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)
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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 Method of

qualification

Date of

qualification

Finals

appearance

Streak Previous best performance
 Mexico Hosts 008 October 1964 7th 6 Group Stage (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966)
 England Defending Champions 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 –

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[]

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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 18'
Blacut 51'
70'		 Tarabini 43' Referee: Sosa Miranda (Paraguay)
3 August 1969 Peru  1–0  Argentina Lima, Peru
León 52' Referee: De Moraes (Brazil)
10 August 1969 Bolivia  2–1  Peru La Paz, Bolivia
69'
Chumpitaz 80' (o.g.)		 Challe 51' Referee: Chechelev (Venezuela)
17 August 1969 Peru  3–0  Bolivia Lima, Peru
Cubillas 36'
Cruzado 40' (pen)
Gallardo 58'		 Referee: Ramirez (Colombia)
24 August 1969 Argentina  1–0  Bolivia Buenos Aires, Argentina
Albrecht 62' (pen) Referee: Pena Rocha (Uruguay)
31 August 1969 Argentina  2–2  Peru Buenos Aires, Argentina
Albrecht 80'
Rendo 89'		 Ramírez 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 34', 56'
76' (pen)		 Referee: Murgueytio (Ecuador)
2 August 1969 Venezuela  1–1  Colombia Caracas, Venezuela
Mendoza 55' Tamayo 61' 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
38'
Sosa 53'		 Referee: Palacio (Chile)
10 August 1969 Colombia  0–1  Paraguay Bogotá, Colombia
57' Referee: Pedraza (Peru)
10 August 1969 Venezuela  0–5  Brazil Caracas, Venezuela
Tostão 60', 72', 74'
Pelé 71', 75'		 Referee: Villacis (Ecuador)
17 August 1969 Paraguay  0–3  Brazil Asunción, Paraguay
70' (o.g.)
Jairzinho 81'
Edu 90'		 Referee: Conley (Chile)
21 August 1969 Brazil  6–2  Colombia Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tostão 15', 40'
Edu 48'
Pelé 60'
Rivelino 86'
Jairzinho 88'		 18'
Gallego 89'		 Attendance: 99,947[2]
Referee: Comesana (Argentina)
21 August 1969 Paraguay  1–0  Venezuela Asunción, Paraguay
11' Referee: Otero (Uruguay)
24 August 1969 Brazil  6–0  Venezuela Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tostão 3', 22', 24'
Jairzinho 30'
Pelé 45' (pen), 69'		 Referee: Ortube Vargas (Bolivia)
24 August 1969 Paraguay  2–1  Colombia Ascuncion, Paraguay
Arrúa 38', 49' 83' (pen) Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
31 August 1969 Brazil  1–0  Paraguay Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pelé 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 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
55'
Valdéz 62', 86'
Tobar 79' (o.g.)		 Lasso 89' Referee: Ramírez (Colombia)
3 August 1969 Ecuador  1–1  Chile Guayaquil, Ecuador
16' 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[]

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 3' (pen)
Zanatta 10'
Papadakis 25', 75'		 Referee: Segura (Mexico)
13 October 1968 Canada  4–2  United States Toronto, Ontario, Canada
McPate 40', 68'
Patterson 79'
Vigh 89'		 Roy 38'
Stritzl 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 50' Referee: Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
2 November 1968 United States  6–2  Bermuda Kansas City, United States
Millar 22', 63', ?'
Baker 25', 56'
Roy 60'		 34'
Best 51'		 Referee: Fingal (Netherlands Antilles)
11 November 1968 Bermuda  0–2  United States Hamilton, Bermuda
8' (o.g.)
Roy 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 30'
66' (o.g.)
Bastide 78' (o.g.)
Melgar 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 39', 52'
57'
François 86'		 Referee: Gamboa (Costa Rica)
25 November 1968 Haiti  2–4  Trinidad and Tobago Port-au-Prince, Haiti[3]
23'
Vorbe 52'		 Archibald Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
8 December 1968 Haiti  2–0  Guatemala Port-au-Prince, Haiti

