1970 FIFA World Cup

Association football tournament in Mexico September 2020 FIFA World Cup 1970 es Copa Mundial de FútbolMéxico '70 1970 FIFA World Cup.svg 150px Mexico 31 May – 21 June 5 16 5 5 Brazil 1968 3 Italy 1946 West Germany Uruguay 32 95 main 1-4 FRG Gerd Müller (10 goals) PER Teófilo Cubillas PER 1966 1974 BRA 1960 Pelé The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May to 21 June in Mexico, it was the first World Cup tournament held outside Europe and South America, and also the first hosted in North 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 debut appearances at the final stage. In the tournament final, Brazil won 4–1 against Italy, another FIFA two-time champion (and UEFA Euro 1968 winner). Brazil also overcame another two-time champion and South American champions Uruguay, by 3–1 in the semi-final, and defending champions England 1–0 in the group stage as they were also eliminated by West Germany in the quarter-finals. This is currently the only time that the winning team defeated the European and South American champions alongside the tournament's defending champions. The win gave Brazil their third World Cup title, which allowed them to permanently keep the Jules Rimet Trophy, and a new trophy was introduced in 1974. The victorious team, led by Carlos Alberto and featuring players such as Pelé, Gérson, Jairzinho, Rivellino and Tostão, is often cited as the greatest football team of all time.The Story of the 1970 World Cup https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/jonathanstevenson/2010/05/the_story_of_the_1970_world_cu.html BBC 12 May 2010 19 December 2019 17 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181017155256/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/jonathanstevenson/2010/05/the_story_of_the_1970_world_cu.html live https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-world-best-idUSL0988846220070709 Reuters Brazil's 1970 winning team voted best of all time 9 July 2007 24 September 2015 5 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121245/http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/07/09/us-soccer-world-best-idUSL0988846220070709 live https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/the-boys-from-brazil-on-the-trail-of-footballs-dream-team-806939.html The Independent The Boys from Brazil: On the trail of football's dream team 10 April 2010 19 September 2017 2 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190402182149/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/the-boys-from-brazil-on-the-trail-of-footballs-dream-team-806939.html dead They achieved a perfect record of wins in all six games in the finals, as well as winning all their qualifying fixtures.http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/67/world-cup/2010/07/07/2013961/world-cup-2010-netherlands-perfect-winning-streak-can-match Goal.com Netherlands' perfect winning streak can match historic feat of Brazil 1970 7 July 2010 7 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140309024534/http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/67/world-cup/2010/07/07/2013961/world-cup-2010-netherlands-perfect-winning-streak-can-match 9 March 2014 live Despite the issues of altitude and high temperature,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0qBWAAAAIBAJ&pg=4552%2C3687609 Free-Lance Star Fredericksburg, VA Associated Press Soccer play in Mexico stirs altitude controversy 2 June 1970 6 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501112214/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0qBWAAAAIBAJ&pg=4552,3687609 live the finals largely produced attacking football which created an average goals per game record not since bettered by any subsequent World Cup Finals.Castrol index tournament legends http://www.castrolfootball.com/legends/tournament/index.php?year=1970 Castrol Performance Index 7 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130617010759/http://www.castrolfootball.com/legends/tournament/index.php?year=1970 17 June 2013 livePerfect farewell to Pelé's last appearance in a World Cup http://www.copa2014.gov.br/en/torcedor/historia-das-copas/1970 Brasil 2014: World Cup Portal 7 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131114193817/http://www.copa2014.gov.br/en/torcedor/historia-das-copas/1970 14 November 2013 deadWorld Championship – Jules Rimet 1970 Cup Technical study https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/09/67/wc_70_tr_313.pdf dead FIFA https://web.archive.org/web/20100106062034/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/09/67/wc%5f70%5ftr%5f313.pdf 6 January 2010 With the advancements in satellite communications, the 1970 Finals attracted a new record television audience for the FIFA World Cup as games were broadcast live around the worldDunmore Tom Historical Dictionary of Soccer Scarecrow Press 2011 13 and, in a few cases, in colour—the first time that that was the case.1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/overview.html dead FIFA https://web.archive.org/web/20080913232659/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D32/overview.html 13 September 2008http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/media-centre/news/40-years-since-first-world-cup-in-colour-NEWS27/ TVlicensing.co.uk 40 years since first World Cup in colour 8 July 2013 13 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140113085013/http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/media-centre/news/40-years-since-first-world-cup-in-colour-NEWS27/ live Host selection FIFA World Cup hosts Mexico was chosen as the host nation on 8 October 1964 vote at the FIFA congress in Tokyo, where the only other bid submitted was by Argentina, which would go on to host the 1978 World Cup.Host Announcement Decision https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/81/fs-201_13a_fwc-bidding.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20120722021820/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/81/fs-201%5f13a%5ffwc-bidding.pdf dead 22 July 2012 FIFA 2 December 2010 The 1970 selection of Mexico as host would mark several distinctions. It was the first World Cup that was staged in North America and the first to be staged outside of South America and Europe. Further distinction would come to Mexico at the 1986 World Cup when it became the first country to host the FIFA World Cup twice after stepping in as a substitute for Colombia, which was struggling financially. Qualification 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification thumb|300px|#000cff Nation qualified for World Cup #ffb400 Nation failed to qualify black Nation did not enter World Cup #ababab Nation not a FIFA member in 1970 A total of 75 teams entered the 1970 FIFA World Cup, and 73 were required to qualify. Due to rejected entries and withdrawals, 68 teams eventually participated in the qualifying stages, including eight for the first time.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/75/fs-201_19a_fwc-prel-history.