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.

Overall

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	4
Uruguay	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	3
Sweden	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
Israel	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2

All times local (UTC−6)

Uruguay vs Israel

Uruguay v Israel

2 June 1970 16:00

Uruguay	2–0	Israel
Maneiro  23' Mujica  50'	Report

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla Attendance: 20,654 Referee: Bobby Davidson (Scotland)

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 8 Pedro Rocha (c)  12' FW 9 Víctor Espárrago FW 10 Ildo Maneiro FW 21 Julio Losada 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 v Sweden

3 June 1970 16:00

Italy	1–0	Sweden
Domenghini  10'	Report

Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca 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 Luigi Riva Substitutions: DF 8 Roberto Rosato  37' Manager: Ferruccio Valcareggi

GK 1 Ronnie Hellström DF 13 Claes Cronqvist 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 v Italy

6 June 1970 16:00

Uruguay	0–0	Italy
	Report

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla Attendance: 29,968 Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)

Uruguay

Italy

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 7 Luis Cubilla MF 9 Víctor Espárrago MF 10 Ildo Maneiro FW 20 Julio César Cortés FW 17 Rúben Bareño  70' 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 10 Mario Bertini MF 16 Giancarlo De Sisti MF 15 Alessandro Mazzola FW 13 Angelo Domenghini  46' FW 20 Roberto Boninsegna FW 11 Luigi Riva Substitutions: DF 21 Giuseppe Furino  46' Manager: Ferruccio Valcareggi

Assistant referees: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany) Josip-Drago Horvat (Yugoslavia)

Sweden vs Israel

Sweden v Israel

7 June 1970 12:00

Sweden	1–1	Israel
Turesson  53'	Report	Spiegler  56'

Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca Attendance: 9,624 Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)

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 Tomas Nordahl FW 18 Tom Turesson FW 9 Ove Kindvall FW 11 Örjan Persson  75' Substitutions: FW 22 Sten Pålsson  75' Manager: Orvar Bergmark

GK 1 Itzhak Vissoker DF 2 Shraga Bar DF 4 David Primo 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 v Uruguay

10 June 1970 16:00

Sweden	1-0	Uruguay
Grahn  90'	Report

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla Attendance: 18,163 Referee: Henry Landauer (United States)

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 v Israel

11 June 1970 16:00

Italy	0–0	Israel
	Report

Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca Attendance: 9,890 Referee: Ayrton Vieira de Moraes (Brazil)

Italy

Irael

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 FW 11 Luigi Riva Substitutions: MF 14 Gianni Rivera  46' Manager: Ferruccio Valcareggi

GK 1 Itzhak Vissoker DF 2 Shraga Bar DF 4 David Primo DF 12 Yisha'ayahu Schwager DF 6 Shmuel Rosenthal MF 5 Zvi Rosen MF 3 Menachem Bello 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)