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
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC play-off was the first round of the Asian Football Confederation qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The 14 teams with the lowest FIFA rankings played home-and-away knockout matches to qualify for the second stage. <div id="Turkmenistan v Afghanistan"> <div id="Afghanistan v Turkmenistan"> Turkmenistan won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. <div id="Chinese Taipei v Macau"> <div id="Macau v Chinese Taipei"> Chinese Taipei won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. <div id="Bangladesh v Tajikistan"> <div id="Tajikistan v Bangladesh">