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1970 FIFA World Cup
Copa Mundial de Fútbol México 70
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Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
Dates	31 May – 21 June 1970 (22 days)
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up	Italy
Third place	West Germany
Fourth place	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	95 (2.97 per match)
Attendance	1,604,065 (50,127 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gerd Müller (10 goals)
Best young player	Teófilo Cubillas
Fair play award	Peru
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The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's national teams. Held from 31 May to 21 June in Mexico, it was the first World Cup tournament staged in North America, and the first held outside Europe and South 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 sixteen-team final tournament. El Salvador, Israel, and Morocco made their first appearances at the final stage, and Peru their first since 1930.

The tournament was won by Brazil, which defeated another two-time former champion, Italy, 4–1 in the final in Mexico City. The win gave Brazil its 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-ever World Cup team.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] They achieved a perfect record of wins in all six games in the finals, as well as winning all their qualifying fixtures.^[5]

Despite the issues of altitude and high temperature,^[6] the finals largely produced attacking football which created an average goals per game record not since bettered by any subsequent World Cup Finals.^[7]^[8]^[9] 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 world^[10] and, for the first time, in colour.^[11]^[12]

The World Cup returned to Mexico just sixteen years later in 1986.

Host selection

Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Japan, Mexico and Peru were all considered to host the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Mexico was chosen as the host nation in 1964 through a vote at FIFA's congress in Tokyo on 8 October, ahead of the only other submitted bid from Argentina.^[13] The tournament became the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first to be staged outside South America and Europe; Mexico later became the first country to host the FIFA World Cup twice when it stepped in to stage the 1986 event after the original host selection, Colombia, suffered financial problems.^[13]

Qualification

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.^[14]^[15] Mexico as the host nation and England as reigning World Cup champions were granted automatic qualification, with the remaining fourteen finals places divided among the continental confederations.^[14]

Eight places were available to teams from UEFA (Europe), three for CONMEBOL (South America), one for CAF (Africa), one for an AFC/OFC team (Asia/Oceania), and one for CONCACAF (North and Central America and Caribbean).^[14] A place in the finals for an African representative was guaranteed for the first time, as a response to the mass boycott of the qualifying process for 1966 by the African entrants after FIFA linked Africa, Asia and Oceania together with only one qualifying place on offer.^[16]^[17]^[18]

The draw for the qualifying stages was conducted on 1 February 1968 in Casablanca, Morocco,^[15] 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.^[19]^[20] 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.^[21]

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 returned to the finals after a forty-year absence.^[22] Those who failed to qualify included Argentina, France, Hungary, Portugal and Spain.

Venues

Mexico City
Estadio Azteca
Capacity: 110,000

Guadalajara	Guadalajara León Mexico City Puebla Toluca 1970 FIFA World Cup (Mexico)	Puebla
Estadio Jalisco		Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Capacity: 71,100		Capacity: 35,563

León		Toluca
Estadio Nou Camp		Estadio Luis Dosal
Capacity: 23,609		Capacity: 26,900

Five stadia in five different cities were selected to host the World Cup matches. Alternative venues in Hidalgo state and the port city of Veracruz were also considered.^[23] 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.^[24]

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.^[25]^[26] Some teams had already experienced the local conditions when competing in the football competition at 1968 Summer Olympics.^[9] At an elevation in excess of 2,660 metres (8,730 ft) above sea level, Toluca was the highest of the venues; Guadalajara was the lowest at 1,500 m (4,920 ft).

Of the 5 stadia used for the 32 matches played, the largest and most used venue was the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City; which hosted 10 total matches including the final and third place matches, and all of Group 1's matches (which included all of host Mexico's matches). The Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara hosted 8 matches including all of Group 3's matches and a semi-final. The Nou Camp Stadium in Leon hosted 7 matches, which consisted of all of Group 4's matches and a quarter-final match. The Luis Dosal stadium in Toluca hosted 4 matches, and Cuauhtémoc stadium in Puebla hosted 3 matches and was the only stadium of the 5 used for this tournament not to host any knockout rounds.

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,^[27]^[28] the FIFA Organising Committee ultimately announced that there would be no seeding of teams.^[29] Instead the sixteen teams were divided into four 'geographical groupings', which also took into account the teams' strengths and even political considerations;^[30] the system 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,^[31] if that were the case.^[32]

Pot 1: European I	Pot 2: Americas	Pot 3: European II	Pot 4: Rest of the World
England (holders) Italy Soviet Union West Germany	Brazil Mexico (hosts) Peru Uruguay	Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Sweden	El Salvador Israel Morocco Romania

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.^[33] 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. It was 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 in Guadalajara, the tournament's second largest stadium.^[34] The 10-year-old daughter of Guillermo Cañedo, President of the Mexican Football Federation and the Local Organising Committee, drew out the teams from four silver cups.^[35]^[36]

Match officials

Squads

For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1970 FIFA World Cup squads.

Tournament review

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.^[37] 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.^[11]^[38] 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.^[39]^[40] 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.^[22] 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, 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.^[41] Hours before the game FIFA elected to replace the scheduled referee after bribery rumours – later dismissed by FIFA^[42] – arose in Mexico.^[43] The 1–0 result meant Uruguay advanced, to be joined by Italy after they avoided defeat in the group finale against Israel.^[44]

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.^[29] 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;^[45] the charges were later dropped.^[46] 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.^[34]^[47]^[48]^[48]^[49]^[50]^[51]^[52]

With both having won their opening games – against Czechoslovakia and Romania, respectively^[53]^[54] – Brazil met England in the group's most famed match.^[55] 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,^[56]^[57] a second half goal from Jairzinho won the match for Brazil after England squandered several excellent opportunities to equalise.^[58]^[59] Both teams then won their final group games to progress to the knockout stage.^[60]

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.^[61] Morocco, the first African World Cup representatives since 1934,^[16] also began strongly by taking the lead against the 1966 runners-up West Germany, but the Germans came back to win 2–1.^[53] 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^[62] – to win the group against Peru.^[63]

Knockout stage

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 ranked the Soviets as group winners, meaning that they would face Uruguay in the large Estadio Azteca, while the host nation were paired against Italy in the smaller Toluca venue.^[42]^[64] Mexican officials unsuccessfully appealed to FIFA to stage their game in the capital to avoid traffic problems.^[42] The hosts took the lead against Italy with a José Luis González goal, but his team-mate 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.^[65] 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.^[66] The Soviets believed that during the Uruguay attack a ball had crossed touchline and stopped playing while their opponents continued playing and scored.

