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Some World Cups give us champions. Mexico 1970 gave us something to dream about.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A yellow shirt flashing across green grass. A goalkeeper reaching beyond belief. A ball rolling into space, waiting for a defender arriving at full speed.<\/p>\n

More than half a century later, those images still breathe.<\/p>\n

Mexico 1970 survives because its greatest moments reward another look. Watch the movement. Notice the nerve. Follow the pass you missed the first time.<\/p>\n

Then try not to smile.<\/p>\n

Mexico supplied the stage. Football supplied the electricity. But first here is Juanito. The Official Mascot of Mexico 1970<\/strong><\/p>\n

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And then The Adidas Telstar. The Official Ball of Mexico 1970<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Under the Mexican sun, the game demanded skill, stamina and clear heads. The hosts gave their supporters a run to the quarter-finals before Italy ended their campaign. Elsewhere, Brazil swept past Peru and Uruguay on the way to the final. A tournament full of possibility was gathering towards an extraordinary finish.<\/p>\n

And at its centre stood a team in yellow.<\/p>\n

Brazil made the difficult look irresistible<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pel\u00e9. Jairzinho. G\u00e9rson. Rivellino. Tost\u00e3o.<\/p>\n

Even written down, the names seem to move.<\/p>\n

Brazil\u2019s brilliance came from the way those talents worked together. Players exchanged positions, made space and trusted the next man to see the opportunity. Their football had imagination, but also purpose. Every beautiful touch could become a threat.<\/p>\n

Pel\u00e9 drew the eye, yet danger arrived from everywhere. Jairzinho scored in every one of Brazil\u2019s six matches, including the final\u2014a remarkable thread of consistency running through a team celebrated for its invention.<\/p>\n

Against that attacking force, even a save could become immortal.<\/p>\n

The hand that interrupted history<\/strong><\/p>\n

Against England, Pel\u00e9 drove a downward header towards goal.<\/p>\n

Gordon Banks somehow got across, reached low and turned the bouncing ball over the crossbar. What looked destined to become another Pel\u00e9 highlight became a monument to goalkeeping instead.<\/p>\n

Watch it today. The surprise still works.<\/p>\n

For a fraction of a second, the goal seems inevitable. Then Banks intervenes, and certainty disappears.<\/p>\n

That was Mexico 1970: even the moments that denied greatness could become great themselves.<\/p>\n

Then came a match that refused to end quietly<\/strong><\/p>\n

Italy against West Germany. A place in the final at stake.<\/p>\n

Their semi-final reached extra time at 1\u20131. What followed was an eruption: five more goals, shifting leads and exhaustion stretched to its limit. Italy finally emerged with a 4\u20133 victory from the encounter remembered as the \u201cGame of the Century.\u201d<\/p>\n

The score tells you it was dramatic. It cannot tell you what it felt like to watch the balance change again and again.<\/p>\n

Italy had survived a footballing storm.<\/p>\n

Brazil awaited.<\/p>\n

The final became a canvas<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 21 June, at Mexico City\u2019s Estadio Azteca, Brazil and Italy met for the title.<\/p>\n

Pel\u00e9 opened the scoring with a towering header. Roberto Boninsegna equalised, leaving the match level at half-time. After the interval, G\u00e9rson and Jairzinho put Brazil in control.<\/p>\n

Then came Carlos Alberto. Brazil\u2019s captain scored the fourth, completing a 4\u20131 victory.<\/p>\n

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Calling it a finish hardly does the move justice.<\/p>\n

Brazil carried the ball forward through a flowing sequence of passes. Pel\u00e9 received it near the penalty area and slipped it into the space on his right. Carlos Alberto arrived and struck.<\/p>\n

The beauty lay in the timing: the patience before the acceleration, the invitation of the pass, the violence of the shot. A right-back had surged forward to deliver the final flourish of a collective masterpiece.<\/p>\n

Why the magic remains<\/strong><\/p>\n

That victory gave Pel\u00e9 his third World Cup title. His place in football history was already secure; Mexico supplied an unforgettable final chapter to his World Cup career.<\/p>\n

But the tournament\u2019s appeal reaches beyond medals.<\/p>\n

It lives in the courage to attempt something extraordinary. In Banks refusing to surrender a lost cause. In Italy and West Germany finding another goal when their legs could scarcely find another step. In Brazilian players trusting movement, touch and one another.<\/p>\n

Football has grown faster. The pictures have grown sharper.<\/p>\n

Yet those yellow shirts still pull us closer to the screen.<\/p>\n

Mexico 1970 left us with a ball rolling into open space\u2014and the thrilling certainty that someone was coming.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes\u2014add this section to your blog. It covers all 32 matches<\/strong>, from the opening game to Brazil\u2019s triumph. Results checked against the RSSSF tournament record. rsssf.org<\/a><\/p>\n

