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FIFA World Cup

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About FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, with the exception of 1942 and 1946 due to World War II. The reigning champions are Argentina, who won their third title at the 2022 World Cup by defeating France.

Leaders — 1978

Group stage

Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Argentina	6	4	1	1	12	3	13
2	Italy	6	4	1	1	8	4	13
3	Brazil	6	3	3	0	8	2	12
4	Netherlands	6	3	2	1	14	7	11
5	Poland	6	3	1	2	6	6	10
6	Austria	6	3	0	3	7	10	9
7	West Germany	6	1	4	1	10	5	7
8	Peru	6	2	1	3	7	12	7
9	Tunisia	3	1	1	1	3	2	4
10	Spain	3	1	1	1	2	2	4
11	Scotland	3	1	1	1	5	6	4
12	France	3	1	0	2	5	5	3
13	Sweden	3	0	1	2	1	3	1
14	Iran	3	0	1	2	2	8	1
15	Hungary	3	0	0	3	3	8	0
16	Mexico	3	0	0	3	2	12	0

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Final

Netherlands 1

Argentina 3

Standings

#	Club	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Argentina	7	5	1	1	15	4	+11	16	L W D W W
2	Brazil	7	4	3	0	10	3	+7	15	W W D W W
3	Italy	7	4	1	2	9	6	+3	13	W D W L L
4	Netherlands	7	3	2	2	15	10	+5	11	L W D W L
5	Poland	6	3	1	2	6	6	0	10	W W L W L
6	Austria	6	3	0	3	7	10	-3	9	W L L L W
7	West Germany	6	1	4	1	10	5	+5	7	W D D D L
8	Peru	6	2	1	3	7	12	-5	7	D W L L L
9	Tunisia	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4	W L D
10	Spain	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	L D W
11	Scotland	3	1	1	1	5	6	-1	4	L D W
12	France	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3	L L W
13	Sweden	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2	1	D L L
14	Iran	3	0	1	2	2	8	-6	1	L D L
15	Hungary	3	0	0	3	3	8	-5	0	L L L
16	Mexico	3	0	0	3	2	12	-10	0	L L L

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Season stats — 1978

Matches38102 goals total

Avg goals/match2.68home 1.71 · away 0.97

Home win %57.9%draws 23.7% · away 18.4%

BTTS52.6%both teams to score

Over 2.557.9%1.5: 65.8% · 3.5: 36.8%

Clean sheet47.4%at least one team kept clean

No scoring data.

No assist data.

No goalkeeper data for this season.

No discipline data.

No clubs data.

No history data.

Knockout / other

Jun 1 · 18:00 · FT West Germany 0 – 0 Poland Jun 2 · 18:00 · FT Tunisia 3 – 1 Mexico Jun 2 · 18:00 · FT Italy 2 – 1 France Jun 2 · 18:00 · FT Argentina 2 – 1 Hungary Jun 3 · 18:00 · FT Peru 3 – 1 Scotland Jun 3 · 18:00 · FT Netherlands 3 – 0 Iran Jun 3 · 18:00 · FT Brazil 1 – 1 Sweden Jun 3 · 18:00 · FT Austria 2 – 1 Spain Jun 6 · 18:00 · FT Argentina 2 – 1 France Jun 6 · 18:00 · FT West Germany 6 – 0 Mexico Jun 6 · 18:00 · FT Poland 1 – 0 Tunisia Jun 6 · 18:00 · FT Italy 3 – 1 Hungary Jun 7 · 18:00 · FT Austria 1 – 0 Sweden Jun 7 · 18:00 · FT Scotland 1 – 1 Iran Jun 7 · 18:00 · FT Netherlands 0 – 0 Peru Jun 7 · 18:00 · FT Brazil 0 – 0 Spain Jun 10 · 18:00 · FT Argentina 0 – 1 Italy Jun 10 · 18:00 · FT West Germany 0 – 0 Tunisia Jun 10 · 18:00 · FT Poland 3 – 1 Mexico Jun 10 · 18:00 · FT France 3 – 1 Hungary Jun 11 · 18:00 · FT Brazil 1 – 0 Austria Jun 11 · 18:00 · FT Peru 4 – 1 Iran Jun 11 · 18:00 · FT Scotland 3 – 2 Netherlands Jun 11 · 18:00 · FT Spain 1 – 0 Sweden Jun 14 · 18:00 · FT Austria 1 – 5 Netherlands Jun 14 · 18:00 · FT Italy 0 – 0 West Germany Jun 14 · 18:00 · FT Peru 0 – 3 Brazil Jun 14 · 18:00 · FT Argentina 2 – 0 Poland Jun 18 · 18:00 · FT Argentina 0 – 0 Brazil Jun 18 · 18:00 · FT Peru 0 – 1 Poland Jun 18 · 18:00 · FT Netherlands 2 – 2 West Germany Jun 18 · 18:00 · FT Italy 1 – 0 Austria Jun 21 · 18:00 · FT Austria 3 – 2 West Germany Jun 21 · 18:00 · FT Poland 1 – 3 Brazil Jun 21 · 18:00 · FT Italy 1 – 2 Netherlands Jun 21 · 18:00 · FT Argentina 6 – 0 Peru Jun 24 · 18:00 · FT Brazil 2 – 1 Italy Jun 25 · 18:00 · FT Netherlands 1 – 3 Argentina

