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
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round This page provides the summaries of the AFC First Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. In this round the sixteen lowest seeded teams were drawn into 8 home-and-away ties. The draw took place on 30 March 2011 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The matches were held prior to the main draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with first legs on 29 June 2011 and second legs on 2 July and 3 July. The 8 winners advanced to the second round of the Asian qualifiers. Teams were