, Ortiz (75 Houseman)
HOL: Jongbloed – Poortvliet, Krol (c), Brandts, Jansen (73 Suurbier) –
Neeskens, Haan, W. van de Kerkhof, R. van de Kerkhof – Rep (59 Nanninga),
Rensenbrink
1:0 Kempes 38, 1:1 Nanninga 82 h, 2:1 Kempes 105, 3:1 Bertoni 115
booked: Ardilles, Larossa / Krol, Poortvliet
Scorers' List
6 – Kempes ARG
5 – Rensenbrink HOL, Cubillas PER
4 – Luqué ARG, Krankl AUT
3 – Dirceu, Roberto BRA, Rummenige AUT, Rep HOL, Rossi ITA
2 – Bertoni ARG, Nelinho BRA, Flohe, D. Müller GER, Brandts HOL + 1 own goal,
Bettega ITA, Boniek, Lato POL, Gemill SCO
1 – Houseman, Passarella, Tarantini ARG, Obermayer, Schachner ARG, Reinaldo,
Zico BRA, Bredoll, Lacombe, López, Platini, Rocheteau FRA, Asensi, Dani
ESP, Abramczik, Hölzenbein, H.Müller GER, Nanninga, R.Van de Kerkhof, R.
Van de Kerkhof HOL, Caspó, A.Tóth, Zombori HUN, Danaifar, Rowshan IRN,
Benetti, Causio, Zaccarelli ITA, Rangel, Vásquez-Ayala MEX, Cueto,
Velasquez PER, Deyna, Szarmach POL, Dalglish, Jordan SCO, Sjöberg SWE,
Dhouleb, Ghammidh, Kaabi TUN
own goals – 2 (Vogts GER for aut, Eskandarian IRN for SCO, Brandts HOL for
ITA + 1 goal)
In total 103 goals (12 p, 3 f, 12 h, 3 o), 2,68 per match. Most goals – ARG
and HOL (15), no team without goals. 60 players scored (including 6 earlier
scorers from 1974)
Coaches, Assistants & Reserve Players
ARG: C. L. Menotti, R. Poncini, R. Pizzarotti, R. Saporitti | Baley,
Galván, Killer, Lavolpe, Pagnanini
AUT: H. Senekowitsch, G. Schmidt | Baumeister, Baumgartner, Fuschbichler,
Hattenberger, Persidis
BRA: C. Coutinho, A. de Abreu Chirol, R. A. Carlesco, K. C. Camerino,
S. Araójo | Carlos, Roberto Gallo, Valdir Pérez, da Silva Braga, Polosi,
Zé Sergio
ESP: L. Kubala, J. E. Santamaria-Iglesias, G. Biosca-Pagés | Arconada,
Maranon, Urruticoechea
FRA: M. Hidalgo * | (all 22 players played)
GER: H. Schön, J. Derwall | Burdenski, Cullmann, Kargus, Schwarzenbeck,
Worm, Zewe
HOL: E. Happel, J. Zwartkruis | Doesburg, Hovenkamp, Lubse
HUN: L. Baróti, F. Kovács, L. Vinkovics | Fűlóp, Kovács, Rab, Váradi
IRN: H. Mohadjerani, A. Sharafi | Beshkar, Ghasghaian, Karbandi, Majd-
Taymoori, Mavedat, Noora, Shoja'j
ITA: E. Bearzot, A. Vicini | Bordon, P.Conti, Manfredonia, Pecci, Polici
MEX: A. Roca Garcia, P. Nájera, R. Maturano | Medina-Rojas, Nájera-
Siller, Rodriguez-Corona
PER: M. Calderón, A. Heredia, J. Fernández | Cáceres, Labarthe, Mosquera,
Sarlor
POL: J. Gmoch, A. Strejlau, W. Obrębski | Justek, Kostrzewa, Kupcewicz,
Kusto, Wójcicki
SCO: A. MacLeod, J. Hagart, H. Allan, D. McKinnon | Blyth, Clark,
D.Johnstone, McQueen
SWE: G. Eriksson, R. Grip | Aman, M.Andersson, R.Andersson, Aslund,
Hagberg, Karlsson, Moller
TUN: A. Chatali, H. Belghitt | Ben Aziza, Chabli, Chechaibi, Ellouze,
Hasni, Limam, Majeri Sadok-Attouga
* assistants unknown
Oldest and Youngest
Youngest Oldest
player Iwan POL 19y206d Jongbloed HOL 37y212d
goalkeeper P.-Reyes MEX 22y233d Jongbloed HOL 37y212d
scorer D.Müller GER 20y314d Benetti ITA 32y229d
champion Tarantini ARG 22y204d Larossa ARG 30y219d
finalist Brandts HOL 22y142d Jongbloed HOL 37y212d
medalist Reinaldo BRA 21y164d Jongbloed HOL 37y212d
captain Kereki HUN 24y324d Zoff ITA 36y116d
coach Chetali TUN 38y333d Barón HUN 53y295d
referee Coelho BRA 35y146d Gordon SCO 48y124d

FIFA World Cup Finals 1978 Argentina Squad Details

No.PosFull NameBirth Date (Age)CapsClubCountry