 Referee: Molina (Costa Rica)
23 February 1969 Guatemala  1–1  Haiti Guatemala City, Guatemala
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 78'
88'
Sáenz 89'		 Referee: De Oca (Guatemala)
1 December 1968 Costa Rica  3–1  Jamaica San José, Costa Rica[4]


 Dunkley Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
5 December 1968 Honduras  3–1  Jamaica Tegucigalpa, Honduras
18'
41'
56'		 89' Referee: King (United States)
8 December 1968 Honduras  2–0  Jamaica Tegucigalpa, Honduras[4]
42'
73'		 Referee: Lee (Canada)
22 December 1968 Honduras  1–0  Costa Rica Tegucigalpa, Honduras
32' Referee: Wuertz (United States)
29 December 1968 Costa Rica  1–1  Honduras San José, Costa Rica
40' 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


Vanenburg 		Referee: King (United States)
1 December 1968 El Salvador  6–0  Suriname San Salvador, El Salvador
23', 84'
56', 88'
Barraza 87'
Martínez 90'		 Referee: De Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago)
5 December 1968 Netherlands Antilles  2–0  Suriname Oranjestad, Netherlands Antilles

 Referee: King (Canada)
12 December 1968 El Salvador  1–0  Netherlands Antilles San Salvador, El Salvador
Quintanilla 28' Referee: Di Salvatore (United States)
15 December 1968 El Salvador  2–1  Netherlands Antilles San Salvador, El Salvador[5]
Martínez 58'
Barraza 83'		 Referee: De Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago)
22 December 1968 Suriname  4–1  El Salvador Paramaribo, Suriname
Lagadeau

Schal 		González 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
8'
Saint-Vil 54'		 Referee: Segura (Mexico)
11 May 1969 United States  0–1  Haiti San Diego, United States
Saint-Vil 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
89' Referee: Yamasaki (Mexico)
15 June 1969 El Salvador  3–0  Honduras San Salvador, El Salvador
Martínez 27' (pen), 41'
Acevedo 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.

27 June 1969 El Salvador  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Honduras Mexico City, Mexico
Martínez 8', 28'
Quintanilla 101'		 Cardona 19'
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 Acevedo
Rodríguez 		Referee: Yamasaki (Mexico)
28 September 1969 El Salvador  0–3  Haiti San Salvador, El Salvador
Désir 20'
François 40'
Barthélemy 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 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 5'
Ogi 68' (o.g.)
Baartz 69'		 11' Watanabe
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nice (Malaysia)
South Korea 2 – 2 Japan
Kim Ki-bok 8'
39'		 34' Miyamoto
50' Kuwahara
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Cheung Tang-Sun (China Republic)
South Korea 1 – 2 Australia
Lee Yi-woo 45' 37' Watkiss
82' McColl
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Suppiah (Singapore)
Australia 1 – 1 Japan
McColl 39' 4' Miyamoto
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Suvaree (Thailand)
South Korea 2 – 0 Japan
17', 40'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lee Kan Chi (Hong Kong)
South Korea 1 – 1 Australia
29' 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 63' McColl 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 54' Warren 17'
22' (o.g.)
Rutherford 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 48'
Spiegel 65'
Feigenbaum 72', 86'		 Referee: Nassiri (Iran)
1 October 1969 Israel  2 – 0  New Zealand Ramat Gan, Israel[7]
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 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 18' Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
14 December 1969 Australia  1–1  Israel Sydney, Australia
Watkiss 87' Mordechai Spiegler 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. ^ WORLD CUP 1970
  3. ^ 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. ^ a b Jamaica played all of its matches away.
  5. ^ Netherlands Antilles played its "home" game away in El Salvador.
  6. ^ a b c All matches were played on neutral ground due to the boycott of Rhodesia.
  7. ^ a b Both matches were played in Israel.
  8. ^ Fifa.com: preliminairies 1970

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