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
1995 Beach Soccer World Championship Cup of football throughout history (as of 1995) to field a team in Rio (being hosts Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Uruguay, England and Germany) and as such the aforementioned nations were invited to play, all of which accepted the opportunity. To make up the numbers, the Netherlands and the United States, despite having never won a FIFA World Cup title, were also invited as "guests". Africa, Asia and Oceania were unrepresented. European Zone (4): North American Zone (1): South American Zone (2): Hosts: January 27th was allocated as a rest day. 1995 Beach Soccer World Championship The 1995 Beach Soccer World