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. A rematch of the previous World Cup final between England and West Germany took place in León, in which the reigning champions entered a two-goal lead. Franz Beckenbauer halved the deficit when his low shot beat England's second choice goalkeeper Peter Bonetti, playing after Gordon Banks suffered food poisoning the day before.^[67]^[68] Eight minutes from time an Uwe Seeler header levelled the score before an extra-time goal from Gerd Müller brought (West) Germany's first-ever competitive victory over England.^[69]^[70] The national embarrassment of losing against Germany is believed to have played a significant role in the surprise defeat of Harold Wilson's government in the United Kingdom general election, 1970 four days later.^[71]

All four of the semi-finalists were former world champions with the line-up guaranteeing a European versus South American final. In the all-South American tie, controversially switched from the capital to the lower altitude of Guadalajara,^[72] 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 fifteen minutes decided a match that had been evenly-matched until that point.^[73] The all-European meeting between Italy and West Germany produced a match regarded by many as one of the greatest World Cup games. 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.^[74] 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.^[75]^[76] The match subsequently became known as the "Game of the Century", and today has a monument outside the Estadio Azteca to commemorates it.^[76] West Germany went on to defeat Uruguay 1–0 in the third-place match.^[77]

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.^[78] The match remained level until the 66th 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.^[78]^[79]

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.^[1]^[2]^[80]^[81] 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.^[7]^[8]^[9]

For the first time at a World Cup Finals, referees could issue yellow and red cards,^[82] yet, in contrast to the previous tournaments (besides the 1950 edition) and all subsequent tournaments to date, no player was expelled from play.^[83] The officiating of the opening match, commentated by some media as overly strict,^[84]^[85]^[86] set a standard of discipline that instead helped protect skillful players in accordance with FIFA's stated wish.^[52]^[87]^[88] The tournament's average of 2.97 goals per game set a level not since bettered.

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] They won all of their six games on the way to the title, and had also won every one of their qualifying fixtures.^[5] Jairzinho's feat of scoring in every finals match likewise has yet to be equalled.^[89] Coach Mário Zagallo became the first man to win the World Cup as both a player (1958, 1962) and coach.^[90]

This was the first World Cup to use the Telstar ball from Adidas, 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.^[91]^[92] The 32-panel configuration had been introduced in 1962 by Select Sport,^[93]^[94] and was also used in the official logo for the 1970 World Cup.^[95] The black-and-white pattern, to aid visibility on black and white television broadcasts, was also well established before the Telstar.^[94]^[96] The name came from the Telstar communications satellite, which was roughly spherical and dotted with solar panels, somewhat similar in appearance to the football.^[91]

Results

Group stage

The first round, or group stage, saw the sixteen 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

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:

1. Greater number of points in all group matches

2. Goal difference in all group matches (replacing the previous usage of goal average)

3. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the quarter-finals

Group 1

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Soviet Union	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	5
Mexico	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	5
Belgium	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	2
El Salvador	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0

Note: Having finished level on both points and goal difference, the Soviet Union and Mexico were divided by the drawing of lots.


31 May 1970
Mexico	0–0	Soviet Union
3 June 1970
Belgium	3–0	El Salvador
6 June 1970
Soviet Union	4–1	Belgium
7 June 1970
Mexico	4–0	El Salvador
10 June 1970
Soviet Union	2–0	El Salvador
11 June 1970
Mexico	1–0	Belgium

Group 2

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	4
Uruguay	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	3
Sweden	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
Israel	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2


2 June 1970
Uruguay	2–0	Israel
3 June 1970
Italy	1–0	Sweden
6 June 1970
Uruguay	0–0	Italy
7 June 1970
Sweden	1–1	Israel
10 June 1970
Uruguay	0–1	Sweden
11 June 1970
Israel	0–0	Italy

Group 3

	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	8	3	+5	6
England	3	2	1	2	1	+1	4
Romania	3	1	2	4	5	−1	2
Czechoslovakia	3	0	3	2	7	−5	0


2 June 1970
Romania	0–1	England
3 June 1970
Czechoslovakia	1–4	Brazil
6 June 1970
Romania	2–1	Czechoslovakia
7 June 1970
England	0–1	Brazil
10 June 1970
Romania	2–3	Brazil
11 June 1970
England	1–0	Czechoslovakia

Group 4

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Germany	3	3	0	0	10	4	+6	6
Peru	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	4
Bulgaria	3	0	1	2	5	9	−4	1
Morocco	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1


2 June 1970
Peru	3–2	Bulgaria
3 June 1970
Morocco	1–2	West Germany
6 June 1970
Peru	3–0	Morocco
7 June 1970
Bulgaria	2–5	West Germany
10 June 1970
Peru	1–3	West Germany
11 June 1970
Bulgaria	1–1	Morocco

Knockout stage

The eight teams that had advanced from the group stage entered a single-elimination style tournament, which also featured a third place play-off 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.

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

14 June – Mexico City

Soviet Union	0
		17 June – Guadalajara
Uruguay (aet)	1
		Uruguay	1
14 June – Guadalajara
		Brazil	3
Brazil	4
				21 June – Mexico City
Peru	2
				Brazil	4
14 June – Toluca
				Italy	1
Italy	4
		17 June – Mexico City
Mexico	1
		Italy (aet)	4
14 June – León
		West Germany	3	Third place
West Germany (aet)	3
				20 June – Mexico City
England	2
				Uruguay	0

				West Germany	1

All times listed local (UTC−6)

Quarter-finals

14 June 1970

12:00

Soviet Union	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Uruguay
	Report	Espárrago 117'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 26,085

Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

14 June 1970

12:00

Italy	4–1	Mexico
Guzmán 25' (o.g.) Riva 63 ', 76' Rivera 70'	Report	González 13'

Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca

Attendance: 26,851

Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)

14 June 1970

12:00

Brazil	4–2	Peru
Rivellino 11' Tostão 15', 52' Jairzinho 75'	Report	Gallardo 28' Cubillas 70'

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Attendance: 54,233

Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium)

14 June 1970

12:00

West Germany	3–2 (a.e.t.)	England
Beckenbauer 68' Seeler 82' Müller 108'	Report	Mullery 31' Peters 49'

Estadio Nou Camp, León

Attendance: 23,357

Referee: Ángel Norberto Coerezza (Argentina)

Semi-finals

17 June 1970

16:00

Uruguay	1–3	Brazil
Cubilla 19'	Report	Clodoaldo 44' Jairzinho 76' Rivellino 89'

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Attendance: 51,261

Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendibil (Spain)

17 June 1970

16:00

Italy	4–3 (a.e.t.)	West Germany
Boninsegna 8' Burgnich 98' Riva 104' Rivera 111'	Report	Schnellinger 90' Müller 94', 110'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 102,444

Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Mexico)

Match for third place

20 June 1970

16:00

Uruguay	0–1	West Germany
	Report	Overath 26'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 104,403

Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy)

Final

21 June 1970

12:00

Brazil	4–1	Italy
Pelé 18' Gérson 66' Jairzinho 71' Carlos Alberto 86'	Report	Boninsegna 37'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 107,412

Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)

Statistics

Goalscorers

With ten goals, Gerd Müller is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 95 goals were scored by 55 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

10 goals

Gerd Müller

7 goals

Jairzinho

5 goals

Teófilo Cubillas

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

Javier Guzmán (against Italy)

Awards

Golden Boot: Gerd Müller (West Germany)^[22]
Best Young Player (Awarded retrospectively): Teófilo Cubillas (Peru)^[97]
FIFA Fair Play Trophy: Peru^[22]

FIFA retrospective 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, overall results and quality of the opposition.^[22]^[98] The rankings for the 1970 tournament were as follows:

