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Hace 3 días · 1982 →. 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 the host nation, Argentina, who defeated the Netherlands 3–1 in the final, after ...
Hace 5 días · Here is their captivating story in stats. 48. Argentina had gone 48 years without being on the World Cup podium until 1978 – the longest span between a country finishing in its top three. The ...
Hace 2 días · César Luis Menotti (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsesaɾ ˈlwis meˈnoti]; 22 October 1938 – 5 May 2024), known as El Flaco ("Slim"), was an Argentine football player and head coach who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as the head coach of the Argentina national team.
Hace 2 días · César Luis Menotti, the charismatic coach who in 1978 led Argentina to its first World Cup title, achieving that milestone in the country’s capital, Buenos Aires, has died. He was 85.
Hace 5 días · A tribute to César Luis Menotti: 1938-2024. César Luis Menotti, who passed away on 5 May 2024 at the age of 85, led Argentina as coach to their first FIFA World Cup™ title in 1978 and was widely admired for the way his teams played. Nicknamed El Flaco (“The Slim One”), Menotti marked a turning point in the organisation of the Argentina ...
Hace 4 días · FIFA President Gianni Infantino has led the tributes to Argentina's 1978 World Cup-winning coach César Luis Menotti, whose death was announced on Sunday. "Many coaches have followed...
Hace 3 días · 30 July 1930. 14:15 UYT ( UTC-03:30) Estadio Centenario, Montevideo. Attendance: 68,346. Referee: John Langenus ( Belgium) 1978 v the Netherlands. Argentina hosted the 1978 edition of the World Cup and reached the final.
