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
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