1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
International football competition
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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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 May 1968 - 7 December 1969 |
| Teams | 29 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer |  Gerd Müller (9 goals) |
← 1966 1974 → | |
Format
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
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 |
Goalscorers
- 9 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Wilfried Puis
Dinko Dermendzhiev
Vladimír Hagara- Ladislav Kuna
- Andrej Kvašňák
Wolfram Löwe- Eberhard Vogel
Tommy Lindholm
Jean-Claude Bras
Giorgos Dedes
Lajos Kocsis
Don Givens
Sandro Mazzola
Johny Léonard
Theo Pahlplatz
Terry Harkin
Jacinto Santos
Bobby Murdoch
Kakhi Asatiani- Volodymyr Muntyan
- Givi Nodia
Amancio Amaro
Bo Larsson
Fritz Künzli- Georges Vuilleumier
Helmut Haller
Josip Bukal- Metodije Spasovski
- 1 goal
Wilhelm Kreuz- Helmut Siber
- August Starek
- Léon Semmeling
- Dimitar Penev
- Dimitar Yakimov
Panicos Efthimiadis- Nicos Kantzilieris
- Dušan Kabát
- František Veselý
Bent Jensen- Ulrik Le Fevre
- Ole Madsen
- Henning Frenzel
- Hans-Jürgen Kreische
- Peter Rock
- Turo Flink
- Jean Djorkaeff
- Mimis Domazos
- Kostas Elefterakis
- Giorgos Koudas
- Mimis Papaioannou
- Flórián Albert
- János Farkas
- László Fazekas
- Zoltán Halmosi
- Lajos Puskás
- Lajos Szűcs
- Eamonn Rogers
- Angelo Domenghini
- Josy Kirchens
- Paul Philipp
- Johan Cruyff
- Dick van Dijk
- Willem van Hanegem
- Wim Jansen
- Sjaak Roggeveen
- Wietse Veenstra
- Henk Wery
- George Best
- William Campbell
- Derek Dougan
- Eric McMordie
- Jimmy Nicholson
Odd Iversen
Bronisław Bula- Jerzy Wilim
- José Augusto de Almeida
- Jacinto João
- Fernando Peres
Emerich Dembrovschi- Nicolae Dobrin
- Flavius Domide
- Billy Bremner
- Tommy Gemmell
- Eddie Gray
- Willie Henderson
- Jimmy Johnstone
- Denis Law
- Billy McNeill
- Anatoliy Byshovets
- Vitaly Khmelnitsky
- Juan Manuel Asensi
- Miguel Ángel Bustillo
- Pirri
- Joaquín Sierra
- Manuel Velázquez
- Leif Eriksson
- Ove Grahn
- Roland Grip
- Örjan Persson
- René-Pierre Quentin
Ender Konca- Ogün Altıparmak
Mike England- David Powell
- John Toshack
- Klaus Fichtel
- Sigfried Held
- Horst-Dieter Höttges
- Reinhard Libuda
- Max Lorenz
- Rudolf Belin
- Ivica Osim
- Miroslav Pavlović
- Denijal Pirić
- Edin Sprečo
- 1 own goal
- Johann Eigenstiller (playing against West Germany)
- José Augusto Torres (playing against Greece)
- Bruno Michaud (playing against Romania)
References
External links
- European Zone at FIFA.com