Brazil at the 1978 FIFA World Cup
Matches of the Brazil national football team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup
The Brazil national football team played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, and continued to maintained their record of being the only team to enter every World Cup Finals.
Brazil finished in third place, having failed to top their group in the second group phase.
Qualifying
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL Group 1)
- February 20, 1977, Bogotá, Colombia - Colombia 0 - 0 Brazil
- March 9, 1977, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Brazil 6 - 0 Colombia
- March 13, 1977, Asunción, Paraguay - Paraguay 0 - 1 Brazil
- March 20, 1977, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Brazil 1 - 1 Paraguay
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Brazil | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
2 | Paraguay | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
3 | Colombia | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
Brazil advanced to the final round.
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (Final round)
- July 10, 1977, Cali, Colombia - Brazil 1 - 0 Peru
- July 14, 1977, Cali, Colombia - Brazil 8 - 0 Bolivia
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brazil | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
2 | Peru | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
3 | Bolivia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 |
Brazil and Peru qualified.
The Cup
First round
- Group 3
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Brazil | 1 – 0 | Austria |
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Roberto Dinamite 40' | Report |
Second round
- Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 5 |
Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
Peru | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Argentina qualified for the final match, and Brazil qualified for the third place match.
Poland | 1 – 3 | Brazil |
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Lato 45' | Report | Nelinho 13' Roberto Dinamite 58', 63' |
Third-place match
Starting 11
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Scorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Reinaldo
- Zico
External links
- 1978 FIFA World Cup on FIFA.com
- Details at RSSSF
- History of the World Cup-1978
- Planet World Cup - Argentina 1978
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