Football World Cup 1970

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The final round of the 1970 World Cup (Spanish: Campeonato Mundial De Futbol) was the ninth round of the most important tournament for national football teams and took place in Mexico from 31 May to 21 June 1970. It was the second major sporting event in Mexico after the 1968 Olympic Games.

For the first time at a World Cup, two former world champions faced each other in the final. Since both were world champions twice, it was already clear before the final that the Coupe Jules Rimet would be awarded for the last time. Brazil defeated Italy, became the first team for the third time world champion and was allowed to keep the Cup. At the victory celebrations on 21 June 1970 in Brazil, 44 people died in Rio de Janeiro alone.

Defending champion England failed in the quarterfinals against the Federal Republic of Germany, which thus reciprocated for the lost final four years earlier and finished third. Host Mexico also failed in the quarterfinals against later finalists Italy. The king of scorers was Gerd Müller with 10 goals.

For the first time, football matches from Latin America were shown live on European television, and for the first time, the World Cup matches were broadcast in colour. In order for European viewers to be able to watch the matches at 7 p.m. CET, many matches, such as the quarter-final match BR Germany-England and the final, were already pitched at 12 p.m. local time.

The 1970 World Cup is considered one of the best tournaments among many athletes and journalists, as at that time many legendary players were still at the height of their work and brought the game to a higher level. Thus, the Brazilian winning team was awarded several times as one of the best teams of all time.

Procurement
FIFA Congress in Tokyo on 8 March October 1964 awarded the World Cup final to Mexico, which prevailed with 56:32 votes against its competitor Argentina.

Organizational
Advance ticket sales began on 10 July 1969, with the cheapest seat at around 1.43 DM, the most expensive subscription costing around 285.50 DM (10 Schilling/2000 Schilling).

Locations

The World Cup matches were held in five stadiums in five different Mexican cities.
* Capacity figures refer to the time of the 1970 World Cup.

Qualification

For the first time ever a place for Africa and Asia was guaranteed. Morocco and Israel qualified. The biggest surprise in the European groups was the 1966 World Cup third Portugal, which despite the use of superstar Eusébio was only last in Group 1 behind Romania, Greece and Switzerland. Also astonishing was the failure of Spain and Yugoslavia, who had to give precedence to the outsider Belgium in Group 6. In Group 8, Bulgaria prevailed against Poland and the Netherlands, both of whom won the World Cup four years later