1978 FIFA World Cup Group B

Group B of the 1978 FIFA World Cup was one of two groups of nations competing for the de facto semi-finals of the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on 14 June and its last matches were played on 21 June. All six group matches were played either at the Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza in Mendoza, or the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito in Rosario. The group consisted of Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Poland. Argentina advanced to the final match, and Brazil advanced to the third place match.[1]

Qualified teams

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The winners of Group 2 and 4 and the runners-up of Group 1 and 3 qualified for Group B of the second round.

GroupWinners
2  Poland
4  Peru
GroupRunners-up
1  Argentina
3  Brazil

Standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Argentina321080+85Advance to final
2  Brazil321061+55Advance to third place play-off
3  Poland310225−32
4  Peru3003010−100
Source: FIFA

Matches

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Brazil vs Peru

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Brazil  3–0  Peru
Dirceu 15', 27'
Zico 72' (pen.)
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Brazil
Peru
GK1Émerson Leão (c)
DF2Toninho  76'
DF3Oscar
DF4Amaral
DF16Rodrigues Neto
MF17Batista
MF5Toninho Cerezo
MF11Dirceu
FW18Gil  70'
FW19Jorge Mendonça
FW20Roberto Dinamite  80'
Substitutions:
MF8Zico  70'
MF21Chicão  76'
Manager:
Cláudio Coutinho
GK21Ramón Quiroga
DF4Héctor Chumpitaz (c)
DF3Rodolfo Manzo
DF2Jaime Duarte
DF5Rubén Díaz  11'
MF6José Velásquez  75'
MF8César Cueto
MF10Teófilo Cubillas
FW7Juan Muñante
FW11Juan Carlos Oblitas  46'
FW19Guillermo La Rosa
Substitutions:
DF14José Navarro  11'
FW9Percy Rojas  46'
Manager:
Marcos Calderón

Argentina vs Poland

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Argentina  2–0  Poland
Kempes 16', 71'Report
Argentina
Poland
GK5Ubaldo Fillol
DF19Daniel Passarella (c)
DF7Luis Galván
DF20Alberto Tarantini
DF15Jorge Olguín
MF6Américo Gallego  43'
MF2Osvaldo Ardiles
MF21José Daniel Valencia  46'
FW9René Houseman  83'
FW10Mario Kempes
FW4Daniel Bertoni
Substitutions:
MF22Ricardo Villa  46'
FW16Oscar Alberto Ortiz  83'
Manager:
César Luis Menotti
GK1Jan Tomaszewski
DF8Henryk Kasperczak
DF9Władysław Żmuda
DF3Henryk Maculewicz  42'
DF4Antoni Szymanowski
MF5Adam Nawałka
MF11Bohdan Masztaler  64'
MF12Kazimierz Deyna (c)
MF18Zbigniew Boniek
FW16Grzegorz Lato
FW17Andrzej Szarmach
Substitutions:
FW2Włodzimierz Mazur  64'
Manager:
Jacek Gmoch

Peru vs Poland

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Peru  0–1  Poland
ReportSzarmach 65'
Peru
Poland
GK21Ramón Quiroga  89'
DF4Héctor Chumpitaz (c)
DF3Rodolfo Manzo  7'
DF2Jaime Duarte
DF14José Navarro
MF8César Cueto
MF10Teófilo Cubillas
MF17Alfredo Quesada
FW7Juan Muñante  46'
FW11Juan Carlos Oblitas
FW19Guillermo La Rosa  74'
Substitutions:
MF9Percy Rojas  46'
FW20Hugo Sotil  74'
Manager:
Marcos Calderón
GK21Zygmunt Kukla
DF3Henryk Maculewicz
DF4Antoni Szymanowski
DF6Jerzy Gorgoń  59'
DF9Władysław Żmuda
MF5Adam Nawałka
MF11Bohdan Masztaler  46'
MF12Kazimierz Deyna (c)
MF18Zbigniew Boniek  75'  86'
FW16Grzegorz Lato
FW17Andrzej Szarmach
Substitutions:
DF8Henryk Kasperczak  46'
FW19Włodzimierz Lubański  86'
Manager:
Jacek Gmoch

Argentina vs Brazil

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Argentina  0–0  Brazil
Report
Argentina
Brazil


GK5Ubaldo Fillol
DF19Daniel Passarella (c)
DF7Luis Galván
DF20Alberto Tarantini
DF15Jorge Olguín
MF6Américo Gallego
MF2Osvaldo Ardiles  46'
MF10Mario Kempes
FW4Daniel Bertoni
FW16Oscar Alberto Ortiz  60'
FW14Leopoldo Luque
Substitutions:
MF22Ricardo Villa  48'  46'
FW1Norberto Alonso  60'
Manager:
César Luis Menotti
GK1Émerson Leão (c)
DF2Toninho
DF3Oscar
DF4Amaral
DF16Rodrigues Neto  34'
MF17Batista
MF21Chicão  45'
MF11Dirceu
FW18Gil
FW19Jorge Mendonça  67'
FW20Roberto Dinamite
Substitutions:
DF6Edinho  66'  34'
MF8Zico  74'  67'
Manager:
Cláudio Coutinho

Brazil vs Poland

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Brazil  3–1  Poland
Nelinho 13'
Roberto Dinamite 58', 63'
ReportLato 45'
Brazil
Poland


GK1Émerson Leão (c)
DF13Nelinho
DF3Oscar
DF4Amaral
DF2Toninho
MF17Batista
MF5Toninho Cerezo  45'  77'
MF8Zico  7'
FW11Dirceu
FW18Gil
FW20Roberto Dinamite
Substitutions:
FW19Jorge Mendonça  53'  7'
MF10Rivellino  77'
Manager:
Cláudio Coutinho
GK21Zygmunt Kukla
DF4Antoni Szymanowski
DF9Władysław Żmuda
DF6Jerzy Gorgoń
DF3Henryk Maculewicz
MF5Adam Nawałka
MF8Henryk Kasperczak  64'
MF12Kazimierz Deyna (c)
MF18Zbigniew Boniek
FW16Grzegorz Lato
FW17Andrzej Szarmach
Substitutions:
FW19Włodzimierz Lubański  64'
Manager:
Jacek Gmoch

Argentina vs Peru

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Argentina  6–0  Peru
Kempes 21', 49'
Tarantini 43'
Luque 50', 72'
Houseman 67'
Report
Argentina
Peru
GK5Ubaldo Fillol
DF19Daniel Passarella (c)
DF7Luis Galván
DF20Alberto Tarantini
DF15Jorge Olguín
MF6Américo Gallego  85'
MF12Omar Larrosa
MF10Mario Kempes
FW4Daniel Bertoni  64'
FW16Oscar Alberto Ortiz
FW14Leopoldo Luque
Substitutions:
FW9René Houseman  64'
MF17Miguel Oviedo  85'
Manager:
César Luis Menotti
GK21Ramón Quiroga
DF4Héctor Chumpitaz (c)
DF3Rodolfo Manzo
DF2Jaime Duarte
DF22Roberto Rojas
MF17Alfredo Quesada  36'
MF6José Velásquez  48'  51'
MF8César Cueto
FW7Juan Muñante
FW11Juan Carlos Oblitas
FW10Teófilo Cubillas
Substitutions:
FW16Raúl Gorriti  51'
Manager:
Marcos Calderón

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1978 World Cup". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2018.