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1970 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION
A total of 75 teams entered the '1970 FIFA World Cup qualification' rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. , as the hosts, and , as the defending champions, 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 30 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.
★ Asia (AFC) and Oceania (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.
FIFA rejected the entry of . 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 would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
October 12, 1968, Basel, Switzerland - '1 - 0'
October 27, 1968, Lisbon, Portugal - '3 - 0'
November 23, 1968, Bucharest, Romania - '2 - 0'
December 11, 1968, Athens, Greece - '4 - 2'
April 16, 1969, Lisbon, Portugal - '0 - 2'
April 16, 1969, Athens, Greece - '2 - 2'
May 4, 1969, Porto, Portugal - '2 - 2'
May 14, 1969, Lausanne, Switzerland - '0 - 1'
October 12, 1969, Bucharest, Romania - '1 - 0'
October 15, 1969, Thessaloniki, Greece - '4 - 1'
November 2, 1969, Bern, Switzerland - '1 - 1'
November 16, 1969, Bucharest, Romania - '1 - 1'
'Romania' qualified.
September 25, 1968, Copenhagen, Denmark - '0 - 3'
October 20, 1968, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia - '1 - 0'
May 4, 1969, Dublin, Ireland - '1 - 2'
May 25, 1969, Budapest, Hungary - '2 - 0'
May 27, 1969, Copenhagen, Denmark - '2 - 0'
June 8, 1969, Dublin, Ireland - '1 - 2'
June 15, 1969, Copenhagen, Denmark - '3 - 2'
September 14, 1969, Prague, Czechoslovakia - '3 - 3'
October 7, 1969, Prague, Czechoslovakia - '3 - 0'
October 15, 1969, Dublin, Ireland - '1 - 1'
October 22, 1969, Budapest, Hungary - '3 - 0'
November 5, 1969, Budapest, Hungary - '4 - 0'
Czechoslovakia and Hungary finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
December 3, 1969, Marseille, France - '4 - 1'
'Czechoslovakia' qualified.
October 23, 1968, Cardiff, Wales - '0 - 1'
March 29, 1969, East Berlin, Germany - '2 - 2'
April 16, 1969, Dresden, Germany - '2 - 1'
October 22, 1969, Cardiff, Wales - '1 - 3'
November 4, 1969, Rome, Italy - '4 - 1'
November 22, 1969, Naples, Italy - '3 - 0'
'Italy' qualified.
October 23, 1968, Belfast, Northern Ireland - '4 - 1'
December 11, 1968, Istanbul, Turkey - '0 - 3'
September 10, 1969, Belfast, Northern Ireland - '0 - 0'
October 15, 1969, Kiev, USSR - '3 - 0'
October 22, 1969, Moscow, USSR - '2 - 0'
November 16, 1969, Istanbul, Turkey - '1 - 3'
'USSR' qualified.
October 9, 1968, Stockholm, Sweden - '5 - 0'
November 6, 1968, Strasbourg, France - '0 - 1'
June 19, 1969, Oslo, Norway - '2 - 5'
September 10, 1969, Oslo, Norway - '1 - 3'
October 15, 1969, Stockholm, Sweden - '2 - 0'
November 1, 1969, Paris, France - '3 - 0'
'Sweden' qualified.
June 19, 1968, Helsinki, Finland - '1 - 2'
September 25, 1968, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - '9 - 1'
October 9, 1968, Waregem, Belgium - '6 - 1'
October 16, 1968, Brussels, Belgium - '3 - 0'
October 27, 1968, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - '0 - 0'
December 11, 1968, Madrid, Spain - '1 - 1'
February 23, 1969, Liège, Belgium - '2 - 1'
April 30, 1969, Barcelona, Spain - '2 - 1'
June 4, 1969, Helsinki, Finland - '1 - 5'
June 25, 1969, Helsinki, Finland - '2 - 0'
October 15, 1969, Cádiz, Spain - '6 - 0'
October 19, 1969, Skopje, Yugoslavia - '4 - 0'
'Belgium' qualified.
