Group 1 of the 1970 FIFA World Cup was contested in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca between 31 May and 11 June 1970. The Soviet Union and Mexico finished level on both points and goal difference, meaning a drawing of lots was required under the tournament rules to determine the placings of the teams. The Soviet Union was drawn out and therefore were ranked as group winner, with Mexico ranked in second place. Belgium and El Salvador both failed to advance.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 5[a]
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 2
4  El Salvador 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Having finished level on both points and goal difference, the Soviet Union and Mexico were separated by the drawing of lots.

Matches

All times listed are local (UTC−6)

Mexico vs Soviet Union

Mexico 0–0 Soviet Union
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 107,160
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
Mexico
Soviet Union
GK 1 Ignacio Calderón
DF 13 José Vantolrá
DF 3 Gustavo Peña (c) Yellow card 60'
DF 14 Javier Guzmán
DF 5 Mario Pérez
MF 6 Guillermo Hernández
MF 15 Héctor Pulido
MF 18 Mario Velarde downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW 19 Javier Valdivia
FW 21 Javier Fragoso
FW 10 Horacio López Salgado
Substitutions:
MF 8 Antonio Munguía upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Raúl Cárdenas
GK 2 Anzor Kavazashvili
DF 7 Gennady Logofet Yellow card 72'
DF 9 Albert Shesternyov (c)
DF 5 Vladimir Kaplichny
DF 6 Evgeny Lovchev Yellow card 34'
MF 15 Viktor Serebryanikov downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 11 Kakhi Asatiani Yellow card 30'
MF 14 Vladimir Muntyan
FW 19 Givi Nodia Yellow card 31' downward-facing red arrow 66'
FW 16 Anatoliy Byshovets
FW 17 Gennady Yevriuzhikin
Substitutions:
FW 20 Anatoliy Puzach upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 21 Vitaly Khmelnitsky upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Gavril Kachalin


Assistant referees:
Keith Dunstan (Bermuda)
Jack Taylor (England)

Belgium vs El Salvador

Belgium 3–0 El Salvador
Van Moer 12', 54'
Lambert 79' (pen.)		 Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 92,205
Referee: Andrei Rădulescu (Romania)
Belgium
El Salvador
GK 1 Christian Piot
DF 2 Georges Heylens
DF 4 Nicolas Dewalque
DF 6 Jean Dockx
DF 3 Jean Thissen
MF 7 Léon Semmeling downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 8 Wilfried Van Moer
MF 9 Johan Devrindt
MF 10 Paul Van Himst (c)
FW 18 Raoul Lambert
FW 11 Wilfried Puis
Substitutions:
MF 16 Odilon Polleunis upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Raymond Goethals
GK 1 Raúl Magaña
DF 2 Roberto Rivas
DF 3 Salvador Mariona (c)
DF 5 Saturnino Osorio
DF 14 Mauricio Manzano downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF 6 José Quintanilla
MF 8 Jorge Vásquez
MF 10 Salvador Cabezas
MF 7 Pipo Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 80'
FW 9 Juan Ramón Martínez
FW 11 Ernesto Aparicio
Substitutions:
DF 4 Santiago Cortés upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 16 Genaro Sermeño upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Chile Hernán Carrasco


Assistant referees:
Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)
Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

Soviet Union vs Belgium

Soviet Union 4–1 Belgium
Byshovets 14', 63'
Asatiani 57'
Khmelnytskyi 76'		 Report Lambert 86'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 95,261
Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Soviet Union
Belgium
GK 2 Anzor Kavazashvili
DF 5 Vladimir Kaplichny downward-facing red arrow 34'
DF 3 Valentin Afonin
DF 9 Albert Shesternyov (c)
MF 11 Kakhi Asatiani
MF 14 Vladimir Muntyan
DF 4 Revaz Dzodzuashvili downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW 16 Anatoliy Byshovets
FW 17 Gennady Yevriuzhikin
DF 8 Murtaz Khurtsilava
FW 21 Vitaliy Khmelnytskyi
Substitutions:
DF 6 Evgeny Lovchev upward-facing green arrow 34'
MF 12 Nikolay Kiselyov upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Gavril Kachalin
GK 1 Christian Piot
DF 2 Georges Heylens
DF 4 Nicolas Dewalque
DF 6 Jean Dockx
DF 3 Jean Thissen
MF 7 Léon Semmeling
MF 8 Wilfried Van Moer
MF 5 Léon Jeck
MF 10 Paul Van Himst (c)
FW 18 Raoul Lambert
FW 11 Wilfried Puis
Manager:
Raymond Goethals


