Football World Cup 1970 Europe Qualification - 8 berths + England as Reigning World Champion

Mexico World Cup 1970

8 Groups - 8 Berths. 5 groups with 4 teams and 3 groups with 3 teams.
30 UEFA members took part. Albania, Malta and Iceland did not take play.
From 1966 Romania, Czechoslovakia, Sweden and Belgium replaced Switzerland, Hungary, France and Spain.
ChampionEngland
Group 1Romania, Greece, Switzerland, Portugal
Group 2Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Denmark, Ireland
Group 3Italy, East Germany, Wales
Group 4Soviet Union, Northern Ireland, Turkey
Group 5Sweden, France, Norway
Group 6Belgium, Yugoslavia, Spain, Finland
Group 7West Germany, Scotland, Austria
Group 8Bulgaria, Poland, Netherlands, Luxembourg
Group 1pwdlgfgag+-
1. Romania83217:6+1
2. Greece723113:9+4
3. Switzerland52135:8-3
4. Portugal41238:10-2
TeamRomaGreeSwedPort
Romania--- 1:12:0 1:0
Greece2:2--- 4:14:2
Switzerland 0:11:0--- 1:1
Portugal3:0 2:20:2---
Romania qualified to World 1970 and was eliminated in Groups Round.
Deciders: Switzerland 1-0 Greece, Greece 2-2 Romania, Romania 1-1 Greece.
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
12.10.68BaselSUI Switzerland1-0GRE Greece1-0
27.10.68LisboaPOR Portugal3-0ROU Romania2-0
23.11.68BucurestiROU Romania2-0SUI Switzerland0-0
11.12.68AthensGRE Greece4-2POR Portugal2-1
16.04.69LisboaPOR Portugal0-2SUI Switzerland0-2
16.04.69AthensGRE Greece2-2ROU Romania0-0
04.05.69PortoPOR Portugal2-2GRE Greece0-0
14.05.69LausanneSUI Switzerland0-1ROU Romania0-1
12.10.69BucurestiROU Romania1-0POR Portugal1-0
15.10.69ThessalonikiGRE Greece4-1SUI Switzerland3-0
02.11.69BernSUI Switzerland1-1POR Portugal0-1
16.11.69BucurestiROU Romania1-1GRE Greece1-0
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8
Group 2pwdlgfgag+-
1. Czechoslovakia941112:6+6
2. Hungary941116:7+9
3. Denmark52136:10-4
4. Ireland10153:14-11
TeamCzecHungDenmIrel
Czechoslovakia--- 3:3 1:0 3:0
Hungary2:0--- 3:0 4:0
Denmark0:33:2---2:0
Ireland1:21:2 1:1---
Czechoslovakia qualified to World 1970 and was eliminated in Groups Round.
Decider: Play-Off Czechoslovakia 4-1 Hungary.
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
25.09.68KopenhagenDEN Denmark0-3TCH Czechoslovakia0-2
20.10.68BratislavaTCH Czechoslovakia1-0DEN Denmark0-0
04.05.69DublinIRL Ireland1-2TCH Czechoslovakia1-0
25.05.69BudapestHUN Hungary2-0TCH Czechoslovakia1-0
27.05.69KopenhagenDEN Denmark2-0IRL Ireland1-0
08.06.69DublinIRL Ireland1-2HUN Hungary0-1
15.06.69KopenhagenDEN Denmark3-2HUN Hungary2-2
14.09.69PragueTCH Czechoslovakia3-3HUN Hungary1-2
07.10.69PragueTCH Czechoslovakia3-0IRL Ireland3-0
15.10.69DublinIRL Ireland1-1DEN Denmark1-0
22.10.69BudapestHUN Hungary43-0DEN Denmark2-0
05.11.69BudapestHUN Hungary4-0IRL Ireland1-0
Play-Off
03.12.69Marseille(FRA)TCH Czechoslovakia4-1HUN Hungary1-0
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8
Group 3pwdlgfgag+-
1. Italy731010:3+7
2. East Germany52117:70
3. Wales00043:10-7
TeamItalEaGeWale
Italy--- 3:0 4:1
East Germany2:2---2:1
Wales0:1 1:3---
Italy qualified to World 1970 and lost Final to Brazil 1-4.