May 19, 1968, Vienna, Austria - '7 - 1'
October 13, 1968, Vienna, Austria - '0 - 2'
November 6, 1968, Glasgow, Scotland - '2 - 1'
November 23, 1968, Nicosia, Cyprus - '0 - 1'
December 11, 1968, Nicosia, Cyprus - '0 - 5'
April 16, 1969, Glasgow, Scotland - '1 - 1'
April 19, 1969, Nicosia, Cyprus - '1 - 2'
May 10, 1969, Nuremberg, Germany - '1 - 0'
May 17, 1969, Glasgow, Scotland - '8 - 0'
May 21, 1969, Essen, Germany - '12 - 0'
October 22, 1969, Hamburg, Germany - '3 - 2'
November 5, 1969, Vienna, Austria - '2 - 0'
'Germany' qualified.
September 4, 1968, Rotterdam, Netherlands - '0 - 2'
:This match was played at Netherlands instead of at Luxembourg.
October 27, 1968, Sofia, Bulgaria - '2 - 0'
March 26, 1969, Rotterdam, Netherlands - '4 - 0'
April 20, 1969, Kraków, Poland - '8 - 1'
April 23, 1969, Sofia, Bulgaria - '2 - 1'
May 7, 1969, Rotterdam, Netherlands - '1 - 0'
June 15, 1969, Sofia, Bulgaria - '4 - 1'
September 7, 1969, Chorzow, Poland - '2 - 1'
October 12, 1969, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - '1 - 5'
October 22, 1969, Rotterdam, Netherlands - '1 - 1'
November 9, 1969, Warsaw, Poland - '3 - 0'
December 7, 1969, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - '1 - 3'
'Bulgaria' qualified.
The 10 teams were divided into 3 groups; two groups with 3 teams and one group with 4 teams. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
July 27, 1969, La Paz, Bolivia - '3 - 1'
August 3, 1969, Lima, Peru - '1 - 0'
August 10, 1969, La Paz, Bolivia - '2 - 1'
August 17, 1969, Lima, Peru - '3 - 0'
August 24, 1969, Buenos Aires, Argentina - '1 - 0'
August 31, 1969, Buenos Aires, Argentina - '2 - 2'
'Peru' qualified.
July 27, 1969, Bogotá, Colombia - '3 - 0'
August 2, 1969, Caracas, Venezuela - '1 - 1'
August 6, 1969, Caracas, Venezuela - '0 - 2'
August 6, 1969, Bogotá, Colombia - '0 - 2'
August 10, 1969, Caracas, Venezuela - '0 - 5'
August 10, 1969, Bogotá, Colombia - '0 - 1'
August 17, 1969, Asunción, Paraguay - '0 - 3'
August 21, 1969, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - '6 - 2'
August 21, 1969, Asunción, Paraguay - '1 - 0'
August 24, 1969, Asunción, Paraguay - '2 - 1'
August 24, 1969, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - '6 - 0'
August 31, 1969, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - '1 - 0'
'Brazil' qualified.
July 6, 1969, Guayaquil, Ecuador - '0 - 2'
July 13, 1969, Santiago, Chile - '0 - 0'
July 20, 1969, Montevideo, Uruguay - '1 - 0'
July 27, 1969, Santiago, Chile - '4 - 1'
August 3, 1969, Guayaquil, Ecuador - '1 - 1'
August 10, 1969, Montevideo, Uruguay - '2 - 0'
'Uruguay' qualified.
FIFA rejected the entry of . There would be three rounds of play:
★ 'First Round': The remaining 12 teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 teams each. The teams would play 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 would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.
October 6, 1968, Toronto, Canada - '4 - 0'
October 13, 1968, Toronto, Canada - '4 - 2'
October 20, 1968, Hamilton, Bermuda - '0 - 0'
October 26, 1968, Atlanta, USA - '1 - 0'
November 3, 1968, Kansas City, USA - '6 - 2'
November 11, 1968, Hamilton, Bermuda - '0 - 2'
''USA'' advanced to the Semifinal Round.
All home matches of Trinidad and Tobago were played away instead.
November 17, 1968, Guatemala City, Guatemala - '4 - 0'
November 20, 1968, Guatemala City, Guatemala - '0 - 0'
November 23, 1968, Port au Prince, Haiti - '0 - 4'
November 25, 1968, Port au Prince, Haiti - '2 - 4'
December 8, 1968, Port au Prince, Haiti - '2 - 0'
February 23, 1969, Guatemala City, Guatemala - '1 - 1'
''Haiti'' advanced to the Semifinal Round.
All home matches of Jamaica were played away instead.
