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General Information for Argentina

Asociación del Fútbol Argentino
Founded
1893
FIFA entry
1912
Average height in 1978
1.75m
Average age in 1978
25.9
Confederation
CONMEBOL
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Emblem
Jersey in 1978
No jersey in 1978

Coaches in 1978

Menotti, César (Coach)

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Menotti, César (Coach)

Day of Birth
1938-11-05
Place of Birth
Rosario (Argentina)
Matches
7 (7 / 0)
Goto coach César Menotti

Players of Argentina in 1978

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Fillol, Ubaldo 1950-07-21 Goalkeeper Argentina River Plate Buenos Aires 13 0 0 - - -
Baley, Héctor 1950-11-16 Goalkeeper Argentina Independiente Avellaneda 1 0 0 - - -
Galván, Luis 1948-02-24 Centre Back Argentina Talleres Córdoba 14 0 0 - - -
Passarella, Daniel 1953-05-25 Libero Argentina River Plate Buenos Aires 13 0 4 - - -
Tarantini, Alberto 1955-12-03 Left Back England Birmingham City 11 0 1 - - -
Olguín, Jorge 1952-05-17 Right Back Argentina San Lorenzo Almagro 10 0 0 - - -
Pagnanini, Rubén 1949-01-31 Right Back Argentina Independiente Avellaneda 4 0 1 - - -
Bottaniz, Víctor 1953-05-12 Right Back Argentina Unión Santa Fe 3 0 0 - - -
Killer, Daniel 1949-12-21 Centre Back Argentina Racing Club Avellaneda 1 0 0 - - -
Gallego, Américo 1955-04-25 Centre Midfielder Argentina Newell's Old Boys Rosario 13 0 1 - - -
Ardiles, Osvaldo 1952-08-03 Right Midfielder England Tottenham Hotspur 12 0 2 - - -
Valencia, Daniel 1955-10-03 Left Midfielder Argentina Talleres Córdoba 9 1 0 - - -
Larrosa, Omar 1947-11-18 Attacking Midfielder Argentina Independiente Avellaneda 2 4 0 - - -
Villa, Ricardo 1952-08-18 Attacking Midfielder England Tottenham Hotspur 2 3 1 - - -
Galván, Rubén 1952-04-07 Centre Midfielder Argentina Independiente Avellaneda 1 0 0 - - -
Alonso, Norberto 1953-01-04 Attacking Midfielder Argentina River Plate Buenos Aires 0 4 1 - - -
Oviedo, Miguel Ángel 1950-10-12 Defensive Midfielder Argentina Talleres Córdoba 0 4 0 - - -
Maradona, Diego 1960-10-30 Attacking Midfielder Argentina Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires 0 1 0 - - -
Luque, Leopoldo 1949-05-03 Centre Forward Argentina River Plate Buenos Aires 11 0 7 - - -
Houseman, René 1953-07-19 Right Winger Argentina Huracán Buenos Aires 10 3 3 - - -
Ortíz, Óscar 1953-04-08 Left Winger Argentina River Plate Buenos Aires 9 2 2 - - -
Bertoni, Daniel 1955-03-14 Right Winger Spain Sevilla FC 7 4 2 - - -
Kempes, Mario 1954-07-15 Centre Forward Spain Valencia CF 7 0 6 - - -
Bravo, Humberto 1951-02-02 Centre Forward France Paris FC 1 3 0 - - -

Matches of Argentina in 1978

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1978-06-02
Argentina
Argentina
Hungary
Hungary
2:1 c
Argentina vs. Hungary
World Cup 1978 - Group 1
Estadio Mas Monumental
1978-06-06
Argentina
Argentina
France
France
2:1 c
Argentina vs. France
World Cup 1978 - Group 1
Estadio Mas Monumental
1978-06-10
Argentina
Argentina
Italy
Italy
0:1 c
Argentina vs. Italy
World Cup 1978 - Group 1
Estadio Mas Monumental
1978-06-14
Argentina
Argentina
Poland
Poland
2:0 c
Argentina vs. Poland
World Cup 1978 - Group B
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
1978-06-18
Argentina
Argentina
Brazil
Brazil
0:0 c
Argentina vs. Brazil
World Cup 1978 - Group B
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
1978-06-21
Argentina
Argentina
Peru
Peru
6:0 c
Argentina vs. Peru
World Cup 1978 - Group B
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
1978-06-25
Argentina
Argentina
Netherlands
Netherlands
3:1 AET c
Argentina vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1978 - Final
Estadio Mas Monumental
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Match Progress for Argentina in 1978

