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
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
3 June 197813:45 ART Estadio José Maria Minella , Mar del Plata Attendance: 32,569Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales )
7 June 197813:45 ART Estadio José Maria Minella , Mar del Plata Attendance: 34,771Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy )
11 June 197813:45 ART Estadio José Maria Minella , Mar del Plata Attendance: 35,221Referee: Robert Wurtz (France )
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.
14 June 197816:45 ART Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza , Mendoza Attendance: 31,278Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania )
18 June 197819:15 ART Estadio Gigante de Arroyito , Rosario Attendance: 37,326Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary )
21 June 197816:45 ART Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza , Mendoza Attendance: 39,586Referee: Juan Silvagno Cavanna (Chile )
Third-place match
24 June 197815:00 ART Estadio Monumental , Buenos Aires Attendance: 69,659Referee: Abraham Klein (Israel )
Starting 11
Scorers
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Colombia 0 - 0 
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Paraguay 0 - 1 
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