1978 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Football tournament knockout stage June 2018 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.https://www.rsssf.org/tables/78full.html World Cup 1978 finals RSSSF 30 April 2026 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/legacy/jonathanstevenson/2010/05/the_story_of_the_1978_world_cu.html The story of the 1978 World Cup 18 May 2010 BBC Sport 30 April 2014 Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each of the two groups of the second round qualified for the knockout stage. Group Winners(qualification for final) Runners-up(qualification for match for third place) A NED ITA 1946 B ARG 1861 BRA 1968 Match for third place Brazil–Italy football rivalry As of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, this is the most recent time when the match for third place was won by a non-European team. 1978 6 24 y 15:00 ART BRA 1968 1978 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Match for third place 2–1 ITA 1946 Nelinho 64 Dirceu 71 Causio 38 River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires 69,659 Abraham Klein (Israel) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/50/280/2247 Brazil vs Italy Match for third place 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=280/match=2247/index.html 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Matches – Brazil v Italy FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171213155625/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=280/match=2247/index.html 13 December 2017 _bra78h _bra78h _bra78h _adidaswhite _bra88olyhl FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 0070F9 FFFFFF Brazil _ita70h _2whitestripes 3120cc 3120cc 3120cc ffffff 3120cc Italy GK 1 Émerson Leão (c)RB 13 Nelinho 35CB 3 OscarCB 4 AmaralLB 16 Rodrigues NetoDM 17 Batista 44CM 5 Toninho Cerezo 64CM 11 DirceuAM 19 Jorge MendonçaRW 18 Gil 45+1CF 20 Roberto DinamiteSubstitutions:CF 9 Reinaldo 45+1CM 10 Rivelino 64Manager:Cláudio Coutinho GK 1 Dino Zoff (c)DF 6 Aldo MalderaDF 3 Antonio CabriniDF 5 Claudio Gentile 72DF 8 Gaetano ScireaMF 4 Antonello CuccuredduMF 13 Patrizio SalaMF 9 Giancarlo Antognoni 78MF 16 Franco CausioCF 18 Roberto BettegaCF 21 Paolo RossiSubstitutions:MF 17 Claudio Sala 78Manager:Enzo Bearzot Assistant referees: Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico) Károly Palotai (Hungary) Final 1978 FIFA World Cup final Final Lineups References Match reports Report External links 1978 FIFA World Cup archive Category:1978 FIFA World Cup 1978 Category:Netherlands at the 1978 FIFA World Cup Category:Argentina at the 1978 FIFA World Cup Category:Brazil at the 1978 FIFA World Cup Category:Italy at the 1978 FIFA World Cup Category:Football competitions in Buenos Aires Category:International sports competitions in Buenos Aires Category:1970s in Buenos Aires