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20100602004441/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/75/fs-201_19a_fwc-prel-history.pdf#page=29 2 June 2010 FIFA Preliminary Competition: History by year dead November 2009https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/78/prelkit2014-1(stats).pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20120720075804/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/78/prelkit2014-1(stats).pdf dead 20 July 2012 FIFA Preliminary Draw Statistical kit 2 August 2011 Mexico as the host nation and England as reigning World Cup champions were granted automatic qualification, with the remaining 14 finals places divided among the continental confederations. Eight places were available to teams from UEFA (Europe), three for CONMEBOL (South America), one for CAF (Africa), one for a team from either the AFC or the OFC (Asia/Oceania), and one for CONCACAF (North and Central America and Caribbean). A place in the finals for an African team was guaranteed for the first time: this came in response to the events of 1966, where all 15 entered African nations boycotted the qualifying in protest after FIFA – which had combined the qualifying for Africa, Asia and Oceania into one group for only one place at the finals – declined CAF's requests to change the qualifying format and the allocation of places, citing competitive and logistical issues.Africa's missing World Cup years http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/history/newsid_1941000/1941223.stm BBC Sport 26 April 2002 23 November 2013 22 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131123223626/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/history/newsid_1941000/1941223.stm live Tough tasks for British The Times London 13 2 February 1968Boycott! When Africa & Asia said "Enough" http://twohundredpercent.net/?p=6797 Twohundredpercent.net 31 May 2010 23 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130924041154/http://twohundredpercent.net/?p=6797 24 September 2013 live Thus, while Morocco was the first African team to qualify for the World Cup since Egypt in 1934, they were the first to be assured qualification via their own continental zone, since Egypt had to play against the British-occupied Palestine to qualify for the 1934 tournament. The draw for the qualifying stages was conducted on 1 February 1968, with matches beginning in May 1968 and the final fixtures being concluded in December 1969. North Korea, quarter-finalists at the previous tournament, were disqualified during the process after refusing to play in Israel for political reasons.North Korea out The Times London 5 July 1969Glanville Brian Brian Glanville The Story of the World Cup Faber and Faber 2010 167 El Salvador qualified for the finals after beating Honduras in a play-off match, which was the catalyst for a four-day conflict in July 1969 known as the Football War.Anderson Thomas P. The War of the Dispossessed: Honduras and El Salvador 1969 University of Nebraska Press Lincoln, NE 1981 Half of the eventual qualifying teams had also been present at the previous World Cup, but three teams qualified for the first time: El Salvador, Israel and Morocco, while Peru, Romania, Belgium and Sweden made their first World Cup appearances since 1930, 1938, 1954 and 1958 respectively. Czechoslovakia returned to the World Cup stage after missing out in 1966.FIFA World Cup: Milestones, facts & figures. Statistical Kit 7 https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/55/171012-statisticalkit-fifaworldcup-milestonesfactsfigures-statusafterfwc2010.pdf dead FIFA 26 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130521092116/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/55/171012-statisticalkit-fifaworldcup-milestonesfactsfigures-statusafterfwc2010.pdf 21 May 20131970 FIFA World Cup Mexico - Qualifiers - Europe - FIFA.com List of qualified teams The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. start AFC (1) ISR (debut) CAF (1) MAR (debut) OFC (0) None qualified break CONCACAF (2) SLV (debut) MEX (hosts) CONMEBOL (3) BRA 1968  PER  URU  break UEFA (9) BEL  BUL 1968  TCH  ENG (holders) ITA 1946  ROM 1965  URS 1955  SWE  FRG  end 2026, this was the only time Israel qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals, and also the only time Argentina failed to qualify (they declined to participate in 1938, 1950 and 1954). Venues Five stadiums in five cities were selected to host the World Cup matches. Alternative venues in Hidalgo state and the port city of Veracruz were also considered.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FskqAAAAIBAJ&dq=guillermo%20ca%C3%B1edo%201970&pg=6406%2C14687084 La Nación Del 31 de mayo al 21 de junio de 1970 es 30 June 1967 22 January 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210122214412/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FskqAAAAIBAJ&dq=guillermo%20ca%C3%B1edo%201970&pg=6406,14687084 live Each group was based solely in one city with exception of Group 2, which was staged in both Puebla and Toluca. Aside from the Estadio Luis Dosal, all the stadia had only been constructed during the 1960s, as Mexico prepared to host both the World Cup and the 1968 Summer Olympics.Gewecke Cliff https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/access/219741762.html?dids=219741762:219741762&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Oct+19%2C+1967&author=By+Cliff+Gewecke+Sports+correspondent+of+The+Christian+Science+Monitor&pub=Christian+Science+Monitor&desc=Building+for+the+future&pqatl=google https://web.archive.org/web/20160311075252/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/doc/510997725.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct%2019,%201967&author=By%20Cliff%20Gewecke%20Sports%20correspondent%20of%20The%20Christian%20Science%20Monitor&pub=Christian%20Science%20Monitor&edition=&startpage=&desc=Building%20for%20the%20future dead 11 March 2016 The Christian Science Monitor Building for the future 19 October 1967 The stadium construction cost for the four smaller venues were around US$11 million, while the final stadium in Mexico City cost US$20 million.Fett Matthias 2020-07-02 The game has changed – a systematic approach to classify FIFA World Cups https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19406940.2020.1784978 International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics en 12 3 455–470 10.1080/19406940.2020.1784978 221714908 1940-6940 subscription 17 August 2021 18 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210817120530/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19406940.2020.1784978 live All sites were in Central Mexico, on the Mexican Plateau; none were below 1500 m ft above sea level. The altitude of the venues varied and the importance of acclimatisation was strongly considered by all the participating teams. As a result, in contrast to the previous tournament staged in England, most teams arrived in the region well in advance of their opening fixtures to prepare for this factor.