Posts Tagged ‘Argentina 3-1 Holland 1978’
Remembering Argentina ’78
The 1978 edition of the FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the tournament, was held in Argentina between 1st June and 25th June. Argentina had been chosen as hosts by FIFA way back in July 1966. Argentina had been a candidate to host the 1970 World Cup, but since Mexico City was hosting the 1968 Summer Olympics and had constructed new football [...]
An ancient history of Scotland v Holland
How could I miss the chance to crank this one out? Anyone will tell you the greatest match in World Cup history was Scotland's defeat of the footballing gods of Holland in the 1978 tournament; anyone from Scotland, that is. The euphoria and boundless optimism surrounding the squad's qualification for the footballing extravaganza evaporated when [...]
Classic World Cup Finals: Argentina 3-1 Holland 1978
Note to all football fans throughout the ages: the best World Cup finals all happened in the 1970s, not necessarily in terms of quality of football but the shear cool factor of the tournaments of 1970, 1974 and 1978 make this decade unbeatable in terms of world cup folklore. I'll deal with '70 and '74 all in good time, but '78 has to go down in [...]
