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1 1970 FIFA World Cup
The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May to 21 June in Mexico, it was the first World Cup tournament staged in North America, and the first held outside Europe and South America. Teams representing 75 nations from all six populated continents entered the competition, and its qualification rounds began in May 1968. Fourteen teams qualified from this process to join host nation Mexico and defending champions England in the 16-team final tournament. El Salvador, Israel and Morocco made their debut appearances at the final stage.More
2 FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the final tournament of the FIFA World Cup. The qualification reduces the large field of eligible entrants from 211 to just 32 for the finals as of the 2022 edition.More
3 Mexico national football team
The Mexico national football team represents Mexico in international football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation. It competes as a member of CONCACAF, which encompasses the countries of North and Central America, and the Caribbean. The team plays its home games at the Estadio Azteca.More
4 England national football team
The England national football team represents England in men's international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affiliated with UEFA and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football's governing body FIFA. Also known as The Three Lions, England competes in the three major international tournaments contested by European nations; the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League. England is one of only eight nations to have been crowned world champions, having won the 1966 edition of the World Cup.More
5 UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative body for association football, futsal and beach soccer in Europe, although several member states are primarily or entirely located in Asia. It is one of six continental confederations of world football's governing body FIFA. UEFA consists of 55 national association members.More
6 CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation is the continental governing body of football in South America, and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Paraguay, near Asunción. CONMEBOL is responsible for the organization and governance of South American football's major international tournaments. With 10 member football associations, it has the fewest members of all the confederations in FIFA.More
7 North America
North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere. It can also be described as a northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean.More
8 CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 41 member associations represent countries and territories mainly in North America, including the Caribbean and Central America, and due to geopolitical reasons, three nations from The Guianas subregion of South America — Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. The CONCACAF's primary functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct the World Cup and Women's World Cup qualifying tournaments.More
9 Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football or CAF is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.More
10 Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is one of the six confederations within FIFA and is the governing body of association football in Asia and Australia. It has 47 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent, but excludes the transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and Asia – Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey – which are instead members of UEFA. Three other states located geographically along the western fringe of Asia – Cyprus, Armenia and Israel – are also UEFA members. On the other hand, Australia, formerly in the OFC, joined the Asian Football Confederation in 2006. Guam, a territory of the United States, and the Northern Mariana Islands, one of the two Commonwealths of the United States are also AFC members that are geographically in Oceania. Hong Kong and Macau, although not independent countries, are also members of the AFC.More
1970 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Tournament details
Teams75 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played172
Goals scored542 (3.15 per match)
Top scorer(s) Tostão (10 goals)
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A total of 75 teams entered the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Hosts Mexico and defending champions England qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.

For the first time, the winners of both the African zone and the Asian and Oceanian zone were guaranteed a direct place in the final tournament. The 16 spots available in the 1970 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:

  • Europe (UEFA): 9 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier England, while the other 8 places were contested by 29 teams.
  • South America (CONMEBOL): 3 places, contested by 10 teams.
  • North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): 2 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Mexico, while the other 1 place was contested by 13 teams.
  • Africa (CAF): 1 place, contested by 13 teams. (13 teams applied, but FIFA rejected the entries of Guinea and Zaire, leaving 11 teams. A 14th team from Africa, Rhodesia, entered through a non-CAF qualifying system.)
  • Asia and Oceania (AFC/OFC): 1 place, contested by 7 teams (including Rhodesia).

A total of 68 teams played in at least one qualifying match. A total of 172 qualifying matches were played, and 542 goals were scored (an average of 3.15 per match).

Listed below are the dates and results of the qualification rounds.

Key:

  • Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.
  • Teams highlighted in red in the same table finished level on points and advanced to a play-off on neutral ground.

1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Intro articles: 2
1 Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football. The OFC's members consist of New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and several Pacific Island countries; it promotes the game in Oceania and allows the member nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.More
2 Zimbabwe national football team
The Zimbabwe national football team, represents Zimbabwe in men's international football and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA), formerly known as the Football Association of Rhodesia. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals, but has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations four times. Zimbabwe has won the COSAFA Cup a record six times, The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).More

Qualified teams

FIFA World Cup qualification 1970
Team Qualified as Qualification date Appearance
in finals 		Consecutive
Streak 		Previous best performance
 Mexico Host 008 October 1964 7th 6 Group Stage (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966)
 England Holders 0130 July 1966 6th 6 Winners (1966)
 Belgium UEFA Group 6 Winners 0230 April 1969 5th 1 (Last: 1954) Group Stage (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954)
 Uruguay CONMEBOL Group 3 Winners 0310 August 1969 6th 3 Winners (1930, 1950)
 Brazil CONMEBOL Group 2 Winners 0424 August 1969 9th 9 Winners (1958, 1962)
 Peru CONMEBOL Group 1 Winners 0531 August 1969 2nd 1 (Last: 1930) Group Stage (1930)
 El Salvador CONCACAF Winners 068 October 1969 1st 1 –
 Sweden UEFA Group 5 Winners 0715 October 1969 5th 1 (Last: 1958) Runners-Up (1958)
 West Germany UEFA Group 7 Winners 0822 October 1969 7th 5 Winners (1954)
 Morocco CAF Winners 0926 October 1969 1st 1 –
 Soviet Union UEFA Group 4 Winners 104 November 1969 4th 4 Fourth Place (1966)
 Romania UEFA Group 1 Winners 1116 November 1969 4th 1 (Last: 1938) Group Stage (1930, 1934, 1938)
 Italy UEFA Group 3 Winners 1222 November 1969 7th 3 Winners (1934, 1938)
 Czechoslovakia UEFA Group 2 Winners 133 December 1969 6th 1 (Last: 1962) Runners-Up (1934, 1962)
 Bulgaria UEFA Group 8 Winners 147 December 1969 3rd 3 Group Stage (1962, 1966)
 Israel AFC/OFC Winners 1514 December 1969 1st 1 –