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=krtJAAAAIBAJ&dq=altitude%20world%20cup&pg=1122%2C3742307 Meriden Journal Altitude bugs soccer players 2 June 1970 8 July 2022 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20220708140026/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=krtJAAAAIBAJ&dq=altitude%20world%20cup&pg=1122%2C3742307 livehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=acgyAAAAIBAJ&dq=altitude%20world%20cup&pg=4025%2C296813 Ottawa Citizen Problem of altitude 2 June 1970 21 January 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210121043540/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=acgyAAAAIBAJ&dq=altitude%20world%20cup&pg=4025,296813 live Some teams had already experienced the local conditions when competing in the football competition at 1968 Summer Olympics. At an elevation in excess of 2660 m -1 above sea level, Toluca was the highest of the venues; Guadalajara was the lowest at 1500 m -1 on. In addition to the altitude, all five locations had hot and rainy weather where temperatures would regularly go past 32 °C (90 °F). Of the five stadia used for the 32 matches played, the largest and most utilised venue was the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, which hosted 10 total matches including the final and match for third place, and all of Group 1's matches (which included all of host Mexico's matches). The Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara hosted eight matches including all of Group 3's matches and a semi-final. The Nou Camp Stadium in Leon hosted seven matches, which consisted of all of Group 4's matches and a quarter-final match. The Luis Dosal stadium in Toluca hosted four matches, and Cuauhtémoc stadium in Puebla hosted three matches and was the only stadium of the five used for this tournament not to host any knockout rounds. Mexico City, Federal DistrictGuadalajara, JaliscoPuebla City, PueblaToluca, State of MexicoLeón, GuanajuatoEstadio AztecaEstadio JaliscoEstadio CuauhtémocEstadio Luis DosalEstadio Nou CampCapacity: 107,247Capacity: 71,100Capacity: 35,563Capacity: 26,900Capacity: 23,609alt=|200x200px200px200px200px200pxMexico 600 center Mexico red pog.svg 20.6667 -103.3503 left Guadalajara Mexico red pog.svg 21.1167 -101.6833 top León Mexico red pog.svg 19.4333 -99.1333 top Mexico City Mexico red pog.svg 19.0514 -98.2178 right Puebla Mexico red pog.svg 19.2925 -99.6569 bottom Toluca Format thumb|An Adidas Telstar football used at the 1970 World Cup matches. The 16 qualified teams were divided into four groups of four. Each group was played as a single round-robin in which each team would play each of the others in their group once. Teams were ranked by the number of points earned from their matches (two points were awarded for a win and one for a draw), and goal difference was used as the primary tie-breaker; if two teams finished level on both points and goal difference, lots were drawn to separate them. This method was used to separate the top two teams in Group 1 (Soviet Union and Mexico),Soviet Union wins toss in World Cup Miami News 1970-06-13 2-B but it was not used to separate Bulgaria and Morocco in Group 4, despite them finishing level on points and goal difference, as they were both eliminated anyways. The top two teams from each group progressed to the knockout stage. In all knockout matches, extra time was played if the teams were drawn after 90 minutes. If teams were still tied after extra-time, drawing of lots would have been used in all matches other than the final. FIFA did not announce in advance what would happen if the final itself were to be drawn after extra time.Drawing of lots -- that's how teams will be parted Evening Standard London 1970-05-26 43 In the event, all knockout matches were decided in either regular time or extra time. Final draw Although it was reported in the build-up to the final draw that seedings would be used, as had been the case at the previous two World Cup Finals,Ability and politics govern the draw 11 The Times London 19 December 1969Top teams to be seeded 11 The Times London 8 January 1970 the FIFA Organising Committee ultimately announced on the same day of the draw, that there would be no seeding of teams due to failed attempts to reach a compromise for the seeding criteria.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/82/40/89/fs-201_12a_fwc-seeding.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20120722050449/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/82/40/89/fs-201%5f12a%5ffwc-seeding.pdf dead 22 July 2012 FIFA FIFA World Cup: Seeded teams 1930–2010 November 2009 Instead, the 16 qualified teams were divided into four pots comprising 'geographical groupings' decided by a vote of the FIFA Organising Committee, which for the composition of pot 1, 3 and 4 also took into account the teams' strengths and even political considerations.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9coVAAAAIBAJ&dq=stanley%20rous&pg=7074%2C2437127 Jornal do Brasil pt Brasil, Alemanha e Italia querem o Grupo Dois 10 January 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501112544/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9coVAAAAIBAJ&dq=stanley+rous&pg=7074,2437127 live The tournament structure ensured that teams grouped within the same pot would not meet each other before the quarter-finals at the earliest. The system of politically decided pots hereby ensured that Israel and Morocco would not be drawn to face each other after Morocco had earlier threatened to withdraw from the tournament, as they had done from the Olympic football tournament two years earlier,https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/FTB/mens-football.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418130309/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/FTB/mens-football.html dead 18 April 2020 Sports-reference.com Football at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Football if that were the case.http://www.currybet.net/cbet_blog/2009/12/africa-in-the-fifa-world-cup-p-2.php Currybet.net Africa in the FIFA World Cup: Part 3 – The Seventies 2 December 2009 23 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121124045531/http://www.currybet.net/cbet_blog/2009/12/africa-in-the-fifa-world-cup-p-2.php 24 November 2012 live Pot 1: European IPot 2: AmericasPot 3: European IIPot 4: Rest of the World ENG (holders, group 3) ITA 1946 URS 1955 FRG MEX (hosts, group 1) BRA 1968 PER URU BEL BUL 1968 TCH SWE SLV ISR MAR ROU 1965 The draw was staged in Mexico City, Mexico on 10 January 1970 in the Maria Isabel Hotel, which served as FIFA's headquarters during the competition.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/68/fs-201_10e_fwc-final-draw-history.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20140709165355/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/68/fs-201_10e_fwc-final-draw-history.pdf dead 9 July 2014 FIFA The FIFA World Cup Final Draw history November 2009 The teams were drawn into the four groups, which had their locations defined in advance: Group 1 being staged in Mexico City, Group 2 in Puebla and Toluca, Group 3 in Guadalajara and Group 4 in León. Ahead of the draw, the FIFA regulations had predetermined that the hosts Mexico would be in Group 1 and so based in the capital city, and that England as holders would be based together with Group 3 in Guadalajara,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLUHZEKn5go SYND 12/1/70 draw for the World Cup in Mexico City AP 10 January 1970 21 July 2015 YouTube video 13 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220613124453/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLUHZEKn5go live the tournament's second largest stadium.Dawson Jeff Back Home: England and the 1970 World Cup Orion 2001 Keeping the defending champion (holders) apart from meeting the hosts in the group stage either by seeding or predetermined group positions, was a practiced tradition throughout the history of the FIFA World Cup, with 1934 and 1954 being the only two exceptions. The 10-year-old daughter of Guillermo Cañedo, president of the Mexican Football Federation and chief of the FIFA Organising Committee, drew out the teams from four silver cups, so that each of the four groups featured one drawn team respectively from