The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina.
It was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time in the final.
This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina who became the sixth team (after Uruguay, Italy, Germany, Brazil, and England) to be world champions.
The Netherlands lost their second World Cup final in a row, both times to the host nation, after already bowing to Germany in 1974.
| FIFA (Men's) World Cup |
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Uruguay 1930 | Italy 1934 | France 1938 | Brazil 1950 | Switzerland 1954 | Sweden 1958 | Chile 1962 | England 1966 | Mexico 1970 | West Germany 1974 | Argentina 1978 | Spain 1982 | Mexico 1986 | Italy 1990 | USA 1994 | France 1998 | Korea/Japan 2002 | Germany 2006 | South Africa 2010 | South America 2014 |
| FIFA Women's World Cup |
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China 1991 | Sweden 1995 | USA 1999 | USA 2003 | China 2007 |
| International Football |
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FIFA (International) : FIFA World Cup (Women's) : FIFA World Rankings : FIFA World Player of the Year
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