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1978 World Cup Finals (in Argentina)
Group D 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 D - Results
HOLLAND - IRAN 3:0 (1:0)
03.06.78  (16.45) Mendoza, Estadio Mendoza
(Attendance: 42000)

HOLLAND: Jongbloed, Suurbier, Krol (c), Haan,
Rijsbergen, W. Van de Kerkhof, Neeskens, Jansen,
Rep, R. Van De Kerkhof (70 Nanninga), Rensenbrink

IRAN: Hejazi, Nazari, Abdolahi, Kazerani,
Eskandarian, Parvin (c), Ghassempour, Sadeghi,
Nayebagha, Djahani, Faraki (51 Rowshan)

1:0 Rensenbrink pen (40), 2:0 Rensenbrink (62)
3:0 Rensenbrink pen (75)

booked: Eskandarian
Referee: Gonzalez (Mexico)



PERU - SCOTLAND 3:1 (1:1)
03.06.78  (16.45) Cordoba, Estadio Cordoba
(Attendance: 42000) 

PERU: Quiroga - Duarte, Manzo, Chumpitez (c),
Diaz - Velasquez, Cueto (83 P.Rojas), Cubillas,
Mu–ante - La Rosa (63 Sotil), Oblitas

SCOTLAND: Rough - Kennedy (c), Burns, Buchan,
Forsyth - Rioch (76 Gemmill), Masson (76 Macari),
Hartford, Dalglish, Jordan, Johnston

0:1 Jordan 14, 1:1 Cueto 43
2:1 Cubillas 72, 3:1 Cubillas 77
(63 Quiroga saved a penalty by Masson)

booked: Velasquez
Referee: Eriksson (Sweden)



HOLLAND - PERU 0:0
07.06.78  (16.45) Mendoza, Estadio Mendoza
(Attendance: 30000) 

HOLLAND: Jongbloed, Suurbier, Krol (c), Poortvliet, 
Rijsbergen, W. Van de Kerkhof, Neeskens (68 Nanninga),
Jansen, Haan, R. Van De Kerkhof (46 Rep), Rensenbrink

PERU: Quiroga, Duarte, Manzo, Chumpitaz (c),
Diaz, Velasquez, Cueto, Cubillas, Munante,
La Rosa (63 Sotil), Oblitas

booked: R. Van De Kerkhof / Munante
Referee: Prokop (East Germany)



IRAN - SCOTLAND 1:1 (0:1)
07.06.78  (16.45) Cordoba, Estadio Cordoba
(Attendance: 8000) 

IRAN: Hejazi, Nazari, Abdolahi, Kazerani,
Eskandarian, Parvin (c), Ghassempour, Sadeghi,
Danaifar (89 Nayebagha), Djahani, Faraki (83 Rowshan)

SCOTLAND: Rough, Jardine, Burns, Buchan (56 Forsyth),
Donachie, Gemmill (c), Macari, Hartford,
Dalglish (74 Harper), Jordan, Robertson

0:1 Eskandarian o.g. (43), 1:1 Dalfar (60)

booked: Eskandarian
Referee: N'Diaye (Senegal)



SCOTLAND - HOLLAND 3:2 (1:1)
11.06.78  (16.45) Mendoza, Estadio Mendoza
(Attendance: 40000) 

SCOTLAND: Rough, Kennedy (c), Buchan,
Forsyth, Donachie, Gemmill, Rioch,
Hartford, Dalglish, Souness, Jordan

HOLLAND: Jongbloed, Suurbier, Krol (c), Rijsbergen (44 Wildschut), 
Poortvliet, W. Van De Kerkhof, Neeskens (10 Boskamp), 
Jansen, R. Van De Kerkhof, Rep, Rensenbrink.

0:1 Rensenbrink pen (34), 1:1 Dalglish (44)
2:1 Gemmill pen (47), 3:1 Gemmill (68)
3:2 Rep (72)

Referee: Lienmayr (Austria)



PERU - IRAN 4:1 (3:1)
11.06.78  (16.45) Cordoba, Estadio Cordoba
(Attendance: 21000) 

PERU: Quiroga, Duarte, Manzo (68 Leguia),
Chumpitaz, Diaz, Velasquez, Cueto, Cubillas,
Munante, La Rosa (60 Sotil), Oblitas

IRAN: Hejazi, Nazari, Abdolahi, Kazerani,
Allahvardi, Parvin (c), Ghassempour, Sadeghi,
Danaifar, Faraki (52 Djahani), Rowshan (66 Fariba).

1:0 Velasquez (2), 2:0 Cubillas pen (36)
3:0 Cubillas pen (39), 3:1 Rowshan (41)
4:1 Cubillas (79)

Referee: Jarguz (Poland)

Final Table
                  P  W D L PTS F A
1. PERU           3  2 1 0  5  7-2
2. HOLLAND        3  1 1 1  3  5-3
3. SCOTLAND       3  1 1 1  3  5-6
4. IRAN           3  0 1 2  1  2-8

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