Argentina 1978 Soccer World Cup: Groups Results and Standings
Information related with the soccer World Cup Argentina 1978 including standings, all the scores and the complete schedule of the groups.
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| Argentina 1978 |
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World Cup 1978 Argentina:
Summary
First Round:
Group 1 -
Group 2 -
Group 3 -
Group 4
Segunda Ronda:
Group A -
Group B
Final Round: Fixture and All the Scores
Statistics:
Final Standings - Top Scorers Table
Cards - Goals Summary
Soccer World Cup Argentina 1978 - Group's Fixture and all the scores
Group 1
National Teams
| National Team 1 Argentina | National Team 2 France | National Team 3 Hungary | National Team 4 Italy |
Games Played - Results
| Jun 2, 1978 | ||||
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Argentina
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2 - 1 |
Hungary
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| 15' Leopoldo Luque 83' Daniel Bertoni |
10' Karoly Csapo | |||
| Jun 2, 1978 | ||||
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Italy
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2 - 1 |
France
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| 29' Paolo Rossi 54' Renato Zaccarelli |
1' Bernard Lacombe | |||
| Jun 6, 1978 | ||||
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Italy
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3 - 1 |
Hungary
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| 34' Paolo Rossi 36' Roberto Bettega 60' Romeo Benetti |
81' Andras Toth (pen) | |||
| Jun 6, 1978 | ||||
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Argentina
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2 - 1 |
France
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| 45' Daniel Passarella (pen) 73' Leopoldo Luque |
60' Michel Platini | |||
| Jun 10, 1978 | ||||
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France
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3 - 1 |
Hungary
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| 22' Christian Lopez 37' Marc Berdoll 42' Dominique Rocheteau |
41' Sandor Zombori | |||
| Jun 10, 1978 | ||||
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Italy
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1 - 0 |
Argentina
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| 67' Roberto Bettega | ||||
Standings
| Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | Qualified |
| 1. | Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Yes |
| 2. | Argentina | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 3. | France | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | No |
| 4. | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | No |
Abbreviations:
PTS = Points / GP = Games played / W = Wins / D = Draws / L = Losses
GS = Goals scored / GA = Goals against / GD = Goal difference
Note: until the 1990 World Cup each win was worth 2 points, after that each win is worth 3 points.
Group 2
National Teams
National Team 1 Mexico | National Team 2 Poland | National Team 3 Tunisia | National Team 4 West Germany |
Games Played - Results
| Jun 1, 1978 | ||||
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West Germany
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0 - 0 |
Poland
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| Jun 2, 1978 | ||||
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Tunisia
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3 - 1 |
Mexico
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| 55' Ali Kaabi 79' Nejib Ghommidh 87' Mokhtar Douieb |
45' Arturo Vasquez (pen) | |||
| Jun 6, 1978 | ||||
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Poland
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1 - 0 |
Tunisia
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| 43' Grzegorz Lato | ||||
| Jun 6, 1978 | ||||
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West Germany
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6 - 0 |
Mexico
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| 15' Dieter Mueller 30' Hansi Mueller 38' Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 44' Heinz Flohe 73' Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 89' Heinz Flohe |
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| Jun 10, 1978 | ||||
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Poland
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3 - 1 |
Mexico
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| 43' Zbigniew Boniek 56' Kazimierz Deyna 84' Zbigniew Boniek |
52' Victor Rangel | |||
| Jun 10, 1978 | ||||
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West Germany
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0 - 0 |
Tunisia
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Standings
| Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | Qualified |
| 1. | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| 2. | West Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Yes |
| 3. | Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | No |
| 4. | Mexico | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 | No |
Abbreviations:
PTS = Points / GP = Games played / W = Wins / D = Draws / L = Losses
GS = Goals scored / GA = Goals against / GD = Goal difference
Note: until the 1990 World Cup each win was worth 2 points, after that each win is worth 3 points.
Group 3
National Teams
National Team 1 Austria | National Team 2 Brazil | National Team 3 Spain | National Team 4 Sweden |
Games Played - Results
| Jun 3, 1978 | ||||
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Sweden
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1 - 1 |
Brazil
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| 37' Thomas Sjoberg | 45' Reinaldo | |||
| Jun 3, 1978 | ||||
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Austria
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2 - 1 |
Spain
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| 9' Walter Schachner 76' Hans Krankl |
21' Dani | |||
| Jun 7, 1978 | ||||
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Brazil
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0 - 0 |
Spain
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| Jun 7, 1978 | ||||
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Austria
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1 - 0 |
Sweden
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| 42' Hans Krankl (pen) | ||||
| Jun 11, 1978 | ||||
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Spain
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1 - 0 |
Sweden
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| 75' Juan Manuel Asensi | ||||
| Jun 11, 1978 | ||||
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Brazil
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1 - 0 |
Austria
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| 40' Roberto Dinamite | ||||
Standings
| Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | Qualified |
| 1. | Austria | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 2. | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 3. | Spain | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | No |
| 4. | Sweden | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | No |
Abbreviations:
PTS = Points / GP = Games played / W = Wins / D = Draws / L = Losses
GS = Goals scored / GA = Goals against / GD = Goal difference
Note: until the 1990 World Cup each win was worth 2 points, after that each win is worth 3 points.
Group 4
National Teams
National Team 1 Holland | National Team 2 Iran | National Team 3 Peru | National Team 4 Scotland |
Games Played - Results
| Jun 3, 1978 | ||||
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Peru
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3 - 1 |
Scotland
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| 43' Cesar Cueto 71' Teofilo Cubillas 77' Teofilo Cubillas |
14' Joe Jordan | |||
| Jun 3, 1978 | ||||
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Holland
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3 - 0 |
Iran
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| 40' Rob Rensenbrink (pen) 62' Rob Rensenbrink 79' Rob Rensenbrink (pen) |
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| Jun 7, 1978 | ||||
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Scotland
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1 - 1 |
Iran
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| 43' Andranik Eskandarian (own goal) | 60' Iraj Danayfar | |||
| Jun 7, 1978 | ||||
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Holland
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0 - 0 |
Peru
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| Jun 11, 1978 | ||||
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Scotland
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3 - 2 |
Holland
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| 44' Kenny Dalglish 47' Archie Gemmill (pen) 68' Archie Gemmill |
34' Rob Rensenbrink (pen) 71' Johnny Rep |
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| Jun 11, 1978 | ||||
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Peru
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4 - 1 |
Iran
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| 2' Jose Velasquez 36' Teofilo Cubillas (pen) 39' Teofilo Cubillas (pen) 79' Teofilo Cubillas |
41' Hassan Rowshan | |||
Standings
| Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | Qualified |
| 1. | Peru | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | Yes |
| 2. | Holland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 3. | Scotland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | No |
| 4. | Iran | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | No |
Abbreviations:
PTS = Points / GP = Games played / W = Wins / D = Draws / L = Losses
GS = Goals scored / GA = Goals against / GD = Goal difference
Note: until the 1990 World Cup each win was worth 2 points, after that each win is worth 3 points.