1978 FIFA World Cup Group 2

Group 2 of the 1978 FIFA World Cup was one of four groups of nations competing at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The group consisted of Poland, West Germany, Tunisia and Mexico.^[1]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	5	Advance to second round
2	West Germany	3	1	2	0	6	0	+6	4	Advance to second round
3	Tunisia	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	3
4	Mexico	3	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0

Source: FIFA

Matches

West Germany vs Poland

1 June 1978

15:00 ART

West Germany	0–0	Poland
	^{[Report 1]}

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 67,579

Referee: Ángel Norberto Coerezza (Argentina)

West Germany

Poland


GK	1	Sepp Maier
DF	2	Berti Vogts (c)
DF	4	Rolf Rüssmann
DF	5	Manfred Kaltz
DF	8	Herbert Zimmermann
MF	6	Rainer Bonhof
MF	10	Heinz Flohe
MF	15	Erich Beer
MF	20	Hansi Müller
FW	7	Rüdiger Abramczik
FW	9	Klaus Fischer
Manager:
Helmut Schön


GK	1	Jan Tomaszewski
DF	3	Henryk Maculewicz
DF	4	Antoni Szymanowski
DF	6	Jerzy Gorgoń
DF	9	Władysław Żmuda
MF	5	Adam Nawałka
MF	11	Bohdan Masztaler	84'
MF	12	Kazimierz Deyna (c)
FW	16	Grzegorz Lato
FW	17	Andrzej Szarmach
FW	19	Włodzimierz Lubański	79'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Henryk Kasperczak	84'
MF	18	Zbigniew Boniek	79'
Manager:
Jacek Gmoch

Tunisia vs Mexico

2 June 1978

16:45 ART

Tunisia	3–1	Mexico
Kaabi 55' Ghommidh 79' Dhouieb 87'	^{[Report 2]}	Vázquez Ayala 45' (pen.)

Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario

Attendance: 17,396

Referee: John Gordon (Scotland)

Tunisia

Mexico


GK	22	Mokhtar Naili
DF	2	Mokhtar Dhouieb
DF	3	Ali Kaabi
DF	5	Mohsen Labidi
DF	20	Amor Jebali
MF	6	Néjib Ghommidh
MF	7	Témime Lahzami (c)	88'
MF	8	Mohamed Ben Rehaiem
MF	10	Tarak Dhiab
FW	9	Mohamed Akid
FW	11	Abderraouf Ben Aziza	81'
Substitutions:
MF	12	Khemais Labidi	88'
FW	14	Slah Karoui	81'
Manager:
Abdelmajid Chetali


GK	1	José Pilar Reyes
DF	3	Alfredo Tena
DF	4	Eduardo Ramos
DF	5	Arturo Vázquez Ayala (c)
DF	12	Jesús Martínez
MF	6	Guillermo Mendizábal	67'
MF	7	Antonio de la Torre
MF	17	Leonardo Cuéllar
MF	21	Raúl Isiordia
FW	9	Víctor Rangel
FW	11	Hugo Sánchez
Substitutions:
MF	18	Gerardo Lugo Gómez	67'
Manager:
José Antonio Roca

West Germany vs Mexico

6 June 1978

16:45 ART

West Germany	6–0	Mexico
D. Müller 15' H. Müller 30' Rummenigge 38', 73' Flohe 44', 89'	^{[Report 3]}

Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba

Attendance: 35,258

Referee: Farouk Bouzo (Syria)

West Germany

Mexico


GK	1	Sepp Maier
DF	2	Berti Vogts (c)
DF	3	Bernard Dietz
DF	4	Rolf Rüssmann
DF	5	Manfred Kaltz
MF	6	Rainer Bonhof	43'
MF	10	Heinz Flohe
MF	20	Hansi Müller
FW	11	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
FW	14	Dieter Müller
FW	9	Klaus Fischer
Manager:
Helmut Schön


GK	1	José Pilar Reyes		39'
DF	3	Alfredo Tena
DF	4	Eduardo Ramos
DF	5	Arturo Vázquez Ayala (c)	44'
DF	12	Jesús Martínez
MF	6	Guillermo Mendizábal
MF	7	Antonio de la Torre
MF	17	Leonardo Cuéllar
FW	8	Enrique López Zarza		46'
FW	9	Víctor Rangel
FW	11	Hugo Sánchez
Substitutions:
GK	22	Pedro Soto		39'
MF	18	Gerardo Lugo Gómez		46'
Manager:
José Antonio Roca

Poland vs Tunisia

6 June 1978

16:45 ART

Poland	1–0	Tunisia
Lato 43'	^{[Report 4]}

Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario

Attendance: 9,624

Referee: Ángel Franco Martínez (Spain)

Poland

Tunisia


GK	1	Jan Tomaszewski
DF	3	Henryk Maculewicz
DF	4	Antoni Szymanowski
DF	6	Jerzy Gorgoń
DF	9	Władysław Żmuda
MF	5	Adam Nawałka
MF	8	Henryk Kasperczak
MF	12	Kazimierz Deyna (c)
FW	16	Grzegorz Lato
FW	17	Andrzej Szarmach	60'
FW	19	Włodzimierz Lubański	76'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Andrzej Iwan	60'
FW	18	Zbigniew Boniek	76'
Manager:
Jacek Gmoch


