# 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 2

Group 2 of the 1978 FIFA World Cup was one of four groups of nations competing at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The group consisted of Poland, West Germany, Tunisia and Mexico.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | West Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 | Advance to second round |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | |

## Matches
### West Germany vs Poland

| West Germany | Poland |
| GK | 1 | Sepp Maier |
| DF | 2 | Berti Vogts (c) |
| DF | 4 | Rolf Rüssmann |
| DF | 5 | Manfred Kaltz |
| DF | 8 | Herbert Zimmermann |
| MF | 6 | Rainer Bonhof |
| MF | 10 | Heinz Flohe |
| MF | 15 | Erich Beer |
| MF | 20 | Hansi Müller |
| FW | 7 | Rüdiger Abramczik |
| FW | 9 | Klaus Fischer |
| Manager: ||
| Helmut Schön ||
| GK | 1 | Jan Tomaszewski |
| DF | 3 | Henryk Maculewicz |
| DF | 4 | Antoni Szymanowski |
| DF | 6 | Jerzy Gorgoń |
| DF | 9 | Władysław Żmuda |
| MF | 5 | Adam Nawałka |
| MF | 11 | Bohdan Masztaler | 84' |
| MF | 12 | Kazimierz Deyna (c) |
| FW | 16 | Grzegorz Lato |
| FW | 17 | Andrzej Szarmach |
| FW | 19 | Włodzimierz Lubański | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Henryk Kasperczak | 84' |
| MF | 18 | Zbigniew Boniek | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Jacek Gmoch ||

### Tunisia vs Mexico

| Tunisia | Mexico |
| GK | 22 | Mokhtar Naili |
| DF | 2 | Mokhtar Dhouieb |
| DF | 3 | Ali Kaabi |
| DF | 5 | Mohsen Labidi |
| DF | 20 | Amor Jebali |
| MF | 6 | Néjib Ghommidh |
| MF | 7 | Témime Lahzami (c) | 88' |
| MF | 8 | Mohamed Ben Rehaiem |
| MF | 10 | Tarak Dhiab |
| FW | 9 | Mohamed Akid |
| FW | 11 | Abderraouf Ben Aziza | 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 12 | Khemais Labidi | 88' |
| FW | 14 | Slah Karoui | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Abdelmajid Chetali ||
| GK | 1 | José Pilar Reyes |
| DF | 3 | Alfredo Tena |
| DF | 4 | Eduardo Ramos |
| DF | 5 | Arturo Vázquez Ayala (c) |
| DF | 12 | Jesús Martínez |
| MF | 6 | Guillermo Mendizábal | 67' |
| MF | 7 | Antonio de la Torre |
| MF | 17 | Leonardo Cuéllar |
| MF | 21 | Raúl Isiordia |
| FW | 9 | Víctor Rangel |
| FW | 11 | Hugo Sánchez |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Gerardo Lugo Gómez | 67' |
| Manager: ||
| José Antonio Roca ||

### West Germany vs Mexico

| West Germany | Mexico |
| GK | 1 | Sepp Maier |
| DF | 2 | Berti Vogts (c) |
| DF | 3 | Bernard Dietz |
| DF | 4 | Rolf Rüssmann |
| DF | 5 | Manfred Kaltz |
| MF | 6 | Rainer Bonhof | 43' |
| MF | 10 | Heinz Flohe |
| MF | 20 | Hansi Müller |
| FW | 11 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
| FW | 14 | Dieter Müller |
| FW | 9 | Klaus Fischer |
| Manager: ||
| Helmut Schön ||
| GK | 1 | José Pilar Reyes | | 39' |
| DF | 3 | Alfredo Tena |
| DF | 4 | Eduardo Ramos |
| DF | 5 | Arturo Vázquez Ayala (c) | 44' |
| DF | 12 | Jesús Martínez |
| MF | 6 | Guillermo Mendizábal |
| MF | 7 | Antonio de la Torre |
| MF | 17 | Leonardo Cuéllar |
| FW | 8 | Enrique López Zarza | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Víctor Rangel |
| FW | 11 | Hugo Sánchez |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 22 | Pedro Soto | | 39' |
| MF | 18 | Gerardo Lugo Gómez | | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| José Antonio Roca ||

