# 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 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

| Uruguay | Israel |
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 ||||
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

| Italy | Sweden |
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 ||||
Ronnie Hellström :
| DF | 13 | Claes Cronqvist |
| 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

| Uruguay | Italy |
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 ||||
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

| Sweden | Israel |
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 ||||
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

| Sweden | Uruguay |
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 ||||
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

| Italy | Israel |
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 ||||
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)