Date: 14-06-1978
Stage: second round
Place: BUENOS AIRES
Running time: 100 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps(9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish(new)/italian
My rating: **
Notes: Zoff,Scirea,Causio,Bettega,Rossi, Maier,Vogts,Bonhof,Fischer,Rummenigge
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 14 June 1978, 13:45
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespuci, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 67,547
Meteo: Cool, overcast, 14°C
ITALY
Dino Zoff (c)
Mauro Bellugi
Antonio Cabrini
Claudio Gentile
Gaetano Scirea
Giancarlo Antognoni
Romeo Benetti
Marco Tardelli
Roberto Bettega
Franco Causio
Paolo Rossi
Coach: Enzo Bearzot (ITA)
46′ ↓Giancarlo Antognoni ↑Renato Zaccarelli
WEST GERMANY
Sepp Maier
Bernard Dietz
Manfred Kaltz
Rolf Russmann
Berti Vogts (c)
Herbert Zimmermann
Rainer Bonhof
Heinz Flohe
Bernd Holzenbein
Klaus Fischer
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Coach: Helmut Schon (GER)
53′ ↓Herbert Zimmermann ↑Harald Konopka
68′ ↓Heinz Flohe ↑Erich Beer
Referee: Dusan Maksimovic (YUG)
Goals:
none
Match overview
Italy and West Germany played out a goalless draw in a tactical battle at the Estadio Monumental. Both sides created few clear chances in a cagey encounter, with defensive solidity taking precedence over attacking flair. The result left both teams level on points in Group A of the second round.
Trivia
This was the first goalless draw between Italy and West Germany in World Cup history. The match was notable for the defensive masterclass displayed by both teams, with Dino Zoff and Sepp Maier, two of the greatest goalkeepers of their generation, facing each other in what would become a memorable tactical stalemate.
