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FIFA World Cup 1978·Third-place play-off·1978

Brazil vs Italy, FIFA World Cup 1978 1978

Brazil
2 - 1
Full-time
Italy
Saturday, June 24, 1978 · 11:00 AM ET

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

At a glance

FIFA World Cup 1978 hub
Head-to-head4 meetings
1Brazil wins
1Draws
2Italy wins
Goals 7 - 6 across the last 4 meetings
Brazil0 - 0FTItaly Italy3 - 2FTBrazil Brazil4 - 1FTItaly Italy2 - 1FTBrazil
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Form last five before this fixture

BrazilDWWDW
Wed, Jun 21 · FIFA World Cup
Poland1 - 3FTBrazil
Sun, Jun 18 · FIFA World Cup
Argentina0 - 0FTBrazil
Wed, Jun 14 · FIFA World Cup
Peru0 - 3FTBrazil
Sun, Jun 11 · FIFA World Cup
Brazil1 - 0FTAustria
Wed, Jun 7 · FIFA World Cup
Brazil0 - 0FTSpain
ItalyWWDWL
Wed, Jun 21 · FIFA World Cup
Italy1 - 2FTNetherlands
Sun, Jun 18 · FIFA World Cup
Italy1 - 0FTAustria
Wed, Jun 14 · FIFA World Cup
Italy0 - 0FTWest Germany
Sat, Jun 10 · FIFA World Cup
Argentina0 - 1FTItaly
Tue, Jun 6 · FIFA World Cup
Italy3 - 1FTHungary