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The World Cup
1970 - Mexico
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Two Points For A Win One Point For A Draw
Group Winners Advance
Knockout Rounds
GROUP 1
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Soviet Union
 3
 2
 1
 0
 6
 1
 +5
 5
Mexico
 3
 2
 1
 0
 5
 0
 +5
 5
Belgium
 3
 1
 0
 2
 4
 5
 -1
 2
El Salvador
 3
 0
 0
 3
 0
 9
 -9
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
May 31
 Mexico
 0-0
 Soviet Union
June 3
 Belgium
 3-0
 El Salvador
June 6
 Soviet Union
 4-1
 Belgium
June 7
 Mexico
 4-0
 El Salvador
June 10
 Soviet Union
 2-0
 El Salvador
June 11
 Mexico
 1-0
 Belgium

GROUP 2
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Italy
 3
 1
 2
 0
 1
 0
 +1
 4
Uruguay
 3
 1
 1
 1
 2
 1
 +1
 3
Sweden
 3
 1
 1
 1
 2
 2
 0
 3
Isreal
 3
 0
 2
 1
 1
 3
 -2
 2

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 2
 Uruguay
 2-0
 Isreal
June 3
 Italy
 1-0
 Sweden
June 6
 Uruguay
 0-0
 Italy
June 7
 Isreal
 1-1
 Sweden
June 10
 Sweden
 1-0
 Uruguay
June 11
 Italy
 0-0
 Isreal

GROUP 3
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Brazil
 3
 3
 0
 0
 8
 3
 +5
 6
England
 3
 2
 0
 1
 2
 1
 +1
 4
Romania
 3
 1
 0
 2
 4
 5
 -1
 2
Czechoslovakia
 3
 0
 0
 3
 2
 7
 -5
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 2
 England
 1-0
 Romania
June 3
 Brazil
 4-1
 Czechoslovakia
June 6
 Romania
 2-1
 Czechoslovakia
June 7
 Brazil
 1-0
 England
June 10
 Brazil
 3-2
 Romania
June 11
 England
 1-0
 Czechoslovakia

GROUP 4
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
West Germany
 3
 3
 0
 0
 10
 4
 +6
 6
Peru
 3
 2
 0
 1
 7
 5
 +2
 4
Bulgaria
 3
 0
 1
 2
 5
 9
 -4
 1
Morocco
 3
 0
 1
 2
 2
 6
 -4
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 2
 Peru
 3-2
 Bulgaria
June 3
 West Germany
 2-1
 Morocco
June 6
 Peru
 3-0
 Morocco
June 7
 West Germany
 5-2
 Bulgaria
June 10
 West Germany
 3-1
 Peru
June 11
 Morocco
 1-1
 Bulgaria


QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINALS CHAMPION
Soviet Union
0
Uruguay
1aet




Uruguay
1
Brazil
3


Brazil
4
Peru
2





Brazil
4
Italy
1
BRAZIL
Italy
4
Mexico
1

Third Place Match
Uruguay
0
West Germany
1
West Germany

Italy
4aet
West Germany
3


West Germany
3aet
England
2