1978 Soccer World Cup Final Standings
National Teams standings with points, games played, won, loss, goals scored, goals against, goal difference from the 1978 FIFA World Cup
Note: until the 1990 World Cup each win was worth 2 points, after that each win is worth 3 points.
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| Standing | National Team |
Stage |
PTS | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | ||
| 1. |  Argentina |
Final Game | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 2. |  Netherlands |
Final Game | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | ||
| 3. |  Brazil |
3rd Place Game | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4. |  Italy |
3rd Place Game | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 5. |  Poland |
2nd Round Groups | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 6. |  West Germany |
2nd Round Groups | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 7. |  Austria |
2nd Round Groups | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | ||
| 8. |  Peru |
2nd Round Groups | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | ||
| Standing | National Team |
Stage |
PTS | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | ||
| 9. |  Tunisia |
1st Round Groups | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 10. |  Spain |
1st Round Groups | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 11. |  Scotland |
1st Round Groups | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | ||
| 12. |  France |
1st Round Groups | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 13. |  Sweden |
1st Round Groups | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | ||
| 14. |  Iran |
1st Round Groups | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | ||
| 15. |  Hungary |
1st Round Groups | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | ||
| 16. |  Mexico |
1st Round Groups | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 | ||
Abbreviations:
PTS = Points / GP = Games Played / W = Wins / D = Draws / L = Losses
GS = Goals Scored / GA = Goals Against / GD = Goal Difference