Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The stadium where the final of the World Cup 1978 took place
Waymark Code: WM128WC
Location: Argentina
Date Posted: 04/01/2020
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The Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti is more commonly known as the stadium of River Plate, being home of this iconic football club.
Here took place the final of the World Cup 1978, organized by Argentina. The match was played on the 25th June 1978 with an attendance of 71.483. In the end Argentina won over Holland but only after extended time.
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"The final, Argentina vs Netherlands, was also controversial, as the Dutch accused the Argentines of using stalling tactics to delay the match. The host team came out late and questioned the legality of a plaster cast on René van de Kerkhof's wrist, which the Dutch claimed allowed tension to build in front of a hostile Buenos Aires crowd.
Mario Kempes opened the scoring for the hosts before Dick Nanninga equalized a few minutes from the end. Rob Rensenbrink had a glorious stoppage-time opportunity to win it for the Netherlands but his effort came back off the goal post. Argentina won the final 3–1 after extra time, after Daniel Bertoni scored and Kempes, who finished as the tournament's top scorer with six goals, added his second of the day. The Netherlands, because of the controversial game events, refused to attend the post-match ceremonies after the match ended.They had lost their second consecutive World Cup final, both times to the host nation, after losing to West Germany in 1974. Argentina won 5 games but became the first team to win the World Cup after failing to win two matches, where they had lost to Italy in the first round and drawn with Brazil in the second round. Four years later, Italy would win the next World Cup despite failing to win three games."