pot 1, pot 2, pot 3 and pot 4.Draw for finals of World Cup 12 The Times London 12 January 1970https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NClPAAAAIBAJ&dq=mexico&pg=5333%2C3816703 Toledo Blade Mexico duels Russians in World Cup 11 January 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501112631/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NClPAAAAIBAJ&dq=mexico&pg=5333%2C3816703 live Match officials AFC ISR Abraham Klein CAF 15em ETH 1897 Seyoum Tarekegn UAR Ali Kandil CONCACAF 15em CAN Werner Winsemann MEX Abel Aguilar Elizalde MEX Diego De Leo MEX Arturo Yamasaki USA Henry Landauer CONMEBOL 15em ARG 1861 Ángel Norberto Coerezza BRA 1968 Antônio de Moraês CHI Rafael Hormázabal URU Ramón Barreto UEFA 15em AUT Ferdinand Marschall BEL Vital Loraux GDR Rudi Glöckner ENG Jack Taylor FRA 1794 Roger Machin ITA 1946 Antonio Sbardella NED Laurens van Ravens POR António Ribeiro Saldanha ROU 1965 Andrei Rădulescu SCO 1542 Bob Davidson ESP 1945 Ortiz de Mendíbil URS 1955 Tofik Bakhramov SUI Rudolf Scheurer FRG Kurt Tschenscher Squads 1970 FIFA World Cup squads A tournament squad was limited to no more than 22 players; Morocco named only 19 players in their squad.Planet World Cup - 1970 - Squads - Morocco https://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1970/squad_mor70.html 2025-04-14 www.planetworldcup.com 14 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250414185539/https://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1970/squad_mor70.html live Tournament review thumb|upright|Juanito was the official tournament mascot. Group stage Following the opening ceremony host nation Mexico faced the Soviet Union; this was the last time until the 2006 World Cup that the host nation's first match rather than the World Cup holders' began the tournament.https://inside.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/news/host-nations-in-opening-matches-of-fifa-world-cup FIFA The history of curtain-raising hosts 5 April 2022 12 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20240413221422/https://inside.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/news/host-nations-in-opening-matches-of-fifa-world-cup 13 April 2024 live Both this opening match of Group 1 and many others during the competition kicked off at noon for the benefit of European television schedules, meaning play under the midday sun. The match produced a goalless draw, prompting some media to predict the entire tournament would be played at the slow tempo that featured in this game given the conditions involved.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dgkyAAAAIBAJ&dq=world%20cup&pg=5472%2C306381 The Age Big yawn as World Cup rivals draw 2 June 1970 15 April 2023 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20230415162459/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dgkyAAAAIBAJ&dq=world%20cup&pg=5472,306381 livehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dgkyAAAAIBAJ&dq=world%20cup&pg=5472%2C306381 The Pittsburgh Press World Cup slowdown bores fans 1 June 1970 15 April 2023 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20230415162459/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dgkyAAAAIBAJ&dq=world%20cup&pg=5472,306381 live Following the half-time interval Anatoliy Puzach became the first substitute to be used in FIFA World Cup history as the Soviets made use of the new competition rule. Both teams won their remaining two games to progress from the group at the expense of Belgium and World Cup debutants El Salvador. Group 2 was the lowest-scoring of the groups with only six goals in its six matches as Uruguay, reigning South America champions, and Italy, the reigning European champions, edged past Sweden and Israel. Sweden would have progressed if they had produced a two-goal victory against Uruguay in their final game, but it was not until the final minute that they scored the only goal of the game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7pplAAAAIBAJ&dq=grahn&pg=1156%2C4016343 The Vancouver Sun Pele keeps Brazilians on right track 11 June 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501112352/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7pplAAAAIBAJ&dq=grahn&pg=1156%2C4016343 live Hours before the game FIFA elected to replace the scheduled referee after bribery rumours – later dismissed by FIFAMexico draws tiny stadium https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=af1XAAAAIBAJ&pg=1800%2C1004892 The Bulletin 13 June 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501113119/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=af1XAAAAIBAJ&pg=1800%2C1004892 live – arose in Mexico.Bribe rumours stir soccer https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PKgkAAAAIBAJ&dq=stanley%20rous&pg=2578%2C388872 Reading Eagle 11 June 1970 15 April 2023 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20230415164011/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PKgkAAAAIBAJ&dq=stanley%20rous&pg=2578,388872 live The 1–0 result meant that Uruguay advanced, to be joined by Italy after they avoided defeat in the group finale against Israel.Mexico, England, Italy in quarter-finals https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1YsyAAAAIBAJ&dq=italy%20israel&pg=4602%2C3046102 The Gazette (Montreal) 12 June 1970 15 April 2023 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20230415162455/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1YsyAAAAIBAJ&dq=italy%20israel&pg=4602,3046102 live Owing to the lack of a seeding system, Group 3 allowed the reigning World Cup holders England to be paired together with the two-time former champion Brazil, considered by many the pre-tournament favourites for the trophy. England's preparations were hampered by the arrest of their captain Bobby Moore in Colombia for allegedly stealing a bracelet from a jeweller's shop;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oIJlAAAAIBAJ&dq=england&pg=1915%2C178046 The Indian Express England soccer captain held for shop-lifting 27 May 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501113431/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oIJlAAAAIBAJ&dq=england&pg=1915%2C178046 live the charges were later dropped.http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/20/newsid_4537000/4537235.stm BBC 1970: Bobby Moore cleared of stealing 20 August 1970 8 February 2008 7 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20080208192539/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/20/newsid_4537000/4537235.stm live The attitude of their manager Alf Ramsey and the English media in general was perceived by many locals as unfriendly and xenophobic toward Mexico's hosting of the competition, which meant the English team received a largely hostile response during the competition.