MUNDIAL '78 - presentation group C.

BRAZIL before Mundial '78

Brazil won first qualification in group with Paraguay (1:1, 1:0) and Colombia (6:0, 0:0). Then Brazil qualified from frist place in final elimination tournament in Cali. Results: Brazil - Peru 1:0 (Gil), Brazil - Bolivia 8:0 (Zico 4, Gil, Marcelo, R.Dinamite, T.Cerezo). Qualifications matches record: 6 matches (4 - 2 - 0). Goals: 17 - 1. Top scorers: 4 - Zico, 2 - Gil. Key match: Cali 10.07.1977. PRAZIL - PERU 1:0. Brazilian line up:

Leao Ze Maria - Luis Pereira - Edinho - Rodriguez Neto T.Cerezo - Rivelino - P.Cesar Lima Gil - Roberto Dinamite - Paulo Isidoro



Arturo Zico
(FW) age 25 / cups 21
Flamengo

Roberto Rivelino

(MF) age 32 / cups 88

Flamengo

Roberto "Dinamite"
(FW) age 25 / cups 20
Vasco

Gil
(FW) age 28 / cups 22
Botafogo

First match at Mundial '78 Mar del Plata 3.06.1978. BRAZIL - SWEDEN 1:1. Brazilian line up:

Leao Toninho - Oscar - Amaral - Edinho T.Cerezo - Rivelino (c) - Batista Gil - Zico - Reinaldo ---------------------------------- 

SWEDEN before Mundial '78




Ronnie Hellström
(GK) age 29 / cups 66
Kaiserslautern

Steffan Tapper
(MF) age 30 / cups 34
Malmö FF

Anders Linderoth
(MF) age 28 / cups 27
Ol. Marseille

Tom Sjöberg
(FW) age 26 / cups 29
Malmö FF

First match at Mundial '78 Mar del Plata 3.06.1978. BRAZIL - SWEDEN 1:1. Swedish line up:

Hellström Borg - Roy Andersson - Nordqvist (c) - Erlandsson L.Larsson - Tapper - Linderoth - Bo Larsson Sjöberg - Wendt --------------------------------------------------

SPAIN before Mundial '78

Qualifications matches record: 4 matches (3 - 0 - 1). Goals: 4 - 1. Top scorers: Ruben Cano - 2, Leal - 1, Pirri - 1 (pen.). Key match: Belgrad 30.11.1977. YUGOSLAVIA - SPAIN 0:1. Spanish line up:

Miguel Angel Marcelino - Migueli - Pirri (c) - Camacho San Jose - Asensi - Leal - Cardenosa Juanito - Cano



Pirri
(DF) age 33 / cups 39
Real Madrid 

Migueli
(DF) age 27 / cups 12
CF Barcelona

Quini
(FW) age 29 / cups 2
Sporting Gijon 

Carlos Santillana
(FW) age 26 / cups 9
Real Madrid

First match at Mundial '78 Buenos Aires (Velez Sarsfield) 3.06.1978. SPAIN - AUSTRIA 1:2. Spanish line up:

Miguel Angel Marcelino - Migueli - Pirri (c) - De la Cruz San Jose - Asensi - Rexach - Cardenosa Dani - Cano ------------------------------------

AUSTRIA before Mundial '78

Austria has qualified from European Group 3 (meet DDR, Turkey and Malta). At the begining Austria won three important matches: Matla away 1:0 (Krankl), Turkey home 1:0 (Schachner) and Malta home 9:0 (6 goals of Krankl!). Two draws 1:1 (home and away) against DDR were in this situation good results. It was enough to win away against Turkey to be in table 1 point ahad of DDR and qualify to Argentinian Mundial. And Austrians did it 1:0 (Prohaska 72'). Qualifications matches record: 6 matches (4 - 2 - 0). Goals: 14 - 2. Top scorers: Johann Krankl - 7, Josef Stering - 2. Key match: Izmir 30.10.1977. TURKEY - AUSTRIA 0:1. Austrian line up:

Koncilia Sara - Krieger - Pezzey - Breitenberger Hattenberger - Prohaska - Jara Stering - Krankl - Kreuz

 

Robert Sara
(DF) age 32
Austria Wien

Herbert Prohaska
(MF) age 23
Austria Wien

Johann Krankl
(FW) age 25
Rapid Wien

Friedrich Koncilia
(GK) age 25
SWW Innsbruck

First match at Mundial '78 Buenos Aires (Velez Sarsfield) 3.06.1978. SPAIN - AUSTRIA 1:2. Austrian line up:

Koncilia Sara (c) - Obermayer - Pezzey - Breitenberger Hickersberger - Prohaska - Jara Schachner - Krankl - Kreuz --------------------------------------

MUNDIAL '78 - presentation group B.

GERMANY WEST before Mundial '78



Berti Vogts

Defender. CAPITAN

Klaus Fischer

Forwarder

Bernard Dietz

Defender

Manfred Kaltz

Defender



First match at Mundial '78 Buenos Aires (Monumental) 1.06.1978. GERMANY WEST - POLAND 0:0. German line up:

Maier Vogts (c) - Rüssmann - Kaltz - Zimmermann Bonhof - Flohe - Beer - H.Müller Abramczik - Fischer

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POLAND before Mundial '78

Qualifications matches record: 6 matches (5 - 1 - 0). Goals: 17 - 4. Top scorers: Grzegorz Lato - 4, Kazimierz Deyna - 4, Włodzimierz Lubański - 2. Key match: Chorzów 29.10.1977. POLAND - PORTUGAL 1:1. Polish line up:

