1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
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A total of 75 teams entered the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Mexico, as the hosts, and England, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.
For the first time, the winners of both the African zone and the Asian and Oceanian zone were guaranteed a direct place in the final tournament. The 16 spots available in the 1970 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:
- Europe (UEFA): 9 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier England, while the other 8 places were contested by 30 teams.
- South America (CONMEBOL): 3 places, contested by 10 teams.
- North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): 2 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Mexico, while the other 1 place was contested by 13 teams.
- Africa (CAF): 1 place, contested by 13 teams.
- Asia (AFC) and Oceania (OFC): 1 place, contested by 7 teams (including Rhodesia).
A total of 68 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 172 qualifying matches were played, and 542 goals were scored (an average of 3.15 per match).
Listed below are the dates and results of the qualification rounds.
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[edit] Europe
FIFA rejected the entry of Albania. The remaining 29 teams were divided into 8 groups of 3 or 4 teams each (three groups with 3 teams and five groups with 4 teams). The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
[edit] UEFA Group 1
October 12, 1968, Basel, Switzerland - 
Switzerland 1 - 0 
Greece
October 27, 1968, Lisbon, Portugal - 
Portugal 3 - 0 
Romania
November 23, 1968, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 2 - 0 Switzerland
December 11, 1968, Athens, Greece - Greece 4 - 2 Portugal
April 16, 1969, Lisbon, Portugal - Portugal 0 - 2 Switzerland
April 16, 1969, Athens, Greece - Greece 2 - 2 Romania
May 4, 1969, Porto, Portugal - Portugal 2 - 2 Greece
May 14, 1969, Lausanne, Switzerland - Switzerland 0 - 1 Romania
October 12, 1969, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 1 - 0 Portugal
October 15, 1969, Thessaloniki, Greece - Greece 4 - 1 Switzerland
November 2, 1969, Bern, Switzerland - Switzerland 1 - 1 Portugal
November 16, 1969, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 1 - 1 Greece
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania |
8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Greece |
7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 |
| 3 | Switzerland |
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Portugal |
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
Romania qualified.
[edit] UEFA Group 2
September 25, 1968, Copenhagen, Denmark - 
Denmark 0 - 3 
Czechoslovakia
October 20, 1968, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia 1 - 0 Denmark
May 4, 1969, Dublin, Ireland - 
Republic of Ireland 1 - 2 Czechoslovakia
May 25, 1969, Budapest, Hungary - 
Hungary 2 - 0 Czechoslovakia
May 27, 1969, Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark 2 - 0 Republic of Ireland
June 8, 1969, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 1 - 2 Hungary
June 15, 1969, Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark 3 - 2 Hungary
September 14, 1969, Prague, Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia 3 - 3 Hungary
October 7, 1969, Prague, Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia 3 - 0 Republic of Ireland
October 15, 1969, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 1 - 1 Denmark
October 22, 1969, Budapest, Hungary - Hungary 3 - 0 Denmark
November 5, 1969, Budapest, Hungary - Hungary 4 - 0 Republic of Ireland
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Czechoslovakia |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| 1= | Hungary |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 |
| 3 | Denmark |
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland |
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
Czechoslovakia and Hungary finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
December 3, 1969, Marseille, France - Czechoslovakia 4 - 1 Hungary
Czechoslovakia qualified.
[edit] UEFA Group 3
October 23, 1968, Cardiff, Wales - 
Wales 0 - 1 
Italy
March 29, 1969, Berlin, East Germany - 
East Germany 2 - 2 Italy
April 16, 1969, Dresden, East Germany - East Germany 2 - 1 Wales
October 22, 1969, Cardiff, Wales - Wales 1 - 3 East Germany
November 4, 1969, Rome, Italy - Italy 4 - 1 Wales
November 22, 1969, Naples, Italy - Italy 3 - 0 East Germany
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | East Germany |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Wales |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
Italy qualified.
