Brazil at the 1978 FIFA World Cup

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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)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
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)
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
 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 – 1 Sweden
Reinaldo
45'		 Report Sjöberg 37'
Estadio José Maria Minella, Mar del Plata
Attendance: 32,569
)
13:45 ART
Brazil 0 – 0 Spain
Report
Estadio José Maria Minella, Mar del Plata
Attendance: 34,771
)
13:45 ART
Brazil 1 – 0 Austria
Roberto Dinamite 40' Report
Estadio José Maria Minella, Mar del Plata
Attendance: 35,221
)

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.

16:45 ART
Peru 0 – 3 Brazil
Report Dirceu 15', 27'
Zico 72' (pen.)
Attendance: 31,278
Argentina 0 – 0 Brazil
Report
Rosario
Attendance: 37,326
)
16:45 ART
Poland 1 – 3 Brazil
Lato 45' Report Nelinho 13'
Roberto Dinamite 58', 63'
Chile
)

Third-place match

Brazil 2 – 1 Italy
Nelinho 64'
Dirceu 71'		 Report Causio 38'
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 69,659
)

Starting 11

Scorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

External links

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