The following article presents a summary of the 1978 football (soccer) season in Brazil , which was the 77th season of competitive football in the country.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A[ edit ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Guarani declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 2-0.
State championship champions [ edit ]
Youth competition champions [ edit ]
Other competition champions [ edit ]
Brazilian clubs in international competitions [ edit ]
Brazil national team [ edit ]
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1978.
Date
Opposition
Result
Score
Brazil scorers
Competition
March 12, 1978
Rio de Janeiro State Countryside Combined Team
W
7-0
Zico (5), Nunes , Rivellino
International Friendly (unofficial match)
March 19, 1978
Goiás State Combined Team
W
3-1
Reinaldo , Zico , Tarciso
International Friendly (unofficial match)
March 23, 1978
Paraná State Combined Team
W
3-1
Nunes
International Friendly (unofficial match)
April 1, 1978
France
L
0-1
-
International Friendly
April 5, 1978
West Germany
W
1-0
Nunes
International Friendly
April 10, 1978
Al-Ahli
W
6-1
Toninho Cerezo , Nunes (2), Gil , Jorge Mendonça , Toninho
International Friendly (unofficial match)
April 13, 1978
Internazionale
W
2-0
Nunes , Dirceu
International Friendly (unofficial match)
April 19, 1978
England
D
1-1
Gil
International Friendly
April 21, 1978
Atlético Madrid
W
3-0
Nunes , Edinho , Jorge Mendonça
International Friendly (unofficial match)
May 1, 1978
Peru
W
3-0
Zico , Reinaldo (2)
International Friendly
May 13, 1978
Pernambuco State Combined Team
D
0-0
-
International Friendly (unofficial match)
May 17, 1978
Czechoslovakia
W
2-0
Reinaldo , Zico
International Friendly
May 25, 1978
Rio Grande do Sul State Combined Team
D
2-2
Toninho , Nelinho
International Friendly (unofficial match)
June 3, 1978
Sweden
D
1-1
Reinaldo
World Cup
June 7, 1978
Spain
D
0-0
-
World Cup
June 11, 1978
Austria
W
1-0
Roberto Dinamite
World Cup
June 14, 1978
Peru
W
3-0
Dirceu (2), Zico
World Cup
June 18, 1978
Argentina
D
0-0
-
World Cup
June 21, 1978
Poland
W
3-1
Nelinho , Roberto Dinamite (2)
World Cup
June 24, 1978
Italy
W
2-1
Nelinho , Dirceu
World Cup