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
Source: FIFA

Matches

All times local (UTC−6)

Uruguay vs Israel

Uruguay 2–0 Israel
Maneiro 23'
Mujica 50'		 Report
Attendance: 20,654
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

Italy 1–0 Sweden
Domenghini 10' Report
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

Uruguay 0–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 29,968
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

Sweden 1–1 Israel
Turesson 53' Report Spiegler 56'
Attendance: 9,624
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

Sweden 1-0 Uruguay
Grahn 90' Report
Attendance: 18,163
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

Italy 0–0 Israel
Report
Attendance: 9,890
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)

See also

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.