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1970 FIFA WORLD CUP - Mexico

The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. Mexico was chosen as hosts by FIFA in October 1964. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of teams that had won the World Cup twice, the final was won by Brazil, who beat Italy 4-1. This means Brazil were the first three-time world champions and were allowed to keep the Jules Rimet Trophy permanently.

The Brazilian team, featuring the likes of Pelé (who was in his fourth and final World Cup), Carlos Alberto, Clodoaldo, Gérson, Jairzinho, Rivelino, and Tostão, is usually regarded as the greatest attacking World Cup team ever. This tournament saw the return of free-flowing, attacking play after the physical battles of 1962 and 1966, and is still considered by many fans to be the finest World Cup in history.

A total of 32 matches were played in Mexico. The tournament provided some memorable moments including; Banks's (ENG) miraculous save from Pele's (BRA) textbook header, Pele's (BRA) shot from the halfway line against Czechoslovakia and his dummy around the keeper against Uruguay.

Group A

Untitled Document
Date Teams Length Info & Commentators Channel Disc Ref:
31-May Mexico 0 USSR 0
90
Commentary by Hugh Johns
ITV
1168
03-Jun Belguim 3 El Salvador 0
90
Commentary by Roger Malone
ITV
1276
06-Jun Belguim 1 USSR 4
90
Commentary by Roger Malone
ITV
1747
07-Jun Mexico 4 El Salvador 0
90
Commentary by Alan Weeks
BBC
986
10-Jun USSR 2 El Salvador 0
90
Commentary by Roger Malone
BBC
1268
11-Jun Belguim 1 Mexico 0
90
Commentary by Roger Malone
ITV
1746

Group B

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Date Teams
Length
Info & Commentators
Channel
Disc Ref:
02-Jun Israel 0 Uruguay 2
90
Commentary by Gerry Harrison
ITV
4761
03-Jun Italy 1 Sweden 0
90
Commentary by Gerry Harrison
ITV
1270
07-Jun Israel 1 Sweden 1
90
Commentary by Hugh Johns
ITV
978
10-Jun Sweden 1 Uruguay 0
90
Commentary by Gerry Harrison
ITV
1272

Group C

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Date Teams
Length
Info & Commentators
Channel
Disc Ref:
02-Jun England 1 Romania 0
90
Commentary by Hugh Johns & Billy Wright
ITV
874
03-Jun Brazil 4 Czechoslovakia 1
90
Commentary by Hugh Johns & Billy Wright
ITV
899
06-Jun Romania 2 Czechoslovakia 1
90
Commentary by Hugh Johns & Billy Wright
ITV
1170
07-Jun Brazil 1 England 0
90
Commentary by Hugh Johns & Billy Wright
ITV
90
07-Jun Brazil 1 England 0
90
Commentary by David Coleman & Don Revie
BBC
5362
10-Jun Brazil 3 Romania 2
90
Commentary by Hugh Johns & Billy Wright
ITV
847
11-Jun England 1 Czechoslovakia 0
90
Commentary by Hugh Johns & Billy Wright
ITV
813

Group D

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Date Teams   Length Info & Commentators Channel Disc Ref:
02-Jun Peru 3 Bulgaria 2 Group D
90
Commentary by Gerald Sinstadt
ITV
1167
06-Jun Morocco 0 Peru 3 Group D
90
Commentary by Gerald Sinstadt
ITV
1745
07-Jun Bulgaria 2 West Germany 5 Group D
90
Commentary by Gerald Sinstadt
ITV
1556
10-Jun West Germany 3 Peru 1 Group D
90
Commentary by Hugh Johns
ITV
979
11-Jun Bulgaria 1 Morocco 1 Group D
90
Commentary by Gerald Sinstadt
ITV
1169

Quarter Finals

Untitled Document

Date
Teams
Length
Info & Commentators
Channel
Disc Ref:
14-Jun England 2 West Germany 3
120
Two Disc. Commentary by Hugh Johns
ITV
311 / 312
14-Jun USSR 0 Uruguay 1
90
Commentary by Roger Malone
ITV
900
14-Jun Brazil 4 Peru 2
90
Commentary by Gerald Sinstadt
ITV
901

Semi-Finals

Untitled Document

Date Teams Length Info & Commentators Channel Disc Ref:
17-Jun Brazil 3 Uruguay 1
90
Commentary by Hugh Johns
ITV
902
17-Jun West Germany 3 Italy 4 aet
120
Two disc
903/904
17-Jun West Germany 3 Italy 4 aet
120
Commentary by Hugh Johns & Billy Wright
ITV
855

3rd Place Play Off

Untitled Document

Date Teams Length Info & Commentators Channel Disc Ref:
20-Jun West Germany 1 Urugauy 0
90
Commentary by Hugh Johns
ITV
905

Final

Untitled Document

Date Teams   Length Info & Commentators Channel Disc Ref:
21-Jun Brazil 4 Italy 1 Final
90
Commentary by Hugh Johns & Bobby Moore / Billy Wright
ITV
191