Mexico in thrall to Brazilians' beautiful game

Mexico in thrall to Brazilians' beautiful game

1970 FIFA World Cup™

Mexico in thrall to Brazilians' beautiful game

Pele: I had the shakes in 1970

Pele: I had the shakes in 1970

1970 FIFA World Cup™

Pele: I had the shakes in 1970

The Beautiful Team in numbers

The Beautiful Team in numbers

Mexico 1970

The Beautiful Team in numbers

Brazilian defenders Brito (L) and Gerson tackle Italy's Alessandro Mazzola in the World Cup Final

1970 FIFA World Cup™

1970 WORLD CUP FINAL: Brazil 4-1 Italy

England goalkeeper Gordon Banks dives to make his incredible save to stop a goalbound header from Brazil's Pele

1970 FIFA World Cup™

Brilliant Banks denies Pele

Brazilian captain Carlos Alberto holds aloft the Jules Rimet World Cup trophy

1970 FIFA World Cup™

Hyundai Anatomy of a Goal: Carlos Alberto

A general view of the Azteca Stadium during opening ceremony

1970 FIFA World Cup™

What made Mexico so ’70?

1970 World Cup Final, Mexico City, Mexico, 21st June, 1970, Brazil 4 v Italy 1, Brazil's Rivelino takes a shot at the Italian goal during the match

1970 FIFA World Cup™

Rivelino: The skills, the free-kicks, the moustache

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Soviet Union URS

Uruguay win after extra time

Semi-finals

Final

Semi-finals

Italy win after extra time

Quarter-finals

Germany FR win after extra time

Round of 16

Pele: FIFA Classic Player

FIFA World Cup Moments: Anatoly Bishovets, Mexico 1970

Carlos Alberto celebrates after scoring in the 1970 World Cup Final

Carlos Alberto celebrates after scoring in the 1970 World Cup Final

Wednesday, 29 Jun 2016

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Carlos Alberto celebrates scoring in the Mexico 1970 Final

Carlos Alberto celebrates scoring in the Mexico 1970 Final

Tuesday, 22 Jul 2014

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Brazil win the 1970 FIFA World Cup

Brazil win the 1970 FIFA World Cup

Monday, 22 Apr 2013

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Brazil's Tostão and Pelé celebrate a Brazilian goal in the 1970 FIFA World Cup final against Italy

Brazil's Tostão and Pelé celebrate a Brazilian goal in the 1970 FIFA World Cup final against Italy

Monday, 15 Mar 2010

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1970 Members of the Brazilian team in a frenzied huddle after scoring one of their four goals in the World Cup Final

1970 Members of the Brazilian team in a frenzied huddle after scoring one of their four goals in the World Cup Final

Friday, 30 May 2014

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Brazil's Roberto Rivelino on the ball faced by an Italian defender during their match at 1970 World Cup Final, in Mexico City, 21st June, 1970, Brazil 4 x 1 Italy (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

Brazil's Roberto Rivelino on the ball faced by an Italian defender during their match at 1970 World Cup Final, in Mexico City, 21st June, 1970, Brazil 4 x 1 Italy (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

Thursday, 18 Nov 2010

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1970 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony

1970 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony

Monday, 30 Apr 2018

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1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico, Italy - Germany 4:3

1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico, Italy - Germany 4:3

Thursday, 30 Jun 2016

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1970 World Cup Final: Brazil's Jairzinho celebrates scoring his country's third goal with teammates L-R: Rivelino, Pele, Clodoaldo and Tostao.

1970 World Cup Final: Brazil's Jairzinho celebrates scoring his country's third goal with teammates L-R: Rivelino, Pele, Clodoaldo and Tostao.

