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1978 ARGENTINA
Argentina at home, with Kempes everywhere. Netherlands lose the final again.
The Final
How it ended
1978-06-25 · Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance
71,483
Referee
Sergio Gonella (ITA)
Venue
Estadio Monumental
City
Buenos Aires
Top four
- 1Argentina ✦
- 2Netherlands
- 3Brazil
- 4Italy
Individual honours
Awards
⚽
Golden Boot
Mario Kempes
ARG
6 goals
◉
Golden Ball
Introduced 1982
✦
Golden Glove
Introduced 1994
✿
Fair Play Trophy
Argentina
The numbers
By the figures
16
Teams
38
Matches
102
Goals
2.68 per game
1,545,791
Attendance
avg 40,679
The tournament
Format, mascot, ball
Format
Two group stages + final
Dates
1978-06-01
→ 1978-06-25
Mascot
Gauchito (a boy in gaucho dress)
Match ball
Tango
Poster
Two arms reaching to embrace the trophy
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Footnote
Played under a military junta. The 6-0 against Peru remains one of football's most-discussed scorelines.
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