The first round divisions were:
Group 1:
Argentina
Italy
France
Hungary
Group 2:
West Germany
Poland
Mexico
Tunisia
Group 3:
Brazil
Spain
Austria
Sweden
Group 4:
The Netherlands
Scotland
Peru
Iran
The first round results were:
Group 1:
France 1 Italy 2
Argentina 2 Hungary 1
Italy 3 Hungary 1
Argentina 2 France 1
Argentina 0 Italy 1
France 3 Hungary 1
Group 2:
West Germany 0 Poland 0
Tunisia 3 Mexico 1
West Germany 6 Mexico 0
Poland 1 Tunisia 0
West Germany 0 Tunisia 0
Poland 3 Mexico 1
Group 3:
Spain 1 Austria 2
Sweden 1 Brazil 1
Sweden 0 Austria 1
Brazil 0 Spain 0
Brazil 1 Austria 0
Sweden 0 Spain 1
Group 4:
Scotland 1 Peru 3
The Netherlands 3 Iran 0
Scotland 1 Iran 1
The Netherlands 0 Peru 0
Scotland 3 The Netherlands 2
Peru 4 Iran 1
Round one tables:
| Group 1 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Italy |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
| Argentina |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
| France |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
| Hungary |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
| Group 2 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Poland |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
| West Germany |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
| Tunisia |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| Mexico |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
| Group 3 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Austria |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| Brazil |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Spain |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Sweden |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| Group 4 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Peru |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
| Netherlands |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
| Scotland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
| Iran |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
The first two from each group went forward to constitute
groups A and B as follows:
Group A
West Germany
Italy
Austria
The Netherlands
Group B
Argentina
Brazil
Peru
Poland.
The second round results were:
Group A:
Netherlands 5 Austria 1
West Germany 0 Italy 0
West Germany 2 Netherlands 2
Italy 1 Austria 0
West Germany 2 Austria 3
Netherlands 2 Italy 1
Group B:
Brazil 3 Peru 0
Argentina 2 Poland 0
Argentina 0 Brazil 0
Poland 1 Peru 0
Brazil 3 Poland 1
Argentina 6 Peru 0
Round two tables:
| Group A |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Netherlands |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
| Italy |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| West Germany |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
| Austria |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
| Group B |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Argentina |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
5 |
| Brazil |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
| Poland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
| Peru |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
Final result
Buenos Aires 25 June 1978
Argentina: Fillol, Olguin, Galvan, Passarella,
Taratini, Ardiles (66 Larossa),
Gallego, Kempes, Bertoni, Luque, Ortiz (78 Houseman).
The Netherlands: Jongbloed, Brandts, Krol, Jansen
(73 Suubier), Poortvliet,
Neeskans, Haan, W. Van der Kerkhof, R. Van der Kerkhof,
Rep (58 Nanninga), Resenbrink.
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy).
Half time scores in brackets.
Argentina 3 (1) The Netherlands 1 (0) after extra
time.
Attendance: 77,260
Scorers:
Kempes (38, 104), Bertoni (115);
Nanninga (82).
Third place playoff
Brazil 2 (0) Italy 1 (1)
Attendance: 76,609
Notes
Leading scorers:
Kempes (Argentina) 6
Resenbrink (The Netherlands) 5
Cubillas (Peru) 5
Luque (Argentina) 4
Krankl (Austria) 4
Total goals scored: 102
Number of games: 38
A mean average of 2.68 goals per match.
