1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
UEFA European Qualifiers |
---|
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
FIFA rejected the entry of Albania, and both Malta and Iceland withdrew before the draw was made. 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.
Results
Group 1
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Romania | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
2 | Greece | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 |
3 | Switzerland | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 |
4 | Portugal | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 |
12 October 1968 | Switzerland | 1–0 | Greece | Basel, Switzerland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Quentin 22' | Report | Referee: Boogaerts (Netherlands) |
27 October 1968 | Portugal | 3–0 | Romania | Lisbon, Portugal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jacinto Santos 21', 72' Jacinto João (33) |
Report | Referee: Callaghan (Wales) |
23 November 1968 | Romania | 2–0 | Switzerland | Bucharest, Romania |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dumitrache 51' Domide 74' |
Report | Referee: Sener (Turkey) |
11 December 1968 | Greece | 4–2 | Portugal | Athens, Greece |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dedes 33' Papaioannou 37' Torres 49' (o.g.) Sideris 61' |
Report | Augusto 17' Eusébio 64' |
Referee: Schulenburg (West Germany) |
16 April 1969 | Greece | 2–2 | Romania | Athens, Greece |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sideris 51' Dedes 60' |
Report | Dumitrache 53', 66' | Referee: Sbardella (Italy) |
16 April 1969 | Portugal | 0–2 | Switzerland | Lisbon, Portugal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | Vuilleumier 21', 35' | Referee: Taylor (England) |
4 May 1969 | Portugal | 2–2 | Greece | Porto, Portugal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eusébio 82' Peres 86' |
Report | Elefterakis 68' Botinos 74' |
Referee: Moncef (Tunisia) |
14 May 1969 | Switzerland | 0–1 | Romania | Lausanne, Switzerland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | Michaud 33' (o.g.) | Referee: Wharton (Scotland) |
12 October 1969 | Romania | 1–0 | Portugal | Bucharest, Romania |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dobrin 30' | Report | Referee: Čanak (Yugoslavia) |
15 October 1969 | Greece | 4–1 | Switzerland | Thessaloniki, Greece |
---|---|---|---|---|
Koudas 33' Botinos 39', 49' Sideris 43' |
Report | Künzli 77' | Referee: Schiller (Austria) |
2 November 1969 | Switzerland | 1–1 | Portugal | Bern, Switzerland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Künzli 88' | Report | Eusébio 40' | Referee: Nilsson (Sweden) |
16 November 1969 | Romania | 1–1 | Greece | Bucharest, Romania |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dembrovschi 36' | Report | Domazos 50' | Referee: Adair (Northern Ireland) |
Romania qualified.
Group 2
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1= | Hungary | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 |
1= | Czechoslovakia | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 |
3 | Denmark | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 |
4 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 |
25 September 1968 | Denmark | 0–3 | Czechoslovakia | Copenhagen, Denmark |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | Jokl 11' Kuna 22' Hagara 80' |
Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland) |
20 October 1968 | Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | Denmark | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jokl 56' | Report | Referee: Bucheli (Switzerland) |
4 December 1968 | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 (Abandoned 50')[1] |
Denmark | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Referee: Syme (Scotland) |
4 May 1969 | Republic of Ireland | 1–2 | Czechoslovakia | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rogers 17' | Report | Kabát 51' Adamec 71' |
Referee: Ribeiro (Portugal) |
25 May 1969 | Hungary | 2–0 | Czechoslovakia | Budapest, Hungary |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dunai II 11' Albert 88' |
Report | Referee: Bentu (Romania) |
27 May 1969 | Denmark | 2–0 | Republic of Ireland | Copenhagen, Denmark |
---|---|---|---|---|
O. Sørensen 34', 66' | Report | Referee: Archipow (Soviet Union) |
8 June 1969 | Republic of Ireland | 1–2 | Hungary | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Givens 59' | Report | Dunai II 23' Bene 80' |
Referee: Loraux (Belgium) |
15 June 1969 | Denmark | 3–2 | Hungary | Copenhagen, Denmark |
---|---|---|---|---|
O. Sørensen 3' Le Fevre 35' O. Madsen 67' |
Report | Bene 7' Farkas 39' |
Referee: Sirevaag (Norway) |
14 September 1969 | Czechoslovakia | 3–3 | Hungary | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hagara 26' Kvašňák 51' Kuna 75' |
Report | Bene 9' Dunai II 36' Fazekas 48' |
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany) |
7 October 1969 | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Republic of Ireland | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adamec 9', 37', 45' | Report | Referee: Lo Bello (Italy) |
15 October 1969 | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | Denmark | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Givens 11' | Report | B. Jensen 84' (pen.) | Referee: Paterson (Scotland) |
22 October 1969 | Hungary | 3–0 | Denmark | Budapest, Hungary |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bene 15', 88' Szűcs 28' |
Report | Referee: Ott (West Germany) |
5 November 1969 | Hungary | 4–0 | Republic of Ireland | Budapest, Hungary |
---|---|---|---|---|
Halmosi 30' Bene 49' L. Puskás 68' L. Kocsis 83' |
Report | Referee: Jakse (Yugoslavia) |
Czechoslovakia and Hungary finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
3 December 1969 | Czechoslovakia | 4–1 | Hungary | Marseilles, France |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kvašňák 44' (pen.) Veselý 57' Adamec 65' Jokl 80' |
Report | L. Kocsis 90' (pen.) | Referee: Machin (France) |
Czechoslovakia qualified.
