1978 FIFA World Cup Group B

Football tournament group stage May 2018 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.https://www.rsssf.org/tables/78full.html World Cup 1978 finals RSSSF 30 April 2026 Argentina advanced to the final match, and Brazil advanced to the match for third place.1978 World Cup https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/argentina1978/groups/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150330175434/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/argentina1978/groups/index.html dead 30 March 2015 fifa.com 3 April 2018 Qualified teams The winners of Group 2 and 4 and the runners-up of Group 1 and 3 qualified for Group B of the second round. Group Winners 2 POL 1928 4 PER Group Runners-up 1 ARG 1861 3 BRA 1968 Standings main WDL Standings 180 complete 2 FIFA ARG BRA POL PER F TP 2 1 0 8 0 2 1 0 6 1 1 0 2 2 5 0 0 3 0 10 POL 1928 BRA 1968 ARG 1861 PER Q green1 Advance to final blue1 Advance to match for third place Matches Brazil vs Peru main B1 1978 6 14 y 16:45 ART BRA 1968 1978 FIFA World Cup Group B#Brazil vs Peru 3–0 PER Dirceu 15 27 Zico 72 pen. Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza 31,278 Nicolae Rainea (Romania) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/50/279/2251 Brazil vs Peru Second Round 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=279/match=2251/index.html 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Brazil v Peru FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171214194800/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=279/match=2251/index.html 14 December 2017 _bra78h _bra78h _bra78h _adidaswhite _bra88olyhl FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 0070F9 FFFFFF Brazil _shoulder_stripes_red_stripes _per78h _shoulder_stripes_red_stripes _red_stripes_adidas _3_stripes_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Peru GK 1 Émerson Leão (c)DF 2 Toninho 76DF 3 OscarDF 4 AmaralDF 16 Rodrigues NetoMF 17 BatistaMF 5 Toninho CerezoMF 11 DirceuFW 18 Gil 70FW 19 Jorge MendonçaFW 20 Roberto Dinamite 80Substitutions:MF 8 Zico 70MF 21 Chicão 76Manager:Cláudio Coutinho GK 21 Ramón QuirogaDF 4 Héctor Chumpitaz (c)DF 3 Rodulfo ManzoDF 2 Jaime DuarteDF 5 Rubén Díaz 11MF 6 José Velásquez 75MF 8 César CuetoMF 10 Teófilo CubillasFW 7 Juan José MuñanteFW 11 Juan Carlos Oblitas 46FW 19 Guillermo La RosaSubstitutions:DF 14 José Navarro 11FW 9 Percy Rojas 46Manager:Marcos Calderón Argentina vs Poland main B2 1978 6 14 y 19:15 ART ARG 1861 1978 FIFA World Cup Group B#Argentina vs Poland 2–0 POL 1928 Kempes 16 71 Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario 37,091 Ulf Eriksson (Sweden) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/50/279/2202 Argentina vs Poland Second Round 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=279/match=2202/index.html 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Argentina v Poland FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171220151107/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=279/match=2202/index.html 20 December 2017 _arg7879h _arg7879h _arg7879h _arg78a _arg78h 75aadb 75aadb 75aadb ffffff ffffff Argentina _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _pol78A _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _white_stripes_adidas _color_3_stripes_white ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 Poland GK 5 Ubaldo FillolDF 19 Daniel Passarella (c)DF 7 Luis GalvánDF 20 Alberto TarantiniDF 15 Jorge OlguínMF 6 Américo Gallego 43MF 2 Osvaldo ArdilesMF 21 José Daniel Valencia 46FW 9 René Houseman 83FW 10 Mario KempesFW 4 Daniel BertoniSubstitutions:MF 22 Ricardo Villa 46FW 16 Oscar Ortiz 83Manager:César Luis Menotti GK 1 Jan TomaszewskiDF 8 Henryk KasperczakDF 9 Władysław ŻmudaDF 3 Henryk Maculewicz42DF 4 Antoni SzymanowskiMF 5 Adam NawałkaMF 11 Bohdan Masztaler 64MF 12 Kazimierz Deyna (c)MF 18 Zbigniew BoniekFW 16 Grzegorz LatoFW 17 Andrzej SzarmachSubstitutions:FW 2 Włodzimierz Mazur 64Manager:Jacek Gmoch Peru vs Poland main B3 1978 6 18 y 13:45 ART PER 1978 FIFA World Cup Group B#Peru vs Poland 0–1 POL 1928 Szarmach 65 Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza 35,288 Pat Partridge (England) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/50/279/2450 Poland vs Peru Second Round 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=279/match=2450/index.html 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Poland v Peru FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171214001801/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=279/match=2450/index.html 