1978 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

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The knockout stage of 1978 FIFA World Cup was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the second group stage of the tournament. There were two matches: a match for third place contested by the group runners-up, and the final to decide the champions, contested by the group winners.[1] The knockout stage began with the match for third place on 24 June and ended with the final on 25 June 1978, both at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires. Argentina won the tournament with a 3–1 victory over the Netherlands.[2]

The top two placed teams from each of the two groups of the second round qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Winners
(qualification for final)
Runners-up
(qualification for match for third place)
A  Netherlands  Italy
B  Argentina  Brazil

Match for third place

As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, this is the most recent time when the match for third place was won by a non-European team.

Brazil 2–1 Italy
Report
Brazil
Italy
GK1Émerson Leão (c)
DF13NelinhoYellow card 35'
DF3Oscar
DF4Amaral
DF16Rodrigues Neto
MF17BatistaYellow card 44'
MF5Toninho Cerezodownward-facing red arrow 64'
MF11Dirceu
FW18Gildownward-facing red arrow 45+1'
FW19Jorge Mendonça
FW20Roberto Dinamite
Substitutions:
FW9Reinaldoupward-facing green arrow 45+1'
FW10Rivelinoupward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Cláudio Coutinho
GK1Dino Zoff (c)
DF6Aldo Maldera
DF3Antonio Cabrini
DF5Claudio GentileYellow card 72'
DF8Gaetano Scirea
MF4Antonello Cuccureddu
MF13Patrizio Sala
MF9Giancarlo Antognonidownward-facing red arrow 78'
MF16Franco Causio
CF18Roberto Bettega
CF21Paolo Rossi
Substitutions:
MF17Claudio Salaupward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot

Assistant referees:
Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)
Károly Palotai (Hungary)

Final

References

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