Back نهائي كأس العالم 1978 Arabic نهائى كاس العالم 1978 ARZ Финал на Световното първенство по футбол 1978 Bulgarian یاریی کۆتاییی جامی جیھانیی فیفای ١٩٧٨ CKB Verdensmesterskabet i fodbold 1978 - finalen Danish Anexo:Final de la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 1978 Spanish 1978ko Munduko Futbol Txapelketako finala Basque فینال جام جهانی فوتبال ۱۹۷۸ Persian Jalkapallon maailmanmestaruuskilpailujen 1978 loppuottelu Finnish Finale de la Coupe du monde de football 1978 French
| Event | 1978 FIFA World Cup | ||||||
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| After extra time | |||||||
| Date | 25 June 1978 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Referee | Sergio Gonella (Italy) | ||||||
| Attendance | 71,483 | ||||||
The 1978 FIFA World Cup final was a football match played to determine the winner of the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The match was contested by hosts Argentina and the Netherlands, in the biggest stadium used in the tournament and in Argentina, the Estadio Monumental in the Argentine capital city of Buenos Aires. The match was won by the Argentine squad in extra time by a score of 3–1. Mario Kempes, who finished as the tournament's top scorer, was named the man of the match. The Netherlands lost their second World Cup final in a row, both times to the host nation, after losing to West Germany in 1974. This was also the second World Cup tournament in a row and the third time in the last four tournaments, that the title was won by the host nation. It was the only World Cup final between 1950 and 2002 that did not feature Germany or Brazil.