World Cup 1978/79

Final table 16 clubs

Computed from the match rows below, three points for a win. Ask the API for it as it stood on any date of the season and you get the table as it actually was that morning, not this one filtered.

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1 ARGArgentina 7 5 1 1 +11 16

2 BRABrazil 7 4 3 0 +7 15

3 ITAItaly 7 4 1 2 +3 13

4 NETNetherlands 7 3 2 2 +5 11

5 POLPoland 6 3 1 2 0 10

6 AUSAustria 6 3 0 3 -3 9

7 GERGermany 6 1 4 1 +5 7

8 PERPeru 6 2 1 3 -5 7

9 TUNTunisia 3 1 1 1 +1 4

10 SPASpain 3 1 1 1 0 4

11 SCOScotland 3 1 1 1 -1 4

12 FRAFrance 3 1 0 2 0 3

13 SWESweden 3 0 1 2 -2 1

14 IRAIran 3 0 1 2 -6 1

15 HUNHungary 3 0 0 3 -5 0

16 MEXMexico 3 0 0 3 -10 0

How the season went

Every figure counted from the matches, not typed in.

Goals per game

2.68

102 goals. 57.9% of matches went over 2.5.

Home advantage

42.1%

Draws 23.7%, away wins 34.2%.

Half-time lead held

76.2%

From 21 matches where someone led at the break.

0–0 6 · 15.8%

3–1 4 · 10.5%

2–1 4 · 10.5%

0–1 4 · 10.5%

1–3 3 · 7.9%

1–0 3 · 7.9%

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The three prices are what the market showed at kickoff. The shortest is highlighted, so you can see at a glance where the market was wrong.

Sunday 25 June 1978

Argentina 3 – 1 Netherlands — — —

Saturday 24 June 1978

Brazil 2 – 1 Italy — — —

Wednesday 21 June 1978

Italy 1 – 2 Netherlands — — —

Brazil 3 – 1 Poland — — —

Austria 3 – 2 Germany — — —

Argentina 6 – 0 Peru — — —

Sunday 18 June 1978

Peru 0 – 1 Poland — — —

Germany 2 – 2 Netherlands — — —

Austria 0 – 1 Italy — — —

Argentina 0 – 0 Brazil — — —

Wednesday 14 June 1978

Germany 0 – 0 Italy — — —

Brazil 3 – 0 Peru — — —

Austria 1 – 5 Netherlands — — —

Argentina 2 – 0 Poland — — —

Sunday 11 June 1978

Spain 1 – 0 Sweden — — —

Netherlands 2 – 3 Scotland — — —

Iran 1 – 4 Peru — — —

Austria 0 – 1 Brazil — — —

Saturday 10 June 1978

Mexico 1 – 3 Poland — — —

Germany 0 – 0 Tunisia — — —

France 3 – 1 Hungary — — —

Argentina 0 – 1 Italy — — —

Wednesday 7 June 1978

Netherlands 0 – 0 Peru — — —

Iran 1 – 1 Scotland — — —

Brazil 0 – 0 Spain — — —

Austria 1 – 0 Sweden — — —

Tuesday 6 June 1978

Poland 1 – 0 Tunisia — — —

Hungary 1 – 3 Italy — — —

Germany 6 – 0 Mexico — — —

Argentina 2 – 1 France — — —

Saturday 3 June 1978

Peru 3 – 1 Scotland — — —

Iran 0 – 3 Netherlands — — —

Brazil 1 – 1 Sweden — — —

Austria 2 – 1 Spain — — —

Friday 2 June 1978

Mexico 1 – 3 Tunisia — — —

France 1 – 2 Italy — — —

Argentina 2 – 1 Hungary — — —

Thursday 1 June 1978

Germany 0 – 0 Poland — — —

Final table 16 clubs

How the season went

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