1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 1970 6 July – 31 August 1969 10 1 24 65 BRA 1968 Tostão (10 goals) 1966 1974 Listed below are the dates and results for the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American Zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification. The 10 teams were divided into 2 groups of 3 teams each and 1 group of 4 teams. 3 spots were open for competition. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. Groups Group 1 RankTeamPts PointsPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal difference1PER5421174+32BOL4420256−13ARG3411246−2 27 July 1969 BOL 3–1 ARG Díaz 18 Blacut 51 pen. Álvarez 70 Tarabini 43 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia 21,267 Sosa Miranda (Paraguay) 3 August 1969 PER 1–0 ARG León 52 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 43,147 De Moraes (Brazil) 10 August 1969 BOL 2–1 nb 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.Horacio Zimmerman Escándalos arbitrales que marcaron el futuro de equipos peruanos El Comercio.pe http://elcomercio.pe/deportes/1384455/noticia-escandalos-arbitrales-que-marcaron-futuro-equipos-peruanos 8 March 2012 20 June 2013 es PER Díaz 69 Chumpitaz 80 o.g. Chale 51 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia 20,670 Chechelev (Venezuela) 17 August 1969 PER 3–0 BOL Cubillas 36 Cruzado 40 Gallardo 58 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 43,148 Ramirez (Colombia) 24 August 1969 ARG 1–0 BOL Albrecht 62 pen. La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina 47,069 Pena Rocha (Uruguay) 31 August 1969 ARG 2–2 PER Albrecht 80 pen.Rendo 90 Ramírez 64 81 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina 53,627 Diaz (Chile) Peru qualified. This has been the only time that Argentina failed to qualify to a World Cup tournament. Group 2 RankTeamPts PointsPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal difference1BRA 1968126600232+212PAR 19548640265+13COL36114712−54VEN 193016015118−17 27 July 1969 COL 3–0 VEN 1930 González 34 56 Segrera 76 pen. Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia Murgueytio (Ecuador) 2 August 1969 VEN 1930 1–1 COL Mendoza 55 Tamayo 61 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Caracas, Venezuela Ortube Vargas (Bolivia) 6 August 1969 COL 0–2 BRA 1968 Tostão 37 44 Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia Tejada Burga (Peru) 6 August 1969 VEN 1930 0–2 PAR 1954 Rojas 38 Sosa 53 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Caracas, Venezuela Palacio (Chile) 10 August 1969 COL 0–1 PAR 1954 Martínez 57 Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia Pedraza (Peru) 10 August 1969 VEN 1930 0–5 BRA 1968 Tostão 60 72 77 Pelé 71 79 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Caracas, Venezuela Villacis (Ecuador) 17 August 1969 PAR 1954 0–3 BRA 1968 Mendoza 70 o.g. Jairzinho 81 Edu 90 Estadio de Puerto Sajonia, Asunción, Paraguay Conley (Chile) 21 August 1969 BRA 1968 6–2 COL Tostão 15 40 Edu 48Pelé 60Rivellino 86 Jairzinho 88 Mesa 18 Gallego 89 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Comesana (Argentina) 99,947WORLD CUP 1970 21 August 1969 PAR 1954 1–0 VEN 1930 Jiménez 11 Estadio de Puerto Sajonia, Asunción, Paraguay Otero (Uruguay) 24 August 1969 BRA 1968 6–0 VEN 1930 Tostão 3 22 24 Jairzinho 30Pelé 45 pen. 69 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ortube Vargas (Bolivia) 24 August 1969 PAR 1954 2–1 COL Arrúa 38 49 Segrera 83 pen. Estadio de Puerto Sajonia, Ascuncion, Paraguay Pestarino (Argentina) 31 August 1969 BRA 1968 1–0 PAR 1954 Pelé 68 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay) Brazil qualified. Group 3 RankTeamPts PointsPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal difference1URU7431050+52CHI4412154+13ECU 19001401328−6 Source=Partidos de la Roja - Partidos de selección de fútbol de Chile 6 July 1969 ECU 1900 0–2 URU Bareño 31 Zubía 60 Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil, Ecuador Arppi Filho (Brazil) 13 July 1969 CHI 0–0 URU Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile Bossolino (Argentina) 20 July 1969 URU 1–0 ECU 1900 Ancheta 76 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Osorio (Paraguay) 27 July 1969 CHI 4–1 ECU 1900 Olivares 55 Valdéz 62 86 Ramiro Tobar 79 o.g. Macías 89 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile Ramírez (Colombia) 3 August 1969 ECU 1900 1–1 CHI Rodríguez 14 Olivares 61 Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil, Ecuador Angeles (Peru 10 August 1969 URU 2–0 CHI Cortés 44Rocha 90 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Marques (Brazil) Uruguay qualified. Qualified teams The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament. Team Qualified as Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup1 PER 1 Group 1 winners 31 August 1969 1 (1930) BRA 2 Group 2 winners 31 August 1969 8 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966) URU 3 Group 3 winners 10 August 1969 5 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. Goalscorers 65 24 BRA 1968 Tostão BRA 1968 Pelé BRA 1968 Jairzinho ARG Rafael Albrecht BOL Raúl Alvarez BRA 1968 Edu CHI Adolfo Olivares CHI Francisco Valdéz COL Jaime González COL Hermenegildo Segrera PAR 1954 Saturnino Arrúa PER Oswaldo Ramírez ARG Alberto Rendo ARG Aníbal Tarabini BOL Ramiro Blacut BOL Juan Américo Díaz BRA 1968 Rivellino COL Jorge Ramírez Gallego COL Orlando Mesa COL Javier Tamayo ECU 1900 Félix Lasso ECU 1900 Tom Rodríguez PAR 1954 Lorenzo Gimenez PAR 1954 Aurelio Martínez PAR 1954 Pablo Rojas PAR 1954 Alcides Sosa PER Roberto Challe PER Luis Cruzado PER Teófilo Cubillas PER Alberto Gallardo PER Pedro Pablo León URU Atilio Ancheta URU Rúben Bareño URU Julio César Cortés URU Pedro Rocha URU Oscar Zubía VEN 1954 Luis Mendoza Benedetto ECU 1900 Ramiro Tobar (against Chile) PAR 1954 Valentín Mendoza (against Brazil) PER Héctor Chumpitaz (against Bolivia) Notes "nb" References External links FIFA World Cup Official Site – 1970 World Cup Qualification https://web.archive.org/web/20070222103556/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/p/pwc/q/1970.html 22 February 2007 RSSF.com CONMEBOL Category:FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Category:1969 in South American men's international football Category:Brazil at the 1970 FIFA World Cup Category:Peru at the 1970 FIFA World Cup Category:Uruguay at the 1970 FIFA World Cup Category:1969 in Peruvian football Category:1969 in Paraguayan sport Category:1969 in Ecuadorian sport Category:1969 in Argentine football Category:1969 in Chilean football Category:1969 in Bolivian sport Category:1969 in Uruguayan football Category:1969 in Colombian football Category:1969 in Venezuelan sport Category:1969 in Brazilian football