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.
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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.
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 – 0 | Austria |
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Roberto Dinamite 40' | Report |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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.
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