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
1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) two places, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round. Hong Kong advanced to the Final Round. Korea Republic advanced to the Final Round. Iran advanced to the Final Round. Kuwait advanced to the Final Round. Australia advanced to the Final Round. Iran qualified. 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article "1978 FIFA World Cup qualification". A total of