1978 FIFA World Cup 1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, quadrennial international football world championship tournament, was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June. The Cup was won by the Argentine hosts, who defeated the Netherlands 3–1 in the final, after extra time. The final was held at River Plate's home stadium, Estadio Monumental, in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth team (after Uruguay, Italy, England and West Germany) to be both hosts and world champions. Argentina, the
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup overall statistics of all 19 World Cups that have occurred since 1995, combining the results of both the original "Beach Soccer World Championships" era and the current "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup" era. This table shows the overall statistics of all 9 World Cups that have occurred since 2005, of the current "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup" era only. This table shows the overall statistics of all 10 World Cups that occurred between 1995 and 2004, of the now defunct "Beach Soccer World Championships" era only. The following documents the winners of the awards presented during the FIFA era of