R	Team	G	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts.
1	Brazil	3	6	6	0	0	19	7	+12	12
2	Italy	2	6	3	2	1	10	8	+2	8
3	West Germany	4	6	5	0	1	17	10	+7	10
4	Uruguay	2	6	2	1	3	4	5	−1	5
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5	Soviet Union	1	4	2	1	1	6	2	+4	5
6	Mexico	1	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	5
7	Peru	4	4	2	0	2	9	9	0	4
8	England	3	4	2	0	2	4	4	0	4
Eliminated in the group stage
9	Sweden	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
10	Belgium	1	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	2
10	Romania	3	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	2
12	Israel	2	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
13	Bulgaria	4	3	0	1	2	5	9	−4	1
14	Morocco	4	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1
15	Czechoslovakia	3	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0
16	El Salvador	1	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0

* Listed as #13 in one of the sources^[98]

** Listed as #12 in one of the sources^[98]

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^ "Mexico duels Russians in World Cup". Toledo Blade. 11 January 1970.
^ "The FIFA World Cup Opening Day Match History, Facts and Winners". Yahoo. 11 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Kraba, Milile (2010). The Story Has Been Told. Xlibris Corporation. p. 78.
^ "Big yawn as World Cup rivals draw". The Age. 2 June 1970.
^ "World Cup slowdown bores fans". The Pittsburgh Press. 1 June 1970.
^ "Pele keeps Brazilians on right track". Vancouver Sun. 11 June 1970.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mexico draws tiny stadium". The Bulletin. 13 June 1970.
^ "Bribe rumours stir soccer". Reading Eagle. 11 June 1970.
^ "Mexico, England, Italy in quarter-finals". Montreal Gazette. 12 June 1970.
^ "England soccer captain held for shop-lifting". The Indian Express. 27 May 1970.
^ "1970: Bobby Moore cleared of stealing". BBC.
^ "England lose popularity contest". Glasgow Herald. 13 June 1970.
^ ^a ^b "English win first World Cup match". The Spokesman-Review. 2 June 1970.
^ "British take villain role in World Cup". Pittsburgh Press. 2 June 1970.
^ "Young Mexicans jeer England". The Times. London. 14 May 1970. p. 14.
^ "Pele and other top Brazilians may miss Romanian game". Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1970.
^ ^a ^b "World Cup Review: Firm authority respected". The Times. London. 23 June 1970. p. 15.
^ ^a ^b "Brazil hit back against Czechs". Glasgow Herald. 4 June 1970.
^ "Fans whistles and boos as England wins, 1–0". Ottawa Citizen. 3 June 1970.
^ "The Final that never was". FIFA.
^ "Gordon Banks: The keeper who stunned the King". FIFA.
^ "Brazil mix enough method to their magic". ESPN. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Fireworks erupt after Brazilian goal beats England lose popularity contest". Ottawa Citizen. 8 June 1970.
^ "Back to school for England after World Cup Soccer loss". Beaver County Times. 8 June 1970.
^ "England rides boot of Clarke to eights". The Leader-Post. 11 June 1970.
^ "Peru's comeback". Ottawa Citizen. 3 June 1970.
^ "FIFA World Cup goals" (PDF). FIFA.
^ "Germany, Brazil lead World Cup". St. Petersburg Times. 11 June 1970.
^ "Mexico travel to play Italy". Glasgow Herald. 13 June 1970.
^ "Italy crush Mexico". The Times. London. 15 June 1970. p. 13.
^ "Well-timed winner". The Times. London. 15 June 1970. p. 13.
^ "Defending champs knocked out". Vancouver Sun. 15 June 1970.
^ "Robert Green, I know how you feel, says ex-England keeper Peter Bonetti". The Daily Telegraph. 13 June 2010.
^ "Bundesliga 50 – The birth of Germany's Professional Game". Football Republik. 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Downing, David (2001). The Best of Enemies: England v Germany. Bloomsbury Publishing.
^ 1970: Heath's surprise victory BBC News
^ "Italy favored to win cup". The Leader-Post. 16 June 1970.
^ "Italy meets Brazilians on Sunday". The Spokesman-Review. 19 June 1970.
^ "Players Info: Schnellinger". German Football Association.
^ "World Cup Soccer Finalists". Reading Eagle. 18 June 1970.
^ ^a ^b "A test of endurance and will". FIFA.
^ "West Germany conquers Uruguay, 1–0, for Third Place in World Cup Soccer". Associated Press. 20 June 1970.
^ ^a ^b "Sizzling Brazil stun the Azteca". FIFA.
^ Lisi, Clemente Angelo (2007). A History of the World Cup: 1930–2010. Scarecrow Press. p. 167.
^ "The 1970 World Cup is recalled fondly, and in glorious technicolour". The Herald. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "1970: The definitive World Cup..." Four Four Two. 14 March 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Ken Aston – the inventor of yellow and red cards". FIFA. 15 January 2002.
^ "World Cup History 1970". ESPN. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "England begins soccer defence today". Montreal Gazette. 2 June 1970.
^ "Mexican standoff?". New York Times. 7 June 1970.
^ "Strict control needed in combustible situation". The Times. London. 26 September 1970. p. 5.
^ "Clean, dull soccer start". Ottawa Citizen. 1 June 1970.
^ "Officials determined to police World Soccer Championships". Eugene Register-Guard. 30 May 1970.
^ "Jairzinho: The Hurricane that never blew out". FIFA.
^ "Mario Zagallo: None hungrier than Brazil's lone wolf". FIFA.
^ ^a ^b "1970 Mexico". The Footballs during the FIFA World Cup. FIFA. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
^ "The History of the Official World Cup Match Balls". SoccerBallWorld. Rig-Tech Inc. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
^ "The Story of Select". Select Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
^ ^a ^b Bernsen, Jens (1992). "Vi er røde, vi er hvide". Design DK (in Danish and English). Dansk Design Centre. ISSN 0906-9194.
^ "1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico". Previous FIFA World Cups. FIFA. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
^
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
^ "1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Permanent Table" (PDF). p. 230. Retrieved 28 June 2014.

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[FIFA_overview-11] "1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008.

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[Glanville-20] Glanville, Brian (2010). The Story of the World Cup. Faber and Faber. p. 167.

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[Dawson-34] Dawson, Jeff (2001). Back Home: England and the 1970 World Cup. Orion.

[Draw-35] "Draw for finals of World Cup". The Times. London. 12 January 1970. p. 12.

[36] "Mexico duels Russians in World Cup". Toledo Blade. 11 January 1970.

[37] "The FIFA World Cup Opening Day Match History, Facts and Winners". Yahoo. 11 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[38] Kraba, Milile (2010). The Story Has Been Told. Xlibris Corporation. p. 78.

[39] "Big yawn as World Cup rivals draw". The Age. 2 June 1970.

[40] "World Cup slowdown bores fans". The Pittsburgh Press. 1 June 1970.

[41] "Pele keeps Brazilians on right track". Vancouver Sun. 11 June 1970.

[Lots_draw-42] "Mexico draws tiny stadium". The Bulletin. 13 June 1970.

[43] "Bribe rumours stir soccer". Reading Eagle. 11 June 1970.

[44] "Mexico, England, Italy in quarter-finals". Montreal Gazette. 12 June 1970.

[45] "England soccer captain held for shop-lifting". The Indian Express. 27 May 1970.

[46] "1970: Bobby Moore cleared of stealing". BBC.

[47] "England lose popularity contest". Glasgow Herald. 13 June 1970.

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[49] "British take villain role in World Cup". Pittsburgh Press. 2 June 1970.

