Argentina, 1978

Official match ball: Tango

The 11th World Cup was in Argentina from the 1st to the 25th of June. There were 16 teams that played 38 matches in 6 different stadiums from 5 different cities. The best player and top scorer were awarded to Mario Kempes from Argentina. For the first time the Adidas Tango was the official match ball and the mascot was "Gauchito". Brasil, Netherlands, Italy and Argentina qualified for the final rounds where Brasil won 2-1 to Italy and got the third place and Netherlands played the final against the host Argentina. The match was very even and after a 1-1 at the end of the match they had to go to extra time were Mario Kempes, the winner of the Golden Boot, scored and gave the cup to Argentina. Argentina also won the FIFA Fair Play Trophy and Antonio Cabrini from Italy won the award for Best Young Player.

"Gauchito" mascot