World Cup 1970 Qualifying

Qualified as hosts: Mexico
Qualified as holders: England

Europe Group 1 [Romania]
12.10.68  Basel             Switzerland      1-0 Greece             1.ROMANIA          6  3  2  1   7- 6  8
27.10.68  Lisboa            Portugal         3-0 Romania            2.Greece           6  2  3  1  13- 9  7
23.11.68  Bucuresti         Romania          2-0 Switzerland        3.Switzerland      6  2  1  3   5- 8  5
11.12.68  Athinai           Greece           4-2 Portugal           4.Portugal         6  1  2  3   8-10  4
16.04.69  Lisboa            Portugal         0-2 Switzerland
16.04.69  Athinai           Greece           2-2 Romania
04.05.69  Porto             Portugal         2-2 Greece
14.05.69  Lausanne          Switzerland      0-1 Romania
12.10.69  Bucuresti         Romania          1-0 Portugal
15.10.69  Thessaloniki      Greece           4-1 Switzerland
02.11.69  Bern              Switzerland      1-1 Portugal
16.11.69  Bucuresti         Romania          1-1 Greece

Europe Group 2 [Czechoslovakia]
25.09.68  København         Denmark          0-3 Czechoslovakia     1.CZECHOSLOVAKIA   6  4  1  1  12- 6  9
20.10.68  Bratislava        Czechoslovakia   1-0 Denmark              Hungary          6  4  1  1  16- 7  9
04.05.69  Dublin            Ireland          1-2 Czechoslovakia     3.Denmark          6  2  1  3   6-10  5
25.05.69  Budapest          Hungary          2-0 Czechoslovakia     4.Ireland          6  0  1  5   3-14  1
27.05.69  København         Denmark          2-0 Ireland
08.06.69  Dublin            Ireland          1-2 Hungary
15.06.69  København         Denmark          3-2 Hungary
14.09.69  Praha             Czechoslovakia   3-3 Hungary
07.10.69  Praha             Czechoslovakia   3-0 Ireland
15.10.69  Dublin            Ireland          1-1 Denmark
22.10.69  Budapest          Hungary          3-0 Denmark
05.11.69  Budapest          Hungary          4-0 Ireland
Playoff:
03.12.69  Marseille         Czechoslovakia   4-1 Hungary

Europe Group 3 [Italy]
23.10.68  Cardiff           Wales            0-1 Italy              1.ITALY            4  3  1  0  10- 3  7
29.03.69  Berlin            East Germany     2-2 Italy              2.East Germany     4  2  1  1   7- 7  5
16.04.69  Dresden           East Germany     2-1 Wales              3.Wales            4  0  0  4   3-10  0
22.10.69  Cardiff           Wales            1-3 East Germany
04.11.69  Roma              Italy            4-1 Wales
22.11.69  Napoli            Italy            3-0 East Germany

Europe Group 4 [Soviet Union]
23.10.68  Belfast           Northern Ireland 4-1 Turkey             1.SOVIET UNION     4  3  1  0   8- 1  7
11.12.68  Istanbul          Turkey           0-3 Northern Ireland   2.Northern Ireland 4  2  1  1   7- 3  5
10.09.69  Belfast           Northern Ireland 0-0 Soviet Union       3.Turkey           4  0  0  4   2-13  0
15.10.69  Kiev              Soviet Union     3-0 Turkey
22.10.69  Moskva            Soviet Union     2-0 Northern Ireland
16.11.69  Istanbul          Turkey           1-3 Soviet Union

Europe Group 5 [Sweden]
09.10.68  Stockholm         Sweden           5-0 Norway             1.SWEDEN           4  3  0  1  12- 5  6
06.11.68  Strasbourg        France           0-1 Norway             2.France           4  2  0  2   6- 4  4
19.06.69  Oslo              Norway           2-5 Sweden             3.Norway           4  1  0  3   4-13  2
10.09.69  Oslo              Norway           1-3 France
15.10.69  Stockholm         Sweden           2-0 France
01.11.69  Paris             France           3-0 Sweden