Favorite Opponents of Argentina

Opponent M W D L G
Uruguay
Uruguay
177 80 44 53 290
Brazil
Brazil
62 22 13 27 80
Chile
Chile
52 34 15 3 109
Paraguay
Paraguay
44 20 16 8 72
Colombia
Colombia
34 18 8 8 54
Ecuador
Ecuador
29 14 10 5 48
Peru
Peru
27 18 7 2 49
Venezuela
Venezuela
24 20 2 2 69
Mexico
Mexico
23 14 7 2 49
Bolivia
Bolivia
23 15 5 3 52
Germany
Germany
17 7 4 6 25
Italy
Italy
11 5 3 3 18
Australia
Australia
9 7 1 1 16
Nigeria
Nigeria
9 6 1 2 15
USA
USA
9 5 2 2 17
Spain
Spain
8 3 1 4 13
Netherlands
Netherlands
8 3 2 3 15
England
England
8 2 2 4 13
France
France
7 5 0 2 16
Japan
Japan
7 6 0 1 15
Poland
Poland
6 3 0 3 10
Croatia
Croatia
6 3 1 2 8
Hungary
Hungary
5 4 1 0 10
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
5 2 2 1 8
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
5 4 0 1 9
Switzerland
Switzerland
5 3 2 0 8
Israel
Israel
4 3 0 1 13
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 4 0 0 11
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
4 3 0 1 9
South Korea
South Korea
3 3 0 0 8
Belgium
Belgium
3 2 0 1 3
Panama
Panama
3 3 0 0 10
Morocco
Morocco
3 3 0 0 5
Sweden
Sweden
3 1 1 1 6
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
3 2 1 0 6
Honduras
Honduras
3 3 0 0 7
Romania
Romania
3 0 2 1 3
Haiti
Haiti
3 3 0 0 12
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
3 1 1 1 5
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 3 0 0 9
Russia
Russia
2 2 0 0 4
South Africa
South Africa
2 1 1 0 3
Portugal
Portugal
2 1 0 1 2
Qatar
Qatar
2 2 0 0 5
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2 2 0 0 6
Ireland
Ireland
2 2 0 0 3
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 7
Scotland
Scotland
2 1 0 1 1
Denmark
Denmark
2 1 0 1 6
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 4
Wales
Wales
2 1 1 0 2
Greece
Greece
2 2 0 0 6
Cameroon
Cameroon
2 0 1 1 2
Norway
Norway
2 0 0 2 1
Lithuania
Lithuania
1 0 1 0 0
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1 1 0 0 3
East Germany
East Germany
1 0 1 0 1
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 5
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 1 0 0
Austria
Austria
1 0 1 0 1
Libya
Libya
1 1 0 0 3
Curaçao
Curaçao
1 1 0 0 7
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 1 0 0 3
Iceland
Iceland
1 0 1 0 1
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1 1 0 0 7
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
1 1 0 0 5
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 2
Albania
Albania
1 1 0 0 4
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 1 0 0 2
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1 1 0 0 5
Iraq
Iraq
1 1 0 0 4
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 1
Algeria
Algeria
1 1 0 0 4
Ghana
Ghana
1 1 0 0 2
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
1 0 0 1 1
Egypt
Egypt
1 1 0 0 2
Slovakia
Slovakia
1 1 0 0 6
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 6
Estonia
Estonia
1 1 0 0 5
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 6
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 2
Slovenia
Slovenia
1 1 0 0 2
721 398 162 161 1,337

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