Sweden 1–1 Brazil: 1978 World Cup match
1–1Full time
Match in one glance
SwedenBrazilGoalCard
Sweden
Brazil
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
1Sweden1Brazil
Thomas Sjöberg opened the scoring at 37′.
Team comparison
SwedenBrazil
1Goals1
1Bookings1
1Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RReinaldoBrazil · 45′1goal
- 2TSThomas SjöbergSweden · 37′1goal
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 3
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-03
- Venue
- Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
- Result
- 1–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Sweden / BrazilSweden
Thomas Sjöberg37′
Brazil
Reinaldo45′
Complete match timeline
SwedenBrazilGoalCardSubstitution
Sweden
Brazil
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
7 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1T. Sjöberg 37′ · Reinaldo 45′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Sweden
Reported rolesRH
1Ronnie HellströmHB
2Hasse BorgRA
3Roy AnderssonBN
4Björn NordqvistIE
5Ingemar ErlandssonST
6Staffan TapperAL
7Anders LinderothBL
8Bo LarssonLL
9Lennart LarssonTS
10Thomas SjöbergBW
11Benny WendtReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 22RERalf Edström79′
Match contributions
- Thomas Sjöberg⚽ 1
- Benny Wendt▰ 74′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1RHRonnie HellströmGoalkeeper
- 2HBHasse BorgDefender
- 3RARoy AnderssonDefender
- 4BNBjörn NordqvistDefender
- 5IEIngemar ErlandssonDefender
- 6STStaffan TapperMidfielder
- 7ALAnders LinderothMidfielder
- 8BLBo LarssonMidfielder
- 9LLLennart LarssonMidfielder
- 10TSThomas SjöbergForward
- 11BWBenny WendtForward
Brazil
Reported rolesL
1LeãoT
2ToninhoO
3OscarA
4AmaralE
6EdinhoTC
5Toninho CerezoB
17BatistaG
18GilZ
8ZicoR
9ReinaldoR
10RivellinoReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 11DDirceu80′
- 13NNelinho68′
Match contributions
- Oscar▰ 87′
- Reinaldo⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1LLeãoGoalkeeper
- 2TToninhoDefender
- 3OOscarDefender
- 4AAmaralDefender
- 5TCToninho CerezoMidfielder
- 6EEdinhoDefender
- 8ZZicoForward
- 9RReinaldoForward
- 10RRivellinoForward
- 17BBatistaMidfielder
- 18GGilMidfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
1Sweden1Brazil
Thomas Sjöberg opened the scoring at 37′.
Team comparison
SwedenBrazil
1Goals1
1Bookings1
1Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RReinaldoBrazil · 45′1goal
- 2TSThomas SjöbergSweden · 37′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 3
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-03
- Venue
- Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
- Result
- 1–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Sweden / BrazilSweden
Thomas Sjöberg37′
Brazil
Reinaldo45′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.