# 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 1

Group 1 of the 1970 FIFA World Cup was contested in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca between 31 May and 11 June 1970. The Soviet Union and Mexico finished level on both points and goal difference, meaning a drawing of lots was required under the tournament rules to determine the placings of the teams. The Soviet Union was drawn out and therefore were ranked as group winner, with Mexico ranked in second place. Belgium and El Salvador both failed to advance.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Having finished level on both points and goal difference, the Soviet Union and Mexico were separated by the drawing of lots.

## Matches

All times listed are local (UTC−6)

### Mexico vs Soviet Union

| Mexico | Soviet Union |
Ignacio Calderón :
| DF | 13 | José Vantolrá |
| DF | 3 | Gustavo Peña (c) | 60' |
| DF | 14 | Javier Guzmán |
| DF | 5 | Mario Pérez |
| MF | 6 | Guillermo Hernández |
| MF | 15 | Héctor Pulido |
| MF | 18 | Mario Velarde | | 67' |
| FW | 19 | Javier Valdivia |
| FW | 21 | Javier Fragoso |
| FW | 10 | Horacio López Salgado |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 8 | Antonio Munguía | | 67' |
| Manager: |||
| Raúl Cárdenas ||||
Anzor Kavazashvili :
| DF | 7 | Gennady Logofet | 72' |
| DF | 9 | Albert Shesternyov (c) |
| DF | 5 | Vladimir Kaplichny |
| DF | 6 | Evgeny Lovchev | 34' |
| MF | 15 | Viktor Serebryanikov | | 46' |
| MF | 11 | Kakhi Asatiani | 30' |
| MF | 14 | Vladimir Muntyan |
| FW | 19 | Givi Nodia | 31' | 66' |
| FW | 16 | Anatoliy Byshovets |
| FW | 17 | Gennady Yevriuzhikin |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 20 | Anatoliy Puzach | | 46' |
| FW | 21 | Vitaly Khmelnitsky | | 66' |
| Manager: |||
| Gavril Kachalin ||||
* Assistant referees:
* Keith Dunstan (Bermuda)
* Jack Taylor (England)

### Belgium vs El Salvador

| Belgium | El Salvador |
Christian Piot :
| DF | 2 | Georges Heylens |
| DF | 4 | Nicolas Dewalque |
| DF | 6 | Jean Dockx |
| DF | 3 | Jean Thissen |
| MF | 7 | Léon Semmeling | 79' |
| MF | 8 | Wilfried Van Moer |
| MF | 9 | Johan Devrindt |
| MF | 10 | Paul Van Himst (c) |
| FW | 18 | Raoul Lambert |
| FW | 11 | Wilfried Puis |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 16 | Odilon Polleunis | 79' |
| Manager: |||
| Raymond Goethals ||||
Raúl Magaña :
| DF | 2 | Roberto Rivas |
| DF | 3 | Salvador Mariona (c) |
| DF | 5 | Saturnino Osorio |
| DF | 14 | Mauricio Manzano | 67' |
| MF | 6 | José Quintanilla |
| MF | 8 | Jorge Vásquez |
| MF | 10 | Salvador Cabezas |
| MF | 7 | Pipo Rodríguez | 80' |
| FW | 9 | Juan Ramón Martínez |
| FW | 11 | Ernesto Aparicio |
| Substitutions: |||
| DF | 4 | Santiago Cortés | 67' |
| MF | 16 | Genaro Sermeño | 80' |
| Manager: |||
| Hernán Carrasco ||||
* Assistant referees:
* Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)
* Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

### Soviet Union vs Belgium

| Soviet Union | Belgium |
Anzor Kavazashvili :
| DF | 5 | Vladimir Kaplichny | 34' |
| DF | 3 | Valentin Afonin |
| DF | 9 | Albert Shesternyov (c) |
| MF | 11 | Kakhi Asatiani |
| MF | 14 | Vladimir Muntyan |
| DF | 4 | Revaz Dzodzuashvili | 73' |
| FW | 16 | Anatoliy Byshovets |
| FW | 17 | Gennady Yevriuzhikin |
| DF | 8 | Murtaz Khurtsilava |
| FW | 21 | Vitaliy Khmelnytskyi |
| Substitutions: |||
| DF | 6 | Evgeny Lovchev | 34' |
| MF | 12 | Nikolay Kiselyov | 73' |
| Manager: |||
| Gavril Kachalin ||||
Christian Piot :
| DF | 2 | Georges Heylens |
| DF | 4 | Nicolas Dewalque |
| DF | 6 | Jean Dockx |
| DF | 3 | Jean Thissen |
| MF | 7 | Léon Semmeling |
| MF | 8 | Wilfried Van Moer |
| MF | 5 | Léon Jeck |
| MF | 10 | Paul Van Himst (c) |
| FW | 18 | Raoul Lambert |
| FW | 11 | Wilfried Puis |
| Manager: |||
| Raymond Goethals ||||
* Assistant referees:
* Henry Landauer (United States)
* Bobby Davidson (Scotland)

