CAN 1978

Explore full results, detailed standings and complete statistics from the 1978 CAN.

Statistics

Participating teams

7

Total goals

38

Matches played

16

Goals/match

2,38

Best attack (goals scored)

9

Best defense (goals conceded)

2

First Round

Group A

Ghana - Zambia : 2 - 1

Nigeria - Burkina Faso : 4 - 2

Zambia - Burkina Faso : 2 - 0

Nigeria - Ghana : 1 - 1

Zambia - Nigeria : 0 - 0

Ghana - Burkina Faso : 3 - 0

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Ghana	5	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4
2. Nigeria	4	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2
3. Zambia	3	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1
4. Burkina Faso	0	3	0	0	3	2	9	-7

Group B

Morocco - Tunisia : 1 - 1

Uganda - Republic of the Congo : 3 - 1

Tunisia - Uganda : 3 - 1

Morocco - Republic of the Congo : 1 - 0

Republic of the Congo - Tunisia : 0 - 0

Uganda - Morocco : 3 - 0

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Uganda	4	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3
2. Tunisia	4	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2
3. Morocco	3	3	1	1	1	2	4	-2
4. Republic of the Congo	1	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3

Semi-finals

Ghana - Tunisia : 1 - 0

Uganda - Nigeria : 2 - 1

Third place

Nigeria - Tunisia : 1 - 1

Final

Ghana - Uganda : 2 - 0

Top Scorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Penalties	Goals/match
1	Mario Kempes	6	0	0,86
2	Teófilo Cubillas	5	2	0,83
2	Rob Rensenbrink	5	4	0,71
4	Leopoldo Luque	4	0	0,80
4	Hans Krankl	4	1	0,67
6	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	3	0	0,60
6	Roberto Dinamite	3	0	0,60
6	Johnny Rep	3	0	0,50
6	Dirceu	3	0	0,43
6	Paolo Rossi	3	0	0,43
11	Archie Gemmill	2	1	0,67
11	Nelinho	2	0	0,50
11	Dieter Müller	2	0	0,50
11	Heinz Flohe	2	0	0,50
11	Ernie Brandts	2	0	0,50
11	Zbigniew Boniek	2	0	0,33
11	Daniel Bertoni	2	0	0,33
11	Grzegorz Lato	2	0	0,33
11	Arie Haan	2	0	0,33
11	Roberto Bettega	2	0	0,29
21	András Tóth	1	1	1,00
21	Dani	1	0	1,00
21	Dominique Rocheteau	1	0	0,50
21	Iraj Danayfar	1	0	0,50
21	Christian Lopez	1	0	0,50
21	Marc Berdoll	1	0	0,50
21	Bernard Lacombe	1	0	0,50
21	Károly Csapó	1	0	0,33
21	Walter Schachner	1	0	0,33
21	Michel Platini	1	0	0,33
21	Reinaldo	1	0	0,33
21	Thomas Sjoberg	1	0	0,33
21	Kenny Dalglish	1	0	0,33
21	Bernd Hölzenbein	1	0	0,33
21	Joe Jordan	1	0	0,33
21	Arturo Vázquez Ayala	1	1	0,33
21	Sándor Zombori	1	0	0,33
21	Víctor Rangel	1	0	0,33
21	Rüdiger Abramczik	1	0	0,33
21	Mokhtar Douieb	1	0	0,33
21	Juan Manuel Asensi	1	0	0,33
21	Nejib Ghommidh	1	0	0,33
21	Ali Kaabi	1	0	0,33
21	Dick Nanninga	1	0	0,33
21	Hassan Rowshan	1	0	0,33
21	Hansi Müller	1	0	0,25
21	Renato Zaccarelli	1	0	0,20
21	José Velásquez	1	0	0,20
21	Andrzej Szarmach	1	0	0,20
21	Zico	1	1	0,17
21	René Houseman	1	0	0,17
21	Romeo Benetti	1	0	0,17
21	César Cueto	1	0	0,17
21	Kazimierz Deyna	1	0	0,17
21	Erich Obermayer	1	0	0,17
21	René Van De Kerkhof	1	0	0,14
21	Franco Causio	1	0	0,14
21	Daniel Passarella	1	1	0,14
21	Willy Van De Kerkhof	1	0	0,14
21	Alberto Tarantini	1	0	0,14