0:00:01 > 0:00:04CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:00:04 > 0:00:08BRASS BAND PLAYS
0:00:08 > 0:00:11MUSIC DROWNS ANNOUNCER
0:01:45 > 0:01:49The World Cup was back on the banks of the River Plate.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Nearly 50 years after the inaugural final in Uruguay,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55it is the turn of Argentina to play host to the world
0:01:55 > 0:01:58and to the game's latest heroes.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02West Germany's Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
0:02:02 > 0:02:03came from Bayern Munich.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Roberto Bettega from Juventus led Italy's challenge.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Strong on the ground, devastating in the air.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19His attacking partner was young Paolo Rossi.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Holland looked to Rob Rensenbrink
0:02:23 > 0:02:26to take on the leadership mantle of the absent Johan Cruyff.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32Brazil, ever-present at the finals, relied on Roberto Rivelino,
0:02:32 > 0:02:36a link with their victorious team of 1970.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Scotland had been led back to the finals once more
0:02:39 > 0:02:41by Kenny Dalglish.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Graham Souness should create the openings for Dalglish to exploit
0:02:47 > 0:02:50from midfield.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52France were inspired by the young Michel Platini.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Argentina had brought home Mario Kempes to spearhead their attack.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Kempes was their only foreign-based player.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04He would soon be joined in Europe by Osvaldo Ardiles,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07whose skills took him to Tottenham.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Argentina had been a contentious choice as host nation.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14A military junta, led by Jorge Videla,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16seized power from Peron's widow.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18His methods to combat urban terrorism
0:03:18 > 0:03:20caused international controversy.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Staging a successful World Cup
0:03:23 > 0:03:25became a matter of high-profile prestige.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29New stadia were built and expensive refurbishing was undertaken.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Cosseting the world's media was equally important.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37So, in record time, they built a new television centre,
0:03:37 > 0:03:40the most extravagantly equipped in all of South America.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44The irony was not lost on the people of Argentina.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Colour pictures were transmitted around the world
0:03:46 > 0:03:47but, as yet,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50they could only watch the World Cup finals in black and white.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56The balloons went up at the end of an era.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59This was the last time just 16 nations would contest
0:03:59 > 0:04:01the World Cup finals.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06Next time around, in Spain, there would be 24.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09With hosts Argentina, title-holders West Germany
0:04:09 > 0:04:11and 1974 runners-up Holland,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Italy, twice champions, added to the European challenge,
0:04:14 > 0:04:16as were Austria, France, Hungary,
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Poland, Scotland, Spain and Sweden.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23The Americas sent triple champions Brazil, also Peru and Mexico.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Newcomers were Iran and Tunisia.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28WHISTLE BLOWS
0:04:28 > 0:04:30The River Plate Stadium staged the opening match.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34West Germany kicked off the finals against Poland,
0:04:34 > 0:04:38the 1974 winners against the country who had finished third.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41West Germany were still managed by veteran Helmut Schon
0:04:41 > 0:04:45but missed the leadership of skipper and sweeper Franz Beckenbauer.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48He had been lured away to play for New York Cosmos
0:04:48 > 0:04:50in the North American Soccer League.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Poland's captain was midfield general Kazimierz Deyna.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Later, he too would wander to the United States.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06But in Argentina he remained the creative fulcrum of Poland's effort.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Leading the attack was 1974 top scorer, with seven goals,
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Grzegorz Lato.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski
0:05:14 > 0:05:17had once been dismissed as a clown by the English
0:05:17 > 0:05:20but they had long since discovered that he was more of a giant.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25The Germans had lost the likes of Gerd Muller, Overath and Grabowski -
0:05:25 > 0:05:28all had retired from the national team.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Poland missed the clever left winger Robert Gadocha.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35The match was an untidy, uninspiring goalless draw.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39The result was one big yawn for the capacity 75,000 crowd.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Cesar Luis Menotti had been manager of Argentina
0:05:46 > 0:05:47for three years.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Menotti was a man with a mission.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Argentina's reputation had been marred in previous World Cups
0:05:53 > 0:05:56and Menotti told the media he wanted to go back to the days
0:05:56 > 0:06:00when Argentina were famed more for their skills than their scowls.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02CAMERAS WHIR
0:06:04 > 0:06:05HE SPEAKS SPANISH
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Menotti's biggest gamble came just before the finals.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Diego Maradona, then just 17,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14was one of the three players Menotti dropped from his squad.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Maradona's talent was not in doubt.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20But Menotti decided he lacked the experience to cope with
0:06:20 > 0:06:23the enormous pressure, which rained down with the ticker tape
0:06:23 > 0:06:25on Argentina's favourite footballers
0:06:25 > 0:06:27in the River Plate Stadium.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31CHEERING
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Hungary were the opponents who set the ball rolling.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Andras Torocsik was the Magyars' individualistic
0:06:42 > 0:06:44but temperamental centre forward.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47His darting runs embarrassed Argentina's defenders
0:06:47 > 0:06:49and called up comparisons
0:06:49 > 0:06:51with Hungary's great forwards of the 1950s.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Hungary drew first blood.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Zombori's shot was only parried and Csapo followed up to score.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10For Argentina, it was the worst possible start to their campaign.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Menotti sat chain-smoking in his dugout.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19The Hungarians celebrated in the silence which enveloped the stadium
0:07:19 > 0:07:22but those celebrations lasted only a matter of minutes.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25A free kick and Argentina equalised.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Hungarian goalkeeper Gujdar failed to hold the shot from Kempes
0:07:29 > 0:07:32and Luque pounced to score.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39CROWD: Argentina! Argentina! Argentina!
0:07:45 > 0:07:48As the pace increased, so tempers grew shorter.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Gallego, a rock in Argentina's midfield,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54was fouled, and that old spark threatened to catch light.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Perhaps that is what the Hungarians had hoped,
0:07:56 > 0:07:59that good football would prove beyond a team in a bad temper.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Kempes was sent flying before Argentina decided to answer
0:08:06 > 0:08:08foul with foul, trip with trip.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Ardiles, a master puppeteer in midfield,
0:08:16 > 0:08:18was growing in confidence and understanding.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25New partners were Luque and Kempes.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Slowly, these two big men were learning how they could best
0:08:28 > 0:08:30exploit each other's pace and power.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Holding it all together was Daniel Passarella.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39He was Menotti's captain and the iron man of Argentine football.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43He was dangerous with free kicks and ferocious with penalties.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Many of Argentina's best moves began with Passarella.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Seven minutes remained on the clock when Argentina
0:08:53 > 0:08:55snatched the winner.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Gujdar dived bravely at Luque's feet
0:08:57 > 0:08:58but Daniel Bertoni finished it off.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Argentina were 2-1 ahead and the fans went wild.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Hungary went wild too,
0:09:11 > 0:09:14not in ways approved by the laws of the game.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17First, referee Garrido showed Torocsik the red expulsion card
0:09:17 > 0:09:19after an incident with Galvan.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Then it was the turn of Nyilasi, who had bowled over Tarantini.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30He too gets his marching orders.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39The final whistle came just in time to prevent
0:09:39 > 0:09:42any more trouble out on the pitch of the River Plate.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44CHEERING
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Argentina's heroes saluted the cheers as if
0:09:52 > 0:09:55they'd won the World Cup itself rather than just their first match.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01Top seaside resort Mar del Plata, 250 miles south of Buenos Aires,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04played host to matches in Groups 1 and 3.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06The stadium had been built in record time
0:10:06 > 0:10:09but there were doubts about whether the pitch would last the pace.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Italy and France, two European nations whose greatest days
0:10:13 > 0:10:15were thought to be behind them,
0:10:15 > 0:10:16opened the group action.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20The Italians in particular had been savaged by their own media.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23The fans back home expected nothing of them.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Italy's team was a mixture of well-tried experience
0:10:27 > 0:10:29and untested youth.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31It looked an unhappy mixture as Italy kicked off
0:10:31 > 0:10:34and France went ahead just 38 seconds later.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38French goalkeeper Bertrand-Demanes
0:10:38 > 0:10:41began the move with a quick clearance up the left.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Didier Six outpaced the defence
0:10:43 > 0:10:46and Bernard Lacombe struck one of the fastest goals
0:10:46 > 0:10:47in World Cup history.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Italy's fans could not believe it.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54WHISTLE BLOWS
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Back in 1934 and 1938,
0:10:57 > 0:10:59it was Italy who championed the world.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Surely they deserved more respect than this.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Their suspect temperament was being tested to the limit.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Paolo Rossi, short on height but long in determination,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11led the reply.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Italy pushed the French back into their own penalty box.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25The ball bounced around the French goalmouth
0:11:25 > 0:11:26like a pinball machine.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Eventually, the ball rebounded off Rossi's legs and into the net.