November 27, 1968, San José, Costa Rica - '3 - 0'
December 1, 1968, San José, Costa Rica - '1 - 3'
December 5, 1968, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - '3 - 1'
December 8, 1968, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - '0 - 2'
December 22, 1968, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - '1 - 0'
December 29, 1968, San José, Costa Rica - '1 - 1'
''Honduras'' advanced to the Semifinal Round.
November 24, 1968, Paramaribo, Dutch Guyana - '6 - 0'
December 1, 1968, San Salvador, El Salvador - '6 - 0'
December 5, 1968, Oranjestad, Netherlands Antilles - '2 - 0'
December 12, 1968, San Salvador, El Salvador - '1 - 0'
December 15, 1968, San Salvador, El Salvador - '1 - 2'
:This match was played in El Salvador instead of in Netherlands Antilles.
December 22, 1968, Paramaribo, Dutch Guyana - '4 - 1'
''El Salvador'' advanced to the Semifinal Round.
April 20, 1969, Port au Prince, Haiti - '2 - 0'
May 11, 1969, San Diego, USA - '0 - 1'
''Haiti'' advanced to the Final Round.
June 8, 1969, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - '1 - 0'
June 15, 1969, San Salvador, El Salvador - '3 - 0'
Note: these matches featured prominently in the Football War.
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.
June 26, 1969, Mexico City, Mexico - '3 - 2' (aet)
''El Salvador'' advanced to the Final Round.
September 21, 1969, Port au Prince, Haiti - '1 - 2'
September 28, 1969, San Salvador, El Salvador - '0 - 3'
El Salvador and Haiti finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
October 8, 1969, Kingston, Jamaica - '1 - 0' (aet)
'El Salvador' qualified.
FIFA rejected the entries of and . 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 would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
November 17, 1968, Algiers, Algeria - '1 - 2'
December 29, 1968, Tunis, Tunisia - '0 - 0'
''Tunisia'' advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 2-1.
November 3, 1968, Casablanca, Morocco - '1 - 0'
January 5, 1969, Dakar, Senegal - '2 - 1'
The aggregate score was tied 2-2, and since extra time was not played in the second match, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.
February 13, 1969, Las Palmas, Spain - '2 - 0'
''Morocco'' advanced to the Second Round.
January 26, 1969, Tripoli, Libya - '2 - 0'
February 9, 1969, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia - '5 - 1'
''Ethiopia'' advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 5-3.
October 27, 1968, Ndola, Zambia - '4 - 2'
November 8, 1968, Khartoum, Sudan - '4 - 2' (aet)
The aggregate score was tied 6-6, but ''Sudan'' advanced to the Second Round since they scored more goals in the second match.
December 7, 1968, Lagos, Nigeria - '1 - 1'
December 22, 1968, Douala, Cameroon - '2 - 3'
''Nigeria'' advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-3.
April 27, 1969, Tunis, Tunisia - '0 - 0'
May 18, 1969, Casablanca, Morocco - '0 - 0' (aet)
The aggregate score was tied 0-0, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
June 13, 1969, Marseille, France - '2 - 2' (aet)
''Morocco'' advanced to the Final Round by winning a coin toss.
May 4, 1969, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia - '1 - 1'
May 11, 1969, Khartoum, Sudan - '3 - 1'
''Sudan'' advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 4-2.
May 10, 1969, Ibadan, Nigeria - '2 - 1'
May 18, 1969, Accra, Ghana - '1 - 1'
''Nigeria'' advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 3-2.
September 13, 1969, Lagos, Nigeria - '2 - 2'
September 21, 1969, Casablanca, Morocco - '2 - 1'
October 3, 1969, Khartoum, Sudan - '3 - 3'
October 10, 1969, Khartoum, Sudan - '0 - 0'
October 26, 1969, Casablanca, Morocco - '3 - 0'
November 8, 1969, Ibadan, Nigeria - '2 - 0'
'Morocco' qualified.
withdrew before the matches were played as they refused to play 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, would play 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 would play against each other twice. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
★ 'Final Round': The 2 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.
October 10, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - '3 - 1'
October 12, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - '2 - 2'
October 14, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - '2 - 1'
October 16, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - '1 - 1'
October 18, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - '2 - 0'
October 20, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - '1 - 1'
''Australia'' advanced to the Second Round.
Both matches were played on neutral ground due to the boycott of Rhodesia.
November 23, 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique - '1 - 1'
November 27, 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique - '0 - 0'
Australia and Rhodesia finished level on points, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
November 29, 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique - '3 - 1'
''Australia'' advanced to the Final Round.
