1978 FIFA World Cup Group B

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. Argentina advanced to the final match, and Brazil advanced to the third place match.[1]

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  Poland
4  Peru
Group Runners-up
1  Argentina
3  Brazil

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 5 Advance to final
2  Brazil 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5 Advance to third place play-off
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 2
4  Peru 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: FIFA

Matches

Brazil vs Peru
Brazil 3–0 Peru
Dirceu  15', 27'
Zico  72' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 31,278
GK1Émerson Leão (c)
DF2Toninho 76'
DF3Oscar
DF4Amaral
DF16Rodrigues Neto
MF17Batista
MF5Toninho Cerezo
MF11Dirceu
FW18Gil 70'
FW19Jorge Mendonça
FW20Roberto Dinamite
Substitutions:
MF8Zico 70'
MF21Chicão 76'
Manager:
Cláudio Coutinho
GK21Ramón Quiroga
DF4Héctor Chumpitaz (c)
DF3Rodolfo Manzo
DF2Jaime Duarte
DF5Rubén Díaz 11'
MF6José Velásquez
MF8César Cueto
MF10Teófilo Cubillas
FW7Juan Muñante
FW11Juan Carlos Oblitas 46'
FW19Guillermo La Rosa
Substitutions:
DF14José Navarro 11'
FW9Percy Rojas 46'
Manager:
Marcos Calderón

Argentina vs Poland
Argentina 2–0 Poland
Kempes  16', 71' Report
Attendance: 37,091
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)
GK5Ubaldo Fillol
DF19Daniel Passarella (c)
DF7Luis Galván
DF20Alberto Tarantini
DF15Jorge Olguín
MF6Américo Gallego
MF2Osvaldo Ardiles
MF21José Daniel Valencia 46'
FW9René Houseman 83'
FW10Mario Kempes
FW4Daniel Bertoni
Substitutions:
MF22Ricardo Villa 46'
FW16Oscar Alberto Ortiz 83'
Manager:
César Luis Menotti
GK1Jan Tomaszewski
DF8Henryk Kasperczak
DF9Władysław Żmuda
DF3Henryk Maculewicz
DF4Antoni Szymanowski
MF5Adam Nawałka
MF11Bohdan Masztaler 64'
MF12Kazimierz Deyna (c)
MF18Zbigniew Boniek
FW16Grzegorz Lato
FW17Andrzej Szarmach
Substitutions:
FW2Włodzimierz Mazur 64'
Manager:
Jacek Gmoch

Peru vs Poland
Peru 0–1 Poland
Report A. Szarmach  65'
Attendance: 35,288
GK21Ramón Quiroga 89'
DF4Héctor Chumpitaz (c)
DF3Rodolfo Manzo 7'
DF2Jaime Duarte
DF14José Navarro
MF8César Cueto
MF10Teófilo Cubillas
MF17Alfredo Quesada
FW7Juan Muñante 46'
FW11Juan Carlos Oblitas
FW19Guillermo La Rosa 74'
Substitutions:
MF9Percy Rojas 46'
FW20Hugo Sotil 74'
Manager:
Marcos Calderón
GK21Zygmunt Kukla
DF3Henryk Maculewicz
DF4Antoni Szymanowski
DF6Jerzy Gorgoń 59'
DF9Władysław Żmuda
MF5Adam Nawałka
MF11Bohdan Masztaler 46'
MF12Kazimierz Deyna (c)
MF18Zbigniew Boniek 75' 86'
FW16Grzegorz Lato
FW17Andrzej Szarmach
Substitutions:
DF8Henryk Kasperczak 46'
FW19Włodzimierz Lubański 86'
Manager:
Jacek Gmoch

Argentina vs Brazil
Argentina 0–0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 37,326
GK5Ubaldo Fillol
DF19Daniel Passarella (c)
DF7Luis Galván
DF20Alberto Tarantini
DF15Jorge Olguín
MF6Américo Gallego
MF2Osvaldo Ardiles 46'
MF10Mario Kempes
FW4Daniel Bertoni
FW16Oscar Alberto Ortiz 60'
FW14Leopoldo Luque
Substitutions:
MF22Ricardo Villa 46'
FW1Norberto Alonso 60'
Manager:
César Luis Menotti
GK1Émerson Leão (c)
DF2Toninho
DF3Oscar
DF4Amaral
DF16Rodrigues Neto 34'
MF17Batista
MF21Chicão
MF11Dirceu
FW18Gil
FW19Jorge Mendonça 67'
FW20Roberto Dinamite
Substitutions:
DF6Edinho 34'
MF8Zico 67'
Manager:
Cláudio Coutinho

Brazil vs Poland
Brazil 3–1 Poland
Nelinho  13'
Roberto Dinamite  58', 63'		 Report Lato  45'
Attendance: 39,586
GK1Émerson Leão (c)
DF13Nelinho
DF3Oscar
DF4Amaral
DF2Toninho
MF17Batista
MF5Toninho Cerezo 77'
MF8Zico 7'
FW11Dirceu
FW18Gil
FW20Roberto Dinamite
Substitutions:
FW19Jorge Mendonça 7'
MF10Rivellino 77'
Manager:
Cláudio Coutinho
GK21Zygmunt Kukla
DF4Antoni Szymanowski
DF9Władysław Żmuda
DF6Jerzy Gorgoń
DF3Henryk Maculewicz
MF5Adam Nawałka
MF8Henryk Kasperczak 64'
MF12Kazimierz Deyna (c)
MF18Zbigniew Boniek
FW16Grzegorz Lato
FW17Andrzej Szarmach
Substitutions:
FW19Włodzimierz Lubański 64'
Manager:
Jacek Gmoch

Argentina vs Peru
Argentina 6–0 Peru
Kempes  21', 49'
Tarantini  43'
Luque  50', 72'
Houseman  67'		 Report
Attendance: 37,315
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
GK5Ubaldo Fillol
DF19Daniel Passarella (c)
DF7Luis Galván
DF20Alberto Tarantini
DF15Jorge Olguín
MF6Américo Gallego 85'
MF12Omar Larrosa
MF10Mario Kempes
FW4Daniel Bertoni 64'
FW16Oscar Alberto Ortiz
FW14Leopoldo Luque
Substitutions:
FW9René Houseman 64'
MF17Miguel Oviedo 85'
Manager:
César Luis Menotti
GK21Ramón Quiroga
DF4Héctor Chumpitaz (c)
DF3Rodolfo Manzo
DF2Jaime Duarte
DF22Roberto Rojas
MF17Alfredo Quesada
MF6José Velásquez 51'
MF8César Cueto
FW7Juan Muñante
FW11Juan Carlos Oblitas
FW10Teófilo Cubillas
Substitutions:
FW16Raúl Gorriti 51'
Manager:
Marcos Calderón

References
  1. "1978 World Cup". fifa.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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