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

Brazil 3–1 Poland

Wednesday 21 Jun 1978 · Mendoza, Argentina (neutral)

Brazil3–1Poland

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Nelinho Lato Dinamite Dinamite

13′1–0Nelinho Brazil
45′1–1Grzegorz Lato Poland
58′2–1Roberto Dinamite Brazil
63′3–1Roberto Dinamite Brazil

Line-ups

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

Brazil

1LeãoGK
2ToninhoDF
3OscarDF
4AmaralDF
13NelinhoDF●
5Toninho CerezoMF ↓77′
8ZicoMF ↓7′
17BatistaMF
11DirceuFW
18GilFW
20Roberto DinamiteFW●●

Came on

19Jorge MendonçaFW↑7′
10RivellinoMF↑77′

Poland

Came on

19Włodzimierz LubańskiFW↑64′

No cards.

Elo

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

Brazil: 1973 → 2004
Poland: 1859 → 1828

Expected score for Brazil: 65.8% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 12, 1938–1997.

Brazil wins: 9
Draws: 2
Poland wins: 1

Form either side

Brazil

Before

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

After

2–1 v Italy 24 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
6–0 v Paraguay 17 May 1979 · Friendly
5–1 v Uruguay 31 May 1979 · Friendly
1–2 v Bolivia 26 Jul 1979 · Copa América 1979
2–1 v Argentina 2 Aug 1979 · Copa América 1979

Poland

Before

0–0 v Germany 1 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
1–0 v Tunisia 6 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
3–1 v Mexico 10 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
0–2 v Argentina 14 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
1–0 v Peru 18 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978

After

1–0 v Finland 30 Aug 1978 · Friendly
2–0 v Iceland 6 Sep 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978
0–1 v Romania 11 Oct 1978 · Friendly
2–0 v Switzerland 15 Nov 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978
0–1 v Libya 16 Feb 1979 · Friendly

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Argentina	3	2	1	0	+8	5
2Brazil	3	2	1	0	+5	5
3Poland	3	1	0	2	-3	2
4Peru	3	0	0	3	-10	0

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

Poland

0–0 v Germany Group stage
1–0 v Tunisia Group stage
3–1 v Mexico Group stage
0–2 v Argentina Group stage
1–0 v Peru Group stage
1–3 v Brazil Group stage

Every Brazil v Poland match12

From Brazil's side.


26 Feb 1997	Poland	4–2	Home	Friendly	—
29 Jun 1995	Poland	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
17 Mar 1993	Poland	2–2	Home	Friendly	—
16 Jun 1986	Poland	4–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1986	Round of 16
29 Jun 1980	Poland	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
21 Jun 1978	Poland	3–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1978	Group stage
19 Jun 1977	Poland	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
6 Jul 1974	Poland	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1974	Third-place play-off
20 Jun 1968	Poland	6–3	Away	Friendly	—
8 Jun 1966	Poland	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
5 Jun 1966	Poland	4–1	Home	Friendly	—
5 Jun 1938	Poland	6–5	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1938	Round of 16

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