ARGENTINA (Group 1)
Head coach: César Luis Menotti
1MFNorberto Alonso4 January 1953 (aged 25)  River PlateArgentina
2MFOsvaldo Ardiles3 August 1952 (aged 25)  HuracánArgentina
3GKHéctor Baley16 November 1950 (aged 27)  HuracánArgentina
4MFDaniel Bertoni14 March 1955 (aged 23)  IndependienteArgentina
5GKUbaldo Fillol21 July 1950 (aged 27)  River PlateArgentina
6MFAmérico Gallego25 April 1955 (aged 23)  Newell's Old BoysArgentina
7DFLuis Galván24 February 1948 (aged 30)  Talleres de CórdobaArgentina
8MFRubén Galván7 April 1952 (aged 26)  IndependienteArgentina
9MFRené Houseman19 July 1953 (aged 24)  HuracánArgentina
10FWMario Kempes15 July 1954 (aged 23) ValenciaSpain
11DFDaniel Killer21 December 1949 (aged 28)  Racing ClubArgentina
12MFOmar Larrosa18 November 1947 (aged 30)  IndependienteArgentina
13GKRicardo Lavolpe6 February 1952 (aged 26)  San LorenzoArgentina
14FWLeopoldo Luque3 May 1949 (aged 29)  River PlateArgentina
15DFJorge Olguín17 May 1952 (aged 26)  San LorenzoArgentina
16MFOscar Ortiz8 April 1953 (aged 25)  River PlateArgentina
17MFMiguel Oviedo12 October 1950 (aged 27)  Talleres de CórdobaArgentina
18DFRubén Pagnanini31 January 1949 (aged 29)  IndependienteArgentina
19DFDaniel Passarella25 May 1953 (aged 25)  River PlateArgentina
20DFAlberto Tarantini3 December 1955 (aged 22) Birmingham CityEngland
21MFJosé Daniel Valencia3 October 1955 (aged 22)  Talleres de CórdobaArgentina
22MFRicardo Villa18 August 1952 (aged 25)  Racing ClubArgentina
FRANCE (Group 1)
Head coach: Michel Hidalgo
1GKDominique Baratelli26 December 1947 (aged 30)18 NiceFrance
2DFPatrick Battiston12 March 1957 (aged 21)5 MetzFrance
3DFMaxime Bossis26 June 1955 (aged 22)11 NantesFrance
4DFGérard Janvion21 August 1953 (aged 24)15 Saint-ÉtienneFrance
5DFFrançois Bracci3 November 1951 (aged 26)15 MarseilleFrance
6DFChristian Lopez15 March 1953 (aged 25)12 Saint-ÉtienneFrance
7DFPatrice Rio15 August 1948 (aged 29)15 NantesFrance
8DFMarius Trésor15 January 1950 (aged 28)36 MarseilleFrance
9MFDominique Bathenay13 February 1954 (aged 24)12 Saint-ÉtienneFrance
10MFJean-Marc Guillou20 December 1945 (aged 32)18 NiceFrance
11MFHenri Michel28 October 1947 (aged 30)52 NantesFrance
12MFClaude Papi16 April 1949 (aged 29)2 BastiaFrance
13MFJean Petit25 September 1949 (aged 28)3 AS MonacoFrance
14FWMarc Berdoll6 April 1953 (aged 25)10 MarseilleFrance
15MFMichel Platini21 June 1955 (aged 22)15 NancyFrance
16FWChristian Dalger19 December 1949 (aged 28)5 AS MonacoFrance
17FWBernard Lacombe15 August 1952 (aged 25)14 LyonFrance
18FWDominique Rocheteau14 January 1955 (aged 23)10 Saint-ÉtienneFrance
19FWDidier Six21 August 1954 (aged 23)15 LensFrance
20FWOlivier Rouyer1 December 1955 (aged 22)9 NancyFrance
21GKJean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes23 May 1952 (aged 26)9 NantesFrance
22GKDominique Dropsy9 December 1951 (aged 26)0 StrasbourgFrance
HUNGARY (Group 1)
Head coach: Lajos Baróti
1GKSándor Gujdár8 November 1951 (aged 26)19 Budapest Honvéd FCHungary
2DFPéter Török18 April 1951 (aged 27)29 Vasas SCHungary
3DFIstván Kocsis6 October 1949 (aged 28)6 Budapest Honvéd FCHungary
4DFJózsef Tóth2 December 1951 (aged 26)25 Újpesti Dózsa FCHungary
5MFSándor Zombori31 October 1951 (aged 26)16 Vasas SCHungary
6DFZoltán Kereki13 July 1953 (aged 24)24 Haladás VSEHungary
7FWLászló Fazekas15 October 1947 (aged 30)71 Újpesti Dózsa FCHungary
