MANAGER: Cláudio COUTINHO


GOALKEEPERS:

1 LEÃO
12 CARLOS
22 VALDIR PERES

DEFENDERS:

2 TONINHO
3 OSCAR
4 AMARAL
6 EDINHO
13 NELINHO
14 ABEL
15 POLOZZI
16 RODRIGUES NETO

MIDFIELDERS:

5 TONINHO CEREZO
8 ZICO
10 RIVELINO ©
11 DIRCEU
17 BATISTA
21 CHICÃO

FORWARDS:

7 ZÉ SÉRGIO
9 REINALDO
18 GIL
19 MENDONÇA
20 ROBERTO DINAMITE


4-3-3/4-3-1-2 FORMATIONS:

Sweden Vs Brazil - Group Stage Game (First Round - 03/06/1978)



GK LEÃO
CB OSCAR
CB AMARAL
RB TONINHO
LB/LWB EDINHO
DMF BATISTA
CMF TONINHO CEREZO
CMF/AMF RIVELINO
RWF GIL
SS/AMF ZICO
CF REINALDO

Substitutions: Nelinho for Gil (68 mn) and Dirceu for Toninho Cerezo (86 mn)
Note: Nelinho played RB and Toninho RWF in Gil's former position

Captain: Rivelino
Short Free Kick: Rivelino
Long Free Kick: Rivelino/Batista/Edinho/Toninho Cerezo/Amaral/Nelinho/Leão
Free Kick 2: Zico
Left Corner: Gil/Zico/Edinho
Right Corner: Rivelino/Toninho Cerezo/Nelinho
Penalty: Zico
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar, Edinho, Toninho Cerezo

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack - Optional
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Toninho Cerezo/Batista/Rivelino | Zico | Gil
★Counter Attack


Brazil Vs Spain - Group Stage Game (First Round - 07/06/1978)



GK LEÃO
CB OSCAR
CB AMARAL
RB NELINHO
LB/LWB EDINHO
DMF BATISTA
CMF TONINHO CEREZO
CMF DIRCEU
RWF TONINHO
SS/AMF ZICO
CF REINALDO

Substitutions: Gil for Nelinho (69 mn) and Jorge Mendonça for Zico (83 mn)
Note: Gil played RWF and Toninho RB in Nelinho's former position

Captain: Leão
Short Free Kick: Nelinho/Toninho
Long Free Kick: Nelinho/Edinho/Oscar/Leão
Free Kick 2: Zico
Left Corner: Edinho/Reinaldo
Right Corner: Nelinho
Penalty: Zico
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar, Amaral

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Toninho Cerezo/Batista/Dirceu
★Counter Attack


Brazil Vs Austria - Group Stage Game (First Round - 11/06/1978)



GK LEÃO
CB OSCAR
CB AMARAL
RB/RWB TONINHO
LB/LWB RODRIGUES NETO
DMF BATISTA
CMF TONINHO CEREZO
CMF DIRCEU
RWF GIL
SS/AMF JORGE MENDONÇA
CF ROBERTO DINAMITE

Substitutions: Chicão for Toninho Cerezo (71 mn) and Zico for Jorge Mendonça (84 mn)

Captain: Leão
Short Free Kick: Jorge Mendonça/Roberto Dinamite/Toninho
Long Free Kick: Dirceu/Toninho/Oscar/Zico/Leão
Free Kick 2: Rodrigues Neto
Left Corner: Gil/Dirceu
Right Corner: Gil
Penalty: Zico
Player to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Toninho Cerezo/Batista/Dirceu | Jorge Mendonça | Zico
★Counter Attack - 2nd Half
★Ball Possession ATT


Brazil Vs Peru - Group Stage Game (Second Round - 14/06/1978)