Group 3
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Italy | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
2 | East Germany | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
3 | Wales | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
– | Iceland | Withdrew |
29 March 1969 | East Germany | 2–2 | Italy | East Berlin |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vogel 26' Kreische 75' |
Report | Riva 54', 82' | Referee: Boström (Sweden) |
16 April 1969 | East Germany | 2–1 | Wales | Heinz-Steyer-Stadion, Dresden, East Germany |
---|---|---|---|---|
Löwe 31' Rock 89' |
Report | Toshack 57' | Referee: Geluck (Belgium) |
22 October 1969 | Wales | 1–3 | East Germany | Cardiff, Wales |
---|---|---|---|---|
Powell 83' | Report | Vogel 54' Löwe 60' Frenzel 62' |
Referee: Mâchin (France) |
4 November 1969 | Italy | 4–1 | Wales | Rome, Italy |
---|---|---|---|---|
Riva 37', 73', 81' Mazzola 55' |
Report | England 67' | Referee: Beczirow (Bulgaria) |
22 November 1969 | Italy | 3–0 | East Germany | Naples, Italy |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mazzola 7' Domenghini 25' Riva 36' |
Report | Referee: Schiller (Austria) |
Italy qualified.
Group 4
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
2 | Northern Ireland | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
3 | Turkey | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 |
— | Malta | Withdrew |
13 October 1968 | Northern Ireland | 4–1 | Turkey | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Best 31' McMordie 47' Dougan 65' W. Campbell 76' |
Report | Ogün 9' | Referee: Schalks (Netherlands) |
11 December 1968 | Turkey | 0–3 | Northern Ireland | Istanbul, Turkey |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | Harkin 36', 87' Nicholson 63' |
Referee: Benghanif (Algeria) |
10 September 1969 | Northern Ireland | 0–0 | Soviet Union | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | Referee: Kitabdjian (France) |
11 October 1969 | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Turkey | Kiev, Soviet Union |
---|---|---|---|---|
Muntjan 43', 78' Nodia 62' |
Report | Referee: Lööw (Sweden) |
22 October 1969 | Soviet Union | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | Moscow, Soviet Union |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nodia 24' Byshovets 79' |
Report | Referee: Scheurer (Switzerland) |
4 November 1969 | Turkey | 1–3 | Soviet Union | Istanbul, Turkey |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ender 24' | Report | Asatiani 3', 60' Khmelnitsky 34' |
Referee: Marschall (Austria) |
Soviet Union qualified.
Group 5
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
2 | France | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
3 | Norway | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 |
9 October 1968 | Sweden | 5–0 | Norway | Stockholm, Sweden |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kindvall 38', 58', 61' B. Larsson 56', 81' |
Report | Referee: Aho (Finland) |
6 November 1968 | France | 0–1 | Norway | Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | Iversen 67' | Attendance: 18,319 Referee: Francescon (Italy) |
19 June 1969 | Norway | 2–5 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dybwad-Olsen 53', 83' | Report | Persson 21' L. Eriksson 26' Kindvall 36' Grahn 47' Grip 49' |
Referee: Coiling (Luxembourg) |
10 September 1969 | Norway | 1–3 | France | Oslo, Norway |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dybwad-Olsen 90' | Report | Revelli 9', 48', 77' | Referee: Van Ravens (Netherlands) |
15 October 1969 | Sweden | 2–0 | France | Stockholm, Sweden |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kindvall 32' (pen.), 65' | Report | Referee: Glöckner (East Germany) |
1 November 1969 | France | 3–0 | Sweden | Paris, France |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bras 39', 43' Djorkaeff 41' (pen.) |
Report | Referee: Smith (England) |
Sweden qualified.