8MFTibor Nyilasi18 January 1955 (aged 23)26 Ferencvárosi TCHungary
9FWAndrás Törőcsik1 May 1955 (aged 23)11 Újpesti Dózsa FCHungary
10MFSándor Pintér18 July 1950 (aged 27)32 Budapest Honvéd FCHungary
11FWBéla Várady12 April 1953 (aged 25)28 Vasas SCHungary
12DFGyőző Martos15 December 1949 (aged 28)11 Ferencvárosi TCHungary
13MFKároly Csapó23 February 1952 (aged 26)5 Tatabányai BSKHungary
14DFLászló Bálint1 February 1948 (aged 30)54 Ferencvárosi TCHungary
15DFTibor Rab2 October 1955 (aged 22)11 Ferencvárosi TCHungary
16MFIstván Halász12 October 1951 (aged 26)3 Tatabányai BSKHungary
17FWLászló Pusztai1 March 1946 (aged 32)22 Ferencvárosi TCHungary
18MFLászló Nagy21 October 1949 (aged 28)21 Újpesti Dózsa FCHungary
19FWAndrás Tóth5 September 1949 (aged 28)14 Újpesti Dózsa FCHungary
20MFFerenc Fülöp22 February 1955 (aged 23)0 MTK FCHungary
21GKFerenc Mészáros11 April 1950 (aged 28)13 Vasas SCHungary
22GKLászló Kovács24 April 1951 (aged 27)12 Videoton FCFHungary
ITALY (Group 1)
Head coach: Enzo Bearzot
1GKDino Zoff28 February 1942 (aged 36)63 JuventusItaly
2DFMauro Bellugi7 February 1950 (aged 28)22 BolognaItaly
3DFAntonio Cabrini8 October 1957 (aged 20)0 JuventusItaly
4DFAntonello Cuccureddu4 October 1949 (aged 28)6 JuventusItaly
5DFClaudio Gentile27 September 1953 (aged 24)16 JuventusItaly
6DFAldo Maldera14 October 1953 (aged 24)5 AC MilanItaly
7DFLionello Manfredonia27 November 1956 (aged 21)3 LazioItaly
8DFGaetano Scirea25 May 1953 (aged 25)9 JuventusItaly
9MFGiancarlo Antognoni1 April 1954 (aged 24)28 FiorentinaItaly
10MFRomeo Benetti20 October 1945 (aged 32)40 JuventusItaly
11MFEraldo Pecci12 April 1955 (aged 23)5 TorinoItaly
12GKPaolo Conti1 April 1950 (aged 28)2 AS RomaItaly
13MFPatrizio Sala16 June 1955 (aged 22)5 TorinoItaly
14MFMarco Tardelli24 September 1954 (aged 23)19 JuventusItaly
15MFRenato Zaccarelli18 January 1951 (aged 27)14 TorinoItaly
16MFFranco Causio1 February 1949 (aged 29)33 JuventusItaly
17MFClaudio Sala8 September 1947 (aged 30)15 TorinoItaly
18FWRoberto Bettega27 December 1950 (aged 27)16 JuventusItaly
19FWFrancesco Graziani16 December 1952 (aged 25)22 TorinoItaly
20FWPaolo Pulici27 April 1950 (aged 28)18 TorinoItaly
21FWPaolo Rossi23 September 1956 (aged 21)2 VicenzaItaly
22GKIvano Bordon13 April 1951 (aged 27)1 InternazionaleItaly
MEXICO (Group 2)
Head coach: José Antonio Roca
1GKJosé Pilar Reyes12 October 1955 (aged 22)  UANL TigresMexico
2DFManuel Nájera20 December 1952 (aged 25)  Leones NegrosMexico
3DFAlfredo Tena21 November 1956 (aged 21)  Club AméricaMexico
4DFEduardo Ramos8 November 1949 (aged 28)  ChivasMexico
5DFArturo Vázquez Ayala26 June 1949 (aged 28)  PumasMexico
6MFGuillermo Mendizábal8 October 1954 (aged 23)  Cruz AzulMexico
7MFAntonio de la Torre21 September 1951 (aged 26)  Club AméricaMexico
8FWEnrique López Zarza25 October 1957 (aged 20)  PumasMexico
9FWVíctor Rangel11 March 1957 (aged 21)  ChivasMexico
10MFCristóbal Ortega25 July 1956 (aged 21)  Club AméricaMexico
11FWHugo Sánchez11 July 1958 (aged 19)  PumasMexico
12DFJesús Martínez7 June 1952 (aged 25)  Club AméricaMexico
13DFRigoberto Cisneros15 August 1953 (aged 24)  Club TolucaMexico
14DFCarlos Gómez16 August 1952 (aged 25)  Club LeónMexico
15DFIgnacio Flores31 July 1953 (aged 24)  Cruz AzulMexico
16MFJavier Cárdenas8 December 1952 (aged 25)  Club TolucaMexico