[50] "Young Mexicans jeer England". The Times. London. 14 May 1970. p. 14.

[51] "Pele and other top Brazilians may miss Romanian game". Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1970.

[Times_review-52] "World Cup Review: Firm authority respected". The Times. London. 23 June 1970. p. 15.

[4_June-53] "Brazil hit back against Czechs". Glasgow Herald. 4 June 1970.

[54] "Fans whistles and boos as England wins, 1–0". Ottawa Citizen. 3 June 1970.

[55] "The Final that never was". FIFA.

[56] "Gordon Banks: The keeper who stunned the King". FIFA.

[57] "Brazil mix enough method to their magic". ESPN. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[58] "Fireworks erupt after Brazilian goal beats England lose popularity contest". Ottawa Citizen. 8 June 1970.

[59] "Back to school for England after World Cup Soccer loss". Beaver County Times. 8 June 1970.

[60] "England rides boot of Clarke to eights". The Leader-Post. 11 June 1970.

[61] "Peru's comeback". Ottawa Citizen. 3 June 1970.

[62] "FIFA World Cup goals" (PDF). FIFA.

[63] "Germany, Brazil lead World Cup". St. Petersburg Times. 11 June 1970.

[64] "Mexico travel to play Italy". Glasgow Herald. 13 June 1970.

[65] "Italy crush Mexico". The Times. London. 15 June 1970. p. 13.

[66] "Well-timed winner". The Times. London. 15 June 1970. p. 13.

[67] "Defending champs knocked out". Vancouver Sun. 15 June 1970.

[68] "Robert Green, I know how you feel, says ex-England keeper Peter Bonetti". The Daily Telegraph. 13 June 2010.

[69] "Bundesliga 50 – The birth of Germany's Professional Game". Football Republik. 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[70] Downing, David (2001). The Best of Enemies: England v Germany. Bloomsbury Publishing.

[SusVic-71] 1970: Heath's surprise victory BBC News

[72] "Italy favored to win cup". The Leader-Post. 16 June 1970.

[73] "Italy meets Brazilians on Sunday". The Spokesman-Review. 19 June 1970.

[74] "Players Info: Schnellinger". German Football Association.

[75] "World Cup Soccer Finalists". Reading Eagle. 18 June 1970.

[Game_of_the_Century-76] "A test of endurance and will". FIFA.

[77] "West Germany conquers Uruguay, 1–0, for Third Place in World Cup Soccer". Associated Press. 20 June 1970.

[Final-78] "Sizzling Brazil stun the Azteca". FIFA.

[79] Lisi, Clemente Angelo (2007). A History of the World Cup: 1930–2010. Scarecrow Press. p. 167.

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[82] "Ken Aston – the inventor of yellow and red cards". FIFA. 15 January 2002.

[83] "World Cup History 1970". ESPN. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[84] "England begins soccer defence today". Montreal Gazette. 2 June 1970.

[85] "Mexican standoff?". New York Times. 7 June 1970.

[86] "Strict control needed in combustible situation". The Times. London. 26 September 1970. p. 5.

[87] "Clean, dull soccer start". Ottawa Citizen. 1 June 1970.

[88] "Officials determined to police World Soccer Championships". Eugene Register-Guard. 30 May 1970.

[89] "Jairzinho: The Hurricane that never blew out". FIFA.

[90] "Mario Zagallo: None hungrier than Brazil's lone wolf". FIFA.

[fifalist-91] "1970 Mexico". The Footballs during the FIFA World Cup. FIFA. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

[soccerballworld-92] "The History of the Official World Cup Match Balls". SoccerBallWorld. Rig-Tech Inc. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

[93] "The Story of Select". Select Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

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[95] "1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico". Previous FIFA World Cups. FIFA. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

