1970 FIFA World Cup a series of blunders in the Brazilian defence. The match remained level until the 66th minute when a powerful shot from Gérson restored the Brazilians' lead. Further goals from Jairzinho and Carlos Alberto rewarded Brazil's attacking play and secured a 4–1 victory and a record third World Cup triumph, which earned them the right to permanently keep the Jules Rimet Trophy. Both the Brazilian team that were crowned champions of the 1970 World Cup and the tournament itself have become regarded as among the very finest in the history of the FIFA World Cup. In contrast to the more physical
1970 FIFA World Cup "All times listed local (UTC−6)" With ten goals, Gerd Müller is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 95 goals were scored by 55 players, with only one of them credited as own goal. In 1986, FIFA published a report that ranked all teams in each World Cup up to and including 1986, based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition. The rankings for the 1970 tournament were as follows: <nowiki>*</nowiki> Listed as #13 in one of the sources <nowiki>**</nowiki> Listed as #12 in one of the sources 1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970