### Poland vs Tunisia

| Poland | Tunisia |
| GK | 1 | Jan Tomaszewski |
| DF | 3 | Henryk Maculewicz |
| DF | 4 | Antoni Szymanowski |
| DF | 6 | Jerzy Gorgoń |
| DF | 9 | Władysław Żmuda |
| MF | 5 | Adam Nawałka |
| MF | 8 | Henryk Kasperczak |
| MF | 12 | Kazimierz Deyna (c) |
| FW | 16 | Grzegorz Lato |
| FW | 17 | Andrzej Szarmach | 60' |
| FW | 19 | Włodzimierz Lubański | 76' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Andrzej Iwan | 60' |
| FW | 18 | Zbigniew Boniek | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Jacek Gmoch ||
| GK | 22 | Mokhtar Naili |
| DF | 2 | Mokhtar Dhouieb |
| DF | 3 | Ali Kaabi |
| DF | 20 | Amor Jebali |
| DF | 4 | Khaled Gasmi |
| MF | 6 | Néjib Ghommidh |
| MF | 7 | Témime Lahzami (c) |
| MF | 8 | Mohamed Ben Rehaiem |
| MF | 10 | Tarak Dhiab |
| MF | 12 | Khemais Labidi |
| FW | 9 | Mohamed Akid |
| Manager: ||
| Abdelmajid Chetali ||

### West Germany vs Tunisia

| West Germany | Tunisia |
| GK | 1 | Sepp Maier |
| DF | 2 | Berti Vogts (c) |
| DF | 3 | Bernard Dietz |
| DF | 4 | Rolf Rüssmann |
| DF | 5 | Manfred Kaltz |
| MF | 6 | Rainer Bonhof |
| MF | 10 | Heinz Flohe |
| MF | 20 | Hansi Müller | 87' |
| FW | 11 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
| FW | 14 | Dieter Müller |
| FW | 9 | Klaus Fischer |
| Manager: ||
| Helmut Schön ||
| GK | 22 | Mokhtar Naili |
| DF | 2 | Mokhtar Dhouieb |
| DF | 3 | Ali Kaabi |
| DF | 20 | Amor Jebali |
| DF/MF? | 4 | Khaled Gasmi |
| MF | 6 | Néjib Ghommidh |
| MF | 7 | Témime Lahzami (c) |
| MF | 8 | Mohamed Ben Rehaiem |
| MF | 10 | Tarak Dhiab | 68' |
| MF | 12 | Khemais Labidi |
| FW | 9 | Mohamed Akid | | 82' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Abderraouf Ben Aziza | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Abdelmajid Chetali ||

### Poland vs Mexico

| Poland | Mexico |
| GK | 1 | Jan Tomaszewski |
| DF | 4 | Antoni Szymanowski |
| DF | 6 | Jerzy Gorgoń |
| DF | 9 | Władysław Żmuda |
| MF | 8 | Henryk Kasperczak |
| MF | 10 | Wojciech Rudy | 84' |
| MF | 11 | Bohdan Masztaler |
| MF | 12 | Kazimierz Deyna (c) |
| FW | 7 | Andrzej Iwan | 76' |
| FW | 18 | Zbigniew Boniek |
| FW | 16 | Grzegorz Lato |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 3 | Henryk Maculewicz | 84' |
| FW | 19 | Włodzimierz Lubański | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Jacek Gmoch ||
| GK | 22 | Pedro Soto |
| DF | 5 | Arturo Vázquez Ayala (c) |
| DF | 13 | Rigoberto Cisneros |
| DF | 14 | Carlos Gómez |
| DF | 15 | Ignacio Flores |
| MF | 7 | Antonio de la Torre |
| MF | 17 | Leonardo Cuéllar |
| MF | 16 | Javier Cárdenas | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Cristóbal Ortega |
| FW | 9 | Víctor Rangel |
| FW | 11 | Hugo Sánchez |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Guillermo Mendizábal | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| José Antonio Roca ||