Summary
The knockout stage of the 1970 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It featured the eight national teams that had finished in the top two in each of the four groups, and so advanced to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A third place play-off was contested between the two losing semi-finalists.
In the knockout stage (including the final), if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time of two periods (15 minutes each) would be played. If the score was still level after extra time prior to the final, then a coin toss by the referee would determine the winner. If the final was still level after 120 minutes then the match would be replayed at a later date.
The stage began on 14 June with the quarter-finals, and ended one week later with the final match of the tournament held at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, in which Brazil defeated Italy 4–1 to claim a then-record third World Cup triumph.
All times listed are local (UTC−6)
Qualified teams edit
The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union
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 Mexico
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| 2 |  Italy
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 Uruguay
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| 3 |  Brazil
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 England
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| 4 |  West Germany
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 Peru
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Bracket edit
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| 14 June – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Soviet Union | 0 | |||||||||
| 17 June – Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Uruguay (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 1 | |||||||||
| 14 June – Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||||||
| 21 June – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Peru | 2 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||||||
| 14 June – Toluca | ||||||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||||||
| 17 June – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
| Italy (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||
| 14 June – León | ||||||||||
| West Germany | 3 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
| West Germany (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||
| 20 June – Mexico City | ||||||||||
| England | 2 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
| West Germany | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
Soviet Union vs Uruguay edit
| Soviet Union | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Uruguay |
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Italy vs Mexico edit
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Brazil vs Peru edit
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West Germany vs England edit
| West Germany | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | England |
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| Beckenbauer 68' Seeler 82'Müller 108' |
Report | Mullery 31' Peters 49' |
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Semi-finals edit
Uruguay vs Brazil edit
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Italy vs West Germany edit
| Italy | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | West Germany |
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| Boninsegna 8' Burgnich 98'Riva 104'Rivera 111' |
Report | Schnellinger 90' Müller 94', 110' |
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Third place play-off edit
| West Germany | 1–0 | Uruguay |
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| Overath 26' |
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Final edit
| Brazil | 4–1 | Italy |
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| Pelé 18' Gérson 66'Jairzinho 71'Carlos Alberto 86' |
Report | Boninsegna 37' |
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References edit
- ^ This match was originally scheduled in Mexico City, Estadio Azteca. Three days before the semifinal the venue was changed to Guadalajara, Estadio Jalisco, despite Uruguayan appeals.[1] [2]
- "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.