Both matches were played in Israel.
September 28, 1969, Ramat Gan, Israel - '4 - 0'
October 1, 1969, Ramat Gan, Israel - '0 - 2'
''Israel'' advanced to the Final Round.
December 4, 1969, Ramat Gan, Israel - '1 - 0'
December 14, 1969, Sydney, Australia - '1 - 1'
'Israel' qualified.
(h) - qualified automatically as hosts
(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions
★ 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 shortlived 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 left the Asian Football Confederation, and nowadays compete in the European zone as they are now a member of UEFA.
★ FIFA World Cup Official Site - 1970 World Cup Qualification
★ RSSSF - 1970 World Cup Qualification
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 30 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.
★ Asia (AFC) and Oceania (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.
Europe
FIFA rejected the entry of . 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 would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
UEFA Group 1
October 12, 1968, Basel, Switzerland - '1 - 0'
October 27, 1968, Lisbon, Portugal - '3 - 0'
November 23, 1968, Bucharest, Romania - '2 - 0'
December 11, 1968, Athens, Greece - '4 - 2'
April 16, 1969, Lisbon, Portugal - '0 - 2'
April 16, 1969, Athens, Greece - '2 - 2'
May 4, 1969, Porto, Portugal - '2 - 2'
May 14, 1969, Lausanne, Switzerland - '0 - 1'
October 12, 1969, Bucharest, Romania - '1 - 0'
October 15, 1969, Thessaloniki, Greece - '4 - 1'
November 2, 1969, Bern, Switzerland - '1 - 1'
November 16, 1969, Bucharest, Romania - '1 - 1'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '8' | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
| '2' | '7' | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | |
| '3' | '5' | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| '4' | '4' | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
'Romania' qualified.
UEFA Group 2
September 25, 1968, Copenhagen, Denmark - '0 - 3'
October 20, 1968, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia - '1 - 0'
May 4, 1969, Dublin, Ireland - '1 - 2'
May 25, 1969, Budapest, Hungary - '2 - 0'
May 27, 1969, Copenhagen, Denmark - '2 - 0'
June 8, 1969, Dublin, Ireland - '1 - 2'
June 15, 1969, Copenhagen, Denmark - '3 - 2'
September 14, 1969, Prague, Czechoslovakia - '3 - 3'
October 7, 1969, Prague, Czechoslovakia - '3 - 0'
October 15, 1969, Dublin, Ireland - '1 - 1'
October 22, 1969, Budapest, Hungary - '3 - 0'
November 5, 1969, Budapest, Hungary - '4 - 0'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1=' | '9' | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |
| '1=' | '9' | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | |
| '3' | '5' | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| '4' | '1' | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
Czechoslovakia and Hungary finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
December 3, 1969, Marseille, France - '4 - 1'
'Czechoslovakia' qualified.
UEFA Group 3
October 23, 1968, Cardiff, Wales - '0 - 1'
March 29, 1969, East Berlin, Germany - '2 - 2'
April 16, 1969, Dresden, Germany - '2 - 1'
October 22, 1969, Cardiff, Wales - '1 - 3'
November 4, 1969, Rome, Italy - '4 - 1'
November 22, 1969, Naples, Italy - '3 - 0'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '7' | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| '2' | '5' | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| '3' | '0' | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
'Italy' qualified.
UEFA Group 4
October 23, 1968, Belfast, Northern Ireland - '4 - 1'
December 11, 1968, Istanbul, Turkey - '0 - 3'
September 10, 1969, Belfast, Northern Ireland - '0 - 0'
October 15, 1969, Kiev, USSR - '3 - 0'
October 22, 1969, Moscow, USSR - '2 - 0'
November 16, 1969, Istanbul, Turkey - '1 - 3'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '7' | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| '2' | '5' | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
| '3' | '0' | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
'USSR' qualified.
UEFA Group 5
October 9, 1968, Stockholm, Sweden - '5 - 0'
November 6, 1968, Strasbourg, France - '0 - 1'
June 19, 1969, Oslo, Norway - '2 - 5'
September 10, 1969, Oslo, Norway - '1 - 3'
October 15, 1969, Stockholm, Sweden - '2 - 0'
November 1, 1969, Paris, France - '3 - 0'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '6' | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |
| '2' | '4' | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| '3' | '2' | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
'Sweden' qualified.