17MFLeonardo Cuéllar14 January 1952 (aged 26)  PumasMexico
18MFGerardo Lugo13 March 1955 (aged 23)  Atlante F.C.Mexico
19FWHugo René Rodríguez14 March 1959 (aged 19)  Santos LagunaMexico
20FWMario Medina2 September 1952 (aged 25)  Club TolucaMexico
21FWRaúl Isiordia22 December 1952 (aged 25)  Atlético EspañolMexico
22GKPedro Soto22 October 1952 (aged 25)  Club AméricaMexico
POLAND (Group 2)
Head coach: Jacek Gmoch
1GKJan Tomaszewski9 January 1948 (aged 30)57 ŁKS ŁódźPoland
2FWWłodzimierz Mazur18 April 1954 (aged 24)7 Zagłębie SosnowiecPoland
3DFHenryk Maculewicz24 April 1950 (aged 28)14 Wisła KrakówPoland
4DFAntoni Szymanowski13 January 1951 (aged 27)61 Wisła KrakówPoland
5MFAdam Nawałka23 October 1957 (aged 20)11 Wisła KrakówPoland
6DFJerzy Gorgoń18 July 1949 (aged 28)50 Górnik ZabrzePoland
7FWAndrzej Iwan10 November 1959 (aged 18)0 Wisła KrakówPoland
8MFHenryk Kasperczak10 July 1946 (aged 31)55 Stal MielecPoland
9DFWładysław Żmuda6 June 1954 (aged 23)44 Śląsk WrocławPoland
10DFWojciech Rudy24 October 1952 (aged 25)14 Zagłębie SosnowiecPoland
11MFBohdan Masztaler19 September 1949 (aged 28)16 ŁKS ŁódźPoland
12MFKazimierz Deyna23 October 1947 (aged 30)91 Legia WarszawaPoland
13DFJanusz Kupcewicz9 December 1955 (aged 22)2 Arka GdyniaPoland
14DFMirosław Justek23 September 1948 (aged 29)3 Lech PoznańPoland
15MFMarek Kusto29 April 1954 (aged 24)11 Legia WarszawaPoland
16FWGrzegorz Lato8 April 1950 (aged 28)59 Stal MielecPoland
17FWAndrzej Szarmach3 October 1950 (aged 27)49 Stal MielecPoland
18MFZbigniew Boniek3 March 1956 (aged 22)21 Widzew ŁódźPoland
19FWWłodzimierz Lubański28 February 1947 (aged 31)69S.C. LokerenBelgium
20DFRoman Wójcicki8 January 1958 (aged 20)1 Odra OpolePoland
21GKZygmunt Kukla21 January 1948 (aged 30)5 Stal MielecPoland
22GKZdzisław Kostrzewa26 October 1955 (aged 22)1 Zagłębie SosnowiecPoland
TUNISIA (Group 2)
Head coach: Abdelmajid Chetali
1GKSadok Sassi15 November 1945 (aged 32)  Club AfricainTunisia
2DFMokhtar Dhouib23 March 1952 (aged 26)  CS SfaxienTunisia
3DFAli Kaabi15 November 1953 (aged 24)  COT TunisTunisia
4MFKhaled Gasmi8 April 1953 (aged 25)  Club BizertaTunisia
5DFMohsen Labidi15 January 1954 (aged 24)  Stade TunisTunisia
6MFNéjib Ghommidh12 March 1953 (aged 25)  Club AfricainTunisia
7FWTémime Lahzami1 January 1949 (aged 29) Al-IttihadSaudi Arabia
8MFMohamed Ben Rehaiem20 March 1951 (aged 27)  CS SfaxienTunisia
9FWMohamed Akid5 July 1949 (aged 28)  CS SfaxienTunisia
10MFTarak Dhiab15 July 1954 (aged 23)  EspéranceTunisia
11FWAbderraouf Ben Aziza23 September 1953 (aged 24)  Étoile Sportive du SahelTunisia
12MFKhemais Labidi30 August 1950 (aged 27)  JS KairouanTunisia
13FWNéjib Liman12 June 1953 (aged 24)  Stade TunisTunisia
14FWSlah Karoui11 September 1951 (aged 26)  Étoile Sportive du SahelTunisia
15FWMohamed Ben Mouza5 April 1954 (aged 24)  Club AfricainTunisia
16FWOhman Chehaibi23 December 1954 (aged 23)  JS KairouanTunisia
17DFRidha El Louze27 April 1953 (aged 25)  Sfax Railways SportsTunisia
18DFKamel Chebli9 March 1954 (aged 24)  Club AfricainTunisia
19FWMokhtar Hasni19 March 1952 (aged 26) La LouviéreBelgium
20DFAmor Jebali24 December 1956 (aged 21)  AS MarsaTunisia
21GKLamine Ben Aziza10 November 1952 (aged 25)  Étoile Sportive du SahelTunisia
22GKMokhtar Naili3 September 1953 (aged 24)  Club AfricainTunisia
WEST GERMANY (Group 2)
Head coach: Helmut Schön
