In the ninth World Cup, Italy qualified from the
first-round group stage with only one goal scored, against Sweden, and two (0:0) draws.
They stepped up a gear in the quarter finals, to beat the hosts (4:1),
and went on to win a classic semi-final against West Germany (4:3); scoring three of the
five extra time goals.
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Mexico 1970 - First
Round, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, Third place,
1970 World Cup Final.
The quarter-final match between the 1966 finalists was another classic. West Germany were
trailing the World Cup holders, England, by two goals to nil with 20 minutes to go. The
Germans leveled the scores to take the game into extra-time and finally earn their sweet
revenge, with a (3:2) victory.
But 1970 belonged to Pelé, who earned his third World Cup winners'
medal when Brazil got their hands on the Jules Rimet Cup; for keeps.
If Italy were saving their energy in the first-round group stage, they
were sapped after their semi-final marathon with West Germany and fell apart as the
Brazilian samba drummed in four goals to the Azzura's one; Jairzinho scoring in every
match for Brazil.
Played in Mexico City.
31st May
Mexico vs USSR (0:0)
3rd June
Belgium vs El Salvador (3:0)
6th June
USSR vs Belgium (4:1)
7th June
Mexico vs El Salvador (4:0)
10th June
USSR vs El Salvador (2:0)
11th June
Mexico vs Belgium (1:0)
USSR and Mexico
qualify for the quarter-finals.
Played in Puebla and Toluca.
2nd June
Uruguay vs Israel (2:0)
3rd June
Italy vs Sweden (1:0)
6th June
Uruguay vsItaly (0:0)
7th June
Sweden vs Israel (1:1)
10th June
Sweden vs Uruguay (1:0)
11th June
Italy vs Israel (0:0)
Italy and Uruguay
qualify for the quarter-finals.
Played in Guadalajara.
2nd June
England vs Romania (1:0)
3rd June
Brazil vs Czechoslovakia (4:1)
6th June
Romania vs Czechoslovakia (2:1)
7th June
Brazil vs England (1:0)
10th June
Brazil vs Romania (3:2)
11th June
England vs Czechoslovakia (1:0)
Brazil and England
qualify for the quarter-finals.
Played in Leon.
2nd June
Peru vs Bulgaria (3:2)
3rd June
West Germany vs Morocco (2:1)
6th June
Peru vs Morocco (3:0)
7th June
West Germany vs Bulgaria (5:2)
10th June
West Germany vs Peru (3:1)
11th June
Bulgaria vs Morocco (1:1)
West Germany and Peru
qualify for the quarter-finals.
Guadalajara: Brazil
vs Peru (4:2)
Leon: West Germany
vs England (3:2 aet)
Mexico City: Uruguay
vs USSR (1:0 aet)
Toluca: Italy vs
Mexico (4:1)
Guadalajara: Brazil
vs Uruguay (3:1)
Mexico City: Italy
vs West Germany (4:3 aet)
Mexico City: West Germany vs Uruguay (1:0)
1970 World Cup
Final
21st June:
Brazil vs Italy (4:1)
Aztec Stadium, Mexico City.
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