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WpJAAAAAIBAJ&dq=england&pg=5171%2C2908927 Glasgow Herald England lose popularity contest 13 June 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501113009/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WpJAAAAAIBAJ&dq=england&pg=5171%2C2908927 livehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0-5LAAAAIBAJ&dq=england%20boos&pg=6955%2C497354 The Spokesman-Review English win first World Cup match 2 June 1970 15 April 2023 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20230415162450/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0-5LAAAAIBAJ&dq=england%20boos&pg=6955,497354 livehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QkkqAAAAIBAJ&dq=bulgaria&pg=3667%2C489028 Pittsburgh Press British take villain role in World Cup 2 June 1970Young Mexicans jeer England 14 The Times London 14 May 1970https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0-5LAAAAIBAJ&dq=england%20boos&pg=6955%2C497354 Glasgow Herald Pele and other top Brazilians may miss Romanian game 9 June 1970 15 April 2023 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20230415162450/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0-5LAAAAIBAJ&dq=england%20boos&pg=6955,497354 liveWorld Cup Review: Firm authority respected 15 The Times London 23 June 1970 With both having won their opening games – against Czechoslovakia and Romania, respectivelyhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UpJAAAAAIBAJ&dq=morocco&pg=3092%2C854609 Glasgow Herald Brazil hit back against Czechs 4 June 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501112948/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UpJAAAAAIBAJ&dq=morocco&pg=3092%2C854609 livehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=asgyAAAAIBAJ&dq=peru&pg=944%2C576325 Ottawa Citizen Fans whistles and boos as England wins, 1–0 3 June 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501113135/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=asgyAAAAIBAJ&dq=peru&pg=944%2C576325 live – Brazil met England in the group's most famed match.https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/world-cup/match=1764/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130328221346/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/world-cup/match=1764/index.html dead 28 March 2013 FIFA The Final that never was Although Gordon Banks in the English goal denied Pelé from close range with a reflex save that Pelé himself cited as the greatest of his career,https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=174372/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110122063954/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=174372/index.html dead 22 January 2011 FIFA Gordon Banks: The keeper who stunned the KingBrazil mix enough method to their magic http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/191816.html ESPN 7 February 2013 7 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222034941/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/191816.html 22 February 2014 live a second-half goal from Jairzinho won the match for Brazil, after which England squandered several excellent opportunities to equalise.Fireworks erupt after Brazilian goal beats England https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bcgyAAAAIBAJ&dq=england%20brazil%20astle&pg=6044%2C2260014 Ottawa Citizen 8 June 1970 16 November 2022 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20221116235733/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bcgyAAAAIBAJ&dq=england%20brazil%20astle&pg=6044%2C2260014 live Back to school for England after World Cup Soccer loss https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7GsyAAAAIBAJ&dq=england%20brazil%20astle&pg=5988%2C2109089 Beaver County Times 8 June 1970 15 April 2023 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20230415162502/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7GsyAAAAIBAJ&dq=england%20brazil%20astle&pg=5988,2109089 live Both teams then won their final group games to progress to the knockout stage.England rides boot of Clarke to eights https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3uRUAAAAIBAJ&dq=peru&pg=3059%2C2126529 The Leader-Post 11 June 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501112251/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3uRUAAAAIBAJ&dq=peru&pg=3059%2C2126529 live Play in Group 4 began with Bulgaria taking a two-goal lead against Peru, but a second half comeback gave the South Americans a 3–2 victory.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=asgyAAAAIBAJ&dq=peru&pg=1783%2C575623 Ottawa Citizen Peru's comeback 3 June 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501113156/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=asgyAAAAIBAJ&dq=peru&pg=1783%2C575623 live Morocco, the first African World Cup representatives since 1934, also began strongly by taking the lead against the 1966 runners-up West Germany, but the Germans came back to win 2–1. West Germany also went behind against Bulgaria in their second match, but a Gerd Müller hat-trick helped them recover and win 5–2; the eventual Golden Boot winner Müller hit another hat-trick – the only hat-tricks of the entire tournament.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-301_02a_fwc_goals_22689.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20081203015017/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-301_02a_fwc_goals_22689.pdf dead 3 December 2008 FIFA FIFA World Cup goals – to win the group against Peru.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EU5SAAAAIBAJ&pg=6128,411061&dq=peru&hl=en The St. Petersburg Times Germany, Brazil lead World Cup 11 June 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501112608/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EU5SAAAAIBAJ&pg=6128%2C411061&dq=peru&hl=en live Knockout stage Quarter-finals Mexico and the Soviet Union had finished tied at the top of Group 1 on both points and goal difference, meaning that the drawing of lots was required to rank them. On 12 June, the draw allocated the Soviet Union the group winners' berth, meaning that they would face Uruguay at the Estadio Azteca, while the host nation were paired against Italy in the smaller Toluca venue.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WpJAAAAAIBAJ&dq=england&pg=5625%2C2911830 Glasgow Herald Mexico travel to play Italy 13 June 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501113030/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WpJAAAAAIBAJ&dq=england&pg=5625%2C2911830 live Mexican officials unsuccessfully appealed to FIFA to stage their game in the capital to avoid traffic problems. The hosts took the lead against Italy with a José Luis González goal, but his teammate Javier Guzmán equalised with an own goal before half-time. Italy then dominated the second half to progress to the semi-finals with a 4–1 win.Italy crush Mexico 13 The Times London 15 June 1970 The Soviet Union were also eliminated in their quarter-final when a Víctor Espárrago header three minutes from the end of extra-time sent Uruguay through.Well-timed winner 13 The Times London 15 June 1970 The Soviets had stopped play during Uruguay's attack leading to the goal, believing that the ball had crossed the touchline. thumb|upright|Official poster The all-South America tie in Guadalajara was the highest-scoring of the four quarter-finals as Brazil recorded a 4–2 triumph over Peru. The match is considered to be one of the most entertaining matches in World Cup history: Brazil shot 27 times; Peru, 22. Next came a rematch of the previous World Cup final between England and West Germany that took place in León. The reigning champions took a two-goal lead, but Franz Beckenbauer halved the deficit when his low shot beat England's second-choice goalkeeper Peter Bonetti, who was playing after Gordon Banks suffered food poisoning the day before.