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England in World Cup 1970
Team Records

 

 

World Cup 1970 Preliminary Competition

England qualified for the final tournament as reigning champions and did not take part in the preliminary competition.

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

England Team Results

No.

Date Opposition Venue Notes F A Result H.T.
445 02-Jun-1970 Romania Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico WCF group - qualified as reigning champion 1 0 NW [0-0]
446 07-Jun-1970 Brazil Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico WCF group  0 1 NL [0-0]
447 11-Jun-1970 Czechoslovakia Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico WCF group - 2nd place 1 0 NW [0-0]
448 14-Jun-1970 West Germany Estadio Guanajuato, León, Mexico WCF QF - 2-2 f.t., 2-3 a.e.t., eliminated 2 3 NL [1-0]

 

England Team Record - Final Tournament
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv FMax AMax Pts% W/L
4 2 0 2 4 4 =0 1 2 1.000 1.000 2 3 50.0 =0

Notes

The England team incurred two yellow card cautions and no red card expulsions.  The tournament was the first in which red and yellow cards were used to signify cautions and expulsions, but the referees did not find it necessary to display a single red card.

World Cup 1970 Team Ranking

Rank Team Stage Reached P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Brazil Final 6 6 0 0 19 7 +12 12
2 Italy Final 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 8
3 West Germany Semifinal 6 5 0 1 17 10 +7 10
4 Uruguay Semifinal 6 2 1 3 4 5 -1 5
5 U.S.S.R. Quarterfinal 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 5
6 Mexico Quarterfinal 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 5
7 Peru Quarterfinal 4 2 0 2 9 9 =0 4
8 England Quarterfinal 4 2 0 2 4 4 =0 4
9 Sweden Group 3 1 1 1 2 2 =0 3
10= Belgium Group 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 2
10= Romania Group 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 2
12 Israel Group 3 0 2 1 1 3 -2 2
13 Bulgaria Group 3 0 1 2 5 9 -4 1
14 Morocco Group 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 1
15 Czechoslovakia Group 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0
16 El Salvador Group 3 0 0 3 0 9 -9 0

Notes

Rankings beyond those determined by final and third place matches are based on, in order, stage of the competition reached, points earned, goal difference and number of goals scored. 

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