Europe Group 6 [Belgium]
19.06.68  Helsinki          Finland          1-2 Belgium            1.BELGIUM          6  4  1  1  14- 8  9
25.09.68  Beograd           Yugoslavia       9-1 Finland            2.Yugoslavia       6  3  1  2  19- 7  7
09.10.68  Waregem           Belgium          6-1 Finland            3.Spain            6  2  2  2  10- 6  6
16.10.68  Brussel           Belgium          3-0 Yugoslavia         4.Finland          6  1  0  5   6-28  2
27.10.68  Beograd           Yugoslavia       0-0 Spain
11.12.68  Madrid            Spain            1-1 Belgium
23.02.69  Liège             Belgium          2-1 Spain
30.04.69  Barcelona         Spain            2-1 Yugoslavia
04.06.69  Helsinki          Finland          1-5 Yugoslavia
25.06.69  Helsinki          Finland          2-0 Spain
15.10.69  Cádiz             Spain            6-0 Finland
19.10.69  Skopje            Yugoslavia       4-0 Belgium

Europe Group 7 [West Germany]
19.05.68  Wien              Austria          7-1 Cyprus             1.WEST GERMANY     6  5  1  0  20- 3 11
13.10.68  Wien              Austria          0-2 West Germany       2.Scotland         6  3  1  2  18- 7  7
06.11.68  Glasgow           Scotland         2-1 Austria            3.Austria          6  3  0  3  12- 7  6
23.11.68  Nicosia           Cyprus           0-1 West Germany       4.Cyprus           6  0  0  6   2-35  0
11.12.68  Nicosia           Cyprus           0-5 Scotland
16.04.69  Glasgow           Scotland         1-1 West Germany
19.04.69  Nicosia           Cyprus           1-2 Austria
10.05.69  Nürnberg          West Germany     1-0 Austria
17.05.69  Glasgow           Scotland         8-0 Cyprus
21.05.69  Essen             West Germany    12-0 Cyprus
22.10.69  Hamburg           West Germany     3-2 Scotland
05.11.69  Wien              Austria          2-0 Scotland

Europe Group 8 [Bulgaria]
04.09.68  Rotterdam         Luxembourg       0-2 Netherlands        1.BULGARIA         6  4  1  1  12- 7  9
27.10.68  Sofia             Bulgaria         2-0 Netherlands        2.Poland           6  4  0  2  19- 8  8
26.03.69  Rotterdam         Netherlands      4-0 Luxembourg         3.Netherlands      6  3  1  2   9- 5  7
20.04.69  Kraków            Poland           8-1 Luxembourg         4.Luxembourg       6  0  0  6   4-24  0
23.04.69  Sofia             Bulgaria         2-1 Luxembourg
07.05.69  Rotterdam         Netherlands      1-0 Poland
15.06.69  Sofia             Bulgaria         4-1 Poland
07.09.69  Chorzów           Poland           2-1 Netherlands
12.10.69  Luxembourg        Luxembourg       1-5 Poland
22.10.69  Rotterdam         Netherlands      1-1 Bulgaria
09.11.69  Warszawa          Poland           3-0 Bulgaria
07.12.69  Luxembourg        Luxembourg       1-3 Bulgaria

South America Group 9 [Peru] 
27.07.69  La Paz            Bolivia          3-1 Argentina          1.PERU             4  2  1  1   7- 4  5
03.08.69  Lima              Peru             1-0 Argentina          2.Bolivia          4  2  0  2   5- 6  4
10.08.69  La Paz            Bolivia          2-1 Peru               3.Argentina        4  1  1  2   4- 6  3
17.08.69  Lima              Peru             3-0 Bolivia
24.08.69  Buenos Aires      Argentina        1-0 Bolivia
31.08.69  Buenos Aires      Argentina        2-2 Peru

