The Brazil national football team played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, and continued to maintained their record of being the only team to enter every World Cup Finals.

Brazil finished in third place, having failed to top their group in the second group phase.

Qualifying

1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL Group 1)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Brazil 6422081+7
2  Paraguay 44121330
3  Colombia 2402218−7

Brazil advanced to the final round.

1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (Final round)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Brazil 4220090+9
2  Peru 2210151+4
3  Bolivia 02002013−13

Brazil and Peru qualified.

The Cup

First round

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Austria 320132+14
 Brazil 312021+14
 Spain 31112203
 Sweden 301213−21
Brazil 1 – 1 Sweden
Reinaldo 45' Report Sjöberg 37'
Attendance: 32,569
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Brazil 0 – 0 Spain
Report
Attendance: 34,771
Brazil 1 – 0 Austria
Roberto Dinamite 40' Report
Attendance: 35,221
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

Second round

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 321080+85
 Brazil 321061+55
 Poland 310225−32
 Peru 3003010−100

Argentina qualified for the final match, and Brazil qualified for the third place match.

Peru 0 – 3 Brazil
Report Dirceu 15', 27'
Zico 72' (pen.)
Attendance: 31,278
Argentina 0 – 0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 37,326
Poland 1 – 3 Brazil
Lato 45' Report Nelinho 13'
Roberto Dinamite 58', 63'
Attendance: 39,586
Referee: Juan Silvagno Cavanna (Chile)

Third-place match

Brazil 2 – 1 Italy
Nelinho 64'
Dirceu 71'		 Report Causio 38'
Attendance: 69,659

Starting 11

Scorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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