1GKSepp Maier28 February 1944 (aged 34)83 Bayern MünchenWest Germany
2DFBerti Vogts30 December 1946 (aged 31)90 Borussia MönchengladbachWest Germany
3DFBernard Dietz22 March 1948 (aged 30)24 MSV DuisburgWest Germany
4DFRolf Rüssmann13 October 1950 (aged 27)13 Schalke 04West Germany
5DFManfred Kaltz6 January 1953 (aged 25)15 Hamburger SVWest Germany
6MFRainer Bonhof29 March 1952 (aged 26)34 Borussia MönchengladbachWest Germany
7MFRüdiger Abramczik18 February 1956 (aged 22)12 Schalke 04West Germany
8DFHerbert Zimmermann1 July 1954 (aged 23)4 FC KölnWest Germany
9FWKlaus Fischer27 December 1949 (aged 28)12 Schalke 04West Germany
10MFHeinz Flohe28 January 1948 (aged 30)35 FC KölnWest Germany
11FWKarl-Heinz Rummenigge25 September 1955 (aged 22)12 Bayern MünchenWest Germany
12DFHans-Georg Schwarzenbeck3 April 1948 (aged 30)44 Bayern MünchenWest Germany
13DFHarald Konopka18 November 1952 (aged 25)0 FC KölnWest Germany
14FWDieter Müller1 April 1954 (aged 24)8 FC KölnWest Germany
15MFErich Beer9 December 1946 (aged 31)20 Hertha BerlinWest Germany
16MFBernhard Cullmann1 November 1949 (aged 28)22 FC KölnWest Germany
17FWBernd Hölzenbein9 March 1946 (aged 32)37 Eintracht FrankfurtWest Germany
18MFGerd Zewe13 June 1950 (aged 27)0 Fortuna DüsseldorfWest Germany
19FWRonald Worm7 October 1953 (aged 24)6 MSV DuisburgWest Germany
20MFHansi Müller27 July 1957 (aged 20)2 VfB StuttgartWest Germany
21GKRudolf Kargus15 August 1952 (aged 25)3 Hamburger SVWest Germany
22GKDieter Burdenski26 November 1950 (aged 27)2 Werder BremenWest Germany

No.PosFull NameBirth Date (Age)CapsClubCountry
AUSTRIA (Group 3)
Head coach: Helmut Senekowitsch
1GKFriedrich Koncilia25 February 1948 (aged 30)37 SSW InnsbruckAustria
2DFRobert Sara9 June 1946 (aged 31)37 WienAustria
3DFErich Obermayer23 January 1953 (aged 25)10 WienAustria
4DFGerhard Breitenberger14 October 1954 (aged 23)11 VÖEST LinzAustria
5DFBruno Pezzey3 February 1955 (aged 23)25 SSW InnsbruckAustria
6MFRoland Hattenberger7 December 1948 (aged 29)23VfB StuttgartWest Germany
7MFJosef Hickersberger27 April 1948 (aged 30)33Fortuna DüsseldorfWest Germany
8MFHerbert Prohaska8 August 1955 (aged 22)27 WienAustria
9FWHans Krankl14 February 1953 (aged 25)34 Rapid WienAustria
10FWWilhelm Kreuz29 May 1949 (aged 29)35FeyenoordNetherlands
11MFKurt Jara14 October 1950 (aged 27)29MSV DuisburgWest Germany
12MFEduard Krieger16 December 1946 (aged 31)20Club BruggeBelgium
13MFGünther Happich28 January 1952 (aged 26)4 Wiener SportclubAustria
14DFHeinrich Strasser26 October 1948 (aged 29)20 Admira/WackerAustria
15DFHeribert Weber28 June 1955 (aged 22)7 SK Sturm GrazAustria
16DFPeter Persidis8 March 1947 (aged 31)7 Rapid WienAustria
17FWFranz Oberacher24 March 1954 (aged 24)3 SSW InnsbruckAustria
18FWWalter Schachner1 February 1957 (aged 21)6 DSV Alpine DonawitzAustria
19FWHans Pirkner25 March 1946 (aged 32)18 WienAustria
20MFErnst Baumeister22 January 1957 (aged 21)1 WienAustria
21GKErwin Fuchsbichler27 March 1952 (aged 26)2 VÖEST LinzAustria
22GKHubert Baumgartner25 February 1955 (aged 23)1 WienAustria
BRAZIL (Group 3)
Head coach: Cláudio Coutinho
1GKLeão11 July 1949 (aged 28)50 PalmeirasBrazil
2DFToninho7 June 1948 (aged 29)4 FlamengoBrazil
3DFOscar20 June 1954 (aged 23)4 Ponte PretaBrazil
4DFAmaral25 December 1954 (aged 23)22 CorinthiansBrazil
5MFToninho Cerezo21 April 1955 (aged 23)16 Atlético MineiroBrazil
