1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 75 teams entered the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Hosts Mexico and defending champions England qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 75 (from 6 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 172 |
| Goals scored | 542 (3.15 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tostão (10 goals) |
For the first time, the winners of both the African zone and the Asian and Oceanian zone were guaranteed a direct place in the final tournament. The 16 spots available in the 1970 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:
- Europe (UEFA): 9 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier England, while the other 8 places were contested by 29 teams.
- South America (CONMEBOL): 3 places, contested by 10 teams.
- North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): 2 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Mexico, while the other 1 place was contested by 13 teams.
- Africa (CAF): 1 place, contested by 13 teams. (13 teams applied, but FIFA rejected the entries of Guinea and Zaire, leaving 11 teams. A 14th team from Africa, Rhodesia, entered through a non-CAF qualifying system.)
- Asia and Oceania (AFC/OFC): 1 place, contested by 7 teams (including Rhodesia).
A total of 68 teams played in at least one qualifying match. A total of 172 qualifying matches were played, and 542 goals were scored (an average of 3.15 per match).
Listed below are the dates and results of the qualification rounds.
Key:
- Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.
- Teams highlighted in red in the same table finished level on points and advanced to a play-off on neutral ground.
Qualified teams
FIFA World Cup qualification 1970
| Team | Method of
qualification |
Date of
qualification |
Finals
appearance |
Streak | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico | Hosts | 8 October 1964 | 7th | 6 | Group Stage (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966) |
 England | Defending Champions | 30 July 1966 | 6th | 6 | Winners (1966) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | UEFA Group 6 Winners | 30 April 1969 | 5th | 1 (Last: 1954) | Group Stage (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954) |
 Uruguay | CONMEBOL Group 3 Winners | 10 August 1969 | 6th | 3 | Winners (1930, 1950) |
| Brazil | CONMEBOL Group 2 Winners | 24 August 1969 | 9th | 9 | Winners (1958, 1962) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru | CONMEBOL Group 1 Winners | 31 August 1969 | 2nd | 1 (Last: 1930) | Group Stage (1930) |
 El Salvador | CONCACAF Winners | 8 October 1969 | 1st | 1 | – |
 Sweden | UEFA Group 5 Winners | 15 October 1969 | 5th | 1 (Last: 1958) | Runners-Up (1958) |
 West Germany | UEFA Group 7 Winners | 22 October 1969 | 7th | 5 | Winners (1954) |
 Morocco | CAF Winners | 26 October 1969 | 1st | 1 | – |
 Soviet Union | UEFA Group 4 Winners | 4 November 1969 | 4th | 4 | Fourth Place (1966) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | UEFA Group 1 Winners | 16 November 1969 | 4th | 1 (Last: 1938) | Group Stage (1930, 1934, 1938) |
 Italy | UEFA Group 3 Winners | 22 November 1969 | 7th | 3 | Winners (1934, 1938) |
 Czechoslovakia | UEFA Group 2 Winners | 3 December 1969 | 6th | 1 (Last: 1962) | Runners-Up (1934, 1962) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria | UEFA Group 8 Winners | 7 December 1969 | 3rd | 3 | Group Stage (1962, 1966) |
 Israel | AFC/OFC Winners | 14 December 1969 | 1st | 1 | – |
Europe
(30 teams competing for 8 berths)
FIFA rejected the entry of Albania. The remaining 29 teams were divided into 8 groups of 3 or 4 teams each (three groups with 3 teams and five groups with 4 teams). The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 5
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Group 7
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Group 8
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South America
| Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL) |
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The 10 teams were divided into 3 groups; two groups with 3 teams and one group with 4 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peru |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Argentina |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| 27 July 1969 | Bolivia | 3–1 | Argentina | La Paz, Bolivia |
Díaz  18'Blacut 51'Alvarez 70' |
Tarabini 43' |
Referee: Sosa Miranda (Paraguay) |
| 10 August 1969 | Bolivia | 2–1 | Peru | La Paz, Bolivia |
| Alvarez 69' Chumpitaz 80' (o.g.) |
Challe 51' |
Referee: Chechelev (Venezuela) |
| 17 August 1969 | Peru | 3–0 | Bolivia | Lima, Peru |
| Cubillas 36' Cruzado 40' (pen)Gallardo 58' |
Referee: Ramirez (Colombia) |
| 24 August 1969 | Argentina | 1–0 | Bolivia | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Albrecht 62' (pen) |
Referee: Pena Rocha (Uruguay) |
| 31 August 1969 | Argentina | 2–2 | Peru | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Albrecht 80' Rendo 89' |
Ramírez 70', 81' |
Referee: Diaz (Chile) |
Peru qualified.
