West Germany 6 vs. Mexico 0 in the 1978 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group 2 game played in the 1978 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Mexico and West Germany with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 1978 World Cup, 1st Round Group 2

Date: Tuesday, June 06, 1978

Game Data:

West Germany

6 - 0

Mexico

Goals:

15'

Dieter Mueller

30'

Hansi Mueller

38'

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

44'

Heinz Flohe

73'

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

89'

Heinz Flohe

Players

West Germany
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Sepp Maier
DF	2.	Berti Vogts (C)
DF	3.	Bernd Dietz
DF	4.	Rolf Ruessmann
DF	5.	Manfred Kaltz
MF	6.	Rainer Bonhof
MF	10.	Heinz Flohe
MF	20.	Hansi Mueller
FW	9.	Klaus Fischer
FW	11.	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
FW	14.	Dieter Mueller
		Reserves
GK	21.	Rudi Kargus
GK	22.	Dieter Burdenski
DF	8.	Herbert Zimmermann
DF	12.	Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
DF	13.	Harald Konopka
MF	15.	Erich Beer
MF	16.	Bernd Cullmann
MF	18.	Gerd Zewe
FW	7.	Ruediger Abramczik
FW	17.	Bernd Hoelzenbein
FW	19.	Ronald Worm

	Coach: Helmut Schoen

Mexico
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Jose Reyes 39'
DF	3.	Alfredo Tena
DF	4.	Eduardo Ramos
DF	5.	Arturo Vasquez (C)
DF	12.	Jesus Martinez
MF	6.	Guillermo Mendizabal
MF	7.	Antonio De La Torre
MF	17.	Leonardo Cuellar
FW	8.	Enrique Lopez Zarza 46'HT
FW	9.	Victor Rangel
FW	11.	Hugo Sánchez
		Entered
GK	22.	Pedro Soto 39'
MF	18.	Gerardo Lugo 46'HT
		Other Reserves
DF	2.	Manuel Najera
DF	13.	Rigoberto Cisneros
DF	14.	Carlos Gomez
DF	15.	Ignacio Flores
MF	16.	Javier Cardenas
FW	10.	Cristobal Ortega
FW	19.	Hugo Rodriguez
FW	20.	Mario Medina
FW	21.	Raul Isiordia

	Coach: Jose Roca

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Mexico	Arturo Vasquez	yellow card (unknown minute)
West Germany	Rainer Bonhof	yellow card (unknown minute)

Substitutions

Mexico
Minute 39	Pedro Soto	replaced	Jose Reyes
Minute 46 (in the break)	Gerardo Lugo	replaced	Enrique Lopez Zarza