6DFEdinho5 June 1955 (aged 22)12 FluminenseBrazil
7FWZé Sérgio8 March 1957 (aged 21)2 São PauloBrazil
8MFZico3 March 1953 (aged 25)21 FlamengoBrazil
9FWReinaldo11 January 1957 (aged 21)12 Atlético MineiroBrazil
10FWRivelino1 January 1946 (aged 32)88 FluminenseBrazil
11MFDirceu15 June 1952 (aged 25)14 Vasco da GamaBrazil
12GKCarlos4 March 1956 (aged 22)0 Ponte PretaBrazil
13DFNelinho26 July 1950 (aged 27)13 CruzeiroBrazil
14DFAbel1 September 1952 (aged 25)1 Vasco da GamaBrazil
15DFPolozzi1 October 1955 (aged 22)0 Ponte PretaBrazil
16DFRodrígues Neto6 December 1949 (aged 28)7 BotafogoBrazil
17MFBatista8 March 1955 (aged 23)4 InternacionalBrazil
18FWGil24 December 1950 (aged 27)22 BotafogoBrazil
19FWJorge Mendonça6 June 1954 (aged 23)0 PalmeirasBrazil
20FWRoberto Dinamite13 April 1954 (aged 24)20 Vasco da GamaBrazil
21MFChicão30 January 1949 (aged 29)5 São PauloBrazil
22GKValdir Peres2 February 1951 (aged 27)5 São PauloBrazil
SPAIN (Group 3)
Head coach: Ladislao Kubala
1GKLuis Arconada26 June 1954 (aged 23)6 Real SociedadSpain
2DFAntonio de la Cruz7 May 1947 (aged 31)5 FC BarcelonaSpain
3MFFrancisco Javier Uría1 February 1950 (aged 28)5 Sporting de GijónSpain
4MFJuan Manuel Asensi23 September 1949 (aged 28)25 FC BarcelonaSpain
5DFMigueli19 December 1951 (aged 26)13 FC BarcelonaSpain
6DFAntonio Biosca8 December 1949 (aged 28)1 Real BetisSpain
7FWDani28 June 1951 (aged 26)7 Athletic BilbaoSpain
8FWJuanito10 November 1954 (aged 23)6 Real MadridSpain
9FWQuini23 September 1949 (aged 28)22 Sporting de GijónSpain
10FWSantillana23 August 1952 (aged 25)9 Real MadridSpain
11MFJulio Cardeñosa27 October 1949 (aged 28)3 Real BetisSpain
12MFAntonio Guzmán2 December 1953 (aged 24)1 Rayo VallecanoSpain
13GKMiguel Ángel24 December 1947 (aged 30)11 Real MadridSpain
14MFEugenio Leal13 May 1953 (aged 25)7 Atlético MadridSpain
15FWMarañón23 July 1948 (aged 29)4 RCD EspañolSpain
16DFAntonio Olmo18 January 1954 (aged 24)4 FC BarcelonaSpain
17DFMarcelino13 August 1955 (aged 22)3 Atlético MadridSpain
18DFPirri11 March 1945 (aged 33)39 Real MadridSpain
19FWCarles Rexach13 January 1947 (aged 31)14 FC BarcelonaSpain
20FWRubén Cano5 February 1951 (aged 27)6 Atlético MadridSpain
21MFIsidoro San José27 October 1956 (aged 21)4 Real MadridSpain
22GKUrruti17 February 1952 (aged 26)1 RCD EspañolSpain
SWEDEN (Group 3)
Head coach: Georg Ericson
1GKRonnie Hellström21 February 1949 (aged 29)661. FC KaiserslauternWest Germany
2DFHasse Borg4 August 1953 (aged 24)14Eintracht BraunschweigWest Germany
3DFRoy Andersson2 August 1949 (aged 28)16 Malmö FFSweden
4DFBjörn Nordqvist6 October 1942 (aged 35)108 IFK GöteborgSweden
5DFIngemar Erlandsson16 November 1957 (aged 20)3 Malmö FFSweden
6MFStaffan Tapper10 July 1948 (aged 29)34 Malmö FFSweden
7MFAnders Linderoth21 March 1950 (aged 28)27Olympique de MarseilleFrance
8FWBo Larsson5 May 1944 (aged 34)67 Malmö FFSweden
9MFLennart Larsson9 July 1953 (aged 24)14FC Schalke 04West Germany
10MFThomas Sjöberg6 July 1952 (aged 25)29 Malmö FFSweden
11FWBenny Wendt4 November 1950 (aged 27)141. FC KaiserslauternWest Germany
12GKGöran Hagberg8 November 1947 (aged 30)13 Östers IFSweden
13DFMagnus Andersson23 April 1958 (aged 20)4 Malmö FFSweden
14MFRonald Åhman31 January 1957 (aged 21)1 Örebro SKSweden
15FWTorbjörn Nilsson9 July 1954 (aged 23)8 IFK GöteborgSweden
