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Bonhof played in every match of the 1978 FIFA World Cup when West Germany was eliminated in the second round following a 3–2 defeat at the hands of their historic rivals, Austria. He continued to play an important role in the national team following his transfer to Valencia.
Bonhof played in every match of the 1978 FIFA World Cup when West Germany was eliminated in the second round following a 3–2 defeat at the hands of their historic rivals, Austria. He continued to play an important role in the national team following his transfer to Valencia.
May 18, 2010 · Today, there's Austria's greatest moment and Archie's artistry. Argentina, June 1978. Set against a backdrop of political uncertainty and shorn of the illuminating genius of the world's finest ...
Bonhof played in every match of the 1978 FIFA World Cup when West Germany was eliminated in the second round following a 3–2 defeat at the hands of their historic rivals, Austria. He continued to play an important role in the national team following his transfer to Valencia.
- Cruyff, Total Football and World Cup 1974
- Qualification For World Cup 1978 and Cruyff’s Retirement
- Political Statements, Strained Relationships and Endorsements
- Cruyff and The Attempted Kidnapping That Ended His International Career
Before 1978, there was World Cup 1974 in West Germany. Cruyff was the creative fulcrum and conductor of the famed Totaalvoetbal (Total Football) Netherlands side of the era – arguably the best team of all time not to win silverware, something both Oranje supporters and football purists alike view as a tragedy. With pioneering head coach Rinus Miche...
Grouped together with neighbours Belgium and ordinary Northern Ireland and Iceland outfits, the Netherlands breezed through the qualification phase for World Cup 1978. Venerated coach Rinus Michels left and was replaced by Austrian Ernst Happel mid-way through the campaign, however, with Cruyff pulling the strings, results remained consistent and t...
The most-hardened rumour about Cruyff’s retirement motivations that circulated at the time concerned the political landscape in Argentina. In 1976, just two years before the World Cup was due to be hosted there, a military junta led by Jorge Rafael Videla took control of the country in a violent Coup d’état. With stories of multiple human rights vi...
In a deeply revealing interview with Barcelona’s Radio Cataluyna in 2008, Johan Cruyffremoved the veil of secrecy that had hung over his decision to quit the Netherlands team ahead of World Cup 1978 and the reason was rooted in more malevolence than anyone had anticipated. Cruyff detailed the account of an attempted kidnapping of him and his family...
The top two teams were then divided into two groups, in which all four teams would play each once. The winners would then play each other in the final, and the runners-up in the third-place match. Penalty shoot-outs were also introduced for matches that ended all-square after 120 minutes.
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The 1978 World Cup marked the fourth and last occasion during which a national team did not wear its own kit to play a match (the first being in the 1934 World Cup third place match between Germany and Austria; the second in the 1950 World Cup first round match between Switzerland and Mexico and the third in the 1958 World Cup first round match between West Germany and Argentina). The incident ...
