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The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the 9th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May to 21 June in Mexico, it was the first World Cup tournament held outside Europe and South America, and also the first held in North America.
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
1970 saw the first World Cup finals take place in North America and England qualified automatically for the tournament by winning the 1966 FIFA World Cup. England were drawn in a group with Romania, former world champions Brazil and Czechoslovakia. Each of the matches only saw one goal, with England defeating Romania and Czechoslovakia, and ...
The knockout stage of the 1970 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It featured the eight national teams that had finished in the top two in each of the four groups, and so advanced to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.
23 July 1966 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finals: England 1–0 Argentina: London, England: Hurst 78' J. Charlton R. Charlton: Report: Ferreiro Perfumo Rattín 35 ' Artime Solari: Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 90,584 Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)
The 1970 FIFA World Cup final was held on Sunday, 21 June, in the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, to determine the winner of the 1970 FIFA World Cup.This final, between Brazil and Italy, marked the first time that two former world champions met in a final; Italy had previously won the World Cup in 1934 and 1938, while Brazil won in 1958 and 1962.
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England came to their first World Cup in 1950 as one of the favourites to win. [1] They made their World Cup finals debut with a 2–0 win against Chile. [1] However, in the second match they suffered an infamous 1–0 defeat by the United States, and failed to get beyond the first group stage after also losing 1–0 against Spain in their ...