16FWConny Torstensson28 August 1949 (aged 28)37FC ZürichSwitzerland
17GKJan Möller17 September 1953 (aged 24)0 Malmö FFSweden
18MFOlle Nordin23 November 1949 (aged 28)11 IFK GöteborgSweden
19DFKent Karlsson25 November 1945 (aged 32)38 IFK EskilstunaSweden
20DFRoland Andersson28 March 1950 (aged 28)18 Malmö FFSweden
21FWSanny Åslund29 August 1952 (aged 25)3 AIK FotbollSweden
22FWRalf Edström7 October 1952 (aged 25)31 IFK GöteborgSweden
IRAN (Group 4)
Head coach: Heshmat Mohajerani
1GKNasser Hejazi14 December 1949 (aged 28)  Shahbaz F.C.Iran
2MFIraj Danaeifard19 March 1951 (aged 27)  TajIran
3FWBehtash Fariba11 February 1955 (aged 23)  Pas F.C.Iran
4FWMajid Bishkar6 August 1956 (aged 21)  Rastakhiz F.C.Iran
5DFJavad Allahverdi16 July 1954 (aged 23)  Persepolis F.C.Iran
6MFHassan Nayebagha17 September 1950 (aged 27)  Homa F.C.Iran
7MFAli Parvin12 October 1946 (aged 31)  Persepolis F.C.Iran
8MFEbrahim Ghasempour24 August 1956 (aged 21)  Shahbaz F.C.Iran
9MFMohammad Sadeghi17 March 1951 (aged 27)  Pas F.C.Iran
10FWHassan Rowshan2 June 1955 (aged 22)  TajIran
11DFAli Reza Ghesghayan27 February 1954 (aged 24)  Bargh Shiraz F.C.Iran
12GKBahram Mavaddat30 January 1950 (aged 28)  Sepahan F.C.Iran
13FWHamid-Majid Tajmuri3 June 1953 (aged 24)  Shahbaz F.C.Iran
14DFHassan Nazari19 August 1955 (aged 22)  TajIran
15DFAndranik Eskandarian31 December 1951 (aged 26)  TajIran
16FWNasser Nouraei9 July 1956 (aged 21)  Homa F.C.Iran
17FWGhafour Jahani18 June 1950 (aged 27)  Malavan F.C.Iran
18FWHossain Faraki19 April 1956 (aged 22)  Pas F.C.Iran
19DFAli Shojaei23 March 1953 (aged 25)  Sepahan F.C.Iran
20FWNasrollah Abdollahi2 September 1951 (aged 26)  Shahbaz F.C.Iran
21DFHossein Kazerani13 April 1947 (aged 31)  Pas F.C.Iran
22GKRasoul Korbekandi27 January 1953 (aged 25)  F.C. Zob AhanIran
NETHERLANDS (Group 4)
Head coach: Ernst Happel (Austria)
1GKPiet Schrijvers15 December 1946 (aged 31)16 AjaxNetherlands
2DFJan Poortvliet21 September 1955 (aged 22)1 PSV EindhovenNetherlands
3MFDick Schoenaker30 November 1952 (aged 25)0 AjaxNetherlands
4DFAdrie van Kraay1 August 1953 (aged 24)13 PSV EindhovenNetherlands
5DFRuud Krol24 March 1949 (aged 29)52 AjaxNetherlands
6MFWim Jansen28 October 1946 (aged 31)50 FeyenoordNetherlands
7DFPiet Wildschut25 October 1957 (aged 20)1 TwenteNetherlands
8GKJan Jongbloed25 November 1940 (aged 37)19 Roda JCNetherlands
9MFArie Haan16 November 1948 (aged 29)24AnderlechtBelgium
10MFRené van de Kerkhof16 September 1951 (aged 26)20 PSV EindhovenNetherlands
11MFWilly van de Kerkhof16 September 1951 (aged 26)18 PSV EindhovenNetherlands
12FWRob Rensenbrink3 July 1947 (aged 30)34AnderlechtBelgium
13MFJohan Neeskens15 September 1951 (aged 26)38BarcelonaSpain
14MFJohan Boskamp21 October 1948 (aged 29)1MolenbeekBelgium
15DFHugo Hovenkamp*5 October 1950 (aged 27)7 AZNetherlands
16FWJohnny Rep25 November 1951 (aged 26)23SEC BastiaFrance
17DFWim Rijsbergen18 January 1952 (aged 26)25 FeyenoordNetherlands
18FWDick Nanninga17 January 1949 (aged 29)1 Roda JCNetherlands
19GKPim Doesburg28 October 1943 (aged 34)2 Sparta RotterdamNetherlands
20DFWim Suurbier16 January 1945 (aged 33)56Schalke 04West Germany
21FWHarry Lubse23 September 1951 (aged 26)1 PSV EindhovenNetherlands
22DFErnie Brandts3 February 1956 (aged 22)1 PSV EindhovenNetherlands
*Hugo Hovenkamp withdrew from the squad and the Dutch went to Argentina with just 21 players.