Decider: Italy 3-0 East Germany.
datevenueteam 1 __________scoreteam 2 __________HTatt.
23.10.68CardiffWAL Wales0-1ITA Italy0-1
29.03.69East BerlinGDR East Germany2-2ITA Italy1-060,000
1-0 Eberhard Vogel 28' 1-1 Luigi Riva 55' 2-1 Hans-Jurgen Kreische 70' 2-2 Luigi Riva 83' Walter-Ulbricht Stadion. Referee: Johan Einar Bostroem, Sweden.
16.04.69DresdenGDR East Germany2-1WAL Wales1-045,000
1-0 Wolfram Loewe 31' 1-1 John Toshack 57' 2-1 Peter Rock 90' Heinz-Steyer-Stadion. Referee: Franz Geluck, Belgium.
22.10.69CardiffWAL Wales1-3GDR East Germany0-022,500
0-1 Eberhard Vogel 54' 0-2 Wolfram Loewe 60' 0-3 Henning Frenzel 62' 1-3 David Powell 83' Ninian Park. Referee: Roger Machin, France.
04.11.69RomaITA Italy4-1WAL Wales1-0
22.11.69NapoliITA Italy3-0GDR East Germany3-090,000
1-0 Alessandro Mazzola 7' 2-0 Angelo Domenghini 26' 3-0 Luigi Riva 37' Stadio San Paolo. Referee: Paul Chiller, Austria.
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8
Group 4pwdlgfgag+-
1. Soviet Union73108:1+7
2. Northern Ireland52117:3+4
3. Turkey00042:13-11
TeamSoUnNoIrTurk
Soviet Union--- 2:03:0
Northern Ireland0:0---4:1
Turkey 1:3 0:3---
Soviet Union qualified to World 1970 and was eliminated in Quarter Final against Uruguay 0-1.
Decider: Soviet Union 2-0 Northern Ireland.
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
23.10.68BelfastNorthern Ireland4-1TUR Turkey1-1
11.12.68IstanbulTUR Turkey0-3Northern Ireland0-1
10.09.69BelfastNorthern Ireland0-0URS Soviet Union0-0
15.10.69KievURS Soviet Union3-0TUR Turkey1-0
22.10.69MoskvaURS Soviet Union2-0Northern Ireland1-0
16.11.69IstanbulTUR Turkey1-3URS Soviet Union1-2
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8
Group 5pwdlgfgag+-
1. Sweden630112:5+7
2. France42026:4+2
3. Norway21034:13-9
TeamSwedFranNoIr
Sweden---2:05:0
France 3:0---0:1
Norway 2:5 1:3---
Sweden qualified to World 1970 and was eliminated in Groups Round.
Decider: France 0-1 Norway, Sweden 2-0 France.
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
09.10.68StockholmSWE Sweden5-0NOR Norway1-0
06.11.68StrasbourgFRA France0-1NOR Norway0-0
19.06.69OsloNOR Norway2-5SWE Sweden0-3
10.09.69OsloNOR Norway1-3FRA France0-1
15.10.69StockholmSWE Sweden2-0FRA France1-0
01.11.69ParisFRA France3-0SWE Sweden3-0
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8
Group 6pwdlgfgag+-
1. Belgium941114:8+6
2. Yugoslavia731219:7+12
3. Spain622210:6+4
4. Finland21056:28-22
TeamBelgYugoSpaiFinl
Belgium---3:0 2:1 6:1
Yugoslavia 4:0---0:09:1
Spain1:1 2:1--- 6:0
Finland1:2 1:52:0---
Belgium qualified to World 1970 and was eliminated in Groups Round.
Deciders: Yugoslavia 0-0 Spain, Spain 1-1 Belgium, Belgium 2-1 Spain.
