The 1978 FIFA World Cup (branded as Argentina '78 ) was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup , the global championship tournament in men's association football, held six stadiums in five cities across Argentina from 1 to 25 June 1978.
The defending champions were West Germany , who won the 1974 tournament at home . The tournament was won by Argentina at home, beating the Netherlands at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on 25 June 1978.
1974–1978 [ ]
Designer: Ronald Shakespear
Typography: Helvetica Medium
The logo represents the ball raised by the hands of Juan Domingo Perón who was the president of Argentina for two terms (1946-1955; 1973-1974). It was designed by Ronald Shakespear in 1972, and patented in 1974 when the president Perón passed away. After the 1976 coup d'etat, the Jorge Videla's military government tried to modify it, but FIFA opposed to keep this logo which was shown at 1974 FIFA World Cup Final.
Mascot [ ]
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Its mascot was Gauchito a.k.a. Mundialito , a boy wearing Argentina's kit, with the words ARGENTINA '78 on his hat, neckerchief and whip are typical tools of gauchos.
Member confederations AFC | CAF | CONCACAF | CONMEBOL | OFC | UEFA
World Cup Uruguay 1930 | Italy 1934 | France 1938 | Brazil 1950 | Switzerland 1954 | Sweden 1958 | Chile 1962 | England 1966 | Mexico 1970 | West Germany 1974 | Argentina 1978 | Spain 1982 | Mexico 1986 | Italy 1990 | United States 1994 | France 1998 | South Korea/Japan 2002 | Germany 2006 | South Africa 2010 | Brazil 2014 | Russia 2018 | Qatar 2022 | Canada/Mexico/United States 2026 Morocco/Portugal/Spain 2030 1 | Saudi Arabia 2034
Related : FIFA Fan Festival
Women's World Cup China 1991 | Sweden 1995 | United States 1999 | United States 2003 | China 2007 | Germany 2011 | Canada 2015 | France 2019 | Australia/New Zealand 2023 | Brazil 2027
Club World Cup Brazil 2000 | Spain 2001 (cancelled) | Japan 2005 , 06 , 07 , 08 | UAE 2009 –10 | Japan 2011 –12 | Morocco 2013 –14 | Japan 2015 –16 | UAE 2017 –18 | Qatar 2019 –20 | UAE 2021 | Morocco 2022 | Saudi Arabia 2023 | United States 2025
Intercontinental Cup 2024
U-20 World Cup Tunisia 1977 | Japan 1979 | Australia 1981 | Mexico 1983 | Soviet Union 1985 | Chile 1987 | Saudi Arabia 1989 | Portugal 1991 | Australia 1993 | Qatar 1995 | Malaysia 1997 | Nigeria 1999 | Argentina 2001 | UAE 2003 | Netherlands 2005 | Canada 2007 | Egypt 2009 | Colombia 2011 | Turkey 2013 | New Zealand 2015 | South Korea 2017 | Poland 2019 | Argentina 2023 | Chile 2025
U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2002 | Thailand 2004 | Russia 2006 | Chile 2008 | Germany 2010 | Japan 2012 | Canada 2014 | Papua New Guinea 2016 | France 2018 | Costa Rica 2022 | Colombia 2024 | Poland 2026
U-17 World Cup China 1985 | Canada 1987 | Scotland 1989 | Italy 1991 | Japan 1993 | Ecuador 1995 | Egypt 1997 | New Zealand 1999 | Trinidad and Tobago 2001 | Finland 2003 | Peru 2005 | South Korea 2007 | Nigeria 2009 | Mexico 2011 | UAE 2013 | Chile 2015 | India 2017 | Brazil 2019 | Indonesia 2023 | Qatar 2025
U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 | Trinidad and Tobago 2010 | Azerbaijan 2012 | Costa Rica 2014 | Jordan 2016 | Uruguay 2018 | India 2021 (cancelled) , 22 | Dominican Republic 2024 Morocco 2025
Futsal World Cup Netherlands 1989 | Hong Kong 1992 | Spain 1996 | Guatemala 2000 | Chinese Taipei 2004 | Brazil 2008 | Thailand 2012 | Colombia 2016 | Lithuania 2021 | Uzbekistan 2024
Futsal Women's World Cup Philippines 2025
Beach Soccer World Cup 1995 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 2000 , 01 , 02 , 03 , 04 , 05 , 06 , 07 | France 2008 | UAE 2009 | Italy 2011 | Tahiti 2013 | Portugal 2015 | Bahamas 2017 | Paraguay 2019 | Russia 2021 | UAE 2024 | Seychelles 2025
FIFAe World Cup | Club World Cup | Nations Cup
Defunct 1992 , 95 , 97 | Mexico 1999 | South Korea/Japan 2001 | France 2003 | Germany 2005 | South Africa 2009 | Brazil 2013 | Russia 2017
1 Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will host the inaugural matches.
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