[edit] UEFA Group 4
October 23, 1968, Belfast, Northern Ireland - 
Northern Ireland 4 - 1 
Turkey
December 11, 1968, Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey 0 - 3 Northern Ireland
September 10, 1969, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 0 - 0 
USSR
October 15, 1969, Kiev, USSR - USSR 3 - 0 Turkey
October 22, 1969, Moscow, USSR - USSR 2 - 0 Northern Ireland
November 16, 1969, Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey 1 - 3 USSR
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Northern Ireland |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Turkey |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
USSR qualified.
[edit] UEFA Group 5
October 9, 1968, Stockholm, Sweden - 
Sweden 5 - 0 
Norway
November 6, 1968, Strasbourg, France - 
France 0 - 1 Norway
June 19, 1969, Oslo, Norway - Norway 2 - 5 Sweden
September 10, 1969, Oslo, Norway - Norway 1 - 3 France
October 15, 1969, Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden 2 - 0 France
November 1, 1969, Paris, France - France 3 - 0 Sweden
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| 2 | France |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | Norway |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
Sweden qualified.
[edit] UEFA Group 6
June 19, 1968, Helsinki, Finland - 
Finland 1 - 2 
Belgium
September 25, 1968, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - 
Yugoslavia 9 - 1 Finland
October 9, 1968, Waregem, Belgium - Belgium 6 - 1 Finland
October 16, 1968, Brussels, Belgium - Belgium 3 - 0 Yugoslavia
October 27, 1968, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 0 - 0 
Spain
December 11, 1968, Madrid, Spain - Spain 1 - 1 Belgium
February 23, 1969, Liège, Belgium - Belgium 2 - 1 Spain
April 30, 1969, Barcelona, Spain - Spain 2 - 1 Yugoslavia
June 4, 1969, Helsinki, Finland - Finland 1 - 5 Yugoslavia
June 25, 1969, Helsinki, Finland - Finland 2 - 0 Spain
October 15, 1969, Cádiz, Spain - Spain 6 - 0 Finland
October 19, 1969, Skopje, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 4 - 0 Belgium
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 |
| 3 | Spain |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Finland |
2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 28 |
Belgium qualified.
[edit] UEFA Group 7
May 19, 1968, Vienna, Austria - 
Austria 7 - 1 
Cyprus
October 13, 1968, Vienna, Austria - Austria 0 - 2 
West Germany
November 6, 1968, Glasgow, Scotland - 
Scotland 2 - 1 Austria
November 23, 1968, Nicosia, Cyprus - Cyprus 0 - 1 West Germany
December 11, 1968, Nicosia, Cyprus - Cyprus 0 - 5 Scotland
April 16, 1969, Glasgow, Scotland - Scotland 1 - 1 West Germany
April 19, 1969, Nicosia, Cyprus - Cyprus 1 - 2 Austria
May 10, 1969, Nuremberg, West Germany - West Germany 1 - 0 Austria
May 17, 1969, Glasgow, Scotland - Scotland 8 - 0 Cyprus
May 21, 1969, Essen, West Germany - West Germany 12 - 0 Cyprus
October 22, 1969, Hamburg, West Germany - West Germany 3 - 2 Scotland
November 5, 1969, Vienna, Austria - Austria 2 - 0 Scotland
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany |
11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| 2 | Scotland |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 |
| 3 | Austria |
6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
| 4 | Cyprus |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 |
West Germany qualified.
[edit] UEFA Group 8
September 4, 1968, Rotterdam, Netherlands - 
Luxembourg 0 - 2 
Netherlands
- This match was played at Netherlands instead of at Luxembourg.
October 27, 1968, Sofia, Bulgaria - 
Bulgaria 2 - 0 Netherlands
March 26, 1969, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Netherlands 4 - 0 Luxembourg
April 20, 1969, Kraków, Poland - 
Poland 8 - 1 Luxembourg
April 23, 1969, Sofia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria 2 - 1 Luxembourg
May 7, 1969, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Netherlands 1 - 0 Poland
June 15, 1969, Sofia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria 4 - 1 Poland
September 7, 1969, Chorzow, Poland - Poland 2 - 1 Netherlands
October 12, 1969, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Luxembourg 1 - 5 Poland
October 22, 1969, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Netherlands 1 - 1 Bulgaria
November 9, 1969, Warsaw, Poland - Poland 3 - 0 Bulgaria
December 7, 1969, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Luxembourg 1 - 3 Bulgaria
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
| 2 | Poland |
8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 |
| 3 | Netherlands |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 4 | Luxembourg |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
Bulgaria qualified.
