The knockout stage of 1978 FIFA World Cup was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the second group stage of the tournament.
The knockout stage began with the third place play-off on 24 June and ended with the final on 25 June 1978, both at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires.
[1] All times ART The top two placed teams from each of the two groups of the second round qualified for the knockout stage.
As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, this is the most recent time when the third place match was won by a non-European team.
Assistant referees: Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico) Károly Palotai (Hungary) Assistant referees Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) Erich Linemayr (Austria)