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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)
- 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
Brazil advanced to the final round.
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (Final round)
| Rank
|
Team
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
|
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.
Third Place Match
Starting 11
Scorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
External links
Brazil
Paraguay
Colombia
Peru
Bolivia
Austria
Spain
Sweden
40'
Argentina
Poland
