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| WORLD CUP 1978 Best of the Best 1.Argentina 2.Austria 3.Brazil 4.France 5.Hungary 6.Iran 7.Italy 8.Mexico 9.Netherlands 10.Peru 11.Poland 12.Scotland 13.Spain 14.Sweden 15.Tunisia 16.West Germany The Skies the Limit The 1978 World Cup was held in Argentina. It was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina which became the sixth team (after Uruguay, Italy, Germany, Brazil, and England) to be world champions! The format of the competition stayed the same as in 1974: 16 teams qualified, divided into four groups of four. Top two teams in each group advanced to the second round, where they split into two groups of four. The winners of each group played each other in the finals, and the second place finishers in the third place match. The Netherlands lost their second World Cup final in a row, both times to the host nation, after already defeated by Germany in 1974. Mario Kempes of Argentina led the competition by scoring six goals. Scottish Denial In a first-round game against the Netherlands, Scotland's Archie Gemmill scored a famous goal, which was later made a part of a memorable scene in the movie Trainspotting. Scotland needed to win the game by three goals to advance to the second round, and Gemmill made it 3-1 only for the Dutch to score and deny Scotland with a 3-2 result. Controversy There remains much controversy surrounding this World Cup, most notably dealing with Argentina's final game in the second round against Peru. Because of the goal difference criteria, Argentina needed to defeat the Peruvian side by at least four goals to qualify to the finals instead of Brazil, thanks to Brazil's 3-1 victory against Poland played a few hours earlier. The controversy lies with the fact that the Peruvian goalkeeper at the time (Ramón Quiroga) was actually born in Argentina and had, until that game, only let in six goals in five matches. Argentina, it should be noted, had only scored six goals in the competition up to this point; they put the same number past Peru, winning 6-0 and advancing to the final. Nevertheless, players of both sides still deny any agreement to favor Argentina. Another controversial fact surrounding this world cup was that Argentina had suffered a military coup only two years before the cup. Because of this, some countries, most notably the Netherlands, considered publicly if they should participate in the cup. Despite this, all teams eventually participated without restrictions although the Dutch team attended without its star, Johan Cruyff, who still refused to participate. A New Champion In Daniel Passarella, Osvaldo Ardiles and Mario Kempes, Cesar Luis Menotti had outstanding players. The ‘albicelestes’ beat the Dutch 3-1 after extra time in the final. Argentina had attained its goal, and in the streets the celebrations could begin… Champion Striker Although Argentina's victory can be credited to the solid team spirit that existed between the players, the talent of one man, Mario Kempes, was also a deciding factor. Like his teammates, Kempes, no. 10 for the sky blue and whites, began the tournament in low-key fashion, and hit his stride at the very end, when it counted most. On top of a FIFA World Cup champion medal, Kempes also came away from the tournament with the coveted title of top goal-scorer, hitting the net six times! |
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