South America Group 10 [Brazil
27.07.69  Bogotá            Colombia         3-0 Venezuela          1.BRAZIL           6  6  0  0  23- 2 12
02.08.69  Caracas           Venezuela        1-1 Colombia           2.Paraguay         6  4  0  2   6- 5  8
06.08.69  Caracas           Venezuela        0-2 Paraguay           3.Colombia         6  1  1  4   7-12  3
06.08.69  Bogotá            Colombia         0-2 Brazil             4.Venezuela        6  0  1  5   1-18  1
10.08.69  Caracas           Venezuela        0-5 Brazil
10.08.69  Bogotá            Colombia         0-1 Paraguay
17.08.69  Asunción          Paraguay         0-3 Brazil
21.08.69  Rio de Janeiro    Brazil           6-2 Colombia
21.08.69  Asunción          Paraguay         1-0 Venezuela
24.08.69  Asunción          Paraguay         2-1 Colombia
24.08.69  Rio de Janeiro    Brazil           6-0 Venezuela
31.08.69  Rio de Janeiro    Brazil           1-0 Paraguay

South America Group 11 [Uruguay] 
06.07.69  Guayaquil         Ecuador          0-2 Uruguay            1.URUGUAY          4  3  1  0   5- 0  7
13.07.69  Santiago          Chile            0-0 Uruguay            2.Chile            4  1  2  1   5- 4  4
20.07.69  Montevideo        Uruguay          1-0 Ecuador            3.Ecuador          4  0  1  3   2- 8  1
27.07.69  Santiago          Chile            4-1 Ecuador
03.08.69  Guayaquil         Ecuador          1-1 Chile
10.08.69  Montevideo        Uruguay          2-0 Chile

North and Central America Group 12 [El Salvador]

1st round

Subgroup 1
06.10.68  Toronto           Canada           4-0 Bermuda            1.USA              4  3  0  1  11- 6  6
13.10.68  Toronto           Canada           4-2 USA                2.Canada           4  2  1  1   8- 3  5
20.10.68  Hamilton          Bermuda          0-0 Canada             3.Bermuda          4  0  1  3   2-12  1
26.10.68  Atlanta           USA              1-0 Canada
03.11.68  Kansas City       USA              6-2 Bermuda
11.11.68  Hamilton          Bermuda          0-2 USA

Subgroup 2
17.11.68  Guatemala         Guatemala        4-0 Trinidad/Tobago    1.Haiti            4  2  1  1   9- 5  5
20.11.68  Guatemala         Trinidad/Tobago  0-0 Guatemala          2.Guatemala        4  1  2  1   5- 3  4
23.11.68  Port-au-Prince    Trinidad/Tobago  0-4 Haiti              3.Trinidad/Tobago  4  1  1  2   4-10  3
25.11.68  Port-au-Prince    Haiti            2-4 Trinidad/Tobago
08.12.68  Port-au-Prince    Haiti            2-0 Guatemala
23.02.69  Guatemala         Guatemala        1-1 Haiti

Subgroup 3
27.11.68  San José          Costa Rica       3-0 Jamaica            1.Honduras         4  3  1  0   7- 2  7
01.12.68  San José          Jamaica          1-3 Costa Rica         2.Costa Rica       4  2  1  1   7- 3  5
05.12.68  Tegucigalpa       Honduras         3-1 Jamaica            3.Jamaica          4  0  0  4   2-11  0
08.12.68  Tegucigalpa       Jamaica          0-2 Honduras
22.12.68  Tegucigalpa       Honduras         1-0 Costa Rica
29.12.68  San José          Costa Rica       1-1 Honduras

Subgroup 4
24.11.68  Paramaribo        Surinam          6-0 Dutch Antilles     1.El Salvador      4  3  0  1  10- 5  6
01.12.68  San Salvador      El Salvador      6-0 Surinam            2.Surinam          4  2  0  2  10- 9  4
05.12.68  Oranjestad        Dutch Antilles   2-0 Surinam            3.Dutch Antilles   4  1  0  3   3- 9  2
12.12.68  San Salvador      El Salvador      1-0 Dutch Antilles
15.12.68  San Salvador      Dutch Antilles   1-2 El Salvador
22.12.68  Paramaribo        Surinam          4-1 El Salvador

