West Germany 6–0 Mexico: 1978 World Cup match
6–0Full time
Match in one glance
West GermanyMexicoGoalCard
West Germany
Mexico
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
6West Germany0Mexico
Dieter Müller opened the scoring at 15′.
Team comparison
West GermanyMexico
6Goals0
1Bookings1
0Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1HFHeinz FloheWest Germany · 44′, 89′2goals
- 2KRKarl-Heinz RummeniggeWest Germany · 38′, 73′2goals
- 3DMDieter MüllerWest Germany · 15′1goal
- 4HMHansi MüllerWest Germany · 30′1goal
Decisive moments
6 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 2
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-06
- Venue
- Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
- Result
- 6–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
West Germany / MexicoWest Germany
Dieter Müller15′
Hansi Müller30′
Heinz Flohe44′
Heinz Flohe89′
Mexico
No goals
Complete match timeline
West GermanyMexicoGoalCardSubstitution
West Germany
Mexico
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
10 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′4 – 0D. Müller 15′ · H. Müller 30′ · K. Rummenigge 38′ · H. Flohe 44′
Second half
45′–90′2 – 0K. Rummenigge 73′ · H. Flohe 89′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
West Germany
Reported rolesSM
1Sepp MaierBV
2Berti VogtsBD
3Bernard DietzRR
4Rolf RüssmannMK
5Manfred KaltzRB
6Rainer BonhofHF
10Heinz FloheHM
20Hansi MüllerKF
9Klaus FischerKR
11Karl-Heinz RummeniggeDM
14Dieter MüllerReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
No substitutes used.
Match contributions
- Rainer Bonhof▰ 43′
- Heinz Flohe⚽ 2
- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge⚽ 2
- Dieter Müller⚽ 1
- Hansi Müller⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1SMSepp MaierGoalkeeper
- 2BVBerti VogtsDefender
- 3BDBernard DietzDefender
- 4RRRolf RüssmannDefender
- 5MKManfred KaltzDefender
- 6RBRainer BonhofMidfielder
- 9KFKlaus FischerForward
- 10HFHeinz FloheMidfielder
- 11KRKarl-Heinz RummeniggeForward
- 14DMDieter MüllerForward
- 20HMHansi MüllerMidfielder
Mexico
Reported rolesJP
1José Pilar ReyesAT
3Alfredo TenaER
4Eduardo RamosAV
5Arturo Vázquez AyalaJM
12Jesús MartínezGM
6Guillermo MendizábalAd
7Antonio de la TorreLC
17Leonardo CuéllarEL
8Enrique López ZarzaVR
9Víctor RangelHS
11Hugo SánchezReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 18GLGerardo Lugo46′
- 22PSPedro Soto39′
Match contributions
- Arturo Vázquez Ayala▰ 44′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1JPJosé Pilar ReyesGoalkeeper
- 3ATAlfredo TenaDefender
- 4EREduardo RamosDefender
- 5AVArturo Vázquez AyalaDefender
- 6GMGuillermo MendizábalMidfielder
- 7AdAntonio de la TorreMidfielder
- 8ELEnrique López ZarzaForward
- 9VRVíctor RangelForward
- 11HSHugo SánchezForward
- 12JMJesús MartínezDefender
- 17LCLeonardo CuéllarMidfielder
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
6West Germany0Mexico
Dieter Müller opened the scoring at 15′.
Team comparison
West GermanyMexico
6Goals0
1Bookings1
0Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1HFHeinz FloheWest Germany · 44′, 89′2goals
- 2KRKarl-Heinz RummeniggeWest Germany · 38′, 73′2goals
- 3DMDieter MüllerWest Germany · 15′1goal
- 4HMHansi MüllerWest Germany · 30′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
6 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 2
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-06
- Venue
- Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
- Result
- 6–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
West Germany / MexicoWest Germany
Dieter Müller15′
Hansi Müller30′
Heinz Flohe44′
Heinz Flohe89′
Mexico
No goals
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.