1978 FIFA World Cup knockout stage 1978 FIFA World Cup knockout stage The knockout stage of 1978 FIFA World Cup was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the second group stage of the tournament. There were two matches: a third place play-off contested by the group runners-up, and the final to decide the champions, contested by the group winners. The knockout stage began with the third place play-off on 24 June and ended with the final on 25 June 1978, both at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires. Argentina won the tournament with a 3–1 victory over the Netherlands. "All times ART"
1978 FIFA World Cup squads 1978 FIFA World Cup squads Below are the squads for the 1978 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Argentina. Head coach: César Luis Menotti Note that this squad is numbered alphabetically by surname, unlike traditional numbering systems where the goalkeeper has shirt number 1 and so forth. Head coach: Michel Hidalgo Head coach: Lajos Baróti Head coach: Enzo Bearzot Head coach: José Antonio Roca Head coach: Jacek Gmoch Head coach: Abdelmajid Chetali Head coach: Helmut Schön Head coach: Helmut Senekowitsch Head coach: Cláudio Coutinho Head coach: Ladislao Kubala Head coach: Georg Ericson Head coach: Heshmat Mohajerani Head coach: Ernst Happel