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England in World Cup 1970
Final Tournament

 

World Cup 1970 Final Tournament
31 May-21 June in Mexico

First Phase Group C Table
Team P W D L F A GD Pts
Brazil 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 6
England 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 4
Romania 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 2
Czechoslovakia 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0

 

First Phase Group C Matches
Date Match Score H.T. Venue Att.
02-Jun-1970 Romania 0 England 1 [0-0] Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara 50,560
03-Jun-1970 Czechoslovakia 1 Brazil 4 [1-1] Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara 52,897
06-Jun-1970 Romania 2 Czechoslovakia 1 [0-1] Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara 56,818
07-Jun-1970 England 0 Brazil 1 [0-0] Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara 70,950
10-Jun-1970 Romania 2 Brazil 3 [1-2] Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara 50,804
11-Jun-1970 England 1 Czechoslovakia 0 [0-0] Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara 35,000

Notes

The 16 participating teams were divided into four groups for round robin play at a draw conducted in Mexico City on 10 January 1970.  England, as reigning champions, were one of the four top seeds and were placed at the top of the Group 1, assigned to Guadalajara, before the draw, which  filled out the group with Brazil, Czechoslovakia and Romania.

Second Phase Matches

Quarter-final Matches
Date Match Score H.T. Venue Att.
14-Jun-1970 U.S.S.R. 0 Uruguay 1 [0-0] Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 96,085

0-0 full time, 0-1 after extra time
14-Jun-1970 Italy 4 Mexico 1 [1-1] Estadio Luis Gutiérrez Dosal, Toluca 26,851

Estadio Luis Gutiérrez Dosal is also known as Estadio Nemesio Díaz.
14-Jun-1970 Brazil 4 Peru 2 [2-1] Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara 54,233
14-Jun-1970 West Germany 3 England 2 [0-1] Estado de Guanajuato, León 23,357

2-2 full-time, 2-2 after first period of extra time, 2-3 after extra time

Semi-final Matches
Date Match Score H.T. Venue Att.
17-Jun-1970 Brazil 3 Uruguay 1 [1-1] Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara 51,261
17-Jun-1970 West Germany 3 Italy 4 [0-1] Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 102,444

1-1 full-time, 3-3 after first period of extra time, 3-4 after extra time

Third Place Match
Date Match Score H.T. Venue Att.
20-Jun-1970 West Germany 1 Uruguay 0 [1-0] Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 104,403
Final Match
Date Match Score H.T. Venue Att.
21-Jun-1970 Brazil 4 Italy 1 [1-1] Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 107,412

Notes

[To come]

Further Information

The results, tables and match summaries for the entire 1970 final tournament are available both on the FIFA website and in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistical Foundation Archive.

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