UEFA Group 6
June 19, 1968, Helsinki, Finland - '1 - 2'
September 25, 1968, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - '9 - 1'
October 9, 1968, Waregem, Belgium - '6 - 1'
October 16, 1968, Brussels, Belgium - '3 - 0'
October 27, 1968, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - '0 - 0'
December 11, 1968, Madrid, Spain - '1 - 1'
February 23, 1969, Liège, Belgium - '2 - 1'
April 30, 1969, Barcelona, Spain - '2 - 1'
June 4, 1969, Helsinki, Finland - '1 - 5'
June 25, 1969, Helsinki, Finland - '2 - 0'
October 15, 1969, Cádiz, Spain - '6 - 0'
October 19, 1969, Skopje, Yugoslavia - '4 - 0'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '9' | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | |
| '2' | '7' | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | |
| '3' | '6' | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |
| '4' | '2' | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 28 |
'Belgium' qualified.
UEFA Group 7
May 19, 1968, Vienna, Austria - '7 - 1'
October 13, 1968, Vienna, Austria - '0 - 2'
November 6, 1968, Glasgow, Scotland - '2 - 1'
November 23, 1968, Nicosia, Cyprus - '0 - 1'
December 11, 1968, Nicosia, Cyprus - '0 - 5'
April 16, 1969, Glasgow, Scotland - '1 - 1'
April 19, 1969, Nicosia, Cyprus - '1 - 2'
May 10, 1969, Nuremberg, Germany - '1 - 0'
May 17, 1969, Glasgow, Scotland - '8 - 0'
May 21, 1969, Essen, Germany - '12 - 0'
October 22, 1969, Hamburg, Germany - '3 - 2'
November 5, 1969, Vienna, Austria - '2 - 0'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '11' | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| '2' | '7' | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | |
| '3' | '6' | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | |
| '4' | '0' | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 |
'Germany' qualified.
UEFA Group 8
September 4, 1968, Rotterdam, Netherlands - '0 - 2'
:This match was played at Netherlands instead of at Luxembourg.
October 27, 1968, Sofia, Bulgaria - '2 - 0'
March 26, 1969, Rotterdam, Netherlands - '4 - 0'
April 20, 1969, Kraków, Poland - '8 - 1'
April 23, 1969, Sofia, Bulgaria - '2 - 1'
May 7, 1969, Rotterdam, Netherlands - '1 - 0'
June 15, 1969, Sofia, Bulgaria - '4 - 1'
September 7, 1969, Chorzow, Poland - '2 - 1'
October 12, 1969, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - '1 - 5'
October 22, 1969, Rotterdam, Netherlands - '1 - 1'
November 9, 1969, Warsaw, Poland - '3 - 0'
December 7, 1969, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - '1 - 3'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '9' | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | |
| '2' | '8' | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | |
| '3' | '7' | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
| '4' | '0' | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
'Bulgaria' qualified.
South America
The 10 teams were divided into 3 groups; two groups with 3 teams and one group with 4 teams. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
CONMEBOL Group 1
July 27, 1969, La Paz, Bolivia - '3 - 1'
August 3, 1969, Lima, Peru - '1 - 0'
August 10, 1969, La Paz, Bolivia - '2 - 1'
August 17, 1969, Lima, Peru - '3 - 0'
August 24, 1969, Buenos Aires, Argentina - '1 - 0'
August 31, 1969, Buenos Aires, Argentina - '2 - 2'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '5' | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| '2' | '4' | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| '3' | '3' | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
'Peru' qualified.
CONMEBOL Group 2
July 27, 1969, Bogotá, Colombia - '3 - 0'
August 2, 1969, Caracas, Venezuela - '1 - 1'
August 6, 1969, Caracas, Venezuela - '0 - 2'
August 6, 1969, Bogotá, Colombia - '0 - 2'
August 10, 1969, Caracas, Venezuela - '0 - 5'
August 10, 1969, Bogotá, Colombia - '0 - 1'
August 17, 1969, Asunción, Paraguay - '0 - 3'
August 21, 1969, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - '6 - 2'
August 21, 1969, Asunción, Paraguay - '1 - 0'
August 24, 1969, Asunción, Paraguay - '2 - 1'
August 24, 1969, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - '6 - 0'
August 31, 1969, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - '1 - 0'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '12' | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| '2' | '8' | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
| '3' | '3' | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |
| '4' | '1' | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
'Brazil' qualified.
