Brazil 2–1 Italy — FIFA World Cup 1978 Third-place play-off

FIFA World Cup 1978 · Third-place play-off · 1978 · Saturday, Jun 24, 0000 · 6:00 PM ET

Brazil

2 – 1

Full-time

Italy

Brazil edged Italy 2–1 in the Third-place play-off of the FIFA World Cup 1978 on June 24, 0000.

Form — last 5 matches before this fixture

Brazil

W W L W W

Jun 23 Colombia 2–1 Jun 23 New Zealand 4–0 Jun 23 Norway 1–2 Jun 22 @ Japan 4–1 Jun 22 @ Zaire 3–0

Italy

W L D L L

Jun 24 @ Slovakia 2–3 Jun 23 @ Switzerland 1–4 Jun 23 Cameroon 1–1 Jun 23 @ Poland 1–2 Jun 23 Austria 2–1

Head-to-head — last 4 meetings

Jul 17, 1994 · Final

Jun 16, 1938 · Semi-finals

Jul 5, 0000 · Group Stage

Jun 21, 0000 · Final