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A total of 75 teams entered the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Hosts Mexico and defending champions England qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.

For the first time, the winners of both the African zone and the Asian and Oceanian zone were guaranteed a direct place in the final tournament. The 16 spots available in the 1970 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:

  • Europe (UEFA): 9 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier England, while the other 8 places were contested by 29 teams.
  • South America (CONMEBOL): 3 places, contested by 10 teams.
  • North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): 2 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Mexico, while the other 1 place was contested by 13 teams.
  • Africa (CAF): 1 place, contested by 13 teams. (13 teams applied, but FIFA rejected the entries of Guinea and Zaire, leaving 11 teams. A 14th team from Africa, Rhodesia, entered through a non-CAF qualifying system.)
  • Asia and Oceania (AFC/OFC): 1 place, contested by 7 teams (including Rhodesia).

A total of 68 teams played in at least one qualifying match. A total of 172 qualifying matches were played, and 542 goals were scored (an average of 3.15 per match).

Listed below are the dates and results of the qualification rounds.

Key:

  • Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.
  • Teams highlighted in red in the same table finished level on points and advanced to a play-off on neutral ground.

Europe (UEFA)

FIFA rejected the entry of Albania. The remaining 29 teams were divided into 8 groups of 3 or 4 teams each (three groups with 3 teams and five groups with 4 teams). The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Romania 8 6 3 2 1 7 6 +1
2  Greece 7 6 2 3 1 13 9 +4
3   Switzerland 5 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3
4  Portugal 4 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2
12 October 1968 Switzerland  1 – 0  Greece Basel, Switzerland
Quentin Report Referee: Boogaerts (Netherlands)
27 October 1968 Portugal  3 – 0  Romania Lisbon, Portugal
Jacinto 21', 72'
Joao (33)		 Report Referee: Cauaghan (Wales)
23 November 1968 Romania  2 – 0   Switzerland Bucharest, Romania
Dumitrache 51'
Domide 74'		 Report Referee: Sener (Turkey)
11 December 1968 Greece  4 – 2  Portugal Athens, Greece
Dedes 33'
Papaioannou 37'
Torres 49' (o.g.)
Sideris 61'		 Report Augusto 17'
Eusébio 64'		 Referee: Schulenburg (West Germany)
16 April 1969 Greece  2 – 2  Romania Athens, Greece
Sideris 51'
Dedes 60'		 Report Dumitrache 53', 66' Referee: Sbardella (Italy)
16 April 1969 Portugal  0 – 2   Switzerland Lisbon, Portugal
Report Vuilleumier 21', 35' Referee: Taylor (England)
4 May 1969 Portugal  2 – 2  Greece Porto, Portugal
Eusébio 82'
Peres 86'		 Report Elefterakis 68'
Botinos 74'		 Referee: Moncef (Tunisia)
14 May 1969 Switzerland  0 – 1  Romania Lausanne, Switzerland
Report Referee: Wharton (Scotland)
12 October 1969 Romania  1 – 0  Portugal Bucharest, Romania
Dobrin 30' Report Referee: Čanak (Yugoslavia)
15 October 1969 Greece  4 – 1   Switzerland Thessaloniki, Greece
Koudas 33'
Botinos 39', 49'
Sideris 43'		 Report Künzli 77' Referee: Schiller (Austria)
2 November 1969 Switzerland  1 – 1  Portugal Bern, Switzerland
Künzli 88' Report Eusébio 40' Referee: Nilsson (Sweden)
16 November 1969 Romania  1 – 1  Greece Bucharest, Romania
Dembrovschi 36' Report Domazos 50' Referee: Adair (Northern Ireland)

Romania qualified.

Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  Hungary 9 6 4 1 1 16 7 +9
1=  Czechoslovakia 9 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6
3  Denmark 5 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4
4  Republic of Ireland 1 6 0 1 5 3 14 −11
25 September 1968 Denmark  0 – 3  Czechoslovakia Copenhagen, Denmark
Report Jokl 11'
Kuna 22'
Hagara 80'		 Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland)
20 October 1968 Czechoslovakia  1 – 0  Denmark Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Jokl 56' Report Referee: Bucheli (Switzerland)
4 December 1968 Republic of Ireland  0 – 0
(Abandoned 50')[1]		  Denmark Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Referee: Syme (Scotland)
4 May 1969 Republic of Ireland  1 – 2  Czechoslovakia Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Rogers 17' Report Kabat 51'
Adamec 71'		 Referee: Ribeiro (Portugal)
25 May 1969 Hungary  2 – 0  Czechoslovakia Budapest, Hungary
A. Dunai 11'
Albert 88'		 Report Referee: Bentu (Romania)
27 May 1969 Denmark  2 – 0  Republic of Ireland Copenhagen, Denmark
O. Sörensen 34', 66' Report Referee: Archipow (Soviet Union)
8 June 1969 Republic of Ireland  1 – 2  Hungary Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Givens 59' Report A. Dunai 23'
Bene 80'		 Referee: Loraux (Belgium)
15 June 1969 Denmark  3 – 2  Hungary Copenhagen, Denmark
O. Sörensen 3'
Lefevre 35'
O. Madsen 67'		 Report Bene 7'
Farkas 39'		 Referee: Sirevaag (Norway)
14 September 1969 Czechoslovakia  3 – 3  Hungary Prague, Czechoslovakia
Hagara
Kuna
Kvašňák 		Report Bene
A. Dunai
Fazekas 		Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)
7 October 1969 Czechoslovakia  3 – 0  Republic of Ireland Prague, Czechoslovakia
Adamec 9', 37', 45' Report Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)
15 October 1969 Republic of Ireland  1 – 1  Denmark Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Givens 11' Report B. Jensen 84' Referee: Paterson (Scotland)
22 October 1969 Hungary  3 – 0  Denmark Budapest, Hungary
Bene 15', 88'
Szücs 28'		 Report Referee: Ott (West Germany)
5 November 1969 Hungary  4 – 0  Republic of Ireland Budapest, Hungary
Halmosi 30'
Bene 49'
L. Puskas 68'
L. Kocsis 83'		 Report Referee: Jakse (Yugoslavia)

Czechoslovakia and Hungary finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

3 December 1969 Czechoslovakia  4 – 1  Hungary Marseilles, France
Kvašňák 44' (pen.)
Veselý 57'
Adamec 65'
Jokl 80'		 Report Kocsis 90' (pen.) Referee: Machin (France)

Czechoslovakia qualified.

Group 3

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Italy 7 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7
2  East Germany 5 4 2 1 1 7 7 0
3  Wales 0 4 0 0 4 3 10 −7
23 October 1968 Wales  0 – 1  Italy Cardiff, Wales
Report Riva 44' Referee: Campos (Portugal)
29 March 1969 East Germany  2 – 2  Italy East Berlin
Vogel 26'
Kreische 75'		 Report Riva 54', 82' Referee: Boström (Sweden)
6 April 1969 East Germany  2 – 1  Wales Dresden, East Germany
Löwe 31'
Rock 89'		 Report England 57' Referee: Geluck (Belgium)
22 October 1969 Wales  1 – 3  East Germany Cardiff, Wales
Powell 83' Report Vogel 54'
Löwe 60'
Frenzel 62'		 Referee: Mâchin (France)
4 November 1969 Italy  4 – 1  Wales Rome, Italy
Riva 37', 73', 81'
Mazzola 55'		 Report England 67' Referee: Beczirow (Bulgaria)
22 November 1969 Italy  3 – 0  East Germany Naples, Italy
Mazzola 7'
Domenghini 25'
Riva 36'		 Report Referee: Schiller (Austria)

Italy qualified.

Group 4

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Soviet Union 7 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7
2  Northern Ireland 5 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4
3  Turkey 0 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11
13 October 1968 Northern Ireland  4 – 1  Turkey Belfast, Northern Ireland
Best 31'
McMordie 47'
Dougan 65'
W. Campbell 76'		 Report Ogün 9' Referee: Schalks (Netherlands)
11 December 1968 Turkey  0 – 3  Northern Ireland Istanbul, Turkey
Report Harkin 36', 87'
Nicholson 63'		 Referee: Benghanif (Algeria)
10 September 1969 Northern Ireland  0 – 0  Soviet Union Belfast, Northern Ireland
Report Referee: Kitabdjian (France)
11 October 1969 Soviet Union  3 – 0  Turkey Kiev, Soviet Union
Muntjan 43', 78'
Nodia 62'		 Report Referee: Lööw (Sweden)
22 October 1969 Soviet Union  2 – 0  Northern Ireland Moscow, Soviet Union
Nodia 24'
Byshovets 79'		 Report Referee: Scheurer (Switzerland)
4 November 1969 Turkey  1 – 3  Soviet Union Istanbul, Turkey
Ender 24' Report Asatiani 3', 60'
Khmelnitsky 34'		 Referee: Marschau (Austria)

Soviet Union qualified.

Group 5

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Sweden 6 4 3 0 1 12 5 +7
2  France 4 4 2 0 2 6 4 +2
3  Norway 2 4 1 0 3 4 13 −9
9 October 1968 Sweden  5 – 0  Norway Stockholm, Sweden
Kindvall
B. Larsson 		Report Referee: Aho (Finland)
6 November 1968 France  0 – 1  Norway Strasbourg, France
Report Iversen 67' Referee: Francescon (Italy)
19 June 1969 Norway  2 – 5  Sweden Oslo, Norway
Dybwad-Olsen 53', 83' Report Persson 21'
L. Eriksson 26'
Kindvall 36'
Grahn 47'
Grip 49'		 Referee: Coiling (Luxembourg)
10 September 1969 Norway  1 – 3  France Oslo, Norway
Olsen 90' Report Revelli 9', 48', 77' Referee: Van Ravens (Netherlands)
15 October 1969 Sweden  2 – 0  France Stockholm, Sweden
Kindvall 32' (pen.), 65' Report Referee: Glöckner (East Germany)
1 November 1969 France  3 – 0  Sweden Paris, France
Bras 39', 43'
Djorkaeff 41' (pen.)		 Report Referee: Smith (England)

Sweden qualified.

