World Cup Archive

1970

World Cup 1970

Sun May 31 - Sun Jun 21 1970 (21d)

HostMexico

Champion

🇧🇷

Brazil

Champion

Final4-1

Runner-up🇮🇹Italy

Matches

32

Goals

95

Goals / Match

2.97

Draws

5

Extra Time

3

Penalty Shootouts

0

Goal Rate Trend

1930–2026

Goals per match

3.89

1930

4.12

1934

4.67

1938

4.00

1950

5.38

1954

3.60

1958

2.78

1962

2.78

1966

2.97

1970

2.55

1974

2.68

1978

2.81

1982

2.54

1986

2.21

1990

2.71

1994

2.67

1998

2.52

2002

2.30

2006

2.27

2010

2.67

2014

2.64

2018

2.69

2022

2026

Where this edition sits across goals-per-match history.

Group Stage

Local time

24 Matches · 2.54 per match

Group 1

2 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	URSSoviet Union	3	2	1	0	5	5
2	Mexico	3	2	1	0	5	5
3	Belgium	3	1	0	2	-1	2
4	El Salvador	3	0	0	3	-9	0

M01Sun May 3112:00Mexico0-0URSSoviet Union M02Wed Jun 316:00Belgium3-0El Salvador M03Sat Jun 616:00Soviet UnionURS4-1Belgium M04Sun Jun 712:00Mexico4-0El Salvador M05Wed Jun 1016:00Soviet UnionURS2-0El Salvador M06Thu Jun 1116:00Mexico1-0Belgium

Group 2

2 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Italy	3	1	2	0	1	4
2	Uruguay	3	1	1	1	1	3
3	Sweden	3	1	1	1	0	3
4	Israel	3	0	2	1	-2	2

M07Tue Jun 216:00Uruguay2-0Israel M08Wed Jun 316:00Italy1-0Sweden M09Sat Jun 616:00Uruguay0-0Italy M10Sun Jun 712:00Sweden1-1Israel M11Wed Jun 1016:00Sweden1-0Uruguay M12Thu Jun 1116:00Italy0-0Israel

Group 3

2 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	5	6
2	England	3	2	0	1	1	4
3	Romania	3	1	0	2	-1	2
4	CSCzechoslovakia	3	0	0	3	-5	0

M13Tue Jun 216:00England1-0Romania M14Wed Jun 316:00Brazil4-1CSCzechoslovakia M15Sat Jun 616:00Romania2-1CSCzechoslovakia M16Sun Jun 712:00Brazil1-0England M17Wed Jun 1016:00Brazil3-2Romania M18Thu Jun 1116:00England1-0CSCzechoslovakia

Group 4

2 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	FRGWest Germany	3	3	0	0	6	6
2	Peru	3	2	0	1	2	4
3	Bulgaria	3	0	1	2	-4	1
4	Morocco	3	0	1	2	-4	1

M19Tue Jun 216:00Peru3-2Bulgaria M20Wed Jun 316:00West GermanyFRG2-1Morocco M21Sat Jun 616:00Peru3-0Morocco M22Sun Jun 712:00West GermanyFRG5-2Bulgaria M23Wed Jun 1016:00West GermanyFRG3-1Peru M24Thu Jun 1116:00Bulgaria1-1Morocco

Knockout Stage

Local time

8 Matches · 4.25 per match

Quarter-final

4

M25Sun Jun 14 12:00 UTC-5 · Local time

M26Sun Jun 14 12:00 UTC-5 · Local time

M27Sun Jun 14 12:00 UTC-5 · Local time

M28Sun Jun 14 12:00 UTC-5 · Local time

Semi-final

2

M29Wed Jun 17 16:00 UTC-5 · Local time

M30Wed Jun 17 16:00 UTC-5 · Local time

Match for third place

1

M31Sat Jun 20 16:00 UTC-5 · Local time

Final

1

M32Sun Jun 21 12:00 UTC-5 · Local time

Classic Matches

The highest-scoring matches of this edition, weighted towards finals, extra time, and shootouts.