[edit] South America
The 10 teams were divided into 3 groups; two groups with 3 teams and one group with 4 teams. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
[edit] CONMEBOL Group 1
July 27, 1969, La Paz, Bolivia - 
Bolivia 3 - 1 
Argentina
August 3, 1969, Lima, Peru - 
Peru 1 - 0 Argentina
August 10, 1969, La Paz, Bolivia - Bolivia 2 - 1 Peru
August 17, 1969, Lima, Peru - Peru 3 - 0 Bolivia
August 24, 1969, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Argentina 1 - 0 Bolivia
August 31, 1969, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Argentina 2 - 2 Peru
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peru |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | Bolivia |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Argentina |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Peru qualified.
[edit] CONMEBOL Group 2
July 27, 1969, Bogotá, Colombia - 
Colombia 3 - 0 
Venezuela
August 2, 1969, Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuela 1 - 1 Colombia
August 6, 1969, Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuela 0 - 2 
Paraguay
August 6, 1969, Bogotá, Colombia - Colombia 0 - 2 
Brazil
August 10, 1969, Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuela 0 - 5 Brazil
August 10, 1969, Bogotá, Colombia - Colombia 0 - 1 Paraguay
August 17, 1969, Asunción, Paraguay - Paraguay 0 - 3 Brazil
August 21, 1969, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Brazil 6 - 2 Colombia
August 21, 1969, Asunción, Paraguay - Paraguay 1 - 0 Venezuela
August 24, 1969, Asunción, Paraguay - Paraguay 2 - 1 Colombia
August 24, 1969, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Brazil 6 - 0 Venezuela
August 31, 1969, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Brazil 1 - 0 Paraguay
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 2 | Paraguay |
8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | Colombia |
3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | Venezuela |
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
Brazil qualified.
[edit] CONMEBOL Group 3
July 6, 1969, Guayaquil, Ecuador - 
Ecuador 0 - 2 
Uruguay
July 13, 1969, Santiago, Chile - 
Chile 0 - 0 Uruguay
July 20, 1969, Montevideo, Uruguay - Uruguay 1 - 0 Ecuador
July 27, 1969, Santiago, Chile - Chile 4 - 1 Ecuador
August 3, 1969, Guayaquil, Ecuador - Ecuador 1 - 1 Chile
August 10, 1969, Montevideo, Uruguay - Uruguay 2 - 0 Chile
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Chile |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Ecuador |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Uruguay qualified.
[edit] North, Central America and Caribbean
FIFA rejected the entry of Cuba. There would be three rounds of play:
- First Round: The remaining 12 teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Semifinal Round.
- Semifinal Round: The 4 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 2 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.
[edit] CONCACAF First Round
[edit] Group 1
October 6, 1968, Toronto, Canada - 
Canada 4 - 0 
Bermuda
October 13, 1968, Toronto, Canada - Canada 4 - 2 
USA
October 20, 1968, Hamilton, Bermuda - Bermuda 0 - 0 Canada
October 26, 1968, Atlanta, USA - USA 1 - 0 Canada
November 3, 1968, Kansas City, USA - USA 6 - 2 Bermuda
November 11, 1968, Hamilton, Bermuda - Bermuda 0 - 2 USA
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 2 | Canada |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | Bermuda |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
USA advanced to the Semifinal Round.
[edit] Group 2
All home matches of Trinidad and Tobago were played away instead.
November 17, 1968, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 
Guatemala 4 - 0 
Trinidad & Tobago
November 20, 1968, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Trinidad & Tobago 0 - 0 Guatemala
November 23, 1968, Port au Prince, Haiti - Trinidad & Tobago 0 - 4 
Haiti
November 25, 1968, Port au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 2 - 4 Trinidad & Tobago
December 8, 1968, Port au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 2 - 0 Guatemala
February 23, 1969, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 1 - 1 Haiti
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| 2 | Guatemala |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Trinidad & Tobago |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Haiti advanced to the Semifinal Round.
[edit] Group 3
All home matches of Jamaica were played away instead.
