FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Germany 6–0 Mexico

Tuesday 6 Jun 1978 · Córdoba, Argentina (neutral)

Germany6–0Mexico

Goals6

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Müller Müller Rummenigge Flohe Rummenigge Flohe

15′1–0Dieter Müller Germany
30′2–0Hansi Müller Germany
38′3–0Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Germany
44′4–0Heinz Flohe Germany
73′5–0Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Germany
89′6–0Heinz Flohe Germany

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Germany

Mexico

Came on

22Pedro SotoGK↑39′
18Gerardo LugoMF↑46′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Germany: 1957 → 1978
Mexico: 1679 → 1658

Expected score for Germany: 83.2% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 13, 1968–2023.

Germany wins: 5
Draws: 6
Mexico wins: 2

Form either side

Germany

Before

2–1 v England 22 Feb 1978 · Friendly
1–0 v Russia 8 Mar 1978 · Friendly
0–1 v Brazil 5 Apr 1978 · Friendly
1–3 v Sweden 19 Apr 1978 · Friendly
0–0 v Poland 1 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978

After

0–0 v Tunisia 10 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
0–0 v Italy 14 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
2–2 v Netherlands 18 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
2–3 v Austria 21 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
4–3 v Czech Republic 11 Oct 1978 · Friendly

Mexico

Before

5–1 v El Salvador 15 Feb 1978 · Friendly
0–1 v Peru 11 Apr 1978 · Friendly
0–2 v Spain 26 Apr 1978 · Friendly
1–0 v Finland 3 May 1978 · Friendly
1–3 v Tunisia 2 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978

After

1–3 v Poland 10 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
7–1 v Lebanon 10 Sep 1978 · Korea Cup 1978
1–0 v Peru 1 Nov 1979 · Friendly
2–0 v El Salvador 4 Dec 1979 · Friendly
1–1 v El Salvador 18 Dec 1979 · Friendly

Group 2

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
3Poland	3	2	1	0	+3	5
3Germany	3	1	2	0	+6	4
3Tunisia	3	1	1	1	+1	3
4Mexico	3	0	0	3	-10	0

Road through the tournament

Germany

0–0 v Poland Group stage
6–0 v Mexico Group stage
0–0 v Tunisia Group stage
0–0 v Italy Group stage
2–2 v Netherlands Group stage
2–3 v Austria Group stage

Mexico

1–3 v Tunisia Group stage
0–6 v Germany Group stage
1–3 v Poland Group stage

Every Germany v Mexico match13

From Germany's side.


17 Oct 2023	Mexico	2–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
17 Jun 2018	Mexico	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2018	Group stage
29 Jun 2017	Mexico	4–1	Neutral	Confederations Cup 2017	Semi-final
29 Jun 2005	Mexico	4–3	Home	Confederations Cup 2005	Third-place play-off
29 Jun 1998	Mexico	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Round of 16
22 Dec 1993	Mexico	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
14 Oct 1992	Mexico	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
21 Jun 1986	Mexico	0–0 (won on pens)	Away	FIFA World Cup 1986	Quarter-final
15 Jun 1985	Mexico	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
6 Jun 1978	Mexico	6–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1978	Group stage
14 Jun 1977	Mexico	2–2	Away	Friendly	—
8 Sep 1971	Mexico	5–0	Home	Friendly	—
22 Dec 1968	Mexico	0–0	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul