FIFA World Cup 1978 · Third-place play-off

Brazil 2–1 Italy

Saturday 24 Jun 1978 · Buenos Aires, Argentina (neutral)

Brazil2–1Italy

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Causio Nelinho Dirceu

38′0–1Franco Causio Italy
64′1–1Nelinho Brazil
71′2–1Dirceu Brazil

Line-ups

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

Brazil

1LeãoGK
3OscarDF
4AmaralDF
13NelinhoDF●
16Rodrigues NetoDF
5Toninho CerezoMF ↓64′
11DirceuMF●
17BatistaMF
18GilFW ↓45′
19Jorge MendonçaFW
20Roberto DinamiteFW

Came on

9ReinaldoFW↑45′
10RivellinoFW↑64′

Italy

Came on

17Claudio SalaMF↑78′

Elo

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

Brazil: 2004 → 2026
Italy: 1906 → 1884

Expected score for Brazil: 63.7% (a draw counts half). The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 16, 1938–2013.

Brazil wins: 8
Draws: 3
Italy wins: 5

Form either side

Brazil

Before

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

After

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
2–0 v Bolivia 16 Aug 1979 · Copa América 1979

Italy

Before

3–1 v Hungary 6 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
1–0 v Argentina 10 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
0–0 v Germany 14 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
1–0 v Austria 18 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
1–2 v Netherlands 21 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978

After

1–0 v Bulgaria 20 Sep 1978 · Friendly
1–0 v Turkey 23 Sep 1978 · Friendly
0–3 v Czech Republic 8 Nov 1978 · Friendly
1–0 v Spain 21 Dec 1978 · Friendly
3–0 v Netherlands 24 Feb 1979 · Friendly

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

Italy

2–1 v France Group stage
3–1 v Hungary Group stage
1–0 v Argentina Group stage
0–0 v Germany Group stage
1–0 v Austria Group stage
1–2 v Netherlands Group stage
1–2 v Brazil Third-place play-off

Every Brazil v Italy match16

From Brazil's side.


22 Jun 2013	Italy	4–2	Home	Confederations Cup 2013	Group stage
21 Mar 2013	Italy	2–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
21 Jun 2009	Italy	3–0	Neutral	Confederations Cup 2009	Group stage
10 Feb 2009	Italy	2–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
8 Jun 1997	Italy	3–3	Neutral	Tournoi de France 1997	—
17 Jul 1994	Italy	0–0 (won on pens)	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1994	Final
14 Oct 1989	Italy	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
5 Jul 1982	Italy	2–3	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1982	Group stage
24 Jun 1978	Italy	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1978	Third-place play-off
31 May 1976	Italy	4–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
9 Jun 1973	Italy	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
21 Jun 1970	Italy	4–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1970	Final
12 May 1963	Italy	0–3	Away	Friendly	—
1 Jul 1956	Italy	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
25 Apr 1956	Italy	0–3	Away	Friendly	—
16 Jun 1938	Italy	1–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1938	Semi-final

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