GK LEÃO
CB OSCAR
CB AMARAL
RB/RWB TONINHO
LB/LWB RODRIGUES NETO
DMF BATISTA
CMF TONINHO CEREZO
CMF DIRCEU
RWF GIL
SS/AMF JORGE MENDONÇA
CF ROBERTO DINAMITE

Substitutions: Zico for Gil (70 mn) and Chicão for Toninho Cerezo (76 mn)

Captain: Leão
Short Free Kick: Dirceu
Long Free Kick: Dirceu/Toninho Cerezo/Toninho/Rodrigues Neto/Oscar/Gil
Free Kick 2: Toninho/Roberto Dinamite
Left Corner: Dirceu/Zico
Right Corner: Gil
Penalty: Zico
Player to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Toninho Cerezo/Batista/Dirceu | Jorge Mendonça
★Ball Possession ATT


Argentina Vs Brazil - Group Stage Game (Second Round - 18/06/1978)



GK LEÃO
CB OSCAR
CB AMARAL
RB/RWB TONINHO
LB RODRIGUES NETO
DMF BATISTA
CMF CHICÃO
CMF/LMF DIRCEU
RWF GIL
SS/AMF JORGE MENDONÇA
CF ROBERTO DINAMITE

Substitutions: Edinho for Rodrigues Neto (35 mn - Injury) and Zico for Jorge Mendonça (67 mn)
Note: Toninho Cerezo, the usual starter, was suspended for this game

Captain: Leão
Short Free Kick: Roberto Dinamite/Dirceu/Toninho
Long Free Kick: Toninho/Dirceu/Chicão/Batista/Oscar/Amaral/Edinho/Jorge Mendonça
Free Kick 2: Dirceu/Jorge Mendonça
Left Corner: Dirceu
Right Corner: Gil
Penalty: Zico
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar, Chicão

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Chicão/Dirceu | Jorge Mendonça
★Ball Possession ATT - 1st Half


Brazil Vs Poland - Group Stage Game (Second Round - 21/06/1978)



GK LEÃO
CB OSCAR
CB AMARAL
RB/RWB NELINHO
LB TONINHO
DMF BATISTA
CMF TONINHO CEREZO
CMF DIRCEU
RWF GIL
SS/AMF ZICO
CF ROBERTO DINAMITE

Substitutions: Jorge Mendonça for Zico (7 mn - Injury) and Rivelino for Toninho Cerezo (75 mn)
Note: Rodrigues Neto was unavailable for this game due to injury

Captain: Leão
Short Free Kick: Nelinho
Long Free Kick: Nelinho/Amaral/Toninho (Taken either with the right or the left foot)/Batista/Toninho Cerezo/Leão
Free Kick 2: Dirceu
Left Corner: Dirceu
Right Corner: Nelinho
Penalty: Zico
Player to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Toninho Cerezo/Dirceu | Jorge Mendonça
★Long Passing: Nelinho to Roberto Dinamite or Gil - Optional
★Ball Possession ATT - 1st Half


Brazil Vs Italy - Third/Fourth Place Game (24/06/1978)



GK LEÃO
CB OSCAR
CB AMARAL
RB/RWB NELINHO
LB/LWB RODRIGUES NETO
DMF BATISTA
CMF TONINHO CEREZO
CMF DIRCEU
RWF GIL
SS/AMF JORGE MENDONÇA
CF ROBERTO DINAMITE

Substitutions: Reinaldo for Gil (46 mn) and Rivelino for Toninho Cerezo (64 mn)
Note: Zico was unavailable for this game due to injury

Captain: Leão
Short Free Kick: Nelinho/Rivelino
Long Free Kick: Nelinho/Rivelino/Dirceu/Oscar/Toninho Cerezo/Amaral/Rodrigues Neto/Jorge Mendonça/Leão
Free Kick 2: Dirceu
Left Corner: Rodrigues Neto
Right Corner: Nelinho
Penalty: -
Player to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Toninho Cerezo/Batista/Dirceu | Jorge Mendonça
★Ball Possession ATT


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