France v Hungary, 10 June 1978

Score3-1 to France
RefereeArnaldo Cesar Coelho
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals group 1
VenueMundial 78, Mar del Plata
Attendance23,127
Kick Off 14:30 Local (18:30 BST) The original kick-off was scheduled for 13:45. The match was delayed by 45 minutes due to both teams wearing identical kits (red, white & blue). The French eventually donned the kits of the local team Club Atlético Kimberley.

3  France

Manager: Michel Hidalgo

1  Hungary

Manager: Lajos Baroti

Goals:

Christian López 23 G
Marc Berdoll 38 G
Dominique Rocheteau 42 G

Goals:

Sandor Zombori 41 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dominique Dropsy
Defender Francois Bracci
Defender Gerard Janvion
Defender Christian López
Defender Trésor Tresor (captain)
Midfielder Dominique Bathenay
Midfielder Marc Berdoll
Midfielder Claude Papi
Midfielder Jean Petit
Forward Oliver Rouyer

Starting lineup:

Sándor Gujdár Goalkeeper
László Bálint Defender
Zoltán Kereki Defender (captain)
Győző Martos Defender
László Nagy Midfielder
Tibor Nyilasi Midfielder
Sándor Pintér Midfielder
József Tóth Midfielder
Sandor Zombori Midfielder
Laszlo Pusztai Forward

Substitutions:

Michel Platini for Claude Papi 46
Didier Six for Dominique Rocheteau 75

Substitutions:

Károly Csapó for László Nagy 73

On the bench:

Midfielder Michel Platini
Forward Didier Six

On the bench:

Midfielder Károly Csapó

3  France

Manager: Michel Hidalgo

Goals:

Christian López 23 G
Marc Berdoll 38 G
Dominique Rocheteau 42 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dominique Dropsy
Defender Francois Bracci
Defender Gerard Janvion
Defender Christian López
Defender Trésor Tresor (captain)
Midfielder Dominique Bathenay
Midfielder Marc Berdoll
Midfielder Claude Papi
Midfielder Jean Petit
Forward Oliver Rouyer

Substitutions:

Michel Platini for Claude Papi 46
Didier Six for Dominique Rocheteau 75

On the bench:

Midfielder Michel Platini
Forward Didier Six

1  Hungary

Manager: Lajos Baroti

Goals:

Sandor Zombori 41 G

Starting lineup:

Sándor Gujdár Goalkeeper
László Bálint Defender
Zoltán Kereki Defender (captain)
Győző Martos Defender
László Nagy Midfielder
Tibor Nyilasi Midfielder
Sándor Pintér Midfielder
József Tóth Midfielder
Sandor Zombori Midfielder
Laszlo Pusztai Forward

Substitutions:

Károly Csapó for László Nagy 73

On the bench:

Midfielder Károly Csapó