2nd round

20.04.69  Port-au-Prince    Haiti            2-0 USA
11.05.69  San Diego         USA              0-1 Haiti
NB: matches doubled as qualified for 1969 CONCACAF Nations Cup

08.06.69  Tegucigalpa       Honduras         1-0 El Salvador
15.06.69  San Salvador      El Salvador      3-0 Honduras
Playoff:
26.06.69  Cd. de Mexico     El Salvador      3-2 Honduras        [aet]

3rd round

21.09.69  Port-au-Prince    Haiti            1-2 El Salvador
28.09.69  San Salvador      El Salvador      0-3 Haiti
Playoff:
08.10.69  Kingston          El Salvador      1-0 Haiti           [aet]

Africa Group 13 [Morocco] 

1st round

17.11.68  Alger             Algeria          1-2 Tunisia
29.12.68  Tunis             Tunisia          0-0 Algeria

03.11.68  Casablanca        Morocco          1-0 Senegal
05.01.69  Dakar             Senegal          2-1 Morocco
Playoff (because referee had not added extra time in second match):
13.02.69  Las Palmas        Morocco          2-0 Senegal

26.01.69  Tripoli           Libya            2-0 Ethiopia
09.02.69  Adis Abeba        Ethiopia         5-1 Libya

27.10.68  Ndola             Zambia           4-2 Sudan
08.11.68  Khartoum          Sudan            4-2 Zambia          [aet]
Sudan progresses by virtue of scoring more goals in the second match.

07.12.68  Lagos             Nigeria          1-1 Cameroon
22.12.68  Douala            Cameroon         2-3 Nigeria

Ghana bye.

2nd round

27.04.69  Tunis             Tunisia          0-0 Morocco
18.05.69  Casablanca        Morocco          0-0 Tunisia         [aet]
Playoff:
13.06.69  Marseille         Morocco          2-2 Tunisia         [aet]
Morocco progresses on coin toss.

04.05.69  Adis Abeba        Ethiopia         1-1 Sudan
11.05.69  Khartoum          Sudan            3-1 Ethiopia

10.05.69  Ibadan            Nigeria          2-1 Ghana
18.05.69  Accra             Ghana            1-1 Nigeria

3rd round

13.09.69  Ibadan            Nigeria          2-2 Sudan              1.MOROCCO          4  2  1  1   5- 3  5
21.09.69  Casablanca        Morocco          2-1 Nigeria            2.Nigeria          4  1  2  1   8- 7  4
03.10.69  Khartoum          Sudan            3-3 Nigeria            3.Sudan            4  0  3  1   5- 8  3
10.10.69  Khartoum          Sudan            0-0 Morocco
26.10.69  Casablanca        Morocco          3-0 Sudan
08.11.69  Ibadan            Nigeria          2-0 Morocco

Asia and Oceania Group 14 [Israel]

1st round

10.10.69  Seoul             Australia        3-1 Japan              1.Australia        4  2  2  0   7- 4  6
12.10.69  Seoul             Japan            2-2 South Korea        2.South Korea      4  1  2  1   6- 5  4
14.10.69  Seoul             Australia        2-1 South Korea        3.Japan            4  0  2  2   4- 8  2
16.10.69  Seoul             Japan            1-1 Australia
18.10.69  Seoul             South Korea      2-0 Japan
20.10.69  Seoul             South Korea      1-1 Australia

2nd round

Subgroup A
23.11.69  Lourenço Marques  Australia        1-1 Rhodesia
27.11.69  Lourenço Marques  Rhodesia         0-0 Australia       [aet]
Playoff:
29.11.69  Lourenço Marques  Australia        3-1 Rhodesia

Subgroup B
North Korea withdrew.
28.09.69  Ramat Gan         Israel           4-0 New Zealand
01.10.69  Ramat Gan         New Zealand      0-2 Israel

3rd round
04.12.69  Ramat Gan         Israel           1-0 Australia
14.12.69  Sydney            Australia        1-1 Israel

Detailed Infos

1970 Final Tournament

Overview File


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