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Sweden took the lead after only 4 minutes after an excellent finish by captain Nils Liedholm.The lead did not last long, as Vavá equalised just 5 minutes later. On 32 minutes, Vavá scored a similar goal to his first to give Brazil a lead 2–1 at the break. 10 minutes into the second half, Brazil went further in front thanks to a brilliant goal scored by Pelé. [8]
Brazil beat Sweden 5–2 in the final in Solna, Stockholm, to claim their first title, having beaten France in the semi-final and Wales in the quarter-final. The tournament also marked the arrival of a then 17-year-old Pelé on the world stage, who scored in all three of Brazil's knockout games.
4.2 Sweden vs West Germany. 5 Third place play-off. 6 Final. 7 References. ... Brazil won the final 5–2 against hosts Sweden for their first World Cup title. [1]
The final round consisted of Brazil, Spain, Sweden, and Uruguay. [1] The winner of the final round was declared champions of the World Cup. Uruguay won the tournament, defeating hosts Brazil in the decisive match for their second World Cup title. [2]
4 Advance to second round: 2 Brazil: 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4 3 ... 4 Sweden: 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1 Source: FIFA. Matches. Austria vs Spain. 3 June 1978. 13:45 ART.
In the opening round of matches, England beat Japan, [6] [7] [8] and Brazil beat Sweden. [9] Brazil comfortably beat Japan in their second game. [10] [11] On 8 June, Sweden were leading 3–1 against England but their opponents scored twice in the last two minutes to snatch a draw. [12] [13] In the final match of the tournament, Brazil beat ...
6 3 7 7 6 4: 7 5 2 Nicolas Kiefer Thomas Enqvist: 3 6 : 3 6 : 5 7 3 Boris Becker / David Prinosil Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti: 6 4 6 5 7 7: 6 5 7 7: 4 6 4 Nicolas Kiefer Jonas Björkman: 3 6 : 6 4 2 6 : 7 5 4 6 5 Tommy Haas Magnus Larsson: 6 4 7 7: 7 5 6 2
FIFA World Cup. Winners (5): 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 Runners-up (2): 1950, 1998 Third place (2): 1938, 1978 Fourth place (2): 1974, 2014 South American Championship / Copa América