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1978 World Cup Finals (in Argentina)
Group 2 Matches

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Group Matches
Group 1 - (Austria, Holland, Italy, W Germany) Group 2 - (Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Poland\ )

Group 2 - Results
BRAZIL - PERU 3:0 (2:0)
14.06.78  (16.45) Mendoza, Estadio Mendoza
(Attendance: 40000) 

BRAZIL: Leao (c), Toninho, Oscar, Amaral,
Rodriguez Neto, Batista, Cerezo (76 Chicao),
Dirceu, Mendonca, Gil (70 Zico), Roberto

PERU: Quiroga, Duarte, Manzo, Chumpitaz (c),
Diaz (11 Navarro), Velasquez, Cueto, Cubillas,
Munante, La Rosa, Oblitas (46 P. Rojas)

1:0 Dirceu (15), 2:0 Dirceu (28)
3:0 Zico pen (73)

Referee: Rainea (Romania)



ARGENTINA - POLAND 2:0 (1:0)
14.06.78  (19.15) Rosario, Estadio Rosario
(Attendance: 40000) 

ARGENTINA: Fillol, Olguin, L.Galvan, Passarella,
Tarantini, Ardiles, Gallego, Valencia (46 Villa),
Houseman (63 Ortiz), Kempes, Bertoni

POLAND: Tomaszewski, Szymanowski, Zmuda,
Kasperczak, Maculewicz, Nawalka, Deyna (c), Boniek,
Masztaler (65 Mazur), Lato, Szarmach

1:0 Kempes (16), 2:0 Kempes (71)
(Fillol saved a penalty by Deyna in the 39th min.)

booked: Gallego / Maculewicz
Referee: Eriksson (Sweden)



POLAND - PERU 1:0 (0:0)
18.06.78  (13.45) Mendoza, Estadio Mendoza
(Attendance: 35000) 

POLAND: Kukla, Szymanowski, Gorgon, Zmuda,
Maculewicz, Nawalka, Deyna (c), Boniek (86 Lubanski),
Masztaler (46 Kasperczak), Lato, Szarmach

PERU: Quiroga, Duarte, Manzo, Chumpitaz (c),
Navarro, Quesada, Cueto, Cubillas,
Munante (46 R. Rojas), La Rosa (73 Sotil), Oblitas

1:0 Szarmach (65)

booked: Boniek, Gorgon / Quiroga, Manzo
Referee: Partridge (England)



ARGENTINA - BRAZIL 0:0
18.06.78  (19.15) Rosario, Estadio Rosario
(Attendance: 46000) 

ARGENTINA: Fillol, Olguin, L. Galvan, Passarella (c),
Tarantini, Ardiles (46 Villa), Gallego, Luque,
Ortiz (31 Alonso), Kempes, Bertoni

BRAZIL: Leao (c), Toninho, Oscar, Amaral,
Rodriguez Neto (34 Edinho), Batista, Chicao, 
Dirceu, Mendonca (67 Zico), Gil, Roberto

booked: Villa / Chicao, Edinho, Zico
Referee: Palotai (Hungary)



BRAZIL - POLAND 3:1 (1:1)
21.06.78  (16.45) Mendoza, Estadio Mendoza
(Attendance: 44000) 

BRAZIL: Leao (c), Toninho, Oscar, Amaral,
Nelinho, Batista, Cerezo (70 Rivelino), 
Dirceu, Zico (7 Mendonca), Gil, Roberto

POLAND: Kukla, Szymanowski, Gorgon, Zmuda, 
Maculewicz, Nawalka, Deyna (c), Boniek, 
Kasperczak (65 Lubanski), Lato, Szarmach

1:0 Nelinho (13), 1:1 Lato (45)
2:1 Roberto (57), 3:1 Roberto (63)

booked: Mendonca, Cerezo
Referee: Silvagno (Chile)



ARGENTINA - PERU 6:0 (2:0)
21.06.78  (19.15) Rosario, Estadio Rosario
(Attendance: 40000) 

ARGENTINA: Fillol, Olguin, L. Galvan, Passarella (c),
Tarantini, Larrosa, Gallego (86 Oviedo),
Luque, Ortiz, Kempes, Bertoni (65 Houseman)

PERU: Quiroga, Duarte, Manzo, Chumpitaz (c),
R. Rojas, Quesada, Cueto, Velasquez (52 Gorriti),
Cubillas, Munante, Oblitas

1:0 Kempes (21), 2:0 Tarantini (43)
3:0 Kempes (49), 4:0 Luque (50)
5:0 Houseman (67), 6:0 Luque (72)

booked: Quesada, Velasquez
Referee: Wurtz (France)

Final Table
                  P  W D L PTS F A
1. ARGENTINA      3  2 1 0  5  8-0
2. BRAZIL         3  2 1 0  5  6-1
3. POLAND         3  1 0 2  2  2-5
4. PERU           3  0 0 3  0  0-10

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