November 27, 1968, San José, Costa Rica - 
Costa Rica 3 - 0 
Jamaica
December 1, 1968, San José, Costa Rica - Jamaica 1 - 3 Costa Rica
December 5, 1968, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 
Honduras 3 - 1 Jamaica
December 8, 1968, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Jamaica 0 - 2 Honduras
December 22, 1968, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras 1 - 0 Costa Rica
December 29, 1968, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 1 - 1 Honduras
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Costa Rica |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Jamaica |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
Honduras advanced to the Semifinal Round.
[edit] Group 4
November 24, 1968, Paramaribo, Dutch Guyana - 
Dutch Guiana 6 - 0 
Netherlands Antilles
December 1, 1968, San Salvador, El Salvador - 
El Salvador 6 - 0 Dutch Guiana
December 5, 1968, Oranjestad, Netherlands Antilles - Netherlands Antilles 2 - 0 Dutch Guiana
December 12, 1968, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 1 - 0 Netherlands Antilles
December 15, 1968, San Salvador, El Salvador - Netherlands Antilles 1 - 2 El Salvador
- This match was played in El Salvador instead of in Netherlands Antilles.
December 22, 1968, Paramaribo, Dutch Guyana - Dutch Guiana 4 - 1 El Salvador
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| 2 | Dutch Guiana |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | Netherlands Antilles |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
El Salvador advanced to the Semifinal Round.
[edit] CONCACAF Semifinal Round
April 20, 1969, Port au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 2 - 0 USA
May 11, 1969, San Diego, USA - USA 0 - 1 Haiti
Haiti advanced to the Final Round.
June 8, 1969, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras 1 - 0 El Salvador
June 15, 1969, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 3 - 0 Honduras
With one win for either team, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
June 26, 1969, Mexico City, Mexico - El Salvador 3 - 2 (aet) Honduras
El Salvador advanced to the Final Round.
[edit] CONCACAF Final Round
September 21, 1969, Port au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 1 - 2 El Salvador
September 28, 1969, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 0 - 3 Haiti
With one win for either team, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
October 8, 1969, Kingston, Jamaica - El Salvador 1 - 0 (aet) Haiti
El Salvador qualified.
[edit] Africa
FIFA rejected the entries of Guinea and Zaire. There would be three rounds of play:
- First Round: Ghana received a bye and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 10 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners (determined by aggregate score) would advance to the Second Round.
- Second Round: The 6 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 3 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
[edit] CAF First Round
November 17, 1968, Algiers, Algeria - 
Algeria 1 - 2 
Tunisia
December 29, 1968, Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisia 0 - 0 Algeria
Tunisia advanced to the Second Round.
November 3, 1968, Casablanca, Morocco - 
Morocco 1 - 0 
Senegal
January 5, 1969, Dakar, Senegal - Senegal 2 - 1 Morocco
The aggregate score was tied, and since extra time was not played in the second match, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.
February 13, 1969, Las Palmas, Spain - Morocco 2 - 0 Senegal
Morocco advanced to the Second Round.
January 26, 1969, Tripoli, Libya - 
Libya 2 - 0 
Ethiopia
February 9, 1969, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia - Ethiopia 5 - 1 Libya
Ethiopia advanced to the Second Round.
October 27, 1968, Ndola, Zambia - 
Zambia 4 - 2 
Sudan
November 8, 1968, Khartoum, Sudan - Sudan 4 - 2 (aet) Zambia
The aggregate score was tied, but Sudan advanced to the Second Round since they scored more goals in the second match.
December 7, 1968, Lagos, Nigeria - 
Nigeria 1 - 1 
Cameroon
December 22, 1968, Douala, Cameroon - Cameroon 2 - 3 Nigeria
Nigeria advanced to the Second Round.
[edit] CAF Second Round
April 27, 1969, Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisia 0 - 0 Morocco
May 18, 1969, Casablanca, Morocco - Morocco 0 - 0 (aet) Tunisia
The aggregate score was tied, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
June 13, 1969, Marseille, France - Morocco 2 - 2 (aet) Tunisia
Morocco advanced to the Final Round by winning a coin toss.