PERU (Group 4)
Head coach: Marcos Calderón
1GKOttorino Sartor18 September 1945 (aged 32)  Colegio Nacional de IquitosPeru
2DFJaime Duarte27 February 1955 (aged 23)  Alianza LimaPeru
3DFRodolfo Manzo5 June 1949 (aged 28)  Deportivo MunicipalPeru
4DFHéctor Chumpitaz12 April 1944 (aged 34)  Sporting CristalPeru
5DFRubén Toribio Díaz17 April 1952 (aged 26)  Sporting CristalPeru
6MFJosé Velásquez4 June 1952 (aged 25)  Alianza LimaPeru
7FWJuan Muñante4 May 1952 (aged 26) PumasMexico
8MFCésar Cueto16 June 1952 (aged 25)  Alianza LimaPeru
9MFPercy Rojas16 September 1949 (aged 28)  Sporting CristalPeru
10MF

Teófilo Cubillas

8 March 1949 (aged 29)  Alianza LimaPeru
11FWJuan Carlos Oblitas16 February 1951 (aged 27)  Sporting CristalPeru
12FWRoberto Mosquera21 June 1956 (aged 21)  Sporting CristalPeru
13GKJuan Cáceres27 December 1949 (aged 28)  Alianza LimaPeru
14DFJosé Navarro24 September 1948 (aged 29)  Sporting CristalPeru
15MFGermán Leguía2 January 1954 (aged 24)  Deportivo MunicipalPeru
16MFRaúl Gorriti10 October 1956 (aged 21)  Sporting CristalPeru
17MFAlfredo Quesada22 September 1949 (aged 28)  Sporting CristalPeru
18MFErnesto Labarthe2 June 1956 (aged 21)  Sport BoysPeru
19FWGuillermo La Rosa6 June 1952 (aged 25)  Alianza LimaPeru
20FWHugo Sotil18 May 1948 (aged 30)  Alianza LimaPeru
21GKRamón Quiroga23 July 1950 (aged 27)  Sporting CristalPeru
22DFRoberto Rojas26 October 1955 (aged 22)  Alianza LimaPeru
SCOTLAND (Group 4)
Head coach: Ally MacLeod
1GKAlan Rough25 November 1951 (aged 26)18 Partick ThistleScotland
2DFSandy Jardine31 December 1948 (aged 29)33 RangersScotland
3DFWillie Donachie5 October 1951 (aged 26)30 Manchester CityEngland
4DFMartin Buchan6 March 1949 (aged 29)28 Manchester UnitedEngland
5DFGordon McQueen26 June 1952 (aged 25)20 Manchester UnitedEngland
6MFBruce Rioch6 September 1947 (aged 30)22 Derby CountyEngland
7MFDon Masson26 August 1949 (aged 28)16 Derby CountyEngland
8FWKenny Dalglish4 March 1951 (aged 27)54 LiverpoolEngland
9FWJoe Jordan15 December 1951 (aged 26)30 Manchester UnitedEngland
10MFAsa Hartford24 October 1950 (aged 27)24 Manchester CityEngland
11MFWillie Johnston19 December 1946 (aged 31)21 West BromwichEngland
12GKJim Blyth2 February 1955 (aged 23)2 Coventry CityEngland
13DFStuart Kennedy31 May 1953 (aged 25)3 AberdeenScotland
14DFTom Forsyth23 January 1949 (aged 29)19 RangersScotland
15MFArchie Gemmill24 March 1947 (aged 31)26 Nottingham ForestEngland
16FWLou Macari7 June 1949 (aged 28)22 Manchester UnitedEngland
17FWDerek Johnstone4 November 1953 (aged 24)13 RangersScotland
18MFGraeme Souness6 May 1953 (aged 25)6 LiverpoolEngland
19FWJohn Robertson20 January 1953 (aged 25)2 Nottingham ForestEngland
20GKBobby Clark26 September 1945 (aged 32)17 AberdeenScotland
21FWJoe Harper11 January 1948 (aged 30)3 AberdeenScotland
22DFKenny Burns23 September 1953 (aged 24)11 Nottingham ForestEngland

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