
designed by
Lance Wyman

Mexico
31 May – 21 June

16
from 5 confederations

5
in 5 host cities

Brazil
3rd Title

Italy

West Germany

Uruguay

32

95
2.97 per match

1,604,065
50,127 per match

Gerd Müller
West Germany
10 goals

Teófilo Cubillas
Peru

Peru
South America

1
4 teams

Head coach
Raúl Cárdenas
22 players

Head coach
Gavril Kachalin
22 players

Head coach
Raymond Goethals
22 players

Head coach
Hernán Carrasco
22 players

2
4 teams

Head coach
Ferruccio Valcareggi
22 players

Head coach
Orvar Bergmark
22 players

Head coach
Juan Hohberg
22 players

Head coach
Emmanuel Scheffer
22 players

3
4 teams

Head coach
Mário Zagallo
22 players

Head coach
Alf Ramsey
22 players

Head coach
Jozef Marko
22 players

Head coach
Angelo Niculescu
22 players

4
4 teams

Head coach
Helmut Schön
22 players

Head coach
Didi
22 players

Head coach
Stefan Bozhkov
22 players

Head coach
Blagoje Vidinić
19 players

Mexico City, Federal District
Capacity: 107,247

Guadalajara, Jalisco
Capacity: 71,100

Puebla City, Puebla
Capacity: 35,563

Toluca, State of Mexico
Capacity: 26,900

León, Guanajuato
Capacity: 23,609

Israel
Asia

Ethiopia
Africa

Egypt
Africa

Canada
North America

Mexico
North America

Mexico
North America

United States
North America

Argentina
South America

Brazil
South America

Chile
South America

Peru
South America

Uruguay
South America

Austria
Europe

Belgium
Europe

East Germany
Europe

England
Europe

France
Europe

Italy
Europe

Netherlands
Europe

Portugal
Europe

Romania
Europe

Scotland
Europe

Spain
Europe

Soviet Union
Europe

Switzerland
Europe

West Germany
Europe
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | |
| 4 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 0 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Peru | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 26,085

0

1
Espárrago 117'

Laurens van Ravens
Netherlands

Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca
Attendance: 26,851

4
Guzmán 25' (o.g.)
Riva 63', 76'
Rivera 70'

1
González 13'

Rudolf Scheurer
Switzerland

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 54,233

4
Rivellino 11'
Tostão 15', 52'
Jairzinho 75'

2
Gallardo 28'
Cubillas 70'

Vital Loraux
Belgium

Estadio Nou Camp, León
Attendance: 23,357

3
Beckenbauer 68'
Seeler 82'
Müller 108'

2
Mullery 31'
Peters 49'

Ángel Norberto Coerezza
Argentina

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 51,261

1
Cubilla 19'

3
Clodoaldo 44'
Jairzinho 76'
Rivellino 89'

José María Ortiz de Mendibil
Spain

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 102,444

4
Boninsegna 8'
Burgnich 98'
Riva 104'
Rivera 111'

3
Schnellinger 90'
Müller 95', 110'

Arturo Yamasaki
Peru

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 104,403

0

1
Overath 26'

Antonio Sbardella
Italy