0:11:30 > 0:11:31Italy were level, 1-1.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34CHEERING
0:11:35 > 0:11:40One day, Rossi and Michel Platini would be team-mates at Juventus.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Today, they had nothing in common except will to win.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Even that was not enough, as Platini found himself shadowed everywhere
0:11:47 > 0:11:50by yet another Juventus mainstay
0:11:50 > 0:11:51in Marco Tardelli.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00In the 51st minute, Italy seized the lead.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Rossi was the creator and Zaccarelli was the scorer.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06CHEERING
0:12:30 > 0:12:33In the last five minutes, France staged one last surge
0:12:33 > 0:12:37but there was no penalty when Platini was brought down.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39France had let their superb start go to waste.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Italy, by opening their campaign with a 2-1 victory,
0:12:45 > 0:12:47had surprised even themselves.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04The early arrivals discuss the merits of the two teams.
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0:13:06 > 0:13:08For the young, there is no discussion,
0:13:08 > 0:13:09just the patient wait.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15A slip-up by the flag-throwing display team
0:13:15 > 0:13:17meant bad luck for someone.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19But which side would that be?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23The answer was not long in coming.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Inevitably, Rossi shot Italy into the lead.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30CHEERING
0:13:39 > 0:13:41One minute later in the 35th minute,
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Bettega scored a second.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44CHEERING
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Bettega might have scored yet again.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57This time, the crossbar got in the way.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Italy's manager, Enzo Bearzot,
0:14:00 > 0:14:03had taken over the job three years earlier.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05In his day, he had played once for Italy.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Ironically, that had also been against Hungary,
0:14:08 > 0:14:12but a far superior Hungarian team to the one present in Argentina.
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0:14:17 > 0:14:19As time went on, Italy found they could threaten the goal
0:14:19 > 0:14:20almost at will.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Bettega was unlucky when another of his shots struck the bar.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Yet another effort from Bettega hit the bar rather than the net.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Eventually, it was Italy's best player,
0:14:44 > 0:14:46veteran midfielder Romeo Benetti,
0:14:46 > 0:14:48who scored the decisive third goal.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Italy had surprised even themselves.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Bellugi pulled down Csapo.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10Uruguayan referee Ramon Barreto had no hesitation awarding a penalty.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13INAUDIBLE
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Andras Toth tucked the ball away.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Italy didn't mind. With two games played,
0:15:21 > 0:15:23they were already in the second round.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Back in Buenos Aires and the River Plate Stadium,
0:15:30 > 0:15:33it was snowing pieces of paper.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36All Argentina, it seemed, had packed the cliffs of the stadium
0:15:36 > 0:15:38to roar Menotti's men to a second victory
0:15:38 > 0:15:42and the virtual guarantee of qualification for the second round.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45France were set up as sacrificial victims.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Rene Houseman led the charge.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52France were reeling as Kempes thrashed a drive against a post.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55France were living dangerously in the most exciting clash
0:15:55 > 0:15:57of the finals so far.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Did the French captain handle the ball?
0:16:02 > 0:16:05CROWD WHISTLES
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Gallego left referee Jean Dubach in no doubt about his view
0:16:10 > 0:16:12of the incident.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14He pursued Dubach across the pitch to the linesman and kept up
0:16:14 > 0:16:16the verbal pressure all the way.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18CROWD WHISTLES
0:16:21 > 0:16:23His persistence paid off.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27Dubach awarded the penalty for which the crowd had been baying.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Argentine skipper Passarella thundered the ball home.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37CHEERING
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Argentina 1-0 France.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41Right on the stroke of half-time.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48The second half and more bad luck for France.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52Goalkeeper Bertrand-Demanes saved bravely from Luque
0:16:52 > 0:16:54but crashed into the post and injured his back.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57He had to be substituted by Dominique Baratelli.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Platini, only 21 but with the skill of a veteran,
0:17:01 > 0:17:03looked for gaps to exploit.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06In the 61st minute, his efforts were rewarded with this goal.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18France kept up the pressure.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Platini was at the heart of their best moves
0:17:22 > 0:17:23and he sent Didier Six clear
0:17:23 > 0:17:27but the left winger shot wastefully wide.
0:17:27 > 0:17:28It would prove a costly miss.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Quarter of an hour to go and Luque found time and space to turn
0:17:35 > 0:17:37and smash the winning goal beyond Baratelli.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43France, one of the finest teams on duty,
0:17:43 > 0:17:45were already eliminated after only two games.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49CROWD: Argentina! Argentina! Argentina!
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Argentina's blue and white army intended to intimidate Italy,
0:17:53 > 0:17:56just as they had intimidated France.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59But Italy's players, brought up in a goldfish bowl of a league,
0:17:59 > 0:18:01knew all about big-match pressure.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09They, and manager Bearzot, also understood
0:18:09 > 0:18:10the significance of this game.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Both teams had qualified for round two
0:18:13 > 0:18:16but the winners tonight would stay in Buenos Aires.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18The losers would have to travel up to Rosario.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25In the opening minutes, Zoff was forced to a fine save from Kempes.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Zoff was furious with the lack of protection he had received
0:18:33 > 0:18:35from his promising full back Antonio Cabrini.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Keeper Fillol was called into action, saving well from Bettega.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Skipper Passarella pushed forwards repeatedly
0:18:48 > 0:18:52to help an Argentine attack badly missing the injured Luque.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54The centre forward had dislocated an elbow
0:18:54 > 0:18:56in Argentina's victory over France.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00The game produced one brilliant goal.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08Antognoni began the move, which tore at the heart of Argentina's defence.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Bettega exchanged passes with Rossi and shot past Fillol.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Menotti leapt from the dugout in fury. This was not
0:19:14 > 0:19:16part of his plan.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Bettega tangles with Passarella...
0:19:26 > 0:19:28INAUDIBLE
0:19:30 > 0:19:32..but ends up Italy's match-winning hero.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40When Israeli referee Abraham Klein blew the final whistle,
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Italy had won the right to stay in Buenos Aires for the second round.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Menotti would have to take his team to Rosario.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50He would also have to rethink tactics and team selection.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Rosario and the setting for Mexico and Tunisia,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01two unfancied teams.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07The stadium at Rosario was very different to the one
0:20:07 > 0:20:08at River Plate.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12There was no athletics track, no enormous moat.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13Here, the fans are on top of the game.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15BRASS BAND PLAYS
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Tunisia kicked off against Mexico.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21The Africans were appearing in the finals for the first time.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Tarak Dhiab was the driving force in midfield.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30His talent took him to Egypt and to the Gulf states.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Six months before flying out to Argentina,
0:20:33 > 0:20:35he had been acclaimed African footballer of the year.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Mexico's answer was Leonardo Cuellar,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46a midfielder whose skills were reputed to be as remarkable
0:20:46 > 0:20:48as his personal appearance.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Cuellar was now 26
0:20:50 > 0:20:53but had played around 80 times for Mexico at all levels.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57He was expected to provide the passes,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00which a new centre forward named Hugo Sanchez would turn into goals.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Handball. Jebali was penalised by Scottish referee John Gordon.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Arturo Vazquez Ayala stepped forward to convert the penalty
0:21:13 > 0:21:15a minute short of the interval.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17CHEERING
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Tunisia had enjoyed most of the play
0:21:23 > 0:21:27in the first half and continued equally confidently into the second.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Soon after the restart, Ali Kaabi equalised.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33The goal had been long overdue.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35CHEERING
0:21:36 > 0:21:40Ghommidh converted a pass from Tarak to put Tunisia in the driving seat.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Full back Dhouib scored Tunisia's decisive third goal
0:21:48 > 0:21:51to further separate the teams.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55This was Africa's first ever victory in the World Cup finals.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Not only that but they were temporarily top of the group.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05West Germany prepared for their match with Mexico.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Manager Helmut Schon made dramatic changes,
0:22:07 > 0:22:12bringing in Dieter Muller, Rummenigge and Dietz.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14One of the few Germans to escape criticism
0:22:14 > 0:22:16was goalkeeper Sepp Maier.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18His unorthodox style, like a jumpy crab,
0:22:18 > 0:22:20was credited with distracting opponents.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Maier said merely that he liked to stay
0:22:23 > 0:22:25literally on his toes.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Mexico stage a propaganda coup
0:22:29 > 0:22:31by walking out with the Argentine flag.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33It was a salute to the crowd,
0:22:33 > 0:22:36to the host nation and an invitation for their support.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38They would need all the help they could get.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42West Germany began with more aggression
0:22:42 > 0:22:44than their displays throughout the 90 minutes
0:22:44 > 0:22:46of the opening game against Poland.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50The change in personnel had brought a change in confidence and approach.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Germany dominated the midfield.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56After 15 minutes, Dieter Muller opened the scoring.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00This was the Germans' 101st goal in World Cup finals action
0:23:00 > 0:23:02and was the start of a first-half avalanche.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Hans Muller scored number two, converting a pass from Flohe.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13The result was already beyond doubt.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15It was just a question of how many.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40The goal from Rummenigge was the best of the match.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44The Bayern winger ran 50 yards and held off a last-ditch challenge
0:23:44 > 0:23:47long enough to slide the ball beyond Pilar Reyes.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56The keeper is injured and stretchered off.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00With 38 minutes gone, substitute Soto
0:24:00 > 0:24:03took over between the posts.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05He'd barely got his bearings before Rummenigge
0:24:05 > 0:24:07turned the match into a personal triumph,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10thanks to the aplomb with which he took his own second goal
0:24:10 > 0:24:11of the afternoon.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Mexico had fallen apart.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Already the knives were being sharpened back home.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20The Mexicans were saved by the woodwork twice over.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25But players such as Cuellar had no doubt about the gap in class.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27As manager Jose Antonio Roca said,
0:24:27 > 0:24:31"We were beaten by a side who played like the world champions they are."