10 of the 16 teams subsequently failed to qualify for the 1974 finals: Belgium, Czechoslovakia, El Salvador, England, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Romania and Soviet Union.

UEFA

Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

(30 teams competing for 8 berths)

FIFA rejected the entry of Albania. The remaining 29 teams were divided into 8 groups of 3 or 4 teams each (three groups with 3 teams and five groups with 4 teams). The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

Group 1
Team Pld Pts
 Romania 6 8
 Greece 6 7
  Switzerland 6 5
 Portugal 6 4
Group 2
Team Pld Pts
 Czechoslovakia 6 9
 Hungary 6 9
 Denmark 6 5
 Republic of Ireland 6 1
Group 3
Team Pld Pts
 Italy 4 7
 East Germany 4 5
 Wales 4 0
Group 4
Team Pld Pts
 Soviet Union 4 7
 Northern Ireland 4 5
 Turkey 4 0
Group 5
Team Pld Pts
 Sweden 4 6
 France 4 4
 Norway 4 2
Group 6
Team Pld Pts
 Belgium 6 9
 Yugoslavia 6 7
 Spain 6 6
 Finland 6 2
Group 7
Team Pld Pts
 West Germany 6 11
 Scotland 6 7
 Austria 6 6
 Cyprus 6 0
Group 8
Team Pld Pts
 Bulgaria 6 9
 Poland 6 8
 Netherlands 6 7
 Luxembourg 6 0

