The date was June 21, 1978, and host nation Argentina found themselves on the brink of elimination from the World Cup. Despite successfully navigating a highly competitive first group stage where they ...
One of the World Cup's oldest mysteries finally may be solved after claims were made this week of a sinister plot involving mass corruption, government interference and torture. Argentina's 1978 ...
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How Argentina won the 1978 World Cup: Home-based talent, free-flowing football and peak Mario Kempes
After Kempes opened the scoring with a clever sliding finish past the advancing Jan Jongbloed, Argentine goalkeeper Fillol ...
Controversy and confetti. The 1978 World Cup in Argentina was awash with both. Twelve years after being awarded the right to host the World Cup, Argentina was a very different country. It had been ...
World Cup Countdown: 10 Weeks to Go - The World Cries Foul as Peru Crumble Against Argentina in 1978
It was the result too good to be true. On the evening of 21 June 1978, Argentina were celebrating a place in the final of their own World Cup, and the national press were printing proud tributes to ...
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