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Flohe rubbed it in by scoring the Germans' sixth.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Suddenly the departure of Beckenbauer
0:24:39 > 0:24:41didn't seem so important.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43West Germany were learning to live without him.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45CHEERING
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Against Tunisia, the Germans needed a draw to qualify
0:24:53 > 0:24:55but a victory to shore up their self-esteem.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Unfortunately, Tunisia's coach, Majid Chetali,
0:24:59 > 0:25:00knew all about them.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03He had studied coaching methods in Germany and he warned -
0:25:03 > 0:25:07"The pressure on us is greater than on any other team.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10"They play for a country. We are playing for a continent.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13"The rest of the world has laughed at African football for long enough.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16"Now the mockery is over."
0:25:16 > 0:25:20After a lively start, Tunisia were pushed back in defence.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Goalkeeper Mokhtar Dhouib was kept busy
0:25:23 > 0:25:25by the goal-hungry German forwards.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35Several times it took a foul
0:25:35 > 0:25:37to stop West Germany's advance on the African goal.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55Fortunately for Naili, the defensive wall just about held firm.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Tunisia held out bravely and patiently for a goalless draw.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Sadly, it would not be enough.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Poland beat Mexico 3-1 in Rosario
0:26:16 > 0:26:19and qualified for the second round along with West Germany.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Tunisia would go home beaten but far from disgraced.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Traditional excitement surrounded Brazil's first
0:26:30 > 0:26:32appearance in the finals.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35It was Sweden's Ronnie Hellstrom who stole the show
0:26:35 > 0:26:37with his unorthodox style.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41It was long considered a weakness for a goalkeeper to save regularly
0:26:41 > 0:26:45with his legs, but to Hellstrom, that was a legitimate tactic.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Others would copy his style worldwide.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50It was certainly one which worked for him and for Sweden.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Brazil were playing to more defensive instructions than
0:26:53 > 0:26:56usual, but still dominated play.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Defender Amaral was narrowly off target.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Benny Wendt rattled the bar after escaping Brazil's centre backs.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Minutes later, Sjoberg popped Sweden ahead.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Cerezo, a long ball.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23And Reinaldo pounced to score.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Ironically, amid this defensive chaos,
0:27:40 > 0:27:44Sweden's veteran defender Bjorn Nordqvist was winning
0:27:44 > 0:27:47his 109th cap, breaking Bobby Moore's long-standing world record.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Brazil had planned for a victory
0:27:55 > 0:27:58and Hellstrom was kept under constant pressure.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Brazil forced what had to be the last corner of the match
0:28:10 > 0:28:13and the South Americans' last chance.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Sweden keeper Hellstrom said later he was asking referee
0:28:16 > 0:28:20Clive Thomas from Wales how long remained on the watch.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Thomas had indicated that the corner would be the last kick.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28When the corner was taken and Zico headed into the net,
0:28:28 > 0:28:31the Swedish goalkeeper did not react.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34The trouble was he was the only other man in the stadium,
0:28:34 > 0:28:38apart from the referee, who knew what had happened and why.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Referee Thomas insisted the game had finished before the ball
0:28:41 > 0:28:42crossed the line.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44The Brazilians protested in vain.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Thomas, who was only applying the letter of the law,
0:28:47 > 0:28:50would never referee again at the World Cup finals.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Austria and Spain opened their Group 3 campaigns
0:28:59 > 0:29:02in the Velez Sarsfield Stadium in Buenos Aires.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05This was probably the best pitch in Argentina.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09It was surrounded by a crowd ready to give their Spanish cousins
0:29:09 > 0:29:11all the support they could.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21Spain responded by attacking with pace and skill.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Austria's veteran fullback, Robert Sara, headed off the goal line.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42Austria went ahead with a superb goal from Walter Schachner,
0:29:42 > 0:29:45a powerful right-winger who was then playing second division football
0:29:45 > 0:29:47with Alpine Donawitz.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58You might have thought that Krankl had scored himself.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07Austria chased another goal.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Willy Kreuz cleverly played his way through the Spanish defence,
0:30:10 > 0:30:14but hit his shot just too close to Miguel Angel.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23That was a fine save from the Real Madrid goalkeeper.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Spain now began a period of relentless pressure.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30Bruno Pezzey made a hash of a headed clearance and Dani equalised.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36A corner to Spain.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43Cano bundled the ball into the net but referee Palotai from Hungary
0:30:43 > 0:30:46had no hesitation in disallowing the goal.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52The next chance fell to midfielder Jose,
0:30:52 > 0:30:55who wasted an open goal opportunity.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59As time went on, both teams appeared more and more satisfied with a draw.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09Then Miguel failed to clear and Hans Krankl show Austria back in front.
0:31:16 > 0:31:182-1 to Austria, was the final score.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21An ideal opening on their first appearance at the World Cup finals
0:31:21 > 0:31:24since Sweden in 1958.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33World Cup survival was the name of the game
0:31:33 > 0:31:35when two great soccer nations, Brazil and Spain,
0:31:35 > 0:31:40faced each other across the treacherous pitch of Mar del Plata.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44Rumours that Brazil had sacked manager Coutinho proved unfounded,
0:31:44 > 0:31:46but after the opening disappointment against Sweden,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49his future was certainly in doubt.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Rivelino was missing because of an old ankle injury.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56Goalkeeper Leao took on the captain's armband.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Coutinho said the Brazilians were handicapped more than
0:31:58 > 0:32:02the Europeans by their heavy, spongy pitch, because the ability to
0:32:02 > 0:32:05change pace was central to the South American game.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14His players tried their best.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17A long cross from the right produced chaos at the heart
0:32:17 > 0:32:20of the Spanish defence but no-one could take advantage.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26The closest Brazil came to a goal was when Spain's sweeper Olmo
0:32:26 > 0:32:29headed against his own crossbar under pressure from Zico.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37But the best chance of all fell to Spain.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Santillana headed down Uria's cross
0:32:39 > 0:32:42and presented Cardenosa with a wide open goal.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Somehow Amaral cleared it on the line.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48That miss would blight the rest of Cardenosa's career.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53As the game went on, the pitch grew worse.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Great players on both sides were reduced to slipping
0:32:56 > 0:32:58and sliding through the drizzle.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01A goalless draw was fair on the day,
0:33:01 > 0:33:05but for Brazil, 9/4 favourites, the odds were clearly lengthening.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Austria's fans were entertained with a lively
0:33:19 > 0:33:22game against Sweden in Velez Sarsfield.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25There were a string of chances at both ends.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Kreuz was Austria's most dangerous forward.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31A diving header produced an equally outstanding save from Hellstrom.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36Kreuz escaped the Swedish defence
0:33:36 > 0:33:39when his delicate lob flew just to high.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43Krankl threatened next, but Sweden managed to clear.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46Sweden hit back.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Now it was Larsson's turn to see a header scrambled
0:33:49 > 0:33:51out of the goalmouth.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Koncilia made an energetic save.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57A penalty decided the issue.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00A foul on Krankl, who then converted.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Austria were virtually guaranteed a place in the second round.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13A triumph in itself for manager Helmut Senekowitsch.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20Back in Mar del Plata, Brazil faced humiliation.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22They had to beat Austria, unranked before the finals,
0:34:22 > 0:34:25to secure their own place in the second round.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30The organisers staged a sparkling farewell display for the crowd.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33Brazil's fans, known as the Torcida, hoped the colourful adios
0:34:33 > 0:34:36wasn't a bad omen for the outcome of the match.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42Coutinho was still manager of Brazil but it was known that Heleno Nunes,
0:34:42 > 0:34:44head of the delegation,
0:34:44 > 0:34:48had insisted on a five-man committee vetting his team selection.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Whoever was responsible, Brazil made four changes.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56Nelinho was injured, but Reinaldo, Edinho and, remarkably,
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Zico had all been dropped.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02The new strikers were Mendonca and Roberto.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Gil was back on the wing.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Coutinho later justified the changes on the grounds that these
0:35:19 > 0:35:22both possessed the physical strength necessary to combat
0:35:22 > 0:35:26the dreaded Mar del Plata pitch, as they bore down on Koncilia's goal.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36Koncilia was forced to make a brave save from Mendonca.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44Then he gave Obermayer a ticking off for letting the Brazilian through.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47The pressure was obvious from the way Brazil's defenders
0:35:47 > 0:35:50and midfielders through themselves into tackle after tackle.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53This was hardly classical Brazilian football.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Just on half-time, Roberto blasted one home.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20The Austrian's deflection leaving Koncilia beaten.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24The Brazilian fans were delighted and relieved.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Six minutes from the end, Zico appeared as substitute
0:36:28 > 0:36:30and nearly scored.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32His centre glanced off the crossbar.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40In the closing minutes, Kreuz wasted Austria's best chance,
0:36:40 > 0:36:42shooting straight at Leao.