1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Qualified teams articles: 30
1 Albania national football team
The Albania national football team represents Albania in men's international football competitions and governed by the Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania. It competes in the three major international tournaments; the FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship and UEFA Nations League. Albania was the winner of the 1946 Balkan Cup and the 2000 Malta Rothmans International Tournament. At Euro 2016, Albania made its debut at a major men's football tournament after 50 years.More
2 Romania national football team
The Romania national football team represents Romania in international men's football competition, and is administered by the Romanian Football Federation. They are colloquially known as Tricolorii.More
3 Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in men's international football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece play most of their home matches in or near Athens, either in Athens at the Olympic Stadium in the Maroussi section of the city or in the port city of Piraeus at the Karaiskakis Stadium just outside Athens. Greece is one of only ten national teams to have been crowned UEFA European Champions.More
4 Switzerland national football team
The Switzerland national football team represents Switzerland in international football. The national team is controlled by the Swiss Football Association.More
5 Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team has represented Portugal in international men's football competition since 1921. It is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal.More
6 Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1992. The team was controlled by the Czechoslovak Football Association, and the team qualified for eight World Cups and three European Championships. It had two runner-up finishes in World Cups, in 1934 and 1962, and won the European Championship in the 1976 tournament.More
7 Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in men's international football and it is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made nine appearances in the FIFA World Cup finals and four appearances in the European Championship, and plays its home matches at the Puskás Aréna, which opened in November 2019.More
8 Denmark national football team
The Denmark men's national football team represents Denmark in men's international football competition, and is controlled by the Danish Football Union (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU. Denmark's home stadium is Parken Stadium in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, and their head coach is Kasper Hjulmand.More
9 Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in men's international football. It is governed by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI).More
10 Italy national football team
The Italy national football team has officially represented Italy in international football since their first match in 1910. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Europe by UEFA—the latter of which was co-founded by the Italian team's supervising body, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). Italy's home matches are played at various stadiums throughout Italy, and their primary training ground, Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano, is located at the FIGC technical headquarters in Coverciano, Florence.More
11 East Germany national football team
The East Germany national football team, recognized as Germany DR by FIFA, was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of East Germany, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany.More
12 Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales (FAW), the governing body for football in Wales and the third-oldest national football association in the world, founded in 1876.More
13 Soviet Union national football team
The Soviet Union national football team was the national football team of the Soviet Union.More
14 Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. From 1882 to 1920, all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association (IFA). In 1921, the jurisdiction of the IFA was reduced to Northern Ireland following the secession of clubs in the soon-to-be Irish Free State, although its team remained the national team for all of Ireland until 1950, and used the name Ireland until the 1970s. The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) organises the separate Republic of Ireland national football team.More
15 Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in men's international football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey, which was founded in 1923 and member of FIFA since 1923 and, UEFA since 1962.More
16 Sweden national football team
The Sweden national football team represents Sweden in men's international football and it is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body of football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Friends Arena in Solna and the team is coached by Janne Andersson. From 1945 to late 1950s, they were considered one of the greatest teams in Europe.More
17 France national football team
The France national football team represents France in men's international football and is controlled by the French Football Federation, also known as FFF, or in French: Fédération française de football. The team's colours are blue, white and red, and the coq gaulois its symbol. France are colloquially known as Les Bleus. They are the reigning world champions, having won the most recent World Cup final in 2018.More
18 Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in men's international football and is controlled by the Norwegian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Ståle Solbakken. In February 2019, they were ranked by FIFA at No. 48., Norway has participated three times in the FIFA World Cup, and once in the UEFA European Championship (2000).More
19 Belgium national football team
The Belgian national football team officially represents Belgium in men's international football since their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Europe by UEFA—both of which were co-founded by the Belgian team's supervising body, the Royal Belgian Football Association. Periods of regular Belgian representation at the highest international level, from 1920 to 1938, from 1982 to 2002 and again from 2014 onwards, have alternated with mostly unsuccessful qualification rounds. Most of Belgium's home matches are played at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.More
20 Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented Yugoslavia in international association football.More
21 Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international men's football competitions since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for Football in Spain.More
22 Finland national football team
The Finland national football team represents Finland in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland. The team has been a member of FIFA since 1904 and a UEFA member since 1957.More
23 Germany national football team
The Germany national football team represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association, founded in 1900. Between 1949 and 1990, separate German national teams were recognised by FIFA due to Allied occupation and division: the DFB's team representing the Federal Republic of Germany, the Saarland team representing the Saar Protectorate (1950–1956) and the East German team representing the German Democratic Republic (1952–1990). The latter two were absorbed along with their records; the present team represents the reunified Federal Republic. The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" following reunification in 1990.More
24 Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in men's international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It competes in the three major professional tournaments, the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Nations League and the UEFA European Championship. Scotland, as a country of the United Kingdom, is not a member of the International Olympic Committee and therefore the national team does not compete in the Olympic Games. The majority of Scotland's home matches are played at the national stadium, Hampden Park.More
25 Austria national football team
The Austria national football team represents Austria in men's international football competition and it is controlled by the Austrian Football Association . Austria has qualified for seven FIFA World Cups, most recently in 1998. The country played in the UEFA European Championship for the first time in 2008, when it co-hosted the event with Switzerland, and most recently qualified in 2016.More
26 Cyprus national football team
The Cyprus national football team represents Cyprus in international football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association, the governing body for football in Cyprus. Cyprus' home ground is the GSP Stadium in Nicosia and the current coach is Johan Walem.More
27 Bulgaria national football team
The Bulgaria national football team represents Bulgaria in men's international football and is administered by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home venue is the Vasil Levski Stadium in Sofia, and is currently managed by Georgi Dermendzhiev.More
28 Poland national football team
The Poland national football team has represented Poland in men's international football competitions since their first match in 1921. The team is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland.More
29 Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands national football team has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The national team is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which is a part of UEFA, and under the jurisdiction of FIFA the governing body for football in the Netherlands. They are widely considered one of the best teams in world football. Most of the Netherlands' home matches are played at the Johan Cruyff Arena and the Stadion Feijenoord.More
30 Luxembourg national football team
The Luxembourg national football team is the national football team of Luxembourg, and is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation. The team plays most of its home matches at the Stade Josy Barthel in Luxembourg City.More

CONMEBOL

Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL)

The 10 teams were divided into 3 groups; two groups with 3 teams and one group with 4 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Peru 5 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3
2  Bolivia 4 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1
3  Argentina 3 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2
27 July 1969 Bolivia  3–1  Argentina La Paz, Bolivia
Díaz  18'
Blacut  51'
Alvarez  70'		 Tarabini  43' Referee: Sosa Miranda (Paraguay)
3 August 1969 Peru  1–0  Argentina Lima, Peru
León  52' Referee: De Moraes (Brazil)
10 August 1969 Bolivia  2–1  Peru La Paz, Bolivia
Alvarez  69'
Chumpitaz  80' (o.g.)		 Challe  51' Referee: Chechelev (Venezuela)
17 August 1969 Peru  3–0  Bolivia Lima, Peru
Cubillas  36'
Cruzado  40' (pen)
Gallardo  58'		 Referee: Ramirez (Colombia)
24 August 1969 Argentina  1–0  Bolivia Buenos Aires, Argentina
Albrecht  62' (pen) Referee: Pena Rocha (Uruguay)
31 August 1969 Argentina  2–2  Peru Buenos Aires, Argentina
Albrecht  80'
Rendo  89'		 Ramírez  70', 81' Referee: Diaz (Chile)

Peru qualified.

