1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Dates	19 May 1968 - 7 December 1969
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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
1	Romania	8	6	3	2	1	7	6	+1	Qualify for the World Cup
2	Greece	7	6	2	3	1	13	9	+4
3	Switzerland	5	6	2	1	3	5	8	−3
4	Portugal	4	6	1	2	3	8	10	−2

Group 2[]

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1=	Hungary	9	6	4	1	1	16	7	+9
1=	Czechoslovakia	9	6	4	1	1	12	6	+6
3	Denmark	5	6	2	1	3	6	10	−4
4	Republic of Ireland	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
1	Italy	7	4	3	1	0	10	3	+7	Qualify for the World Cup
2	East Germany	5	4	2	1	1	7	7	0
3	Wales	0	4	0	0	4	3	10	−7

Group 4[]

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	7	4	3	1	0	8	1	+7	Qualify for the World Cup
2	Northern Ireland	5	4	2	1	1	7	3	+4
3	Turkey	0	4	0	0	4	2	13	−11

Group 5[]

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	Sweden	6	4	3	0	1	12	5	+7	Qualify for the World Cup
2	France	4	4	2	0	2	6	4	+2
3	Norway	2	4	1	0	3	4	13	−9

Group 6[]

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	Belgium	9	6	4	1	1	14	8	+6	Qualify for the World Cup
2	Yugoslavia	7	6	3	1	2	19	7	+12
3	Spain	6	6	2	2	2	10	6	+4
4	Finland	2	6	1	0	5	6	28	−22

Group 7[]

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	West Germany	11	6	5	1	0	20	3	+17	Qualify for the World Cup
2	Scotland	7	6	3	1	2	18	7	+11
3	Austria	6	6	3	0	3	12	7	+5
4	Cyprus	0	6	0	0	6	2	35	−33

Group 8[]

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	9	6	4	1	1	12	7	+5	Qualify for the World Cup
2	Poland	8	6	4	0	2	19	8	+11
3	Netherlands	7	6	3	1	2	9	5	+4
4	Luxembourg	0	6	0	0	6	4	24	−20

Goalscorers[]

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References[]

External links[]

• European Zone at FIFA.com