MANAGER: César Luis MENOTTI


GOALKEEPERS:

3 Héctor BALEY
5 Ubaldo FILLOL
13 Ricardo LA VOLPE

DEFENDERS:

7 Luis GALVÁN
11 Daniel KILLER
15 Jorge OLGUÍN
18 Rubén PAGNANINI
19 Daniel PASSARELLA ©
20 Alberto TARANTINI

MIDFIELDERS:

1 Norberto ALONSO
2 Osvaldo ARDILES
6 Américo GALLEGO
8 Rubén GALVÁN
12 Omar LARROSA
17 Miguel OVIEDO
21 José Daniel VALENCIA
22 Ricardo VILLA

FORWARDS:

4 Daniel BERTONI
9 René HOUSEMAN
10 Mario KEMPES
14 Leopoldo LUQUÉ
16 Oscar ORTÍZ


4-3-3 FORMATIONS:

Argentina Vs Hungary - Group Stage Game (First Round - 02/06/1978)



GK FILLOL
CB L. GALVÁN
SWP PASSARELLA
RB OLGUÍN
LB TARANTINI
DMF GALLEGO
CMF ARDILES
AMF/CMF KEMPES
RWF HOUSEMAN
LWF VALENCIA
CF LUQUÉ

Substitutions: Bertoni for Houseman (67 mn) and Alonso for Valencia (75 mn)

Captain: Daniel Passarella
Short Free Kick: Mario Kempes/Daniel Passarella/Jorge Olguín/Norberto Alonso
Long Free Kick: Daniel Passarella/Mario Kempes/Osvaldo Ardiles/Américo Gallego/Luis Galván/Alberto Tarantini/Jorge Olguín
Free Kick 2: Osvaldo Ardiles
Left Corner: Mario Kempes/René Houseman/Alberto Tarantini
Right Corner: Mario Kempes
Penalty: Daniel Passarella
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Daniel Passarella, Alberto Tarantini, Américo Gallego, Mario Kempes

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack - Optional
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Ardiles/Kempes | Houseman/Valencia
★CB Overlap: Daniel Passarella
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT


Argentina Vs France - Group Stage Game (First Round - 06/06/1978)



GK FILLOL
CB L. GALVÁN
SWP PASSARELLA
RB OLGUÍN
LB TARANTINI
DMF GALLEGO
CMF ARDILES
AMF/CMF KEMPES
RWF HOUSEMAN
LWF VALENCIA
CF LUQUÉ

Substitutions: Alonso for Valencia (61 mn) and Ortíz for Alonso (70 mn - Injury)

Captain: Daniel Passarella
Short Free Kick: Mario Kempes/Daniel Passarella
Long Free Kick: Daniel Passarella/Osvaldo Ardiles/Mario Kempes/Alberto Tarantini/Jorge Olguín/Américo Gallego/José Daniel Valencia/Ubaldo Fillol
Free Kick 2: Osvaldo Ardiles
Left Corner: René Houseman/Mario Kempes
Right Corner: René Houseman
Penalty: Daniel Passarella
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Daniel Passarella, Mario Kempes

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Ardiles/Kempes
★Pressure
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT - 1st Half


Italy Vs Argentina - Group Stage Game (First Round - 10/06/1978)



GK FILLOL
CB L. GALVÁN
SWP PASSARELLA
RB OLGUÍN
LB TARANTINI
DMF GALLEGO
CMF ARDILES
AMF/CMF VALENCIA
RWF BERTONI
LWF ORTÍZ
SS/CF KEMPES

Substitution: Houseman for Ortíz (72 mn)
Note: Luqué, the usual starter, was unavailable for this game for personal reason

Captain: Daniel Passarella
Short Free Kick: Mario Kempes/Daniel Bertoni/Jorge Olguín/Oscar Ortíz
Long Free Kick: Daniel Passarella/Jorge Olguín/Osvaldo Ardiles/Alberto Tarantini/Américo Gallego/José Daniel Valencia/Luis Galván
Free Kick 2: Osvaldo Ardiles
Left Corner: Oscar Ortíz/José Daniel Valencia
Right Corner: Daniel Bertoni/José Daniel Valencia (Taken with the left foot)
Penalty: Daniel Passarella
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Daniel Passarella, Américo Gallego, José Daniel Valencia

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack - Optional
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Ardiles/Valencia
★Pressure
★Ball Possession ATT
★All Out Attack - Last 20 mn


Argentina Vs Poland - Group Stage Game (Second Round - 14/06/1978)