The Bolivia v Peru match on 10 August 1969 is infamous for being fixed by Argentina in favour of Bolivia. Match referee Sergio Chechelev annulled a valid goal from Peru without any justification, allowing Bolivia to win 2-1. Years later, Chechelev excused himself saying that Argentina had paid him to favour Bolivia.[1]

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  Brazil 12 6 6 0 0 23 2 +21
2  Paraguay 8 6 4 0 2 6 5 +1
3  Colombia 3 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5
4  Venezuela 1 6 0 1 5 1 18 −17
27 July 1969 Colombia  3–0  Venezuela Bogotá, Colombia
González  34', 56'
Segrera  76' (pen)		 Referee: Murgueytio (Ecuador)
2 August 1969 Venezuela  1–1  Colombia Caracas, Venezuela
Mendoza  55' Tamayo  61' Referee: Ortube Vargas (Bolivia)
6 August 1969 Colombia  0–2  Brazil Bogotá, Colombia
Tostão  37', 44' Referee: Tejada Burga (Peru)
6 August 1969 Venezuela  0–2  Paraguay Caracas, Venezuela
Rojas  38'
Sosa  53'		 Referee: Palacio (Chile)
10 August 1969 Colombia  0–1  Paraguay Bogotá, Colombia
Martínez  57' Referee: Pedraza (Peru)
10 August 1969 Venezuela  0–5  Brazil Caracas, Venezuela
Tostão  60', 72', 74'
Pelé  71', 75'		 Referee: Villacis (Ecuador)
17 August 1969 Paraguay  0–3  Brazil Asunción, Paraguay
Mendoza  70' (o.g.)
Jairzinho  81'
Edu  90'		 Referee: Conley (Chile)
21 August 1969 Brazil  6–2  Colombia Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tostão  15', 40'
Edu  48'
Pelé  60'
Rivelino  86'
Jairzinho  88'		 Mesa  18'
Gallego  89'		 Attendance: 99,947[2]
Referee: Comesana (Argentina)
21 August 1969 Paraguay  1–0  Venezuela Asunción, Paraguay
Gimenez  11' Referee: Otero (Uruguay)
24 August 1969 Brazil  6–0  Venezuela Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tostão  3', 22', 24'
Jairzinho  30'
Pelé  45' (pen), 69'		 Referee: Ortube Vargas (Bolivia)
24 August 1969 Paraguay  2–1  Colombia Ascuncion, Paraguay
Arrúa  38', 49' Segrera  83' (pen) Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
31 August 1969 Brazil  1–0  Paraguay Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pelé  68' Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)

Brazil qualified.

Group 3

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Uruguay 7 4 3 1 0 5 0 +5
2  Chile 4 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1
3  Ecuador 1 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6
6 July 1969 Ecuador  0–2  Uruguay Guayaquil, Ecuador
Bareño  31'
Zubía  60'		 Referee: Arppi Filho (Brazil)
13 July 1969 Chile  0–0  Uruguay Santiago, Chile
Referee: Bossolino (Argentina)
20 July 1969 Uruguay  1–0  Ecuador Montevideo, Uruguay
Ancheta  76' Referee: Osorio (Paraguay)
27 July 1969 Chile  4–1  Ecuador Santiago, Chile
Olivares  55'
Valdéz  62', 86'
Tobar  79' (o.g.)		 Lasso  89' Referee: Ramírez (Colombia)
3 August 1969 Ecuador  1–1  Chile Guayaquil, Ecuador
Rodríguez  16' Olivares  58' Referee: Angeles (Peru
10 August 1969 Uruguay  2–0  Chile Montevideo, Uruguay
Cortés  44'
Rocha  90'		 Referee: Marques (Brazil)

Uruguay qualified.

