1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Dates | 19 May 1968 - 7 December 1969 |
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UEFA European Qualifiers |
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The European (UEFA) zone of qualification for the 1970 FIFA World Cup saw 29 teams competing for eight places at the finals. UEFA members England qualified automatically as the defending champions. The qualification process started on 19 May 1968 and ended on 7 December 1969.
Format[]
FIFA rejected the entry of Albania. The remaining 29 teams were drawn into eight groups, five groups of four teams and three of three teams. All eight group-winners qualified automatically.
Groups[]
Group 1[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | Qualify for the World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 |
Group 2[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
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1= | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | |
1= | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | |
4 | ![]() |
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 |
Czechoslovakia and Hungary finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. Czechoslovakia won the play-off to qualify for the World Cup.
Group 3[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | Qualify for the World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
Group 4[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | Qualify for the World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 |
Group 5[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | Qualify for the World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 |
Group 6[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | Qualify for the World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 28 | −22 |
Group 7[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | Qualify for the World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 | −33 |
Group 8[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | Qualify for the World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | |
3 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 24 | −20 |
Goalscorers[]
- 9 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
Johan Devrindt
Ferenc Bene
Kazimierz Deyna
Colin Stein
Ove Kindvall
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Wilfried Puis
Dinko Dermendzhiev
Vladimír Hagara
Ladislav Kuna
Andrej Kvašňák
Wolfram Löwe
Eberhard Vogel
Tommy Lindholm
Jean-Claude Bras
Giorgos Dedes
Lajos Kocsis
Don Givens
Sandro Mazzola
Johny Léonard
Theo Pahlplatz
Terry Harkin
Jacinto Santos
Bobby Murdoch
Kakhi Asatiani
Volodymyr Muntyan
Givi Nodia
Amancio Amaro
Bo Larsson
Fritz Künzli
Georges Vuilleumier
Helmut Haller
Josip Bukal
Metodije Spasovski
- 1 goal
Wilhelm Kreuz
Helmut Siber
August Starek
Léon Semmeling
Dimitar Penev
Dimitar Yakimov
Dušan Kabát
František Veselý
Bent Jensen
Ulrik Le Fevre
Ole Madsen
Henning Frenzel
Hans-Jürgen Kreische
Peter Rock
Jean Djorkaeff
Mimis Domazos
Giorgos Koudas
Mimis Papaioannou
Flórián Albert
János Farkas
László Fazekas
Lajos Puskás
Lajos Szűcs
Eamonn Rogers
Angelo Domenghini
Josy Kirchens
Paul Philipp
Johan Cruyff
Dick van Dijk
Willem van Hanegem
Wim Jansen
Sjaak Roggeveen
Wietse Veenstra
Henk Wery
George Best
Derek Dougan
Eric McMordie
Jimmy Nicholson
Odd Iversen
Bronisław Bula
Jerzy Wilim
José Augusto de Almeida
Jacinto João
Fernando Peres
Emerich Dembrovschi
Nicolae Dobrin
Flavius Domide
Billy Bremner
Tommy Gemmell
Eddie Gray
Willie Henderson
Jimmy Johnstone
Denis Law
Billy McNeill
Anatoliy Byshovets
Vitaly Khmelnitsky
Juan Manuel Asensi
Miguel Ángel Bustillo
Pirri
Joaquín Sierra
Manuel Velázquez
Leif Eriksson
Ove Grahn
Roland Grip
Örjan Persson
René-Pierre Quentin
Ender Konca
Ogün Altıparmak
Mike England
David Powell
John Toshack
Klaus Fichtel
Sigfried Held
Horst-Dieter Höttges
Reinhard Libuda
Max Lorenz
Rudolf Belin
Ivica Osim
Miroslav Pavlović
Denijal Pirić
Edin Sprečo
- 1 own goal
Johann Eigenstiller (playing against West Germany)
José Augusto Torres (playing against Greece)
Bruno Michaud (playing against Romania)
References[]
External links[]
- European Zone at FIFA.com
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