### Mexico vs El Salvador

| Mexico | El Salvador |
Ignacio Calderón :
| DF | 13 | José Vantolrá |
| DF | 3 | Gustavo Peña (c) |
| DF | 14 | Javier Guzmán |
| DF | 5 | Mario Pérez |
| MF | 8 | Antonio Munguía |
| MF | 17 | José Luis González |
| FW | 9 | Enrique Borja | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Aarón Padilla |
| FW | 19 | Javier Valdivia |
| FW | 21 | Javier Fragoso |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 10 | Horacio López Salgado | 46' | 76' |
| MF | 20 | Juan Ignacio Basaguren | | 76' |
| Manager: |||
| Raúl Cárdenas ||||
45' :
| DF | 2 | Roberto Rivas |
| DF | 3 | Salvador Mariona (c) | 33' |
| DF | 5 | Saturnino Osorio |
| DF | 4 | Santiago Cortés | 13' | 68' |
| MF | 6 | José Quintanilla |
| MF | 8 | Jorge Vásquez |
| MF | 10 | Salvador Cabezas | 57' |
| MF | 7 | Pipo Rodríguez |
| FW | 9 | Juan Ramón Martínez |
| FW | 11 | Ernesto Aparicio | | 58' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 12 | Mario Monge | | 68' |
| MF | 19 | Sergio Méndez | | 58' |
| Manager: |||
| Hernán Carrasco ||||
* Assistant referees:
* Keith Dunstan (Bermuda)
* Jack Taylor (England)

### Soviet Union vs El Salvador

| Soviet Union | El Salvador |
Anzor Kavazashvili :
| DF | 3 | Valentin Afonin |
| DF | 9 | Albert Shesternyov (c) |
| MF | 15 | Viktor Serebryanikov |
| MF | 14 | Vladimir Muntyan |
| DF | 4 | Revaz Dzodzuashvili |
| MF | 12 | Nikolay Kiselyov | | 81' |
| FW | 16 | Anatoliy Byshovets |
| FW | 20 | Anatoliy Puzach | | 46' |
| DF | 8 | Murtaz Khurtsilava |
| FW | 21 | Vitaliy Khmelnytskyi | 90' |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 11 | Kakhi Asatiani | | 81' |
| FW | 17 | Gennady Yevriuzhikin | | 46' |
| Manager: |||
| Gavril Kachalin ||||
Raúl Magaña :
| DF | 2 | Roberto Rivas |
| DF | 3 | Salvador Mariona (c) |
| DF | 5 | Saturnino Osorio |
| DF | 18 | Guillermo Castro |
| MF | 12 | Mario Monge |
| MF | 17 | Jaime Portillo |
| MF | 8 | Jorge Vásquez |
| MF | 10 | Salvador Cabezas | 82' |
| FW | 7 | Pipo Rodríguez | 86' |
| FW | 19 | Sergio Méndez |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 11 | Ernesto Aparicio | 82' |
| MF | 16 | Genaro Sermeño | 86' |
| Manager: |||
| Hernán Carrasco ||||
* Assistant referees:
* Ángel Norberto Coerezza (Argentina)
* Ayrton Vieira de Moraes (Brazil)

### Mexico vs Belgium

| Mexico | Belgium |
Ignacio Calderón :
| DF | 3 | Gustavo Peña (c) | 29' |
| DF | 13 | José Vantolrá |
| DF | 14 | Javier Guzmán |
| DF | 5 | Mario Pérez |
| MF | 15 | Héctor Pulido |
| MF | 17 | José Luis González |
| MF | 8 | Antonio Munguía |
| FW | 19 | Javier Valdivia | 19' | 46' |
| FW | 21 | Javier Fragoso |
| FW | 11 | Aarón Padilla |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 20 | Juan Ignacio Basaguren | | 46' |
| Manager: |||
| Raúl Cárdenas ||||
Christian Piot :
| DF | 2 | Georges Heylens |
| DF | 4 | Nicolas Dewalque |
| DF | 6 | Jean Dockx |
| DF | 3 | Jean Thissen | 29' |
| MF | 7 | Léon Semmeling |
| MF | 8 | Wilfried Van Moer |
| MF | 5 | Léon Jeck |
| MF | 10 | Paul Van Himst (c) | 15' |
| FW | 16 | Odilon Polleunis | 62' | 65' |
| FW | 11 | Wilfried Puis |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 9 | Johan Devrindt | | 65' |
| Manager: |||
| Raymond Goethals ||||
* Assistant referees:
* Henry Landauer (United States)
* Rafael Hormazábal Díaz (Chile)