World
Cup 1970 Final Tournament
31 May-21 June in Mexico
  FIFA
awarded the World Cup 1970 final tournament to Mexico at its congress in Tokyo
on 8 October 1964 during the Olympic Games.
The 16 participating teams were divided into four groups
for round robin play at a draw conducted in ciudad de México 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.
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First Phase Group C Table
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|
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 |
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First Phase Group C Matches
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|
Date |
Match Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
|
02-Jun-1970 |
Romania
0 England 1 [0-0] |
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco;
all kicked off 4:00 p.m. |
50,560 |
|
03-Jun-1970 |
Czechoslovakia
1 Brazil 4 [1-1] |
52,897 |
|
06-Jun-1970 |
Romania
2 Czechoslovakia 1 [0-1] |
56,818 |
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07-Jun-1970 |
England
0 Brazil 1 [0-0] |
kick off
12 noon |
70,950 |
|
10-Jun-1970 |
Romania
2 Brazil 3 [1-2] |
both kicked off 4:00 p.m. |
50,804 |
|
11-Jun-1970 |
England
1 Czechoslovakia 0 [0-0] |
35,000 |
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Second Phase Matches |
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Quarter-final Matches |
|
Date |
Match Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
|
14-Jun-1970 |
U.S.S.R.
0 Uruguay 1 [0-0]
AET
[0-0] |
Estadio Azteca, Santa Úrsula, ciudad de México;
kick off
12 noon |
96,085 |
|
Italy
4 Mexico 1 [1-1] |
Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega, Toluca,
Estado de México;
kick off
12 noon |
26,851 |
|
Brazil
4 Peru 2 [2-1] |
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco;
kick off
12 noon |
54,233 |
West
Germany 3 England 2 [0-1]
AET
[2-2] |
Estadio León, León de los Aldama, Guanajuato;
kick off
12 noon |
23,357 |
|
|
|
Semi-final
Matches |
|
Date |
Match Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
|
17-Jun-1970 |
Brazil
3 Uruguay 1 [1-1] |
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco; kick off
4:00 p.m. |
51,261 |
West
Germany 3 Italy 4 [0-1]
AET
[1-1] |
Estadio Azteca, Santa Úrsula, ciudad de México; kick off
4:00 p.m. |
102,444 |
|
|
|
Third Place Match |
|
Date |
Match Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
|
20-Jun-1970 |
West
Germany 1 Uruguay 0 [1-0] |
Estadio Azteca, Santa Úrsula, ciudad de México; kick off
4:00 p.m. |
104,403 |
|
|
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Final Match |
|
Date |
Match Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
|
21-Jun-1970 |
Brazil
4 Italy 1 [1-1] |
Estadio Azteca, Santa Úrsula, ciudad de México;
kick off
12 noon |
107,412 |
Notes
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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