1970 FIFA World Cup qualification CONMEBOL articles: 70
1 Peru national football team
The Peru national football team represents Peru in men's international football. The national team has been organised, since 1927, by the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF). The FPF constitutes one of the 10 members of FIFA's South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). Peru has won the Copa América twice and qualified for FIFA World Cup finals five times ; it also participated in the 1936 Olympic football competition and has reached the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The team plays most of its home matches at the Estadio Nacional in Lima, the country's capital.More
2 Bolivia national football team
The Bolivia national football team, also known as La Verde, has represented Bolivia in international football since 1926. Organized by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), it is one of the 10 members of FIFA's South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).More
3 Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in men's international football and is administered by the Argentine Football Association, the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires.More
4 La Paz
La Paz, officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz, also named Chuqi Yapu (Chuquiago) in Aymara, is the seat of government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 1,816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the third-most populous city in Bolivia. Its metropolitan area, which is formed by La Paz, El Alto, Achocalla, Viacha, and Mecapaca makes up the second most populous urban area in Bolivia, with a population of 2.0 million, after Santa Cruz de la Sierra with a population of 2.3 million. It is also the capital of the La Paz Department.More
5 Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The constitutional capital is Sucre, while the seat of government and executive capital is La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales, a mostly flat region in the east of the country.More
6 Ramiro Blacut
Ramiro Blacut Rodriguez is a Bolivian former international footballer.More
7 Aníbal Tarabini
Aníbal Roberto Tarabini was an Argentine football player who played for the Argentina national team and was part of the squad for the 1966 World Cup. At club level, he won two league championships with Independiente in 1967 and 1970.More
8 Paraguayan Football Association
The Paraguayan Football Association is the governing body of football in Paraguay. It organizes the Paraguayan football league and the Paraguay national football team, and is based in the city of Luque, near the capital city, Asunción. In 1906, the representatives of the five existing football teams in Paraguay at that time met to create the governing body of football in Paraguay, the Paraguayan Football League. In 1998 its name was changed to its current denomination.More
9 Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima Metropolitan Area. With a population of almost 9 million, Lima is the third largest city in the Americas, after São Paulo and Mexico City.More
10 Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river. At 1.28 million km2, Peru is the 19th largest country in the world, and the third largest in South America.More
11 Pedro Pablo León
Pedro Pablo León García, also known as Pedro "Perico" León, was a Peruvian footballer.More
12 Brazilian Football Confederation
The Brazilian Football Confederation is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded in 1914 as Federação Brasileira de Sports), and renamed to Confederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The football confederation, as known today, separated from other sports associations in September 1979. Between 1914 and 1979 it was the governing body, or at least the international reference, for other olympic sports, such as tennis, athletics, Swimming, Waterpolo, Handball. It currently has the most wins on FIFA world cups, with a total of 5 wins.More
13 Héctor Chumpitaz
Héctor Eduardo Chumpitaz Gonzáles is a former footballer from Peru. He, Teófilo Cubillas and Hugo Sotil have been some of Peru's most recognized football players.More
14 Roberto Challe
Roberto Carlos Chale Olarte, "Roberto Chale" is a former Peruvian football player, recognized as one of Peru's most important midfielders.More
15 Venezuelan Football Federation
The Venezuelan Football Federation is the governing body of football in Venezuela. It was founded in 1926 and affiliated in 1952. It is a member of CONMEBOL as well as FIFA, and is in charge of the Venezuela national football team.More
16 Teófilo Cubillas
Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga is a Peruvian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was selected as Peru's greatest ever player in an IFFHS poll, in which he was also included in the world's Top 50. He was renowned for his technique, shooting ability and free kick ability.More
17 Luis Cruzado
Luis Fernando Cruzado Sánchez was a Peruvian football midfielder who played for Peru in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.More
18 Alberto Gallardo
Félix Alberto Gallardo Mendoza was a Peruvian football player and manager.More
19 Colombian Football Federation
The Colombian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Colombia. It was founded in 1924 and has been affiliated to FIFA since 1936. It is a member of CONMEBOL and is in charge of the Colombia national football team.More
20 Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, officially Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and largest city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia. The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the fifth-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of around 15.6 million.More
21 Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country located mostly in the southern half of South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. With a mainland area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, the fourth largest in the Americas, the second largest in South America after Brazil, and the largest Spanish-speaking nation by area. The sovereign state is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city, Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation as decided by Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.More
22 Rafael Albrecht
José Rafael Albrecht is a retired Argentine football defender. He represented Argentina at the 1962 and 1966 World Cups.More
23 Uruguayan Football Association
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24 Alberto Rendo
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25 Oswaldo Ramírez
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26 Football Federation of Chile
The Football Federation of Chile is the governing body of football in Chile. It was founded 19 June 1895, making it the second oldest South American association football federation, and is a founding member of CONMEBOL in 1916. It supervises of the Chile national football team, Chile women's national football team, Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional: (National Association of Professional Football, originally called Asociación Central de Fútbol, or ACF, and Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Amateur.More
27 Match fixing
In organized sports, match fixing occurs as a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. The most common reason is to obtain a payoff from gamblers, but teams may also intentionally perform poorly to gain a future advantage, such as a better draft pick or, on paper, a less eminent opponent in a play-off. A player might also play poorly to rig a handicap system.More
28 Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil. They have been a member of FIFA since 1923 and a member of CONMEBOL since 1916.More
29 Paraguay national football team
The Paraguay national football team represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions, and are controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association. Paraguay is a member of CONMEBOL. The Albirroja has qualified for eight FIFA World Cup competitions, with their best performance coming in 2010 when they reached the quarter-finals. A regular participant at the Copa América, Paraguay have been crowned champions of the competition on two occasions. Paraguay's highest FIFA World Rankings was 8th and their lowest was 103. Paraguay was awarded second place with Best Move of the Year in 1996 for their rise in the FIFA Rankings.More
30 Colombia national football team
The Colombia national football team represents Colombia in men's international football and is managed by the Colombian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Colombia. They are an member of CONMEBOL and is currently ranked 10th in the FIFA World Rankings. The team are nicknamed Los Cafeteros due to the coffee production in their country.More
31 Venezuela national football team
The Venezuela national football team represents Venezuela in men's international football and is controlled by the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF), the governing body for football in Venezuela. They are nicknamed La Vinotinto because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts. When playing at home in official games, they usually rotate between three stadiums: The Polideportivo Cachamay in Puerto Ordaz, the Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui in Puerto La Cruz and the Estadio Pueblo Nuevo in San Cristóbal. In friendly matches, they tend to rotate between the rest of the stadiums in the country.More
32 Bogotá
Bogotá, officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá during the colonial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital and largest city of Colombia, administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the political, economic, administrative and industrial center of the country.More
33 Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a transcontinental country largely in the north of South America, with territories in North America. Colombia is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, the northwest by Panama, the south by Ecuador and Peru, the east by Venezuela, the southeast by Brazil, and the west by the Pacific Ocean. It comprises 32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's largest city.More
34 Jaime González (Colombian footballer)
Jaime "Charol" González Ortíz was a Colombian footballer. He was part of the Colombian national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Chile.More
35 Ecuadorian Football Federation
The Ecuadorian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Ecuador. Its seat is in Guayaquil, and it organizes the country's various football competitions and oversees the Ecuadorian national team.More
36 Caracas
Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas. Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range. The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-metre-high (7,200 ft) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants.More
37 Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It has a territorial extension of 916,445 km2 and the population of Venezuela was estimated at 28 million in 2019. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas.More
38 Javier Tamayo
Javier Tamayo is a Colombian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.More
39 Bolivian Football Federation

