1970 FIFA World Cup Group 2 explained

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.

Standings

Matches

All times local (UTC−6)

Uruguay vs Israel



GK	1	Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
DF	4
DF	2	Atilio Ancheta
DF	3	Roberto Matosas
DF	6	Juan Mujica
MF	7	Luis Cubilla
MF	5	Julio Montero Castillo
MF	10
MF	8	Pedro Rocha (c)
MF	21	Julio Losada
FW	9
Substitutions:
FW	20
Manager:
Juan Hohberg



GK	1	Itzhak Vissoker
DF	12	Yisha'ayahu Schwager
DF	4	David Primo
DF	14	Danny Shmulevich-Rom
DF	5	Zvi Rosen
MF	6	Shmuel Rosenthal
MF	8
MF	10	Mordechai Spiegler (c)
MF	7	Itzhak Shum
FW	9
FW	15	Rachamim Talbi
Substitutions:
DF	2
DF	16
Manager:

Assistant referees:
Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)

Italy vs Sweden



GK	1	Enrico Albertosi
DF	2	Tarcisio Burgnich
DF	5	Pierluigi Cera
DF	7	Comunardo Niccolai
DF	3	Giacinto Facchetti (c)
MF	10	Mario Bertini
MF	16
MF	15	Alessandro Mazzola
FW	13	Angelo Domenghini
FW	20	Roberto Boninsegna
FW	11	Gigi Riva
Substitutions:
DF	8
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi



GK	1	Ronnie Hellström
DF	13	Claes Cronqvist
DF	3
DF	4	Björn Nordqvist (c)
DF	5	Roland Grip
MF	6	Tommy Svensson
MF	7	Bo Larsson
MF	20	Jan Olsson
FW	8	Leif Eriksson
FW	9	Ove Kindvall
FW	10	Ove Grahn
Substitutions:
MF	19
FW	21
Manager:

Assistant referees:
Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Ali Kandil (Egypt)

Uruguay vs Italy



GK	1	Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
DF	4	Luis Ubiña (c)
DF	2	Atilio Ancheta
DF	3	Roberto Matosas
DF	6	Juan Mujica
MF	7	Luis Cubilla
MF	5	Julio Montero Castillo
MF	10	Ildo Maneiro
MF	20	Julio César Cortés
MF	17	Rúben Bareño
FW	9
Substitutions:
FW	19	Oscar Zubía
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	13	Angelo Domenghini
MF	10	Mario Bertini
MF	15	Alessandro Mazzola
MF	16
FW	20	Roberto Boninsegna
FW	11	Gigi Riva
Substitutions:
DF	21	Giuseppe Furino
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi

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

Sweden vs Israel



GK	12	Sven-Gunnar Larsson
DF	2	Hans Selander
DF	3
DF	20	Jan Olsson
DF	5	Roland Grip
MF	6	Tommy Svensson (c)
MF	7	Bo Larsson
MF	16	Thomas Nordahl
FW	18	Tom Turesson
FW	9	Ove Kindvall
FW	11	Örjan Persson
Substitutions:
FW	22	Sten Pålsson
Manager:



GK	1	Itzhak Vissoker
DF	2	Shraga Bar
DF	4	David Primo
DF	16	Yochanan Vollach
DF	5	Zvi Rosen
MF	12	Yisha'ayahu Schwager
MF	6	Shmuel Rosenthal
MF	7	Itzhak Shum
FW	10	Mordechai Spiegler (c)
FW	8
FW	9
Substitutions:
MF	19
Manager:

Assistant referees:
Andrei Rădulescu (Romania)
Josip-Drago Horvat (Yugoslavia)

Sweden vs Uruguay



GK	12	Sven-Gunnar Larsson
DF	2	Hans Selander
DF	3
DF	4	Björn Nordqvist (c)
DF	5	Roland Grip
MF	6	Tommy Svensson
MF	7	Bo Larsson
MF	19	Göran Nicklasson
FW	8	Leif Eriksson
FW	9	Ove Kindvall
FW	11	Örjan Persson
Substitutions:
FW	10	Ove Grahn
FW	18	Tom Turesson
Manager:



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
MF	10	Ildo Maneiro
MF	20	Julio César Cortés
FW	19	Oscar Zubía
FW	21	Julio Losada
Substitutions:
FW	15	Dagoberto Fontes
Manager:
Juan Hohberg

Assistant referees:
Jack Taylor (England)
Andrei Rădulescu (Romania)

Italy vs Israel



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
MF	15	Alessandro Mazzola
FW	13	Angelo Domenghini
FW	20	Roberto Boninsegna
FW	11	Gigi Riva
Substitutions:
MF	14	Gianni Rivera
Manager:



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
FW	9	Yehoshua Feigenbaum
Substitutions:
FW	14
Manager:
Emmanuel Scheffer

Assistant referees:
Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

See also

References

Web site: 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico. https://web.archive.org/web/20131220185153/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/mexico1970/index.html. dead. 20 December 2013. fifa.com. 10 August 2014.
Web site: World Cup 1970 . 10 August 2014 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160701154217/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/70full.html . 1 July 2016 .