Date: 18-06-1978
Stage: second round
Place: ROSARIO
Running time: 101 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/portuguese/spanish/argentinian
My rating: **
Notes: Passarella,Ardiles,Kempes, Leao,Batista,Dirceu,Roberto
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 18 June 1978, 19:15
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario
Attendance: 37,326
Meteo: Clear, mild, 12°C
ARGENTINA
Ubaldo Fillol
Luis Galvan
Jorge Olguin
Daniel Passarella
Alberto Tarantini
Ossie Ardiles
Daniel Bertoni
Americo Gallego
Oscar Ortiz
Mario Kempes
Leopoldo Luque
Coach: Cesar Luis Menotti (ARG)
22′ Ricky Villa
22′ ↓Ossie Ardiles ↑Ricky Villa
60′ ↓Oscar Ortiz ↑Norberto Alonso
BRAZIL
Leão (c)
Amaral
Jose Rodrigues Neto
Oscar
Toninho
Batista
Chicao
Dirceu
Gil
Jorge Pinto Mendonca
Roberto Dinamite
Coach: Claudio Coutinho (BRA)
34′ Edinho
67′ Zico
67′ Chicao
34′ ↓Jose Rodrigues Neto ↑Edinho
67′ ↓Jorge Pinto Mendonca ↑Zico
Referee: Karoly Palotai (HUN)
Goals:
none
Match overview
Argentina and Brazil played out a tactical stalemate in Rosario as both sides cancelled each other out in a crucial World Cup second round encounter. Despite several substitutions and yellow cards shown by Hungarian referee Karoly Palotai, neither team could find the breakthrough in front of over 37,000 spectators, leaving both nations still fighting for a place in the final.
Trivia
This goalless draw was significant as it meant Argentina needed to defeat Peru by at least four goals in their final group match to reach the World Cup final. The match featured several notable players including Brazil’s Zico and Argentina’s Mario Kempes, both of whom would become legends of the tournament despite this scoreless encounter.
