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

FIFA World Cup · Third-place play-off · 1978 · Saturday, Jun 24, 0000 · 18:00 UTC

Brazil

2 – 1
Full-time

Italy

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
Brazil 0
Italy 0
Jun 16, 1938 · Semi-finals
Italy 2
Brazil 1
Jul 5, 0000 · Group Stage
Italy 3
Brazil 2
Jun 21, 0000 · Final
Brazil 4
Italy 1