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 match for third place contested by the group runners-up, and the final to decide the champions, contested by the group winners.[1] The knockout stage began with the match for third place 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.[2]
Qualified teams
editMatch for third place
editAs of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, this is the most recent time when the match for third place was won by a non-European team.
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Final
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References
edit- ↑ "World Cup 1978 finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- ↑ "The story of the 1978 World Cup". BBC Sport. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
Reports
edit- ↑
- "Brazil vs Italy | Match for third place | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Brazil v Italy". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑
- "Argentina vs Netherlands | Final | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Argentina v Netherlands". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.