Referees, 1978 only.

Match officials who worked the 1978 World Cup. Click any row for their full career history across every WC they officiated.

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Referees in 1978

Matches officiated

in 1978

3+ World Cups

career veterans (all-time)

Countries represented

in 1978

1978 referees

28 referees

Name containsCountryStage

#	Referee	Country	Matches	WCs	Span	Knockout matches
1	Abraham Klein	Israel	5	3	1970–1982	3rd
2	Nicolae Rainea	Romania	5	3	1974–1982	none
3	Károly Palotai	Hungary	4	3	1974–1982	none
4	Ramón Barreto	Uruguay	4	3	1970–1978	none
5	Ángel Norberto Coerezza	Argentina	3	2	1970–1978	QF
6	Antonio Garrido	Portugal	3	2	1978–1982	3rd
7	Arnaldo Cézar Coelho	Brazil	3	2	1978–1982	F
8	Charles Corver	Netherlands	3	2	1978–1982	SF
9	Clive Thomas	Wales	3	2	1974–1978	none
10	Erich Linemayr	Austria	3	2	1974–1978	none
11	Adolf Prokop	East Germany	2	2	1978–1982	none
12	Alfonso González Archundía	Mexico	2	2	1974–1978	none
13	Alojzy Jarguz	Poland	2	2	1978–1982	none
14	Ángel Franco Martínez	Spain	2	1	1978	none
15	Jafar Namdar	Iran	2	2	1974–1978	none
16	John Gordon	Scotland	2	1	1978	none
17	Robert Wurtz	France	2	1	1978	none
18	Sergio Gonella	Italy	2	1	1978	F
19	Ulf Eriksson	Sweden	2	1	1978	none
20	Youssou N'Diaye	Senegal	2	2	1974–1978	none
21	César Guerrero Orosco	Peru	1	1	1978	none
22	Dušan Maksimović	Yugoslavia	1	1	1978	none
23	Farouk Bouzo	Syria	1	1	1978	none
24	Ferdinand Biwersi	West Germany	1	1	1978	none
25	Francis Rion	Belgium	1	1	1978	none
26	Jean Dubach	Switzerland	1	1	1978	none
27	Juan Silvagno Cavanna	Chile	1	1	1978	none
28	Pat Partridge	England	1	1	1978	none

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