0:36:45 > 0:36:50Brazil knew they were almost there completely closing down the game.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52They were not concerned about scoring themselves, more about
0:36:52 > 0:36:56keeping Austria out and hanging on to those two all-important points.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05At the final whistle, two exhausted sets of players exchanged shirts.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07They could afford to smile.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11Both Brazil and Austria were through to the second round.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Back in Buenos Aires, Spain's 1-0 win over Sweden meant nothing.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Spain and Sweden were on their way home.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Iran, the surprise qualifiers,
0:37:21 > 0:37:23was a team that existed under royal patronage
0:37:23 > 0:37:27and reaching the finals was a source of immense national pride.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30But facing Holland, even without Johan Cruyff,
0:37:30 > 0:37:33was a tough challenge in the Mendoza Stadium.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Iran bravely made the initial running
0:37:35 > 0:37:40and had keeper Jan Jongbloed scrambling all round his goal.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44Holland hardly looked like the World Cup runners-up of 1974, as
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Iran's positive football very nearly produced a shock opening goal.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Eventually, Holland got their act together.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56After Willy van de Kerkhof was brought down, it was the new hero,
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Rob Rensenbrink, who struck home the penalty.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06A corner, and Rensenbrink headed a second. Suddenly, Iran fell apart.
0:38:07 > 0:38:12Johnny Rep, hero of 1974, took on their defence single-handed.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Past one man, past another and another.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Another penalty.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Rensenbrink scored again from the spot to complete his hat-trick.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45Iran, after such a bright start, were revealed for what they were.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Rank outsiders, badly short of experience in the game's top class.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52They were lucky in the shadow of the Andes to escape with only
0:38:52 > 0:38:54a three-goal beating.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Cordoba claimed to be home to the prettiest girls in Argentina
0:39:04 > 0:39:07and the city staged an appropriately picturesque
0:39:07 > 0:39:10welcome for the fans, players and officials of Scotland and Peru.
0:39:16 > 0:39:21Scotland had flown to Argentina on a wave of surrealist over-optimism.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25Manager Ally MacLeod had given the Scots back their international pride
0:39:25 > 0:39:27but in stoking fires of nationalism,
0:39:27 > 0:39:30he'd also stoked up the fires of over-confidence.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39With half the world apparently expecting Peru to concede
0:39:39 > 0:39:42the points without a struggle, Scotland kicked off.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47Signs were good as goalkeeper Ramon Quiroga failed to hold a shot from
0:39:47 > 0:39:51Bruce Rioch and Joe Jordan struck the opening blow for Ally's
0:39:51 > 0:39:52blue and white army.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Scotland had never progressed beyond the first round.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Surely this was to be their year?
0:40:07 > 0:40:11Three minutes before half-time, Peru's new hero, Cesar Cueto,
0:40:11 > 0:40:15exchanged passes with the veteran Cubillas and equalised.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21On the hour, Rioch,
0:40:21 > 0:40:25powering forward was brought down by Peru's Hector Chumpitaz.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32But when Masson's kick was saved by Quiroga, Scotland
0:40:32 > 0:40:34lost their momentum.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Quiroga, a naturalised Peruvian who had been born in Argentina,
0:40:38 > 0:40:39grew swiftly in confidence.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Now he dealt with whatever Scotland threw at him.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54With 72 minutes gone, Oblitas set off to attack Scotland's goal
0:40:54 > 0:40:56and was then brought down by Kennedy.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Cubillas thundering his shot beyond the wall and the goalkeeper.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Peru had their noses in front.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Scotland suddenly knew this was not to be their day.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Instead, this was a day of triumph for Cubillas,
0:41:21 > 0:41:24whose second goal sent Peru in as 3-1 winners.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27A great day for Peru. A sad day for Scotland.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30To make matters even worse,
0:41:30 > 0:41:33winger Willie Johnston failed a dope test after the game.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37Traces of a banned drug in a cold cure brought him suspension,
0:41:37 > 0:41:40an early flight home and meant the end of his international career.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43The bitter irony, of course,
0:41:43 > 0:41:47was that Scotland had lost the match anyway.
0:41:47 > 0:41:48The Peruvians were delighted.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Back in 1970, they had cheered Cubillas
0:41:51 > 0:41:54and Chumpitaz into the quarter-finals in Mexico.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57They expected history to repeat itself.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13Scotland walked out to face Iran in a very different
0:42:13 > 0:42:16frame of mind from the one in which they launched their campaign.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20Their confidence had been punctured.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24Incredibly, Scotland did not even score their one goal.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27That came courtesy of a luckless Iran defender just before half-time.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Scotland tried to capitalise on that gift in the second half
0:42:37 > 0:42:40but Iran had learned quickly after their defeat by Holland.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42They would tough it out.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Jordan was one target.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52Buchan took a blow in the face and had to be substituted.
0:42:52 > 0:42:57Then, worst of all, Danaeifard eluded Archie Gemmill and equalised.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05Not until the last 15 minutes could Scotland put their game together.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08Substitute Forsyth thought he had scored,
0:43:08 > 0:43:12but referee N'Diaye from Senegal believed he had seen some pushing.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18No goal. It was not Scotland's day.
0:43:21 > 0:43:25The referee was again under pressure in the closing stages.
0:43:25 > 0:43:26Hartford went tumbling
0:43:26 > 0:43:29but the referee ruled the offence only one of obstruction.
0:43:29 > 0:43:33An indirect free-kick was really of no use to Scotland whatsoever.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45Manager MacLeod admitted it was a poor performance.
0:43:45 > 0:43:49They badly missed tour absentees Danny McGrain and Gordon McQueen.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54MacLeod rang the changes again for the all-important meeting
0:43:54 > 0:43:56with Holland in Mendoza.
0:43:56 > 0:44:00Scotland had to win by three clear goals to qualify.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03Rioch was recalled and Liverpool's Graeme Souness was
0:44:03 > 0:44:05brought in for his first match of the finals.
0:44:09 > 0:44:13Holland included Johan Neeskens, one of their 1974 survivors,
0:44:13 > 0:44:16despite concern over his fitness.
0:44:26 > 0:44:29Souness quickly exerted his influence on his team-mates.
0:44:29 > 0:44:32His early cross was headed against the bar by Rioch.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43Scotland attacked again. A free-kick was blocked.
0:44:52 > 0:44:54Gemmill tried to find a way through the Dutch defence
0:44:54 > 0:44:57and Neeskens was injured trying to stop him.
0:45:02 > 0:45:05Austrian referee Erich Linemayr stopped the action
0:45:05 > 0:45:07so Neeskens could be carried off.
0:45:09 > 0:45:12Despite having to reorganise, Holland took control.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15Kennedy was ruled to have brought down Rep.
0:45:15 > 0:45:20Linemayr awarded a penalty. This was not just any old penalty either.
0:45:21 > 0:45:25Rensenbrink's conversion was the 1,000th goal in the history
0:45:25 > 0:45:26of the World Cup finals.
0:45:26 > 0:45:29Scotland, of course, did not appreciate the point.
0:45:42 > 0:45:45Rough, in Scotland's goal, took a battering from Rep,
0:45:45 > 0:45:47as Holland sought to increase their lead.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00But Scotland's team at least possessed the right balance.
0:46:00 > 0:46:04They would not be intimidated and they were ready to fight back.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07As time passed, so Gemmill's perseverance in midfield
0:46:07 > 0:46:10provoked some desperate measures among the Dutch defenders.
0:46:12 > 0:46:14Midway through the first half,
0:46:14 > 0:46:18Kenny Dalglish forces the ball into the net.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20The goal was disallowed.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26But Scotland could not be denied.
0:46:26 > 0:46:31One minute before the interval, Souness lobbed the defence.
0:46:31 > 0:46:33Jordan headed square
0:46:33 > 0:46:35and Dalglish fired the equaliser.
0:46:43 > 0:46:45At long last, Scotland had something to celebrate.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49Souness dominated the midfield.
0:46:49 > 0:46:54His absence from the earlier matches grew more and more perplexing.
0:46:54 > 0:46:56Inevitably, Souness was the man fouled,
0:46:56 > 0:46:58as the Dutch retreated in disarray.
0:47:01 > 0:47:03Gemmill converted the penalty
0:47:03 > 0:47:05and set the stage for a dramatic last half hour.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15Gemmill was now rivalling Souness for star billing.
0:47:15 > 0:47:16In the 68th minute,
0:47:16 > 0:47:19he wriggled through the left flank of the Dutch defence to score
0:47:19 > 0:47:23what was later acclaimed as the finest goal of the finals.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30Holland retaliated. Rep, a fine solo goal.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36Holland had scraped into the second round.
0:47:36 > 0:47:39Unlucky Scotland were out
0:47:39 > 0:47:42but at least they could fly home with their heads high.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49The popular image of South American soccer is of a game played
0:47:49 > 0:47:52lazily under the beating sun,
0:47:52 > 0:47:54but there was nothing popular about the rain
0:47:54 > 0:47:57cascading down on Buenos Aires for the start of the second round.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00Eight teams were left in the competition.
0:48:00 > 0:48:04Group A - West Germany, Italy, Holland and Austria. All European.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07Group B was largely South American.
0:48:07 > 0:48:10Only Poland disturbed the line-up of Argentina, Brazil and Peru.
0:48:12 > 0:48:14The band played, welcoming West Germany
0:48:14 > 0:48:17and Italy to resume their historic World Cup rivalry.
0:48:20 > 0:48:22The Germans kicked off.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24As defending title holders, they had not looked particularly
0:48:24 > 0:48:29impressive, but then, they always had a reputation as slow starters.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31They played with a caution which matched the reputation
0:48:31 > 0:48:33the Italians have long possessed.
0:48:33 > 0:48:35Klaus Fischer was a lone striker
0:48:35 > 0:48:38swimming in a sea of Italian defenders.
0:48:38 > 0:48:40The Germans were playing with a sweeper
0:48:40 > 0:48:42and disciplined man-to-man marking.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50The first opening fell to Italy but was wasted by Bettega.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58He knew at once that it might prove a costly miss.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01Goalkeeper Maier could afford to smile.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04Even Maier, however, was guilty of the occasional slip.
0:49:04 > 0:49:07He was lucky to have Mani Kaltz sweeping up behind him
0:49:07 > 0:49:09and clearing the danger.
0:49:09 > 0:49:12Italy, encouraged, kept on probing.
0:49:12 > 0:49:15Maier was again forced into action and made a fine save.
0:49:17 > 0:49:20At the other end, the Germans forced a rare corner.
0:49:20 > 0:49:23Zewe, having had so little to do, fumbled the ball.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36Holzenbein from outside the box.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38Zewe does well.
0:49:38 > 0:49:41But still has more to do.
0:49:44 > 0:49:48Maier, in the German goal, set a World Cup record in this game.
0:49:48 > 0:49:53Gordon Banks in 1966 had kept a clean sheet for 438 minutes,
0:49:53 > 0:49:55nearly four matches.
0:49:55 > 0:49:59Maier overtook him with some fine stops.
0:49:59 > 0:50:01Italy did not make it easy for Maier.
0:50:01 > 0:50:05Another fine save from the man who claimed to prefer tennis soccer.
0:50:06 > 0:50:10In the 55th minute, Italy came within a whisker of going ahead.
0:50:10 > 0:50:14Young full-back Antonio Cabrini shot against the woodwork,
0:50:14 > 0:50:15Bettega attacked the rebound
0:50:15 > 0:50:19and Kaltz, according to the Italians at least, handled as he cleared.
0:50:19 > 0:50:22Yugoslav referee waved away Italian protests.
0:50:23 > 0:50:27Italy's own defending was not always orthodox.
0:50:27 > 0:50:29While Zoff caught the ball, Mauro Bellugi's elbow
0:50:29 > 0:50:31caught Fischer full in the face. A painful blow.
0:50:36 > 0:50:37Fischer ended up losing a tooth.
0:50:39 > 0:50:42No goals for anyone, but one point apiece.
0:50:46 > 0:50:50Italian manager Enzo Bearzot felt he had nothing to celebrate.
0:50:55 > 0:51:00One man at least was pleased to see Argentina lining up in Rosario.
0:51:00 > 0:51:03Mario Kempes, Argentina's most dangerous attacker,
0:51:03 > 0:51:06who had first made his name playing locally
0:51:06 > 0:51:08for the Rosario Central club.
0:51:08 > 0:51:11Kempes had been their top scorer - he was also top scorer
0:51:11 > 0:51:13in the leagues of Argentina and Spain
0:51:13 > 0:51:16and now intended to become top scorer at the World Cup.
0:51:32 > 0:51:34Ardiles was once more the master of midfield
0:51:34 > 0:51:37as the crowd urged Argentina forward.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47The first chance fell to winger Daniel Bertoni,
0:51:47 > 0:51:48but he fired wastefully wide.
0:51:49 > 0:51:54Bertoni was in the thick of the action, his pace troubled the Poles.
0:51:54 > 0:51:57The culprit, Wladyslaw Zmuda, tried to apologise.
0:51:57 > 0:51:59Bertoni was having none of it.
0:52:05 > 0:52:07Poland had their moments.
0:52:07 > 0:52:10Young forward Boniek had a header well saved by Fillol.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13Foolishly, Boniek followed up with a foul on the goalie.
0:52:15 > 0:52:16Argentina were furious.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24Predictably, Boniek soon found himself
0:52:24 > 0:52:26on the receiving end, from Gallego.
0:52:26 > 0:52:27And again.
0:52:27 > 0:52:30Boniek was certainly being repaid.
0:52:30 > 0:52:35After 16 minutes, Kempes' powerful header beat Tomaszewski.
0:52:35 > 0:52:38That goal earned Kempes comparisons with old-time greats
0:52:38 > 0:52:42such as England's Tommy Lawton and Hungary's Sandor Kocsis.
0:52:45 > 0:52:48It took Poland 20 minutes to hit back.
0:52:48 > 0:52:51They forced Argentina into conceding a free kick just outside
0:52:51 > 0:52:55the penalty area. Deyna's perfect kick eludes Fillol.
0:52:56 > 0:53:00Lato heads and the diving Kempes punched the ball off the goal-line.
0:53:01 > 0:53:02Penalty.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06Captain Deyna takes the kick.
0:53:06 > 0:53:08It's a poor effort.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16Poland try again.
0:53:16 > 0:53:19Boniek's powerful drive is saved by the alert Fillol.
0:53:21 > 0:53:25Kempes tried to reassert Argentina's superiority.
0:53:30 > 0:53:31But Boniek would not give up.
0:53:31 > 0:53:34He sliced a path through Argentina's defence
0:53:34 > 0:53:38only for Lato to shoot wide. Boniek should have taken the shot himself.
0:53:40 > 0:53:43At the other end, Tomaszewski was bravely defying
0:53:43 > 0:53:45both Argentina's players, as well as the fans,
0:53:45 > 0:53:47trying to intimidate and upset him.
0:53:49 > 0:53:52Now it was Fillol's turn to save the day.
0:53:56 > 0:53:59Argentina, back on the attack.
0:53:59 > 0:54:02Kempes found Houseman and this time Tomaszewski saved with his feet.
0:54:02 > 0:54:05It may look odd but as Sweden's Hellstrom proved,
0:54:05 > 0:54:07it can be highly effective.
0:54:11 > 0:54:13Poland forced a free kick.
0:54:13 > 0:54:15The flying Fillol tipped the ball to safety.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24In the 70th minute, Ardiles finds Kempes.
0:54:29 > 0:54:302-0.
0:54:42 > 0:54:45That had been Argentina's most impressive display.
0:54:45 > 0:54:48Disciplined, resilient and consistent.
0:54:48 > 0:54:53With those two goals from Kempes, the fans were solidly behind them.
0:54:53 > 0:54:55No-one in Rosario had any doubt,
0:54:55 > 0:54:58Argentina were on course for their first World Cup.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10Brazil were happy to be drawn against Peru.
0:55:10 > 0:55:14They had beaten them twice in the previous 12 months.
0:55:14 > 0:55:16Brazil were favourites to complete the hat-trick
0:55:16 > 0:55:18despite the absence of Rivelino and Zico.
0:55:25 > 0:55:29Peru started brightly and nearly scored in the opening minutes.
0:55:40 > 0:55:42Almost immediately, Brazil force a free kick.
0:55:45 > 0:55:48Dirceu's shot swerved wickedly past helpless Quiroga.
0:55:48 > 0:55:5115 minutes gone, Brazil one up.
0:55:53 > 0:55:56Half an hour into the game.
0:55:56 > 0:55:58Again Dirceu.
0:55:58 > 0:55:592-0.
0:56:01 > 0:56:04This was more like the old Brazil.
0:56:04 > 0:56:06They might even have increased their lead,
0:56:06 > 0:56:09only the talent of Quiroga and their own poor finishing
0:56:09 > 0:56:11denied Brazil a high-scoring victory.
0:56:11 > 0:56:15Later they would have cause to regret their generosity.
0:56:16 > 0:56:19Any faint hopes Peru may have harboured of a comeback
0:56:19 > 0:56:21were dashed after Duarte's foul on Roberto in the penalty box.
0:56:29 > 0:56:33Substitute Zico wasted no time converting the penalty.
0:56:36 > 0:56:40A last effort from Peru. Skipper Leao saves well.
0:56:40 > 0:56:43Manager Coutinho had survived another hurdle.
0:56:49 > 0:56:53Brazil then had to travel back across from Mendoza to Rosario.
0:56:53 > 0:56:55They found a paper snowstorm awaiting them
0:56:55 > 0:56:59before the start of their showdown with hosts Argentina.
0:57:00 > 0:57:03The Brazilians were once again without Rivelino.
0:57:03 > 0:57:06But they were at least secure in the knowledge that Argentina
0:57:06 > 0:57:08had not beaten them for eight years.
