The knockout stage of the 1970 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It featured the eight national teams that had finished in the top two in each of the four groups, and so advanced to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A match for third place was contested between the two losing semi-finalists.[1][2]
In the knockout stage (including the final), if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time of two periods (15 minutes each) would be played. If the score was still level after extra time prior to the final, then a coin toss by the referee would determine the winner. If the final was still level after 120 minutes then the match would be replayed at a later date.
The stage began on 14 June with the quarter-finals, and ended one week later with the final match of the tournament held at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, in which Brazil defeated Italy 4–1 to claim a then-record third World Cup triumph.
The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
↑This match was originally scheduled in Mexico City, Estadio Azteca. Three days before the semifinal the venue was changed to Guadalajara, Estadio Jalisco, despite Uruguayan appeals.[3]
Soviet Union
Uruguay (a.e.t.)
Brazil
Peru
Italy
Mexico
West Germany
England