The Bolivia v Peru match on 10 August 1969 is infamous for being fixed by Argentina in favour of Bolivia. Match referee Sergio Chechelev annulled a valid goal from Peru without any justification, allowing Bolivia to win 2–1. Years later, Chechelev excused himself saying that Argentina had paid him to favour Bolivia.[1]
This has been the only time that Argentina failed to qualify to a World Cup tournament.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paraguay |
8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| 3 |  Colombia |
3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | −17 |
| 27 July 1969 | Colombia | 3–0 | Venezuela | Bogotá, Colombia |
| González 34', 56' Segrera 76' (pen) |
Referee: Murgueytio (Ecuador) |
| 2 August 1969 | Venezuela | 1–1 | Colombia | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Mendoza 55' |
Tamayo 61' |
Referee: Ortube Vargas (Bolivia) |
| 10 August 1969 | Venezuela | 0–5 | Brazil | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Tostão 60', 72', 74' Pelé 71', 75' |
Referee: Villacis (Ecuador) |
| 17 August 1969 | Paraguay | 0–3 | Brazil | Asunción, Paraguay |
| Mendoza 70' (o.g.) Jairzinho 81'Edu 90' |
Referee: Conley (Chile) |
| 21 August 1969 | Brazil | 6–2 | Colombia | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Tostão 15', 40' Edu 48'Pelé 60'Rivelino 86'Jairzinho 88' |
Mesa 18' Gallego 89' |
Attendance: 99,947[2] Referee: Comesana (Argentina) |
| 24 August 1969 | Brazil | 6–0 | Venezuela | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Tostão 3', 22', 24' Jairzinho 30'Pelé 45' (pen), 69' |
Referee: Ortube Vargas (Bolivia) |
| 24 August 1969 | Paraguay | 2–1 | Colombia | Ascuncion, Paraguay |
| Arrúa 38', 49' |
Segrera 83' (pen) |
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina) |
| 31 August 1969 | Brazil | 1–0 | Paraguay | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Pelé 68' |
Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay) |
Brazil qualified.
Group 3
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| 2 |  Chile |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| 3 |  Ecuador |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| 6 July 1969 | Ecuador | 0–2 | Uruguay | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Bareño 31' Zubía 60' |
Referee: Arppi Filho (Brazil) |
| 13 July 1969 | Chile | 0–0 | Uruguay | Santiago, Chile |
| Referee: Bossolino (Argentina) |
| 27 July 1969 | Chile | 4–1 | Ecuador | Santiago, Chile |
| Olivares 55' Valdéz 62', 86'Tobar 79' (o.g.) |
Lasso 89' |
Referee: Ramírez (Colombia) |
| 3 August 1969 | Ecuador | 1–1 | Chile | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Rodríguez 16' |
Olivares 58' |
Referee: Angeles (Peru |
Uruguay qualified.
North, Central America and Caribbean
FIFA rejected the entry of Cuba. There would be three rounds of play:
- First Round: The remaining 12 teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Semifinal Round.
- Semifinal Round: The 4 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.
Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| 3 |  Bermuda |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
| 6 October 1968 | Canada | 4–0 | Bermuda | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Vigh 3' (pen) Zanatta 10'Papadakis 25', 75' |
Referee: Segura (Mexico) |
| 13 October 1968 | Canada | 4–2 | United States | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| McPate 40', 68' Patterson 79'Vigh 89' |
Roy 38' Stritzl 89' |
Referee: Figaroa (Netherlands Antilles) |
| 20 October 1968 | Bermuda | 0–0 | Canada | Hamilton, Bermuda |
| Referee: Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles) |
| 26 October 1968 | United States | 1–0 | Canada | Atlanta, United States |
| Albrecht 50' |
Referee: Soto Paris (Costa Rica) |
| 2 November 1968 | United States | 6–2 | Bermuda | Kansas City, United States |
| Millar 22', 63', ?' Baker 25', 56'Roy 60' |
Trott 34' Best 51' |
Referee: Fingal (Netherlands Antilles) |
| 11 November 1968 | Bermuda | 0–2 | United States | Hamilton, Bermuda |
| Smith 8' (o.g.) Roy 41' |
Referee: Felipe (Mexico) |
United States advanced to the Semifinal Round.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Haiti |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 2 |  Guatemala |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 3 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 |
| 17 November 1968 | Guatemala | 4–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Stokes 30' Murren 66' (o.g.)Bastide 78' (o.g.)Melgar 88' |
Referee: Araya Muñoz (Costa Rica) |
| 20 November 1968 | Guatemala | 0–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Guatemala City, Guatemala[3] |
| Referee: Osorio Castillo (Mexico) |
| 23 November 1968 | Haiti | 4–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Saint-Vil 39', 52' Obas 57'François 86' |
Referee: Gamboa (Costa Rica) |
| 25 November 1968 | Haiti | 2–4 | Trinidad and Tobago | Port-au-Prince, Haiti[3] |
| Guillaume 23' Vorbe 52' |
Archibald |
Referee: Archundia (Mexico) |
| 8 December 1968 | Haiti | 2–0 | Guatemala | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Guillaume Saint Surin |
Referee: Molina (Costa Rica) |
| 23 February 1969 | Guatemala | 1–1 | Haiti | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| González |
Obas |
Referee: Chaplin (Jamaica) |
Haiti advanced to the Semifinal Round.
Group 3
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Honduras |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| 2 |  Costa Rica |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 3 |  Jamaica |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 |
| 27 November 1968 | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Jamaica | San José, Costa Rica |
| Hernández 78' Vaughns 88'Sáenz 89' |
Referee: De Oca (Guatemala) |
| 1 December 1968 | Costa Rica | 3–1 | Jamaica | San José, Costa Rica[4] |
| Chavarria Vega Núñez |
Dunkley |
Referee: Archundia (Mexico) |
| 5 December 1968 | Honduras | 3–1 | Jamaica | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Urquia 18' Rosales 41'Dick 56' |
Welsh 89' |
Referee: King (United States) |
| 8 December 1968 | Honduras | 2–0 | Jamaica | Tegucigalpa, Honduras[4] |
| Mendoza 42' Mejia 73' |
Referee: Lee (Canada) |
| 22 December 1968 | Honduras | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Gómez 32' |
Referee: Wuertz (United States) |
| 29 December 1968 | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Honduras | San José, Costa Rica |
| Chavarria 40' |
Rosales 25' (pen) |
Referee: Cumberbatch (Trinidad and Tobago) |
Honduras advanced to the Semifinal Round.
Group 4
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Suriname |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 |
| 24 November 1968 | Suriname | 6–0 | Netherlands Antilles | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Corte Schoonhoven Vanenburg |
Referee: King (United States) |
| 1 December 1968 | El Salvador | 6–0 | Suriname | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Estrada 23', 84' Azucar 56', 88'Barraza 87'Martínez 90' |
Referee: De Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| 5 December 1968 | Netherlands Antilles | 2–0 | Suriname | Oranjestad, Netherlands Antilles |
| Brokke A. Martina |
Referee: King (Canada) |
| 12 December 1968 | El Salvador | 1–0 | Netherlands Antilles | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Quintanilla 28' |
Referee: Di Salvatore (United States) |
| 15 December 1968 | El Salvador | 2–1 | Netherlands Antilles | San Salvador, El Salvador[5] |
| Martínez 58' Barraza 83' |
E. Martina |
Referee: De Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| 22 December 1968 | Suriname | 4–1 | El Salvador | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Lagadeau Oosthuizen Schal |
González |
Referee: Downer (Trinidad and Tobago) |
El Salvador advanced to the Semifinal Round.
Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| 2 | United States |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
| 20 April 1969 | Haiti | 2–0 | United States | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Obas 8' Saint-Vil 54' |
Referee: Segura (Mexico) |
| 11 May 1969 | United States | 0–1 | Haiti | San Diego, United States |
| Saint-Vil 43' |
Referee: Dunstan (Bermuda) |
Haiti advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | El Salvador |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| 1= | Honduras |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| 8 June 1969 | Honduras | 1–0 | El Salvador | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Wells 89' |
Referee: Yamasaki (Mexico) |
| 15 June 1969 | El Salvador | 3–0 | Honduras | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Martínez 27' (pen), 41' Acevedo 29' |
Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles) |
El Salvador and Honduras finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
| 27 June 1969 | El Salvador | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Honduras | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Martínez 8', 28' Quintanilla 101' |
Cardona 19' Gómez 50' |
Referee: Abel Aguilar Elizalde (Mexico) |
El Salvador advanced to the Final Round. Additionally, these matches featured prominently in the Football War.
