Date: 03-06-1978
Stage: first round
Place: MAR DEL PLATA
Running time: 103 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/portuguese
My rating: **
Notes: Cerezo,Zico,Rivelino, Hellstroem,Sjoberg,Wendt
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 3 June 1978, 13:45
Mundial 78, Mar del Plata
Attendance: 32,569
Meteo: Cold, clear, 11°C
BRAZIL
Leão
Amaral
Edinho
Oscar
Toninho
Batista
Rivellino (c)
Toninho Cerezo
Zico
Gil
Reinaldo
Coach: Claudio Coutinho (BRA)
87′ Oscar
66′ ↓Gil ↑Nelinho
80′ ↓Toninho Cerezo ↑Dirceu
SWEDEN
Ronnie Hellström
Roy Andersson
Hasse Borg
Ingemar Erlandsson
Björn Nordqvist (c)
Bo Larsson
Lennart Larsson
Anders Linderoth
Staffan Tapper
Thomas Sjöberg
Benny Wendt
Coach: Georg Ericsson (SWE)
74′ Benny Wendt
79′ ↓Lennart Larsson ↑Ralf Edström
Referee: Clive Thomas (WAL)
Goals:
38′ Thomas Sjöberg SWE
45′ Reinaldo BRA
Match overview
Brazil and Sweden played out a controversial draw that featured one of the most talked-about decisions in World Cup history. Sjöberg gave Sweden the lead before Reinaldo equalised for Brazil just before half-time. The drama came in stoppage time when referee Clive Thomas disallowed Zico’s header from a corner kick, blowing for full-time before the ball crossed the line.
Trivia
Welsh referee Clive Thomas became infamous for disallowing Zico’s last-minute goal, ruling that he had blown for full-time before the Brazilian midfielder made contact with the ball. This controversial decision remains one of the most debated refereeing moments in World Cup history.