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8ZplAAAAIBAJ&dq=gordon%20banks&pg=1436%2C5653168 The Vancouver Sun Defending champs knocked out 15 June 1970 16 November 2022 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20221116235733/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8ZplAAAAIBAJ&dq=gordon%20banks&pg=1436%2C5653168 livehttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/7824156/World-Cup-2010-Robert-Green-I-know-how-you-feel-says-ex-England-keeper-Peter-Bonetti.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/7824156/World-Cup-2010-Robert-Green-I-know-how-you-feel-says-ex-England-keeper-Peter-Bonetti.html 12 January 2022 subscription live The Daily Telegraph Robert Green, I know how you feel, says ex-England keeper Peter Bonetti 13 June 2010 Eight minutes from time, an Uwe Seeler header levelled the score. England's Geoff Hurst then had an apparently legitimate goal ruled out for offside.Germans turn tide against England http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/history/newsid_1753000/1753266.stm 10 June 2019 BBC Sport 4 April 2002 7 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150907215439/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/history/newsid_1753000/1753266.stm live England: The Official F.A History, Niall Edworthy, Virgin Publishers, 1997, 1-85227-699-1. An extra-time goal from Gerd Müller brought (West) Germany's first-ever competitive victory over England.http://footballrepublik.com/bundesliga-50-the-birth-of-the-professional-game/ Football Republik Bundesliga 50 – The birth of Germany's Professional Game 9 June 2013 7 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130618015533/http://footballrepublik.com/bundesliga-50-the-birth-of-the-professional-game/ 18 June 2013 liveDowning David The Best of Enemies: England v Germany Bloomsbury Publishing 2001 Semi-finals thumb|right|Plaque commemorating the "Game of the Century" All four of the semi-finalists were former world champions, with the line-up guaranteeing a final between Europe and South America. In the all-South American tie, controversially switched from the capital to the lower altitude of Guadalajara,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4ORUAAAAIBAJ&dq=stadium&pg=2613%2C2679561 The Leader-Post Italy favored to win cup 16 June 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501112312/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4ORUAAAAIBAJ&dq=stadium&pg=2613%2C2679561 live Brazil came from behind to defeat Uruguay 3–1 and earn the right to contest their fourth World Cup Final. Two Brazilian goals in the final 15 minutes decided a match that had been evenly-matched until that point.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zN0RAAAAIBAJ&dq=clodoaldo&pg=7147%2C1445296 The Spokesman-Review Italy meets Brazilians on Sunday 19 June 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501113526/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zN0RAAAAIBAJ&dq=clodoaldo&pg=7147%2C1445296 live The all-European meeting between Italy and West Germany produced a match regarded by many as one of the greatest World Cup games of all time. Having led from the eighth minute through Roberto Boninsegna's strike, Italy were pegged back in injury time when sweeper Karl-Heinz Schnellinger scored his only international goal.https://www.dfb.de/index.php?action=search&liga=Nationalmannschaft&id=500397&lang=E&no_cache=1&name=%3BSchnellinger&gegner= German Football Association Players Info: Schnellinger 17 July 2017 26 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140726172548/http://www.dfb.de/index.php?action=search&liga=Nationalmannschaft&id=500397&lang=E&no_cache=1&name=%3BSchnellinger&gegner= live Extra-time brought five more goals as the lead swung between the two sides until Gianni Rivera gave the Azzurri a decisive 4–3 lead.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zN0RAAAAIBAJ&dq=clodoaldo&pg=7147%2C1445296 Reading Eagle World Cup Soccer Finalists 18 June 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501113526/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zN0RAAAAIBAJ&dq=clodoaldo&pg=7147%2C1445296 live The match subsequently became known as the "Game of the Century",https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/world-cup/match=1838/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130327164350/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/world-cup/match=1838/index.html dead 27 March 2013 FIFA A test of endurance and will and today has a plaque outside the Estadio Azteca to commemorate it. West Germany went on to defeat Uruguay 1–0 in the match for third place.https://www.nytimes.com/1970/06/21/archives/west-germany-conquers-uruguay-10-for-third-place-in-world-cup.html Associated Press West Germany conquers Uruguay, 1–0, for Third Place in World Cup Soccer The New York Times 20 June 1970 23 July 2018 22 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180723003639/https://www.nytimes.com/1970/06/21/archives/west-germany-conquers-uruguay-10-for-third-place-in-world-cup.html live Final In the final, Brazil opened the scoring when Pelé headed in a cross from Rivellino in the 18th minute, but Roberto Boninsegna equalised for Italy after a series of blunders in the Brazilian defence.https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/world-cup/match=1765/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130427091042/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/world-cup/match=1765/index.html dead 27 April 2013 FIFA Sizzling Brazil stun the Azteca The match remained level until the 65th minute when a powerful shot from Gérson restored the Brazilians' lead. Further goals from Jairzinho and Carlos Alberto rewarded Brazil's attacking play and secured a 4–1 victory and a record third World Cup triumph, which earned them the right to permanently keep the Jules Rimet Trophy.Lisi Clemente Angelo A History of the World Cup: 1930–2010 https://archive.org/details/historyofworldcu0000lisi registration 167 Scarecrow Press 2007 9780810859050 Legacy Both the Brazilian team that were crowned champions of the 1970 World Cup and the tournament itself have become regarded as among the very finest in the history of the FIFA World Cup.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/opinion/the-1970-world-cup-is-recalled-fondly-and-in-glorious-technicolour.19412390 The Herald The 1970 World Cup is recalled fondly, and in glorious technicolour 17 November 2012 7 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140112223946/http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/opinion/the-1970-world-cup-is-recalled-fondly-and-in-glorious-technicolour.19412390 12 January 2014 livehttp://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/championsleague/archive/2009/03/14/1970-and-all-that.aspx Four Four Two 1970: The definitive World Cup... 14 March 2009 7 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120629083835/http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/championsleague/archive/2009/03/14/1970-and-all-that.aspx 29 June 2012 dead In contrast to the more physical style of play that had dominated the previous two tournaments, the 1970 Finals are noted for the attacking play adopted by most teams. thumb|150px|Adidas Telstar of 1974 For the first time at a World Cup Finals, referees could issue yellow and red cards (a system that is now commonplace at every level of football worldwide),https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/refereeing/news/newsid=80623/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111023004530/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/refereeing/news/newsid=80623/index.html dead 23 October 2011 FIFA Ken Aston – the inventor of yellow and red cards 15 January 2002 yet, in contrast to the previous tournaments (besides the 1950 edition) and all subsequent tournaments to date, no player was expelled from play.http://espnfc.com/world-cup/columns/story?id=696767&cc=5739&ver=global ESPN World Cup History 1970 10 November 2009 7 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140118123901/http://espnfc.com/world-cup/columns/story?id=696767&cc=5739&ver=global 18 January 2014 dead The officiating of the opening match, commentated by some media as overly strict,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zIsyAAAAIBAJ&dq=referee&pg=2723%2C294839 The Gazette (Montreal) England begins soccer defence today 2 June 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501113508/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zIsyAAAAIBAJ&dq=referee&pg=2723%2C294839 live https://www.nytimes.com/1970/06/21/archives/west-germany-conquers-uruguay-10-for-third-place-in-world-cup.html The New York Times Mexican standoff? 