1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 May 1968 - 7 December 1969 |
| Teams | 29 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) |  Gerd Müller (9 goals) |
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| 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 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.
Draw
The draw for the qualifying groups took place in Casablanca on 1 February 1968. During the draw procedure, entrants were drawn into the 8 qualifying groups from the four pots of seeds.
Groups
Group 1
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
