World Cup 1970 Mexico - Review & History
Brazil had assembled one the greatest teams ever to grace a football pitch as they once again lifted the World Cup. There were no surprises in Groups One and Two, with the Soviet Union, Mexico, Italy and Uruguay qualifying.
Brazil met an England side which was said to be better than 1966 in Group Three in the tie of the competition. With just 10 minutes gone, Jairzinho sent over the perfect cross for Pele. He timed his run and jump perfectly, heading downwards for what looked to be a certain goal. Gordon Banks had other ideas, however, producing one of the greatest saves of all time, managing to somehow twist his body to push the ball over the crossbar. Brazil won the game 1-0 with Jairzinho scoring the winning goal and he went on to notch strikes in all six of Brazil's games! England still qualified but went down 3-2 to West Germany in the quarter-finals and out of the tournament.
West Germany then met Italy in the semi-finals and it was the Italians who booked a place in the final with a dramatic win. Karl-Heinz Schnellinger grabbed an injury-time equaliser for West Germany to make it 1-1 and force extra-time. A tight game suddenly opened up and despite the best efforts of tournament top scorer Gerd Muller, Italy finally secured a 4-3 victory.
In the final the Italians were swept aside by the mighty Brazil. Pele, Gerson, Jairzinho all scored and after a sublime team move, Pele set up Carlos Alberto who thumped home the last goal in a 4-1 victory.
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World Cup 1970 results (Held in Mexico)
Semi-finals
Italy 4-3 West Germany (aet)
Brazil 3-1 Uruguay
FINAL - Azteca, Mexico City
Brazil 4-1 Italy
TOP SCORER World Cup 1970
Gerd Muller (West Germany) 10
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