International Season 1977/ 78, Part 11 (June 1978)

June

The World Cup kicked off in Argentina with 16 teams involved.

Argentina won the World Cup on home soil by defeating Holland (3-1) in the Final.

Date: June 1, 1978

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group B

Venue: Buenos Aires -Antonio Vespuci Alberti (El Monumental de Nuñes) (Club Atletico River Plate), Argentina

Attendance: 77,000

West Germany 0-Poland 0

Photo From: Onze, Issue 30, June 1978

(June 1, 1978, World Cup, West Germany 0-Poland 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 30, June 1978

(June 1, 1978, World Cup, West Germany 0-Poland 0)

Photo From: World Cup 78, by Phil Soar

(West Germany squad, June 1, 1978, World Cup, West Germany 0-Poland 0)

Date: June 2, 1978

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group A

Venue: Buenos Aires -Antonio Vespuci Alberti (El Monumental de Nuñes) (Club Atletico River Plate), Argentina 

Attendance: 77,000

Argentina 2-Hungary 1 (Leopoldo Luque 15, Daniel Bertoni 83 / Karoly Csapo 10)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 20, July 1978

(June 2, 1978, World Cup, Argentina 2-Hungary 1)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 19, June 1978

(June 2, 1978, World Cup, Argentina 2-Hungary 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Argentina squad, June 2, 1978, World Cup, Argentina 2-Hungary 1)

Date: June 2, 1978

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group A

Venue: Mar del Plata- Estadio José María Minella, Argentina

Attendance: 42,000

Italy 2-France 1 (Paolo Rossi 29, Renato Zaccarelli 52 / Bernard Lacombe 1)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 19, June 1978 
(June 2, 1978, World Cup, Italy 2-France 1)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 19, June 1978

(June 2, 1978, World Cup, Italy 2-France 1)

Photo From: Les Bleus, Le livre official de l'equipe de France, Author: Dominique Grimault, 1997

(France squad, June 2, 1978, World Cup, Italy 2-France 1)

Photo From: World Cup 78, by Phil Soar

(France squad, June 2, 1978, World Cup, Italy 2-France 1)

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, Supplement 1

(Italy squad, June 2, 1978, World Cup, Italy 2-France 1)

Photo From: World Cup 78, by Phil Soar

(Italy squad, June 2, 1978, World Cup, Italy 2-France 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Italy squad, June 2, 1978, World Cup, Italy 2-France 1)

Date: June 2, 1978

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group B

Venue: Rosario - New Rosario, Argentina

Attendance: 25,000

Tunisia 3-Mexico 1 (Kaabi 55, Gommidh 79, Dhouib 86 / Arturo Vázquez Ayala 45 pen)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 30, June 1978

(June 2, 1978, World Cup, Tunisia 3-Mexico 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 30, June 1978

(June 2, 1978, World Cup, Tunisia 3-Mexico 1)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 19, June 1978

(June 2, 1978, World Cup, Tunisia 3-Mexico 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Mexico squad, June 2, 1978, World Cup, Tunisia 3-Mexico 1)

Date: June 3, 1978

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group C

Venue: Buenos Aires-Estadio de Vélez Sarsfield - José Amalfitani, Argentina

Attendance: 49,000

Austria 2-Spain 1 (Walter Schachner 9, Johann Krankl 76 / Dani 21)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 30, June 1978

(June 3, 1978, World Cup, Austria 2-Spain 1)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 19, June 1978

(June 3, 1978, World Cup, Austria 2-Spain 1)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 19, June 1978

(June 3, 1978, World Cup, Austria 2-Spain 1)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 20, July 1978

(June 3, 1978, World Cup, Austria 2-Spain 1)

Photo From: Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006

(Spain squad, June 3, 1978, World Cup, Austria 2-Spain 1)

Photo From: Don Balon Extra - Mundial 1978-07_08

(Spain squad, June 3, 1978, World Cup, Austria 2-Spain 1)

Date: June 3, 1978

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group C

Venue: Mar del Plata- Estadio Mar del Plata, Argentina

Attendance: 38,000

Brazil 1-Sweden 1 (Reinaldo 45 / Sjoeberg 37)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 19, June 1978

(June 3, 1978, World Cup, Brazil 1-Sweden 1)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 20, July 1978

(June 3, 1978, World Cup, Brazil 1-Sweden 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 32, August 1978

(Sweden squad, June 3, 1978, World Cup, Brazil 1-Sweden 1)

Photo From:  World Cup 78, Author Phil Soar

(Sweden squad, June 3, 1978, World Cup, Brazil 1-Sweden 1)

Photo From: World Cup 78, by Phil Soar

(Brazil squad, June 3, 1978, World Cup, Brazil 1-Sweden 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Brazil squad, June 3, 1978, World Cup, Brazil 1-Sweden 1)

Date: June 3, 1978

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group D

Venue: Mendoza - Estadio General San Martin, Argentina

Attendance: 42,000

Holland 3-Iran 0 (Robby Rensenbrink 40 pen, 62, 79 pen)

         

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 19, June 1978

(June 3, 1978, World Cup, Holland 3-Iran 0)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 19, June 1978

(June 3, 1978, World Cup, Holland 3-Iran 0)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 19, June 1978

(June 3, 1978, World Cup, Holland 3-Iran 0)

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989

(Holland squad, June 3, 1978, World Cup, Holland 3-Iran 0)

Date: June 3, 1978

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group D

Venue: Córdoba -Estadio Olímpico de Córdoba (Chateau Carreras), Argentina

Attendance:          46,792

Peru 3-Scotland 1 (César Cueto 43, Teófilo Cubillas 72, 77 / Joe Jordan 14)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 19, June 1978

(June 3, 1978, World Cup, Peru 3-Scotland 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 30, June 1978

(June 3, 1978, World Cup, Peru 3-Scotland 1)