Poland - Argentina 3:2

15 JUN 1974, World Cup, 1st Group Stage

Goals

1:0 Grzegorz Lato 6', 2:0 Andrzej Szarmach 9', 2:1 Ramón Heredia 60', 3:1 Grzegorz Lato 62', 3:2 Carlos Babington 66'

Poland (Kazimierz Gorski)

Jan Tomaszewski, Adam Musiał, Antoni Szymanowski, Jerzy Gorgoń, Władysław Żmuda, Grzegorz Lato, Henryk Kasperczak, Kazimierz Deyna, Zygmunt Maszczyk, Andrzej Szarmach (70' Jan Domarski), Robert Gadocha (85' Lesław Ćmikiewicz)

Argentina (Vladislao Cap)

Daniel Carnevali, Ángel Bargas (67' Roberto Telch), Enrique Wolff, Francisco Sá, Roberto Perfumo, Carlos Babington, Ramón Heredia, Miguel Ángel Brindisi (46' René Houseman), Agustín Balbuena, Mario Kempes, Rubén Ayala

Cards

Roberto Perfumo 21' (), Carlos Babington 47' ()

Venue

Neckarstadion, Stuttgart

Group 4 · after matchday 1

Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Goal difference	Points
1	Italy	1	1	0	3	1	+2	2
2	Poland	1	1	0	3	2	+1	2
3	Argentina	1	0	1	2	3	-1	0
4	Haiti	1	0	1	1	3	-2	0

Trivia

Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales). Attendance: ~32,000.

Player Details

Name	Cap	Club
Daniel Carnevali	22	Las Palmas
Ángel Bargas	28	Nantes
Roberto Telch	23	San Lorenzo
Enrique Wolff	25	River Plate
Francisco Sá	8	Independiente
Roberto Perfumo	34	Cruzeiro
Carlos Babington	8	Huracán
Ramón Heredia	25	Atlético Madrid
Miguel Ángel Brindisi	42	Huracán
René Houseman	8	Huracán
Agustín Balbuena	7	Independiente
Mario Kempes	6	Rosario Central
Rubén Ayala	20	Atlético Madrid

Earlier matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
07 OCT 1973	Home	Paraguay	3:1	World Cup Quals
22 APR 1974	Home	Romania	2:1	Friendly
18 MAY 1974	Away	France	1:0	Friendly
22 MAY 1974	Away	England	2:2	Friendly
26 MAY 1974	Away	Netherlands	1:4	Friendly

Later matches

Date	Opponent	Score	Competition
19 JUN 1974	Italy	1:1	World Cup
23 JUN 1974	Haiti	4:1	World Cup
26 JUN 1974	Netherlands	0:4	World Cup
30 JUN 1974	Brazil	1:2	World Cup
03 JUL 1974	E. Germany	1:1	World Cup

Verified with El Gráfico, South American Football International Line-Ups & Statistics 1902-2013