1970 FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup international football tournament sports event

The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the men's international football championship, held in Mexico and widely celebrated for its attacking play, iconic matches, and Brazil's legendary title-winning team led by Pelé.

Aliases (3)

Statements (73)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	FIFA World Cup → international football tournament → sports event →
automaticQualifiers	England → Mexico →
averageGoalsPerMatch	2.97 →
ballUsed	Adidas Telstar →
bestPlayer	Pelé →
bestYoungPlayer	Teófilo Cubillas →
brazilKeptJulesRimet	true →
brazilTitlesAfterTournament	3 →
broadcastInnovation	first FIFA World Cup broadcast worldwide in colour →
champion	Brazil national football team →
continentOfHost	North America →
defendingChampion	England national football team →
editionNumber	9 →
endDate	1970-06-21 →
englandEliminatedBy	West Germany national football team →
englandEliminationStage	quarter-finals →
fairPlayAward	Peru national football team → West Germany national football team →
featuredPlayer	Bobby Moore → Carlos Alberto Torres → Gerd Müller → Gianni Rivera → Gérson → Jairzinho → Pelé → Tostão →
featuredTeam	Brazil national football team → England national football team → Italy national football team → West Germany national football team →
finalAttendance	107412 →
finalCity	Mexico City →
finalMatchDate	1970-06-21 →
finalScore	Brazil 4–1 Italy →
finalVenue	Estadio Azteca →
fourthPlace	Uruguay national football team →
gameOfTheCenturyCity	Mexico City →
gameOfTheCenturyVenue	Estadio Azteca →
goldenBall	Pelé →
goldenBoot	Gerd Müller →
hostCity	Guadalajara → León → Mexico City → Puebla NERFINISHED → Toluca →
hostConfederation	CONCACAF →
hostCountry	Mexico →
legacy	often cited as one of the greatest World Cups in history →
nicknameOfMatch	Game of the Century →
notableMatch	Italy vs West Germany 4–3 after extra time →
notableMatchStage	Italy vs West Germany 1970 World Cup semi-final →
numberOfConfederations	5 →
numberOfGoals	95 →
numberOfMatches	32 →
numberOfTeams	16 →
numberOfVenues	5 →
openingMatchDate	1970-05-31 →
organizer	FIFA →
qualificationSpots	14 →
runnerUp	Italy national football team →
sport	association football →
startDate	1970-05-31 →
styleOfPlayReputation	attacking football →
thirdPlace	West Germany national football team →
topScorerGoals	10 →
trophyWon	Jules Rimet Trophy →
wasFirstWorldCupWith	Adidas as official match ball supplier → substitutions allowed → yellow and red cards →
winner	Brazil national football team →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Estadio Azteca → Estadio Azteca ("1970 FIFA World Cup Final") → Estadio Jalisco →	hostedEvent
Bobby Charlton → Sir Robert Charlton →	participatedIn
1966 FIFA World Cup →	nextEdition
Estadio Azteca ("1970 World Cup semi-final Italy vs West Germany "Game of the Century"") →	notableMatch
1970 FIFA World Cup ("Italy vs West Germany 1970 World Cup semi-final") →	notableMatchStage
Sepp Maier →	playedInTournament
1974 FIFA World Cup →	previousEdition
Adidas Telstar Durlast →	usedInTournament
Italy national football team →	WorldCupRunnerUpEdition