May 4, 1969, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia - Ethiopia 1 - 1 Sudan
May 11, 1969, Khartoum, Sudan - Sudan 3 - 1 Ethiopia
Sudan advanced to the Final Round.
May 10, 1969, Ibadan, Nigeria - Nigeria 2 - 1 
Ghana
May 18, 1969, Accra, Ghana - Ghana 1 - 1 Nigeria
Nigeria advanced to the Final Round.
[edit] CAF Final Round
September 13, 1969, Lagos, Nigeria - Nigeria 2 - 2 Sudan
September 21, 1969, Casablanca, Morocco - Morocco 2 - 1 Nigeria
October 3, 1969, Khartoum, Sudan - Sudan 3 - 3 Nigeria
October 10, 1969, Khartoum, Sudan - Sudan 0 - 0 Morocco
October 26, 1969, Casablanca, Morocco - Morocco 3 - 0 Sudan
November 8, 1969, Ibadan, Nigeria - Nigeria 2 - 0 Morocco
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Nigeria |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | Sudan |
3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
Morocco qualified.
[edit] Asia and Oceania
North Korea withdrew before the matches were played as they refused to play Israel. There would be three rounds of play:
- First Round: Israel, New Zealand and Rhodesia received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 3 teams, Australia, Japan and South Korea, would play against each other twice in South Korea. The group winner would advance to the Second Round.
- Second Round: The 4 teams were divided into 2 groups of 2 teams each. The teams would play against each other twice. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 2 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.
[edit] AFC / OFC First Round
October 10, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - 
Australia 3 - 1 
Japan
October 12, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - Japan 2 - 2 
Korea Republic
October 14, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - Australia 2 - 1 Korea Republic
October 16, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - Japan 1 - 1 Australia
October 18, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - Korea Republic 2 - 0 Japan
October 20, 1969, Seoul, South Korea - Korea Republic 1 - 1 Australia
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | Korea Republic |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | Japan |
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Australia advanced to the Second Round.
[edit] AFC / OFC Second Round
[edit] Group 1
Both matches were played on neutral ground due to the boycott of Rhodesia.
November 23, 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique - Australia 1 - 1 
Rhodesia
November 27, 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique - Rhodesia 0 - 0 Australia
With draws in both matches, a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
November 29, 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique - Australia 3 - 1 Rhodesia
Australia advanced to the Final Round.
[edit] Group 2
Both matches were played in Israel.
September 28, 1969, Ramat Gan, Israel - 
Israel 4 - 0 
New Zealand
October 1, 1969, Ramat Gan, Israel - New Zealand 0 - 2 Israel
Israel advanced to the Final Round.
[edit] AFC / OFC Final Round
December 4, 1969, Ramat Gan, Israel - Israel 1 - 0 Australia
December 14, 1969, Sydney, Australia - Australia 1 - 1 Israel
Israel qualified.
[edit] Qualified teams
| Team | Finals Appearance | Streak | Last Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium |
5th | 1 | 1954 |
| Brazil |
9th | 9 | 1966 |
| Bulgaria |
3rd | 3 | 1966 |
| Czechoslovakia |
6th | 1 | 1962 |
| El Salvador |
1st | 1 | - |
 England (c) |
6th | 6 | 1966 |
| Israel |
1st | 1 | - |
| Italy |
7th | 3 | 1966 |
 Mexico (h) |
7th | 6 | 1966 |
| Morocco |
1st | 1 | - |
| Peru |
2nd | 1 | 1930 |
| Romania |
4th | 1 | 1938 |
| Sweden |
5th | 1 | 1958 |
| Uruguay |
6th | 4 | 1966 |
| USSR |
4th | 4 | 1966 |
| West Germany |
7th(1) | 5 | 1966 |
(h) - qualified automatically as hosts
(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions
[edit] Notes
- In the African zone, aggregate score was used to determine the winners of two-legged ties. However, different tie-breakers were used in the matches when the aggregate score was tied.
- Morocco was the first African team to qualify since Egypt in the 1934 World Cup.
- As a result of the hostile relationship between El Salvador and Honduras, and rioting during the qualification matches between them, the shortlived Football War broke out between the two countries.
[edit] External links
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