Unofficial ranking WORLD CUP-1978 (Argentina)
All UEFA CONMEBOL CONCACAF CAF AFC OFC| # | Team | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
| 1 |  Argentina | CONMEBOL | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 000 |
| 3 |  Brazil | CONMEBOL | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 900 |
| 8 |  Peru | CONMEBOL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 5 | 4 740 |