Final Round
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Haiti |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| 1= | El Salvador |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| 21 September 1969 | Haiti | 1–2 | El Salvador | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| François |
Acevedo Rodríguez |
Referee: Yamasaki (Mexico) |
| 28 September 1969 | El Salvador | 0–3 | Haiti | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Désir 20' François 40'Barthélemy 44' |
Referee: Elizalde (Mexico) |
El Salvador and Haiti finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
| 8 October 1969 | El Salvador | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Haiti | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Martínez 104' |
Referee: Dunstan (Bermuda) |
El Salvador qualified.
Africa
FIFA rejected the entries of Guinea and Zaire. There would be three rounds of play:
- First Round: Ghana received a bye and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 10 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners (determined by aggregate score) would advance to the Second Round.
- Second Round: The 6 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 3 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zambia .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
6–6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sudan |
4–2 | 2–4 (aet) | |
| Morocco |
4–2 |  Senegal |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
Algeria  |
1–2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tunisia |
1–2 | 0–0 | |
Nigeria  |
4–3 |  Cameroon |
1–1 | 3–2 | |
Libya .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
3–5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ethiopia |
2–0 | 1–5 | |
Ghana  |
Bye |
Asia and Oceania
North Korea withdrew because they refused to play with Israel. There would be three rounds of play:
- First Round: Israel, New Zealand and Rhodesia received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 3 teams, Australia, Japan and South Korea, played against each other twice in South Korea. The group winner would advance to the Second Round.
- Second Round: The 4 teams were divided into 2 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other twice. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.
First round
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan |
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
| South Korea | 2 – 2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Ki-bok 8' Park Soo-Il 39' |
34' Miyamoto 50' Kuwahara |
| South Korea | 1 – 2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Yi-woo 45' |
37' Watkiss 82' McColl |
| South Korea | 2 – 0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Jeong Gang-Ji 17', 40' |
| South Korea | 1 – 1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Park Soo-Il 29' |
58' Baartz |
Australia advanced to the Second Round.
Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Australia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1= | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rhodesia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 November 1969 | Rhodesia | 1 – 1 | Australia | Lourenço Marques, Mozambique[6] |
| Chalmers 63' |
McColl 68' |
Referee: Ribeiro (Portugal) |
| 27 November 1969 | Rhodesia | 0 – 0 | Australia | Lourenço Marques, Mozambique[6] |
| Referee: Ribeiro (Portugal) |
Australia and Rhodesia finished level on points, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
| 29 November 1969 | Rhodesia | 1 – 3 | Australia | Lourenço Marques, Mozambique[6] |
| Chalmers 54' |
Warren 17' Tegire 22' (o.g.)Rutherford 57' |
Referee: Ribeiro (Portugal) |
Australia advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| 2 |  New Zealand |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
| — |  North Korea |
withdrew | |||||||
| 28 September 1969 | Israel | 4 – 0 | New Zealand | Ramat Gan, Israel[7] |
| Spiegler 48' Spiegel 65'Feigenbaum 72', 86' |
Referee: Nassiri (Iran) |
| 1 October 1969 | Israel | 2 – 0 | New Zealand | Ramat Gan, Israel[7] |
| Spiegler 24' Spiegel 33' |
Referee: Nassiri (Iran) |
Israel advanced to the Final Round. North Korea, despite their good performance in the previous tournament staged in England in 1966, refused to play in Israel for political reasons.[8]
Final round
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| 2 | Australia |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| 4 December 1969 | Israel | 1–0 | Australia | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Giora Spiegel 18' |
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria) |
| 14 December 1969 | Australia | 1–1 | Israel | Sydney, Australia |
| Watkiss 87' |
Mordechai Spiegler 82' |
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria) |
Israel qualified.
