1978 FIFA World Cup - FIFA Retrospective Ranking

FIFA Retrospective Ranking

In 1986, FIFA published a report that ranked all teams in each World Cup up to and including 1986, based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition. The rankings for the 1978 tournament were as follows:

Final

  1. Argentina
  2. Netherlands

3rd and 4th place

  1. Brazil
  2. Italy

Eliminated at the second group stage

  1. Poland
  2. West Germany
  3. Austria
  4. Peru

Eliminated at the first group stage

  1. Tunisia
  2. Spain
  3. Scotland
  4. France
  5. Sweden
  6. Iran
  7. Hungary
  8. Mexico

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