[96] 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

[97] #53324431 1965 European Cup Final

[98] #3376509 Terry Venables in 1965

[99] #81398917 New York Champions Cup 1966

[100] #2887049 1967 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

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 The '''1970 FIFA World Cup''' was the ninth [[FIFA World Cup]], the quadrennial international [[Association football|football]] championship for [[List of men's national association football teams|men's national]] teams. Held from 31 May to 21 June in Mexico, it was the first World Cup tournament staged in North America, and the first held outside Europe and South America. Teams representing 75 nations from all six populated continents entered the competition, and its [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification rounds]] began in May 1968. Fourteen teams qualified from this process to join host nation [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] and defending champions [[England national football team|England]] in the sixteen-team final tournament. [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]], [[Israel national football team|Israel]], and [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] made their first appearances at the final stage, and [[Peru national football team|Peru]] their first since [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]].
-The tournament was won by [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], which defeated another two-time former champion, [[Italy national football team|Italy]], 4–1 in [[1970 FIFA World Cup Final|the final]] in [[Mexico City]]. The win gave Brazil its third World Cup title, which allowed them to permanently keep the [[FIFA World Cup Trophy#Jules Rimet Trophy|Jules Rimet Trophy]], and a [[FIFA World Cup Trophy|new trophy]] was introduced in [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]].  The victorious team, led by [[Carlos Alberto Torres|Carlos Alberto]] and featuring players such as [[Pelé]], [[Gérson]], [[Jairzinho]], [[Rivellino]], and [[Tostão]], is often cited as the greatest-ever World Cup team.<ref name="BBC review">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/jonathanstevenson/2010/05/the_story_of_the_1970_world_cu.html|publisher=[[BBC]] |title=The Story of the 1970 World Cup|date=12 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="Brazil poll">{{cite web |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/07/09/us-soccer-world-best-idUSL0988846220070709|publisher=[[Reuters]] |title=Brazil's 1970 winning team voted best of all time|date=9 July 2007}}</ref><ref name="Independent">{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/the-boys-from-brazil-on-the-trail-of-footballs-dream-team-806939.html|publisher=[[The Independent]] |title=The Boys from Brazil: On the trail of football's dream team|date=10 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="Daily Mail">{{cite web |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1175630/THE-LIST-The-10-greatest-football-teams-time.html|publisher=[[Daily Mail]] |title=The 10 Greatest Football teams of all time|date=1 May 2009}}</ref> They achieved a perfect record of wins in all six games in the finals, as well as winning all [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification#Group 2 2|their qualifying fixtures]].<ref name="Perfect record">{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/67/world-cup/2010/07/07/2013961/world-cup-2010-netherlands-perfect-winning-streak-can-match|publisher=Goal.com |title=Netherlands' perfect winning streak can match historic feat of Brazil 1970|date=7 July 2010|accessdate=7 July 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I2pxonfI|archivedate=11 July 2013|deadurl=no}}</ref>
+The tournament was won by [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], which defeated another two-time former champion, [[Italy national football team|Italy]], 4–1 in [[1970 FIFA World Cup Final|the final]] in [[Mexico City]]. The win gave Brazil its third World Cup title, which allowed them to permanently keep the [[FIFA World Cup Trophy#Jules Rimet Trophy|Jules Rimet Trophy]], and a [[FIFA World Cup Trophy|new trophy]] was introduced in [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]].  The victorious team, led by [[Carlos Alberto Torres|Carlos Alberto]] and featuring players such as [[Pelé]], [[Gérson]], [[Jairzinho]], [[Rivellino]], and [[Tostão]], is often cited as the greatest-ever World Cup team.<ref name="BBC review">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/jonathanstevenson/2010/05/the_story_of_the_1970_world_cu.html|publisher=[[BBC]] |title=The Story of the 1970 World Cup|date=12 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="Brazil poll">{{cite web |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/07/09/us-soccer-world-best-idUSL0988846220070709|publisher=[[Reuters]] |title=Brazil's 1970 winning team voted best of all time|date=9 July 2007}}</ref><ref name="Independent">{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/the-boys-from-brazil-on-the-trail-of-footballs-dream-team-806939.html|publisher=[[The Independent]] |title=The Boys from Brazil: On the trail of football's dream team|date=10 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="Daily Mail">{{cite web |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1175630/THE-LIST-The-10-greatest-football-teams-time.html|publisher=[[Daily Mail]] |title=The 10 Greatest Football teams of all time|date=1 May 2009}}</ref> They achieved a perfect record of wins in all six games in the finals, as well as winning all [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification#Group 2 2|their qualifying fixtures]].<ref name="Perfect record">{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/67/world-cup/2010/07/07/2013961/world-cup-2010-netherlands-perfect-winning-streak-can-match |publisher=Goal.com |title=Netherlands' perfect winning streak can match historic feat of Brazil 1970 |date=7 July 2010 |accessdate=7 July 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I2pxonfI?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goal.com%2Fen-us%2Fnews%2F67%2Fworld-cup%2F2010%2F07%2F07%2F2013961%2Fworld-cup-2010-netherlands-perfect-winning-streak-can-match |archivedate=11 July 2013 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref>
-Despite the issues of altitude and high temperature,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0qBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4552%2C3687609 |newspaper=Free-Lance Star |location=Fredericksburg, VA |agency=Associated Press |title=Soccer play in Mexico stirs altitude controversy |date=2 June 1970 |page=6}}</ref> the finals largely produced attacking football which created an average goals per game record not since bettered by any subsequent World Cup Finals.<ref name="Castrol">{{cite web|url=http://www.castrolfootball.com/legends/tournament/index.php?year=1970|publisher=[[Castrol Performance Index]] |title=Castrol index tournament legends|accessdate=7 July 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I2pyuhuy|archivedate=11 July 2013|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="Brasil 2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.copa2014.gov.br/en/torcedor/historia-das-copas/1970|publisher=Brasil 2014: World Cup Portal |title=Perfect farewell to Pelé's last appearance in a World Cup|accessdate=7 July 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I2pxJnp6|archivedate=11 July 2013|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="Technical Report">{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/09/67/wc_70_tr_313.pdf|publisher=FIFA |title=World Championship – Jules Rimet 1970 Cup Technical study}}</ref> 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 world<ref>{{cite book|last=Dunmore|first=Tom|title=Historical Dictionary of Soccer|page=13|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=2011}}</ref> and, for the first time, in colour.<ref name="FIFA overview">{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/overview.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913232659/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/overview.html|archivedate=13 September 2008|publisher=FIFA|title=1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/media-centre/news/40-years-since-first-world-cup-in-colour-NEWS27/|publisher=TVlicensing.co.uk|title=40 years since first World Cup in colour}}</ref>
+Despite the issues of altitude and high temperature,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0qBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4552%2C3687609 |newspaper=Free-Lance Star |location=Fredericksburg, VA |agency=Associated Press |title=Soccer play in Mexico stirs altitude controversy |date=2 June 1970 |page=6}}</ref> the finals largely produced attacking football which created an average goals per game record not since bettered by any subsequent World Cup Finals.<ref name="Castrol">{{cite web|url=http://www.castrolfootball.com/legends/tournament/index.php?year=1970 |publisher=[[Castrol Performance Index]] |title=Castrol index tournament legends |accessdate=7 July 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I2pyuhuy?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.castrolfootball.com%2Flegends%2Ftournament%2Findex.php%3Fyear%3D1970 |archivedate=11 July 2013 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="Brasil 2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.copa2014.gov.br/en/torcedor/historia-das-copas/1970 |publisher=Brasil 2014: World Cup Portal |title=Perfect farewell to Pelé's last appearance in a World Cup |accessdate=7 July 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I2pxJnp6?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.copa2014.gov.br%2Fen%2Ftorcedor%2Fhistoria-das-copas%2F1970 |archivedate=11 July 2013 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="Technical Report">{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/09/67/wc_70_tr_313.pdf|publisher=FIFA |title=World Championship – Jules Rimet 1970 Cup Technical study}}</ref> 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 world<ref>{{cite book|last=Dunmore|first=Tom|title=Historical Dictionary of Soccer|page=13|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=2011}}</ref> and, for the first time, in colour.<ref name="FIFA overview">{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/overview.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913232659/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/overview.html|archivedate=13 September 2008|publisher=FIFA|title=1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/media-centre/news/40-years-since-first-world-cup-in-colour-NEWS27/|publisher=TVlicensing.co.uk|title=40 years since first World Cup in colour}}</ref>
 The World Cup returned to Mexico just sixteen years later in [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]].
