1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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	José 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	Marseille, 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

23 October 1968	Wales	0–1	Italy	Cardiff, Wales
		Report	Riva 44'	Referee: Campos (Portugal)

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
	Muntyan 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	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Sweden	6	4	3	1	12	5	+7
2	France	4	4	2	2	6	4	+2
3	Norway	2	4	1	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.), 77' 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' Sierra 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)

23 November 1968	Cyprus	0–1	West Germany	Nicosia, Cyprus
		Report	Müller 90'	Referee: Pirvu (Romania)

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
	Efthimiadis 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' Asparuhov 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.

Goalscorers

9 goals

Gerd Müller

7 goals

6 goals

Ove Kindvall

5 goals

Erich Hof

Odilon Polleunis

Jozef Adamec

4 goals

Dragan Džajić

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Johann Eigenstiller (playing against West Germany)

José Augusto Torres (playing against Greece)

Bruno Michaud (playing against Romania)

References

↑ The match was abandoned in the 50th minute due to fog, and was replayed on 15 October 1969.
↑ This match was held in the Netherlands, instead of in Luxembourg as originally planned.

External links

European Zone at FIFA.com

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[1] The match was abandoned in the 50th minute due to fog, and was replayed on 15 October 1969.

[2] This match was held in the Netherlands, instead of in Luxembourg as originally planned.

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