1970 FIFA World Cup Group 2

Group 2 of the 1970 FIFA World Cup was contested in the Estadio Cuauhtémoc and Estadio Nemesio Díez between 2 and 11 June 1970. Italy won the group, and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Uruguay, who finished second by virtue of goal difference. Sweden and Israel failed to advance.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Uruguay	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	3	Advance to knockout stage
3	Sweden	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
4	Israel	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2

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Uruguay vs Israel

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Uruguay	2–0	Israel
Maneiro 23' Mujica 50'	Report

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2 June 1970

16:00

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

Attendance: 20,654

Referee: Bobby Davidson (Scotland)

Uruguay

Israel



GK	1	Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
DF	4	Luis Ubiña
DF	2	Atilio Ancheta
DF	3	Roberto Matosas
DF	6	Juan Mujica
MF	7	Luis Cubilla
MF	5	Julio Montero Castillo
MF	10	Ildo Maneiro
MF	8	Pedro Rocha (c)	12'
MF	21	Julio Losada
FW	9	Víctor Espárrago
Substitutions:
FW	20	Julio César Cortés	12'
Manager:
Juan Hohberg



GK	1	Itzhak Vissoker
DF	12	Yisha'ayahu Schwager
DF	4	David Primo
DF	14	Danny Shmulevich-Rom	57'
DF	5	Zvi Rosen
MF	6	Shmuel Rosenthal
MF	8	Giora Spiegel
MF	10	Mordechai Spiegler (c)
MF	7	Itzhak Shum
FW	9	Yehoshua Feigenbaum
FW	15	Rachamim Talbi	46'
Substitutions:
DF	2	Shraga Bar	46'
DF	16	Yochanan Vollach	57'
Manager:
Emmanuel Scheffer

Assistant referees:
Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)

Italy vs Sweden

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Italy	1–0	Sweden
Domenghini 10'	Report

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3 June 1970

16:00

Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca

Attendance: 13,433

Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Italy

Sweden



GK	1	Enrico Albertosi
DF	2	Tarcisio Burgnich
DF	5	Pierluigi Cera
DF	7	Comunardo Niccolai	37'
DF	3	Giacinto Facchetti (c)
MF	10	Mario Bertini
MF	16	Giancarlo De Sisti
MF	15	Alessandro Mazzola
FW	13	Angelo Domenghini
FW	20	Roberto Boninsegna
FW	11	Gigi Riva
Substitutions:
DF	8	Roberto Rosato	37'
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi



GK	1	Ronnie Hellström
DF	13	Claes Cronqvist	56'
DF	3	Kurt Axelsson
DF	4	Björn Nordqvist (c)
DF	5	Roland Grip
MF	6	Tommy Svensson
MF	7	Bo Larsson		80'
MF	20	Jan Olsson
FW	8	Leif Eriksson		68'
FW	9	Ove Kindvall
FW	10	Ove Grahn
Substitutions:
MF	19	Göran Nicklasson		80'
FW	21	Inge Ejderstedt		68'
Manager:
Orvar Bergmark

Assistant referees:
Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Ali Kandil (Egypt)

Uruguay vs Italy

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Uruguay	0–0	Italy
	Report

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6 June 1970

16:00

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

Attendance: 29,968

Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)

Uruguay

Italy



GK	1	Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
DF	4	Luis Ubiña (c)
DF	2	Atilio Ancheta
DF	3	Roberto Matosas
DF	6	Juan Mujica
MF	7	Luis Cubilla
MF	5	Julio Montero Castillo
MF	10	Ildo Maneiro
MF	20	Julio César Cortés	15'
MF	17	Rúben Bareño		70'
FW	9	Víctor Espárrago
Substitutions:
FW	19	Oscar Zubía		70'
Manager:
Juan Hohberg



GK	1	Enrico Albertosi
DF	2	Tarcisio Burgnich
DF	5	Pierluigi Cera
DF	8	Roberto Rosato
DF	3	Giacinto Facchetti (c)
MF	13	Angelo Domenghini	46'
MF	10	Mario Bertini
MF	15	Alessandro Mazzola
MF	16	Giancarlo De Sisti
FW	20	Roberto Boninsegna
FW	11	Gigi Riva
Substitutions:
DF	21	Giuseppe Furino	46'
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi

