1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Summary

The European (UEFA) zone of qualification for the 1970 FIFA World Cup saw 29 teams competing for eight places at the finals. UEFA members England qualified automatically as the defending champions. The qualification process started on 19 May 1968 and ended on 7 December 1969.

1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Dates19 May 1968 - 7 December 1969
Teams29 (from 1 confederation)
1966
1974

Format edit

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.

Groups edit

Group 1 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Romania 6 3 2 1 7 6 +1 8 Qualify for the World Cup
2   Greece 6 2 3 1 13 9 +4 7
3    Switzerland 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 5
4   Portugal 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 4

Group 2 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1=   Hungary 6 4 1 1 16 7 +9 9
1=   Czechoslovakia 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 9
3   Denmark 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 5
4   Republic of Ireland 6 0 1 5 3 14 −11 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 3 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 7 Qualify for the World Cup
2   East Germany 4 2 1 1 7 7 0 5
3   Wales 4 0 0 4 3 10 −7 0

Group 4 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Soviet Union 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Qualify for the World Cup
2   Northern Ireland 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 5
3   Turkey 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0

Group 5 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 4 3 0 1 12 5 +7 6 Qualify for the World Cup
2   France 4 2 0 2 6 4 +2 4
3   Norway 4 1 0 3 4 13 −9 2

Group 6 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belgium 6 4 1 1 14 8 +6 9 Qualify for the World Cup
2   Yugoslavia 6 3 1 2 19 7 +12 7
3   Spain 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 6
4   Finland 6 1 0 5 6 28 −22 2

Group 7 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   West Germany 6 5 1 0 20 3 +17 11 Qualify for the World Cup
2   Scotland 6 3 1 2 18 7 +11 7
3   Austria 6 3 0 3 12 7 +5 6
4   Cyprus 6 0 0 6 2 35 −33 0

Group 8 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bulgaria 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 9 Qualify for the World Cup
2   Poland 6 4 0 2 19 8 +11 8
3   Netherlands 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 7
4   Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 4 24 −20 0

Goalscorers edit

9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References edit

External links edit

  • European Zone at FIFA.com