Fifa world cup
Mexico 1970
| Champion: | Brazil |  |
| Runners-up: | Italy |  |
| Third place: | West Germany |  |
| Top scorer: | Gerd Muller (10 goals) | |
Location
Mexico
Dates
31 May – 21 june
teams
16 Teams
Matches palyed
32 matches
Goals scored
95 goals
World Cup 1970
The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men’s national teams. Held from 31 May to 21 June in Mexico, it was the first World Cup tournament staged in North America, and the first held outside Europe and South America. Teams representing 75 nations from all six populated continents entered the competition, and its qualification rounds began in May 1968. Fourteen teams qualified from this process to join host nation Mexico and defending champions England in the 16-team final tournament. El Salvador, Israel and Morocco made their first appearances at the final stage.
World Cup 1970 finals
Final Match
Brazil 4 – 1 Italy
| Quarter-finals | ||
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Uruguay 1 – 0 USSR |  |
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Italy 4 – 1 Mexico |  |
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Brazil 4 – 2 Peru |  |
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West Germany 3 – 2 England |  |
| Semi-finals | ||
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Italy 4 – 3 West Germany | |
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Brazil 3 – 1 Uruguay | |
| Third place | ||
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West Germany 1 – 0 Uruguay | |
World Cup 1970 Groups’ Stage
| Group 1 | ||
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Mexico 0 – 0 USSR | |
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Belgium 3 – 0 El Salvador |  |
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USSR 4 – 1 Belgium | |
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Mexico 4 – 0 El Salvador | |
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USSR 2 – 0 El Salvador | |
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Mexico 1 – 0 Belgium | |
| Group 2 | ||
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Uruguay 2 – 0 Israel |  |
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Italy 1 – 0 Sweden |  |
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Brazil 0 – 0 Italy | |
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Sweden 1 – 1 Israel | |
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Sweden 1 – 0 Uruguay | |
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Italy 0 – 0 Israel | |
| Group 3 | ||
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England 1 – 0 Romania |  |
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Brazil 4 – 1 Czechoslovakia |  |
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Romania 2 – 1 Czechoslovakia | |
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Brazil 1 – 0 England | |
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Brazil 3 – 2 Romania | |
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England 1 – 0 Czechoslovakia | |
| Group 4 | ||
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Peru 3 – 2 Bulgaria |  |
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West Germany 2 – 1 Morocco |  |
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Peru 3 – 0 Morocco | |
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West Germany 5 – 2 Bulgaria | |
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West Germany 3 – 1 Peru | |
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Bulgaria 1 – 1 Morocco | |
World Cup 1970 Teams
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Belgium |
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Brazil |
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Bulgaria |
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Czechoslovakia |
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El Salvador |
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England |
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Italy |
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Israel |
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Mexico |
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Morocco |
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Peru |
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Romania |
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Sweden |
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USSR |
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Uruguay |
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West Germany |