1978

The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams.

Main Categories

Venues

Match Officials

Group 1 Standings

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal Difference Points Qualification
1 Italy 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Advance to second round
2 Argentina 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 4 Advance to second round
3 France 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 2
4 Hungary 3 0 0 3 3 8 -5 0

Group 2 Standings

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal Difference Points Qualification
1 Poland 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5 Advance to second round
2 West Germany 3 1 2 0 6 0 +6 4 Advance to second round
3 Tunisia 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 3
4 Mexico 3 0 0 3 2 12 -10 0

Group 3 Standings

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal Difference Points Qualification
1 Austria 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 4 Advance to second round
2 Brazil 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to second round
3 Spain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
4 Sweden 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 1

Group 4 Standings

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal Difference Points Qualification
1 Peru 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 5 Advance to second round
2 Netherlands 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 3 Advance to second round
3 Scotland 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1 3
4 Iran 3 0 1 2 2 8 -6 1

Second Round

Group A

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal Difference Points Qualification
1 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 5 Advance to final
2 Italy 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3 Advance to third place play-off
3 West Germany 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1 2
4 Austria 3 1 0 2 4 8 -4 2

Group B

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal Difference Points Qualification
1 Argentina 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 5 Advance to final
2 Brazil 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5 Advance to third place play-off
3 Poland 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 2
4 Peru 3 0 0 3 0 10 -10 0

Third Place Play-Off

Final

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