Games
| date | competition | season | team | score | team | venue | referee | attendance | sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2, 1978 | NASL | 1978 | California Surf | 1 - 4 | Cosmos | Giants Stadium | 42140 | 1 | |
| July 2, 1978 | NASL | 1978 | Chicago Sting | 1 - 4 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman… | 10532 | 1 | |
| July 2, 1978 | NASL | 1978 | Colorado Caribous | 0 - 5 | Detroit Express | Silverdome | 15018 | 1 | |
| July 2, 1978 | NASL | 1978 | Dallas Tornado | 0 - 2 | Rochester Lancers | Holleder Memorial Stadium | 6054 | 1 | |
| July 2, 1978 | NASL | 1978 | Houston Hurricane | 0 - 2 | Seattle Sounders | Astrodome | 4703 | 1 | |
| July 2, 1978 | NASL | 1978 | New England Tea Men | 6 - 0 | San Diego Sockers | Foxboro Stadium | 12596 | 1 |
Standings
| team | competition | season | GP | W | T | L | gf | ga | gf/ga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Cosmos | NASL | 1978 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 24 | 2.71 |
| New England Tea Men | NASL | 1978 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 2.05 |
| Detroit Express | NASL | 1978 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 24 | 1.58 |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | NASL | 1978 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 1.20 |
| San Diego Sockers | NASL | 1978 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 41 | 0.98 |
| California Surf | NASL | 1978 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 0.81 |
| Dallas Tornado | NASL | 1978 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 1.11 |
| Rochester Lancers | NASL | 1978 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 1.00 |
| Seattle Sounders | NASL | 1978 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Houston Hurricane | NASL | 1978 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 0.80 |
| Colorado Caribous | NASL | 1978 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 47 | 0.53 |
| Chicago Sting | NASL | 1978 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 46 | 0.61 |