# 1978 FIFA World Cup Group B

Group B of the 1978 FIFA World Cup was one of two groups of nations competing for the de facto semi-finals of the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on 14 June and its last matches were played on 21 June. All six group matches were played either at the Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza in Mendoza, or the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito in Rosario. The group consisted of Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Poland. Argentina advanced to the final match, and Brazil advanced to the third place match.

## Qualified teams

The winners of Group 2 and 4 and the runners-up of Group 1 and 3 qualified for Group B of the second round.
| Group | Winners |
| 2 | Poland |
| 4 | Peru |
| Group | Runners-up |
| 1 | Argentina |
| 3 | Brazil |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 5 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | Advance to third place play-off |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Peru | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | |

## Matches
### Brazil vs Peru

| Brazil | Peru |
| GK | 1 | Émerson Leão (c) |
| DF | 2 | Toninho | | 76' |
| DF | 3 | Oscar |
| DF | 4 | Amaral |
| DF | 16 | Rodrigues Neto |
| MF | 17 | Batista |
| MF | 5 | Toninho Cerezo |
| MF | 11 | Dirceu |
| FW | 18 | Gil | | 70' |
| FW | 19 | Jorge Mendonça |
| FW | 20 | Roberto Dinamite | 80' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Zico | 70' |
| MF | 21 | Chicão | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Cláudio Coutinho ||
| GK | 21 | Ramón Quiroga |
| DF | 4 | Héctor Chumpitaz (c) |
| DF | 3 | Rodolfo Manzo |
| DF | 2 | Jaime Duarte |
| DF | 5 | Rubén Díaz | | 11' |
| MF | 6 | José Velásquez | 75' |
| MF | 8 | César Cueto |
| MF | 10 | Teófilo Cubillas |
| FW | 7 | Juan Muñante |
| FW | 11 | Juan Carlos Oblitas | | 46' |
| FW | 19 | Guillermo La Rosa |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 14 | José Navarro | 11' |
| FW | 9 | Percy Rojas | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcos Calderón ||

### Argentina vs Poland

| Argentina | Poland |
| GK | 5 | Ubaldo Fillol |
| DF | 19 | Daniel Passarella (c) |
| DF | 7 | Luis Galván |
| DF | 20 | Alberto Tarantini |
| DF | 15 | Jorge Olguín |
| MF | 6 | Américo Gallego | 43' |
| MF | 2 | Osvaldo Ardiles |
| MF | 21 | José Daniel Valencia | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | René Houseman | | 83' |
| FW | 10 | Mario Kempes |
| FW | 4 | Daniel Bertoni |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 22 | Ricardo Villa | | 46' |
| FW | 16 | Oscar Alberto Ortiz | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| César Luis Menotti ||
| GK | 1 | Jan Tomaszewski |
| DF | 8 | Henryk Kasperczak |
| DF | 9 | Władysław Żmuda |
| DF | 3 | Henryk Maculewicz | 42' |
| DF | 4 | Antoni Szymanowski |
| MF | 5 | Adam Nawałka |
| MF | 11 | Bohdan Masztaler | | 64' |
| MF | 12 | Kazimierz Deyna (c) |
| MF | 18 | Zbigniew Boniek |
| FW | 16 | Grzegorz Lato |
| FW | 17 | Andrzej Szarmach |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 2 | Włodzimierz Mazur | | 64' |
| Manager: ||
| Jacek Gmoch ||

### Peru vs Poland

| Peru | Poland |
| GK | 21 | Ramón Quiroga | 89' |
| DF | 4 | Héctor Chumpitaz (c) |
| DF | 3 | Rodolfo Manzo | 7' |
| DF | 2 | Jaime Duarte |
| DF | 14 | José Navarro |
| MF | 8 | César Cueto |
| MF | 10 | Teófilo Cubillas |
| MF | 17 | Alfredo Quesada |
| FW | 7 | Juan Muñante | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Juan Carlos Oblitas |
| FW | 19 | Guillermo La Rosa | | 74' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 9 | Percy Rojas | | 46' |
| FW | 20 | Hugo Sotil | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcos Calderón ||
| GK | 21 | Zygmunt Kukla |
| DF | 3 | Henryk Maculewicz |
| DF | 4 | Antoni Szymanowski |
| DF | 6 | Jerzy Gorgoń | 59' |
| DF | 9 | Władysław Żmuda |
| MF | 5 | Adam Nawałka |
| MF | 11 | Bohdan Masztaler | | 46' |
| MF | 12 | Kazimierz Deyna (c) |
| MF | 18 | Zbigniew Boniek | 75' | 86' |
| FW | 16 | Grzegorz Lato |
| FW | 17 | Andrzej Szarmach |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 8 | Henryk Kasperczak | | 46' |
| FW | 19 | Włodzimierz Lubański | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Jacek Gmoch ||