Group 6

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Belgium 9 6 4 1 1 14 8 +6
2  Yugoslavia 7 6 3 1 2 19 7 +12
3  Spain 6 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4
4  Finland 2 6 1 0 5 6 28 −22
19 June 1968 Finland  1 – 2  Belgium Helsinki, Finland
Flink 15' Report Johan Devrindt 85'
Odilon Polleunis 89'		 Referee: Zvieriev (Soviet Union)
25 September 1968 Yugoslavia  9 – 1  Finland Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Musemić
Zambata
Džajić
Osim 		Report Tolsa Referee: Chukov (Bulgaria)
9 October 1968 Belgium  6 – 1  Finland Waregem, Belgium
Odilon Polleunis
Wilfried Puis
Leon Semmeling 		Report Lindholm Referee: Biroczky (Hungary)
16 October 1968 Belgium  3 – 0  Yugoslavia Brussels, Belgium
Johan Devrindt
Odilon Polleunis 		Report Referee: Krnavek (Czechoslovakia)
27 October 1968 Yugoslavia  0 – 0  Spain Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Report Referee: Marschall (Austria)
11 December 1968 Spain  1 – 1  Belgium Madrid, Spain
Gárate 75' Report Johan Devrindt 3' Referee: Garcia (Portugal)
23 February 1969 Belgium  2 – 1  Spain Liege, Belgium
Johan Devrindt 33', 83' Report Asensi 84' Referee: Sörensen (Denmark)
30 April 1969 Spain  2 – 1  Yugoslavia Barcelona, Spain
Bustillo 20'
Amancio 27'		 Report Pavlović 67' Referee: Scheurer (Switzerland)
4 June 1969 Finland  1 – 5  Yugoslavia Helsinki, Finland
Tolsa 20' Report Džajić 14'
Bukal 22', 71'
Spreco 40'
Pirić 60'		 Referee: Eksztajn (Poland)
25 June 1969 Finland  2 – 0  Spain Helsinki, Finland
Lindholm 7'
Tolsa 20'		 Report Referee: Manning (East Germany)
15 October 1969 Spain  6 – 0  Finland La Línea, Spain
Pirri 5'
Gárate 18', 42'
Velázquez 21'
Amancio 44'
Quino 86'		 Report Referee: Helies (France)
19 October 1969 Yugoslavia  4 – 0  Belgium Skopje, Yugoslavia
Spasovski
Belin
Džajić 		Report Referee: Piotrowicz (Poland)

Belgium qualified.

Group 7

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  West Germany 11 6 5 1 0 20 3 +17
2  Scotland 7 6 3 1 2 18 7 +11
3  Austria 6 6 3 0 3 12 7 +5
4  Cyprus 0 6 0 0 6 2 35 −32
19 May 1968 Austria  7 – 1  Cyprus Vienna, Austria
E. Hof
Redl
Sieber 		Report Kantzilieris Referee: Biróczky (Hungary)
13 October 1968 Austria  0 – 2  West Germany Vienna, Austria
Report G. Müller 16'
Own Goal 51'		 Referee: Eksztajn (Poland)
6 November 1968 Scotland  2 – 1  Austria Glasgow, Scotland
Law 8'
Bremner 75'		 Report Starek 3' Referee: Liedberg (Sweden)
23 November 1968 Cyprus  0 – 1  West Germany Nicosia, Cyprus
Report G. Müller 90' Referee: Pirvu (Romania)
11 December 1968 Cyprus  0 – 5  Scotland Nicosia, Cyprus
Report Gilzean 5', 35'
Stein 25', 41'
Murdoch 44'		 Referee: Bonett (Malta)
16 April 1969 Scotland  1 – 1  West Germany Glasgow, Scotland
Murdoch 85' Report G. Müller 39' Referee: Gardeazábal (Spain)
19 April 1969 Cyprus  1 – 2  Austria Nicosia, Cyprus
Eftimiadis 89' Report Kreuz 27'
Redl 55'		 Referee: Rusev (Bulgaria)
10 May 1969 West Germany  1 – 0  Austria Nuremberg, West Germany
G. Müller 88' Report Referee: Fiala (Czechoslovakia)
17 May 1969 Scotland  8 – 0  Cyprus Glasgow, Scotland
Stein
Gemmell
E. Gray
Henderson
McNeill 		Report Referee: Coates (Republic of Ireland)
21 May 1969 West Germany  12 – 0  Cyprus Essen, West Germany
G. Müller 3', 44', 48', 85'
Overath 5', 12', 63'
Haller 17', 46'
Lorenz 32'
Held 41'
Höttges 51'		 Report Referee: Coiling (Luxembourg)
22 October 1969 West Germany  3 – 2  Scotland Hamburg, West Germany
Fichtel 37'
G. Müller 59'
Libuda 79'		 Report J. Johnstone 3'
Gilzean 62'		 Referee: Droz (Switzerland)
5 November 1969 Austria  2 – 0  Scotland Vienna, Austria
Redl Report Referee: Kruaszwili (Soviet Union)

West Germany qualified.

