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.

Standings

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
3	Sweden	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
4	Israel	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2

Matches

All times local (UTC−6)

Uruguay vs Israel

2 June 1970

16:00

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

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

Italy vs Sweden

3 June 1970

16:00

Italy	1–0	Sweden
Domenghini 10'	Report

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

Uruguay vs Italy

6 June 1970

16:00

Uruguay	0–0	Italy
	Report

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

Sweden vs Israel

7 June 1970

12:00

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

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

Sweden vs Uruguay

10 June 1970

16:00

Sweden	1-0	Uruguay
Grahn 90'	Report

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

Italy vs Israel

11 June 1970

16:00

Italy	0–0	Israel
	Report

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

See also

• Israel at the FIFA World Cup
• Italy at the FIFA World Cup
• Sweden at the FIFA World Cup
• Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup

References

• "1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
• "World Cup 1970". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

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