Football World Cup 1978 / Brazil

This article covers the Brazilian national soccer team at the 1978 World Cup .

qualification

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Brazil	8: 1	6th
2	Paraguay	3: 3	4th
3	Colombia	1: 8	2

Colombia	-	Brazil	0-0
Brazil	-	Colombia	6-0	-	Goals: Roberto (2), F. Marinho (2), Zico, Rivelino
Paraguay	-	Brazil	0: 1	-	Goal: Insfran (own goal)
Paraguay	-	Brazil	1: 1	-	Goals: Roberto (Bra.), Baez (Par.)

Final round

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Brazil	9-0	4th
2	Peru	5: 1	2
3	Bolivia	0:13	0

Brazil	-	Peru	1-0	-	Goals: Gil
Brazil	-	Bolivia	8-0	-	Goals: Zico (4), Roberto, Gil, Cerezo, Marcelo

Brazilian contingent

No.	Surname	Club before the start of the World Cup	birthday	Games	Gates
goalkeeper
1	Émerson Leão	Portuguesa São Paulo	07/11/1949	7th	0	0	0
12	Carlos	AA Ponte Preta	03/04/1956	0	0	0	0
22nd	Valdir Peres	Sao Paulo FC	01/02/1951	0	0	0	0
Defender
2	Toninho	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	06/07/1948	6th	0	0	0
3	Oscar	AA Ponte Preta	06/20/1954	7th	0	1	0
4th	Amaral	Corinthians São Paulo	December 25, 1954	7th	0	0	0
6th	Edinho	Fluminense Rio de Janeiro	06/05/1955	3	0	1	0
13	Nelinho	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	07/26/1950	4th	2	0	0
14th	Abel Braga	CR Vasco da Gama	09/01/1952	0	0	0	0
15th	José Fernando Polozzi	AA Ponte Preta	10/01/1955	0	0	0	0
16	Rodrigues Neto	Botafogo FR	December 06, 1949	0	0	0	0
midfield player
5	Toninho Cerezo	Atlético Mineiro	04/21/1955	6th	0	1	0
8th	Zico	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	03/03/1953	6th	1	1	0
10	Roberto Rivelino	Fluminense Rio de Janeiro	01/01/1946	3	0	0	0
11	Dirceu	CR Vasco da Gama	06/15/1952	7th	3	0	0
17th	Batista	SC Internacional	03/08/1955	7th	0	0	0
21st	Chicão	Sao Paulo FC	01/30/1949	3	0	1	0
striker
7th	Zé Sérgio	Sao Paulo FC	03/08/1957	0	0	0	0
9	Reinaldo	Atlético Mineiro	01/11/1957	3	1	0	0
18th	Gil	Botafogo FR	December 24, 1950	7th	0	0	0
19th	Mendonça	Palmeiras São Paulo	06/06/1954	6th	0	1	0
20th	Roberto Dinamite	CR Vasco da Gama	04/13/1954	5	3	1	0
Trainer
	Cláudio Coutinho		01/05/1939

Brazilian team matches

First round

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Austria	3: 2	4th
2	Brazil	2: 1	4th
3	Spain	2: 2	3
4th	Sweden	1: 3	1

• Brazil - Sweden 1: 1 (1: 1)

Stadium: Estadio José María Minella ( Mar del Plata )

Spectators: 32,569

Referee: Thomas ( Wales )

Goals: 0: 1 Sjöberg (37th), 1: 1 Reinaldo (45th)

• Brazil - Spain 0: 0 (0: 0)

Stadium: Estadio José María Minella ( Mar del Plata )

Spectators: 34,771

Referee: Gonella ( Italy )

Goals: none

• Brazil - Austria 1: 0 (1: 0)

Stadium: Estadio José María Minella ( Mar del Plata )

Spectators: 35,221

Referee: Robert Wurtz ( France )

Goals: 1-0 Roberto Dinamite (40.)

The performance of Austria in group 3 had to be described as a sensation. The much higher rated Spaniards (2: 1) and Sweden (1: 0) were defeated, so that even the 0: 1 defeat against Brazil could not prevent group victory. Brazil had a surprisingly difficult time against Sweden (1: 1) and Spain (0: 0), because z. B. Superstar Zico couldn't convince. However, Brazil had scored a goal from a corner against Sweden in the last second. However, the referee had blown the whistle when the ball was in the air and did not give the hit. Spain, on the other hand, did not benefit from the 1-0 victory in the last game against the Swedes and had to travel home together with the Scandinavians.

Second round

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Argentina	8-0	5
2	Brazil	6: 1	5
3	Poland	2: 5	2
4th	Peru	0:10	0

• Brazil - Peru 3: 0 (2: 0)

Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza ( Mendoza )

Spectators: 31,278

Referee: Rainea ( Romania )

Goals: 1-0 Dirceu (15th), 2-0 Dirceu (28th), 3-0 Zico (73rd) 11m

• Argentina - Brazil 0: 0 (0: 0)

Stadium: Estadio Gigante de Arroyito ( Rosario )

Spectators: 37,326

Referee: Palotai ( Hungary )

Goals: none

• Brazil - Poland 3: 1 (1: 1)

Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza ( Mendoza )

Spectators: 39,586

Referee: Silvagno Cavanna ( Chile )

Goals: 1: 0 Nelinho (12th), 1: 1 Lato (45th), 2: 1 Roberto Dinamite (57th), 3: 1 Roberto Dinamite (63rd)

In contrast to the first final round, Peru in Group B was, incomprehensibly, only cannon fodder for many observers. 0: 3 against Brazil, 0: 1 against Poland and even 0: 6 against Argentina was the sobering final for the kicker from the Andes. Poland could not match the performance of four years ago and lost in the decisive games against Argentina (0: 2) and Brazil (1: 3). The two favorites of the group parted goalless and the goal difference had to decide. The weak performance of the Peruvians, whose goalkeeper came from Argentina, hit Argentina completely through and Peru lost 6-0. It wasn't just the Brazilians who talked about a 'bought' game. Years later, a Peruvian senator mentioned that they had lost on purpose on purpose, but it didn't help them. Argentina were in the final and Brazil had to make do with the game for third place.

3rd place match

Spectators 69,659

Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti ( Buenos Aires )

Brazil

Italy

Referee: Abraham Klein

2: 1 (0: 1)

0: 1 Causio (38.) 1: 1 Nelinho (64.) 2: 1 Dirceu (72.)

The disappointed Brazilians defeated Italy 2-1 in the game for third place, because Nelinho (64th) and the outstanding playmaker Dirceu (71st) scored when Causio (38th) conceded a goal.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ [1] The event is mentioned in the chapter "Referee Thomas causes confusion"
2. ↑ http://www.11freunde.de/artikel/1978-wm-argentinien
3. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2098970/Argentina-cheated-World-Cup-1978-says-Peru-senator.html