Argentina 2–1 France: 1978 World Cup match
2–1Full time
Match in one glance
ArgentinaFranceGoalCard
Argentina
France
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2Argentina1France
Daniel Passarella opened the scoring at 45′.
Team comparison
ArgentinaFrance
2Goals1
0Bookings1
2Substitutes used1
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1LLLeopoldo LuqueArgentina · 73′1goal
- 2DPDaniel PassarellaArgentina · 45′1goal
- 3MPMichel PlatiniFrance · 60′1goal
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 1
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-06
- Venue
- El Monumental, Buenos Aires
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Argentina / FranceArgentina
Daniel Passarella (penalty)45′
Leopoldo Luque73′
France
Michel Platini60′
Complete match timeline
ArgentinaFranceGoalCardSubstitution
Argentina
France
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
7 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 0D. Passarella 45′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 1M. Platini 60′ · L. Luque 73′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Argentina
Reported rolesUF
5Ubaldo FillolLG
7Luis GalvánJO
15Jorge OlguínDP
19Daniel PassarellaAT
20Alberto TarantiniAG
6Américo GallegoOA
2Osvaldo ArdilesRH
9René HousemanJD
21José Daniel ValenciaMK
10Mario KempesLL
14Leopoldo LuqueReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 1NANorberto Alonso64′
- 16OOOscar Ortiz71′
Match contributions
- Leopoldo Luque⚽ 1
- Daniel Passarella⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2OAOsvaldo ArdilesCentral midfielder
- 5UFUbaldo FillolGoalkeeper
- 6AGAmérico GallegoDefensive midfielder
- 7LGLuis GalvánCentre-back
- 9RHRené HousemanMidfielder
- 10MKMario KempesAttacking midfielder
- 14LLLeopoldo LuqueCentre-forward
- 15JOJorge OlguínRight-back
- 19DPDaniel PassarellaCentre-back
- 20ATAlberto TarantiniLeft-back
- 21JDJosé Daniel ValenciaMidfielder
France
Reported rolesJB
21Jean-Paul Bertrand-DemanesPB
2Patrick BattistonMB
3Maxime BossisCL
6Christian LopezMT
8Marius TrésorDB
9Dominique BathenayHM
11Henri MichelMP
15Michel PlatiniBL
17Bernard LacombeDR
18Dominique RocheteauDS
19Didier SixReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 1DBDominique Baratelli55′
Match contributions
- Michel Platini⚽ 1
- Didier Six▰ 88′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2PBPatrick BattistonDefender
- 3MBMaxime BossisDefender
- 6CLChristian LopezDefender
- 8MTMarius TrésorDefender
- 9DBDominique BathenayDefender
- 11HMHenri MichelMidfielder
- 15MPMichel PlatiniMidfielder
- 17BLBernard LacombeForward
- 18DRDominique RocheteauForward
- 19DSDidier SixForward
- 21JBJean-Paul Bertrand-DemanesGoalkeeper
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
2Argentina1France
Daniel Passarella opened the scoring at 45′.
Team comparison
ArgentinaFrance
2Goals1
0Bookings1
2Substitutes used1
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1LLLeopoldo LuqueArgentina · 73′1goal
- 2DPDaniel PassarellaArgentina · 45′1goal
- 3MPMichel PlatiniFrance · 60′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 1
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-06
- Venue
- El Monumental, Buenos Aires
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Argentina / FranceArgentina
Daniel Passarella (penalty)45′
Leopoldo Luque73′
France
Michel Platini60′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.