The Road to Glory — World Cup Archive

1970 FIFA World Cup

Mexico. Brazil's masterpiece.

Champion

Brazil won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, beating Italy 4–1 in the final.

Final standings

1. Champion: Brazil
2. Runner-up: Italy
3. Third place: West Germany
4. Fourth place: Uruguay

Awards

Golden Boot: Gerd Müller (10 goals).

Knockout results

Quarter-final

• Brazil 4–2 Peru
• Uruguay 1–0 Soviet Union a.e.t.
• Italy 4–1 Mexico
• West Germany 3–2 England a.e.t.

Semi-final

• Brazil 3–1 Uruguay
• Italy 4–3 West Germany a.e.t.

Final

• Brazil 4–1 Italy

Participating nations (15)

• Belgium
• Brazil
• Bulgaria
• Czechoslovakia
• El Salvador
• England
• Italy
• Mexico
• Morocco
• Peru
• Romania
• Soviet Union
• Sweden
• Uruguay
• West Germany

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