### Argentina vs Brazil

| Argentina | Brazil |
| GK | 5 | Ubaldo Fillol |
| DF | 19 | Daniel Passarella (c) |
| DF | 7 | Luis Galván |
| DF | 20 | Alberto Tarantini |
| DF | 15 | Jorge Olguín |
| MF | 6 | Américo Gallego |
| MF | 2 | Osvaldo Ardiles | | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Mario Kempes |
| FW | 4 | Daniel Bertoni |
| FW | 16 | Oscar Alberto Ortiz | | 60' |
| FW | 14 | Leopoldo Luque |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 22 | Ricardo Villa | 48' | 46' |
| FW | 1 | Norberto Alonso | | 60' |
| Manager: ||
| César Luis Menotti ||
| GK | 1 | Émerson Leão (c) |
| DF | 2 | Toninho |
| DF | 3 | Oscar |
| DF | 4 | Amaral |
| DF | 16 | Rodrigues Neto | | 34' |
| MF | 17 | Batista |
| MF | 21 | Chicão | 45' |
| MF | 11 | Dirceu |
| FW | 18 | Gil |
| FW | 19 | Jorge Mendonça | | 67' |
| FW | 20 | Roberto Dinamite |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 6 | Edinho | 66' | 34' |
| MF | 8 | Zico | 74' | 67' |
| Manager: ||
| Cláudio Coutinho ||

### Brazil vs Poland

| Brazil | Poland |
| GK | 1 | Émerson Leão (c) |
| DF | 13 | Nelinho |
| DF | 3 | Oscar |
| DF | 4 | Amaral |
| DF | 2 | Toninho |
| MF | 17 | Batista |
| MF | 5 | Toninho Cerezo | 45' | 77' |
| MF | 8 | Zico | | 7' |
| FW | 11 | Dirceu |
| FW | 18 | Gil |
| FW | 20 | Roberto Dinamite |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Jorge Mendonça | 53' | 7' |
| MF | 10 | Rivellino | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Cláudio Coutinho ||
| GK | 21 | Zygmunt Kukla |
| DF | 4 | Antoni Szymanowski |
| DF | 9 | Władysław Żmuda |
| DF | 6 | Jerzy Gorgoń |
| DF | 3 | Henryk Maculewicz |
| MF | 5 | Adam Nawałka |
| MF | 8 | Henryk Kasperczak | | 64' |
| MF | 12 | Kazimierz Deyna (c) |
| MF | 18 | Zbigniew Boniek |
| FW | 16 | Grzegorz Lato |
| FW | 17 | Andrzej Szarmach |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Włodzimierz Lubański | 64' |
| Manager: ||
| Jacek Gmoch ||

### Argentina vs Peru

| Argentina | Peru |
| GK | 5 | Ubaldo Fillol |
| DF | 19 | Daniel Passarella (c) |
| DF | 7 | Luis Galván |
| DF | 20 | Alberto Tarantini |
| DF | 15 | Jorge Olguín |
| MF | 6 | Américo Gallego | 85' |
| MF | 12 | Omar Larrosa |
| MF | 10 | Mario Kempes |
| FW | 4 | Daniel Bertoni | 64' |
| FW | 16 | Oscar Alberto Ortiz |
| FW | 14 | Leopoldo Luque |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | René Houseman | 64' |
| MF | 17 | Miguel Oviedo | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| César Luis Menotti ||
| GK | 21 | Ramón Quiroga |
| DF | 4 | Héctor Chumpitaz (c) |
| DF | 3 | Rodolfo Manzo |
| DF | 2 | Jaime Duarte |
| DF | 22 | Roberto Rojas |
| MF | 17 | Alfredo Quesada | 36' |
| MF | 6 | José Velásquez | 48' | 51' |
| MF | 8 | César Cueto |
| FW | 7 | Juan Muñante |
| FW | 11 | Juan Carlos Oblitas |
| FW | 10 | Teófilo Cubillas |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 16 | Raúl Gorriti | 51' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcos Calderón ||