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1978 World Cup Finals (in Argentina)
Group B Matches

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Group Matches
Group A - (Argentina, France, Hungary, Italy) Group B - (Mexico, Poland, Tunisia, W Germany)
Group C - (Austria, Brazil, Spain, Sweden) Group D - (Holland, Iran, Peru, Scotland)

Group B - Results
POLAND - WEST GERMANY 0:0
01.06.78  (15.00) Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental
(Attendance: 77000) 

POLAND: Tomaszewski, Szymanowski, Maculewicz,
Gorgon, Nawalka, Zmuda, Deyna (c), Lubanski (79 Boniek),
Lato, Masztaler (84 Kasperczak), Szarmach

WEST GERMANY: Maier, Vogts (c), Russmann,
Kaltz, Zimmermann, Bonhof, H. Muller, 
Flohe, Abramczik, Fischer, Beer

Referee: Coerezza (Argentina)



TUNISIA - MEXICO 3:1 (0:1)
02.06.78  (16.45) Rosario, Estadio Rosario
(Attendance: 25000) 

TUNISIA: Naili, Dhouieb, Jendoubi, Kaabi,
Jebali, Ghommidh, Tarak, Agrebi, Tomime (c - 88 K.Labidi),
Akid, Ben Aziza (81 Karoui)

MEXICO: Reyes, Martinez, Tena, Ramos,
Vasquez-Ayala, Mendizabal (67  Lugo),
De La Torre, Cuellar, Rangel, Isiordia, Sanchez

0:1 Vasquez-Ayala pen (45), 1:1 Kaabi (55)
2:1 Ghommidh (79), 3:1 Dhouieb (87)

Referee: Gordon (Scotland)



POLAND - TUNISIA 1:0 (1:0)
06.06.78  (16.45) Rosario, Estadio Rosario
(Attendance: 15000) 

POLAND: Tomaszewski, Szymanowski, Maculewicz, Gorgon, 
Nawalka, Zmuda, Deyna (c), Lubanski (76 Boniek),
Lato, Kasperczak, Szarmach (80 Iwan)

TUNISIA: Naili, Dhouieb, Jebali, Jendoumi,
Kaabi, Ghommidh, Gasmi, Karab,
Agrebi, Temime (c), Akib

1:0 Lato (43)

Referee: Franco (Spain)



WEST GERMANY - MEXICO 6:0 (4:0)
06.06.78  (16.45) Cordoba, Estadio Cordoba
(Attendance: 46000) 

WEST GERMANY: Maier, Vogts (c), Russmann, Dietz,
Kaltz, Bonhof, H. Muller, Flohe, Rummenigge,
Fischer, D. Muller

MEXICO: Reyes (40 Soto), Martinez, Tena,
Ramos, Vasquez-Ayala (c), Mendizabal, De La Torre,
Cuellar, Rangel, Lopez-Zarza (46 Lugo), Senchez

1:0 D. Muller (15), 2:0 H. Muller (30)
3:0 Rummenige (38), 4:0 Flohe (40)
5:0 Rummenige (73), 6:0 Flohe (90)

booked: Bonhof / Vasquez-Ayala
Referee: Bouzo (Syria)



TUNISIA - WEST GERMANY 0:0
10.06.78  (16.45) Cordoba, Estadio Cordoba
(Attendance: 35000)

TUNISIA: Naili, Dhouieb, Jendoumi, Kaabi,
Jebali, Gasmi, Ghommidh, Tarak,
Agrebi, Akid (63 Ben Aziza), Tomime (c)

WEST GERMANY: Maier, Vogts (c), Russmann,
Dietz, Kaltz, Bonhof, H. Muller, Flohe,
Rummenigge, Fischer, D. Muller

booked: Tarak / H. Muller
Referee: Orozco (Peru)



POLAND - MEXICO 3:1 (1:0)
10.06.78  (16.45) Rosario, Estadio Rosario
(Attendance: 25000) 

POLAND: Tomaszewski, Szymanowski, Zmuda,
Rudy (85 Maculewicz), Gorgon, Masztaler, Deyna (c),
Boniek, Kasperczak,  Lato, Iwan (76 Lubanski)

MEXICO: Soto, Gomez, Cisneros, Flores,
Vazquez-Ayala, De La Torre, Cuellar, Rangel,
Ortega, Cardenas (46 Mendizabal), Sanchez

1:0 Boniek (43), 1:1 Rangel (52)
2:1 Deyna (56), 3:1 Boniek (84)

Referee: Namdar (Iran)

Final Table
                  P  W D L PTS F A
1. POLAND         3  2 1 0  5  4-1
2. WEST GERMANY   3  1 2 0  4  6-0
3. TUNISIA        3  1 1 1  3  3-2
4. MEXICO         3  0 0 3  0  2-12

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