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
19.06.68HelsinkiFIN Finland1-2BEL Belgium1-0
25.09.68BeogradYUG Yugoslavia9-1FIN Finland2-0
09.10.68WaregemBEL Belgium6-1FIN Finland3-0
16.10.68BrusselsBEL Belgium3-0YUG Yugoslavia1-0
27.10.68BeogradYUG Yugoslavia0-0ESP Spain0-0
11.12.68MadridESP Spain1-1BEL Belgium0-1
23.02.69LiegeBEL Belgium2-1ESP Spain1-0
30.04.69BarcelonaESP Spain2-1YUG Yugoslavia2-0
04.06.69HelsinkiFIN Finland1-5YUG Yugoslavia1-3
25.06.69HelsinkiFIN Finland2-0ESP Spain2-0
15.10.69KadizESP Spain6-0FIN Finland5-0
19.10.69SkopjeYUG Yugoslavia4-0BEL Belgium3-0
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8
Group 7pwdlgfgag+-
1. West Germany1151020:3+17
2. Scotland731218:7+11
3. Austria630312:7+5
4. Cyprus00062:35-33
TeamWeGeScotAustCypr
West Germany--- 3:2 1:012:0
Scotland1:1---2:1 8:0
Austria0:2 2:0---7:1
Cyprus0:10:5 1:2---
West Germany qualified to World 1970 and was eliminated in Sem-Final against Italy 3-4 aet. Won 3rd place Play-Off against Uruguay 1-0.
Decider: West Germany 3-2 Scotland
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
19.05.68WienAUT Austria7-1Cyprus3-0
13.10.68WienAUT Austria0-2FRG West Germany0-1
06.11.68GlasgowSCO Scotland2-1AUT Austria0-1
23.11.68NicosiaCyprus0-1FRG West Germany0-0
11.12.68NicosiaCyprus0-5SCO Scotland0-5
16.04.69GlasgowSCO Scotland1-1FRG West Germany0-1
19.04.69NicosiaCyprus1-2AUT Austria0-1
10.05.69NurnbergFRG West Germany1-0AUT Austria0-0
17.05.69GlasgowSCO Scotland8-0Cyprus3-0
21.05.69EssenFRG West Germany12-0Cyprus7-0
22.10.69HambourgFRG West Germany3-2SCO Scotland1-1
05.11.69WienAUT Austria2-0SCO Scotland1-0
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8
Group 8pwdlgfgag+-
1. Bulgaria941112:7+5
2. Poland840219:7+12
3. Netherlands73129:5+4
4. Luxembourg00063:24-21
TeamBulgPolaNethLuxe
Bulgaria---4:12:02:1
Poland 3:0--- 2:18:0
Netherlands 1:11:0--- 4:0
Luxembourg 1:3 1:50:2---
Bulgaria qualified to World 1970 and was eliminated in Groups Round.
Deciders: Netherlands 1-1 Bulgaria and Luxembourg 1-3 Bulgaria.
datevenueteam 1 __________scoreteam 2 __________HTatt.
04.09.68Rotterdam(NED)Luxembourg0-2NED Netherlands0-1
27.10.68SofiaBUL Bulgaria2-0NED Netherlands1-0
26.03.69RotterdamNED Netherlands4-0Luxembourg2-0
20.04.69KrakowPOL Poland8-1Luxembourg3-0
23.04.69SofiaBUL Bulgaria2-1Luxembourg1-0
07.05.69RotterdamNED Netherlands1-0POL Poland0-0
15.06.69SofiaBUL Bulgaria4-1POL Poland2-1
07.09.69ChorzowPOL Poland2-1NED Netherlands0-1
12.10.69LuxembourgLuxembourg1-5POL Poland1-0
22.10.69RotterdamNED Netherlands1-1BUL Bulgaria1-0
09.11.69WarsawPOL Poland3-0BUL Bulgaria1-0
07.12.69LuxembourgLuxembourg1-3BUL Bulgaria0-2
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8
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