Editing 1978 FIFA World Cup (section)

==Goalscorers==
With six goals, Mario Kempes was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 102 goals were scored by 62 players, with three of them credited as own goals.
;6 goals
*{{flagicon|ARG|1861}} [[Mario Kempes]]
;5 goals
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*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Rob Rensenbrink]]
*{{flagicon|PER|state}} [[Teófilo Cubillas]]
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;4 goals
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*{{flagicon|ARG|1861}} [[Leopoldo Luque]]
*{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Hans Krankl]]
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;3 goals
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*{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Dirceu]]
*{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Roberto Dinamite]]
*{{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Paolo Rossi]]
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Johnny Rep]]
*{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
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;2 goals
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*{{flagicon|ARG|1861}} [[Daniel Bertoni]]
*{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Nelinho]]
*{{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Roberto Bettega]]
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ernie Brandts]]
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Arie Haan]]
*{{flagicon|POL|1928}} [[Zbigniew Boniek]]
*{{flagicon|POL|1928}} [[Grzegorz Lato]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Archie Gemmill]]
*{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Heinz Flohe]]
*{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Dieter Müller]]
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;1 goal
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*{{flagicon|ARG|1861}} [[René Houseman]]
*{{flagicon|ARG|1861}} [[Daniel Passarella]]
*{{flagicon|ARG|1861}} [[Alberto Tarantini]]
*{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Erich Obermayer]]
*{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Walter Schachner]]
*{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[José Reinaldo de Lima|Reinaldo]]
*{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Zico (footballer)|Zico]]
*{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Marc Berdoll]]
*{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Bernard Lacombe]]
*{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Christian Lopez (footballer)|Christian Lopez]]
*{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Michel Platini]]
*{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Dominique Rocheteau]]
*{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Károly Csapó]]
*{{flagicon|HUN}} [[András Tóth (footballer born 1949)|András Tóth]]
*{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Sándor Zombori]]
*{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[Iraj Danaeifard]]
*{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[Hassan Rowshan]]
*{{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Romeo Benetti]]
*{{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Franco Causio]]
*{{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Renato Zaccarelli]]
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Víctor Rangel (Mexican footballer)|Víctor Rangel]]
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Arturo Vázquez Ayala]]
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Dick Nanninga]]
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[René van de Kerkhof]]
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Willy van de Kerkhof]]
*{{flagicon|PER|state}} [[César Cueto]]
*{{flagicon|PER|state}} [[José Velásquez (footballer, born 1952)|José Velásquez]]
*{{flagicon|POL|1928}} [[Kazimierz Deyna]]
*{{flagicon|POL|1928}} [[Andrzej Szarmach]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Kenny Dalglish]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Joe Jordan (footballer)|Joe Jordan]]
*{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[Juan Manuel Asensi]]
*{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[Daniel Ruiz|Dani]]
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Sjöberg]]
*{{flagicon|TUN|1959}} [[Mokhtar Dhouieb]]
*{{flagicon|TUN|1959}} [[Néjib Ghommidh]]
*{{flagicon|TUN|1959}} [[Ali Kaabi]]
*{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Rüdiger Abramczik]]
*{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernd Hölzenbein]]
*{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hansi Müller]]
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;Own goals
*{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[Andranik Eskandarian]] (against Scotland)
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ernie Brandts]] (against Italy)
*{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Berti Vogts]] (against Austria)