1968 in Brazilian football

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The following article presents a summary of the 1968 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 67th[citation needed] season of competitive football in the country.

## Taça Brasil

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Semifinals

Team #1  | Agg  | Team #2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg  | 3rd leg

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Cruzeiro | 1–2  | Botafogo | 0–1  | 1–1  | \-
Fortaleza | 1–2  | Náutico | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–1

Final

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September 3, 1968

Fortaleza| 2–2| Botafogo

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October 4, 1968

Botafogo| 4–0| Fortaleza

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Botafogo declared as the Taça Brasil champions by aggregate score of 6–2.

## Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa

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Final Stage

Position  | Team  | Points  | Played  | Won  | Drawn  | Lost  | For  | Against  | Difference

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1  | Santos | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 2  | 5
2  | Internacional | 2  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 6  | 5  | 1
3  | Vasco da Gama | 3  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 7  | -3
4  | Palmeiras | 1  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 6  | -3

Santos declared as the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa champions.

## State championship champions

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State  | Champion  |  | State  | Champion

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Acre | Atlético Acreano |  | Pará | Remo
Alagoas | CSA |  | Paraíba | Botafogo-PB
Amapá | Santana |  | Paraná | Coritiba
Amazonas | Nacional |  | Pernambuco | Náutico
Bahia | Galícia |  | Piauí | Piauí
Ceará | Ferroviário |  | Rio de Janeiro | Americano
Distrito Federal | Defelê |  | Rio Grande do Norte | Alecrim
Espírito Santo | Rio Branco-ES |  | Rio Grande do Sul | Grêmio
Goiás | Goiânia |  | Rondônia | Moto Clube
Guanabara | Botafogo |  | Roraima | \-
Maranhão | Moto Club |  | Santa Catarina | Comerciário
Mato Grosso | Operário (VG) |  | São Paulo | Santos
Mato Grosso do Sul | \-  |  | Sergipe | Confiança
Minas Gerais | Cruzeiro |  | Tocantins | \-

## Other competition champions

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Competition  | Champion

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Copa Norte-Nordeste | Sport Recife
Torneio dos Campeões da CBD | Grêmio Maringá

## Brazilian clubs in international competitions

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Team  | Copa Libertadores 1968

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Náutico | Group stage
Palmeiras | Runner-up

## Brazil national team

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The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1968.

Date  | Opposition  | Result  | Score  | Brazil scorers  | Competition

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June 9, 1968 |  Uruguay | W | 2–0 | Tostão, Sadi | Taça Rio Branco
June 12, 1968 |  Uruguay | W | 4–0 | Paulo Borges, Tostão, Jairzinho, Gérson | Taça Rio Branco
June 16, 1968 |  West Germany | L | 1–2 | Tostão | International Friendly
June 20, 1968 |  Poland | W | 6–3 | Rivellino (2), Jairzinho (2), Tostão, Natal | International Friendly
June 23, 1968 |  Czechoslovakia | L | 2–3 | Natal, Carlos Alberto Torres | International Friendly
June 25, 1968 |  Yugoslavia | W | 2–0 | Carlos Alberto Torres, Tostão | International Friendly
June 30, 1968 |  Portugal | W | 2–0 | Rivellino, Tostão | International Friendly
July 7, 1968 |  Mexico | W | 2–0 | Jairzinho (2) | International Friendly
July 10, 1968 |  Mexico | L | 1–2 | Rivellino | International Friendly
July 14, 1968 |  Peru | W | 4–3 | Natal, Jairzinho, Roberto Miranda, Carlos Alberto Torres | International Friendly
July 17, 1968 |  Peru | W | 4–0 | Rivellino, Gérson, Tostão, Jairzinho | International Friendly
July 25, 1968 |  Paraguay | W | 4–0 | Pelé (2), Toninho Guerreiro, Eduardo | Taça Oswaldo Cruz
July 28, 1968 |  Paraguay | L | 0–1 | - | Taça Oswaldo Cruz
October 31, 1968 |  Mexico | L | 1–2 | Carlos Alberto Torres | International Friendly
November 3, 1968 |  Mexico | W | 2–1 | Pelé, Jairzinho | International Friendly
November 6, 1968 |   FIFA XI | W | 2–1 | Rivellino, Tostão | International Friendly (unofficial match)
November 13, 1968 |  Coritiba | W | 2–1 | Dirceu Lopes, Zé Carlos | International Friendly (unofficial match)
December 14, 1968 |  West Germany | D | 2–2 | Eduardo (2) | International Friendly
December 17, 1968 |  Yugoslavia | D | 3–3 | Carlos Alberto Torres, Pelé, Babá | International Friendly
December 19, 1968 |  Yugoslavia | W | 3–2 | Vaguinho, Amauri, Ronaldo | International Friendly

## References

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* Brazilian competitions at RSSSF
* 1968 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF[permanent dead link]

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