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) Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Tostão (10 goals)
← 1966
1974 →

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.

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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:

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:

Qualified teams

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FIFA World Cup qualification 1970
TeamMethod of

qualification

Date of

qualification

Finals

appearance

StreakPrevious best performance
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Hosts8 October 19647th6Group stage (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966)
Flag of England.svg  England Defending Champions30 July 19666th6Winners (1966)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium UEFA Group 6 Winners30 April 19695th1(Last: 1954)Group stage (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay CONMEBOL Group 3 Winners10 August 19696th3Winners (1930, 1950)
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil CONMEBOL Group 2 Winners24 August 19699th9Winners (1958, 1962)
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru CONMEBOL Group 1 Winners31 August 19692nd1(Last: 1930)Group stage (1930)
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador CONCACAF Winners8 October 19691st1—
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden UEFA Group 5 Winners15 October 19695th1(Last: 1958)Runners-up (1958)
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany UEFA Group 7 Winners22 October 19697th5Winners (1954)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco CAF Winners26 October 19691st1—
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union UEFA Group 4 Winners4 November 19694th4Fourth place (1966)
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania UEFA Group 1 Winners16 November 19694th1(Last: 1938)Group stage (1930, 1934, 1938)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy UEFA Group 3 Winners22 November 19697th3Winners (1934, 1938)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia UEFA Group 2 Winners3 December 19696th1(Last: 1962)Runners-up (1934, 1962)
Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria UEFA Group 8 Winners7 December 19693rd3Group stage (1962, 1966)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel AFC/OFC Winners14 December 19691st1—

Confederation qualification

AFC and OFC

North Korea withdrew because they refused to play Israel. There would be three rounds of play:

First round

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 64220743
2Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 44121651
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2402248−4

Second round

Group 1
RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1=Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22020110
1=Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg  Rhodesia 22020110

Play-off

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2110031+2
2Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg  Rhodesia 0100113−2
Group 2
RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4220060+6
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0200206−6
—Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea withdrew

Final round

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3211021+1
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1201112−1

CAF

FIFA rejected the entries of Guinea and Zaire. There would be three rounds of play:

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg3rd leg
Zambia  Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg6–6Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan 4–22–4 (aet) 
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–01–22–0
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–2Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 1–20–0 
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–13–2 
Libya  Flag of Libya (1951-1969).svg3–5Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia 2–01–5 
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svgBye  

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg3rd leg
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg2–2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0–00–0 (aet)2–2 (aet)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg2–4Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan 1–11–3 
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2–11–1 

Final round

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5421153+2
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4412187+1
3Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan 3403158−3

CONCACAF

FIFA rejected the entry of Cuba. There would be three rounds of play:

First round

Group 1
RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 64301116+5
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5421183+5
3Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 14013212−10
Group 2
RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 5421195+4
2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 4412153+2
3Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 34112410−6
Group 3
RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 7431072+5
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 5421173+4
3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 04004211−9
Group 4
RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 64301105+5
2Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg  Suriname 44202109+1
3Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 2410339−6

Second round

Group 1
RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 4220030+3
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0200203−3
Group 2
RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1=Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2210131+2
1=Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 2210113−2

Play-off

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2110032+1
2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 0100123–1

Third round

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1=Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 2210142+2
1=Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2210124−2

Play-off

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2110010+1
2Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 0100101–1

CONMEBOL

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

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 5421174+3
2Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 4420256−1
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3411246−2

Group 2

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 126600232+21
2Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay 8640265+1
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 36114712−5
4Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 16015118−17

Group 3

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 7431050+5
2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 4412154+1
3Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 1401328−6

UEFA

(30 teams competing for 8 berths)

FIFA rejected the entry of Albania. The remaining 29 teams were divided into 8 groups, 3 groups with 3 teams and 5 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
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 68
State flag of Greece (1863-1924;1935-73).svg  Greece 67
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 65
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 64
 Group 2
Team Pld Pts
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 69
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 69
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 65
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 61
 Group 3
Team Pld Pts
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 47
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 45
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 40
Group 4
Team Pld Pts
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 47
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 45
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 40
 Group 5
Team Pld Pts
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 46
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 44
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 42
 Group 6
Team Pld Pts
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 69
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 67
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 66
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 62
Group 7
Team Pld Pts
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 611
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 67
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 66
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 60
 Group 8
Team Pld Pts
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 69
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 68
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 67
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 60

Goalscorers

10 goals
9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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