Brazil 3 vs. Poland 1 in the 1978 World Cup

Information about the 2nd Round Group B game played in the 1978 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Poland and Brazil with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 1978 World Cup, 2nd Round Group B

Date: Wednesday, June 21, 1978

Brazil

3 - 1

Poland

Goals:

12'

Nelinho

45'

Grzegorz Lato

57'

Roberto Dinamite

63'

Roberto Dinamite

Players

Brazil
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Leao (C)
DF	2.	Toninho
DF	3.	Oscar
DF	4.	Amaral
DF	13.	Nelinho
MF	5.	Toninho Cerezo 77'
MF	8.	Zico 7'
MF	11.	Dirceu
MF	17.	Batista
FW	18.	Gil
FW	20.	Roberto Dinamite
		Entered
MF	10.	Rivelino 77'
FW	19.	Jorge Mendonca 7'
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	Carlos
GK	22.	Waldir Peres
DF	6.	Edinho
DF	14.	Abel
DF	15.	Polozzi
DF	16.	Rodrigues Neto
MF	21.	Chicao
FW	7.	Ze Sergio
FW	9.	Reinaldo
	Coach: Claudio Coutinho

Poland
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	21.	Zygmunt Kukla
DF	3.	Henryk Maculewicz
DF	4.	Antoni Szymanowski
DF	6.	Jerzy Gorgon
DF	9.	Wladyslaw Zmuda
MF	5.	Adam Nawalka
MF	8.	Henryk Kasperczak 64'
MF	12.	Kazimierz Deyna (C)
FW	16.	Grzegorz Lato
FW	17.	Andrzej Szarmach
FW	18.	Zbigniew Boniek
		Entered
FW	19.	Wlodek Lubanski 64'
		Other Reserves
GK	1.	Jan Tomaszewski
GK	22.	Zdzislaw Kostrzewa
DF	10.	Wojciech Rudy
DF	13.	Janusz Kupcewicz
DF	14.	Miroslav Justek
DF	20.	Roman Wojcicki
MF	11.	Bohdan Masztaler
FW	2.	Wlodzimierz Mazur
FW	7.	Andrzej Iwan
FW	15.	Marek Kusto
	Coach: Jacek Gmoch

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Brazil	Jorge Mendonca	50' yellow card
Brazil	Toninho Cerezo	53' yellow card

Substitutions

Brazil
Minute 7		Jorge Mendonca	replaced	Zico
Minute 77		Rivelino	replaced	Toninho Cerezo
Poland
Minute 64		Wlodek Lubanski	replaced	Henryk Kasperczak