8

FRGWest Germany3

Estadio Azteca · Mexico CityAET

FRGWest Germany5

🇧🇬Bulgaria2

Nou Camp · León

🇧🇷Brazil4

Estadio Azteca · Mexico City

🇧🇷Brazil4

Estadio Jalisco · Guadalajara

FRGWest Germany3

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England2

Nou Camp · LeónAET

🇲🇽Mexico1

Bombonera · Toluca

🇧🇬Bulgaria2

Nou Camp · León

🇧🇷Brazil3

🇷🇴Romania2

Estadio Jalisco · Guadalajara

Participating Teams

Edition Record

Team	Coach	Top Clubs	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
🇧🇷Brazil	Mario ZAGALLO	Santos (5), Botafogo (3), Corinthians (2)	6	6	0	0	19	7	12
FRGWest Germany	Helmut SCHOEN	FC Köln (4), Bayern Munich (3), Borussia M'gladbach (3)	6	5	0	1	17	10	7
🇮🇹Italy	Ferruccio VALCAREGGI	Cagliari (6), Internazionale (6), Milan (3)	6	3	2	1	10	8	2
URSSoviet Union	Gavril KACHALIN	Dynamo Kiev (5), Dynamo Tblisi (5), Spartak Moscow (4)	4	2	1	1	6	2	4
🇲🇽Mexico	Raul CARDENAS	América (5), Cruz Azul (5), UNAM (4)	4	2	1	1	6	4	2
🇺🇾Uruguay	Juan HOHBERG	Nacional (8), Peñarol (7), Bella Vista (2)	6	2	1	3	4	5	-1
🇵🇪Peru	DIDI	Universitario (8), Sporting Cristal (7), Alianza Lima (5)	4	2	0	2	9	9	0
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England	Alf RAMSEY	Everton (4), Leeds United (4), Manchester United (3)	4	2	0	2	4	4	0
🇸🇪Sweden	Orvar BERGMARK	Örebro SK (3), Djurgårdens IF (2), GAIS (2)	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
🇧🇪Belgium	Raymond GOETHALS	Anderlecht (8), Standard Liège (7), Club Brugge (3)	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1
🇷🇴Romania	Angelo NICULESCU	Dinamo Bucureşti (6), Rapid Bucureşti (5), Steagul Roşu Braşov (3)	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1
🇮🇱Israel	Emmanuel SHEFFER	Maccabi Tel Aviv (5), Hapoel Tel Aviv (4), Hapoel Haifa (2)	3	0	2	1	1	3	-2
🇧🇬Bulgaria	Stefan BOZHKOV	CSKA SZ Sofia (7), Levski-Spartak Sofia (6), Slavia Sofia (5)	3	0	1	2	5	9	-4
🇲🇦Morocco	Blagoje VIDINIC	FAR Rabat (6), RCA Casablanca (3), MAS Fes (2)	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4
CSCzechoslovakia	Jozef MARKO	TJ Slovan CHZJD (7), Spartak TAZ Trnava (4), TJ Sparta ČKD Praha (3)	3	0	0	3	2	7	-5
🇸🇻El Salvador	Hernan CARRASCO	Atlético Marte (6), CD FAS (6), Alianza FC (4)	3	0	0	3	0	9	-9

Stadium Overview

Venue	Country	Matches	Goals	G/M	Finals	Capacity
Estadio Azteca · Mexico City	Mexico	10	29	2.90	1	—
Estadio Jalisco · Guadalajara	Mexico	8	26	3.25	0	—
Nou Camp · León	Mexico	7	29	4.14	0	—
Bombonera · Toluca	Mexico	4	8	2.00	0	—
Estadio Cuauhtemoc · Puebla	Mexico	3	3	1.00	0	—