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40 Tostão
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41 Peruvian Football Federation
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42 Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. During his playing days, Pelé was for a period the best-paid athlete in the world.More
43 Asunción
Asunción is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay in South America. The city stands on the left bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the River Pilcomayo. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the northwest separate the city from the Occidental Region of Paraguay and from Argentina in the south part of the city. The rest of the city is surrounded by the Central Department.More
44 Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Although one of only two landlocked countries in South America, the country has coasts, beaches and ports on the Paraguay and Paraná rivers that give exit to the Atlantic Ocean through the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway.More
45 Jairzinho
Jair Ventura Filho, better known as Jairzinho, is a retired Brazilian footballer. A quick, skillful, and powerful right winger, known for his finishing ability and eye for goal, he was a key member and top scorer of the legendary Brazilian national team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He is nicknamed as The Hurricane for scoring limitless goals. A versatile forward, he was also capable of playing in a variety of other attacking positions, as a main striker, second striker, or even as an attacking midfielder.More
46 Edu Coimbra
Eduardo Antunes Coimbra, better known as Edu, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and went on to become a manager.More
47 Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is anchor to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area and the second-most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas. Rio de Janeiro is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's third-most populous state, after São Paulo and Minas Gerais. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape.More
48 Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers and with over 211 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the sixth most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world; as well as the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country.More
49 Rivellino
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50 Jorge Ramírez Gallego
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51 Argentine Football Association
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52 Asuncion Island
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53 Saturnino Arrúa
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54 Ramón Barreto
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55 Uruguay national football team
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56 Chile national football team
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57 Ecuador national football team
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58 Guayaquil
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59 Ecuador
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60 Rúben Bareño
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61 Oscar Zubía
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62 Romualdo Arppi Filho
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63 Santiago
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64 Montevideo
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65 Uruguay
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66 Atilio Ancheta
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67 Francisco Valdés
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68 Félix Lasso
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69 Julio César Cortés
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70 Pedro Rocha
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CONCACAF

FIFA rejected the entry of Cuba. There would be three rounds of play:

  • First Round: The remaining 12 teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Semifinal Round.
  • Semifinal Round: The 4 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
  • Final Round: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

First round

Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  United States 6 4 3 0 1 11 6 +5
2  Canada 5 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5
3  Bermuda 1 4 0 1 3 2 12 −10
6 October 1968 Canada  4–0  Bermuda Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Vigh  3' (pen)
Zanatta  10'
Papadakis  25', 75'		 Referee: Segura (Mexico)
13 October 1968 Canada  4–2  United States Toronto, Ontario, Canada
McPate  40', 68'
Patterson  79'
Vigh  89'		 Roy  38'
Stritzl  89'		 Referee: Figaroa (Netherlands Antilles)
20 October 1968 Bermuda  0–0  Canada Hamilton, Bermuda
Referee: Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles)
26 October 1968 United States  1–0  Canada Atlanta, United States
Albrecht  50' Referee: Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
2 November 1968 United States  6–2  Bermuda Kansas City, United States
Millar  22', 63', ?'
Baker  25', 56'
Roy  60'		 Trott  34'
Best  51'		 Referee: Fingal (Netherlands Antilles)
11 November 1968 Bermuda  0–2  United States Hamilton, Bermuda
Smith  8' (o.g.)
Roy  41'		 Referee: Felipe (Mexico)

United States advanced to the Semifinal Round.

Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Haiti 5 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4
2  Guatemala 4 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6
17 November 1968 Guatemala  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago Guatemala City, Guatemala
Stokes  30'
Murren  66' (o.g.)
Bastide  78' (o.g.)
Melgar  88'		 Referee: Araya Muñoz (Costa Rica)
20 November 1968 Guatemala  0–0  Trinidad and Tobago Guatemala City, Guatemala[3]
Referee: Osorio Castillo (Mexico)
23 November 1968 Haiti  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Saint-Vil  39', 52'
Obas  57'
François  86'		 Referee: Gamboa (Costa Rica)
25 November 1968 Haiti  2–4  Trinidad and Tobago Port-au-Prince, Haiti[3]
Guillaume  23'
Vorbe  52'		 Archibald Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
8 December 1968 Haiti  2–0  Guatemala Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Guillaume
Saint Surin 		Referee: Molina (Costa Rica)
23 February 1969 Guatemala  1–1  Haiti Guatemala City, Guatemala
González Obas Referee: Chaplin (Jamaica)

Haiti advanced to the Semifinal Round.

