1970

1970 FIFA World Cup

The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's senior national teams.

1970
Official poster
designed by

Lance Wyman

Mexico
Host country
Mexico

31 May – 21 June

Teams
Teams
16

from 5 confederations

Venues
Venues
5

in 5 host cities

Brazil
Champions
Brazil

3rd Title

Italy
Runners-up
Italy

West Germany
Third Place
West Germany

Uruguay
Fourth place
Uruguay

Matches
Matches played
32

Goals scored
Goals scored
95

2.97 per match

Attendance
Attendance
1,604,065

50,127 per match

Gerd Müller
Top scorer
Gerd Müller

West Germany
10 goals

Teófilo Cubillas
Best young player
Teófilo Cubillas

Peru

Fair play award
Fair play award
Peru

South America

Group 1 Teams

Mexico
Mexico
Head coach
Raúl Cárdenas

22 players

Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Head coach
Gavril Kachalin

22 players

Belgium
Belgium
Head coach
Raymond Goethals

22 players

El Salvador
El Salvador
Head coach
Hernán Carrasco

22 players

Group 2 Teams

Italy
Italy
Head coach
Ferruccio Valcareggi

22 players

Sweden
Sweden
Head coach
Orvar Bergmark

22 players

Uruguay
Uruguay
Head coach
Juan Hohberg

22 players

Israel
Israel
Head coach
Emmanuel Scheffer

22 players

Group 3 Teams

Brazil
Brazil
Head coach
Mário Zagallo

22 players

England
England
Head coach
Alf Ramsey

22 players

Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Head coach
Jozef Marko

22 players

Romania
Romania
Head coach
Angelo Niculescu

22 players

Group 4 Teams

West Germany
West Germany
Head coach
Helmut Schön

22 players

Peru
Peru
Head coach
Didi

22 players

Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Head coach
Stefan Bozhkov

22 players

Morocco
 Morocco
Head coach
Blagoje Vidinić

19 players

Venues

Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Federal District

Capacity: 107,247

Estadio Jalisco
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco

Capacity: 71,100

Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla City, Puebla

Capacity: 35,563

Estadio Luis Dosal
Estadio Luis Dosal
Toluca, State of Mexico

Capacity: 26,900

Estadio Nou Camp
Estadio Nou Camp
León, Guanajuato

Capacity: 23,609

Match Officials

Abraham Klein
Abraham Klein
Israel

Asia

seyoum tarekegn
Seyoum Tarekegn
Ethiopia

Africa

Ali Kandil
Ali Kandil
Egypt

Africa

Werner Winsemann
Werner Winsemann
Canada

North America

Abel Aguilar Elizalde
Abel Aguilar Elizalde
Mexico

North America

Diego De Leo
Diego De Leo
Mexico

North America

Henry Landauer
Henry Landauer
United States

North America

Ángel Norberto Coerezza
Ángel Norberto Coerezza
Argentina

South America

Antônio de Moraês
Antônio de Moraês
Brazil

South America

Rafael Hormázabal
Rafael Hormázabal
Chile

South America

Arturo Yamasaki
Arturo Yamasaki
Peru

South America

Ramón Barreto
Ramón Barreto
Uruguay

South America

Ferdinand Marschall
Ferdinand Marschall
Austria

Europe

Vital Loraux
Vital Loraux
Belgium

Europe

Rudi Glöckner
Rudi Glöckner
East Germany

Europe

Jack Taylor
Jack Taylor
England

Europe

Roger Machin
Roger Machin
France

Europe

Antonio Sbardella
Antonio Sbardella
Italy

Europe

Laurens van Ravens
Laurens van Ravens
Netherlands

Europe

Antonio Ribeiro Saldanha
Antonio Ribeiro Saldanha
Portugal

Europe

Andrei Rădulescu
Andrei Rădulescu
Romania

Europe

Bob Davidson
Bob Davidson
Scotland

Europe

Ortiz de Mendíbil
Ortiz de Mendíbil
Spain

Europe

Tofik Bakhramov
Tofik Bakhramov
Soviet Union

Europe

Rudolf Scheurer
Rudolf Scheurer
Switzerland

Europe

Kurt Tschenscher
Kurt Tschenscher
West Germany

Europe

Group 1 Standings

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal Difference Points Qualification
1Soviet Union321061+55Advance to knockout stage
2Mexico321050+55Advance to knockout stage
3Belgium310245-12
4El Salvador300309-90

Group 2 Standings

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal Difference Points Qualification
1Italy312010+14Advance to the knockout stage
2Uruguay311121+13Advance to the knockout stage
3Sweden311122 03
4Israel302113-22

Group 3 Standings

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal Difference Points Qualification
1Brazil330083+56Advance to the knockout stage
2England320121+14Advance to the knockout stage
3Romania310245-12
4Czechoslovakia300327-50

Group 4 Standings

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal Difference Points Qualification
1West Germany3300104+66Advance to the knockout stage
2Peru320175+24Advance to the knockout stage
3Bulgaria301259-41
4Morocco301226-41

Quarter-Finals

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
14 June 12:00 CT
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 26,085 

Soviet Union
Soviet Union
0

Uruguay
Uruguay
1

Espárrago 117'

Laurens van Ravens
Referee
Laurens van Ravens

Netherlands

Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca
14 June 12:00 CT
Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca

Attendance: 26,851

Italy
Italy
4

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

Mexico
Mexico
1

González 13'

Rudolf Scheurer
Referee
Rudolf Scheurer

Switzerland

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
14 June 12:00 CT
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Attendance: 54,233

Brazil
Brazil
4

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

Peru
Peru
2

Gallardo 28'
Cubillas 70'

Vital Loraux
Referee
Vital Loraux

Belgium

Estadio Nou Camp, León
14 June 12:00 CT
Estadio Nou Camp, León

Attendance: 23,357

West Germany
West Germany
3

Beckenbauer 68'
Seeler 82'
Müller 108' 

England
England
2

 Mullery 31'
Peters 49'

Ángel Norberto Coerezza
Referee
Ángel Norberto Coerezza

Argentina

Semi-Finals

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
17 June 16:00 CT
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Attendance: 51,261

Uruguay
Uruguay
1

Cubilla 19' 

Brazil
Brazil
3

 Clodoaldo 44'
Jairzinho 76'
Rivellino 89'

José María Ortiz de Mendibil
Referee
José María Ortiz de Mendibil

Spain

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
17 June 16:00 CT
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 102,444

Italy
Italy
4

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

West Germany
West Germany
3

Schnellinger 90'
Müller 95', 110'

Arturo Yamasaki
Referee
Arturo Yamasaki

Peru

Third Place Play-Off

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
20 June 16:00 CT
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 104,403

Uruguay
Uruguay
0

West Germany
West Germany
1

Overath 26'

Antonio Sbardella
Referee
Antonio Sbardella

Italy

Final

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
21 June 12:00 CT
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 107,412

Brazil
Brazil
4

Pelé 18'
Gérson 65'
Jairzinho 71'
Carlos Alberto 86'

Italy
Italy
1

 Boninsegna 37'

Rudi Glöckner
Referee
Rudi Glöckner

East Germany

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