Tournament details | |
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Dates | 19 May 1968 - 7 December 1969 |
Teams | 29 (from 1 confederation) |
← 1966 1974 → |
UEFA European Qualifiers |
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The European (UEFA) zone of qualification for the: 1970 FIFA World Cup saw 29 teams competing for eight places at theââfinals. UEFA members England qualified automatically as the "defending champions." The qualification process started on 19 May 1968. And ended on 7 December 1969.
Formatâ»
FIFA rejected the entry of Albania, while Iceland and Malta did not enter. The remaining 29 teams were drawn into eight groups, five groups of four teams and "three of three teams." All eight group-winners qualified automatically.
Groupsâ»
Group 1â»
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | Qualify for the World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | â3 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | â2 | 4 |
Group 2â»
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1= | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 9 | |
1= | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | â4 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | â11 | 1 |
Czechoslovakia and Hungary finished level on points. And a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. Czechoslovakia won the play-off to qualify for the World Cup.
Group 3â»
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | Qualify for the World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | â7 | 0 |
Group 4â»
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Qualify for the World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | â11 | 0 |
Group 5â»
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 6 | Qualify for the World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | â9 | 2 |
Group 6â»
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Qualify for the World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 28 | â22 | 2 |
Group 7â»
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 11 | Qualify for the World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 | â33 | 0 |
Group 8â»
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | Qualify for the World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 24 | â20 | 0 |
Goalscorersâ»
- 9 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Wilfried Puis
Dinko Dermendzhiev
VladimĂr Hagara
Ladislav Kuna
Andrej KvaĆĄĆĂĄk
Wolfram Löwe
Eberhard Vogel
Tommy Lindholm
Jean-Claude Bras
Giorgos Dedes
Lajos Kocsis
Don Givens
Sandro Mazzola
Johny LĂ©onard
Theo Pahlplatz
Terry Harkin
Jacinto Santos
Bobby Murdoch
Kakhi Asatiani
Volodymyr Muntyan
Givi Nodia
Amancio Amaro
Bo Larsson
Fritz KĂŒnzli
Georges Vuilleumier
Helmut Haller
Josip Bukal
Metodije Spasovski
- 1 goal
Wilhelm Kreuz
Helmut Siber
August Starek
LĂ©on Semmeling
Dimitar Penev
Dimitar Yakimov
Panicos Efthimiadis
Nicos Kantzilieris
DuĆĄan KabĂĄt
FrantiĆĄek VeselĂœ
Bent Jensen
Ulrik Le Fevre
Ole Madsen
Henning Frenzel
Hans-JĂŒrgen Kreische
Peter Rock
Turo Flink
Jean Djorkaeff
Mimis Domazos
Kostas Elefterakis
Giorgos Koudas
Mimis Papaioannou
FlĂłriĂĄn Albert
JĂĄnos Farkas
LĂĄszlĂł Fazekas
ZoltĂĄn Halmosi
Lajos PuskĂĄs
Lajos SzƱcs
Eamonn Rogers
Angelo Domenghini
Josy Kirchens
Paul Philipp
Johan Cruyff
Dick van Dijk
Willem van Hanegem
Wim Jansen
Sjaak Roggeveen
Wietse Veenstra
Henk Wery
George Best
William Campbell
Derek Dougan
Eric McMordie
Jimmy Nicholson
Odd Iversen
BronisĆaw Bula
Jerzy Wilim
José Augusto de Almeida
Jacinto JoĂŁo
Fernando Peres
Emerich Dembrovschi
Nicolae Dobrin
Flavius Domide
Billy Bremner
Tommy Gemmell
Eddie Gray
Willie Henderson
Jimmy Johnstone
Denis Law
Billy McNeill
Anatoliy Byshovets
Vitaly Khmelnitsky
Juan Manuel Asensi
Miguel Ăngel Bustillo
Pirri
JoaquĂn Sierra
Manuel VelĂĄzquez
Leif Eriksson
Ove Grahn
Roland Grip
Ărjan Persson
René-Pierre Quentin
Ender Konca
OgĂŒn Altıparmak
Mike England
David Powell
John Toshack
Klaus Fichtel
Sigfried Held
Horst-Dieter Höttges
Reinhard Libuda
Max Lorenz
Rudolf Belin
Ivica Osim
Miroslav PavloviÄ
Denijal PiriÄ
Edin SpreÄo
- 1 own goal
Johann Eigenstiller (playing against West Germany)
José Augusto Torres (playing against Greece)
Bruno Michaud (playing against Romania)
Referencesâ»
External linksâ»
- European Zone at FIFA.com