1970 FIFA World Cup qualification

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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)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Tostão (10 goals)
← 1966
1974 →

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 (1934, 1962)
 Bulgaria UEFA Group 8 Winners 147 December 1969 3rd 3 Group Stage (1962, 1966)
 Israel AFC/OFC Winners 1514 December 1969 1st 1 –

10 of the 16 teams subsequently failed to qualify for the 1974 finals: Belgium, Czechoslovakia, El Salvador, England, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Romania and Soviet Union.

Europe[]

Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

(30 teams competing for 8 berths)

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
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[]

Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL)
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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
Díaz Goal 18'
Blacut Goal 51'
Goal 70'		 Tarabini Goal 43' Referee: Sosa Miranda (Paraguay)
3 August 1969 Peru  1–0  Argentina Lima, Peru
León Goal 52' Referee: De Moraes (Brazil)
10 August 1969 Bolivia  2–1  Peru La Paz, Bolivia
Goal 69'
Chumpitaz Goal 80' (o.g.)		 Challe Goal 51' Referee: Chechelev (Venezuela)
17 August 1969 Peru  3–0  Bolivia Lima, Peru
Cubillas Goal 36'
Cruzado Goal 40' (pen)
Gallardo Goal 58'		 Referee: Ramirez (Colombia)
24 August 1969 Argentina  1–0  Bolivia Buenos Aires, Argentina
Albrecht Goal 62' (pen) Referee: Pena Rocha (Uruguay)
31 August 1969 Argentina  2–2  Peru Buenos Aires, Argentina
Albrecht Goal 80'
Rendo Goal 89'		 Ramírez Goal 70', 81' Referee: Diaz (Chile)

Peru qualified.

The Bolivia v Peru match on 10 August 1969 is infamous for being fixed by Argentina in favour of Bolivia. Match referee Sergio Chechelev annulled a valid goal from Peru without any justification, allowing Bolivia to win 2-1. Years later, Chechelev excused himself saying that Argentina had paid him to favour Bolivia.[1]

This has been the only time that Argentina failed to qualify to a World Cup tournament.

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
González Goal 34', 56'
Goal 76' (pen)		 Referee: Murgueytio (Ecuador)
2 August 1969 Venezuela  1–1  Colombia Caracas, Venezuela
Mendoza Goal 55' Tamayo Goal 61' Referee: Ortube Vargas (Bolivia)
6 August 1969 Colombia  0–2  Brazil Bogotá, Colombia
Tostão Goal 37', 44' Referee: Tejada Burga (Peru)
6 August 1969 Venezuela  0–2  Paraguay Caracas, Venezuela
Goal 38'
Sosa Goal 53'		 Referee: Palacio (Chile)
10 August 1969 Colombia  0–1  Paraguay Bogotá, Colombia
Goal 57' Referee: Pedraza (Peru)
10 August 1969 Venezuela  0–5  Brazil Caracas, Venezuela
Tostão Goal 60', 72', 74'
Pelé Goal 71', 75'		 Referee: Villacis (Ecuador)
17 August 1969 Paraguay  0–3  Brazil Asunción, Paraguay
Goal 70' (o.g.)
Jairzinho Goal 81'
Edu Goal 90'		 Referee: Conley (Chile)
21 August 1969 Brazil  6–2  Colombia Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tostão Goal 15', 40'
Edu Goal 48'
Pelé Goal 60'
Rivelino Goal 86'
Jairzinho Goal 88'		 Goal 18'
Gallego Goal 89'		 Attendance: 99,947[2]
Referee: Comesana (Argentina)
21 August 1969 Paraguay  1–0  Venezuela Asunción, Paraguay
Goal 11' Referee: Otero (Uruguay)
24 August 1969 Brazil  6–0  Venezuela Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tostão Goal 3', 22', 24'
Jairzinho Goal 30'
Pelé Goal 45' (pen), 69'		 Referee: Ortube Vargas (Bolivia)
24 August 1969 Paraguay  2–1  Colombia Ascuncion, Paraguay
Arrúa Goal 38', 49' Goal 83' (pen) Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
31 August 1969 Brazil  1–0  Paraguay Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pelé Goal 68' 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 Goal 31'
Zubía Goal 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 Goal 76' Referee: Osorio (Paraguay)
27 July 1969 Chile  4–1  Ecuador Santiago, Chile
Goal 55'
Valdéz Goal 62', 86'
Tobar Goal 79' (o.g.)		 Lasso Goal 89' Referee: Ramírez (Colombia)
3 August 1969 Ecuador  1–1  Chile Guayaquil, Ecuador
Goal 16' Goal 58' Referee: Angeles (Peru
10 August 1969 Uruguay  2–0  Chile Montevideo, Uruguay
Cortés Goal 44'
Rocha Goal 90'		 Referee: Marques (Brazil)

