# Canonical recap data for 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico (1970)
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slug: 1970-fifa-world-cup
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1970/1970-fifa-world-cup"
title: 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico
subtitle: Mexico hosted the first FIFA World Cup in Latin America and broadcast matches globally in color television, cementing football's status as the world's sport.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1970-05-31
endDate: 1970-06-21
datePrecision: day
year: 1970
decade: 1970
country:
name: Mexico
slug: mexico
summaryShort: "The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May to 21 June in Mexico, it was the first World Cup tournament held outside Europe and South America, and also the first hosted in North America. Teams "
summaryLong: The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May to 21 June in Mexico, it was the first World Cup tournament held outside Europe and South America, and also the first hosted in North America. Teams representing 75 nations from all six populated continents entered the competition, and its qualification rounds began in May 1968. Fourteen teams qualified from this process to join host nation Mexico and defending champions England in the 16-team final tournament. El Salvador, Israel and Morocco made their debut appearances at the final stage.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/1970_FIFA_World_Cup.svg/1280px-1970_FIFA_World_Cup.svg.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1970 FIFA World Cup"
importance: 76
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: ""
  title: 1970 FIFA World Cup
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
- festival
metaDescription: The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's senior national teams. Held f
wikidataQid: Q132664
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260625093527/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-25
  label: 1970 FIFA World Cup
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup"