CONMEBOL Group 3
July 6, 1969, Guayaquil, Ecuador - '0 - 2'
July 13, 1969, Santiago, Chile - '0 - 0'
July 20, 1969, Montevideo, Uruguay - '1 - 0'
July 27, 1969, Santiago, Chile - '4 - 1'
August 3, 1969, Guayaquil, Ecuador - '1 - 1'
August 10, 1969, Montevideo, Uruguay - '2 - 0'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '7' | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| '2' | '4' | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| '3' | '1' | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
'Uruguay' qualified.
North, Central America and Caribbean
FIFA rejected the entry of . There would be three rounds of play:
★ 'First Round': The remaining 12 teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 teams each. The teams would play 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 would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.
CONCACAF First Round
Group 1
October 6, 1968, Toronto, Canada - '4 - 0'
October 13, 1968, Toronto, Canada - '4 - 2'
October 20, 1968, Hamilton, Bermuda - '0 - 0'
October 26, 1968, Atlanta, USA - '1 - 0'
November 3, 1968, Kansas City, USA - '6 - 2'
November 11, 1968, Hamilton, Bermuda - '0 - 2'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '6' | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
| '2' | '5' | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
| '3' | '1' | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
''USA'' advanced to the Semifinal Round.
Group 2
All home matches of Trinidad and Tobago were played away instead.
November 17, 1968, Guatemala City, Guatemala - '4 - 0'
November 20, 1968, Guatemala City, Guatemala - '0 - 0'
November 23, 1968, Port au Prince, Haiti - '0 - 4'
November 25, 1968, Port au Prince, Haiti - '2 - 4'
December 8, 1968, Port au Prince, Haiti - '2 - 0'
February 23, 1969, Guatemala City, Guatemala - '1 - 1'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '5' | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |
| '2' | '4' | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| '3' | '3' | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
''Haiti'' advanced to the Semifinal Round.
Group 3
All home matches of Jamaica were played away instead.
November 27, 1968, San José, Costa Rica - '3 - 0'
December 1, 1968, San José, Costa Rica - '1 - 3'
December 5, 1968, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - '3 - 1'
December 8, 1968, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - '0 - 2'
December 22, 1968, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - '1 - 0'
December 29, 1968, San José, Costa Rica - '1 - 1'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '7' | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| '2' | '5' | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
| '3' | '0' | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
''Honduras'' advanced to the Semifinal Round.
Group 4
November 24, 1968, Paramaribo, Dutch Guyana - '6 - 0'
December 1, 1968, San Salvador, El Salvador - '6 - 0'
December 5, 1968, Oranjestad, Netherlands Antilles - '2 - 0'
December 12, 1968, San Salvador, El Salvador - '1 - 0'
December 15, 1968, San Salvador, El Salvador - '1 - 2'
:This match was played in El Salvador instead of in Netherlands Antilles.
December 22, 1968, Paramaribo, Dutch Guyana - '4 - 1'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '6' | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |
| '2' | '4' | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |
| '3' | '2' | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
''El Salvador'' advanced to the Semifinal Round.
CONCACAF Semifinal Round
Group 1
April 20, 1969, Port au Prince, Haiti - '2 - 0'
May 11, 1969, San Diego, USA - '0 - 1'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '4' | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| '2' | '0' | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
''Haiti'' advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
June 8, 1969, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - '1 - 0'
June 15, 1969, San Salvador, El Salvador - '3 - 0'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1=' | '2' | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| '1=' | '2' | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Note: these matches featured prominently in the Football War.
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.
June 26, 1969, Mexico City, Mexico - '3 - 2' (aet)
''El Salvador'' advanced to the Final Round.
CONCACAF Final Round
September 21, 1969, Port au Prince, Haiti - '1 - 2'
September 28, 1969, San Salvador, El Salvador - '0 - 3'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1=' | '2' | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| '1=' | '2' | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
El Salvador and Haiti finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
October 8, 1969, Kingston, Jamaica - '1 - 0' (aet)
'El Salvador' qualified.
Africa
FIFA rejected the entries of and . 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 would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
CAF First Round
November 17, 1968, Algiers, Algeria - '1 - 2'
December 29, 1968, Tunis, Tunisia - '0 - 0'
''Tunisia'' advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 2-1.
November 3, 1968, Casablanca, Morocco - '1 - 0'
January 5, 1969, Dakar, Senegal - '2 - 1'
The aggregate score was tied 2-2, and since extra time was not played in the second match, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.
