Football World Cup 1970 / El Salvador
This article covers the Salvadoran football team at the 1970 World Cup .
qualification
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | El Salvador | 10: 5 | 6th |
2 | Dutch Guyana | 10: 9 | 4th |
3 | Netherlands Antilles | 3: 9 | 2 |
El Salvador | - | Dutch Guyana | 6-0 |
El Salvador | - | Netherlands Antilles | 1-0 |
Netherlands Antilles | - | El Salvador | 1: 2 |
Dutch Guyana | - | El Salvador | 4: 1 |
Salvadoran contingent
Games of the Salvadoran team
First round
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union | 6: 1 | 5 |
2 | Mexico | 5-0 | 5 |
3 | Belgium | 4: 5 | 2 |
4th | El Salvador | 0: 9 | 0 |
Stadium: Aztec Stadium ( Mexico City )
Spectators: 92,000
Referee: Rădulescu ( Romania )
Goals: 1-0 Van Moer (12th), 2-0 Van Moer (54th), 3-0 Lambert (76th) 11m
Stadium: Aztec Stadium ( Mexico City )
Spectators: 103,000
Goals: 1-0 Valdivia (45th), 2-0 Valdivia (46th), 3-0 Fragoso (58th), 4-0 Basaguren (83rd)
Stadium: Aztec Stadium ( Mexico City )
Spectators: 89,000
Referee: Hormázabal ( Chile )
Goals: 1-0 Byschowez (51st), 2-0 Byschowez (74th)
The opening game in the Aztec Stadium in Mexico City in front of over 100,000 spectators was played by the favorites of Group 1, Mexico and the USSR. The disappointing encounter ended goalless, but should not be a yardstick for the World Cup tournament. However, the hosts were able to keep El Salvador (4-0) and Belgium (1-0) at a distance and finished second in the group. The USSR also triumphed against the other two opponents and, due to the more goals scored, they were just ahead of the group in the final accounts.