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England: Quarter-finals
How England performed
England travelled to the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico as winners of the previous tournament in 1966, again under Alf Ramsey and with Bobby Moore as captain. Their group campaign began with a 1–0 win over Romania, Hurst scoring, before a 1–0 defeat by Brazil. A Clarke penalty then secured a 1–0 win over Czechoslovakia, which sent England into the quarter-finals.
There they met West Germany and led 2–0 through goals from Mullery and Peters, only for West Germany to score twice in the second half to force extra time and then win 3–2 with a goal in the 108th minute. England's defence of the title ended at the quarter-final stage, with two wins and two defeats from four matches, four goals scored and four conceded.
England fixtures
Romania
0–1
England
England won
England: Hurst 65'
Romania: None
Brazil
1–0
England
England lost
England: None
Brazil: Jairzinho 59'
Czechoslovakia
0–1
England
England won
England: Clarke 50' pen
Czechoslovakia: None
West Germany
3–2
England
England lost
a.e.t.
England: Mullery 32', Peters 50'
West Germany: Beckenbauer 69', Seeler 82', Müller 108'
England statistics
Full England squad
| No. | Player | Pos | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon Banks | GK | Stoke City | – |
| 2 | Keith Newton | DF | Everton | – |
| 3 | Terry Cooper | DF | Leeds United | – |
| 4 | Alan Mullery | MF | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 |
| 5 | Brian Labone | DF | Everton | – |
| 6 | Bobby Moore C | DF | West Ham United | – |
| 7 | Francis Lee | FW | Manchester City | – |
| 8 | Alan Ball | MF | Everton | – |
| 9 | Bobby Charlton | MF | Manchester United | – |
| 10 | Geoff Hurst | FW | West Ham United | 1 |
| 11 | Martin Peters | MF | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 |
| 12 | Peter Bonetti | GK | Chelsea | – |
| 13 | Alex Stepney | GK | Manchester United | – |
| 14 | Tommy Wright | DF | Everton | – |
| 15 | Nobby Stiles | DF | Manchester United | – |
| 16 | Emlyn Hughes | MF | Liverpool | – |
| 17 | Jack Charlton | DF | Leeds United | – |
| 18 | Norman Hunter | DF | Leeds United | – |
| 19 | Colin Bell | MF | Manchester City | – |
| 20 | Peter Osgood | FW | Chelsea | – |
| 21 | Allan Clarke | FW | Leeds United | 1 |
| 22 | Jeff Astle | FW | West Bromwich Albion | – |
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