World Cup Mexico 1970
| Group 1 Results | ||||
| Mexico | - | Soviet Union | 0-0 | (May 31, Azteca) |
| Belgium | - | El Salvador | 3-0 | (June 3, Azteca) |
| Soviet Union | - | Belgium | 4-1 | (June 6, Azteca) |
| Mexico | - | El Salvador | 4-0 | (June 7, Azteca) |
| Soviet Union | - | El Salvador | 2-0 | (June 10, Azteca) |
| Mexico | - | Belgium | 1-0 | (June 11, Azteca) |
| Group 1 Standing | |||||||
| Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Group 2 Results | ||||
| Uruguay | - | Israel | 2-0 | (June 2, Cuauhtemoc) |
| Italy | - | Sweden | 1-0 | (June 3, Luis Dosal) |
| Uruguay | - | Italy | 0-0 | (June 6, Cuauhtemoc) |
| Sweden | - | Israel | 1-1 | (June 7, Luis Dosal) |
| Sweden | - | Uruguay | 1-0 | (June 10, Cuauhtemoc) |
| Italy | - | Israel | 0-0 | (June 11, Luis Dosal) |
| Group 2 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Israel | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Group 3 Results | ||||
| England | - | Romania | 1-0 | (June 2, Jalisco) |
| Brazil | - | Czechoslovakia | 4-1 | (June 3, Jalisco) |
| Romania | - | Czechoslovakia | 2-1 | (June 6, Jalisco) |
| Brazil | - | England | 1-0 | (June 7, Jalisco) |
| Brazil | - | Romania | 3-2 | (June 10, Jalisco) |
| England | - | Czechoslovakia | 1-0 | (June 11, Jalisco) |
| Group 3 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Group 4 Results | ||||
| Peru | - | Bulgaria | 3-2 | (June 2, Estadio Nou Camp) |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | - | Morocco | 2-1 | (June 3, Estadio Nou Camp) |
| Peru | - | Morocco | 3-0 | (June 6, Estadio Nou Camp) |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | - | Bulgaria | 5-2 | (June 7, Estadio Nou Camp) |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | - | Peru | 3-1 | (June 10, Estadio Nou Camp) |
| Bulgaria | - | Morocco | 1-1 | (June 11, Estadio Nou Camp) |
| Group 4 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Peru | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Morocco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Quarter-Final | ||||
| Brazil | - | Peru | 4-2 | (June 14, Jalisco) |
| Italy | - | Mexico | 4-1 | (June 14, Luis Dosal) |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | - | England | 3-2 A.E.T | (June 14, Estadio Nou Camp) |
| Uruguay | - | Soviet Union | 1-0 A.E.T | (June 14, Azteca) |
| Semi-Final | ||||
| Brazil | - | Uruguay | 3-1 | (June 17, Jalisco) |
| Italy | - | Fed. Rep. of Ger. | 4-3 A.E.T | (June 17, Azteca) |
| 3rd. / 4th. Placing | ||||
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. |
- |
Uruguay |
1-0 |
(June 20, Azteca) |
| Final | ||||
| Brazil |
- |
Italy |
4-1 |
(June 21, Azteca) |
The IX World Cup was hosted by Mexico, which had the advantage of newly built, modern sports facilities. Although the facilities is good and excellent, but FIFA was concerned with the altitudes, (reaching up to 2,680 meters above sea level) on which the games were to be played. 70 teams entered the competition, among the big names that didn't make it through the qualifiers was Portugal (bronze medalist of 1966), Yugoslavia (European champion), Hungary (Olympic champion), and Argentina. For the first time Israel, Morocco and El Salvador qualified.
In this tournament, each team is allowed to make two changes during a game and the penalty system was unified with the use of yellow and red cards. Four teams were seeded (England, West Germany, USSR and Uruguay) and the other teams were drawn. The first round brought no surprises and the favourites qualified for the quarterfinals. There West Germany had a chance to get revenge for their defeat in the 1966 final, and beat England 3:2. The other wins went to Uruguay, Italy and Brasil. The semi-final between West Germany and Italy turned out to be one of the most exciting games in World Cup history. Out of the 7 goals shot during this match, 3 were hit in the last 10 minutes of the game and another 3 in overtime. When Italy and Brazil qualified for the final, it was clear that after the tournament the winner will keep the Rimet Cup. It was a rather easy win for the Brazilian, who triumphed for the third time at the World Cup championship. West Germany grabbed 3rd. place after defeated Uruguay 1:0. 1970 proved to be the farewell to who many regard as the greatest, Pele.
Top players of the tournament: Alberto, Gérson, Jarzinho, Pelé, Rivelino (Brasil), B. Charlton, Moore (England), Facchetti, Riva (Italy), Beckenbauer, G. Müller, Overath, Seeler (West Germany), Mazurkiewicz (Uruguay).
| Statistics : | |
| World Cup Champions: | Brazil |
| Runners Up: | Italy |
| Highest Scoring Game: | Fed. Rep. of Ger. vs. Bulgaria 5 - 2 (Group 4) |
| Total Goals Scored: | 95 |
| Av. Goals Per Match: | 2.97 |
| Top Scorer: | Gerd Müller, Fed. Rep. of Ger. - 10 Goals |
| Best Scorers in 1 game: | Gerd Müller, Fed. Rep. of Ger. - 3 Goals |
| Highest Attendance: | 108.192 (Mexico - Belgium, Group 1) |
| Total Attendance: | 1.603.975 |
| Average Attendance: | 50.124 |
| Debut Appearance: | Morocco, El Salvador, Israel |
| Stadiums Used: | Azteca, Jalisco, Estadio Nou Camp, Cuauhtemoc, Luis Dosal |