Goalscorers
- 10 goals
- 9 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Jairzinho
- Karol Jokl
Ole Sørensen
Arto Tolsa
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Vasilis Botinos- Giorgos Sideris
- Guy François
- Joseph Obas
Antal Dunai- Mordechai Spiegler
- Houmane Jarir
Ola Dybwad-Olsen
Eusébio- Florea Dumitrache
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José Eulogio Gárate- Peter Millar
- Willy Roy
- Wolfgang Overath
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Vahidin Musemić- Slaven Zambata
Emment Kapengwe
- 2 goals
- Rafael Albrecht
- Ray Baartz
- Johnny Watkiss
- Wilfried Puis
- Raúl Alvarez
- Eduardo Antunes Coimbra
- Dinko Dermendzhiev
- Ralph McPate
- Nick Papadakis
- Tibor Vigh
- Adolfo Olivares
- Francisco Valdéz
- Jaime González
- Hermenegildo Segrera
- Eduardo Chavarria
- Vladimír Hagara
- Ladislav Kuna
- Andrej Kvašňák
Wolfram Löwe- Eberhard Vogel
- Elmer Acevedo
- Victor Manuel Azucar
- Juan Francisco Barraza
- Joel Estrada
- José Quintanilla
- Zerga Geremew
- Asmeron Germa
- Tommy Lindholm
- Jean-Claude Bras
- Giorgos Dedes
- Hugues Guillaume
- Rigoberto Gómez
- Donaldo Rosales
- Lajos Kocsis
Don Givens- Yehoshua Feigenbaum
- Giora Spiegel
- Sandro Mazzola
Teruki Miyamoto
Johny Léonard- Mohammed El Filali
Theo Pahlplatz- Mohammed Lawal
- Olumuyiwa Oshode
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Terry Harkin- Saturnino Arrúa
Oswaldo Ramírez- Jacinto Santos
- Bobby Chalmers
- Bobby Murdoch
Jeong Gang-Ji- Park Soo-Il
- Kakhi Asatiani
- Volodymyr Muntyan
- Givi Nodia
- Amancio Amaro
- Nasr El-Din Abbas
- Aboubakar Bakheit
- Ali Gagarin
- Abubakr Osman
- Paul Ruben Corte
- Jules Lagadeau
- Ruud Schoonhoven
- Roy Vanenburg
- Bo Larsson
Fritz Künzli- Georges Vuilleumier
Ezzedine Chakroun- Gerry Baker
- Helmut Haller
- Josip Bukal
- Metodije Spasovski
- 1 goal
- Boualem Amirouche
- Alberto Rendo
- Aníbal Tarabini
- Willie Rutherford
- Johnny Warren
Wilhelm Kreuz- Helmut Siber
- August Starek
- Léon Semmeling
- Clyde Best
- Winston Trott
- Ramiro Blacut
- Juan Américo Díaz
- Rivelino
- Dimitar Penev
- Dimitar Yakimov
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David Ayo- Dieudonné Bassanguen
- Norbert Owona
- Norman Patterson
- Sergio Zanatta
- Jorge Ramírez Gallego
- Orlando Mesa
- Javier Tamayo
- Leonel Hernández
- Edgar Núñez
- Roy Sáenz
- Walford Vaughns
- Mario Vega
Panicos Efthimiadis- Nicos Kantzilieris
- Dušan Kabát
- František Veselý
- Bent Jensen
- Ulrik Le Fevre
- Ole Madsen
- Henning Frenzel
- Hans-Jürgen Kreische
- Peter Rock
- Félix Lasso
- Tom Rodríguez
- Mauricio Ernesto González
- Mauricio Alonso Rodríguez
- Kebede Asfaw
- Emmanuel Feseha
- Mengistu Worku
- Turo Flink
- Jean Djorkaeff
- Abekah Ankrah
- Emmanuel Ola
- Mimis Domazos
- Kostas Elefterakis
- Giorgos Koudas
- Mimis Papaioannou
- Édgar González
- Nelson Melgar
- David Stokes
- Claude Barthélemy
- Jean-Claude Désir
- Reynold Saint Surin
- Philippe Vorbe
- José Cardona
- Rafael Dick
- Reynaldo Mejia
- Marco Antonio Mendoza
- José Urquia
- Leonard Wells
- Flórián Albert
- János Farkas
- László Fazekas
- Zoltán Halmosi
- Lajos Puskás
- Lajos Szűcs
- Eamonn Rogers
- Angelo Domenghini
- Lascelles Dunkley
- Evan Welsh
- Yasuyuki Kuwahara
- Masashi Watanabe
Mahmoud Al-Jahani- Ahmed Ben Soed
- Mohamed Koussa
- Josy Kirchens
- Paul Philipp
- Hassan Akesbi
- Driss Bamous
- Boujemaa Benkhrif
- Ahmed Faras
- Cherkaoui Hafnaoui
- Moulay Khanousi
- Johan Cruyff
- Dick van Dijk
- Willem van Hanegem
- Wim Jansen
- Sjaak Roggeveen
- Wietse Veenstra
- Henk Wery
- Wouter Brokke
- Antonio Martina
- Elcio Martina
