West Germany 2–2 Netherlands: 1978 World Cup match
2–2Full time
Match in one glance
West GermanyNetherlandsGoalCard
West Germany
Netherlands
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2West Germany2Netherlands
Rüdiger Abramczik opened the scoring at 3′.
Team comparison
West GermanyNetherlands
2Goals2
1Bookings2
0Substitutes used1
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1AHArie HaanNetherlands · 27′1goal
- 2RvRené van de KerkhofNetherlands · 82′1goal
- 3RARüdiger AbramczikWest Germany · 3′1goal
- 4DMDieter MüllerWest Germany · 70′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Second Round, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-18
- Venue
- Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
- Result
- 2–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
West Germany / NetherlandsWest Germany
Rüdiger Abramczik3′
Dieter Müller70′
Netherlands
Arie Haan27′
René van de Kerkhof82′
Complete match timeline
West GermanyNetherlandsGoalCardSubstitution
West Germany
Netherlands
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
8 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1R. Abramczik 3′ · A. Haan 27′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 1D. Müller 70′ · R. de Kerkhof 82′
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 BonhofEB
15Erich BeerBH
17Bernd HölzenbeinRA
7Rüdiger AbramczikKR
11Karl-Heinz RummeniggeDM
14Dieter MüllerReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
No substitutes used.
Match contributions
- Sepp Maier▰ 84′
- Rüdiger Abramczik⚽ 1
- Dieter Müller⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1SMSepp MaierGoalkeeper
- 2BVBerti VogtsDefender
- 3BDBernard DietzDefender
- 4RRRolf RüssmannDefender
- 5MKManfred KaltzDefender
- 6RBRainer BonhofMidfielder
- 7RARüdiger AbramczikForward
- 11KRKarl-Heinz RummeniggeForward
- 14DMDieter MüllerForward
- 15EBErich BeerMidfielder
- 17BHBernd HölzenbeinMidfielder
Netherlands
Reported rolesPS
1Piet SchrijversJP
2Jan PoortvlietRK
5Ruud KrolPW
7Piet WildschutEB
22Ernie BrandtsWJ
6Wim JansenAH
9Arie HaanRv
10René van de KerkhofWv
11Willy van de KerkhofRR
12Rob RensenbrinkJR
16Johnny RepReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 18DNDick Nanninga79′
Match contributions
- Arie Haan⚽ 1
- René van de Kerkhof⚽ 1
- Willy van de Kerkhof▰ 6′
- Dick Nanninga▰ 87′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1PSPiet SchrijversGoalkeeper
- 2JPJan PoortvlietDefender
- 5RKRuud KrolDefender
- 6WJWim JansenMidfielder
- 7PWPiet WildschutDefender
- 9AHArie HaanMidfielder
- 10RvRené van de KerkhofMidfielder
- 11WvWilly van de KerkhofMidfielder
- 12RRRob RensenbrinkForward
- 16JRJohnny RepForward
- 22EBErnie BrandtsDefender
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
2West Germany2Netherlands
Rüdiger Abramczik opened the scoring at 3′.
Team comparison
West GermanyNetherlands
2Goals2
1Bookings2
0Substitutes used1
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1AHArie HaanNetherlands · 27′1goal
- 2RvRené van de KerkhofNetherlands · 82′1goal
- 3RARüdiger AbramczikWest Germany · 3′1goal
- 4DMDieter MüllerWest Germany · 70′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
5 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Second Round, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-18
- Venue
- Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
- Result
- 2–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
West Germany / NetherlandsWest Germany
Rüdiger Abramczik3′
Dieter Müller70′
Netherlands
Arie Haan27′
René van de Kerkhof82′
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.