February 13, 1969, Las Palmas, Spain - '2 - 0'
''Morocco'' advanced to the Second Round.
January 26, 1969, Tripoli, Libya - '2 - 0'
February 9, 1969, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia - '5 - 1'
''Ethiopia'' advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 5-3.
October 27, 1968, Ndola, Zambia - '4 - 2'
November 8, 1968, Khartoum, Sudan - '4 - 2' (aet)
The aggregate score was tied 6-6, but ''Sudan'' advanced to the Second Round since they scored more goals in the second match.
December 7, 1968, Lagos, Nigeria - '1 - 1'
December 22, 1968, Douala, Cameroon - '2 - 3'
''Nigeria'' advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 4-3.
CAF Second Round
April 27, 1969, Tunis, Tunisia - '0 - 0'
May 18, 1969, Casablanca, Morocco - '0 - 0' (aet)
The aggregate score was tied 0-0, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
June 13, 1969, Marseille, France - '2 - 2' (aet)
''Morocco'' advanced to the Final Round by winning a coin toss.
May 4, 1969, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia - '1 - 1'
May 11, 1969, Khartoum, Sudan - '3 - 1'
''Sudan'' advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 4-2.
May 10, 1969, Ibadan, Nigeria - '2 - 1'
May 18, 1969, Accra, Ghana - '1 - 1'
''Nigeria'' advanced to the Final Round by the aggregate score of 3-2.
CAF Final Round
September 13, 1969, Lagos, Nigeria - '2 - 2'
September 21, 1969, Casablanca, Morocco - '2 - 1'
October 3, 1969, Khartoum, Sudan - '3 - 3'
October 10, 1969, Khartoum, Sudan - '0 - 0'
October 26, 1969, Casablanca, Morocco - '3 - 0'
November 8, 1969, Ibadan, Nigeria - '2 - 0'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '5' | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| '2' | '4' | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |
| '3' | '3' | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
'Morocco' qualified.
Asia and Oceania
withdrew before the matches were played as they refused to play 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, would play 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 would play against each other twice. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
★ 'Final Round': The 2 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.
AFC / OFC First Round
October 10, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - '3 - 1'
October 12, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - '2 - 2'
October 14, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - '2 - 1'
October 16, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - '1 - 1'
October 18, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - '2 - 0'
October 20, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - '1 - 1'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '6' | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| '2' | '4' | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| '3' | '2' | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
''Australia'' advanced to the Second Round.
AFC / OFC Second Round
Group 1
Both matches were played on neutral ground due to the boycott of Rhodesia.
November 23, 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique - '1 - 1'
November 27, 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique - '0 - 0'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1=' | '2' | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| '1=' | '2' | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Australia and Rhodesia finished level on points, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
November 29, 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique - '3 - 1'
''Australia'' advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
Both matches were played in Israel.
September 28, 1969, Ramat Gan, Israel - '4 - 0'
October 1, 1969, Ramat Gan, Israel - '0 - 2'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '4' | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| '2' | '0' | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
''Israel'' advanced to the Final Round.
AFC / OFC Final Round
December 4, 1969, Ramat Gan, Israel - '1 - 0'
December 14, 1969, Sydney, Australia - '1 - 1'
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | '3' | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| '2' | '1' | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
'Israel' qualified.
Qualified teams
Qualifying countries
| Team | Finals Appearance | Streak | Last Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 1 | 1954 | |
| 9th | 9 | 1966 | |
| 3rd | 3 | 1966 | |
| 6th | 1 | 1962 | |
| 1st | 1 | - | |
| (c) | 6th | 6 | 1966 |
| 1st | 1 | - | |
| 7th | 3 | 1966 | |
| (h) | 7th | 6 | 1966 |
| 1st | 1 | - | |
| 2nd | 1 | 1930 | |
| 4th | 1 | 1938 | |
| 5th | 1 | 1958 | |
| 6th | 4 | 1966 | |
| 4th | 4 | 1966 | |
| 7th | 5 | 1966 |
(h) - qualified automatically as hosts
(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions
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 shortlived 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 left the Asian Football Confederation, and nowadays compete in the European zone as they are now a member of UEFA.
External links
★ FIFA World Cup Official Site - 1970 World Cup Qualification
★ RSSSF - 1970 World Cup Qualification
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