1970_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONMEBOL)
1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
International football competition
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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 July – 31 August 1969 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 65 (2.71 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Tostão (10 goals) |
← 1966 1974 → | |
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.
Group 1
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 |
Brazil qualified.
Group 3
Uruguay qualified.
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.
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
Rafael Albrecht
Raúl Alvarez
Edu
Adolfo Olivares- Francisco Valdéz
Jaime González- Hermenegildo Segrera
Saturnino Arrúa
Oswaldo Ramírez
1 goal
- Alberto Rendo
- Aníbal Tarabini
- Ramiro Blacut
- Juan Américo Díaz
- Rivellino
- Jorge Ramírez Gallego
- Orlando Mesa
- Javier Tamayo
Félix Lasso- Tom Rodríguez
- Lorenzo Gimenez
- Aurelio Martínez
- Pablo Rojas
- Alcides Sosa
- Roberto Challe
- Luis Cruzado
- Teófilo Cubillas
- Alberto Gallardo
- Pedro Pablo León
Atilio Ancheta- Rúben Bareño
- Julio César Cortés
- Pedro Rocha
- Oscar Zubía
Luis Mendoza Benedetto
1 own goal
- Ramiro Tobar (against Chile)
- Valentín Mendoza (against Brazil)
- Héctor Chumpitaz (against Bolivia)
- Horacio Zimmerman (8 March 2012). "Escándalos arbitrales que marcaron el futuro de equipos peruanos" (in Spanish). El Comercio.pe. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- FIFA World Cup Official Site – 1970 World Cup Qualification Archived 22 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- RSSF.com