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General Information for Brazil

Confederação Brasileira de Futebol
Founded
1914
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 1978
1.79m
Average age in 1978
25.4
Confederation
CONMEBOL
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Emblem
Jersey in 1978
No jersey in 1978

Coaches in 1978

Coutinho, Cláudio (Coach)

Coutinho Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
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Coutinho, Cláudio (Coach)

Day of Birth
1939-01-05
Day of Death
1981-11-27
Place of Birth
Dom Pedrito (RS) (Brazil)
Matches
7 (7 / 0)
Goto coach Cláudio Coutinho

Players of Brazil in 1978

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Leão, Emerson 1949-07-11 Goalkeeper Brazil SE Palmeiras (SP) 12 0 0 - - -
Amaral 1954-12-25 Centre Back Brazil SC Corinthians (SP) 12 0 0 - - -
Bernardi, Oscar 1954-06-20 Centre Back Brazil AA Ponte Preta (SP) 11 0 0 - - -
Toninho Baiano 1948-06-07 Right Back Brazil CR Flamengo (RJ) 8 0 0 - - -
Edinho 1955-06-05 Centre Back Brazil Fluminense FC (RJ) 7 1 0 - - -
Rodrigues Neto, José 1949-12-06 Left Back Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires 4 0 0 - - -
Nelinho 1950-07-26 Right Back Brazil Cruzeiro EC (MG) 3 1 2 - - -
Zé Maria 1949-05-18 Right Back Brazil SC Corinthians (SP) 3 0 0 - - -
Braga, Abel 1952-09-01 Defender Brazil CR Vasco da Gama (RJ) 1 0 0 - - -
Cerezo, Toninho 1955-04-21 Right Midfielder Brazil Atlético Mineiro (MG) 11 0 0 - - -
Dirceu 1952-06-15 Attacking Midfielder Mexico América México 9 2 3 - - -
Batista 1955-03-08 Defensive Midfielder Brazil SC Internacional (RS) 9 2 0 - - -
Zico 1953-03-03 Attacking Midfielder Brazil CR Flamengo (RJ) 8 3 3 - - -
Rivellino, Roberto 1946-01-01 Left Midfielder Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal ar-Riyāḍ 6 2 0 - - -
Chicão 1949-01-30 Defensive Midfielder Brazil São Paulo FC (SP) 1 2 0 - - -
Alves, Gil 1950-12-24 Centre Forward Brazil Botafogo FR (RJ) 8 2 1 - - -
Reinaldo 1957-01-11 Centre Forward Brazil Atlético Mineiro (MG) 5 2 4 - - -
Roberto Dinamite 1954-04-13 Centre Forward Brazil CR Vasco da Gama (RJ) 5 1 3 - - -
Mendonça, Jorge 1954-06-06 Centre Forward Brazil SE Palmeiras (SP) 4 2 0 - - -
Nunes 1954-05-20 Centre Forward Brazil Fluminense FC (RJ) 2 2 1 - - -
Zé Sérgio 1957-08-03 Left Winger Brazil São Paulo FC (SP) 2 0 0 - - -
Tarciso 1951-09-15 Right Winger Brazil Grêmio FBPA (RS) 1 0 0 - - -

Matches of Brazil in 1978

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1978-06-03
Brazil
Brazil
Sweden
Sweden
1:1 c
Brazil vs. Sweden
World Cup 1978 - Group 3
Estadio José María Minella
1978-06-07
Brazil
Brazil
Spain
Spain
0:0 c
Brazil vs. Spain
World Cup 1978 - Group 3
Estadio José María Minella
1978-06-11
Brazil
Brazil
Austria
Austria
1:0 c
Brazil vs. Austria
World Cup 1978 - Group 3
Estadio José María Minella
1978-06-14
Peru
Peru
Brazil
Brazil
0:3 c
Peru vs. Brazil
World Cup 1978 - Group B
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
1978-06-18
Argentina
Argentina
Brazil
Brazil
0:0 c
Argentina vs. Brazil
World Cup 1978 - Group B
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
1978-06-21
Poland
Poland
Brazil
Brazil
1:3 c
Poland vs. Brazil
World Cup 1978 - Group B
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
1978-06-24
Brazil
Brazil
Italy
Italy
2:1 c
Brazil vs. Italy
World Cup 1978 - 3rd Place
Estadio Mas Monumental
7 Matches

