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

Brazil 0–0 Spain

Wednesday 7 Jun 1978 · Mar del Plata, Argentina (neutral)

Brazil0–0Spain

Goals0

Line-ups

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

Brazil

1LeãoGK
2ToninhoDF
3OscarDF
4AmaralDF
13NelinhoDF ↓69′
5Toninho CerezoMF
6EdinhoMF
11DirceuMF
17BatistaMF
8ZicoFW ↓83′
9ReinaldoFW

Came on

18GilMF↑69′
19Jorge MendonçaMF↑83′

Spain

Came on

6Antonio BioscaDF↑51′
12Antonio GuzmánMF↑79′

Elo

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

Brazil: 1934 → 1922
Spain: 1789 → 1801

Expected score for Brazil: 69.7% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 10, 1934–2024.

Brazil wins: 5
Draws: 3
Spain wins: 2

Form either side

Brazil

Before

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
1–1 v Sweden 3 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978

After

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
2–1 v Italy 24 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978

Spain

Before

2–1 v Italy 25 Jan 1978 · Friendly
3–0 v Norway 29 Mar 1978 · Friendly
2–0 v Mexico 26 Apr 1978 · Friendly
0–0 v Uruguay 24 May 1978 · Friendly
1–2 v Austria 3 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978

After

1–0 v Sweden 11 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
2–1 v Serbia 4 Oct 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978
0–1 v France 8 Nov 1978 · Friendly
1–0 v Romania 15 Nov 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978
5–0 v Cyprus 13 Dec 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

Spain

1–2 v Austria Group stage
0–0 v Brazil Group stage
1–0 v Sweden Group stage

Every Brazil v Spain match10

From Brazil's side.


26 Mar 2024	Spain	3–3	Away	Friendly	—
30 Jun 2013	Spain	3–0	Home	Confederations Cup 2013	Final
13 Nov 1999	Spain	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
12 Sep 1990	Spain	0–3	Away	Friendly	—
1 Jun 1986	Spain	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1986	Group stage
8 Jul 1981	Spain	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
7 Jun 1978	Spain	0–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1978	Group stage
6 Jun 1962	Spain	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1962	Group stage
13 Jul 1950	Spain	6–1	Home	FIFA World Cup 1950	Final round
27 May 1934	Spain	1–3	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1934	Round of 16

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul