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1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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.

1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Dates19 May 1968 - 7 December 1969
Teams29 (from 1 confederation)
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Format

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FIFA rejected the entry of Albania, while Iceland and Malta did not enter. The remaining 29 teams were drawn into eight groups, five groups of four teams and three of three teams. All eight group-winners qualified automatically.

Draw

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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.

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

  Bulgaria
   France
  Hungary
  Italy
   Portugal
  Soviet Union
   Spain
  West Germany

  Czechoslovakia
   East Germany
  Netherlands
  Northern Ireland
  Scotland
  Sweden
    Switzerland
  Yugoslavia

  Austria
  Belgium
   Republic of Ireland
  Norway
  Poland
  Romania
   Turkey
  Wales

  Cyprus
  Denmark
  Finland
  Greece
  Luxembourg

Groups

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Group 1

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Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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

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Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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

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Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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

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Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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

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Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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

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Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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

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Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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

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Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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

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9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

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