Argentina 6–0 Peru: 1978 World Cup match
6–0Full time
Peru
Match in one glance
ArgentinaPeruGoalCard
Argentina
Peru
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
6Argentina0Peru
Mario Kempes opened the scoring at 21′.
Team comparison
ArgentinaPeru
6Goals0
0Bookings0
2Substitutes used1
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1MKMario KempesArgentina · 21′, 49′2goals
- 2LLLeopoldo LuqueArgentina · 50′, 72′2goals
- 3ATAlberto TarantiniArgentina · 43′1goal
- 4RHRené HousemanArgentina · 67′1goal
Decisive moments
6 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Second Round, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-21
- Venue
- Arroyito, Rosario
- Result
- 6–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Argentina / PeruArgentina
Mario Kempes21′
Alberto Tarantini43′
Mario Kempes49′
Leopoldo Luque50′
René Houseman67′
Leopoldo Luque72′
Peru
No goals
Complete match timeline
ArgentinaPeruGoalCardSubstitution
Argentina
Peru
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
9 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′2 – 0M. Kempes 21′ · A. Tarantini 43′
Second half
45′–90′4 – 0M. Kempes 49′ · L. Luque 50′ · R. Houseman 67′ · L. Luque 72′
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 GallegoMK
10Mario KempesOL
12Omar LarrosaDB
4Daniel BertoniLL
14Leopoldo LuqueOO
16Oscar OrtizReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 9RHRené Houseman64′
- 17MOMiguel Oviedo85′
Match contributions
- Mario Kempes⚽ 2
- Leopoldo Luque⚽ 2
- Alberto Tarantini⚽ 1
- René Houseman⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 4DBDaniel BertoniForward
- 5UFUbaldo FillolGoalkeeper
- 6AGAmérico GallegoMidfielder
- 7LGLuis GalvánDefender
- 10MKMario KempesMidfielder
- 12OLOmar LarrosaMidfielder
- 14LLLeopoldo LuqueForward
- 15JOJorge OlguínDefender
- 16OOOscar OrtizForward
- 19DPDaniel PassarellaDefender
- 20ATAlberto TarantiniDefender
Peru
Reported rolesRQ
21Ramón QuirogaJD
2Jaime DuarteRM
3Rodolfo ManzoHC
4Héctor ChumpitazRR
22Roberto RojasJV
6José VelásquezCC
8César CuetoAQ
17Alfredo QuesadaJM
7Juan MuñanteTC
10Teófilo CubillasCJ
11Carlos Juan OblitasReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 16RGRaúl Gorriti51′
Match contributions
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2JDJaime DuarteDefender
- 3RMRodolfo ManzoDefender
- 4HCHéctor ChumpitazDefender
- 6JVJosé VelásquezMidfielder
- 7JMJuan MuñanteForward
- 8CCCésar CuetoMidfielder
- 10TCTeófilo CubillasForward
- 11CJCarlos Juan OblitasForward
- 17AQAlfredo QuesadaMidfielder
- 21RQRamón QuirogaGoalkeeper
- 22RRRoberto RojasDefender
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
6Argentina0Peru
Mario Kempes opened the scoring at 21′.
Team comparison
ArgentinaPeru
6Goals0
0Bookings0
2Substitutes used1
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1MKMario KempesArgentina · 21′, 49′2goals
- 2LLLeopoldo LuqueArgentina · 50′, 72′2goals
- 3ATAlberto TarantiniArgentina · 43′1goal
- 4RHRené HousemanArgentina · 67′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
- Second Round, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-21
- Venue
- Arroyito, Rosario
- Result
- 6–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Argentina / PeruArgentina
Mario Kempes21′
Alberto Tarantini43′
Mario Kempes49′
Leopoldo Luque50′
René Houseman67′
Leopoldo Luque72′
Peru
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.