14 December 2017 _shoulder_stripes_red_stripes _per78h _shoulder_stripes_red_stripes _red_stripes_adidas _3_stripes_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Peru _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _pol78A _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _white_stripes_adidas _color_3_stripes_white ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 Poland GK 21 Ramón Quiroga 89DF 4 Héctor Chumpitaz (c)DF 3 Rodulfo Manzo7DF 2 Jaime DuarteDF 14 José NavarroMF 8 César CuetoMF 10 Teófilo CubillasMF 17 Alfredo QuesadaFW 7 Juan José Muñante 46FW 11 Juan Carlos OblitasFW 19 Guillermo La Rosa 74Substitutions:MF 9 Percy Rojas 46FW 20 Hugo Sotil 74Manager:Marcos Calderón GK 21 Zygmunt KuklaDF 3 Henryk MaculewiczDF 4 Antoni SzymanowskiDF6Jerzy Gorgoń59DF 9 Władysław ŻmudaMF 5 Adam NawałkaMF 11 Bohdan Masztaler 46MF 12 Kazimierz Deyna (c)MF 18 Zbigniew Boniek 75 86FW 16 Grzegorz LatoFW 17 Andrzej SzarmachSubstitutions:DF 8 Henryk Kasperczak 46FW 19 Włodzimierz Lubański 86Manager:Jacek Gmoch Argentina vs Brazil Argentina–Brazil football rivalry main B4 1978 6 18 y 19:15 ART ARG 1861 1978 FIFA World Cup Group B#Argentina vs Brazil 0–0 BRA 1968 Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario 37,326 Károly Palotai (Hungary) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/50/279/2196 Argentina vs Brazil Second Round 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=279/match=2196/index.html 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Argentina v Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171211234233/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=279/match=2196/index.html 11 December 2017 _arg7879h _arg7879h _arg7879h _arg7879h 75aadb 75aadb 75aadb 000000 000000 Argentina _bra78h _bra78h _bra78h _adidasblue _bra88olyhl FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFFFF FFFFFF Brazil GK 5 Ubaldo FillolDF 19 Daniel Passarella (c)DF 7 Luis GalvánDF 20 Alberto TarantiniDF 15 Jorge OlguínMF 6 Américo GallegoMF 2 Osvaldo Ardiles 46MF 10 Mario KempesFW 4 Daniel BertoniFW 16 Oscar Ortiz 60FW 14 Leopoldo LuqueSubstitutions:MF 22 Ricardo Villa 48 46FW 1 Norberto Alonso 60Manager:César Luis Menotti GK 1 Émerson Leão (c)DF 2 ToninhoDF 3 OscarDF 4 AmaralDF 16 Rodrigues Neto 34MF 17 BatistaMF 21 Chicão 45MF 11 DirceuFW 18 GilFW 19 Jorge Mendonça 67FW 20 Roberto DinamiteSubstitutions:DF 6 Edinho 66 34MF 8 Zico 74 67Manager:Cláudio Coutinho Brazil vs Poland main B5 1978 6 21 y 16:45 ART BRA 1968 1978 FIFA World Cup Group B#Brazil vs Poland 3–1 POL 1928 Nelinho 13 Dinamite 58 63 Lato 45 Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza 39,586 Juan Silvagno Cavanna (Chile) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/50/279/2252 Brazil vs Poland Second Round 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=279/match=2252/index.html 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Brazil v Poland FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171214001755/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=279/match=2252/index.html 14 December 2017 _bra78a _bra78a _bra78a _bra78a _bra88olyhl 0000BB 0000BB 0000BB FFFFFF FFFFFF Brazil _shoulder_stripes_red_stripes _adidas_redshoulder _shoulder_stripes_red_stripes _adidas_white _color_3_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FF0000 Poland GK 1 Émerson Leão (c)DF 13 NelinhoDF 3 OscarDF 4 AmaralDF 2 ToninhoMF 17 BatistaMF 5 Toninho Cerezo 45 77MF 8 Zico 7FW 11 DirceuFW 18 GilFW 20 Roberto DinamiteSubstitutions:FW 19 Jorge Mendonça 53 7MF 10 Rivellino 77Manager:Cláudio Coutinho GK 21 Zygmunt KuklaDF 4 Antoni SzymanowskiDF 9 Władysław ŻmudaDF 6 Jerzy GorgońDF 3 Henryk MaculewiczMF 5 Adam NawałkaMF 8 Henryk Kasperczak 64MF 12 Kazimierz Deyna (c)MF 18 Zbigniew BoniekFW 16 Grzegorz LatoFW 17 Andrzej SzarmachSubstitutions:FW 19 Włodzimierz Lubański 64Manager:Jacek Gmoch Argentina vs Peru Argentina v Peru (1978 FIFA World Cup) main B6 B6 Lineups See also Argentina at the FIFA World Cup Brazil at the FIFA World Cup Peru at the FIFA World Cup Poland at the FIFA World Cup References Match reports Report Category:1978 FIFA World Cup group stage Category:Argentina at the 1978 FIFA World Cup Category:Brazil at the 1978 FIFA World Cup Category:Peru at the 1978 FIFA World Cup Category:Poland at the 1978 FIFA World Cup Category:Argentina–Brazil football rivalry Category:Football competitions in Mendoza Province Category:Sport in Mendoza, Argentina Category:Football competitions in Rosario, Santa Fe