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1978 FIFA World Cup Final, June 25, 1978
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Netherlands 1–3 Argentina
Left to right: Mario Alberto Kempes,
Luis Adolfo Galván, Américo Rubén Gallego.
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The
1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th International
Football World Championship Tournament, was held
in Argentina
between 1 and 25 June.
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Argentina was chosen as the host nation by
FIFA in London, England on 6 July 1966.
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Josef Dieter "Sepp" Maier
(born 28 February 1944)
Regarded as one of Germany's greatest
ever goalkeepers, his nickname was
"Die Katze von Anzing"
("the cat from Anzing") for his fast reflexes.
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The top two teams in each group would
advance to the second round,
where
they would be split into 2 groups of four.
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The format of the competition stayed
the same as in 1974: 16 teams
qualified, divided into 4 groups of four.
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| 1978
Argentina – Top, left to right: Daniel Alberto Passarella, Ricardo Daniel Bertoni, Jorge Mario Olguín, Alberto César Tarantini, Mario Alberto Kempes, Ubaldo Matildo Fillol. Bottom, left to right: Américo Rubén Gallego, Osvaldo César Ardiles, Leopoldo Jacinto Luque, Oscar Alberto Ortiz, Luis Adolfo Galván |
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Mario
Alberto Kempes
(born 15 July 1954 in Bell Ville, Córdoba)
– FIFA 1978 World
Cup
Golden Ball Award Winner – celebrating
his goal at the 1978 FIFA World Cup final
match against Netherlands. He was
nicknamed El Toro and El Matador.
With 6 goals,
Mario Kempes was the top
scorer of the tournament.
In 1978 he was named
South American Football Player of the Year.
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Argentina 1978
Official FIFA World Cup Poster
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– Los Andes –
Júbilo nacional por
la conquista del
Campeonato Mundial de
Fútbol
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| Américo
Rubén "El Tolo" Gallego (born 25 April 1955)
Midfielder (Newell's Old Boys)
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