Group 8

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Bulgaria 9 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5
2  Poland 8 6 4 0 2 19 8 +11
3  Netherlands 7 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4
4  Luxembourg 0 6 0 0 6 4 24 −20
4 September 1968 Netherlands  2 – 0  Luxembourg Rotterdam, Netherlands[2]
Jansen
Van Hanegem 		Report Referee: Burguet (Belgium)
27 October 1968 Bulgaria  2 – 0  Netherlands Sofia, Bulgaria
Bonev 45' (pen.)
Asparuhov 65'		 Report Referee: Anderson (Scotland)
26 March 1969 Netherlands  4 – 0  Luxembourg Rotterdam, Netherlands
Cruyff 25'
Van Dijk 35'
Pahlplatz 85', 88'		 Report Referee: Adair (Northern Ireland)
20 April 1969 Poland  8 – 1  Luxembourg Kraków, Poland
Lubanski 9', 29', 36', 82', 85'
Deyna 54', 55'
Jerzy Wilim 64'		 Report Leonardo Referee: Sirevaag (Norway
23 April 1969 Bulgaria  2 – 1  Luxembourg Sofia, Bulgaria
Asparuhov 31', 49' (pen.) Report Leonard 50' (pen.) Referee: Babaçan (Turkey)
7 May 1969 Netherlands  1 – 0  Poland Rotterdam, Netherlands
Roggeveen 90' Report Referee: Howley (England)
15 June 1969 Bulgaria  4 – 1  Poland Sofia, Bulgaria
Bonev 24'
Dermendzhiev 25'
D. Penev 72'
Asparoukhov 88'		 Report Deyna 27' Referee: Biróczky (Hungary)
7 September 1969 Poland  2 – 1  Netherlands Chorzów, Poland
Jarosik 58'
Lubański 67'		 Report Wery 20' Referee: Plaček (Czechoslovakia)
10 October 1969 Luxembourg  1 – 5  Poland Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Kirchens 38' Report Deyna 49', 67'
Jarosik 54'
Bula 58'
Lubański 60'		 Referee: Jimenez (Spain)
22 October 1969 Netherlands  1 – 1  Bulgaria Rotterdam, Netherlands
Veenstra 35' Report Bonev 58' Referee: Michaelsen (Denmark)
9 November 1969 Poland  3 – 0  Bulgaria Warsaw, Poland
Jarosik 18', 68'
Deyna 75'		 Report Referee: Râdulescu (Romania)
7 December 1969 Luxembourg  1 – 3  Bulgaria Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Philipp 58' (pen.) Report Dermendzhiev 35'
Yakimov 37'
Bonev 83'		 Referee: Jones (Wales)

Bulgaria qualified.

South America (CONMEBOL)

The 10 teams were divided into 3 groups; two groups with 3 teams and one group with 4 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Peru 5 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3
2  Bolivia 4 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1
3  Argentina 3 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2
27 July 1969 Bolivia  3 – 1  Argentina La Paz, Bolivia
J. Diaz 18'
Blacutt 51'
Alvarez 70'		 Tarabini 43' Referee: Sosa Miranda (Paraguay)
3 August 1969 Peru  1 – 0  Argentina Lima, Peru
Leon 52' Referee: De Moraes (Brazil)
10 August 1969 Bolivia  2 – 1  Peru La Paz, Bolivia
Alvarez
Chumpitáz o.g.'		 Challe Referee: Chechelev (Venezuela)
17 August 1969 Peru  3 – 0  Bolivia Lima, Peru
Cruzado
Cubillas
Gallardo 		Referee: Ramirez (Colombia)
24 August 1969 Argentina  1 – 0  Bolivia Buenos Aires, Argentina
Albrecht Referee: Pena Rocha (Uruguay)
31 August 1969 Argentina  2 – 2  Peru Buenos Aires, Argentina
Albrecht 80'
Rendo 89'		 O. Ramirez 70', 81' Referee: Diaz (Chile)

Peru qualified.

Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Brazil 12 6 6 0 0 23 2 +21
2  Paraguay 8 6 4 0 2 6 5 +1
3  Colombia 3 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5
4  Venezuela 1 6 0 1 5 1 18 −17
27 July 1969 Colombia  3 – 0  Venezuela Bogotá, Colombia
J. Gonzalez
Segrera 		Referee: Murgueytio (Ecuador)
2 August 1969 Venezuela  1 – 1  Colombia Caracas, Venezuela
Mendoza Tamayo Referee: Ortube Vargas (Bolivia)
6 August 1969 Colombia  0 – 2  Brazil Bogotá, Colombia
Tostão 37', 44' Referee: Tejada Burga (Peru)
6 August 1969 Venezuela  0 – 2  Paraguay Caracas, Venezuela
J. Rojas Referee: Palacio (Chile)
10 August 1969 Colombia  0 – 1  Paraguay Bogotá, Colombia
Martinez 57' Referee: Pedraza (Peru)
10 August 1969 Venezuela  0 – 5  Brazil Caracas, Venezuela
Tostão
Pelé 		Referee: Villacis (Ecuador)
17 August 1969 Paraguay  0 – 3  Brazil Asunción, Paraguay
Edu
Jairzinho
Mendoza o.g. 		Referee: Conley (Chile)
21 August 1969 Brazil  6 – 2  Colombia Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tostão
Edu
Jairzinho
Pelé
Rivelino 		Gallego
Mesa 		Referee: Comesana (Argentina)
21 August 1969 Paraguay  1 – 0  Venezuela Asunción, Paraguay
Gimenez Referee: Otero (Uruguay)
24 August 1969 Brazil  6 – 0  Venezuela Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tostão 3', 22', 24'
Jairzinho 30'
Pelé 45', 69'		 Referee: Ortube Vargas (Bolivia)
24 August 1969 Paraguay  2 – 1  Colombia Ascuncion, Paraguay
Arrua Segrera Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
31 August 1969 Brazil  1 – 0  Paraguay Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pelé 78' Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)

Brazil qualified.

Group 3

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Uruguay 7 4 3 1 0 5 0 +5
2  Chile 4 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1
3  Ecuador 1 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6
6 July 1969 Ecuador  0 – 2  Uruguay Guayaquil, Ecuador
Bareño 31'
Zubía 60'		 Referee: Arppi Filho (Brazil)
13 July 1969 Chile  0 – 0  Uruguay Santiago, Chile
Referee: Bossolino (Argentina)
20 July 1969 Uruguay  1 – 0  Ecuador Montevideo, Uruguay
Ancheta 76' Referee: Osorio (Paraguay)
27 July 1969 Chile  4 – 1  Ecuador Santiago, Chile
Olivares 55', 77'
Valdez 63', 84'		 Macías 88' Referee: Ramírez (Colombia)
3 August 1969 Ecuador  1 – 1  Chile Guayaquil, Ecuador
T. Rodríguez 10' Olivares 58' Referee: Angeles (Peru
10 August 1969 Uruguay  2 – 0  Chile Montevideo, Uruguay
Cortés 44'
Rocha 90'		 Referee: Marques (Brazil)

Uruguay qualified.

North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)

FIFA rejected the entry of Cuba. There would be three rounds of play:

  • First Round: The remaining 12 teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Semifinal Round.
  • Semifinal Round: The 4 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
  • Final Round: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

First Round

Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  United States 6 4 3 0 1 11 6 +5
2  Canada 5 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5
3  Bermuda 1 4 0 1 3 2 12 −10
6 October 1968 Canada  4 – 0  Bermuda Toronto, Canada
Zanatta
Kerr
Vigh 		Referee: Segura (Mexico)
13 October 1968 Canada  4 – 2  United States Toronto, Canada
McPate
Patterson
Vigh 		Roy
Stritzl 		Referee: Figaroa (Netherlands Antilles)
20 October 1968 Bermuda  0 – 0  Canada Hamilton, Bermuda
Referee: Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles)
26 October 1968 United States  1 – 0  Canada Atlanta, United States
Albrecht Referee: Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
3 November 1968 United States  6 – 2  Bermuda Kansas City, United States
Millar
Baker
Roy 		Best Referee: Fingal (Netherlands Antilles)
11 November 1968 Bermuda  0 – 2  United States Hamilton, Bermuda
Albrecht
Roy 		Referee: Felipe (Mexico)

United States advanced to the Semifinal Round.

Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Haiti 5 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4
2  Guatemala 4 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6
17 November 1968 Guatemala  4 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago Guatemala City, Guatemala
Pena
Stokes 		Referee: Araya Muñoz (Costa Rica)
20 November 1968 Guatemala  0 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago Guatemala City, Guatemala[3]
Referee: Osorio Castillo (Mexico)
23 November 1968 Haiti  4 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago Port-au-Prince, Haiti
G. St.-Vil
Barthelemy
Obas 		Referee: Gamboa (Costa Rica)
25 November 1968 Haiti  2 – 4  Trinidad and Tobago Port-au-Prince, Haiti[3]
Obas
St.-Sorin 		Cummings
Archibald
Cave 		Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
8 December 1968 Haiti  2 – 0  Guatemala Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Guillaume
St.-Sorin 		Referee: Molina (Costa Rica)
23 February 1969 Guatemala  1 – 1  Haiti Guatemala City, Guatemala
E. Gonzalez Obas Referee: Chaplin (Jamaica)

Haiti advanced to the Semifinal Round.

