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World Cup 1978 Results
Review every available match, score, and key statistic from the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
World Cup History
23
Tournaments
1,069
Matches
841
Goals
All-Time Top Goalscorers
1
Miroslav Klose
16
2
Ronaldo
15
3
Gerd Müller
14
4
Just Fontaine
13
5
Pelé
12
6
Sándor Kocsis
11
7
Jürgen Klinsmann
11
8
Helmut Rahn
10
9
Gary Lineker
10
10
Gabriel Batistuta
10
11
Teófilo Cubillas
10
12
Grzegorz Lato
10
13
Thomas Müller
10
14
Lionel Messi
13
15
Kylian Mbappé
12
Most Successful Nations
#CountryTWGP
1
Brazil
5
81
117
Brazil
2
Germany
4
74
115
Germany
3
Italy
4
46
83
Italy
4
Argentina
3
56
91
Argentina
5
France
2
44
76
France
6
England
1
35
77
England
7
Spain
1
34
69
Spain
8
Uruguay
1
26
61
Uruguay
9
Netherlands
0
33
58
Netherlands
10
Belgium
0
23
54
Belgium
11
Sweden
0
21
54
Sweden
12
Russia
0
20
45
Russia
13
Mexico
0
20
63
Mexico
14
Portugal
0
19
38
Portugal
15
Croatia
0
19
33
Croatia
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World Cup 1978 — 38 matches
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Argentina
🏆 Argentina
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires · Jun 25, 1978
Matchday 1
Jun 1
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
West Germany
Poland
Jun 2
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
Italy
France
Jun 2
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Argentina
Hungary
Jun 2
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario
Tunisia
Mexico
Jun 3
Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza
Netherlands
Iran
Jun 3
Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba
Peru
Scotland
Jun 3
Estadio José Maria Minella, Mar del Plata
Brazil
Sweden
Jun 3
Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Austria
Spain
Matchday 2
Jun 6
Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba
West Germany
Mexico
Jun 6
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario
Poland
Tunisia
Jun 6
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
Italy
Hungary
Jun 6
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Argentina
France
Jun 7
Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Austria
Sweden
Jun 7
Estadio José Maria Minella, Mar del Plata
Brazil
Spain
Jun 7
Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba
Scotland
Iran
Jun 7
Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza
Netherlands
Peru
Matchday 3
Jun 10
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario
Poland
Mexico
Jun 10
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, Córdoba
West Germany
Tunisia
Jun 10
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
France
Hungary
Jun 10
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Argentina
Italy
Jun 11
Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza
Scotland
Netherlands
Jun 11
Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba
Peru
Iran
Jun 11
Estadio José Maria Minella, Mar del Plata
Brazil
Austria
Jun 11
Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Spain
Sweden
Matchday 4
Jun 14
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Italy
West Germany
Jun 14
Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba
Austria
Netherlands
Jun 14
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario
Argentina
Poland
Jun 14
Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza
Peru
Brazil
Matchday 5
Jun 18
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Italy
Austria
Jun 18
Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba
Netherlands
West Germany
Jun 18
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario
Argentina
Brazil
Jun 18
Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza
Peru
Poland
Matchday 6
Jun 21
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Italy
Netherlands
Jun 21
Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba
Austria
West Germany
Jun 21
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario
Argentina
Peru
Jun 21
Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza
Poland
Brazil
Third place match
Jun 24
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Brazil
Italy
Final
Jun 25
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Netherlands
Argentina