Group B of the 1978 FIFA World Cup was one of two groups of nations competing for the ''
de facto
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'' semi-finals of the
1978 FIFA World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June.
The Cup was won by t ...
. The group's first round of matches began on 14 June and its last matches were played on 21 June. All six group matches were played either at the
Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza in
Mendoza, or the
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
The Estadio Gigante de Arroyito () is a stadium in the city of Rosario, Argentina. It is owned by club Rosario Central, serving as home venue for football matches. The Argentina national football team has played there several times.
The stadium wa ...
in
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...
. The group consisted of
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
,
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
and
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
. Argentina advanced to the final match, and Brazil advanced to the third place match.
Qualified teams
The winners of Group 2 and 4 and the runners-up of Group 1 and 3 qualified for Group B of the second round.
Standings
Matches
Brazil vs Peru
Argentina vs Poland
Peru vs Poland
Argentina vs Brazil
Brazil vs Poland
Argentina vs Peru
See also
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Argentina at the FIFA World Cup
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Brazil at the FIFA World Cup
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Peru at the FIFA World Cup
Peru participated in the World Cup during the first 1930 FIFA World Cup, World Cup in 1930 and has participated in FIFA World Cup qualification, qualifiers since 1958.
Peru were invited to the first FIFA World Cup in Uruguay in 1930. They lost bo ...
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Poland at the FIFA World Cup
References
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1978 FIFA World Cup
Argentina at the 1978 FIFA World Cup
Brazil at the 1978 FIFA World Cup
Peru at the 1978 FIFA World Cup
Poland at the 1978 FIFA World Cup