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1978 FIFA World Cup

11th FIFA World Cup, held in Argentina
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1978 FIFA World Cup

Summary

1978 FIFA World Cup is a sports season[1]. It ranks in the top 0.26% of sports_season entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127,515 views/month, #97 of 36,855).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1978 FIFA World Cup won the Argentina men's national association football team[3].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup is in the country of Argentina[4].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup's instance of is recorded as sports season[5].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup followed 1974 FIFA World Cup[6].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup was followed by 1982 FIFA World Cup[7].
  • The location of 1978 FIFA World Cup was José María Minella Stadium[8].
  • The location of 1978 FIFA World Cup was Malvinas Argentinas Stadium[9].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup took place at Mas Monumental Stadium[10].
  • The location of 1978 FIFA World Cup was Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium[11].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup took place at José Amalfitani Stadium[12].
  • The location of 1978 FIFA World Cup was Gigante de Arroyito Stadium[13].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup's Commons category is recorded as 1978 FIFA World Cup[14].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup's edition number is recorded as 11[15].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup comprises 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 1[16].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup comprises 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 2[17].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup comprises 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 3[18].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup comprises 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 4[19].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup comprises 1978 FIFA World Cup Group A[20].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup comprises 1978 FIFA World Cup Group B[21].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup comprises 1978 FIFA World Cup knockout stage[22].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup began on June 1, 1978[23].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup ended on June 25, 1978[24].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup took place on June 1978[25].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -32.95, 'lon': -60.65}[26].
  • 1978 FIFA World Cup's sport is recorded as association football[27].

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When and Where

1978 FIFA World Cup occurred on June 1978[25]. It began on June 1, 1978[23]. It ended on June 25, 1978[24]. Recorded location include José María Minella Stadium[8], Malvinas Argentinas Stadium[9], Mas Monumental Stadium[10], Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium[11], José Amalfitani Stadium[12], and Gigante de Arroyito Stadium[13]. It is in the country of Argentina[4].

Context

1978 FIFA World Cup's instance of is recorded as sports season[5]. It followed 1974 FIFA World Cup[6]. It was followed by 1982 FIFA World Cup[7].

Participants

1978 FIFA World Cup involved {'amount': '+16'} participants[28].

Why It Matters

1978 FIFA World Cup ranks in the top 0.26% of sports_season entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127,515 views/month, #97 of 36,855).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did 1978 FIFA World Cup receive?

Honors received include Argentina men's national association football team[3].

Related Entities

Adam Nawałka Américo Gallego Andrzej Szarmach Antonio Cabrini Antonio de la Cruz Argentina Arie Haan Arthur Antunes Coimbra Bernard Lacombe Bernd Hölzenbein Berti Vogts Carles Rexach Claudio Gentile Daniel Bertoni Daniel Passarella Didier Six Dino Zoff Dirceu Dominique Rocheteau Émerson Leão Francesco Graziani Franco Causio Friedrich Koncilia Georg Schwarzenbeck Giancarlo Antognoni Graeme Souness Grzegorz Lato Hansi Müller Hans Krankl Heinz Flohe

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Q111219814. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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