Tuesday, 31 Jan 2017

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Sport, Football, 1970 World Cup Final, Mexico City, Mexico, 21st June, 1970, Brazil 4 v Italy 1, Brazil's Rivelino (left) and Tostao in happy mood before the match

Sport, Football, 1970 World Cup Final, Mexico City, Mexico, 21st June, 1970, Brazil 4 v Italy 1, Brazil's Rivelino (left) and Tostao in happy mood before the match

Sunday, 22 Dec 2013

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1970 World Cup Final, Mexico City, Mexico, 21st June, 1970, Brazil 4 v Italy 1, Brazil's Rivelino takes a shot at the Italian goal during the match

1970 World Cup Final, Mexico City, Mexico, 21st June, 1970, Brazil 4 v Italy 1, Brazil's Rivelino takes a shot at the Italian goal during the match

Sunday, 22 Dec 2013

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1970 World Cup Finals, Guadalajara, Mexico 7th June, 1970, England 0 v Brazil 1, England goalkeeper Gordon Banks punches clear a Brazilian attack as his teammates Alan Ball (8) and Geoff Hurst (10) look on

1970 World Cup Finals, Guadalajara, Mexico 7th June, 1970, England 0 v Brazil 1, England goalkeeper Gordon Banks punches clear a Brazilian attack as his teammates Alan Ball (8) and Geoff Hurst (10) look on

Tuesday, 08 Jun 2010

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1970 World Cup Finals. Peru 3 v Morocco 0, The Peruvian team listen to the national anthem

1970 World Cup Finals. Peru 3 v Morocco 0, The Peruvian team listen to the national anthem

Monday, 23 Apr 2018

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Peru's Teofilo Cubillas celebrates a goal at Mexico 1970

Peru's Teofilo Cubillas celebrates a goal at Mexico 1970

Monday, 26 Jan 2015

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Italy’s Gianni Rivera in action during their 4-1 win over Mexico at the 1970 FIFA World Cup

Italy’s Gianni Rivera in action during their 4-1 win over Mexico at the 1970 FIFA World Cup

Sunday, 16 Jun 2013

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1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico, Italy - Germany 4:3

1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico, Italy - Germany 4:3

Thursday, 30 Jun 2016

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Brazil's Pele controls the ball using his head watched by teammate Tostao during a training session

Brazil's Pele controls the ball using his head watched by teammate Tostao during a training session

Saturday, 24 Jan 2015

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Brazil's Pele directs his header towards the England goal in the 1970 FIFA World Cup Final, forcing an iconic diving save from England goalkeeper Gordon Banks

Brazil's Pele directs his header towards the England goal in the 1970 FIFA World Cup Final, forcing an iconic diving save from England goalkeeper Gordon Banks

Wednesday, 13 Feb 2019

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1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico, Final: Brazil - Italy 4:1

1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico, Final: Brazil - Italy 4:1

Monday, 21 May 2007

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Football, 1970 World Cup, Mexico City, Mexico, 31st May 1970, Mexico 0 v USSR 0

Football, 1970 World Cup, Mexico City, Mexico, 31st May 1970, Mexico 0 v USSR 0

Friday, 13 May 2016

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1970 World Cup Finals, Guadalajara, Mexico, 11th June, 1970, Group 3, England 1 v Czechoslovakia 0, England's Allan Clarke strikes his penalty past Czechoslovakian goalkeeper Ivo Viktor

1970 World Cup Finals, Guadalajara, Mexico, 11th June, 1970, Group 3, England 1 v Czechoslovakia 0, England's Allan Clarke strikes his penalty past Czechoslovakian goalkeeper Ivo Viktor

Thursday, 08 May 2014

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The Brazilian team prior to the World Cup Final against Italy in Mexico City

The Brazilian team prior to the World Cup Final against Italy in Mexico City

Friday, 16 May 2014

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1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico, Italy - Germany 4:3

1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico, Italy - Germany 4:3

Thursday, 30 Jun 2016

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1970 World Cup Finals, Mexico, Brazil's Rivelino, one of the stars the 1970 World Cup winning team wears a shirt displaying the flags of the sixteen participating nations in the World Cup tournament

1970 World Cup Finals, Mexico, Brazil's Rivelino, one of the stars the 1970 World Cup winning team wears a shirt displaying the flags of the sixteen participating nations in the World Cup tournament

Sunday, 22 Dec 2013

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Brazil's Carlos Alberto, captain of the victorious 1970 World Cup winning team

Brazil's Carlos Alberto, captain of the victorious 1970 World Cup winning team

Wednesday, 30 Jan 2013

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Brazilian defenders Brito (L) and Gerson tackle Italy's Alessandro Mazzola in the World Cup Final

Brazilian defenders Brito (L) and Gerson tackle Italy's Alessandro Mazzola in the World Cup Final

Sunday, 13 Jul 2014

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Sport. Football. Brazil's Tostao, one of the stars the 1970 World Cup winning team in Mexico, practices his ball control.

