The
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team ( pt, Seleção Brasileira de Futebol), nicknamed ''Seleção Canarinho'' (‘Canary Squad’, after their bright yellow jersey), represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the B ...
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
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1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL Group 1)
*February 20, 1977,
Bogotá,
Colombia - 0 - 0
*March 9, 1977,
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...
, Brazil - 6 - 0
*March 13, 1977,
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay o ...
,
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
- 0 - 1
*March 20, 1977,
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...
, Brazil - 1 - 1
Brazil advanced to the final round.
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1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (Final round)
*July 10, 1977,
Cali,
Colombia - 1 - 0
*July 14, 1977,
Cali,
Colombia - 8 - 0
Brazil and Peru qualified.
The Cup
First round
;Group 3
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Second round
;Group B
Argentina qualified for the final match, and Brazil qualified for the third place match.
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Third-place match
Starting 11
Scorers
;3 goals
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Dirceu
Dirceu José Guimarães, known as Dirceu (; 15 June 1952 – 15 September 1995), was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, notably for Botafogo and the Brazil national team as well as numerous Italian teams in the 1980sâ ...
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Roberto Dinamite
Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, known as Roberto Dinamite (born 13 April 1954) is a Brazilian former footballer and politician. He was born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state. With a career as centre forward spanning over twenty years, Rober ...
;2 goals
*
Nelinho
Manoel Rezende de Mattos Cabral (born July 26, 1950), known as Nelinho, is a former Brazilian association footballer who played as right back. He played for several clubs in his home country and abroad, including Belo Horizonte rivals Cruzeiro ...
;1 goal
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Reinaldo
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Zico
External links
1978 FIFA World Cup on FIFA.com
{{Countries at the FIFA World Cup by year
Countries at the 1978 FIFA World Cup