GK	22	Mokhtar Naili
DF	2	Mokhtar Dhouieb
DF	3	Ali Kaabi
DF	20	Amor Jebali
DF	4	Khaled Gasmi
MF	6	Néjib Ghommidh
MF	7	Témime Lahzami (c)
MF	8	Mohamed Ben Rehaiem
MF	10	Tarak Dhiab
MF	12	Khemais Labidi
FW	9	Mohamed Akid
Manager:
Abdelmajid Chetali

West Germany vs Tunisia

10 June 1978

16:45 ART

West Germany	0–0	Tunisia
	^{[Report 5]}

Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, Córdoba

Attendance: 30,667

Referee: César Guerrero Orosco (Peru)

West Germany

Tunisia


GK	1	Sepp Maier
DF	2	Berti Vogts (c)
DF	3	Bernard Dietz
DF	4	Rolf Rüssmann
DF	5	Manfred Kaltz
MF	6	Rainer Bonhof
MF	10	Heinz Flohe
MF	20	Hansi Müller	87'
FW	11	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
FW	14	Dieter Müller
FW	9	Klaus Fischer
Manager:
Helmut Schön


GK	22	Mokhtar Naili
DF	2	Mokhtar Dhouieb
DF	3	Ali Kaabi
DF	20	Amor Jebali
DF/MF?	4	Khaled Gasmi
MF	6	Néjib Ghommidh
MF	7	Témime Lahzami (c)
MF	8	Mohamed Ben Rehaiem
MF	10	Tarak Dhiab	68'
MF	12	Khemais Labidi
FW	9	Mohamed Akid		82'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Abderraouf Ben Aziza		82'
Manager:
Abdelmajid Chetali

Poland vs Mexico

10 June 1978

16:45 ART

Poland	3–1	Mexico
Boniek 43', 84' Deyna 56'	^{[Report 6]}	Rangel 52'

Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario

Attendance: 22,651

Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

Poland

Mexico


GK	1	Jan Tomaszewski
DF	4	Antoni Szymanowski
DF	6	Jerzy Gorgoń
DF	9	Władysław Żmuda
MF	8	Henryk Kasperczak
MF	10	Wojciech Rudy	84'
MF	11	Bohdan Masztaler
MF	12	Kazimierz Deyna (c)
FW	7	Andrzej Iwan	76'
FW	18	Zbigniew Boniek
FW	16	Grzegorz Lato
Substitutions:
DF	3	Henryk Maculewicz	84'
FW	19	Włodzimierz Lubański	76'
Manager:
Jacek Gmoch


GK	22	Pedro Soto
DF	5	Arturo Vázquez Ayala (c)
DF	13	Rigoberto Cisneros
DF	14	Carlos Gómez
DF	15	Ignacio Flores
MF	7	Antonio de la Torre
MF	17	Leonardo Cuéllar
MF	16	Javier Cárdenas	46'
MF	10	Cristóbal Ortega
FW	9	Víctor Rangel
FW	11	Hugo Sánchez
Substitutions:
MF	6	Guillermo Mendizábal	46'
Manager:
José Antonio Roca

References

↑ "World Cup 1978 finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 April 2026.

Reports

↑
- "Germany FR vs Poland | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Germany FR v Poland". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Tunisia vs Mexico | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Tunisia v Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Germany FR vs Mexico | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Germany FR v Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Poland vs Tunisia | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Poland v Tunisia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Germany FR vs Tunisia | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Germany FR v Tunisia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Poland vs Mexico | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Poland v Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

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"Germany FR vs Poland | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Germany FR v Poland". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwBUY] "Germany FR vs Poland | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwBU4] "1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Germany FR v Poland". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[3] 
"Tunisia vs Mexico | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Tunisia v Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwBV0] "Tunisia vs Mexico | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwBWU] "1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Tunisia v Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

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"Germany FR vs Mexico | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Germany FR v Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwBXQ] "Germany FR vs Mexico | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwBXw] "1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Germany FR v Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

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"Poland vs Tunisia | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Poland v Tunisia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwBYs] "Poland vs Tunisia | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwBZM] "1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Poland v Tunisia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

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"Germany FR vs Tunisia | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Germany FR v Tunisia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwBaI] "Germany FR vs Tunisia | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwBao] "1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Germany FR v Tunisia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[7] 
"Poland vs Mexico | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Poland v Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwBbk] "Poland vs Mexico | Group Matches | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwBcE] "1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Poland v Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

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[Report 1]

[Report 2]

[Report 3]

[Report 4]

[Report 5]

[Report 6]

1978 FIFA World Cup Group 2

Contents

Standings

Matches

West Germany vs Poland

Tunisia vs Mexico

West Germany vs Mexico

Poland vs Tunisia

West Germany vs Tunisia

Poland vs Mexico

See also

References

Reports