Sport. Football. Brazil's Tostao, one of the stars the 1970 World Cup winning team in Mexico, practices his ball control.

Thursday, 07 Nov 2013

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World Cup Final, 1930, Montevideo, Uruguay, Uruguay (4) v Argentina (2), Uruguayan striker Hector Castro scores his side's fourth goal.

Uruguay 1930

Hosts Uruguay beat arch-rivals to first world crown

1934 FIFA World Cup Italy, Final: Italy - Czechoslovakia 2:1

Italy 1934

Delight for the Azzurri as home advantage tells

1938 FIFA World Cup France, Final: Italy Hungary 4:2

France 1938

Pozzo the mastermind as Italy retain their crown

Uruguay's Ghiggia scores the winning goal past the dive of Brazilian goalkeeper Barbosa to win the World Cup for Uruguay, Rio De Janeiro, 16th July, 1950.

Brazil 1950

Uruguay triumph brings heartbreak for Brazil

West German captain Fritz Walter and coach Sepp Herberger are carried

Switzerland 1954

Switzerland 1954

Hurt for Hungary as Germans achieve a miracle

Switzerland 1954

1958 World Cup Final, Stockholm, Sweden, 29th June, 1958, Sweden 2 v Brazil 5, Brazil's Pele surrounded by delighted Brazilian fans after the final in which he scored twice (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

Sweden 1958

A star is born as Brazil are champions at last

1962 World Cup Finals, Chile, Brazilians Garrincha, Didi, Pele, Vava and Zagallo

Chile 1962

Brazil flying high with 'Little Bird' Garrincha

England celebrates after winning the 1966 FIFA World Cup

England 1966

Hurst the hero for England in the home of football

Brazil 4 v Italy 1. Brazilian captain Carlos Alberto holds aloft the Jules Rimet World Cup trophy

Mexico 1970

Mexico in thrall to Brazilians' beautiful game

West Germany captain Franz Beckenbauer holds aloft the trophy

Germany 1974

Dutch take plaudits but Germany take the prize

Mario Kempes of Argentina celebrates scoring a goal during the FIFA World Cup Finals 1978 Final

Argentina 1978

Kempes key as Argentina are crowned with confetti

1982 FIFA World Cup Spain, Final: Italy - Germanyl 3:1

Spain 1982

Brazil shine but Rossi strikes Spanish gold for Italy

Diego Maradona, Argentina

Mexico 1986

Maradona lights up the world – with a helping hand

1990 FIFA World Cup Italy, Final: Germany - Argentina 1:0

Italy 1990

Germany hit winning note as Italian chorus fades

Brazilian forward Romario kisses the FIFA World Cup trophy as his teammates Branco and Dunga look on in 1994

USA 1994

Brazil back on top in football's final frontier

1998 FIFA World Cup France, Final: France - Brazil 3:0

France 1998

Zidane lights the blue-touch paper for France

Ronaldo, flanked by Rivaldo and Cafu, kisses the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy following Brazil’s 2-0 win over Germany in the Korea/Japan 2002 Final

Korea/Japan 2002

Korea/Japan 2002

Redemption for Ronaldo as world's eyes turn east

Korea/Japan 2002

Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro (C) celebrates with the trophy after the World Cup 2006 final

Germany 2006

Italy conquer the world as Germany wins friends

The Spain team celebrate victory with the World Cup, on the podium

South Africa 2010

South Africa 2010

Pride for Africa as Spain strike gold

South Africa 2010

Bastian Schweinsteiger of Germany leads team-mates in celebration

Brazil 2014

Germans reign as Brazil thrills the world

France v Croatia - Hugo Lloris of France lifts the World Cup trophy to celebrate with his teammates after the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final

Russia 2018

France triumphant in ravishing Russia

Handover Ceremony Kremlin - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Final

Qatar 2022

From Russia 2018 to Qatar 2022

68th FIFA Congress

FIFA World Cup 2026™

Canada, Mexico and USA selected as hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup™

FIFA World Cup 2026™