Group 3

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Honduras 7 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5
2  Costa Rica 5 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4
3  Jamaica 0 4 0 0 4 2 11 −9
27 November 1968 Costa Rica  3 – 0  Jamaica San José, Costa Rica
L. Hernandez
Saenz
Vaughns 		Referee: De Oca (Guatemala)
1 December 1968 Costa Rica  3 – 1  Jamaica San José, Costa Rica[3]
Chavarria
Nunez
Vega 		Dunkley Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
5 December 1968 Honduras  3 – 1  Jamaica Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Bran
Gómez
Urquia 		Dunkley Referee: King (United States)
8 December 1968 Honduras  2 – 0  Jamaica Tegucigalpa, Honduras[3]
Bran
Urquia 		Referee: Lee (Canada)
22 December 1968 Honduras  1 – 0  Costa Rica Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Gómez Referee: Wuertz (United States)
29 December 1968 Costa Rica  1 – 1  Honduras San José, Costa Rica
Chavarria Gómez Referee: Cumberbatch (Trinidad and Tobago)

Honduras advanced to the Semifinal Round.

Group 4

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  El Salvador 6 4 3 0 1 10 5 +5
2  Suriname 4 4 2 0 2 10 9 +1
3  Netherlands Antilles 2 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6
24 November 1968 Suriname  6 – 0  Netherlands Antilles Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana
Corte
Schoonhoven
Vanenburg 		Referee: King (United States)
1 December 1968 El Salvador  6 – 0  Suriname San Salvador, El Salvador
Azucar
Valiente
Cabezas (pen.)
Quintanilla 		Referee: De Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago)
5 December 1968 Netherlands Antilles  2 – 0  Suriname Oranjestad, Netherlands Antilles
Brokke
Martina 		Referee: King (Canada)
12 December 1968 El Salvador  1 – 0  Netherlands Antilles San Salvador, El Salvador
Quintanilla Referee: Di Salvatore (United States)
15 December 1968 El Salvador  2 – 1  Netherlands Antilles San Salvador, El Salvador[4]
Barranza
Valiente 		Martina Referee: De Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago)
22 December 1968 Suriname  4 – 1  El Salvador Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana
Lagadean
Oosthuizen
Schal 		Azucar Referee: Downer (Trinidad and Tobago)

El Salvador advanced to the Semifinal Round.

Semifinal Round

Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Haiti 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
2  United States 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
20 April 1969 Haiti  2 – 0  United States Port-au-Prince, Haiti
G. St.-Vil
Obas 		Referee: Segura (Mexico)
11 May 1969 United States  0 – 1  Haiti San Diego, United States
G. St.-Vil Referee: Dunstan (Bermuda)

Haiti advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  El Salvador 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2
1=  Honduras 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2
8 June 1969 Honduras  1 – 0  El Salvador Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Gómez Referee: Yamasaki (Mexico)
15 June 1969 El Salvador  3 – 0  Honduras San Salvador, El Salvador
Acevedo
Martinez (pen.)
Rodriguez 		Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)

El Salvador and Honduras finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.

26 June 1969 El Salvador  3 – 2
(a.e.t.)		  Honduras Mexico City, Mexico
Martinez
Acevedo 		R. Gómez Referee: Elizalde (Mexico)

El Salvador advanced to the Final Round. Additionally, these matches featured prominently in the Football War.

Final Round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  Haiti 2 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
1=  El Salvador 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2
21 September 1969 Haiti  1 – 2  El Salvador Port-au-Prince, Haiti
François Acevedo
Rodriguez 		Referee: Yamasaki (Mexico)
28 September 1969 El Salvador  0 – 3  Haiti San Salvador, El Salvador
Barthelemy
Desir
Vorbe 		Referee: Elizalde (Mexico)

El Salvador and Haiti finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

8 October 1969 El Salvador  1 – 0
(a.e.t.)		  Haiti Kingston, Jamaica
Martinez Referee: Dunstan (Bermuda)

El Salvador qualified.

Africa (CAF)

FIFA rejected the entries of Guinea and Zaire. There would be three rounds of play:

  • First Round: Ghana received a bye and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 10 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners (determined by aggregate score) would advance to the Second Round.
  • Second Round: The 6 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
  • Final Round: The 3 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.

First Round

27 October 1968 Zambia  4 – 2  Sudan Ndola, Zambia
Kapengwe
Kaposa
Makwaza 		Osman Referee: Mutombo (Zaire)
8 November 1968 Sudan  4 – 2
(a.e.t.)
(6 – 6 agg.)		  Zambia Khartoum, Sudan
Gagdoul
Kafi
Sonto 		Chitalu
Kapengwe 		Referee: Kandil (United Arab Republic)

The aggregate score was tied 6–6, but Sudan advanced to the Second Round as they scored more goals in the second match[clarification needed].

