1978 SPECIAL WORLD CUP WRAP
In the late 1970s, Subbuteo had the idea of selling their normal boxed teams in themed packs containing four teams, shrink wrapped inside a card wrap-around. The two sets illustrated here are not featured in catalogues, and may well have been trial promotions. The one above features the "semi finalists" of the 1978 World Cup Final.The tournament was held in groups, with the two group winners contesting the final. So no semi's took place, but the final was between second phase group winners Argentina and Holland, while the 3rd place play off was between group runners up - Brazil and Italy - which make up the four teams that I have in my pack.