Argentina 3–1 aet Netherlands: 1978 World Cup match
3–1After extra time
Match in one glance
ArgentinaNetherlandsGoalCard
Argentina
Netherlands
0′HT90′105′FT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Score progression
3Argentina1Netherlands
Mario Kempes opened the scoring at 38′.
Team comparison
ArgentinaNetherlands
3Goals1
2Bookings3
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1MKMario KempesArgentina · 38′, 105′2goals
- 2DBDaniel BertoniArgentina · 115′1goal
- 3DNDick NanningaNetherlands · 82′1goal
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Final
- Stage
- Final
- Date
- 1978-06-25
- Venue
- El Monumental, Buenos Aires
- Result
- 3–1 aet
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Argentina / NetherlandsArgentina
Mario Kempes38′
Mario Kempes105′
Daniel Bertoni115′
Netherlands
Dick Nanninga82′
Complete match timeline
ArgentinaNetherlandsGoalCardSubstitution
Argentina
Netherlands
0′HT90′105′FT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
13 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 0M. Kempes 38′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 1D. Nanninga 82′
Extra time
90′–120′2 – 0M. Kempes 105′ · D. Bertoni 115′
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 ArdilesMK
10Mario KempesDB
4Daniel BertoniLL
14Leopoldo LuqueOO
16Oscar OrtizReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 9RHRené Houseman75′
- 12OLOmar Larrosa66′
Match contributions
- Osvaldo Ardiles▰ 40′
- Daniel Bertoni⚽ 1
- Mario Kempes⚽ 2
- Omar Larrosa▰ 93′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2OAOsvaldo ArdilesCentral midfielder
- 4DBDaniel BertoniRight winger
- 5UFUbaldo FillolGoalkeeper
- 6AGAmérico GallegoDefensive midfielder
- 7LGLuis GalvánCentre-back
- 10MKMario KempesAttacking midfielder
- 14LLLeopoldo LuqueCentre-forward
- 15JOJorge OlguínRight-back
- 16OOOscar OrtizLeft winger
- 19DPDaniel PassarellaCentre-back
- 20ATAlberto TarantiniLeft-back
Netherlands
Reported roles- 2Jan PoortvlietLB
- 5Ruud KrolSW
- 6Wim JansenRB
- 8Jan JongbloedGK
- 9Arie HaanCM
- 10René van de KerkhofRF
- 11Willy van de KerkhofLM
- 12Rob RensenbrinkLF
- 13Johan NeeskensRM
- 16Johnny RepCF
- 22Ernie BrandtsCB
Reported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 18DNDick Nanninga58′
- 20WSWim Suurbier73′
Match contributions
- Jan Poortvliet▰ 96′
- Ruud Krol▰ 15′
- Dick Nanninga⚽ 1
- Wim Suurbier▰ 94′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2JPJan PoortvlietLeft-back
- 5RKRuud KrolSW
- 6WJWim JansenRight-back
- 8JJJan JongbloedGoalkeeper
- 9AHArie HaanCentral midfielder
- 10RvRené van de KerkhofRF
- 11WvWilly van de KerkhofLeft midfielder
- 12RRRob RensenbrinkLF
- 13JNJohan NeeskensRight midfielder
- 16JRJohnny RepCentre-forward
- 22EBErnie BrandtsCentre-back
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
3Argentina1Netherlands
Mario Kempes opened the scoring at 38′.
Team comparison
ArgentinaNetherlands
3Goals1
2Bookings3
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1MKMario KempesArgentina · 38′, 105′2goals
- 2DBDaniel BertoniArgentina · 115′1goal
- 3DNDick NanningaNetherlands · 82′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
4 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Final
- Stage
- Final
- Date
- 1978-06-25
- Venue
- El Monumental, Buenos Aires
- Result
- 3–1 aet
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Argentina / NetherlandsArgentina
Mario Kempes38′
Mario Kempes105′
Daniel Bertoni115′
Netherlands
Dick Nanninga82′
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.