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1970 World Cup Finals (in Mexico)
Group A Matches

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Group Matches
Group A - (Belgium, El Salvador, Mexico, USSR) Group B - (Israel, Italy, Sweden, Uruguay)
Group C - (Brazil, Czech., England, Romania) Group D - (Bulgaria, Morocco, Peru, W Germany)

Group A - Results
MEXICO - SOVIET UNION 0:0
31.05.70  (12.00) Mexico City, Estadio Azteca
(Attendance: 107000) 

MEXICO: Calderon, Vantolra, Pena (c), Guzman,
Perez, Hernandez, Pulido, Velarde (67 Munguia),
Valdivia, Fragoso, Lopez

SOVIET UNION: Kavasashvili, Kaplichni, Lovchev, Logofet,
Shesterniev (c), Asatiani, Muntian, Serebrianikov (46 Pusach),
Bishovets, Evriuzhikan, Nodija (67 Khmelnitski)

booked: Pena / Lovchev, Logofet, Asatiani, Nodija
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)



BELGIUM - EL SALVADOR 3:0 (1:0)
03.06.70  (16.00) Mexico City, Estadio Azteca
(Attendance: 92000) 

BELGIUM: Piot, Heylens, Thissen, Dewalque,
Dockx, Semmeling (79 Poleunis), Van Moer,
Devrindt, Van Himst (c), Lambert, Puis

EL SALVADOR: Magana, Rivas, Mariona (c),
Osorio, Manzano (66 Cortes), Quintanilla, Vasquez, 
Cabezas, Rodriguez (80 Sermeno) Martinez, Aparicio

1:0 Van Moer (13), 2:0 van Moer (55)
3:0 Lambert pen (80)

Referee: Radulescu (Romania)



SOVIET UNION - BELGIUM 4:1 (1:0)
06.06.70  (16.00) Mexico City, Estadio Azteca
(Attendance: 59000)

SOVIET UNION: Kavasashvili, Kaplichni (35 Lovchev),
Afonin, Shesterniev (c), Asatiani, Muntian, Dzodzuashvili
(73 Kiselev), Bishovets, Evriuzhikan, Khurtisilava, Khmelnitski

BELGIUM: Piot, Heylens, Thissen, Dewalque,
Dockx, Semmeling, Van Moer,
Jeck, Van Himst (c), Lambert, Puis

1:0 Bischovets (14), 2:0 Asatiani (57)
3:0 Bischovets (63), 4:0 Khmelnitski (78)
4:1 Lambert (86)

Referee: Scheurer (Switzerland)



MEXICO - EL SALVADOR 4:0 (1:0)
07.06.70  (12.00) Mexico City, Estadio Azteca
(Attendance: 103000) 

MEXICO: Calderon, Vantolra, Pena (c), Guzman,
Perez, Gonzalez, Borja (46 Lopez Sagado, 76 Basaguren),
Munguia, Valdivia, Fragoso, Padilla

EL SALVADOR: Magana, Rivas, Mariona (c),
Osorio, Cortes (68 Monge), Quintanilla, Vasquez,
Cabezas, Rodriguez, Martinez, Aparicio (59 Mendez)

1:0 Valdivia (45), 2:0 Valdivia (46)
3:0 Fragoso (58), 4:0 Basaguren (83)

booked: Cabezas, Mariona, Mendez, Magana
Referee: Kandil (Egypt)



SOVIET UNION - EL SALVADOR 2:0 (0:0)
10.06.70  (16.00) Mexico City, Estadio Azteca
(Attendance: 89000) 

SOVIET UNION: Kavasashvili, Afonin, Shesterniev (c), 
Serebrianikov, Muntian, Dzodzuashvili, Kiselev (81 Asatiani), 
Bishovets, Pusatch (46 Evriuzhikin), Khurtisilava, Khmelnitski

EL SALVADOR: Magana, Rivas, Mariona (c), Osorio, 
Castro, Monge, Portillo, Vasquez, Cabezas 
(82 Aparicio), Rodriguez (86 Sermeno), Mendez

1:0 Bischovets (51), 2:0 Bischovets (74)

booked: Khmelnitski
Referee: Hormazabal (Chile)



MEXICO - BELGIUM 1:0 (1:0)
11.06.70  (16.00) Mexico City, Estadio Azteca
(Attendance: 105000)

MEXICO: Calderon, Vantolra, Pena (c), Guzman,
Perez, Gonzalez, Pulido, Munguia,
Valdivia (46 Basaguren), Fragoso, Padilla

BELGIUM: Piot, Heylens, Thissen, Dewalque,
Dockx, Semmeling, Van Moer, Jeck, Van Himst (c),
Poleunis (66 Devrindt), Puis

1:0 Pena pen (14)

booked: Pena, Valdivia / Thissen, van Himst
Referee: Coerezza (Argentina)

Final Table
                  P  W D L PTS F A
1. MEXICO         3  2 1 0  5  5-0
2. SOVIET UNION   3  2 1 0  5  6-1
3. BELGIUM        3  1 0 2  2  4-6
4. EL SALVADOR    3  0 0 3  0  1-9
Mexico were awarded 1st place in a lottery.

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