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
World Cup Soccer (pinball) and outlanes are renamed to "Champion Soccer TPA 17", and the backglass is also changed to avoid possible lawsuits from FIFA for using the tournament's mascot Striker, "World Cup USA 94" name and any other references to World Cup USA 1994. without required license. World Cup Soccer (pinball) World Cup Soccer is a 1994 pinball machine designed by John Popadiuk and Larry DeMar and released by Midway. It is based on the 1994 FIFA World Cup. This table was formerly available as DLC for "The Pinball Arcade" until it was removed on June 30, 2018. This was previously published as