Argentina at the FIFA World Cup playmaker position was instead filled by Mario Kempes, who ended up becoming the first Argentinian to win the Golden Ball in addition to being the tournament's top scorer with 6 goals. The Dutch side was missing a superstar of their own: Johann Cruyff did not join the 1978 World Cup squads due to the aftermath of a kidnapping attempt which occurred in 1977. He only disclosed this information 30 years later. The closely contested match was influenced by a hostile atmosphere and ended with the Dutch players refusing to attend the award ceremony after Argentina grabbed the title in extra
World Cup Soccer (pinball) 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 "World Champion Soccer", as FarSight Studios was unable to secure the World Cup license from FIFA. This digital table has many changes; the "W-O-R-L-D-C-U-P" lights leading to the left loop are replaced by "C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N", "World Cup USA 94" on the plastics between left inlanes