1970 World Cup in Mexico: All Fixtures and Results<\/h2>\n

The tournament ran from 31 May to 21 June 1970<\/strong>. Sixteen teams competed in four groups, with the top two from each group advancing directly to the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

Group 1<\/h3>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nFixture<\/th>\nResult<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
31 May<\/td>\nSoviet Union vs Mexico<\/td>\n0\u20130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 June<\/td>\nBelgium vs El Salvador<\/td>\n3\u20130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 June<\/td>\nSoviet Union vs Belgium<\/td>\n4\u20131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7 June<\/td>\nMexico vs El Salvador<\/td>\n4\u20130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10 June<\/td>\nSoviet Union vs El Salvador<\/td>\n2\u20130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11 June<\/td>\nMexico vs Belgium<\/td>\n1\u20130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Qualified:<\/strong> Soviet Union and Mexico. The hosts advanced unbeaten without conceding a goal.<\/p>\n

Group 2<\/h3>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nFixture<\/th>\nResult<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2 June<\/td>\nUruguay vs Israel<\/td>\n2\u20130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 June<\/td>\nItaly vs Sweden<\/td>\n1\u20130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 June<\/td>\nUruguay vs Italy<\/td>\n0\u20130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7 June<\/td>\nSweden vs Israel<\/td>\n1\u20131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10 June<\/td>\nUruguay vs Sweden<\/td>\n0\u20131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11 June<\/td>\nItaly vs Israel<\/td>\n0\u20130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Qualified:<\/strong> Italy and Uruguay. Italy topped the group despite scoring just once.<\/p>\n

Group 3<\/h3>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nFixture<\/th>\nResult<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2 June<\/td>\nRomania vs England<\/td>\n0\u20131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 June<\/td>\nCzechoslovakia vs Brazil<\/td>\n1\u20134<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 June<\/td>\nRomania vs Czechoslovakia<\/td>\n2\u20131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7 June<\/td>\nEngland vs Brazil<\/td>\n0\u20131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10 June<\/td>\nRomania vs Brazil<\/td>\n2\u20133<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11 June<\/td>\nEngland vs Czechoslovakia<\/td>\n1\u20130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Qualified:<\/strong> Brazil and England. Brazil won all three matches, including their showdown with the defending champions.<\/p>\n

Group 4<\/h3>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nFixture<\/th>\nResult<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2 June<\/td>\nPeru vs Bulgaria<\/td>\n3\u20132<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 June<\/td>\nMorocco vs West Germany<\/td>\n1\u20132<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 June<\/td>\nPeru vs Morocco<\/td>\n3\u20130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7 June<\/td>\nBulgaria vs West Germany<\/td>\n2\u20135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10 June<\/td>\nPeru vs West Germany<\/td>\n1\u20133<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11 June<\/td>\nBulgaria vs Morocco<\/td>\n1\u20131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Qualified:<\/strong> West Germany and Peru. West Germany swept through the group with three wins and ten goals.<\/p>\n

Quarter-finals<\/h3>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nFixture<\/th>\nResult<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
14 June<\/td>\nSoviet Union vs Uruguay<\/td>\n0\u20131 after extra time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14 June<\/td>\nItaly vs Mexico<\/td>\n4\u20131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14 June<\/td>\nBrazil vs Peru<\/td>\n4\u20132<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14 June<\/td>\nWest Germany vs England<\/td>\n3\u20132 after extra time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

England\u2019s title defence ended, Mexico\u2019s adventure was over, and Brazil moved closer to glory.<\/p>\n

Semi-finals<\/h3>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nFixture<\/th>\nResult<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
17 June<\/td>\nItaly vs West Germany<\/td>\n4\u20133 after extra time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17 June<\/td>\nBrazil vs Uruguay<\/td>\n3\u20131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Italy survived the unforgettable \u201cGame of the Century\u201d, while Brazil secured their place in the final.<\/p>\n

Third-place match<\/h3>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nFixture<\/th>\nResult<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
20 June<\/td>\nWest Germany vs Uruguay<\/td>\n1\u20130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Final<\/h3>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nFixture<\/th>\nResult<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
21 June<\/td>\nBrazil vs Italy<\/td>\n4\u20131<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Brazil\u2019s scorers:<\/strong> Pel\u00e9, G\u00e9rson, Jairzinho and Carlos Alberto.
\nItaly\u2019s scorer:<\/strong> Roberto Boninsegna.<\/p>\n

Brazil finished as champions, Italy as runners-up and West Germany in third place. Gerd M\u00fcller was the tournament\u2019s leading scorer with ten goals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Six matches. Six Brazilian victories. One unforgettable team.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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