Group 3

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Honduras 7 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5
2  Costa Rica 5 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4
3  Jamaica 0 4 0 0 4 2 11 −9
27 November 1968 Costa Rica  3–0  Jamaica San José, Costa Rica
Hernández  78'
Vaughns  88'
Sáenz  89'		 Referee: De Oca (Guatemala)
1 December 1968 Costa Rica  3–1  Jamaica San José, Costa Rica[4]
Chavarria
Vega
Núñez 		Dunkley Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
5 December 1968 Honduras  3–1  Jamaica Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Urquia  18'
Rosales  41'
Dick  56'		 Welsh  89' Referee: King (United States)
8 December 1968 Honduras  2–0  Jamaica Tegucigalpa, Honduras[4]
Mendoza  42'
Mejia  73'		 Referee: Lee (Canada)
22 December 1968 Honduras  1–0  Costa Rica Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Gómez  32' Referee: Wuertz (United States)
29 December 1968 Costa Rica  1–1  Honduras San José, Costa Rica
Chavarria  40' Rosales  25' (pen) Referee: Cumberbatch (Trinidad and Tobago)

Honduras advanced to the Semifinal Round.

Group 4

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  El Salvador 6 4 3 0 1 10 5 +5
2  Suriname 4 4 2 0 2 10 9 +1
3  Netherlands Antilles 2 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6
24 November 1968 Suriname  6–0  Netherlands Antilles Paramaribo, Suriname
Corte
Schoonhoven
Vanenburg 		Referee: King (United States)
1 December 1968 El Salvador  6–0  Suriname San Salvador, El Salvador
Estrada  23', 84'
Azucar  56', 88'
Barraza  87'
Martínez  90'		 Referee: De Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago)
5 December 1968 Netherlands Antilles  2–0  Suriname Oranjestad, Netherlands Antilles
Brokke
A. Martina 		Referee: King (Canada)
12 December 1968 El Salvador  1–0  Netherlands Antilles San Salvador, El Salvador
Quintanilla  28' Referee: Di Salvatore (United States)
15 December 1968 El Salvador  2–1  Netherlands Antilles San Salvador, El Salvador[5]
Martínez  58'
Barraza  83'		 E. Martina Referee: De Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago)
22 December 1968 Suriname  4–1  El Salvador Paramaribo, Suriname
Lagadeau
Oosthuizen
Schal 		González Referee: Downer (Trinidad and Tobago)

El Salvador advanced to the Semifinal Round.

Semifinal Round

Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Haiti 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
2  United States 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
20 April 1969 Haiti  2–0  United States Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Obas  8'
Saint-Vil  54'		 Referee: Segura (Mexico)
11 May 1969 United States  0–1  Haiti San Diego, United States
Saint-Vil  43' Referee: Dunstan (Bermuda)

Haiti advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  El Salvador 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2
1=  Honduras 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2
8 June 1969 Honduras  1–0  El Salvador Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Wells  89' Referee: Yamasaki (Mexico)
15 June 1969 El Salvador  3–0  Honduras San Salvador, El Salvador
Martínez  27' (pen), 41'
Acevedo  29'		 Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)

El Salvador and Honduras finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.

26 June 1969 El Salvador  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Honduras Mexico City, Mexico
Martínez  8', 28'
Quintanilla  101'		 Cardona  19'
Gómez  50'		 Referee: Abel Aguilar Elizalde (Mexico)

El Salvador advanced to the Final Round. Additionally, these matches featured prominently in the Football War.

Final Round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  Haiti 2 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
1=  El Salvador 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2
21 September 1969 Haiti  1–2  El Salvador Port-au-Prince, Haiti
François Acevedo
Rodríguez 		Referee: Yamasaki (Mexico)
28 September 1969 El Salvador  0–3  Haiti San Salvador, El Salvador
Désir  20'
François  40'
Barthélemy  44'		 Referee: Elizalde (Mexico)

El Salvador and Haiti finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

8 October 1969 El Salvador  1–0
(a.e.t.)		  Haiti Kingston, Jamaica
Martínez  104' Referee: Dunstan (Bermuda)

El Salvador qualified.