0:57:10 > 0:57:14The pressure of the occasion proved too much for both teams.
0:57:14 > 0:57:18Argentina conceded the first free kick after just ten seconds.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21The first three minutes saw six fouls committed.
0:57:21 > 0:57:24The first 12 minutes saw 14 fouls recorded and at that stage,
0:57:24 > 0:57:28not one yellow card from the tolerant Hungarian referee.
0:57:38 > 0:57:41On one of those rare occasions where football broke through,
0:57:41 > 0:57:43Leao saved well.
0:57:46 > 0:57:48Fillol was equally alert.
0:57:48 > 0:57:52He had gained his place originally because of a row between Menotti
0:57:52 > 0:57:54and the veteran goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti.
0:57:54 > 0:57:58Now, however, Fillol was Argentina's top keeper on merit.
0:58:03 > 0:58:05Coutinho, a former paratrooper,
0:58:05 > 0:58:08was still handing out Brazil's orders.
0:58:08 > 0:58:10Whatever they were, the same grumpy pattern was to be seen
0:58:10 > 0:58:12in the second half exchanges.
0:58:17 > 0:58:20Luque was having a tough time on and off the pitch.
0:58:20 > 0:58:24He had missed Argentina's last two games, partly through injury
0:58:24 > 0:58:26but also to recover from the shock of the death of his brother,
0:58:26 > 0:58:30killed when his lorry burst into flames after a crash.
0:58:40 > 0:58:43What little football there was tended to come from Brazil.
0:58:43 > 0:58:46Full-back Rodrigues Neto was one of the few players cool enough to
0:58:46 > 0:58:49contribute a few creative moments.
0:58:49 > 0:58:52With Luque restored to Argentina's attack,
0:58:52 > 0:58:57Kempes was playing much further back. The fans grew impatient.
0:58:57 > 0:59:01They wanted a repeat of his two-goal exploits against Poland.
0:59:05 > 0:59:08Argentina's prospects of snatching victory vanished
0:59:08 > 0:59:11when Ardiles twisted an ankle and had to be carried off.
0:59:11 > 0:59:15He was substituted by Ricardo Villa.
0:59:15 > 0:59:17The goalless draw suited Argentina.
0:59:25 > 0:59:29Holland had not extended themselves so far, but against Austria,
0:59:29 > 0:59:32they had to use all their talents.
0:59:32 > 0:59:34At the players' insistence, Happel had restored
0:59:34 > 0:59:37the powerful yet skilled Arie Haan to the Dutch midfield.
0:59:39 > 0:59:42The move was to prove decisive and not only against Austria.
0:59:44 > 0:59:48Haan, a free kick - Koncilia saves well.
0:59:50 > 0:59:54Haan, again, and defender Ernie Brandts is there, 1-0.
0:59:58 > 1:00:01Austria could not get to grips with the Dutch attack.
1:00:01 > 1:00:02A foul on van der Kerkhof
1:00:02 > 1:00:05and Rensenbrink converted his fourth penalty of the finals.
1:00:13 > 1:00:15Almost straight from the restart,
1:00:15 > 1:00:17Johnny Rep chipped goal number three.
1:00:21 > 1:00:24Holland scored again, through Rep - a beautifully-worked goal.
1:00:32 > 1:00:35No wonder the Austrian fans were looking gloomy.
1:00:35 > 1:00:38Once and only once were they to be heard -
1:00:38 > 1:00:41when defender Obermayer beat keeper Piet Schrijvers
1:00:41 > 1:00:44to score a scrappy consolation goal.
1:00:48 > 1:00:50Krankl was clearly under no illusions
1:00:50 > 1:00:53about the possibility of an Austrian comeback.
1:00:53 > 1:00:57Breitenberger did manage to extend Schrijvers on one further occasion.
1:01:00 > 1:01:02But Holland were soon back on top.
1:01:02 > 1:01:05Rensenbrink turned creator with a cross
1:01:05 > 1:01:07which Willy van der Kerkhof pushed past Koncilia.
1:01:09 > 1:01:13Holland were easy winners. The margin, 5-1.
1:01:17 > 1:01:20Austria had little time to recover before travelling down
1:01:20 > 1:01:22to Buenos Aires to face Italy.
1:01:22 > 1:01:25They brought back Strasser in defence and Schachner in attack.
1:01:25 > 1:01:27It was going to be an uphill struggle.
1:01:29 > 1:01:31Italy looked to Paolo Rossi to upset Austria
1:01:31 > 1:01:34just as Rensenbrink and Rep had done for Holland.
1:01:34 > 1:01:37The Italians were not at their best,
1:01:37 > 1:01:40but Rossi's close control and scoring flair would prove decisive.
1:01:48 > 1:01:50After only 13 minutes, Rossi outpaced Strasser
1:01:50 > 1:01:52and struck what proved to be the only goal.
1:02:03 > 1:02:06Italy might have scored again, with Marco Tardelli.
1:02:06 > 1:02:08This time, Koncilia saved well.
1:02:15 > 1:02:19Into the second half and Austria found Dino Zoff as well protected
1:02:19 > 1:02:21as ever in the Italian goal.
1:02:29 > 1:02:31Koncilia could not say the same.
1:02:44 > 1:02:47Austria were lucky not to concede more goals.
1:02:47 > 1:02:50Only his courage and Italy's erratic finishing saved Austria
1:02:50 > 1:02:51from another five-goal debacle.
1:02:55 > 1:02:58One last flourish for Austria but the shot sailed over the bar.
1:03:07 > 1:03:10Italy, with three points out of a possible four,
1:03:10 > 1:03:13were now poised to reach out for a place in the final.
1:03:21 > 1:03:23Holland and West Germany met in Cordoba.
1:03:23 > 1:03:26This is one of the most fascinating matches of the tournament,
1:03:26 > 1:03:29a repeat of the 1974 final.
1:03:29 > 1:03:32Although Beckenbauer and Cruyff, the two greatest personalities
1:03:32 > 1:03:37of that match, were missing, nine of the players had returned.
1:03:37 > 1:03:39For Germany, Maier in goal,
1:03:39 > 1:03:43Vogts, a future national manager, in defence.
1:03:43 > 1:03:45Bonhof and Holzenbein in midfield.
1:03:45 > 1:03:49For Holland, Krol in defence, Jansen and Haan in midfield,
1:03:49 > 1:03:51Rep and Rensenbrink up front.
1:04:08 > 1:04:14In 1974, Holland had taken an early lead. This time it was the Germans.
1:04:14 > 1:04:16Schrijvers failed to hold Bonhof's free kick
1:04:16 > 1:04:18and Abramczik headed home.
1:04:32 > 1:04:35Holland were stung into retaliatory action.
1:04:35 > 1:04:37They threw most everybody forward.
1:04:37 > 1:04:40In the 27th minute, the Dutchmen equalised.
1:04:40 > 1:04:42Haan thundered home a 25-yard drive
1:04:42 > 1:04:45whose ferocity said everything about the football rivalry
1:04:45 > 1:04:46between the nations.
1:04:53 > 1:04:54At the other end,
1:04:54 > 1:04:57Schrijvers proved happier than Maier in the face of long-range shooting.
1:04:59 > 1:05:02Rensenbrink was having a quiet time.
1:05:02 > 1:05:04Well policed for once by his old foe Vogts.
1:05:07 > 1:05:10In the second-half a free kick by Bohnof produced panic
1:05:10 > 1:05:12in the Dutch ranks, leaving Schrijvers somewhat confused.
1:05:14 > 1:05:1620 minutes from time, Beer crosses
1:05:16 > 1:05:19and Dieter Muller heads past Schrijvers.
1:05:19 > 1:05:21West Germany are back in the lead.
1:05:30 > 1:05:33A free kick from Krol crashes against an upright.
1:05:35 > 1:05:38The German defence soaked up the pressure like blotting paper
1:05:38 > 1:05:41as the Dutch attacks poured down on Maier's goal.
1:05:45 > 1:05:49Rep curses his luck as his own effort ricochets off the crossbar.
1:05:50 > 1:05:54Seven minutes from time and Rene van der Kerkhof rounds Kaltz
1:05:54 > 1:05:57and swerves his shot beyond the hands of both Maier
1:05:57 > 1:05:58and defender Russmann.
1:06:02 > 1:06:06Holland had not beaten West Germany for 32 years.
1:06:06 > 1:06:08But this 2-2 draw was at least a moral victory.
1:06:09 > 1:06:12The last day's matches in Group A were crucial.
1:06:12 > 1:06:16The Germans surprisingly lost 3-2 to Austria.
1:06:16 > 1:06:18The victory came too late for the Austrians
1:06:18 > 1:06:20but much more significantly,
1:06:20 > 1:06:22it knocked the Germans out of the competition.
1:06:24 > 1:06:25But here in Buenos Aires,
1:06:25 > 1:06:29both Holland and Italy started their showdown level with three points.
1:06:29 > 1:06:31Holland had the better goal difference.
1:06:31 > 1:06:34For this virtual semifinal, Italy had to win.
