I've read two different explanations for why France wore green and white shirts in their group game vs Hungary at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.

Explanation #1 is that Argentinean television was to blame:

Argentina was a country still viewing television broadcasts in black and white back then, so all matches had to feature one team wearing a dark-coloured strip, the other a light-coloured strip.

Has there every been a World Cup for drama and intrigue than Argentina in 1978? I was 8 years old and with England failing to qualify, I was beginning to believe that we were above such tournaments, especially as the Scots were there again. By the age of 8 I was into my football big time. So much so that I spent every waking hour playing the game.

What the hell happened? I've read a lot, watched a lot and listened to a lot about the 1978 World Cup. And I still don't fully understand what happened? How a squad cheered to the rafters on their departure could return shamed. How a football manager could be blamed for a nation turning down the opportunity of self government.