1970 FIFA World Cup qualification CONCACAF articles: 77
1 Cuba national football team
The Cuba national football team represents Cuba in men's international association football and it is controlled by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba, The team's nickname is Leones del Caribe, The team represents all three FIFA, Caribbean Football Union and Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).More
2 United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team (USMNT) represents the United States in men's international soccer competitions. The team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF.More
3 Canada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in men's international soccer competitions at the senior men's level officially since 1924. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).More
4 Bermuda national football team
The Bermuda national football team represents Bermuda in international football, and is controlled by the Bermuda Football Association. They are a member of the CONCACAF football federation.More
5 Toronto
Toronto is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,731,571 in 2016, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,245,438 people surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) proper had a 2016 population of 6,417,516. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.More
6 Tibor Vigh
Tibor Vigh is a Hungarian-born Canadian former soccer player who earned 4 caps for the Canadian national side in 1968, scoring 2 goals.More
7 Sergio Zanatta
Sergio Zanatta is a Canadian former soccer player who earned three caps for the Canadian national side in 1968. He played club football for Vancouver Columbus and Vancouver Whitecaps.More
8 Nick Papadakis
Nick Papadakis is a Canadian former international soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and earned four caps for the Canadian national side. He is the current CEO of the USL First Division.More
9 Mexican Football Federation
The Mexican Football Federation is the governing body of association football in Mexico. It administers the Mexico national team, the Liga MX and all affiliated amateur sectors, and controls promoting, organizing, directing, expanding, and supervising competitive football in Mexico.More
10 Ralph McPate
Ralph McPate was a Canadian international soccer player who earned 4 caps for the national team in 1968, scoring 2 goals. He also represented Canada at the 1967 Pan American Games.More
11 Norman Patterson (soccer)
Norman Thomas Patterson was a Canadian international soccer player.More
12 Willy Roy
Willy Roy is a retired U.S. soccer forward and coach. He played for several teams in the National Professional Soccer League and the North American Soccer League in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as the United States national team from 1965 to 1973. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.More
13 Siegfried Stritzl
Siegfried "Sigi" Stritzl is a former U.S. soccer player who was the 1969 North American Soccer League Rookie of the Year. He also earned eleven caps, scoring two goals, with the U.S. national team between 1968 and 1973. He now holds the name of an award given to exceptional high-school and college students. The award is called the Sigi Stritzl award.More
14 Netherlands Antillean Football Union
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15 Hamilton, Bermuda
The City of Hamilton, in Pembroke Parish, is the territorial capital of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. It is the territory's financial centre and a major port and tourist destination. Its population of 854 (2016) is one of the smallest of any capital cities.More
16 Atlanta
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. With an estimated 2019 population of 506,811, it is also the 37th most populous city in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to more than 6 million people and the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Atlanta is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia. Portions of the city extend eastward into neighboring DeKalb County. The city is situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and has the highest elevation among major cities east of the Mississippi River.More
17 Dietrich Albrecht
Dietrich Albrecht is a retired American soccer player. He spent one season in the National Professional Soccer League and two in the North American Soccer League. He also earned nine caps, scoring three goals, with the United States national team in 1968 and 1969.More
18 Costa Rican Football Federation
The Costa Rican Football Federation, commonly known as FEDEFUTBOL or FEDEFUT, is the official association football governing body in Costa Rica and is in charge of the Costa Rica national football team.More
19 Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city had an estimated population of 495,327 in 2019, making it the 38th most-populous city in the United States. It is the most populated municipality and historic core city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Kansas–Missouri state line and has a combined statistical area (CSA) population of 2,487,053. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, but portions spill into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a Missouri River port at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued, and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after.More
20 Peter Millar (soccer)
Peter Millar is a retired Scottish-American soccer forward. He spent nine seasons in the second American Soccer League, one in the North American Soccer League and four in the German American Soccer League. He also earned thirteen caps, scoring eight goals, with the U.S. national team between 1968 and 1972.More
21 Gerry Baker
Gerard Austin Baker was an American-born Scottish footballer. From 1955 until 1970, he played 16 seasons in either the Scottish or English first division. He earned seven caps with the US national team in 1968 and 1969, scoring two goals. His younger brother was the footballer Joe Baker.More
22 Clyde Best
Clyde Cyril Best, MBE is a Bermudian former football player. He was one of the first black players in First Division football in England, scoring 47 goals as a striker for West Ham United between 1968 and 1976.More
23 Haiti national football team
The Haiti national football team represents Haiti in international football. Haiti is administered by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football (FHF), the governing body for football in Haiti. They have been a member of FIFA since 1934, a member of CONCACAF since 1961 and a member of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) since 1978. Haiti's home ground is Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince and their head coach was Patrice Neveu, until December 2016.More
24 Guatemala national football team
The Guatemala national football team represents Guatemala in men's international football and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it has been affiliated to FIFA since 1946, and it is a member of CONCACAF.More
25 Trinidad and Tobago national football team
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed the "Soca Warriors", represents the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in international football. It is controlled by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, which is a member of CONCACAF, the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), and the global jurisdiction of FIFA.More
26 Guatemala City
Guatemala City, locally known as Guatemala or Guate, officially Ciudad de Guatemala, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nestled in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita. It is estimated that its population is about 1 million. Guatemala City is also the capital of the Municipality of Guatemala and of the Guatemala Department.More
27 Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, Belize and the Caribbean to the northeast, Honduras to the east, El Salvador to the southeast and the Pacific Ocean to the south. With an estimated population of around 17.2 million, it is the most populous country in Central America. Guatemala is a representative democracy; its capital and largest city is Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, also known as Guatemala City.More
28 David Stokes (Guatemalan footballer)
David Stokes Brawn is a Guatemalan footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.More
29 Tyrone de la Bastide
Tyrone de la Bastide was a Trinidad and Tobago footballer.More
30 Armando Melgar Nelson
Armando Melgar Nelson is a Guatemalan footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.More
31 Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 987,310 in 2015 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is defined by the IHSI as including the communes of Port-au-Prince, Delmas, Cite Soleil, Tabarre, Carrefour and Pétion-Ville.More