1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Dates6 July – 31 August 1969
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored65 (2.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Tostão (10 goals)
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1974 →
Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL)
FIFA World Cup

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American Zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification.

The 10 teams were divided into 2 groups of 3 teams each and 1 group of 4 teams. 3 spots were open for competition. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis.

Groups

Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Peru 5 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3
2  Bolivia 4 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1
3  Argentina 3 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2
Bolivia 3–1 Argentina
Díaz 18'
Blacut 51'
Alvarez 70'		 Tarabini 43'
La Paz, Bolivia
Attendance: 21,267
Referee: Sosa Miranda (Paraguay)
Peru 1–0 Argentina
León 52'
Lima, Peru
Attendance: 43,147
Referee: De Moraes (Brazil)
Bolivia 2–1 Peru
Alvarez 69'
Chumpitaz 80' (o.g.)		 Challe 51'
La Paz, Bolivia
Attendance: 20,670
Referee: Chechelev (Venezuela)
Peru 3–0 Bolivia
Cubillas 36'
Cruzado 40' (pen)
Gallardo 58'
Lima, Peru
Attendance: 43,148
Referee: Ramirez (Colombia)
Argentina 1–0 Bolivia
Albrecht 62' (pen)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attendance: 47,069
Referee: Pena Rocha (Uruguay)
Argentina 2–2 Peru
Albrecht 80'
Rendo 89'		 Ramírez 70', 81'
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attendance: 53,627
Referee: Diaz (Chile)

Peru qualified.

The Bolivia v Peru match on 10 August 1969 is infamous for being fixed by Argentina in favour of Bolivia. Match referee Sergio Chechelev annulled a valid goal from Peru without any justification, allowing Bolivia to win 2–1. Years later, Chechelev excused himself saying that Argentina had paid him to favour Bolivia.[1]

This has been the only time that Argentina failed to qualify to a World Cup tournament.

Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Brazil 12 6 6 0 0 23 2 +21
2  Paraguay 8 6 4 0 2 6 5 +1
3  Colombia 3 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5
4  Venezuela 1 6 0 1 5 1 18 −17
Colombia 3–0 Venezuela
González 34', 56'
Segrera 76' (pen)
Bogotá, Colombia
Referee: Murgueytio (Ecuador)
Venezuela 1–1 Colombia
Mendoza 55' Tamayo 61'
Caracas, Venezuela
Referee: Ortube Vargas (Bolivia)
Colombia 0–2 Brazil
Tostão 37', 44'
Bogotá, Colombia
Referee: Tejada Burga (Peru)
Venezuela 0–2 Paraguay
Rojas 38'
Sosa 53'
Caracas, Venezuela
Referee: Palacio (Chile)
Colombia 0–1 Paraguay
Martínez 57'
Bogotá, Colombia
Referee: Pedraza (Peru)
Venezuela 0–5 Brazil
Tostão 60', 72', 74'
Pelé 71', 75'
Caracas, Venezuela
Referee: Villacis (Ecuador)
Paraguay 0–3 Brazil
Mendoza 70' (o.g.)
Jairzinho 81'
Edu 90'
Asunción, Paraguay
Referee: Conley (Chile)
Brazil 6–2 Colombia
Tostão 15', 40'
Edu 48'
Pelé 60'
Rivellino 86'
Jairzinho 88'		 Mesa 18'
Gallego 89'
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance: 99,947[2]
Referee: Comesana (Argentina)
Paraguay 1–0 Venezuela
Gimenez 11'
Asunción, Paraguay
Referee: Otero (Uruguay)
Brazil 6–0 Venezuela
Tostão 3', 22', 24'
Jairzinho 30'
Pelé 45' (pen), 69'
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Referee: Ortube Vargas (Bolivia)
Paraguay 2–1 Colombia
Arrúa 38', 49' Segrera 83' (pen)
Ascuncion, Paraguay
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
Brazil 1–0 Paraguay
Pelé 68'
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)

Brazil qualified.

Group 3

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Uruguay 7 4 3 1 0 5 0 +5
2  Chile 4 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1
3  Ecuador 1 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6
Ecuador 0–2 Uruguay
Bareño 31'
Zubía 60'
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Referee: Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Chile 0–0 Uruguay
Santiago, Chile
Referee: Bossolino (Argentina)
Uruguay 1–0 Ecuador
Ancheta 76'
Montevideo, Uruguay
Referee: Osorio (Paraguay)
Chile 4–1 Ecuador
Olivares 55'
Valdéz 62', 86'
Tobar 79' (o.g.)		 Lasso 89'
Santiago, Chile
Referee: Ramírez (Colombia)
Ecuador 1–1 Chile
Rodríguez 16' Olivares 58'
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Referee: Angeles (Peru
Uruguay 2–0 Chile
Cortés 44'
Rocha 90'
Montevideo, Uruguay
Referee: Marques (Brazil)

Uruguay qualified.

Qualified teams

The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 Peru Group 1 winners 31 August 1969 1 (1930)
 Brazil Group 2 winners 31 August 1969 8 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966)
 Uruguay Group 3 winners 10 August 1969 5 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 65 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.71 goals per match.

10 goals

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ^ Horacio Zimmerman (8 March 2012). "Escándalos arbitrales que marcaron el futuro de equipos peruanos" (in Spanish). El Comercio.pe. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  2. ^ WORLD CUP 1970

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