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"
Austria v West Germany (1978 FIFA World Cup) Austria v West Germany (1978 FIFA World Cup) Córdoba 1978 (known in Austria as "Das Wunder von Córdoba" (The Miracle of Córdoba) and in Germany as "Die Schmach von Córdoba" or "Die Schande von Córdoba" (The Disgrace of Córdoba)), describes the game of football between Austria and defending World Champions West Germany that occurred on 21 June 1978 at the conclusion of the second round of the 1978 FIFA World Cup, in Córdoba, Argentina. The game is fondly remembered by fans of the Austrian national team for being the first time in 47 years that Austria had defeated Germany (during