1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Tournament details
Dates	19 May 1968 - 7 December 1969
Teams	29 (from 1 confederation)
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The European (UEFA) zone of qualification for the 1970 FIFA World Cup saw 29 teams competing for eight places at the finals. UEFA members England qualified automatically as the defending champions. The qualification process started on 19 May 1968 and ended on 7 December 1969.

FIFA rejected the entry of Albania, while Iceland and Malta did not enter. The remaining 29 teams were drawn into eight groups, five groups of four teams and three of three teams. All eight group-winners qualified automatically.

The draw for the qualifying groups took place in Casablanca on 1 February 1968. During the draw procedure, entrants were drawn into the 8 qualifying groups from the four pots of seeds.

Pot A	Pot B	Pot C	Pot D
Bulgaria  France  Hungary  Italy  Portugal  Soviet Union  Spain  West Germany	Czechoslovakia  East Germany  Netherlands  Northern Ireland  Scotland  Sweden   Switzerland  Yugoslavia	Austria  Belgium  Republic of Ireland  Norway  Poland  Romania  Turkey  Wales	Cyprus  Denmark  Finland  Greece  Luxembourg

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	6	3	2	1	7	6	+1	8	Qualify for the World Cup
2	Greece	6	2	3	1	13	9	+4	7
3	Switzerland	6	2	1	3	5	8	−3	5
4	Portugal	6	1	2	3	8	10	−2	4

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1=	Hungary	6	4	1	1	16	7	+9	9
1=	Czechoslovakia	6	4	1	1	12	6	+6	9
3	Denmark	6	2	1	3	6	10	−4	5
4	Republic of Ireland	6	0	1	5	3	14	−11	1

Czechoslovakia and Hungary finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. Czechoslovakia won the play-off to qualify for the World Cup.

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	4	3	1	0	10	3	+7	7	Qualify for the World Cup
2	East Germany	4	2	1	1	7	7	0	5
3	Wales	4	0	0	4	3	10	−7	0

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	4	3	1	0	8	1	+7	7	Qualify for the World Cup
2	Northern Ireland	4	2	1	1	7	3	+4	5
3	Turkey	4	0	0	4	2	13	−11	0

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	4	3	0	1	12	5	+7	6	Qualify for the World Cup
2	France	4	2	0	2	6	4	+2	4
3	Norway	4	1	0	3	4	13	−9	2

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	6	4	1	1	14	8	+6	9	Qualify for the World Cup
2	Yugoslavia	6	3	1	2	19	7	+12	7
3	Spain	6	2	2	2	10	6	+4	6
4	Finland	6	1	0	5	6	28	−22	2

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Germany	6	5	1	0	20	3	+17	11	Qualify for the World Cup
2	Scotland	6	3	1	2	18	7	+11	7
3	Austria	6	3	0	3	12	7	+5	6
4	Cyprus	6	0	0	6	2	35	−33	0

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	6	4	1	1	12	7	+5	9	Qualify for the World Cup
2	Poland	6	4	0	2	19	8	+11	8
3	Netherlands	6	3	1	2	9	5	+4	7
4	Luxembourg	6	0	0	6	4	24	−20	0

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