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MEXICO
1970 FIFA World Cup
The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. Mexico was chosen as the host nation by FIFA in October 1964. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by Brazil, who beat Italy 4-1. With their third World Cup triumph, Brazil were allowed to keep the Jules Rimet Trophy permanently.
The Brazilian team, featuring Pelé (who was in his fourth and final World Cup), Carlos Alberto, Clodoaldo, Gérson, Jairzinho, Rivelino, and Tostão, is usually regarded as the greatest attacking World Cup team ever. They won all of their 6 games on the way to the title, and had also won all of their 6 qualifying games on their way to Mexico. This tournament saw the return of free-flowing, attacking play after the physical battles of 1962 and 1966, and is still considered by many fans to be the finest World Cup in history.
A&BC CHEWING GUM Co Ltd
World Cup Footballers
Unnumbered series of 37 cards. Gold borders, with World Cup illustration at right base corner to front. BLACK and PURPLE BACK.
(Two Variations)
Embossed World Cup at base and NOT Embossed
Size: 81x56mm
Bobby Moore
Geoff Hurst
Martin Peters
ANGLO CONFECTIONERY Ltd
World Cup 1970 : Learn the Game
Numbered series of 48 cards. Line drawings, depicting various skills and aspects of the game, with descriptive text.
Inscribed on front "LEARN THE GAME", playing colours of World Cup teams to reverse.
Size 77x56mm
4. Bobby Moore
12. Geoff Hurst
18. Martin Petes
BAB Souvenir Co.
World Cup Stars
Anonymous series of 12, 1970 World Cup player circles.
Round stickers with the player's head and name above and Country below image. Plain backs.
Size 60mm dia.
Bobby Moore (England)
BERGMANN - VERLAG (Germany)
IX Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft
Coloured series of 72 postcards. Special hard-back album issued to accompany the series
Bild 34. Bobby Moore
Album
BERGMANN - VERLAG (Germany)
IX Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft
Coloured series of 96 cards. Special hard-back album issued to accompany the series
Sammelbild Nr. 73. Bobby Moore
Album
Sammelbild Nr. 83. Martin Peters
Sammelbild Nr. 84. Geoff Hurst
CHAPITAS (Argentina)
El Golazo del Ano
Series of 108 stickers. Moore, Hurst and Peters were featured in the sub-section called 'Futbol Internacional'
Album
SORRY NO IMAGE
3. Bobby Moore (Inglaterra)
SORRY NO IMAGE
5. Martin Peters (Inglaterra)
SORRY NO IMAGE
9. Geoff Hurst (Inglaterra)
La CIBELES Chocolates (Spain)
Mexico 70
Series of 240 stickers. The collection is similar to the Fher one issued in Spain and similar ones can be found in quite a few countries
around the world. This one only has 15 players per team, so 240 stickers instead of the usual 256.
The players are named in the bottom panel of the sticker and the La Cibeles logo can be seen near the top right corner of each sticker.
233. Geoff Hurst
236. Bobby Moore
239. Martin Peters
CRACK (Uruguay)
Chapitas - El Golazo del Ano
Series of 149 circular metal discs
97. Bobby Moore (Inglaterra)
Album
CROSSE & BLACKWELL
International Stars in World Cup Year
Series of 16 cut-out footballers. Similar to the various series of Stand-up footballers given away with contemporary comics
usually published by D.C. Thomson. The only difference is these have to be cut out using a scissors.
Details of the players can be found on the reverse of the base of the player card.
Colin Bell (England) - Manchester City kit
Jimmy Greaves (England)
Geoff Hurst (England) - West Ham United kit
Francis Lee (England) - Manchester City kit
Martin Peters (England)
Paul van Himst (Belgium)
Pele (Brazil)
Dimiter Yakimov (Bulgaria)
Jaraslav Pollak (Czechoslovakia)
Sandro Mazzola (Italy)
Thomas Nordahl (Sweden)
Julio Corts (Uruguay)
Albert Shesternev (USSR)
Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany)
Helmut Haller (West Germany)
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (West Germany)
Geoff Hurst
DAILY MAIL (Newspaper)
Daily Mail World Cup Wallchart
Coloured, unnumbered series of 28 stickers. Daily Mail produced a large colour World Cup Wallchart.
The wallchart however only has spaces for the 22 members of the England squad. Issued as a single sheet.
JOSEF BAUER (West Germany)
Weltfussball 1970
Numbered series of 92 cards. Famous clubs from around the world.
Similar in style to the UK issue by Anglo Confectionary issued in 1968-69.
51. West Ham United
TEST Ltd
Famous Football Clubs (1961)
Numbered series of 72. Wax paper issue depicting club colours and crest. Given free with "Bellboy" Bubble Gum.
Album issued to accompany the series.
6. West Ham United