Thursday, 3 June 2010

1970 FIFA World Cup

 The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. The final was won by Brazil, who beat Italy 4–1. With their third World Cup triumph, Brazil was allowed to keep the Jules Rimet Trophy permanently. A total of 75 teams entered the qualifying tournament. Those who failed to qualify included France, Portugal, Hungary, Argentina and Spain, which was a great upset to many European and Argentine fans. Meanwhile, Morocco became the first African nation to reach the World Cup since the Second World War. Five cities hosted the tournament.


1970 Winner Brazil



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