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 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.<ref name="Qualifying">{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/75/fs-201_19a_fwc-prel-history.pdf|archiveurl=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|archivedate=2 June 2010|publisher=FIFA |title=Preliminary Competition: History by year  |date=November 2009}}</ref><ref name="Qualifying stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/78/prelkit2014-1(stats).pdf|publisher=FIFA |title=Preliminary Draw Statistical kit |date=2 August 2011}}</ref> [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] as the host nation and [[England national football team|England]] as reigning World Cup champions were granted automatic qualification, with the remaining fourteen finals places divided among the continental confederations.<ref name="Qualifying"/>
-Eight places were available to teams from [[UEFA]] (Europe), three for [[CONMEBOL]] (South America), one for [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] (Africa), one for an [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]/[[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] team (Asia/Oceania), and one for [[CONCACAF]] (North and Central America and Caribbean).<ref name="Qualifying"/> A place in the finals for an African representative was guaranteed for the first time, as a response to the mass boycott of the qualifying process for 1966 by the African entrants after FIFA [[1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF, AFC and OFC)|linked Africa, Asia and Oceania together]] with only one qualifying place on offer.<ref name="African history">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/history/newsid_1941000/1941223.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |title=Africa's missing World Cup years |date=26 April 2002}}</ref><ref name="Qualifying draw">{{Cite news| title=Tough tasks for British| page=13| newspaper=The Times | location=London | date=2 February 1968}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://twohundredpercent.net/?p=6797|publisher=Twohundredpercent.net |title=Boycott! When Africa & Asia said "Enough" |date=31 May 2010|accessdate=23 June 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Hm93TKr7|archivedate=30 June 2013|deadurl=no}}</ref>
+Eight places were available to teams from [[UEFA]] (Europe), three for [[CONMEBOL]] (South America), one for [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] (Africa), one for an [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]/[[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] team (Asia/Oceania), and one for [[CONCACAF]] (North and Central America and Caribbean).<ref name="Qualifying"/> A place in the finals for an African representative was guaranteed for the first time, as a response to the mass boycott of the qualifying process for 1966 by the African entrants after FIFA [[1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF, AFC and OFC)|linked Africa, Asia and Oceania together]] with only one qualifying place on offer.<ref name="African history">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/history/newsid_1941000/1941223.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |title=Africa's missing World Cup years |date=26 April 2002}}</ref><ref name="Qualifying draw">{{Cite news| title=Tough tasks for British| page=13| newspaper=The Times | location=London | date=2 February 1968}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://twohundredpercent.net/?p=6797 |publisher=Twohundredpercent.net |title=Boycott! When Africa & Asia said "Enough" |date=31 May 2010 |accessdate=23 June 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Hm93TKr7?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwohundredpercent.net%2F%3Fp%3D6797 |archivedate=30 June 2013 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref>
 The draw for the qualifying stages was conducted on 1 February 1968 in [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]],<ref name="Qualifying stats"/> with matches beginning in May 1968 and the final fixtures being concluded in December 1969. [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]], quarter-finalists at the previous tournament, were disqualified during the process after refusing to play in Israel for political reasons.<ref>{{Cite news| title=North Korea out| page=7 | newspaper=The Times | location=London | date =5 July 1969}}</ref><ref name="Glanville">{{cite book|last=Glanville|first=Brian|title=The Story of the World Cup|page=167|publisher=Faber and Faber|year=2010}}</ref> [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]] qualified for the finals after beating [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]] in a [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification#Group 2 4|play-off match]], which was the catalyst for a four-day conflict in July 1969 known as the [[Football War]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Anderson|first=Thomas P. |title=The War of the Dispossessed: Honduras and El Salvador 1969|publisher=University of Nebraska Press|location=Lincoln|year=1981}}</ref>
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 == 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,<ref>{{Cite news| title=Ability and politics govern the draw| page=11 | newspaper=The Times |location=London|date=19 December 1969}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| title=Top teams to be seeded| page=11 |newspaper=The Times|location=London | date=8 January 1970}}</ref> the FIFA Organising Committee ultimately announced that there would be no seeding of teams.<ref name="FIFA seeding">{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/82/40/89/fs-201_12a_fwc-seeding.pdf|publisher=FIFA |title=FIFA World Cup: Seeded teams 1930–2010  |date=November 2009}}</ref> Instead the sixteen teams were divided into four 'geographical groupings', which also took into account the teams' strengths and even political considerations;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9coVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3g8EAAAAIBAJ&dq=stanley%20rous&pg=7074%2C2437127|publisher=[[Jornal do Brasil]]|language=Portuguese |title=Brasil, Alemanha e Italia querem o Grupo Dois|date=11 January 1970}}</ref> the system 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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/FTB/mens-football.html|publisher=Sports-reference.com|title=Football at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Football}}</ref> if that were the case.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.currybet.net/cbet_blog/2009/12/africa-in-the-fifa-world-cup-p-2.php|publisher=Currybet.net |title=Africa in the FIFA World Cup: Part 3 – The Seventies|date=2 December 2009|accessdate=23 June 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Hm94MGwn|archivedate=30 June 2013|deadurl=no}}</ref>
+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,<ref>{{Cite news| title=Ability and politics govern the draw| page=11 | newspaper=The Times |location=London|date=19 December 1969}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| title=Top teams to be seeded| page=11 |newspaper=The Times|location=London | date=8 January 1970}}</ref> the FIFA Organising Committee ultimately announced that there would be no seeding of teams.<ref name="FIFA seeding">{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/82/40/89/fs-201_12a_fwc-seeding.pdf|publisher=FIFA |title=FIFA World Cup: Seeded teams 1930–2010  |date=November 2009}}</ref> Instead the sixteen teams were divided into four 'geographical groupings', which also took into account the teams' strengths and even political considerations;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9coVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3g8EAAAAIBAJ&dq=stanley%20rous&pg=7074%2C2437127|publisher=[[Jornal do Brasil]]|language=Portuguese |title=Brasil, Alemanha e Italia querem o Grupo Dois|date=11 January 1970}}</ref> the system 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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/FTB/mens-football.html|publisher=Sports-reference.com|title=Football at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Football}}</ref> if that were the case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.currybet.net/cbet_blog/2009/12/africa-in-the-fifa-world-cup-p-2.php |publisher=Currybet.net |title=Africa in the FIFA World Cup: Part 3 – The Seventies |date=2 December 2009 |accessdate=23 June 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Hm94MGwn?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.currybet.net%2Fcbet_blog%2F2009%2F12%2Fafrica-in-the-fifa-world-cup-p-2.php |archivedate=30 June 2013 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref>
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 === Group stage ===
-Following the opening ceremony host nation [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] faced the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]]; this was the last time until the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] that the host nation's first match rather than the World Cup holders' began the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://voices.yahoo.com/the-fifa-world-cup-opening-day-match-history-facts-6198096.html|publisher=[[Yahoo]] |title=The FIFA World Cup Opening Day Match History, Facts and Winners|date=11 June 2010|accessdate=7 July 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I2ps5cvR|archivedate=11 July 2013|deadurl=no}}</ref> 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.<ref name="FIFA overview"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Kraba|first=Milile|title=The Story Has Been Told|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|page=78|year=2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dgkyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tpADAAAAIBAJ&dq=world%20cup&pg=5472%2C306381|publisher=[[The Age]] |title=Big yawn as World Cup rivals draw|date=2 June 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dgkyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tpADAAAAIBAJ&dq=world%20cup&pg=5472%2C306381|publisher=[[The Pittsburgh Press]] |title=World Cup slowdown bores fans|date=1 June 1970}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Stat Kit"/> Both teams won their remaining two games to progress from the group at the expense of [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] and World Cup debutants [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]].
