Brazil at the 1970 FIFA World Cup Brazil at the 1970 FIFA World Cup At the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Brazil participated for the 9th time in the event. The country remained as the only national team to have participated in every installment of the FIFA World Cup. The Brazilian front five of Jairzinho, Pelé, Gerson, Tostao and Rivelino were all No 10s in their own right and together they created an irresistible attacking momentum, with Pelé having central role in Brazil's way to the final, playing a part in 14 of Brazil's 19 goals in the tournament. In the first match, against Czechoslovakia, Pelé gave Brazil
1970 FIFA World Cup squads 1970 FIFA World Cup squads Below are the squads for the 1970 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Mexico. Sweden (6), West Germany (2) and Czechoslovakia (1) had players representing foreign clubs. Head coach: Raúl Cárdenas Head coach: Gavril Kachalin Head coach: Raymond Goethals Head coach: Hernán Carrasco Vivanco Head coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi Head coach: Orvar Bergmark Head coach: Juan Hohberg Head coach: Emmanuel Scheffer Head coach: Mário Zagallo Head coach: Alf Ramsey Head coach: Josef Marko Head coach: Angelo Niculescu Head coach: Helmut Schön Head coach: Didi Head coach: Stefan Bozhkov The Georgi Kamenski replacement to Yordan Filipov in