7 June 1970Strict control needed in combustible situation 5 The Times London 26 September 1970 set a standard of discipline that instead helped protect skillful players in accordance with FIFA's stated wish.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aMgyAAAAIBAJ&dq=referee&pg=930%2C77278 Ottawa Citizen Clean, dull soccer start 1 June 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501113058/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aMgyAAAAIBAJ&dq=referee&pg=930%2C77278 livehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QNozAAAAIBAJ&dq=fifa&pg=6630%2C7865175 Eugene Register-Guard Officials determined to police World Soccer Championships 30 May 1970 1 May 2021 7 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501112743/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QNozAAAAIBAJ&dq=fifa&pg=6630%2C7865175 live The eventual champions Brazil, led by Carlos Alberto, and featuring Pelé, Clodoaldo, Gérson, Jairzinho, Rivellino, and Tostão, is often cited as the greatest-ever World Cup team. They won all of their six games on the way to the title, and had also won every one of their qualifying fixtures. Jairzinho's feat of not only scoring in every finals match, but also winning each finals match likewise has yet to be equalled.https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=63879/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120514024048/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=63879/index.html dead 14 May 2012 FIFA Jairzinho: The Hurricane that never blew out Coach Mário Zagallo became the first man to win the World Cup as both a player (1958, 1962) and coach.https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/coaches/coach=61571/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080302013400/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/coaches/coach=61571/index.html dead 2 March 2008 FIFA Mario Zagallo: None hungrier than Brazil's lone wolf This was the first World Cup to use the Telstar ball from Adidas (who have supplied every World Cup match ball to date), introduced as the "Telstar Erlast" for the 1968 European Football Championship. The Telstar was the first World Cup ball to use the now-familiar truncated icosahedron for its design, consisting of 12 black pentagonal and 20 white hexagonal panels.http://footballs.fifa.com/Football-Facts/FIFA-World-Cup-Footballs#eztoc717_0_1_11 1970 Mexico The Footballs during the FIFA World Cup FIFA 17 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20131128080230/http://footballs.fifa.com/Football-Facts/FIFA-World-Cup-Footballs#eztoc717_0_1_11 28 November 2013 deadhttp://www.soccerballworld.com/HistoryWCBalls.htm The History of the Official World Cup Match Balls SoccerBallWorld Rig-Tech Inc 17 September 2011 19 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180919081334/http://www.soccerballworld.com/HistoryWCBalls.htm live The 32-panel configuration had been introduced in 1962 by Select Sport,http://www.select-sport.com/script/site/page.asp?artid=124&cat_id=84 The Story of Select Select Sport 17 September 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111003032057/http://www.select-sport.com/script/site/page.asp?artid=124&cat_id=84 3 October 2011Bernsen Jens 1992 Vi er røde, vi er hvide Design DK Dansk Design Centre 0906-9194 da and was also used in the official logo for the 1970 World Cup.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070603185337/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/index.html dead 3 June 2007 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico Previous FIFA World Cups FIFA 17 September 2011 The black-and-white pattern, to aid visibility on black and white television broadcasts (which was still commonplace then, as colour television was rare in many parts of the world), was also well established before the Telstar.See Getty Images photos: #53324431 1965 European Cup Final #3376509 Terry Venables in 1965 #81398917 New York Champions Cup 1966 #2887049 1967 European Cup Winners' Cup Final The name came from the Telstar communications satellite, which was roughly spherical and dotted with solar panels, somewhat similar in appearance to the football. Merchandise Forming a partnership with FIFA in 1970, Panini published its first FIFA World Cup sticker album for the 1970 World Cup, initiating a global craze for collecting and trading stickers.Brand collaborations https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/marketing/licensing/brand-collaborations.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150508222147/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/marketing/licensing/brand-collaborations.html dead 8 May 2015 8 September 2018 FIFAPanini World Cup sticker book https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/29/cost-to-fill-panini-world-cup-sticker-book-is-734-says-maths-prof 3 September 2018 The Guardian 30 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180330002756/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/29/cost-to-fill-panini-world-cup-sticker-book-is-734-says-maths-prof live "The Magic, Global Craze and Tradition of Panini's World Cup Sticker Albums" https://web.archive.org/web/20180812052729/https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/06/06/panini-world-cup-sticker-album-history-tradition 12 August 2018 . 