1:06:34 > 1:06:36Holland need only the draw.
1:06:53 > 1:06:56Holland got off to a disastrous start.
1:06:56 > 1:06:58Brandts, lunging after Bettega,
1:06:58 > 1:07:01puts through his own goal, at the same time injuring his goalkeeper.
1:07:06 > 1:07:09Schrijvers' gashed knee put him out of the match.
1:07:09 > 1:07:12But worse still, out of the tournament.
1:07:14 > 1:07:16Fortunately, Holland were able to substitute
1:07:16 > 1:07:19with the experienced Jongbloed, a finalist in 1974.
1:07:21 > 1:07:24Italy tried to capitalise on their advantages.
1:07:24 > 1:07:28There was only one team in it. The Dutch midfield was invisible.
1:07:28 > 1:07:30Krol and Brandts had to be everywhere in defence,
1:07:30 > 1:07:35sweeping up, holding the team together, keeping the dream alive.
1:07:35 > 1:07:37Only occasionally were Holland seen on the attack,
1:07:37 > 1:07:39giving Italy an easy time.
1:07:50 > 1:07:51The tackling grew tougher.
1:07:51 > 1:07:53Italy's hard man Romeo Benetti
1:07:53 > 1:07:55was booked for a foul on Rensenbrink,
1:07:55 > 1:07:59It was his second yellow card of the tournament.
1:07:59 > 1:08:01Bearzot was furious.
1:08:01 > 1:08:04He realised that though Italy might yet reach the final,
1:08:04 > 1:08:07an automatic suspension meant that Benetti would not.
1:08:15 > 1:08:18Five minutes into the second half,
1:08:18 > 1:08:21Brandts made amends for his earlier blunders with a wonderful equaliser.
1:08:27 > 1:08:29Holland were back on terms.
1:08:29 > 1:08:32Confidence flowed back through the Dutch team. They powered forward.
1:08:32 > 1:08:34Zoff was suddenly under pressure.
1:08:34 > 1:08:37So was Bearzot. He could see defeat around the corner.
1:08:48 > 1:08:51The decisive strike came from Haan.
1:08:51 > 1:08:54Zoff was beaten by yet another remarkable long-range shot.
1:08:57 > 1:09:01Holland, 2-1 winners, were in their second successive final.
1:09:05 > 1:09:08Meanwhile, back in Group B, controversy was raging.
1:09:08 > 1:09:10The last two matches in the group
1:09:10 > 1:09:12were not being played simultaneously.
1:09:12 > 1:09:14Brazil had to complete their match against Poland
1:09:14 > 1:09:16before Argentina kicked off against Peru.
1:09:16 > 1:09:18With the teams level on points,
1:09:18 > 1:09:22Argentina would have the advantage of knowing exactly how many goals
1:09:22 > 1:09:23they would need to reach the final.
1:09:28 > 1:09:31The Poles still had a glimmer of hope.
1:09:31 > 1:09:34Victory over Brazil, coupled with defeat for Argentina,
1:09:34 > 1:09:36would put them in the final.
1:09:36 > 1:09:40Likewise, Brazil need to beat Poland by the widest possible margin
1:09:40 > 1:09:42to set Argentina a difficult target.
1:09:45 > 1:09:48Brazil immediately took the game to the Poles.
1:09:48 > 1:09:49As manager Coutinho had admitted,
1:09:49 > 1:09:52they had no alternative. It was all or nothing.
1:09:53 > 1:09:56In the 13th minute, Brazil were awarded a free kick.
1:09:57 > 1:10:00Nelinho strikes the ball with ferocious power.
1:10:00 > 1:10:02First strike then, to Brazil.
1:10:08 > 1:10:11Poland went chasing an equaliser and gave Leao some anxious moments.
1:10:14 > 1:10:18One minute before half-time, Poland equalised.
1:10:18 > 1:10:20Boniek was the creator, Lato the scorer.
1:10:32 > 1:10:35Poland continued to press after the interval.
1:10:35 > 1:10:38They almost took the lead when Deyna's shot brushed the post.
1:10:46 > 1:10:49In the 58th minute, Brazil regained the lead.
1:10:49 > 1:10:50Mendonca's shot bounced off a post
1:10:50 > 1:10:53and Roberto smashed home Brazil's second goal.
1:10:54 > 1:10:56Poland suddenly looked tired.
1:10:56 > 1:10:58Brazil were refreshed
1:10:58 > 1:11:01and they ripped open the Polish defence time and again.
1:11:08 > 1:11:11Incredibly, the Poles were saved by the woodwork three times.
1:11:23 > 1:11:26Eventually, Roberto did get the ball in the net.
1:11:26 > 1:11:28Brazil ran out 3-1 winners.
1:11:28 > 1:11:31Whether it would be enough to see them into the final
1:11:31 > 1:11:32was another matter entirely.
1:11:39 > 1:11:42Menotti now knew exactly what he had to do.
1:11:43 > 1:11:46Victory over Peru by four clear goals would put them
1:11:46 > 1:11:49into the World Cup Final for the first time since 1930.
1:11:51 > 1:11:54Peru had no intention of helping their hosts.
1:11:54 > 1:11:57After only two minutes, Munante cut in but shot against the post.
1:11:59 > 1:12:01That was to be Peru's first and final flourish.
1:12:01 > 1:12:04From that point on, it was Argentina all the way.
1:12:11 > 1:12:13The breakthrough took 21 minutes.
1:12:13 > 1:12:15Kempes. Who else?
1:12:20 > 1:12:211-0 to Argentina.
1:12:23 > 1:12:25After sustained Argentine pressure,
1:12:25 > 1:12:29Bertoni saw his corner headed home by left back Alberto Tarantini.
1:12:30 > 1:12:322-0.
1:12:37 > 1:12:40Peruvian goalkeeper Quiroga was now reduced
1:12:40 > 1:12:43to playing Argentina virtually on his own,
1:12:43 > 1:12:45challenging Kempes in and out of his penalty box.
1:13:16 > 1:13:20At the other end, Fillol the goalkeeper was a mere spectator.
1:13:22 > 1:13:26At half-time, it was still 2-0. Argentina were halfway there.
1:13:27 > 1:13:31After the break, Peru summoned up a brief attacking gesture,
1:13:31 > 1:13:33but Argentina were soon back in command.
1:13:35 > 1:13:38A free kick, and an exchange of passes with Bertoni,
1:13:38 > 1:13:41and Kempes is there to make it 3-0.
1:13:45 > 1:13:47Only one more goal and they're through.
1:13:47 > 1:13:50The Argentine fans can barely contain their euphoria.
1:13:53 > 1:13:55And it came in the 54th minute.
1:13:55 > 1:13:59Kempes headed across and Luque dived in to score at the near post.
1:13:59 > 1:14:014-0.
1:14:03 > 1:14:06Peru's defenders claimed offside. It was not given.
1:14:07 > 1:14:11Now it's just a matter of how many more Argentina might score.
1:14:11 > 1:14:13Kempes certainly wanted more goals.
1:14:14 > 1:14:17In the 68th minute, Houseman collected number five
1:14:17 > 1:14:19from a cross by Ortiz.
1:14:22 > 1:14:23Then Luque made it 6-0.
1:14:29 > 1:14:31Argentina's win coincided with the opening
1:14:31 > 1:14:33of the musical Evita in London.
1:14:33 > 1:14:37The only ones crying in Argentina, though, carried Brazilian passports.
1:14:40 > 1:14:43For players such as the battle-scarred Luque,
1:14:43 > 1:14:44this was the greatest night of their lives.
1:14:47 > 1:14:49For Menotti, it was the living proof
1:14:49 > 1:14:52that Argentina's traditional passion and skill
1:14:52 > 1:14:53could still beat the world.
1:14:57 > 1:14:59For the fans, it was another excuse
1:14:59 > 1:15:01to bring the streets of the nation to a standstill.
1:15:11 > 1:15:13On behalf of all the winners and losers,
1:15:13 > 1:15:16a tribute to the goalkeeper's silent friend -
1:15:16 > 1:15:17his woodwork.
1:16:15 > 1:16:19Italy and Brazil had stood within 90 minutes of a place in the final.
1:16:19 > 1:16:22Instead, they had to settle for a contest for the third place.
1:16:23 > 1:16:25For Italy, this was much more
1:16:25 > 1:16:28than they dared to hope for at the start of the competition.
1:16:28 > 1:16:30For Brazil, it was far less.
1:16:32 > 1:16:36Italy made the better start and were unlucky when Causio hit the bar.
1:16:36 > 1:16:39Leao tried to keep things calm,
1:16:39 > 1:16:41then he saves a dangerous free kick.
1:16:45 > 1:16:48Brazil's first attack found Zoff in confident form.
1:16:52 > 1:16:54Oscar clumsily deals with Zoff...
1:16:58 > 1:17:00..to the displeasure of his own officials on the bench.
1:17:05 > 1:17:08After 38 minutes, Italy took the lead.
1:17:08 > 1:17:10Rossi crossed from the right
1:17:10 > 1:17:12and Causio was unmarked as he headed home.
