Argentina's captain Daniel Passarella (right) receives the trophy from the

hands of General Jorge Rafael Videla (center) after the World Cup final
match against Netherlands at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, 25 June 1978. (UPI EGGITT / UPI / DPA)

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina 1978 was a World Cup that clearly

mixed football and politics, so much so that Dutch players had the
feeling there was no way they could beat the hosts in the final.
"Argentine people were friendly, but of course that changed
before the final. We were a bit scared before that final, we even
thought that the best thing was not to win it,” Netherlands striker
Johnny Rep, who scored three goals in that World Cup, told dpa.