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1970 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Tournament details
Teams75 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played172
Goals scored542 (3.15 per match)
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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.

Qualified teams

FIFA World Cup qualification 1970
Team Qualified as Qualification date Appearance
in finals 		Consecutive
Streak 		Previous best performance
 Mexico Host 008 October 1964 7th 6 Group Stage (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966)
 England Holders 0130 July 1966 6th 6 Winners (1966)
 Belgium UEFA Group 6 Winners 0230 April 1969 5th 1 (Last: 1954) Group Stage (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954)
 Uruguay CONMEBOL Group 3 Winners 0310 August 1969 6th 3 Winners (1930, 1950)
 Brazil CONMEBOL Group 2 Winners 0424 August 1969 9th 9 Winners (1958, 1962)
 Peru CONMEBOL Group 1 Winners 0531 August 1969 2nd 1 (Last: 1930) Group Stage (1930)
 El Salvador CONCACAF Winners 068 October 1969 1st 1 –
 Sweden UEFA Group 5 Winners 0715 October 1969 5th 1 (Last: 1958) Runners-Up (1958)
 West Germany UEFA Group 7 Winners 0822 October 1969 7th 5 Winners (1954)
 Morocco CAF Winners 0926 October 1969 1st 1 –
 Soviet Union UEFA Group 4 Winners 104 November 1969 4th 4 Fourth Place (1966)
 Romania UEFA Group 1 Winners 1116 November 1969 4th 1 (Last: 1938) Group Stage (1930, 1934, 1938)
 Italy UEFA Group 3 Winners 1222 November 1969 7th 3 Winners (1934, 1938)
 Czechoslovakia UEFA Group 2 Winners 133 December 1969 6th 1 (Last: 1962) Runners-Up (1962)
 Bulgaria UEFA Group 8 Winners 147 December 1969 3rd 3 Group Stage (1962, 1966)
 Israel AFC/OFC Winners 1514 December 1969 1st 1 –

Europe (UEFA)

Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

(30 teams competing for 8 berths)

FIFA rejected the entry of Albania and both Iceland and Malta withdrew before the draw. 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
Team Pld Pts
 Romania 6 8
 Greece 6 7
  Switzerland 6 5
 Portugal 6 4
Group 2
Team Pld Pts
 Czechoslovakia 6 9
 Hungary 6 9
 Denmark 6 5
 Republic of Ireland 6 1
Group 3
Team Pld Pts
 Italy 4 7
 East Germany 4 5
 Wales 4 0
Group 4
Team Pld Pts
 Soviet Union 4 7
 Northern Ireland 4 5
 Turkey 4 0
Group 5
Team Pld Pts
 Sweden 4 6
 France 4 4
 Norway 4 2
Group 6
Team Pld Pts
 Belgium 6 9
 Yugoslavia 6 7
 Spain 6 6
 Finland 6 2
Group 7
Team Pld Pts
 West Germany 6 11
 Scotland 6 7
 Austria 6 6
 Cyprus 6 0
Group 8
Team Pld Pts
 Bulgaria 6 9
 Poland 6 8
 Netherlands 6 7
 Luxembourg 6 0

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
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.

This has been to date, the only time that Argentina failed to qualify.

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 34', 56'
Segrera 76' (pen)		 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 		Attendance: 99,947[1]
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, Ontario, Canada
Zanatta
Kerr
Vigh 		Referee: Segura (Mexico)
13 October 1968 Canada  4–2  United States Toronto, Ontario, 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)
2 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[2]
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[2]
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  Dutch Guyana 4 4 2 0 2 10 9 +1
3  Netherlands Antilles 2 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6
24 November 1968 Dutch Guyana  6–0  Netherlands Antilles Paramaribo, Suriname
Corte
Schoonhoven
Vanenburg 		Referee: King (United States)
1 December 1968 El Salvador  6–0  Dutch Guyana San Salvador, El Salvador
Azucar
Valiente
Cabezas (pen.)
Quintanilla 		Referee: De Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago)
5 December 1968 Netherlands Antilles  2–0  Dutch Guyana 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 Dutch Guyana  4–1  El Salvador Paramaribo, Suriname
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
Welch 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
Martínez 10' 29'
Rodríguez 101'		 Gómez 25'
Gómez 51'		 Referee: Abel Aguilar 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
Rodríguez 		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 104' Referee: Dunstan (Bermuda)

El Salvador qualified.

Africa (CAF)

FIFA rejected the entries of Guinea and Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Zambia  6–6  Sudan 4–2 2–4 (aet) {{{8}}}
Morocco  4–2  Senegal 1–0 1–2 2–0
Algeria  1–2  Tunisia 1–2 0–0
Nigeria  4–3  Cameroon 1–1 3–2
Libya  3–5  Ethiopia 2–0 1–5
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.

3 November 1968 Morocco  1–0  Senegal Casablanca, Morocco
Benkhrif Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil (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 Benghazi, 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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Tunisia  2–2  Morocco 0–0 0–0 (aet) 2–2 (aet)
Ethiopia  2–4  Sudan 1–1 1–3 {{{8}}}
Nigeria  3–2  Ghana 2–1 1–1
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 Marseille, France
Khanousi 27'
Jarir 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
Okoye 7', 30' Jaxa 33'
El-Sid 43'		 Referee: Mohandi (Algeria)
21 September 1969 Morocco  2–1  Nigeria Casablanca, Morocco
El Filali 50'
Faras 63'		 Lawal 53' Referee: Mâchin (France)
3 October 1969 Sudan  3–3  Nigeria Khartoum, Sudan
Jaxa
Wahba
Koka 		Igwe
Okoye
Lawal 		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
Jarir 7', 86'
El Filali 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)

Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and 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[5]
Chalmers 63' McColl 68' Referee: Ribeiro (Portugal)
27 November 1969 Rhodesia  0–0  Australia Lourenço Marques, Mozambique[5]
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[5]
Chalmers 49'
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[6]
Spiegler 48'
Spiegel 65'
Feigenbaum 72', 86'		 Referee: Nassiri (Iran)
1 October 1969 Israel  2–0  New Zealand Tel-Aviv, Israel[6]
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.[7]

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.

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 were expelled from the Asian Football Confederation, and nowadays compete in the European zone as they are now a member of UEFA.
  • This was the first and, to date, only time that Argentina failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup.

References

  1. ^ http://www.allworldcup.narod.ru/1970/PROTOCOL/QUALIF/CONMEBOL/G2/BRAVSCOL.HTM
  2. ^ a b Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and New Zealand played all of their matches away. Rhodesia and Australia played their matches at a neutral venue.
  3. ^ a b Jamaica played all of its matches away.
  4. ^ Netherlands Antilles played its "home" game away in El Salvador.
  5. ^ a b c All matches were played on neutral ground due to the boycott of Rhodesia.
  6. ^ a b Both matches were played in Israel.
  7. ^ Fifa.com: preliminaries 1970
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