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  2. May 6, 2024 · The Netherlands had scored eight goals in their two previous meetings with Argentina heading into the final – they won 4-1 and 4-0 in 1974 – but managed just one over 120 minutes at the ...

  3. 71,483. ← 1974. 1982 →. The 1978 FIFA World Cup final was a football match played to determine the winner of the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The match was contested by hosts Argentina and the Netherlands, in the biggest stadium used in the tournament and in Argentina, the Estadio Monumental in the Argentine capital city of Buenos Aires.

    • Estadio Monumental , Buenos Aires
  4. An in-depth documentary looking back on the 1978 World Cup, where hosts Argentina lifted the trophy amid controversy and tickertape. The documentary is part of FIFA’s 14 World Cup films – all ...

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    West Germany was the reigning world championship, but this time without both Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller. The runners-up from 1974, Netherlands, would also be without their biggest star, Johan Cruyff. The biggest expectations before the tournament were instead on players like Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany), Roberto Bettega (Italy), Rive...

    The set-up that had been taken into practice 1974 with two group phases was copied. The best two teams from four groups would be gathered in another two four-team groups. From each of these groups would the winners meet in a final and the follow-ups would meet in the match for third price.

    The 1978 World Cup was played at six stadiums, in five cities. Estadio Monumental was the largest and would serve as the venues for the final and eight other games (including the majority of Argentina’s matches).

    Tunisia’s victory over Mexico would mark the first time an African team won a match in a FIFA World Cup final. Argentinawas because of the home advantage one of the favorites, but on the other hand, Argentina had much to prove since they lacked a big trophy in a global tournament. The belief in an offensive football by the charismatic coach Cesar L...

  5. Controversy and wonder goals highlighted the 1978 FIFA World Cup. 'Campeones' relives it all and documents Mario Kempes inspiring Argentina’s maiden World Cup conquest.

  6. Jun 7, 2018 · His six goals in the second stage and final ultimately carried Argentina to glory, and made him a national hero.

  7. Losing finalists at the very first FIFA World Cup™, Argentina's footballers reached the pinnacle on home soil 48 years later, propelled by the goals of Golden Shoe winner Mario Kempes and the fervour of their impassioned followers, whose snowstorms of shredded blue and white paper, swirling inside the stadiums in Buenos Aires and Rosario, offered a defining image.

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