GK FILLOL
CB L. GALVÁN
SWP PASSARELLA
RB OLGUÍN
LB TARANTINI
DMF GALLEGO
CMF ARDILES
AMF/CMF VALENCIA
RWF HOUSEMAN
LWF BERTONI
SS/CF KEMPES

Substitutions: Villa for Valencia (46 mn) and Ortíz for Houseman (83 mn)
Note: Luqué, the usual starter, was unavailable for this game for personal reason

Captain: Daniel Passarella
Short Free Kick: Mario Kempes/Daniel Bertoni/Jorge Olguín
Long Free Kick: Daniel Passarella/Jorge Olguín/Daniel Bertoni/Osvaldo Ardiles/Américo Gallego/René Houseman/Luis Galván/Alberto Tarantini/Ubaldo Fillol
Free Kick 2: Osvaldo Ardiles
Left Corner: Daniel Bertoni
Right Corner: René Houseman
Penalty: Daniel Passarella
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Daniel Passarella, Américo Gallego, Ricardo Villa

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Opposite Side Attack
★Change Sides: Ardiles/Valencia | Bertoni | Ardiles/Villa
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT - 1st Half


Argentina Vs Brazil - Group Stage Game (Second Round - 18/06/1978)



GK FILLOL
CB L. GALVÁN
SWP PASSARELLA
RB OLGUÍN
LB TARANTINI
DMF GALLEGO
CMF ARDILES
AMF/CMF KEMPES
RWF BERTONI
LWF ORTÍZ
CF LUQUÉ

Substitutions: Villa for Ardiles (46 mn - Injury) and Alonso for Ortíz (60 mn)

Captain: Daniel Passarella
Short Free Kick: Mario Kempes/Oscar Ortíz/Daniel Passarella/Norberto Alonso
Long Free Kick: Daniel Passarella/Jorge Olguín/Alberto Tarantini/Osvaldo Ardiles/Américo Gallego/Ubaldo Fillol
Free Kick 2: Daniel Bertoni/Jorge Olguín
Left Corner: Oscar Ortíz
Right Corner: Daniel Bertoni
Penalty: Daniel Passarella
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Daniel Passarella, Américo Gallego, Mario Kempes, Ricardo Villa

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Ardiles/Kempes
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT - 2nd Half


Peru Vs Argentina - Group Stage Game (Second Round - 21/06/1978)



GK FILLOL
CB L. GALVÁN
SWP PASSARELLA
RB OLGUÍN
LB TARANTINI
DMF GALLEGO
CMF LARROSA
AMF/CMF KEMPES
RWF BERTONI
LWF ORTÍZ
CF LUQUÉ

Substitutions: Houseman for Bertoni (64 mn) and Oviedo for Gallego (85 mn)
Note: Ardiles, the usual starter, was unavailable for this game due to injury

Captain: Daniel Passarella
Short Free Kick: Mario Kempes/Jorge Olguín/Oscar Ortíz
Long Free Kick: Daniel Passarella/Jorge Olguín/Luis Galván/Alberto Tarantini/Mario Kempes/Omar Larrosa/Américo Gallego/Daniel Bertoni/Oscar Ortíz
Free Kick 2: Jorge Olguín
Left Corner: Oscar Ortíz/Omar Larrosa
Right Corner: Daniel Bertoni/René Houseman
Penalty: Daniel Passarella
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Daniel Passarella, Alberto Tarantini, Américo Gallego, Omar Larrosa, Mario Kempes

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Larrosa/Kempes | Ortíz
★CB Overlap: Daniel Passarella
★Ball Possession ATT


Argentina Vs Netherlands - World Cup Final (25/06/1978)



GK FILLOL
CB L. GALVÁN
SWP PASSARELLA
RB OLGUÍN
LB TARANTINI
DMF GALLEGO
CMF ARDILES
AMF/CMF KEMPES
RWF BERTONI
LWF ORTÍZ
CF LUQUÉ

Substitutions: Larrosa for Ardiles (65 mn) and Houseman for Ortíz (74 mn)

Captain: Daniel Passarella
Short Free Kick: Daniel Passarella/Mario Kempes/Jorge Olguín
Long Free Kick: Daniel Passarella/Américo Gallego/Mario Kempes/Luis Galván/Alberto Tarantini/Jorge Olguín/Omar Larrosa/Ubaldo Fillol
Free Kick 2: Mario Kempes/Osvaldo Ardiles/Jorge Olguín
Left Corner: Oscar Ortíz
Right Corner: Daniel Bertoni/René Houseman/Mario Kempes/Omar Larrosa
Penalty: Daniel Passarella
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Daniel Passarella, Jorge Olguín, Américo Gallego

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Ardiles/Kempes
★CB Overlap: Daniel Passarella - 1st Half
★Counter Attack


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