For the first time in 16 years, the tournament returned to South America. World Cup 1978 has 16 teams qualified, divided into four groups of four. Argentina's coach Cesar Luis Menotti could count on the talents of skipper Daniel Passarella, midfield playmaker Osvaldo Ardiles, striker Kempes and keeper Ubaldo Fillol. He even had the luxury of leaving 17-year-old Diego Maradona out of his final 22-man squad.

Holland had led the calls for a boycott but they would still have to do without Johan Cruyff. West Germany, similarly, were without Beckenbauer and were a shadow of the side that had won in 1974 while the French team featuring a young Michel Platini.

This is one of the most exciting soccer tournament. All of passion and excitement was shown from the beginning to the final that Argentina beat the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time in the final and made Netherlands lost their second World Cup final in a row, both times to the host nation, after already bowing to Germany in 1974. Mario Kempes of Argentina lead the competition in scoring with six goals.

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