Brazil at the 1978 FIFA World Cup

The Brazilian national football team participated in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, and in doing so 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)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Brazil 6422081+7
2  Paraguay 44121330
3  Colombia 2402218−7

Brazil advanced to the final round.

1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (Final round)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Brazil 4220090+9
2  Peru 2210151+4
3  Bolivia 02002013−13

Brazil and Peru qualified.

The Cup

First Round

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Austria 320132+14
 Brazil 312021+14
 Spain 31112203
 Sweden 301213−21

3 June 1978
13:45 ART
Brazil  1 – 1  Sweden
Reinaldo  45' Report Sjöberg  37'

7 June 1978
13:45 ART
Brazil  0 – 0  Spain
Report

11 June 1978
13:45 ART
Brazil  1 – 0  Austria
Roberto Dinamite  40' Report

Second Round

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 321080+85
 Brazil 321061+55
 Poland 310225−32
 Peru 3003010−100

Argentina qualified for the final match, and Brazil qualified for the third place match.

14 June 1978
16:45 ART
Peru  0 – 3  Brazil
Report Dirceu  15', 27'
Zico  72' (pen.)

18 June 1978
19:15 ART
Argentina  0 – 0  Brazil
Report

21 June 1978
16:45 ART
Poland  1 – 3  Brazil
Lato  45' Report Nelinho  13'
Roberto Dinamite  58', 63'
Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza
Attendance: 39,586
Referee: Juan Silvagno Cavanna (Chile)

Third Place Match

24 June 1978
15:00 ART
Brazil  2 – 1  Italy
Nelinho  64'
Dirceu  71'		 Report Causio  38'

Starting 11

No.
 Pos
 Nat
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK Brazil Leão 7
16 RB Brazil Neto 4 Nelinho had three starts
3 CB Brazil Oscar 7
4 CB Brazil Amaral 7
2 LB Brazil Toninho 6 Edinho had two starts
19 RM Brazil Mendonça 4 Zico had three starts
17 CM Brazil Batista 7
5 CM Brazil Cerezo 7
11 LM Brazil Dirceu 6 Rivelino had one start
18 CF Brazil Gil 6
20 CF Brazil Dinamite 5 Reinaldo had two starts

Scorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

External links

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