3 November 1968 Morocco  1 – 0  Senegal Casablanca, Morocco
Benkhrief Referee: De Mendebil (Spain)
5 January 1969 Senegal  2 – 1
(2 – 2 agg.)		  Morocco Dakar, Senegal
Dieme
Dip 		Akesbi

The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and since extra time was not played in the second match, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.

13 February 1969 Morocco  2 – 0  Senegal Las Palmas, Spain
Bamous
Hefnaoui 		Referee: Pintado Viu (Spain)

Morocco advanced to the Second Round, via the play-off.

17 November 1968 Algeria  1 – 2  Tunisia Algiers, Algeria
Amirouche 29' (pen.) Chakroun 73', 75' Referee: Barde (France)
29 December 1968 Tunisia  0 – 0
(2 – 1 agg.)		  Algeria Tunis, Tunisia
Referee: Monti (Italy)

Tunisia advanced to the Second Round.

7 December 1968 Nigeria  1 – 1  Cameroon Lagos, Nigeria
Salami Owona Referee: Robinson (Liberia)
22 December 1968 Cameroon  2 – 3
(3 – 4 agg.)		  Nigeria Douala, Cameroon
Ayo
Bessanguen 		Anieke
Lawal
Ofuokwu 		Referee: Angaud (Congo)

Nigeria advanced to the Second Round.

26 January 1969 Libya  2 – 0  Ethiopia Tripoli, Libya
Jahani
M. Koussa 		Referee: El-Attar (United Arab Republic)
9 February 1969 Ethiopia  5 – 1
(5 – 3 agg.)		  Libya Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Feseha
Germa
Geremew 		A. Souid Referee: El-Kholy (United Arab Republic)

Ethiopia advanced to the Second Round.

Second Round

27 April 1969 Tunisia  0 – 0  Morocco Tunis, Tunisia
Referee: Kitabdjian (France)
18 May 1969 Morocco  0 – 0
(a.e.t.)
(0 – 0 agg.)		  Tunisia Casablanca, Morocco
Referee: Garay (Spain)

The aggregate score was tied 0–0, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.

13 June 1969 Morocco  2 – 2
(a.e.t.)		  Tunisia Marsailles, France
Idriss 27'
Houmane 53'		 Chaibi 3'
Cheman 87'		 Referee: Kitabdjian (France)

Morocco advanced to the Final Round, by winning a coin toss.

4 May 1969 Ethiopia  1 – 1  Sudan Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Menguistou Bakeit Referee: Touati (Tunisia)
11 May 1969 Sudan  3 – 1
(4 – 2 agg.)		  Ethiopia Khartoum, Sudan
El-Fadil
Hider
Wahba 		T. Asfaw Referee: Kandil (United Arab Republic)

Sudan advanced to the Final Round.

10 May 1969 Nigeria  2 – 1  Ghana Ibadan, Nigeria
Olayombo
Sessi 		Addoquaie Referee: N'Diaye (Senegal)
18 May 1969 Ghana  1 – 1
(2 – 3 agg.)		  Nigeria Accra, Ghana
Ola Okoye Referee: Nahounou (Côte d'Ivoire)

Nigeria advanced to the Final Round.

Final Round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Morocco 5 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2
2  Nigeria 4 4 1 2 1 8 7 +1
3  Sudan 3 4 0 3 1 5 8 −3
13 September 1969 Nigeria  2 – 2  Sudan Ibadan, Nigeria
Lawal
Okoye 		El-Dim
El-Sid 		Referee: Mohandi (Algeria)
21 September 1969 Morocco  2 – 1  Nigeria Casablanca, Morocco
El-Fillali 50'
Faras 63'		 Lawal Referee: Mâchin (France)
3 October 1969 Sudan  3 – 3  Nigeria Khartoum, Sudan
El-Dim
Nasr
Wahba 		Okoye
Opone
Sunday 		Referee: Angonese (Italy)
10 October 1969 Sudan  0 – 0  Morocco Khartoum, Sudan
Referee: Kandil (United Arab Republic)
26 October 1969 Morocco  3 – 0  Sudan Casablanca, Morocco
Houmane 7', 86'
El-Fillali 41'		 Referee: Lamptey (Ghana)
8 November 1969 Nigeria  2 – 0  Morocco Ibadan, Nigeria
Okoye
Lawal 		Referee: Tarekegn (Ethiopia)

Morocco qualified.

