Below are the squads for the 1978 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Argentina.
Group 1
Argentina
Head coach: César Luis Menotti
Note that this squad is numbered alphabetically by surname, unlike traditional numbering systems where the goalkeeper has shirt number 1 and so forth.
France
Head coach: Michel Hidalgo
Hungary
Head coach: Lajos Baróti
Italy
Head coach: Enzo Bearzot
Note: With the exception of the goalkeepers, who were assigned the traditional shirt numbers for the role (1, 12 and 22) the Italian team was numbered alphabetically within their respective positions – Defenders (from 2 to 8), Midfielders (from 9 to 15), Wingers (16 and 17) and Forwards (from 18 to 21).
Group 2
Mexico Head coach: José Antonio Roca
Poland Head coach: Jacek Gmoch
Tunisia Head coach: Abdelmajid Chetali
West Germany Head coach: Helmut Schön
Group 3
Austria Head coach: Helmut Senekowitsch
Brazil Head coach: Cláudio Coutinho
Spain Head coach: Ladislao Kubala
Sweden Head coach: Georg Ericson
Group 4
Iran Head coach: Heshmat Mohajerani
Netherlands Head coach: Ernst Happel
Some of the players who had been in the Dutch squad at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where the Netherlands used a purely alphabetical numbering system, were given the same numbers again in 1978. This applied to: Jan Jongbloed (number 8), René van de Kerkhof (number 10), Willy van de Kerkhof (number 11), Johan Neeskens (number 13), Johnny Rep (number 16), Wim Rijsbergen (number 17), and Wim Suurbier (number 20). Hugo Hovenkamp withdrew from the squad before the tournament began, but after the deadline for naming replacement players had passed. The Netherlands thus went to the World Cup with only 21 players.
Peru Head coach: Marcos Calderón
Scotland Manager: Ally MacLeod
Notes Each national team had to submit a squad of 22 players. All the teams included 3 goalkeepers, except Mexico who only called two.
Coaches representation by country NºCountryCoaches2 AustriaErnst Happel (Netherlands), Helmut Senekowitsch HungaryLajos Baróti, Ladislao Kubala (Spain)1 ArgentinaCésar Luis Menotti BrazilCláudio Coutinho FranceMichel Hidalgo IranHeshmat Mohajerani ItalyEnzo Bearzot MexicoJosé Antonio Roca PeruMarcos Calderón PolandJacek Gmoch ScotlandAlly MacLeod SwedenGeorg Ericson TunisiaAbdelmajid Chetali West GermanyHelmut Schön
References
External links Planet World Cup website at WorldFootball