| Event | 1978 FIFA World Cup | ||||||
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| After extra time | |||||||
| Date | 25 June 1978 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Referee | Sergio Gonella (Italy) | ||||||
| Attendance | 71,483 | ||||||
The 1978 FIFA World Cup final was a football match played to determine the winner of the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The match was contested by hosts Argentina and the Netherlands, in the biggest stadium used in the tournament and in Argentina, the Estadio Monumental in the Argentine capital city of Buenos Aires. The match was won by the Argentine squad in extra time by a score of 3–1. Mario Kempes, who finished as the tournament's top scorer, was named the man of the match. The Netherlands lost their second World Cup final in a row, both times to the host nation, after losing to West Germany in 1974. This was also the second World Cup tournament in a row and the third time in the last four tournaments, that the title was won by the host nation. It was the only World Cup final between 1950 and 2002 that did not feature Germany or Brazil.