Assistant referees:
Henry Landauer (United States)
Bobby Davidson (Scotland)

Mexico vs El Salvador

Mexico 4–0 El Salvador
Valdivia 45', 46'
Fragoso 58'
Basaguren 83'		 Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 103,058
Referee: Ali Kandil (United Arab Republic)
Mexico
El Salvador
GK 1 Ignacio Calderón
DF 13 José Vantolrá
DF 3 Gustavo Peña (c)
DF 14 Javier Guzmán
DF 5 Mario Pérez
MF 8 Antonio Munguía
MF 17 José Luis González
FW 9 Enrique Borja downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 11 Aarón Padilla
FW 19 Javier Valdivia
FW 21 Javier Fragoso
Substitutions:
FW 10 Horacio López Salgado upward-facing green arrow 46' downward-facing red arrow 76'
MF 20 Juan Ignacio Basaguren upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Raúl Cárdenas
GK 1 Raúl Magaña Yellow card 45'
DF 2 Roberto Rivas
DF 3 Salvador Mariona (c) Yellow card 33'
DF 5 Saturnino Osorio
DF 4 Santiago Cortés Yellow card 13' downward-facing red arrow 68'
MF 6 José Quintanilla
MF 8 Jorge Vásquez
MF 10 Salvador Cabezas Yellow card 57'
MF 7 Pipo Rodríguez
FW 9 Juan Ramón Martínez
FW 11 Ernesto Aparicio downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Mario Monge upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 19 Sergio Méndez upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
Chile Hernán Carrasco


Assistant referees:
Keith Dunstan (Bermuda)
Jack Taylor (England)

Soviet Union vs El Salvador

Soviet Union 2–0 El Salvador
Byshovets 51', 74' Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 89,979
Referee: Rafael Hormazábal Díaz (Chile)
Soviet Union
El Salvador
GK 2 Anzor Kavazashvili
DF 3 Valentin Afonin
DF 9 Albert Shesternyov (c)
MF 15 Viktor Serebryanikov
MF 14 Vladimir Muntyan
DF 4 Revaz Dzodzuashvili
MF 12 Nikolay Kiselyov downward-facing red arrow 81'
FW 16 Anatoliy Byshovets
FW 20 Anatoliy Puzach downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 8 Murtaz Khurtsilava
FW 21 Vitaliy Khmelnytskyi Yellow card 90'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Kakhi Asatiani upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 17 Gennady Yevriuzhikin upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Gavril Kachalin
GK 1 Raúl Magaña
DF 2 Roberto Rivas
DF 3 Salvador Mariona (c)
DF 5 Saturnino Osorio
DF 18 Guillermo Castro
MF 12 Mario Monge
MF 17 Jaime Portillo
MF 8 Jorge Vásquez
MF 10 Salvador Cabezas downward-facing red arrow 82'
FW 7 Pipo Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 86'
FW 19 Sergio Méndez
Substitutions:
FW 11 Ernesto Aparicio upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 16 Genaro Sermeño upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Chile Hernán Carrasco


Assistant referees:
Ángel Norberto Coerezza (Argentina)
Ayrton Vieira de Moraes (Brazil)

Mexico vs Belgium

Mexico 1–0 Belgium
Peña 14' (pen.) Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 108,192
Referee: Ángel Norberto Coerezza (Argentina)
Mexico
Belgium
GK 1 Ignacio Calderón
DF 3 Gustavo Peña (c) Yellow card 29'
DF 13 José Vantolrá
DF 14 Javier Guzmán
DF 5 Mario Pérez
MF 15 Héctor Pulido
MF 17 José Luis González
MF 8 Antonio Munguía
FW 19 Javier Valdivia Yellow card 19' downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 21 Javier Fragoso
FW 11 Aarón Padilla
Substitutions:
FW 20 Juan Ignacio Basaguren upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Raúl Cárdenas
GK 1 Christian Piot
DF 2 Georges Heylens
DF 4 Nicolas Dewalque
DF 6 Jean Dockx
DF 3 Jean Thissen Yellow card 29'
MF 7 Léon Semmeling
MF 8 Wilfried Van Moer
MF 5 Léon Jeck
MF 10 Paul Van Himst (c) Yellow card 15'
FW 16 Odilon Polleunis Yellow card 62' downward-facing red arrow 65'
FW 11 Wilfried Puis
Substitutions:
FW 9 Johan Devrindt upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Raymond Goethals


Assistant referees:
Henry Landauer (United States)
Rafael Hormazábal Díaz (Chile)

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