ELIMINATION PHASE

THIRD PLACE
»		Brazil	02
		Italy	01

FINAL
¤		Argentina	03
		Netherlands	01
F/OT

SECOND GROUP PHASE

GROUP A			R	Pts	GD
»		Netherlands	0	5	+5
›		Italy	0	3	0
×		Germany FR	0	2	-1
×		Austria	0	2	-4

GROUP B			R	Pts	GD
»		Argentina	0	5	+8
›		Brazil	0	5	+5
×		Poland	0	2	-3
×		Peru	0	0	-10

FIRST GROUP PHASE

GROUP 1			R	Pts	GD
»		Italy	0	6	+4
»		Argentina	0	4	+1
×		France	0	2	0
×		Hungary	0	0	-5

GROUP 2			R	Pts	GD
»		Poland	0	5	+3
»		Germany FR	0	4	+6
×		Tunisia	0	3	+1
×		Mexico	0	0	-10

GROUP 3			R	Pts	GD
»		Austria	0	4	+1
»		Brazil	0	4	+1
×		Spain	0	3	0
×		Sweden	0	1	-2

GROUP 4			R	Pts	GD
»		Peru	0	5	+5
»		Netherlands	0	3	+2
×		Scotland	0	3	-1
×		Iran	0	1	-6

TOURNAMENT VENUES

• Buenos Aires:
  • Estadio José Amalfitani
  • Estadio Monumental
• Córdoba: Estadio Córdoba
• Mar del Plata: Estadio José María Minella
• Mendoza: Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza
• Rosario: Estadio Gigante de Arroyito

KEY DATES

• SAT 14 JAN 1978: Draw [Buenos Aires]
• THU 01 JUN 1978: Opening match [Buenos Aires – Monumental]
• SUN 11 JUN 1978: End of first group phase
• WED 14 JUN 1978: Start of second group phase
• WED 21 JUN 1978: End of second group phase
• SAT 24 JUN 1978: Third place match [Buenos Aires – Monumental]
• SUN 25 JUN 1978: Final match [Buenos Aires – Monumental]

FORMAT

• 16 teams
  • Up to 22 players per team roster, including up to three goalkeepers
  • Up to two substitutions per team per match
• First group phase:
  • Four groups; four teams per group
  • Pts = 2W + D
  • Top two teams in each group advance
• Second group phase:
  • Two groups; four teams per group
  • Pts = 2W + D
  • First placed team in each group advances to final match
  • Second placed team in each group advances to third place match
• Elimination phase:
  • If tied after 90 minutes, extra time played [two 15 min periods]
  • If still tied, match decided by penalty shootout