Uruguay qualified.

North, Central America and Caribbean[]

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
Vigh Goal 3' (pen)
Zanatta Goal 10'
Papadakis Goal 25', 75'		 Referee: Segura (Mexico)
13 October 1968 Canada  4–2  United States Toronto, Ontario, Canada
McPate Goal 40', 68'
Patterson Goal 79'
Vigh Goal 89'		 Roy Goal 38'
Stritzl Goal 89'		 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 Goal 50' Referee: Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
2 November 1968 United States  6–2  Bermuda Kansas City, United States
Millar Goal 22', 63', ?'
Baker Goal 25', 56'
Roy Goal 60'		 Goal 34'
Best Goal 51'		 Referee: Fingal (Netherlands Antilles)
11 November 1968 Bermuda  0–2  United States Hamilton, Bermuda
Goal 8' (o.g.)
Roy Goal 41'		 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
Stokes Goal 30'
Goal 66' (o.g.)
Bastide Goal 78' (o.g.)
Melgar Goal 88'		 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
Saint-Vil Goal 39', 52'
Goal 57'
François Goal 86'		 Referee: Gamboa (Costa Rica)
25 November 1968 Haiti  2–4  Trinidad and Tobago Port-au-Prince, Haiti[3]
Goal 23'
Vorbe Goal 52'		 Archibald GoalGoalGoalGoal Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
8 December 1968 Haiti  2–0  Guatemala Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Goal
Goal		 Referee: Molina (Costa Rica)
23 February 1969 Guatemala  1–1  Haiti Guatemala City, Guatemala
Goal Goal 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
Hernández Goal 78'
Goal 88'
Sáenz Goal 89'		 Referee: De Oca (Guatemala)
1 December 1968 Costa Rica  3–1  Jamaica San José, Costa Rica[4]
Goal
Goal
Goal		 Goal Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
5 December 1968 Honduras  3–1  Jamaica Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Goal 18'
Goal 41'
Goal 56'		 Goal 89' Referee: King (United States)
8 December 1968 Honduras  2–0  Jamaica Tegucigalpa, Honduras[4]
Goal 42'
Goal 73'		 Referee: Lee (Canada)
22 December 1968 Honduras  1–0  Costa Rica Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Goal 32' Referee: Wuertz (United States)
29 December 1968 Costa Rica  1–1  Honduras San José, Costa Rica
Goal 40' Goal 25' (pen) 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, Suriname
GoalGoal
GoalGoal
Vanenburg GoalGoal		 Referee: King (United States)
1 December 1968 El Salvador  6–0  Suriname San Salvador, El Salvador
Goal 23', 84'
Goal 56', 88'
Barraza Goal 87'
Martínez Goal 90'		 Referee: De Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago)
5 December 1968 Netherlands Antilles  2–0  Suriname Oranjestad, Netherlands Antilles
Goal
Goal		 Referee: King (Canada)
12 December 1968 El Salvador  1–0  Netherlands Antilles San Salvador, El Salvador
Quintanilla Goal 28' Referee: Di Salvatore (United States)
15 December 1968 El Salvador  2–1  Netherlands Antilles San Salvador, El Salvador[5]
Martínez Goal 58'
Barraza Goal 83'		 Goal Referee: De Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago)
22 December 1968 Suriname  4–1  El Salvador Paramaribo, Suriname
Lagadeau GoalGoal
Goal
Schal Goal		 González Goal 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
Goal 8'
Saint-Vil Goal 54'		 Referee: Segura (Mexico)
11 May 1969 United States  0–1  Haiti San Diego, United States
Saint-Vil Goal 43' 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
Goal 89' Referee: Yamasaki (Mexico)
15 June 1969 El Salvador  3–0  Honduras San Salvador, El Salvador
Martínez Goal 27' (pen), 41'
Acevedo Goal 29'		 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 Goal 8', 28'
Quintanilla Goal 101'		 Cardona Goal 19'
Goal 50'		 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 Goal Acevedo Goal
Rodríguez Goal		 Referee: Yamasaki (Mexico)
28 September 1969 El Salvador  0–3  Haiti San Salvador, El Salvador
Désir Goal 20'
François Goal 40'
Barthélemy Goal 44'		 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
Martínez Goal 104' Referee: Dunstan (Bermuda)

