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1970 FIFA World Cup

1970 FIFA World Cup
Copa Mundial de Fútbol
México '70 (Spanish)
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates31 May – 21 June
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place West Germany
Fourth place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored95 (2.97 per match)
Attendance1,604,065 (50,127 per match)
Top scorer(s)West Germany Gerd Müller (10 goals)
Best young playerPeru Teófilo Cubillas
Fair play award Peru
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The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the 9th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May to 21 June in Mexico, it was the first World Cup tournament held outside Europe and South America, and also the first held in North America. Teams representing 75 nations from all six populated continents entered the competition, and its qualification rounds began in May 1968. Fourteen teams qualified from this process to join host nation Mexico and defending champions England in the 16-team final tournament. El Salvador, Israel and Morocco made their debut appearances at the final stage.

In the tournament final, Brazil won 4–1 against Italy, another FIFA two-time champion (and UEFA Euro 1968 winner). Brazil also overcame another two-time champion and South American champions Uruguay, by 3–1 in the semi-final, and defending champions England 1–0 in the group stage as they were also eliminated by West Germany in the quarter-finals. This is currently the only time that the winning team defeated the European and South American champions alongside the tournament's defending champions.

The win gave Brazil its third World Cup title, which allowed them to permanently keep the Jules Rimet Trophy, and a new trophy was introduced in 1974. The victorious team, led by Carlos Alberto and featuring players such as Pelé, Gérson, Jairzinho, Rivellino and Tostão, is often cited as the greatest football team of all time.[1][2][3] They achieved a perfect record of wins in all six games in the finals, as well as winning all their qualifying fixtures.[4]

Despite the issues of altitude and high temperature,[5] the finals largely produced attacking football which created an average goals per game record not since bettered by any subsequent World Cup Finals.[6][7][8] With the advancements in satellite communications, the 1970 Finals attracted a new record television audience for the FIFA World Cup as games were broadcast live around the world[9] and, in a few cases, in colour—the first time that this was the case.[10][11]

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  4. ^ "Netherlands' perfect winning streak can match historic feat of Brazil 1970". Goal.com. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Soccer play in Mexico stirs altitude controversy". Free-Lance Star. Fredericksburg, VA. Associated Press. 2 June 1970. p. 6.
  6. ^ "Castrol index tournament legends". Castrol Performance Index. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Perfect farewell to Pelé's last appearance in a World Cup". Brasil 2014: World Cup Portal. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  8. ^ "World Championship – Jules Rimet 1970 Cup Technical study" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2010.
  9. ^ Dunmore, Tom (2011). Historical Dictionary of Soccer. Scarecrow Press. p. 13.
  10. ^ "1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008.
  11. ^ "40 years since first World Cup in colour". TVlicensing.co.uk.

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