Match Progress for Brazil in 1978

Favorite Opponents of Brazil

Opponent M W D L G
Uruguay
Uruguay
69 33 16 20 132
Argentina
Argentina
64 27 14 23 101
Chile
Chile
49 34 10 5 106
Paraguay
Paraguay
46 29 9 8 90
Colombia
Colombia
34 18 12 4 49
Peru
Peru
33 23 7 3 69
Mexico
Mexico
31 18 5 8 58
Ecuador
Ecuador
29 21 6 2 60
Venezuela
Venezuela
28 22 5 1 88
Bolivia
Bolivia
25 17 4 4 74
England
England
19 8 8 3 21
USA
USA
19 17 1 1 38
Germany
Germany
16 10 2 4 31
Japan
Japan
14 11 2 1 37
France
France
13 5 2 6 23
Sweden
Sweden
12 8 3 1 30
Netherlands
Netherlands
11 4 4 3 19
Italy
Italy
11 7 2 2 27
Portugal
Portugal
10 5 2 3 23
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
10 5 4 1 15
Spain
Spain
10 5 3 2 17
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
9 8 1 0 23
South Korea
South Korea
9 8 0 1 25
Switzerland
Switzerland
9 4 3 2 11
Australia
Australia
8 6 1 1 21
Poland
Poland
8 5 2 1 22
Honduras
Honduras
8 6 1 1 29
Cameroon
Cameroon
7 5 0 2 12
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
7 4 3 0 13
Wales
Wales
6 4 1 1 10
Scotland
Scotland
6 5 1 0 11
Croatia
Croatia
6 4 1 1 13
Russia
Russia
6 4 2 0 14
South Africa
South Africa
5 5 0 0 12
Panama
Panama
5 4 1 0 18
Ghana
Ghana
5 5 0 0 16
Austria
Austria
5 5 0 0 11
Ireland
Ireland
5 3 1 1 10
Turkey
Turkey
5 3 2 0 9
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
5 5 0 0 18
Canada
Canada
4 2 2 0 8
Norway
Norway
4 0 2 2 5
Algeria
Algeria
4 4 0 0 8
Hungary
Hungary
4 1 0 3 7
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
4 4 0 0 10
East Germany
East Germany
4 3 1 0 10
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
3 2 0 1 5
Denmark
Denmark
3 2 0 1 6
Senegal
Senegal
3 1 1 1 5
Finland
Finland
3 3 0 0 9
Jamaica
Jamaica
3 2 1 0 2
Morocco
Morocco
3 2 0 1 6
China
China
3 2 1 0 12
Belgium
Belgium
3 2 0 1 5
Romania
Romania
3 3 0 0 5
El Salvador
El Salvador
3 3 0 0 13
Serbia
Serbia
3 3 0 0 5
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 10
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 1 1 0 6
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 1 1 0 4
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 1 1 0 4
Czechia
Czechia
2 2 0 0 5
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 9
Haiti
Haiti
2 2 0 0 13
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 6
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 2 0 0 3
Israel
Israel
2 2 0 0 6
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 1 0 0 2
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 1 0 0 3
Greece
Greece
1 1 0 0 3
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1 1 0 0 3
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 2
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 2
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 1 0 0 4
Iraq
Iraq
1 1 0 0 6
Slovakia
Slovakia
1 1 0 0 5
Gabon
Gabon
1 1 0 0 2
DR Congo
DR Congo
1 1 0 0 3
Tanzania
Tanzania
1 1 0 0 5
Oman
Oman
1 1 0 0 2
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 2
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1 1 0 0 7
Lithuania
Lithuania
1 1 0 0 3
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 3
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1 1 0 0 8
Latvia
Latvia
1 1 0 0 3
Guinea
Guinea
1 1 0 0 4
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 7
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1 1 0 0 3
Estonia
Estonia
1 1 0 0 1
Andorra
Andorra
1 1 0 0 3
779 501 152 126 1,679

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