Eve of the World Cup 1978

By the eve of opening day, the wall charts and TV schedules were at the ready.

Group One                        Group Two

1. Argentina                      1. West Germany

2. Hungary                        2. Poland

3. France                          3. Mexico

4. Italy                              4. Tunisia

Group Three                     Group Four

1. Brazil                            1. Netherlands

2. Sweden                        2. Iran

3. Spain                            3. Peru

4. Austria                          4. Scotland

Fixtures:

1 v 2 . 3 v 4 === 1 v 3 . 2 v 4 === 1 v 4 . 2 v 3

Second Round:

Group A: winners of Groups 1 and 3, runners up of Groups 2 and 4

Group B: winners of Groups 2 and 4, runners up of Groups 1 and 3

Third place play-off: runners-up of Group A v runners-up of Group B

Final: winners of Group A v winners of Group B