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1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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

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.

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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