Asia and Oceania (AFC/OFC)

North Korea withdrew before the matches were played as they refused to play Israel. There would be three rounds of play:

  • First Round: Israel, New Zealand and Rhodesia received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 3 teams, Australia, Japan and South Korea, played against each other twice in South Korea. The group winner would advance to the Second Round.
  • Second Round: The 4 teams were divided into 2 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other twice. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
  • Final Round: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

First Round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Australia 6 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3
2  South Korea 4 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1
3  Japan 2 4 0 2 2 4 8 −4
10 October 1969 Australia  3 – 1  Japan Seoul, Korea Republic
Baartz
McColl
Ogi o.g.'		 Watanabe Referee: Nice (Malaysia)
12 October 1969 South Korea  2 – 2  Japan Seoul, Korea Republic
Lee Lee-Woo
Park Soo-Il 		Matsumoto
Sugiyama 		Referee: Cheung Tang-Sun (China Republic)
14 October 1969 South Korea  1 – 2  Australia Seoul, Korea Republic
Lee Lee-Woo McColl
Watkiss 		Referee: Suppiah (Singapore)
16 October 1969 Australia  1 – 1  Japan Seoul, Korea Republic
McColl Miyamoto Referee: Suvaree (Thailand)
18 October 1969 South Korea  2 – 0  Japan Seoul, Korea Republic
Hong In-Woong
Jung Byung-Tak 		Referee: Lee Kan Chi (Hong Kong)
20 October 1969 South Korea  1 – 1  Australia Seoul, Korea Republic
Park Soo-Il Baartz Referee: Nice (Malaysia)

Australia advanced to the Second Round.

Second Round

Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  Australia 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
1=  Rhodesia 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
23 November 1969 Rhodesia  1 – 1  Australia Lourenço Marques, Mozambique[3]
Chalmers McColl Referee: Ribeiro (Portugal)
27 November 1969 Rhodesia  0 – 0  Australia Lourenço Marques, Mozambique[3]
Referee: Ribeiro (Portugal)

Australia and Rhodesia finished level on points, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.

29 November 1969 Rhodesia  1 – 3  Australia Lourenço Marques, Mozambique[3]
Chalmers Rutherford
Warren 		Referee: Ribeiro (Portugal)

Australia advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Israel 4 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6
2  New Zealand 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6
—  North Korea withdrew
28 September 1969 Israel  4 – 0  New Zealand Tel-Aviv, Israel[3]
Spiegler 48'
Spiegel 65'
Feigenbaum 72', 86'		 Referee: Nassiri (Iran)
1 October 1969 Israel  2 – 0  New Zealand Tel-Aviv, Israel[3]
Spiegler 24'
Spiegel 33'		 Referee: Nassiri (Iran)

Israel advanced to the Final Round. North Korea, despite their good performance in the previous tournament staged in England in 1966, refused to play in Israel.[5]

Final Round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Israel 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
2  Australia 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1
4 December 1969 Israel  1 – 0  Australia Tel-Aviv, Israel
Spiegel 18' Referee: Marschall (Austria)
14 December 1969 Australia  1 – 1  Israel Sydney, Australia
Watkiss 87' Spiegler 82' Referee: Marschall (Austria)


Israel qualified.

Qualified teams

Final qualification status
  Country qualified for World Cup
  Country failed to qualify
  Country did not enter World Cup
  Country not a FIFA member

The following 16 teams qualified for the 1970 FIFA World Cup:

Team Finals Appearance Streak Last Appearance
 Belgium 5th 1 1954
 Brazil 9th 9 1966
 Bulgaria 3rd 3 1966
 Czechoslovakia 6th 1 1962
 El Salvador 1st 1 –
 England (c) 6th 6 1966
 Israel 1st 1 –
 Italy 7th 3 1966
 Mexico (h) 7th 6 1966
 Morocco 1st 1 –
 Peru 2nd 1 1930
 Romania 4th 1 1938
 Sweden 5th 1 1958
 Uruguay 6th 3 1966
 Soviet Union 4th 4 1966
 West Germany 7th 5 1966

(h) – qualified automatically as hosts

(c) – qualified automatically as defending champions

Notes

  • In the African zone, aggregate score was used to determine the winners of two-legged ties. However, different tie-breakers were used in the matches when the aggregate score was tied.
  • Morocco was the first African team to qualify since Egypt in the 1934 World Cup.
  • As a result of the hostile relationship between El Salvador and Honduras, and rioting during the qualification matches between them, the short-lived Football War broke out between the two countries.
  • Israel qualified for their only World Cup to date as an Asian team. However, soon after this, they left the Asian Football Confederation, and nowadays compete in the European zone as they are now a member of UEFA.

References

  1. ^ The match was abandoned in the 50th minute due to fog, and was replayed on 15 October 1969.
  2. ^ This match was held in the Netherlands, instead of in Luxembourg as originally planned.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and New Zealand played all of their matches away. Rhodesia and Australia played their matches at a neutral venue. Cite error: The named reference "ReferenceA" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ Netherlands Antilles played its "home" game away in El Salvador.
  5. ^ Fifa.com: preliminaries 1970
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