- Joseph Aghoghovbia
- Peter Anieke
- Sam Garba
- Sebastian Broderick Imasuen
- Sunday Ineh
- Augustine Ofuokwu
- Samuel Opone
- George Best
- William Campbell
- Derek Dougan
- Eric McMordie
- Jimmy Nicholson
- Odd Iversen
- Lorenzo Gimenez
- Aurelio Martínez
- Pablo Rojas
- Alcides Sosa
- Roberto Challe
- Luis Cruzado
- Teófilo Cubillas
- Alberto Gallardo
- Pedro Pablo León
Bronisław Bula- Jerzy Wilim
- José Augusto de Almeida
- Jacinto João
- Fernando Peres
- Emerich Dembrovschi
- Nicolae Dobrin
- Flavius Domide
- Billy Bremner
- Tommy Gemmell
- Eddie Gray
- Willie Henderson
- Jimmy Johnstone
- Denis Law
- Billy McNeill
- Emile Pierre Diéme
- Abdoulaye Makhtar Diop
- Kim Ki-Bok
- Lee Yi-Woo
- Anatoliy Byshovets
- Vitaliy Khmelnytskyi
- Juan Manuel Asensi
- Miguel Ángel Bustillo
- Pirri
- Joaquín Sierra
- Manuel Velázquez
- Gadalla Kheir El-Sayed Ali
- Osman El-Fadil
- Omar Ali Hasab El-Rasoul
- Abdel Kafi El-Sheikh
- Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Fadil Jadallah
- Awad Nasr Musa
- Ahmed Bushara Wahba
- Stuart Oosthuizen
- Edwin Schal
- Leif Eriksson
- Ove Grahn
- Roland Grip
- Örjan Persson
- René-Pierre Quentin
- Tahar Chaïbi
- Abdesselem Cheman
Ender Konca- Ogün Altıparmak
- Dietrich Albrecht
- Siegfried Stritzl
- Atilio Ancheta
- Rúben Bareño
- Julio César Cortés
- Pedro Rocha
- Oscar Zubía
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Luis Mendoza Benedetto
Mike England- David Powell
- John Toshack
- Klaus Fichtel
- Sigfried Held
- Horst-Dieter Höttges
- Reinhard Libuda
- Max Lorenz
- Rudolf Belin
- Ivica Osim
- Miroslav Pavlović
- Denijal Pirić
- Edin Sprečo
- Godfrey Chitalu
- Sandy Kaposa
- Dickson Makwaza
- 1 own goal
- David Zeman (playing against Israel)
- Johann Eigenstiller (playing against West Germany)
- Rudolph Smith (playing against the United States)
- Ramiro Tobar (playing against Chile)
- Aritatsu Ogi (playing against Australia)
- Valentín Mendoza (playing against Brazil)
- Héctor Chumpitaz (playing against Bolivia)
- José Torres (playing against Greece)
- Phillemon Tegire (playing against Australia)
- Bruno Michaud (playing against Romania)
- Tyrone de la Bastide (playing against Guatemala)
- Selwyn Murren (playing against Guatemala)
Notes
- In the African zone, aggregate score was used to determine the winners of two-legged ties. However, different tie-breakers were used in the matches when the aggregate score was tied.
- Morocco was the first African team to qualify since Egypt in the 1934 World Cup.
- As a result of the hostile relationship between El Salvador and Honduras, and rioting during the qualification matches between them, the short-lived Football War broke out between the two countries.
- Israel qualified for their only World Cup to date as an Asian team. However, soon after this, they were expelled from the Asian Football Confederation, and now compete in the European zone as they are now a member of UEFA.
References
- Horacio Zimmerman (8 March 2012). "Escándalos arbitrales que marcaron el futuro de equipos peruanos" (in Spanish). El Comercio.pe. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- WORLD CUP 1970
- Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and New Zealand played all of their matches away. Rhodesia and Australia played their matches at a neutral venue.
- Jamaica played all of its matches away.
- Netherlands Antilles played its "home" game away in El Salvador.
- All matches were played on neutral ground due to the boycott of Rhodesia.
- Both matches were played in Israel.
- Fifa.com: preliminairies 1970
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