1978 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of 1978 FIFA World Cup was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the second group stage of the tournament. There were two matches: a third place play-off contested by the group runners-up, and the final to decide the champions, contested by the group winners. The knockout stage began with the third place play-off on 24 June and ended with the final on 25 June 1978, both at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires. Argentina won the tournament with a 3–1 victory over the Netherlands.[1]

All times ART

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the two groups of the second round qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Winners
(qualification for final)		 Runners-up
(qualification for third place play-off)
A  Netherlands  Italy
B  Argentina  Brazil

Third place play-off

This, as of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, was the most recent time when the third place match was won by a non-European team.

See also: Brazil–Italy football rivalry
Brazil 2–1 Italy
Nelinho 64'
Dirceu 71'		 Report Causio 38'
Attendance: 69,659
Brazil
Italy
GK1Émerson Leão (c)
DF13NelinhoYellow card 35'
DF3Oscar
DF4Amaral
DF16Rodrigues Neto
MF17BatistaYellow card 44'
MF5Toninho Cerezodownward-facing red arrow 64'
MF11Dirceu
FW18Gildownward-facing red arrow 45+1'
FW19Jorge Mendonça
FW20Roberto Dinamite
Substitutions:
FW9Reinaldoupward-facing green arrow 45+1'
FW10Rivelinoupward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Cláudio Coutinho
GK1Dino Zoff (c)
DF6Aldo Maldera
DF3Antonio Cabrini
DF5Claudio GentileYellow card 72'
DF8Gaetano Scirea
MF4Antonello Cuccureddu
MF13Patrizio Sala
MF9Giancarlo Antognonidownward-facing red arrow 78'
MF16Franco Causio
CF18Roberto Bettega
CF21Paolo Rossi
Substitutions:
MF17Claudio Salaupward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot

Assistant referees:
Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)
Károly Palotai (Hungary)

Final
Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup Final
Argentina 3–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Kempes 38', 105'
Bertoni 115'		 Report Nanninga 82'
Attendance: 71,483
Argentina
Netherlands
GK5Ubaldo Fillol
RB15Jorge Olguín
CB7Luis Galván
CB19Daniel Passarella (c)
LB20Alberto Tarantini
DM6Américo Gallego
CM2Osvaldo ArdilesYellow card 40'downward-facing red arrow 66'
AM10Mario Kempes
RW4Daniel Bertoni
LW16Oscar Alberto Ortizdownward-facing red arrow 75'
CF14Leopoldo Luque
Substitutes:
MF1Norberto Alonso
GK3Héctor Baley
MF8Rubén Galván
MF9René Housemanupward-facing green arrow 75'
MF12Omar LarrosaYellow card 93'upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
César Luis Menotti
GK8Jan Jongbloed
SW5Ruud Krol (c)Yellow card 15'
RB6Wim Jansendownward-facing red arrow 73'
CB22Ernie Brandts
LB2Jan PoortvlietYellow card 96'
RM13Johan Neeskens
CM9Arie Haan
LM11Willy van de Kerkhof
RF10René van de Kerkhof
CF16Johnny Repdownward-facing red arrow 58'
LF12Rob Rensenbrink
Substitutes:
DF4Adrie van Kraay
DF17Wim Rijsbergen
FW18Dick Nanningaupward-facing green arrow 58'
GK19Pim Doesburg
DF20Wim SuurbierYellow card 94'upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Austria Ernst Happel

Assistant referees
Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)
Erich Linemayr (Austria)

References
  1. "The story of the 1978 World Cup". BBC Sport. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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