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Retrieved 2 September 2018 In 2017, a complete 1970 World Cup Panini sticker album signed by Pelé sold for a record £10,450.Panini 1970 World Cup album signed by Pele auctions for £10,450 http://www.espn.co.uk/football/brazil/story/3090645/panini-1970-world-cup-album-signed-by-pele-auctions-for-10,450 3 September 2018 ESPN 4 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180904011313/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/brazil/story/3090645/panini-1970-world-cup-album-signed-by-pele-auctions-for-10,450 live The world's most expensive Panini album, signed by Brazilian legend Pele, has been auctioned off for £10,450 https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/worlds-most-expensive-panini-album-10110089 3 September 2018 Irish Mirror Group stage thumb|upright=2.2|8em #2b42a3 Champion #34c0be Runner-up #269c5a Third place #81c846 Fourth place #f4EA4c Quarter-finals #b94954 Group stage The first round, or group stage, saw the 16 teams divided into four groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded two points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams finishing first and second in each group qualified for the quarter-finals, while the bottom two teams in each group were eliminated from the tournament. Tie-breaking criteria Greater number of points in all group matches Goal difference in all group matches (replacing the previous usage of goal average) Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee Group 1 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 1 thumb|right|Salvadoran captain Salvador Mariona (in white) and Mexican captain Gustavo Peña (in green) before their match. Standings no_hide_class_rules 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 Group 2 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 2 Standings no_hide_class_rules 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 Group 3 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 3 thumb|right|Fontana (yellow 15) and Everaldo (yellow 16) of Brazil playing against Nicolae Lupescu (white 3) and Alexandru Neagu (white 16) of Romania. Standings no_hide_class_rules 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 Group 4 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Standings no_hide_class_rules 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5 4-6 Knockout stage 1970 FIFA World Cup knockout stage The eight teams that had advanced from the group stage entered a single-elimination style tournament, which also featured a match for third place contested between the two losing semi-finalists. In this knockout stage (including the final), if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time of two periods (15 minutes each) would be played. In matches prior to the final, if the score was still level after extra time then a coin toss by the referee would determine the winner. If the final was still level after 120 minutes' play then the match would instead be replayed at a later date. Bracket Bracket All times listed local (UTC−6) Quarter-finals QF1 QF2 QF3 QF4 Semi-finals SF1 Italy v West Germany (1970 FIFA World Cup) SF2 Match for third place 3rd Final 1970 FIFA World Cup final Final Statistics Goalscorers With 10 goals, Gerd Müller was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 95 goals were scored by 55 players, with only one of them credited as own goal. 10 goals FRG Gerd Müller 7 goals BRA 1968 Jairzinho 5 goals PER state Teófilo Cubillas 4 goals BRA 1968 Pelé URS 1955 Anatoliy Byshovets 3 goals BRA 1968 Rivellino ITA 1946 Gigi Riva FRG Uwe Seeler 2 goals 20em BEL Raoul Lambert BEL Wilfried Van Moer BRA 1968 Tostão TCH Ladislav Petráš ITA 1946 Roberto Boninsegna ITA 1946 Gianni Rivera MEX Javier Valdivia PER state Alberto Gallardo ROU 1965 Florea Dumitrache 1 goal 20em BRA 1968 Carlos Alberto BRA 1968 Clodoaldo BRA 1968 Gérson BUL 1968 Hristo Bonev BUL 1968 Dinko Dermendzhiev BUL 1968 Todor Kolev BUL 1968 Asparuh Nikodimov BUL 1968 Dobromir Zhechev ENG Allan Clarke ENG Geoff Hurst ENG Alan Mullery ENG Martin Peters ISR Mordechai Spiegler ITA 1946 Tarcisio Burgnich ITA 1946 Angelo Domenghini MAR Maouhoub Ghazouani MAR Houmane Jarir MEX Juan Ignacio Basaguren MEX Javier Fragoso MEX José Luis González MEX Gustavo Peña PER state Roberto Challe PER state Héctor Chumpitaz ROU 1965 Emerich Dembrovschi ROU 1965 Alexandru Neagu URS 1955 Kakhi Asatiani URS 1955 Vitaliy Khmelnytskyi SWE Ove Grahn SWE Tom Turesson URU Luis Cubilla URU Víctor Espárrago URU Ildo Maneiro URU Juan Mujica FRG Franz Beckenbauer FRG Reinhard Libuda FRG Wolfgang Overath FRG Karl-Heinz Schnellinger 1 own goal MEX Javier Guzmán (playing against Italy) Awards Golden Ball (awarded retrospectively): BRA Pelé (Brazil)FOOTBALL) Ejikeme Ikwunze (MR https://books.google.co.id/books?id=FdpMrBfmEJQC&q=world+cup+best+players&pg=PA486&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=world%20cup%20best%20players&f=false WORLD CUP (1930-2010): A STATISTICAL SUMMARY 2013-02-27 Xlibris Corporation 978-1-4797-4636-1 en Golden Boot: GER Gerd Müller (West Germany) Best Young Player (awarded retrospectively): PER state Teófilo Cubillas (Peru)1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/awards/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131210140638/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D32/awards/index.html 10 December 2013 FIFA dead FIFA Fair Play Trophy: PER state Peru Team of the Tournament FIFA selected the following players for the 1970 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team.https://fbref.com/en/awards/wc_all_star/FIFA-World-Cup-All-Star-Team FIFA World Cup All-Star Team Winners FBref 1 September 2026 GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsURU Ladislao MazurkiewiczBRA Carlos Alberto TorresURU Atilio AnchetaGER Franz BeckenbauerITA Giacinto FacchettiBRA GérsonBRA RivellinoENG Bobby CharltonBRA JairzinhoGER Gerd MüllerBRA Pelé Tournament ranking In 1986, FIFA published a report that ranked all teams in each World Cup up to and including 1986, based on progress in the competition and overall results.FIFA World Cup — Mexico '86; Official Report FIFA Technical Study Group https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2bb4308f4d418319/original/pfnhnhmqhdwqvp62pm27-pdf.pdf#page=45 live https://web.archive.org/web/20100614213621/https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/09/00/fwc_mexico_1986_en_part4_279.pdf#page=45 230 Permanent table 14 June 2010 8 July 2021 FIFA The rankings for the 1970 tournament were as follows: Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses. main WDL 2 complete FIFAhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/587cb8e67646ba42/original/knfuogw4prnsdacl3ozx-pdf.pdf Milestones & Superlatives, Statistical Kit for the FIFA World Cup – FIFA World Cup final rankings by tournament FIFA 23 6 April 2018 20 August 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20220325073347/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/587cb8e67646ba42/original/knfuogw4prnsdacl3ozx-pdf.pdf 25 March 2022 H BRA, ITA, FRG, URU, URS, MEX, PER, ENG, SWE, BEL, ROU, ISR, BUL, MAR, TCH, SLV 10 10 FIFA originally ranked Israel above Bulgaria in the standings as Bulgaria finished third in their group, while Israel finished fourth. However, FIFA amended this in later publications by disregarding group position. ISR 1 0 2 4 5 6 0 0 19 7 0 1 2 5 9 0 0 3 2 7 0 0 3 0 9 2 0 2 4 4 0 2 1 1 3 3 2 1 10 8 2 1 1 6 4 0 1 2 2 6 2 0 2 9 9 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 1 6 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 4 5 5 0 1 17 10 T BEL 1 BRA 1968 3 BUL 1968 4 TCH 3 SLV 1 ENG 3 ISR 2 ITA 1946 2 MEX 1 MAR 4 PER state 4 ROU 1965 3 URS 1955 1 SWE 2 URU 2 FRG 4 Final result #FFD700 Champions #C0C0C0 Runners-up #CD7F32 Third place Fourth place Eliminated inquarter-finals Eliminated ingroup stage yes yes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th QF QF QF QF GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS Notes References Match reports Report External links World Cup 1970 1970 FIFA World Cup 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico, FIFA.com Details at RSSSF FIFA Technical Report 1970s Association football Mexico 1970 World Cup Category:1969–70 in Mexican football 1970 Category:May 1970 sports events in North America Category:June 1970 sports events in North America Category:May 1970 in Mexico Category:June 1970 in Mexico