Assistant referees:
Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
Josip-Drago Horvat (Yugoslavia)

Sweden vs Israel

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Sweden	1–1	Israel
Turesson 53'	Report	Spiegler 56'

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7 June 1970

12:00

Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca

Attendance: 9,624

Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)

Sweden

Israel



GK	12	Sven-Gunnar Larsson
DF	2	Hans Selander
DF	3	Kurt Axelsson
DF	20	Jan Olsson
DF	5	Roland Grip
MF	6	Tommy Svensson (c)
MF	7	Bo Larsson
MF	16	Thomas Nordahl
FW	18	Tom Turesson
FW	9	Ove Kindvall
FW	11	Örjan Persson	72'	75'
Substitutions:
FW	22	Sten Pålsson		75'
Manager:
Orvar Bergmark



GK	1	Itzhak Vissoker
DF	2	Shraga Bar	38'
DF	4	David Primo	89'
DF	16	Yochanan Vollach		51'
DF	5	Zvi Rosen
MF	12	Yisha'ayahu Schwager
MF	6	Shmuel Rosenthal
MF	7	Itzhak Shum
FW	10	Mordechai Spiegler (c)
FW	8	Giora Spiegel
FW	9	Yehoshua Feigenbaum
Substitutions:
MF	19	Roni Shuruk		51'
Manager:
Emmanuel Scheffer

Assistant referees:
Andrei Rădulescu (Romania)
Josip-Drago Horvat (Yugoslavia)

Sweden vs Uruguay

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Sweden	1-0	Uruguay
Grahn 90'	Report

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10 June 1970

16:00

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

Attendance: 18,163

Referee: Henry Landauer (United States)

Sweden

Uruguay



GK	12	Sven-Gunnar Larsson
DF	2	Hans Selander
DF	3	Kurt Axelsson
DF	4	Björn Nordqvist (c)
DF	5	Roland Grip
MF	6	Tommy Svensson
MF	7	Bo Larsson
MF	19	Göran Nicklasson	84'
FW	8	Leif Eriksson
FW	9	Ove Kindvall	58'
FW	11	Örjan Persson
Substitutions:
FW	10	Ove Grahn	84'
FW	18	Tom Turesson	58'
Manager:
Orvar Bergmark



GK	1	Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
DF	4	Luis Ubiña (c)
DF	6	Juan Mujica
DF	5	Julio Montero Castillo
DF	2	Atilio Ancheta
MF	3	Roberto Matosas
MF	9	Víctor Espárrago	61'
MF	10	Ildo Maneiro
MF	20	Julio César Cortés
FW	19	Oscar Zubía
FW	21	Julio Losada
Substitutions:
FW	15	Dagoberto Fontes	61'
Manager:
Juan Hohberg

Assistant referees:
Jack Taylor (England)
Andrei Rădulescu (Romania)

Italy vs Israel

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Italy	0–0	Israel
	Report

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11 June 1970

16:00

Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca

Attendance: 9,890

Referee: Ayrton Vieira de Moraes (Brazil)

Italy

Israel



GK	1	Enrico Albertosi
DF	2	Tarcisio Burgnich
DF	5	Pierluigi Cera
DF	8	Roberto Rosato
DF	3	Giacinto Facchetti (c)
MF	10	Mario Bertini
MF	16	Giancarlo De Sisti
MF	15	Alessandro Mazzola
FW	13	Angelo Domenghini		46'
FW	20	Roberto Boninsegna	90'
FW	11	Gigi Riva
Substitutions:
MF	14	Gianni Rivera		46'
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi



GK	1	Itzhak Vissoker
DF	2	Shraga Bar
DF	4	David Primo	62'
DF	12	Yisha'ayahu Schwager
DF	6	Shmuel Rosenthal
MF	5	Zvi Rosen
MF	3	Menachem Bello	67'
MF	7	Itzhak Shum
FW	10	Mordechai Spiegler (c)
FW	8	Giora Spiegel
FW	9	Yehoshua Feigenbaum		46'
Substitutions:
FW	14	Dani Shmulevich-Rom		46'
Manager:
Emmanuel Scheffer

Assistant referees:
Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

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