FIFA World Cup 1970 · Third-place play-off

Germany 1–0 Uruguay

Saturday 20 Jun 1970 · Mexico City, Mexico (neutral)

Germany1–0Uruguay

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Overath

26′1–0Wolfgang Overath Germany

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Germany

Came on

16Max LorenzMF↑46′
17Hannes LöhrFW↑73′

Uruguay

Came on

9Víctor EspárragoFW↑46′
13Rodolfo SandovalMF↑67′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Germany: 1903 → 1921
Uruguay: 1758 → 1740

Expected score for Germany: 69.7% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 11, 1928–2011.

Germany wins: 8
Draws: 2
Uruguay wins: 1

Form either side

Germany

Before

2–1 v Morocco 3 Jun 1970 · FIFA World Cup 1970
5–2 v Bulgaria 7 Jun 1970 · FIFA World Cup 1970
3–1 v Peru 10 Jun 1970 · FIFA World Cup 1970
3–2 v England 14 Jun 1970 · FIFA World Cup 1970
3–4 v Italy 17 Jun 1970 · FIFA World Cup 1970

After

3–1 v Hungary 9 Sep 1970 · Friendly
1–1 v Turkey 17 Oct 1970 · UEFA Euro qualification 1970
0–2 v Serbia 18 Nov 1970 · Friendly
3–1 v Greece 22 Nov 1970 · Friendly
1–0 v Albania 17 Feb 1971 · UEFA Euro qualification 1971

Uruguay

Before

2–0 v Israel 2 Jun 1970 · FIFA World Cup 1970
0–0 v Italy 6 Jun 1970 · FIFA World Cup 1970
0–1 v Sweden 10 Jun 1970 · FIFA World Cup 1970
1–0 v Russia 14 Jun 1970 · FIFA World Cup 1970
1–3 v Brazil 17 Jun 1970 · FIFA World Cup 1970

After

0–3 v German DR 8 Feb 1971 · Friendly
1–1 v German DR 10 Feb 1971 · Friendly
0–1 v Argentina 14 Jul 1971 · Friendly
1–1 v Argentina 18 Jul 1971 · Friendly
3–0 v Chile 27 Oct 1971 · Copa Juan Pinto Durán 1971

Road through the tournament

Germany

2–1 v Morocco Group stage
5–2 v Bulgaria Group stage
3–1 v Peru Group stage
3–2 v England Quarter-final
3–4 v Italy Semi-final
1–0 v Uruguay Third-place play-off

Uruguay

2–0 v Israel Group stage
0–0 v Italy Group stage
0–1 v Sweden Group stage
1–0 v Russia Quarter-final
1–3 v Brazil Semi-final
0–1 v Germany Third-place play-off

Every Germany v Uruguay match11

From Germany's side.


29 May 2011	Uruguay	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
10 Jul 2010	Uruguay	3–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2010	Third-place play-off
13 Oct 1993	Uruguay	5–0	Home	Friendly	—
20 Dec 1992	Uruguay	4–1	Away	Friendly	—
25 Apr 1990	Uruguay	3–3	Home	Friendly	—
4 Jun 1986	Uruguay	1–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1986	Group stage
8 Jun 1977	Uruguay	2–0	Away	Friendly	—
20 Jun 1970	Uruguay	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1970	Third-place play-off
23 Jul 1966	Uruguay	4–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1966	Quarter-final
11 Apr 1962	Uruguay	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
3 Jun 1928	Uruguay	1–4	Neutral	Olympic Games 1928	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul