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Poland 1-3 Brazil - June 21, 1978 / World Cup 1978
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POL
0
7
7' - Substitution
Zicois substituted by Jorge Pinto Mendonça
7' - Substitution
Zicois substituted by Jorge Pinto Mendonça13
13' - Goal
Nelinho
13' - Goal
Nelinho
45' - Goal
Grzegorz Lato45
HT
POL
57
57' - Goal
Roberto Dinamite
57' - Goal
Roberto Dinamite63 63' - Goal
Roberto Dinamite
63' - Goal
Roberto Dinamite
65' - Substitution
Henryk Kasperczakis substituted by Wlodzimierz Lubanski6577
77' - Substitution
Toninho Cerezois substituted by Roberto Rivellino
77' - Substitution
Toninho Cerezois substituted by Roberto Rivellino
FT
BRA
BRA
Team line-ups
Poland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Zygmunt Kukla | 30 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wladyslaw Zmuda | 24 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Henryk Maculewicz | 28 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jerzy Gorgon | 28 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Antoni Szymanowski | 27 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Henryk Kasperczak | 65 | 31 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Kazimierz Deyna | 30 | 97 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Adam Nawalka | 20 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Zbigniew Boniek | 22 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Grzegorz Lato | 45 | 28 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Andrzej Szarmach | 27 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
47
Brazil
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Leão | 28 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Oscar | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
João Justino Amaral | 23 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dias dos Santos Toninho | 30 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nelinho | 13 | 27 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Toninho Cerezo | 77 | 23 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
João Batista | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Zico | 7 | 25 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Dirceu | 26 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Roberto Dinamite | 6357 | 24 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gil | 27 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
22
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Wlodzimierz Lubanski | 65 | 31 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Roberto Rivellino | 77 | 32 | 90 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Jorge Pinto Mendonça | 7 | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Henryk Kasperczak
IN
Bohdan Masztaler
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Nelinho
IN
Rodrigo Neto
OUT
Toninho Cerezo
IN
Chicão
OUT
Zico
IN
Jorge Pinto Mendonça
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
39
25
Success rate in this team:
60 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
60 %
Gmoch vs Brazil
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Latest figure on June 21, 1978
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Referee
Juan Silvagno Cavanna
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Poland1 match | General total | Brazil3 matches | 3 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Poland1 match | Season total | Brazil1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on June 21, 1978 | Latest figure on January 07, 1981 | |||||||
Videos
August 26, 2010
Key figures
Poland keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored vs Brazil surterrainneutre in World Cup running (since 05/06/1938). It's a record streak. The first of history
It's the first time Nelinho scores a goal in his professional career with since the 25/02/1976 (with vs )
End of streak for Poland after 10 consecutive matches without a loss surterrainneutre in World Cup (since 15/06/1974). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | LEast Germany Olympic 3-1 Poland29/07/1976 | LSoviet Union 4-1 Poland07/09/1977 | DPoland 0-0 Germany01/06/1978 | VPoland 1-0 Tunisia06/06/1978 | VMexico 1-3 Poland10/06/1978 | VPeru 0-1 Poland18/06/1978 |
| Overall | VPoland 1-0 Bulgaria26/04/1978 | DPoland 0-0 Germany01/06/1978 | VPoland 1-0 Tunisia06/06/1978 | VMexico 1-3 Poland10/06/1978 | LArgentina 2-0 Poland14/06/1978 | VPeru 0-1 Poland18/06/1978 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | VBrazil 1-0 Peru10/07/1977 | VBrazil 8-0 Bolivia14/07/1977 | DSweden 1-1 Brazil03/06/1978 | DBrazil 0-0 Spain07/06/1978 | VBrazil 1-0 Austria11/06/1978 | VBrazil 3-0 Peru14/06/1978 |
| Overall | VBrazil 2-0 Czechoslovakia17/05/1978 | DSweden 1-1 Brazil03/06/1978 | DBrazil 0-0 Spain07/06/1978 | VBrazil 1-0 Austria11/06/1978 | VBrazil 3-0 Peru14/06/1978 | DBrazil 0-0 Argentina18/06/1978 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 8 | 9 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 3 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
5 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
Goals
|
5 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
5 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0.6 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.2 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
Bookings
|
3 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
Key players
 | Zbigniew Boniek | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Dirceu |  |
| Zbigniew Boniek | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Dirceu | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Zico | |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Zico | |
||
| Grzegorz Lato | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 2 assists | Toninho Cerezo | |
| Grzegorz Lato | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 2 assists | Toninho Cerezo | |
| Grzegorz Lato | 1 goal, 2 assists during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | Dirceu | |
Historical head to head
Home
1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l
3 gf
6 ga
Away
3 matches
0 v
0 d
3 l
3 gf
9 ga
Neutral ground
2 matches
1 v
0 d
1 l
6 gf
6 ga
Total
6 matches
1 v
0 d
5 l
12 gf
21 ga
Historical head to head
Home
3 matches
3 v
0 d
0 l
9 gf
3 ga
Away
1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l
6 gf
3 ga
Neutral ground
2 matches
1 v
0 d
1 l
6 gf
6 ga
Total
6 matches
5 v
0 d
1 l
21 gf
12 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
July 06, 1974 |
| Neutral ground | 1 - 0 |
July 06, 1974 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 3 |
June 20, 1968 |
| Neutral ground | 6 - 5 |
June 05, 1938 |
Latest head to head
June 19, 1977 - Rencontres amicales 1977
July 06, 1974 - Coupe du Monde 1974
June 20, 1968 - Rencontres amicales 1968
June 08, 1966 - Rencontres amicales 1966
June 05, 1966 - Rencontres amicales 1966
Best historical scorers against Brazil
 |
Ernest Wilimowski | 4 goals | 1938 - 1938 |
|
Jan Liberda | 2 goals | 1966 - 1966 |
|
Bernard Blaut | 1 goal | 1968 - 1968 |
|
Jerzy Sadek | 1 goal | 1968 - 1968 |
|
Zbigniew Boniek | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Janusz Zmijewski | 1 goal | 1968 - 1968 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 05/06/1938. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Poland
|
Roberto Rivellino | 3 goals | 1968 - 1977 |
 |
Léônidas | 3 goals | 1938 - 1938 |
 |
Tostão | 3 goals | 1966 - 1968 |
|
José Peracio | 2 goals | 1938 - 1938 |
 |
Jairzinho | 2 goals | 1968 - 1968 |
 |
Garrincha | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
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Players with most games played vs Brazil
 |
Kazimierz Deyna | 3 matches | 1968 - 1977 |
|
Stanislaw Oslizlo | 3 matches | 1966 - 1968 |
|
Bernard Blaut | 3 matches | 1966 - 1968 |
 |
Robert Gadocha | 2 matches | 1968 - 1974 |
|
Zdzislaw Kapka | 2 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
 |
Jacek Gmoch | 2 matches | 1966 - 1968 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 05/06/1938. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Poland
|
Jairzinho | 4 matches | 1966 - 1974 |
|
Roberto Rivellino | 3 matches | 1968 - 1977 |
 |
Zé Maria | 3 matches | 1968 - 1977 |
 |
Marinho Chagas | 2 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
|
Tostão | 2 matches | 1966 - 1968 |
 |
Leão | 2 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 05/06/1938. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Competition info
The other matches
June 14, 1978
June 18, 1978
June 21, 1978
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