Argentina vs Peru on behalf of the second round of World Cup 1978.
Argentina is subject to the dictatorship, led by the military junta and the "General Jorge Rafael Videla, who led the dictator Dirty War: many leftists were tortured, murdered or missing. Two years earlier, he overthrew the regime of Isabel Perón and installed the country in permanent terror. In this context of crisis that the Argentine host 1978 World Cup.
Highly qualified in the first round, the hosts of the competition find themselves ill-board in the second pool which includes Peru, Brazil and Poland. Zico's Brazil is the favorite in this group. In the second match, Argentina is getting a good 0-0 against Brazil in the game rotting Argentines smash Brazilian artists, under the eye of a conciliatory Hungarian referee, Mr Palotsi, whose goodwill is already troubling. In a time where corruption reigns, man of the East is the first target of a scandal!
Argentines play their final game against Peru ... three hours after the Brazil-Poland! At that moment, Brazil has qualified for the finals winning a 3-1 win against Poland and a superior goal difference of + 5 to 2 against Argentina. Argentina must win by four clear goals in his Estadio Gigante de Rosario Central. It is a difficult task for Kempes and consort, because the adversary across the Peruvian best period of his football existence. The golden generation of Chumpitaz, a formidable defender, the brilliant Cubillas won the Copa America three years earlier, in 1975.
beaten by Brazilians (3-0) and Poland (1-0), the Peruvians had no further claim before this last match, if not leaving the head-Mundial, they had packed in the 1st round with fine success over Scotland (3-1) and Iran (4-1) and a oo face the Dutch.
Peruvian Some players does not seem in their best day for this last game, including goalkeeper Ramon "Chupete" Quiroga, who was born in Rosario, the city where the game takes place. Quiroga was naturalized Peruvian few months before the world Argentina. Quiroga is he seems unable to stop and Argentine outweigh the score of 6-0 (goals Kempes (2), Tarantella, Luque (2) and Housemann).
In 1977, during the world cup qualifiers for 1978, the Dutch were the favorites tournament, but Johan Cruijff, playmaker oranges, will not participate in this Mundial by security following an attempted abduction. This absence is attributed to the Argentine military junta in place.
The Dutch will qualify for the finals, but will approach tired after being harassed all night. The match was delayed by Argentines who want the package of Dutchman Rene Van de Kerkhof, a dark tale of dangerous wrist plaster. Under the boos and batteries and other miscellaneous items Ultras gauchos, the Dutch crack in overtime on a goal Kemper.
Videla's gamble is won, "his" Argentina won the first World Cup history. And forget the suffering people in indescribable jubilation, a few weeks. For Argentina, the Global 78, it was really Peru!
Following the match between Argentina and Peru, FIFA naturally decided to play the last matches of the qualifying group for World Cup the same day at the same time.
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