1970 FIFA World Cup

The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth FIFA World Cup. Hosted by Mexico, this was the first World Cup to be staged in North America; and also outside South America or Europe.

The defending champion was England. Playing West Germany in a rematch of the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final in the quarterfinals, the match was extended to extra time again; and Germany got revenge on them by winning 3-2.

Brazil won the World Cup title, winning 4-1 over Italy in the final. This was Brazil's third World Cup title. This was also known for the last World Cup of Pele.

Qualified teams
Three teams qualified for the first time, El Salvador, Morocco and Israel.

Peru qualified for the first time since the first ever World Cup in 1930; they also shocked the world by topping a group containing of Bolivia and World Cup regulars Argentina.

As of 2014, this was the last time that Israel qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals. This was also their only time as a World Cup participant.


 * 🇧🇪 belgium
 * 🇧🇷 brazil
 * 🇧🇬 bulgaria
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england
 * 🇮🇱 israel
 * 🇮🇹 italy
 * 🇮🇱 israel
 * 🇮🇹 italy


 * 🇲🇽 mexico (host)
 * 🇲🇦 morocco
 * 🇵🇪 peru
 * 🇷🇴 romania
 * 🇸🇪 sweden
 * 🇸🇪 sweden