+Following the opening ceremony host nation [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] faced the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]]; this was the last time until the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] that the host nation's first match rather than the World Cup holders' began the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/the-fifa-world-cup-opening-day-match-history-facts-6198096.html |publisher=[[Yahoo]] |title=The FIFA World Cup Opening Day Match History, Facts and Winners |date=11 June 2010 |accessdate=7 July 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I2ps5cvR?url=http%3A%2F%2Fvoices.yahoo.com%2Fthe-fifa-world-cup-opening-day-match-history-facts-6198096.html |archivedate=11 July 2013 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> 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.<ref name="FIFA overview"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Kraba|first=Milile|title=The Story Has Been Told|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|page=78|year=2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dgkyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tpADAAAAIBAJ&dq=world%20cup&pg=5472%2C306381|publisher=[[The Age]] |title=Big yawn as World Cup rivals draw|date=2 June 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dgkyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tpADAAAAIBAJ&dq=world%20cup&pg=5472%2C306381|publisher=[[The Pittsburgh Press]] |title=World Cup slowdown bores fans|date=1 June 1970}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Stat Kit"/> Both teams won their remaining two games to progress from the group at the expense of [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] and World Cup debutants [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]].
 '''Group 2''' was the lowest-scoring of the groups with only six goals in its six matches as [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]], [[1967 South American Championship|reigning South America champions]], [[Italy national football team|Italy]], the [[UEFA Euro 1968|reigning European champions]], edged past [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] and [[Israel national football team|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7pplAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6YoNAAAAIBAJ&dq=grahn&pg=1156%2C4016343|publisher=[[Vancouver Sun]] |title=Pele keeps Brazilians on right track|date=11 June 1970}}</ref> Hours before the game FIFA elected to replace the scheduled referee after bribery rumours – later dismissed by FIFA<ref name="Lots draw">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=af1XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C_cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1800%2C1004892|publisher=[[The Bulletin]] |title=Mexico draws tiny stadium|date=13 June 1970}}</ref> – arose in Mexico.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PKgkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wqAFAAAAIBAJ&dq=stanley%20rous&pg=2578%2C388872|publisher=[[Reading Eagle]] |title=Bribe rumours stir soccer|date=11 June 1970}}</ref> The 1–0 result meant Uruguay advanced, to be joined by Italy after they avoided defeat in the group finale against Israel.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1YsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IbkFAAAAIBAJ&dq=italy%20israel&pg=4602%2C3046102|publisher=[[Montreal Gazette]] |title=Mexico, England, Italy in quarter-finals|date=12 June 1970}}</ref>
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 Owing to the lack of a seeding system, '''Group 3''' allowed the reigning World Cup holders [[England national football team|England]] to be paired together with the two-time former champion [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], considered by many the pre-tournament favourites for the trophy.<ref name="FIFA seeding"/> England's preparations were hampered by the arrest of their captain [[Bobby Moore]] in Colombia for [[Bogotá Bracelet|allegedly stealing a bracelet from a jeweller's shop]];<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oIJlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=up4NAAAAIBAJ&dq=england&pg=1915%2C178046|publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |title=England soccer captain held for shop-lifting|date=27 May 1970}}</ref> the charges were later dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/20/newsid_4537000/4537235.stm|publisher=[[BBC]] |title=1970: Bobby Moore cleared of stealing}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Dawson"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BqUMAAAAIBAJ&dq=england&pg=5171%2C2908927|publisher=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|Glasgow Herald]] |title=England lose popularity contest|date=13 June 1970}}</ref><ref name="English win first World Cup match">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0-5LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7OwDAAAAIBAJ&dq=england%20boos&pg=6955%2C497354|publisher=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |title=English win first World Cup match|date=2 June 1970}}</ref><ref name="English win first World Cup match"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QkkqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=blAEAAAAIBAJ&dq=bulgaria&pg=3667%2C489028|publisher=[[Pittsburgh Press]] |title=British take villain role in World Cup|date=2 June 1970}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| title=Young Mexicans jeer England| page=14 | newspaper=The Times | location=London | date=14 May 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0-5LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7OwDAAAAIBAJ&dq=england%20boos&pg=6955%2C497354|publisher=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|Glasgow Herald]] |title=Pele and other top Brazilians may miss Romanian game|date=9 June 1970}}</ref><ref name="Times review">{{Cite news| title=World Cup Review: Firm authority respected| page=15 | newspaper=The Times | location=London | date=23 June 1970}}</ref>
-With both having won their opening games – against [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] and [[Romania national football team|Romania]], respectively<ref name="4 June">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BqUMAAAAIBAJ&dq=morocco&pg=3092%2C854609|publisher=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|Glasgow Herald]] |title=Brazil hit back against Czechs|date=4 June 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=asgyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3OwFAAAAIBAJ&dq=peru&pg=944%2C576325|publisher=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |title=Fans whistles and boos as England wins, 1–0|date=3 June 1970}}</ref> – Brazil met England in the group's most famed match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/world-cup/match=1764/index.html|publisher=FIFA |title=The Final that never was}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=174372/index.html|publisher=FIFA |title=Gordon Banks: The keeper who stunned the King}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/191816.html|publisher=[[ESPN]] |title=Brazil mix enough method to their magic|date=7 February 2013|accessdate=7 July 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I2prIPgw|archivedate=11 July 2013|deadurl=no}}</ref> a second half goal from [[Jairzinho]] won the match for Brazil after England squandered several excellent opportunities to equalise.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bcgyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3OwFAAAAIBAJ&dq=england%20brazil%20astle&pg=6044%2C2260014|publisher=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |title=Fireworks erupt after Brazilian goal beats England lose popularity contest|date=8 June 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7GsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-7IFAAAAIBAJ&dq=england%20brazil%20astle&pg=5988%2C2109089|publisher=[[Beaver County Times]] |title=Back to school for England after World Cup Soccer loss|date=8 June 1970}}</ref> Both teams then won their final group games to progress to the knockout stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3uRUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jTwNAAAAIBAJ&dq=peru&pg=3059%2C2126529|publisher=[[The Leader-Post]] |title=England rides boot of Clarke to eights|date=11 June 1970}}</ref>
+With both having won their opening games – against [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] and [[Romania national football team|Romania]], respectively<ref name="4 June">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BqUMAAAAIBAJ&dq=morocco&pg=3092%2C854609|publisher=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|Glasgow Herald]] |title=Brazil hit back against Czechs|date=4 June 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=asgyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3OwFAAAAIBAJ&dq=peru&pg=944%2C576325|publisher=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |title=Fans whistles and boos as England wins, 1–0|date=3 June 1970}}</ref> – Brazil met England in the group's most famed match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/world-cup/match=1764/index.html|publisher=FIFA |title=The Final that never was}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=174372/index.html|publisher=FIFA |title=Gordon Banks: The keeper who stunned the King}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/191816.html |publisher=[[ESPN]] |title=Brazil mix enough method to their magic |date=7 February 2013 |accessdate=7 July 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I2prIPgw?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.co.uk%2Ffootball%2Fsport%2Fstory%2F191816.html |archivedate=11 July 2013 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> a second half goal from [[Jairzinho]] won the match for Brazil after England squandered several excellent opportunities to equalise.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bcgyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3OwFAAAAIBAJ&dq=england%20brazil%20astle&pg=6044%2C2260014|publisher=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |title=Fireworks erupt after Brazilian goal beats England lose popularity contest|date=8 June 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7GsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-7IFAAAAIBAJ&dq=england%20brazil%20astle&pg=5988%2C2109089|publisher=[[Beaver County Times]] |title=Back to school for England after World Cup Soccer loss|date=8 June 1970}}</ref> Both teams then won their final group games to progress to the knockout stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3uRUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jTwNAAAAIBAJ&dq=peru&pg=3059%2C2126529|publisher=[[The Leader-Post]] |title=England rides boot of Clarke to eights|date=11 June 1970}}</ref>