Largest goal-margins recorded in this competition for 1978.

#	Date	Stage	Home	Score	Away	Margin
1	0000-06-06	GROUP STAGE	West Germany	6–0	Mexico	+6
2	0000-06-21	GROUP STAGE	Argentina	6–0	Peru	+6
3	0000-06-14	GROUP STAGE	Austria	1–5	Netherlands	+4
4	0000-06-11	GROUP STAGE	Peru	4–1	Iran	+3
5	0000-06-03	GROUP STAGE	Netherlands	3–0	Iran	+3
6	0000-06-14	GROUP STAGE	Peru	0–3	Brazil	+3
7	0000-06-10	GROUP STAGE	Poland	3–1	Mexico	+2
8	0000-06-02	GROUP STAGE	Tunisia	3–1	Mexico	+2
9	0000-06-21	GROUP STAGE	Poland	1–3	Brazil	+2
10	0000-06-03	GROUP STAGE	Peru	3–1	Scotland	+2
11	0000-06-10	GROUP STAGE	France	3–1	Hungary	+2
12	0000-06-25	FINAL	Netherlands	1–3	Argentina	+2

Form-weighted ranking based on last 10 matches — recent matches count more. Synthetic score 0–100.

#	Club	Matches counted	Power score
1	Argentina	7	115.2
2	Brazil	7	108.7
3	Italy	7	57.9
4	Netherlands	7	53.0
5	Spain	3	52.2
6	Tunisia	3	49.7
7	Poland	6	46.2
8	France	3	42.8
9	Scotland	3	42.6
10	Austria	6	40.1
11	West Germany	6	35.5
12	Peru	6	15.0
13	Sweden	3	-14.1
14	Iran	3	-33.5
15	Hungary	3	-57.1
16	Mexico	3	-66.7

Season	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2022	Argentina	France	3-3 (a.e.t.)(4-2 pen.)
2018	France	Croatia	4-2
2014	Germany	Argentina	1-0 (a.e.t.)
2010	Spain	Netherlands	1-0 (a.e.t.)
2006	Italy	France	1-1 (a.e.t.)(5-3 pen.)
2002	Brazil	Germany	2-0
1998	France	Brazil	3-0
1994	Brazil	Italy	0-0 (a.e.t.)(3-2 pen.)
1990	West Germany	Argentina	1-0
1986	Argentina	West Germany	3-2
1982	Italy	West Germany	3-1
1978	Argentina	Netherlands	3-1 (a.e.t.)
1974	West Germany	Netherlands	2-1
1970	Brazil	Italy	4-1
1966	England	West Germany	4-2 (a.e.t.)
1962	Brazil	Czechoslovakia	3-1
1958	Brazil	Sweden	5-2
1954	West Germany	Hungary	3-2
1938	Italy	Hungary	4-2
1934	Italy	Czechoslovakia	2-1 (a.e.t.)
1930	Uruguay	Argentina	4-2