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World Cup > WC 1970 Mexico

WEST GERMANY – ENGLAND 3-2 (a.e.t)

Date: 14-06-1970
Stage: 1/4 final


Place: LEON
Running time: 131 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5) 
Commentary: MULTI: english/german/italian(new)/spanish(new)
My rating: ****
Notes: Seeler,Muller,Beckenbauer, Moore,Ball,Peters,Charlton

MATCH SUMMARY

Sunday, 14 June 1970, 16:00

Estadio Nou Camp, León
Attendance: 23,579

Meteo: Hot, sunny, 32°C

WEST GERMANY

Sepp Maier
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
Franz Beckenbauer (c)
Klaus Fichtel
Horst-Dieter Höttges
Wolfgang Overath
Berti Vogts
Hannes Löhr
Gerd Müller
Uwe Seeler
Reinhard Libuda

Coach: Helmut Schön (GER)

18′ Gerd Müller

46′ ↓Horst-Dieter Höttges ↑Willi Schulz
55′ ↓Reinhard Libuda ↑Jurgen Grabowski

ENGLAND

Peter Bonetti
Keith Newton
Terry Cooper
Alan Mullery
Brian Labone
Bobby Moore (c)
Martin Peters
Francis Lee
Geoff Hurst
Alan Ball
Bobby Charlton

Coach: Alf Ramsey (ENG)

10′ Francis Lee

70′ ↓Bobby Charlton ↑Colin Bell
81′ ↓Martin Peters ↑Norman Hunter

Referee: Angel Norberto Coerezza (ARG)

Goals:
31′ Alan Mullery, ENG
49′ Martin Peters, ENG
68′ Franz Beckenbauer, GER
82′ Uwe Seeler, GER
108′ Gerd Müller, GER

Match overview

West Germany came from two goals down to defeat England 3-2 after extra time in a classic quarter-final. England led 2-0, but Beckenbauer and Seeler forced extra time, where Gerd Müller scored the winner. The match is remembered as one of the greatest World Cup games.

Trivia

This was the first time England lost a World Cup match after leading by two goals. The game is often cited as one of the best in tournament history.

Match Report in PDF by Massimo Bellingardi

italian / english

Code: 021843