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    WORLD CUP 1970 STANDINGS

                          P   W  D  L   Goals  Pts
     1.Brazil         C   6   6  0  0   19- 7   12
     2.Italy          F   6   3  2  1   10- 8    8
     3.West Germany   SF  6   5  0  1   17-10   10
     4.Uruguay        SF  6   2  1  3    4- 5    5
     5.Soviet Union   QF  4   2  1  1    6- 2    5
     6.Mexico         QF  4   2  1  1    6- 4    5
     7.Peru           QF  4   2  0  2    9- 9    4
     8.England        QF  4   2  0  2    4- 4    4
     9.Sweden         1R  3   1  1  1    2- 2    3
    10.Belgium        1R  3   1  0  2    4- 5    2
       Romania        1R  3   1  0  2    4- 5    2
    12.Israel         1R  3   0  2  1    1- 3    2
    13.Bulgaria       1R  3   0  1  2    5- 9    1
    14.Morocco        1R  3   0  1  2    2- 6    1
    15.Czechoslovakia 1R  3   0  0  3    2- 7    0
    16.El Salvador    1R  3   0  0  3    0- 9    0
    
    *The pointsystem used from 1930 to 1990 was
    2 pts for a win and 1 pt for a draw.
    
    
    

    OTHER STATISTICS

    Number of games                          32
    Total Goals scored                       95
    Average per game                       2,97
    Own goals                                 1
    Total attendance                  1,673,975
    Average attendance                   52,312
    
    MOST GOALS IN ONE GAME
    G.Müller (GER)           3 goals v Bulgaria
    G.Müller (GER)               3 goals v Peru
    
    BEST ATTENDED GAME
    Belgium - Mexico (1.round)          108,192
    
    WORST ATTENDED GAME
    Israel - Sweden (1.round)             9,624
    
    GOALS PER GAME
    Number of games without goals             3
    Number of games with 1 goal               8
    Number of games with 2 goals              4
    Number of games with 3 goals              4
    Number of games with 4 goals              3
    Number of games with 5 goals              7
    Number of games with more than 5 goals    3
    
    SCORELINES
    Number of draws                           5
    Wins with a 1 goal margin                14
    Wins with a 2 goal margin                 5
    Wins with a 3 goal margin                 7
    Wins with a 4 goal margin                 1
    Wins with a 5 goal margin                 0
    Wins with more than a 5 goal margin       0
    
    CONTINENTAL PERFORMANCES
    Europe           9 teams -->  4 to KO-stage
    South America    3 teams -->  3 to KO-stage
    N/C America      2 teams -->  1 to KO-stage
    Africa           1 team  -->  0 to KO-stage
    Asia *           1 team  -->  0 to KO-stage
    Oceania       not represented in the finals
    
    * Israel represented Asia in 1970.
    
    
    

    TOPSCORERS

    Gerd Müller (GER)              10 goals
    Jairzinho (BRA)                 7 goals
    Teofilio Cubillas (PER)         5 goals
    Pelé (BRA)                      4 goals
    Anatoly Byshovets (SOV)         4 goals
    Rivelino (BRA)                  3 goals
    Uwe Seeler (GER)                3 goals
    Luigi Riva (ITA)                3 goals
    
    
    

    GOALS & ASSISTS

    * (Goal 2 pts, assist 1 pt)
    
                             Gls   Ast   Pts
    Gerd Müller (GER)         10    3     23
    Jairzinho (BRA)            7    1     15
    Pelé (BRA)                 4    5     13
    Teofilio Cubillas (PER)    5    1     11
    Anatoly Byshovets (SOV)    4    1      9
    Rivelino (BRA)             3    3      9
    Uwe Seeler (GER)           3    2      8
    Tostao (BRA)               2    4      8
    Luigi Riva (ITA)           3    1      7
    Roberto Boninsegna (ITA)   2    1      5
    Gianni Rivera (ITA)        2    1      5
    Javier Valdivia (MEX)      2    1      5
    Hristo Bonev (BUL)         1    3      5
    Reinhard Libuda (GER)      1    3      5
    
    
    

    MOST ASSISTS

    Pelé (BRA)                  5
    Tostao (BRA)                4
    Rivelino (BRA)              3
    Hristo Bonev (BUL)          3
    Reinhard Libuda (GER)       3
    Gerd Müller (GER)           3
    Gerson (BRA)                2
    Keith Newton (ENG)          2
    Hannes Löhr (GER)           2
    Uwe Seeler (GER)            2
    Javier Fragoso (MEX)        2
    Pedro Leon (PER)            2
    Vladimir Muntian (SOV)      2
    
    
    

    YELLOW & RED CARDS

    Total number of yellow cards       52
    Total number of red cards           0
    
                     Games    RC  YC  Pts
    Uruguay           (6)          9    9
    Soviet Union      (4)          8    8
    Italy             (6)          5    5
    West Germany      (6)          5    5
    El Salvador       (3)          4    4
    Brazil            (6)          4    4
    Czechoslovakia    (3)          3    3
    Romania           (3)          3    3
    Mexico            (4)          3    3
    Belgium           (3)          2    2
    Israel            (3)          2    2
    Sweden            (3)          2    2
    England           (4)          2    2
    Bulgaria          (3)          0    0
    Morocco           (3)          0    0
    Peru              (4)          0    0
    
    
    

     

     

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