El Salvador qualified.

Africa[]

Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (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[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Zambia  6–6  Sudan 4–2 2–4 (aet)  
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  
Ghana  Bye    

Second round[]

Team 1 Agg. 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  
Nigeria  3–2  Ghana 2–1 1–1  

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

Morocco qualified.

Asia and Oceania[]

Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

North Korea withdrew because they refused to play with 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
Australia 3 – 1 Japan
McColl Goal 5'
Ogi Goal 68' (o.g.)
Baartz Goal 69'		 Goal 11' Watanabe
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nice (Malaysia)
South Korea 2 – 2 Japan
Kim Ki-bok Goal 8'
Goal 39'		 Goal 34' Miyamoto
Goal 50' Kuwahara
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Cheung Tang-Sun (China Republic)
South Korea 1 – 2 Australia
Lee Yi-woo Goal 45' Goal 37' Watkiss
Goal 82' McColl
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Suppiah (Singapore)
Australia 1 – 1 Japan
McColl Goal 39' Goal 4' Miyamoto
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Suvaree (Thailand)
South Korea 2 – 0 Japan
Goal 17', 40'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lee Kan Chi (Hong Kong)
South Korea 1 – 1 Australia
Goal 29' Goal 58' Baartz
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 25,000
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[6]
Chalmers Goal 63' McColl Goal 68' Referee: Ribeiro (Portugal)
27 November 1969 Rhodesia  0 – 0  Australia Lourenço Marques, Mozambique[6]
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[6]
Chalmers Goal 54' Warren Goal 17'
Goal 22' (o.g.)
Rutherford Goal 57'		 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 Ramat Gan, Israel[7]
Spiegler Goal 48'
Spiegel Goal 65'
Feigenbaum Goal 72', 86'		 Referee: Nassiri (Iran)
1 October 1969 Israel  2 – 0  New Zealand Ramat Gan, Israel[7]
Spiegler Goal 24'
Spiegel Goal 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 for political reasons.[8]

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 Ramat Gan, Israel
Giora Spiegel Goal 18' Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
14 December 1969 Australia  1–1  Israel Sydney, Australia
Watkiss Goal 87' Mordechai Spiegler Goal 82' Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

Israel qualified.

Goalscorers[]

10 goals
9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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 now compete in the European zone as they are now a member of UEFA.

References[]

  1. ^ Horacio Zimmerman (8 March 2012). "Escándalos arbitrales que marcaron el futuro de equipos peruanos" (in Spanish). El Comercio.pe. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.allworldcup.narod.ru/1970/PROTOCOL/QUALIF/CONMEBOL/G2/BRAVSCOL.HTM
  3. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Jamaica played all of its matches away.
  5. ^ Netherlands Antilles played its "home" game away in El Salvador.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c All matches were played on neutral ground due to the boycott of Rhodesia.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Both matches were played in Israel.
  8. ^ Fifa.com: preliminairies 1970

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