Tomaszewski Wawrowski - Maculewicz - Żmuda - Rudy Nawałka - Kasperczak - Deyna (c) - Masztaler Lato - Szarmach

Grzegorz Lato

(FW) Age 28

Stal Mielec

Andrzej Szarmach

(FW) Age 28

Stal Mielec

Włodzimierz Lubański

(FW) Age 31

SC Lokeren

Władysław Żmuda

(DF) Age 24

Śląsk Wrocław



  

First match at Mundial '78 Buenos Aires (Monumental) 1.06.1978. GERMANY WEST - POLAND 0:0. Polish line up:

Tomaszewski Maculewicz - Gorgoń - Żmuda - Szymanowski Nawałka - Deyna (c) - Masztaler Lato - Lubański - Szarmach

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MEXICO before Mundial '78

Firstly Mexico had played in CONCACAF North Group with USA and Canada. The rivalisation was very sharp. Each team finaly noted one win, two draws and one lost. Mexico had taken first place in table thinkly better goals balance. They 0:1 lost and 0:0 drew Canada, 0:0 drew and 3:0 won USA (goals: Solis, Alvarez, Davila). Mexico and Canada qualified to final qualification tournament. The 1977 CONCACAF Championship was held in Mexico in October. Mexico, as the host nation, easily secured a third title and a place in Argentina '78 since the tournament also served as qualification to the World Cup. Mexico won all 5 matches: Haiti 4:1 (Sanchez, Rangel 3), Salvador 3:1 (Rangel 2, Cardenas), Suriname 8:1 (Isidoria 2, Jimenez 2, Sanchez 2, Chavez, Rangel), Guatemala 2:1 (Vazquez pen., Cardenas), Canada 3:1 (Guzman 2, Sanchez). Qualifications matches record: 14 matches (5 - 6 - 3). Goals: 18 - 10. Top scorers: Victor Rangel - 6, Hugo Sanchez - 3. Key match: Mexico City - Azteca Stadium 9.10.1977. MEXICO - HAITI 4:1. Mexican line up:

Castrejon Najera - Gomez - Ramos - Vazquez Ayala Cuellar - de la Torre - Cardenas Ortega - Rangel - Sanchez 

Victor Rangel

(FW) Age 21

Guadalajara 

Arturo Vazquez Ayala

(DF) Age 28

Univ. Guadalajara   

Leonardo Cuellar

(MF) Age 26

Univ. Guadalajara

Hugo Sanchez

(FW) Age 20

Universidad Mexico




First match at Mundial '78 Rosario 2.06.1978. MEXICO - TUNISIA 1:3. Mexican line up:

Reyes Martinez - Tena - Ramos - Vazquez Ayala (c) Cuellar - de la Torre - Mendizabal Isidoria - Rangel - Sanchez

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TUNISIA before Mundial '78

In play-off African qualifications Tunisia eliminated: Marocco 1:1 and 1:1 and penalties 4:2, Algieria 2:0 and 1:1, Gwinea 0:1 and 3:1. In final group Tunisia played against Egypt and Nigeria. After home draw against Nigeria 0:0, they suprisly won in Lagos 1:0 (own goal - Godwin Odiye). In Kair Tunisia defeat 2:3 (Ben Aziza, Akid). But in last match in Tunis Tunisia won Egypt 4:1 (Akid, Temine, Ben Aziza, Labidi). It was enough to win first place in final group and qualify to Argentinian Mundial '78. Qualifications matches record: 10 matches (4 - 4 - 2). Goals: 15 - 9. Top scorers: Mohamed Ali Akid - 3, Khemais Labidi - 2, Raouf Ben Aziza - 2, Temine Lahzani - 2. Key match: Tunis 11.12.1977. TUNISIA - EGYPT 4:1. Tunisian line up:

Attouga Dhouieb - Gasmi - El Chedli - Kaabi Ghommidh - Tarak - Agrebi Temine - Akid - Limame



Dhiab Tarak

(MF) Age 24

E.S. Tunis  

Amor Jebali

(DF) Age 22

A.S. Marsa   

Ali Kaabi

(DF) Age 25

C.O. Transport Melasine

Mohamed Ali Akid

(FW) Age 29

C.S. Sfaxien

First match at Mundial '78 Rosario 2.06.1978. MEXICO - TUNISIA 1:3. Tunisian line up:

Naili Dhouieb - Jebali - Jendoubi - Kaabi Ghommidh - Tarak - Agrebi Temine - Akid - Ben Aziza

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MUNDIAL '78 - presentation group A.

ARGENTINA before Mundial '78

Daniel Passarella

Age 25. Defender

River Plate

Rene Houseman

Age 25. Forwarder

Huracan

Mario Kempes

Age 24. Forwarder

Valencia CF (Spain)

Leopoldo Luque

Age 31. Forwarder

River Plate

First match at Mundial '78
2.06.1978 Buenos Aires (Monumental). ARGENTINA - HUNGARY 2:1. Argentinian line up:

Fillol

Olquin - Galvan - Passarella (c) - Tarantini

Ardiles - Gallego - Valencia

Houseman - Luque - Kempes

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ITALY before Mundial '78

Giancarlo Antognoni

Age 24. Midfielder

28 caps

Fiorentina

Romeo Benetti

Age 33. Midfielder

40 caps

Juventus

Roberto Bettega

Age 28. Forwarder

16 caps

Juventus

Franco Causio

Age 29. Forwarder

33 caps

Juventus

First match at Mundial '78

2.06.1978 Mar del Plata. ITALY - FRANCE 2:1. Italian line up:

Zoff (c)

Gentile - Scirea - Bellugi - Cabrini

Benetti - Antognoni - Tardelli

Causio - Rossi - Bettega

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