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Football World Cup 1970

1970 FIFA World Cup
Copa Mundial de Fútbol México 70
1970 FIFA World Cup logo.svg
1970 FIFA World Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
Dates 31 May – 21 June 1970 (22 days)
Teams 16 (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 played 32
Goals scored 95 (2.97 per match)
Attendance 1,604,065 (50,127 per match)
Top scorer(s) West Germany Gerd Müller (10 goals)
Best young player Peru Teófilo Cubillas
Fair play award Peru Peru
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The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's national teams. Held from 31 May to 21 June in Mexico, it was the first World Cup tournament staged in North America, and the first held outside Europe and South 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 sixteen-team final tournament. El Salvador, Israel, and Morocco made their first appearances at the final stage, and Peru their first since 1930.

The tournament was won by Brazil, which defeated another two-time former champion, Italy, 4–1 in the final in Mexico City. 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-ever World Cup team. They achieved a perfect record of wins in all six games in the finals, as well as winning all their qualifying fixtures.


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