 Play in '''Group 4''' began with [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] taking a two-goal lead against [[Peru national football team|Peru]], but a second half comeback gave the South Americans a 3–2 victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=asgyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3OwFAAAAIBAJ&dq=peru&pg=1783%2C575623|publisher=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |title=Peru's comeback|date=3 June 1970}}</ref> [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]], the first [[African nations at the FIFA World Cup|African World Cup representatives]] since 1934,<ref name="African history"/> also began strongly by taking the lead against the 1966 runners-up [[Germany national football team|West Germany]], but the Germans came back to win 2–1.<ref name="4 June"/> 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 [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Boot|Golden Boot winner]] Müller hit another [[FIFA World Cup hat-tricks|hat-trick]] – the only hat-tricks of the entire tournament<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-301_02a_fwc_goals_22689.pdf|publisher=FIFA |title=FIFA World Cup goals}}</ref> – to win the group against Peru.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EU5SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JnwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6128,411061&dq=peru&hl=en|publisher=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |title=Germany, Brazil lead World Cup|date=11 June 1970}}</ref>
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 [[Image:WorldCup1970lposter.jpg|thumb|right|140px|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. A rematch of [[1966 FIFA World Cup Final|the previous World Cup final]] between England and West Germany took place in [[León, Guanajuato|León]], in which the reigning champions entered a two-goal lead. [[Franz Beckenbauer]] halved the deficit when his low shot beat England's second choice goalkeeper [[Peter Bonetti]], playing after [[Gordon Banks]] suffered food poisoning the day before.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8ZplAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6YoNAAAAIBAJ&dq=gordon%20banks&pg=1436%2C5653168|publisher=[[Vancouver Sun]] |title=Defending champs knocked out|date=15 June 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://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|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |title=Robert Green, I know how you feel, says ex-England keeper Peter Bonetti|date=13 June 2010}}</ref> Eight minutes from time an [[Uwe Seeler]] header levelled the score before an extra-time goal from [[Gerd Müller]] brought (West) Germany's first-ever competitive victory over England.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://footballrepublik.com/bundesliga-50-the-birth-of-the-professional-game/|publisher=Football Republik |title=Bundesliga 50 – The birth of Germany's Professional Game|date=9 June 2013|accessdate=7 July 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I2ptukcS|archivedate=11 July 2013|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Downing|first=David|title=The Best of Enemies: England v Germany|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|year=2001}}</ref> The national embarrassment of losing against Germany is believed to have played a significant role in the surprise defeat of [[Harold Wilson]]'s government in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1970]] four days later.<ref name=SusVic>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/basics/4393297.stm 1970: Heath's surprise victory] BBC News</ref>
+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. A rematch of [[1966 FIFA World Cup Final|the previous World Cup final]] between England and West Germany took place in [[León, Guanajuato|León]], in which the reigning champions entered a two-goal lead. [[Franz Beckenbauer]] halved the deficit when his low shot beat England's second choice goalkeeper [[Peter Bonetti]], playing after [[Gordon Banks]] suffered food poisoning the day before.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8ZplAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6YoNAAAAIBAJ&dq=gordon%20banks&pg=1436%2C5653168|publisher=[[Vancouver Sun]] |title=Defending champs knocked out|date=15 June 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://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|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |title=Robert Green, I know how you feel, says ex-England keeper Peter Bonetti|date=13 June 2010}}</ref> Eight minutes from time an [[Uwe Seeler]] header levelled the score before an extra-time goal from [[Gerd Müller]] brought (West) Germany's first-ever competitive victory over England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://footballrepublik.com/bundesliga-50-the-birth-of-the-professional-game/ |publisher=Football Republik |title=Bundesliga 50 – The birth of Germany's Professional Game |date=9 June 2013 |accessdate=7 July 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I2ptukcS?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffootballrepublik.com%2Fbundesliga-50-the-birth-of-the-professional-game%2F |archivedate=11 July 2013 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Downing|first=David|title=The Best of Enemies: England v Germany|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|year=2001}}</ref> The national embarrassment of losing against Germany is believed to have played a significant role in the surprise defeat of [[Harold Wilson]]'s government in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1970]] four days later.<ref name=SusVic>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/basics/4393297.stm 1970: Heath's surprise victory] BBC News</ref>
 All four of the semi-finalists were former world champions with the line-up guaranteeing a European versus South American final. In the all-South American tie, controversially switched from the capital to the lower altitude of Guadalajara,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4ORUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jTwNAAAAIBAJ&dq=stadium&pg=2613%2C2679561|publisher=[[The Leader-Post]] |title=Italy favored to win cup|date=16 June 1970}}</ref> 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 fifteen minutes decided a match that had been evenly-matched until that point.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zN0RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-0DAAAAIBAJ&dq=clodoaldo&pg=7147%2C1445296|publisher=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |title=Italy meets Brazilians on Sunday|date=19 June 1970}}</ref> The all-European meeting between Italy and West Germany produced a match regarded by many as one of the greatest World Cup games. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dfb.de/index.php?action=search&liga=Nationalmannschaft&id=500397&lang=E&no_cache=1&name=%3BSchnellinger&gegner=|publisher=[[German Football Association]] |title=Players Info: Schnellinger}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zN0RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-0DAAAAIBAJ&dq=clodoaldo&pg=7147%2C1445296|publisher=[[Reading Eagle]] |title=World Cup Soccer Finalists|date=18 June 1970}}</ref><ref name="Game of the Century">{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/world-cup/match=1838/index.html|publisher=FIFA |title=A test of endurance and will}}</ref> The match subsequently became known as the "[[Italy v West Germany (1970 FIFA World Cup)|Game of the Century]]", and today has a monument outside the [[Estadio Azteca]] to commemorates it.<ref name="Game of the Century"/> West Germany went on to defeat Uruguay 1–0 in the third-place match.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F1091FFE3A5D16768FDDA80A94DE405B808BF1D3|publisher=[[Associated Press]] |title=West Germany conquers Uruguay, 1–0, for Third Place in World Cup Soccer|date=20 June 1970}}</ref>
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 === Legacy ===
-Both the [[Brazil at the 1970 FIFA World Cup|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.<ref name="BBC review"/><ref name="Brazil poll"/><ref name="Herald">{{cite web |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/opinion/the-1970-world-cup-is-recalled-fondly-and-in-glorious-technicolour.19412390|publisher=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |title=The 1970 World Cup is recalled fondly, and in glorious technicolour|date=17 November 2012|accessdate=7 July 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I2psXcrG|archivedate=11 July 2013|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/championsleague/archive/2009/03/14/1970-and-all-that.aspx|publisher=[[Four Four Two]] |title=1970: The definitive World Cup...|date=14 March 2009|accessdate=7 July 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I2pw68ba|archivedate=11 July 2013|deadurl=no}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Castrol"/><ref name="Brasil 2014"/><ref name="Technical Report"/>
+Both the [[Brazil at the 1970 FIFA World Cup|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.<ref name="BBC review"/><ref name="Brazil poll"/><ref name="Herald">{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/opinion/the-1970-world-cup-is-recalled-fondly-and-in-glorious-technicolour.19412390 |publisher=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |title=The 1970 World Cup is recalled fondly, and in glorious technicolour |date=17 November 2012 |accessdate=7 July 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I2psXcrG?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldscotland.com%2Fsport%2Fopinion%2Fthe-1970-world-cup-is-recalled-fondly-and-in-glorious-technicolour.19412390 |archivedate=11 July 2013 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/championsleague/archive/2009/03/14/1970-and-all-that.aspx |publisher=[[Four Four Two]] |title=1970: The definitive World Cup... |date=14 March 2009 |accessdate=7 July 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I2pw68ba?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffourfourtwo.com%2Fblogs%2Fchampionsleague%2Farchive%2F2009%2F03%2F14%2F1970-and-all-that.aspx |archivedate=11 July 2013 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Castrol"/><ref name="Brasil 2014"/><ref name="Technical Report"/>
 [[Image:Adidas Telstar.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Adidas]] [[Adidas Telstar|Telstar]] of [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]]]
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 {{Portal|1970s}}
 *[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/mexico1970/index.html 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico ™], FIFA.com
-*[http://www.rsssf.com/tables/70full.html Details at RSSSF]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160701154217/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/70full.html Details at RSSSF]
 *[http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/09/67/wc_70_tr_313.pdf FIFA Technical Report]

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