1:17:12 > 1:17:15It was the goal which heralded a seven-minute spell in which
1:17:15 > 1:17:17Italy might have scored twice more.
1:17:25 > 1:17:26Rossi goes clear.
1:17:28 > 1:17:31Once again, his shot finds the woodwork.
1:17:32 > 1:17:36Two jaded teams ended the first half scuffling untidily for possession.
1:17:45 > 1:17:47The best entertainment of a grey afternoon
1:17:47 > 1:17:50was provided by a kid's ball-juggling display at half-time.
1:17:57 > 1:17:59Brazil looked a different team after the interval.
1:17:59 > 1:18:02They appeared much more relaxed and confident.
1:18:08 > 1:18:11Brazil, keeping up the pressure, equalised.
1:18:12 > 1:18:15Nelinho with a superb, long swirling cross-shot
1:18:15 > 1:18:17proved much too hot for Zoff to handle.
1:18:23 > 1:18:26Bowing not merely to sentiment, but to common sense,
1:18:26 > 1:18:29Brazil brought veteran Roberto Rivelino into the fray
1:18:29 > 1:18:31for his last World Cup tie.
1:18:31 > 1:18:33He would exert a decisive influence.
1:18:36 > 1:18:38Rivelino's delicate touches in midfield
1:18:38 > 1:18:41transformed a drab match into an occasion.
1:18:41 > 1:18:44Here was a player worth watching on his own.
1:18:48 > 1:18:50And worth fouling.
1:18:51 > 1:18:53Italy's last chance followed a free kick.
1:18:53 > 1:18:56Causio chipped the ball into the danger zone,
1:18:56 > 1:18:58but Bettega's header was denied by the bar.
1:19:03 > 1:19:05Brazil breathed a sigh of relief.
1:19:18 > 1:19:20Rivelino's cross was chested down
1:19:20 > 1:19:22by Mendonca, who then stepped aside
1:19:22 > 1:19:24so Dirceu could do the rest.
1:19:24 > 1:19:25Zoff never had a chance.
1:19:26 > 1:19:29It all stemmed from the genius of Rivelino.
1:19:34 > 1:19:36A great goal.
1:19:37 > 1:19:39The bronze medal went to Brazil.
1:19:39 > 1:19:42Their fans back home would see third place as failure.
1:19:42 > 1:19:45They expect victory every time.
1:19:45 > 1:19:47Manager Coutinho knew effigies of him
1:19:47 > 1:19:49had been burned in the streets of Rio.
1:19:49 > 1:19:53He would inevitably be replaced as national manager.
1:19:53 > 1:19:56Tragically, one year later, just as he was rebuilding his reputation
1:19:56 > 1:20:00and popularity, he was killed in a skindiving accident.
1:20:12 > 1:20:16This was Buenos Aires on June 25th, 1978 -
1:20:16 > 1:20:19the day of the World Cup Final,
1:20:19 > 1:20:21Argentina against Holland.
1:20:24 > 1:20:26In prospect, more than a football match -
1:20:26 > 1:20:28rather, a national festival, a holiday,
1:20:28 > 1:20:30the party to end all parties.
1:20:33 > 1:20:35That is the power of football.
1:20:35 > 1:20:37A simple game which spread around the globe
1:20:37 > 1:20:39in the second half of the 19th century
1:20:39 > 1:20:41to embrace all the peoples of the world.
1:20:41 > 1:20:45From Buenos Aires to Berlin, from Rosario to Rochdale,
1:20:45 > 1:20:47from Mendoza to Moscow.
1:20:48 > 1:20:52This particular street party was in honour of Argentina.
1:20:52 > 1:20:54Only a bare handful would concede Holland a credit
1:20:54 > 1:20:59for anything more than a subsidiary, subservient role in the drama.
1:20:59 > 1:21:01This was to be Argentina's day.
1:21:16 > 1:21:18In the stadium itself,
1:21:18 > 1:21:21Holland were first of the gladiators to make their entry.
1:21:21 > 1:21:24Just when Argentina were being congratulated
1:21:24 > 1:21:25on turning over a new leaf,
1:21:25 > 1:21:28Menotti's men let themselves down badly.
1:21:28 > 1:21:30First, they kept Holland waiting
1:21:30 > 1:21:33a full, unforgivable five minutes before they emerged
1:21:33 > 1:21:36to another tumultuous, mind-jarring reception.
1:21:36 > 1:21:38Then they made an unjustified protest
1:21:38 > 1:21:42about the protective cast on Rene van de Kerkhof's damaged wrist.
1:21:42 > 1:21:46It was unworthy of the day, unworthy of the occasion.
1:21:51 > 1:21:54Holland always knew they were going to be up against it.
1:21:54 > 1:21:56Now they found that the match itself had begun
1:21:56 > 1:21:58long before the actual kickoff.
1:21:58 > 1:22:00The game was as much psychological as physical.
1:22:10 > 1:22:14Argentina saluted their fans one last time.
1:22:14 > 1:22:16Now let battle commence.
1:22:22 > 1:22:23Argentina were the first to attack
1:22:23 > 1:22:25with a shot from Passarella.
1:22:27 > 1:22:30A header from Rep flies just inches wide.
1:22:33 > 1:22:35A defensive mistake gave Rep another opening.
1:22:35 > 1:22:38This time, Fillol saves the day for Argentina.
1:22:45 > 1:22:49In the 38th minute, Argentina gave their fans what they wanted.
1:22:49 > 1:22:52Kempes, the nation's favourite son, blustered through the Dutch defence.
1:23:07 > 1:23:11Holland, patient under provocation, decided to fight fire with fire.
1:23:11 > 1:23:13Bertoni took the brunt
1:23:13 > 1:23:15as the tackling suddenly grew more aggressive.
1:23:15 > 1:23:17Weak Italian referee Sergio Gonella
1:23:17 > 1:23:19was himself weighed down by the occasion.
1:23:21 > 1:23:23As tempers frayed, so physical violence
1:23:23 > 1:23:25began to undermine the football.
1:23:25 > 1:23:28But if that suited anyone, then it suited Argentina.
1:23:28 > 1:23:30After all, they were one goal ahead.
1:23:50 > 1:23:53At half-time, the Dutch pulled themselves together.
1:23:53 > 1:23:55They had started to understand the nature of the challenge.
1:23:55 > 1:23:57They started to play THEIR football.
1:23:57 > 1:24:01Not the slick technical total football of 1974 -
1:24:01 > 1:24:03it would take a more aggressive, physical,
1:24:03 > 1:24:06direct style to break down Argentina's possessive patterns.
1:24:17 > 1:24:20Nine minutes from time, Haan beat the offside trap
1:24:20 > 1:24:23and sent Rene van de Kerkhof winging down the right.
1:24:23 > 1:24:25He centred for Dick Nanninga
1:24:25 > 1:24:26to head the equaliser.
1:24:32 > 1:24:34Fillol for once was all over the place.
1:24:39 > 1:24:42With one minute remaining, Holland came agonizingly close.
1:24:42 > 1:24:46Rensenbrink stabbed the ball against the post.
1:24:46 > 1:24:48Cruel luck denied Holland almost certain victory.
1:24:53 > 1:24:56And now, they must do it all again in extra time.
1:25:05 > 1:25:08Menotti summoned his men.
1:25:08 > 1:25:11They had to play for the team, keep their shape, keep their discipline.
1:25:17 > 1:25:20Holland set extra time under way.
1:25:20 > 1:25:24Two hours ago, few people dreamed they would even get this far.
1:25:24 > 1:25:26They'd come within an inch of the cup.
1:25:26 > 1:25:30Now they had to force tired battered legs to start all over again.
1:25:35 > 1:25:36Jongbloed saves well.
1:25:43 > 1:25:47Argentina, however, boasted the man of the tournament in Mario Kempes.
1:25:47 > 1:25:49He dominated the length and breadth of the pitch.
1:25:49 > 1:25:51His long legs eating up the turf.
1:25:54 > 1:25:57Kempes gave Argentina back the lead.
1:25:57 > 1:26:01He rode three tackles before playing a reverse pass off the goalkeeper.
1:26:01 > 1:26:03It was heart stopping.
1:26:03 > 1:26:042-1 to Argentina.
1:26:17 > 1:26:19Menotti knew that he was almost there.
1:26:19 > 1:26:22His odyssey from Buenos Aires to Rosario and back
1:26:22 > 1:26:24had very nearly reached a triumphant conclusion.
1:26:28 > 1:26:31The pitch was a mess of ticker tape as Kempes demanded the ball
1:26:31 > 1:26:34one last time for one final assault on Holland's goal.
1:26:36 > 1:26:39In the end, it was Bertoni who bundled the ball over the line.
1:26:53 > 1:26:57Holland protested in vain that a hand had helped the ball on its way.
1:27:01 > 1:27:02But time was running out.
1:27:05 > 1:27:09Protests were ignored. The referee gave the goal.
1:27:09 > 1:27:113-1 to Argentina.
1:27:20 > 1:27:22WHISTLE BLOWS
1:29:35 > 1:29:39MUSIC: "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" by the Flaming Lips
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