Date: 01-06-1978
Stage: first round
Place: BUENOS AIRES
Running time: 102 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish
My rating: *
Notes: Maier,Vogts,Bonhof,Fischer, Deyna,Lato,Szarmach,Lubanski
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 1 June 1978, 15:00
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespuci, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 67,579
Meteo: Clear, mild, 18°C
WEST GERMANY
Sepp Maier
Manfred Kaltz
Rolf Russmann
Berti Vogts (c)
Herbert Zimmermann
Rudiger Abramczik
Erich Beer
Rainer Bonhof
Heinz Flohe
Hansi Muller
Klaus Fischer
Coach: Helmut Schon (GER)
POLAND
Jan Tomaszewski
Jerzy Gorgon
Henryk Maculewicz
Antoni Szymanowski
Wladyslaw Zmuda
Bogdan Masztaler
Adam Nawalka
Kazimierz Deyna (c)
Grzegorz Lato
Wlodzimierz Lubanski
Andrzej Szarmach
Coach: Jacek Gmoch (POL)
78′ ↓Wlodzimierz Lubanski ↑Zbigniew Boniek
84′ ↓Bogdan Masztaler ↑Henryk Kasperczak
Referee: Angel Norberto Coerezza (ARG)
Goals:
none
Match overview
The opening match of Group 2 ended in a goalless draw between two European powerhouses. Both West Germany and Poland showed tactical discipline but lacked the cutting edge in the final third. The match was characterized by solid defending and midfield battles, with neither goalkeeper seriously tested despite the quality of players on display.
Trivia
This match reunited the same teams that had met in the 1974 World Cup semi-final, where West Germany had prevailed 1-0. The goalless draw was one of only three scoreless games in the entire 1978 tournament, highlighting the defensive approach both teams adopted in their opening fixture.