Group 6
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Belgium | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 |
2 | Yugoslavia | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 |
3 | Spain | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
4 | Finland | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 28 | −22 |
19 June 1968 | Finland | 1–2 | Belgium | Helsinki, Finland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Flink 15' | Report | Devrindt 85' Polleunis 89' |
Referee: Zvieriev (Soviet Union) |
25 September 1968 | Yugoslavia | 9–1 | Finland | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zambata 9', 73', 87' Musemić 39', 57', 90' Džajić 58', 65' Osim 62' |
Report | Tolsa 88' | Referee: Chukov (Bulgaria) |
9 October 1968 | Belgium | 6–1 | Finland | Waregem, Belgium |
---|---|---|---|---|
Puis 16' (pen.) Polleunis 30', 39', 63' Semmeling 49' |
Report | Lindholm 88' (pen.) | Referee: Biroczky (Hungary) |
16 October 1968 | Belgium | 3–0 | Yugoslavia | Brussels, Belgium |
---|---|---|---|---|
Devrindt 35', 73' Polleunis 84' |
Report | Referee: Krnavek (Czechoslovakia) |
27 October 1968 | Yugoslavia | 0–0 | Spain | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | Referee: Marschall (Austria) |
11 December 1968 | Spain | 1–1 | Belgium | Madrid, Spain |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gárate 75' | Report | Devrindt 3' | Referee: Garcia (Portugal) |
23 February 1969 | Belgium | 2–1 | Spain | Liège, Belgium |
---|---|---|---|---|
Devrindt 33', 83' | Report | Asensi 84' | Referee: Sörensen (Denmark) |
30 April 1969 | Spain | 2–1 | Yugoslavia | Barcelona, Spain |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bustillo 20' Amancio 27' |
Report | Pavlović 67' | Referee: Scheurer (Switzerland) |
4 June 1969 | Finland | 1–5 | Yugoslavia | Helsinki, Finland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tolsa 20' | Report | Džajić 14' Bukal 22', 71' Sprečo 40' Pirić 60' |
Referee: Eksztajn (Poland) |
25 June 1969 | Finland | 2–0 | Spain | Helsinki, Finland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lindholm 7' Tolsa 20' |
Report | Referee: Manning (East Germany) |
15 October 1969 | Spain | 6–0 | Finland | La Línea, Spain |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pirri 5' Gárate 18', 42' Velázquez 21' Amancio 44' Quino 86' |
Report | Referee: Helies (France) |
19 October 1969 | Yugoslavia | 4–0 | Belgium | Skopje, Yugoslavia |
---|---|---|---|---|
Belin 2' Spasovski 31', 33' Džajić 51' |
Report | Referee: Piotrowicz (Poland) |
Belgium qualified.
Group 7
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | West Germany | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 |
2 | Scotland | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 |
3 | Austria | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 |
4 | Cyprus | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 | −33 |
19 May 1968 | Austria | 7–1 | Cyprus | Vienna, Austria |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hof 4' (pen.), 42', 53', 68', 76' (pen.) Redl 25' Siber 73' |
Report | Kantzilieris 47' | Referee: Biróczky (Hungary) |
13 October 1968 | Austria | 0–2 | West Germany | Vienna, Austria |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | Müller 16' Eigenstiller 51' (o.g.) |
Referee: Eksztajn (Poland) |
6 November 1968 | Scotland | 2–1 | Austria | Glasgow, Scotland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Law 8' Bremner 75' |
Report | Starek 3' | Referee: Liedberg (Sweden) |
11 December 1968 | Cyprus | 0–5 | Scotland | Nicosia, Cyprus |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | Gilzean 5', 35' Stein 25', 41' Murdoch 44' |
Referee: Bonett (Malta) |
16 April 1969 | Scotland | 1–1 | West Germany | Glasgow, Scotland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Murdoch 85' | Report | Müller 39' | Referee: Gardeazábal (Spain) |
19 April 1969 | Cyprus | 1–2 | Austria | Nicosia, Cyprus |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eftimiadis 89' | Report | Kreuz 27' Redl 55' |
Referee: Rusev (Bulgaria) |
10 May 1969 | West Germany | 1–0 | Austria | Nuremberg, West Germany |
---|---|---|---|---|
Müller 88' | Report | Referee: Fiala (Czechoslovakia) |
17 May 1969 | Scotland | 8–0 | Cyprus | Glasgow, Scotland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gray 15' McNeill 20' Stein 28', 49', 59', 67' Henderson 70' Gemmell 76' |
Report | Referee: Coates (Republic of Ireland) |
21 May 1969 | West Germany | 12–0 | Cyprus | Essen, West Germany |
---|---|---|---|---|
Müller 3', 44', 48', 85' Overath 5', 12', 63' Haller 17', 46' Lorenz 32' Held 41' Höttges 51' |
Report | Referee: Coiling (Luxembourg) |
22 October 1969 | West Germany | 3–2 | Scotland | Hamburg, West Germany |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fichtel 37' Müller 59' Libuda 79' |
Report | Johnstone 3' Gilzean 62' |
Referee: Droz (Switzerland) |
5 November 1969 | Austria | 2–0 | Scotland | Vienna, Austria |
---|---|---|---|---|
Redl 15', 52' | Report | Referee: Kruaszwili (Soviet Union) |
West Germany qualified.
Group 8
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bulgaria | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 |
2 | Poland | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 |
3 | Netherlands | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
4 | Luxembourg | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 24 | −20 |
4 September 1968 | Netherlands | 2–0 | Luxembourg | Rotterdam, Netherlands[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jansen 22' Van Hanegem 69' |
Report | Referee: Burguet (Belgium) |
27 October 1968 | Bulgaria | 2–0 | Netherlands | Sofia, Bulgaria |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bonev 45' (pen.) Asparuhov 65' |
Report | Referee: Anderson (Scotland) |
26 March 1969 | Netherlands | 4–0 | Luxembourg | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cruijff 25' Van Dijk 35' Pahlplatz 85', 88' |
Report | Referee: Adair (Northern Ireland) |
20 April 1969 | Poland | 8–1 | Luxembourg | Kraków, Poland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lubański 9', 29', 36', 82', 85' Deyna 54', 55' Wilim 64' |
Report | Léonard 68' | Referee: Sirevaag (Norway) |
23 April 1969 | Bulgaria | 2–1 | Luxembourg | Sofia, Bulgaria |
---|---|---|---|---|
Asparuhov 31', 49' (pen.) | Report | Léonard 50' (pen.) | Referee: Babaçan (Turkey) |
7 May 1969 | Netherlands | 1–0 | Poland | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
---|---|---|---|---|
Roggeveen 90' | Report | Referee: Howley (England) |
15 June 1969 | Bulgaria | 4–1 | Poland | Sofia, Bulgaria |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bonev 24' Dermendzhiev 25' D. Penev 72' Asparoukhov 88' |
Report | Deyna 27' | Referee: Biróczky (Hungary) |
7 September 1969 | Poland | 2–1 | Netherlands | Chorzów, Poland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jarosik 58' Lubański 67' |
Report | Wery 20' | Referee: Plaček (Czechoslovakia) |
10 October 1969 | Luxembourg | 1–5 | Poland | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kirchens 38' | Report | Deyna 49', 67' Jarosik 54' (pen.) Bula 58' Lubański 60' |
Referee: Jimenez (Spain) |
22 October 1969 | Netherlands | 1–1 | Bulgaria | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
---|---|---|---|---|
Veenstra 35' | Report | Bonev 58' | Referee: Michaelsen (Denmark) |
9 November 1969 | Poland | 3–0 | Bulgaria | Warsaw, Poland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jarosik 18', 68' Deyna 75' |
Report | Referee: Râdulescu (Romania) |
7 December 1969 | Luxembourg | 1–3 | Bulgaria | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Philipp 58' (pen.) | Report | Dermendzhiev 35' Yakimov 37' Bonev 83' |
Referee: Jones (Wales) |
Bulgaria qualified.
References
External links
- European Zone at FIFA.com