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The World Cup
1978 - Argentina

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Two Points For A Win One Point For A Draw
Group Winners Advance
Second Round  FINALS
GROUP 1
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Italy
 3
 3
 0
 0
 6
 2
 +4
 6
Argentina
 3
 2
 0
 1
 4
 3
 +1
 4
France
 3
 1
 0
 2
 5
 5
 0
 2
Hungary
 3
 0
 0
 3
 3
 8
 -5
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 2
 Italy
 2-1
 France
June 2
 Argentina
 2-1
 Hungary
June 6
 Italy
 3-1
 Hungary
June 6
 Argentina
 2-1
 France
June 10
 France
 3-1
 Hungary
June 10
 Argentina
 0-1
 Italy

GROUP 2
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Poland
 3
 2
 0
 1
 4
 1
 +3
 4
West Germany
 3
 1
 2
 0
 6
 0
 +6
 4
Tunisia
 3
 1
 1
 1
 3
 2
 +1
 3
Mexico
 3
 0
 0
 3
 2
 12
 -10
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 1
 West Germany
 0-0
 Poland
June 2
 Tunisia
 3-1
 Mexico
June 6
 West Germany
 6-0
 Mexico
June 6
 Poland
 1-0
 Tunisia
June 10
 West Germany
 0-0
 Tunisia
June 10
 Poland
 3-1
 Mexico

GROUP 3
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Austria
 3
 2
 0
 1
 3
 2
 +1
 4
Brazil
 3
 1
 2
 0
 3
 1
 +2
 4
Spain
 3
 1
 1
 1
 2
 2
 0
 3
Sweden
 3
 0
 1
 2
 1
 3
 -2
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 3
 Austria
 2-1
 Spain
June 3
 Brazil
 1-1
 Sweden
June 7
 Austria
 1-0
 Sweden
June 7
 Brazil
 0-0
 Spain
June 11
 Spain
 1-0
 Sweden
June 11
 Brazil
 1-0
 Austria

GROUP 4
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Peru
 3
 2
 1
 0
 7
 2
 +5
 5
Netherlands
 3
 1
 1
 1
 5
 3
 +2
 3
Scotland
 3
 1
 1
 1
 5
 6
 -1
 3
Iran
 3
 0
 1
 2
 2
 8
 -6
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 3
 Peru
 3-1
 Scotland
June 3
 Netherlands
 3-0
 Iran
June 7
 Scotland
 1-1
 Iran
June 7
 Netherlands
 0-0
 Peru
June 11
 Peru
 4-1
 Iran
June 11
 Scotland
 3-2
 Neherlands

SECOND ROUND  FINALS
Group Winners Play For Championship, Second Place Finishers Play For Third Place
GROUP A
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Netherlands
 3
 2
 1
 0
 9
 4
 +5
 5
Italy
 3
 1
 1
 1
 2
 2
 0
 3
West Germany
 3
 0
 2
 1
 4
 5
 -1
 2
Austria
 3
 1
 0
 2
 4
 8
 -4
 2

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 14
 Austria
 1-5
 Netherlands
June 14
 Italy
 0-0
 West Germany
June 18
 Netherlands
 2-2
 West Germany
June 18
 Italy
 1-0
 Austria
June 21
 Austria
 3-2
 West Germany
June 21
 Italy
 1-2
 Netherlands

GROUP B
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Argentina
 3
 2
 1
 0
 8
 0
 +8
 5
Brazil
 3
 2
 1
 0
 6
 1
 +5
 5
Poland
 3
 1
 0
 2
 2
 5
 -3
 2
Peru
 3
 0
 0
 3
 0
 10
 -10
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 14
 Peru
 0-3
 Brazil
June 14
 Argentina
 2-0
 Poland
June 18
 Peru
 0-1
 Poland
June 18
 Argentina
 0-0
 Brazil
June 21
 Poland
 1-3
 Brazil
June 21
 Argentina
 6-0
 Peru

FINALS
THIRD PLACE MATCH
June 24
 Brazil
 2-1
 Italy
WORLD CUP FINAL
June 25
 Netherlands
 1-3aet
 ARGENTINA