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1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) |
| year | 1970 |
| dates | 6 July – 31 August 1969 |
| num_teams | 10 |
| confederations | 1 |
| matches | 24 |
| goals | 65 |
| top_scorer | Tostão (10 goals) |
| prevseason | [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol) |
| nextseason | [1974](1974-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol) |
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American Zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification.
The 10 teams were divided into 2 groups of 3 teams each and 1 group of 4 teams. 3 spots were open for competition. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis.
Groups
Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | **5** | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |
| **2** | **4** | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | |
| **3** | **3** | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
Blacut Álvarez
Chumpitaz
Cruzado Gallardo
Rendo
Peru qualified. This has been the only time that Argentina failed to qualify to a World Cup tournament.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | **12** | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | |
| **2** | **8** | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |
| **3** | **3** | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | |
| **4** | **1** | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | −17 |
Segrera
Sosa
Pelé
Jairzinho Edu
Edu Pelé Rivellino Jairzinho Gallego
Jairzinho Pelé
Brazil qualified.
Group 3
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | **7** | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | |
| **2** | **4** | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
| **3** | **1** | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
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Zubía
Valdéz Ramiro Tobar
Rocha
Uruguay qualified.
Qualified teams
The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup**[1](1)** |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ([1930](1930-fifa-world-cup)) | |||
| 8 ([1930](1930-fifa-world-cup), [1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), *[1950](1950-fifa-world-cup)*, [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), **[1958](1958-fifa-world-cup)**, **[1962](1962-fifa-world-cup)**, [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup)) | |||
| 5 (***[1930](1930-fifa-world-cup)***, **[1950](1950-fifa-world-cup)**, [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup), [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup)) |
:1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
-
Tostão
-
Pelé
-
Jairzinho
-
Rafael Albrecht
-
Raúl Alvarez
-
Edu
-
Adolfo Olivares
-
Francisco Valdéz
-
Jaime González
-
Hermenegildo Segrera
-
Saturnino Arrúa
-
Oswaldo Ramírez
-
Alberto Rendo
-
Aníbal Tarabini
-
Ramiro Blacut
-
Juan Américo Díaz
-
Rivellino
-
Jorge Ramírez Gallego
-
Orlando Mesa
-
Javier Tamayo
-
Félix Lasso
-
Tom Rodríguez
-
Lorenzo Gimenez
-
Aurelio Martínez
-
Pablo Rojas
-
Alcides Sosa
-
Roberto Challe
-
Luis Cruzado
-
Teófilo Cubillas
-
Alberto Gallardo
-
Pedro Pablo León
-
Atilio Ancheta
-
Rúben Bareño
-
Julio César Cortés
-
Pedro Rocha
-
Oscar Zubía
-
Luis Mendoza Benedetto
-
Ramiro Tobar (against Chile)
-
Valentín Mendoza (against Brazil)
-
Héctor Chumpitaz (against Bolivia)
Notes
References
References
- Horacio Zimmerman. (8 March 2012). "Escándalos arbitrales que marcaron el futuro de equipos peruanos". El Comercio.pe.
- [http://www.allworldcup.narod.ru/1970/PROTOCOL/QUALIF/CONMEBOL/G2/BRAVSCOL.HTM WORLD CUP 1970]
- [https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/partidos-clase-a.html Partidos de la Roja - Partidos de selección de fútbol de Chile]
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