FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Brazil 1–1 Sweden

Saturday 3 Jun 1978 · Mar del Plata, Argentina (neutral)

Brazil1–1Sweden

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Sjöberg Reinaldo

37′0–1Thomas Sjöberg Sweden
45′1–1Reinaldo Brazil

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Brazil

1LeãoGK
2ToninhoDF
3OscarDF
4AmaralDF
6EdinhoDF
5Toninho CerezoMF ↓80′
17BatistaMF
18GilMF ↓68′
8ZicoFW
9ReinaldoFW●
10RivellinoFW

Came on

13NelinhoDF↑68′
11DirceuMF↑80′

Sweden

Came on

22Ralf EdströmFW↑79′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Brazil: 1954 → 1934
Sweden: 1673 → 1693

Expected score for Brazil: 83.4% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 15, 1938–2012.

Brazil wins: 10
Draws: 3
Sweden wins: 2

Form either side

Brazil

Before

0–1 v France 1 Apr 1978 · Friendly
1–0 v Germany 5 Apr 1978 · Friendly
1–1 v England 19 Apr 1978 · Friendly
3–0 v Peru 1 May 1978 · Friendly
2–0 v Czech Republic 17 May 1978 · Friendly

After

0–0 v Spain 7 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
1–0 v Austria 11 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
3–0 v Peru 14 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
0–0 v Argentina 18 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
3–1 v Poland 21 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978

Sweden

Before

0–3 v Hungary 12 Oct 1977 · Friendly
1–2 v Poland 12 Nov 1977 · Friendly
1–0 v German DR 4 Apr 1978 · Friendly
3–1 v Germany 19 Apr 1978 · Friendly
0–0 v Czech Republic 21 May 1978 · Friendly

After

0–1 v Austria 7 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
0–1 v Spain 11 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
2–1 v Finland 28 Jun 1978 · Nordic Championship 1978
1–2 v Denmark 16 Aug 1978 · Nordic Championship 1978
2–2 v France 1 Sep 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978

Group 3

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
2Brazil	3	1	2	0	+1	4
3Spain	3	1	1	1	0	3
4Austria	3	2	0	1	+1	4
4Sweden	3	0	1	2	-2	1

Road through the tournament

Brazil

1–1 v Sweden Group stage
0–0 v Spain Group stage
1–0 v Austria Group stage
3–0 v Peru Group stage
0–0 v Argentina Group stage
3–1 v Poland Group stage
2–1 v Italy Third-place play-off

Sweden

1–1 v Brazil Group stage
0–1 v Austria Group stage
0–1 v Spain Group stage

Every Brazil v Sweden match15

From Brazil's side.


15 Aug 2012	Sweden	3–0	Away	Friendly	—
26 Mar 2008	Sweden	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
4 Jun 1995	Sweden	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
13 Jul 1994	Sweden	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1994	Semi-final
28 Jun 1994	Sweden	1–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1994	Group stage
10 Jun 1990	Sweden	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1990	Group stage
16 Jun 1989	Sweden	1–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
22 Jun 1983	Sweden	3–3	Away	Friendly	—
3 Jun 1978	Sweden	1–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1978	Group stage
25 Jun 1973	Sweden	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
30 Jun 1966	Sweden	3–2	Away	Friendly	—
30 Jun 1965	Sweden	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
29 Jun 1958	Sweden	5–2	Away	FIFA World Cup 1958	Final
9 Jul 1950	Sweden	7–1	Home	FIFA World Cup 1950	Final round
19 Jun 1938	Sweden	4–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1938	Third-place play-off

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul