Mexico 1 vs. Belgium 0 in the 1970 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group 1 game played in the 1970 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Belgium and Mexico with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 1970 World Cup, 1st Round Group 1

Date: Thursday, June 11, 1970

Mexico

1 - 0

Belgium

Goals:

14'

Gustavo Pena

(penalty)

Players

Mexico
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Ignacio Calderon
DF	3.	Gustavo Pena (C)
DF	5.	Mario Perez
DF	13.	Jose Vantolra
DF	14.	Javier Guzman
MF	8.	Antonio Munguia
MF	15.	Hector Pulido
MF	17.	Jose Gonzalez
FW	11.	Aaron Padilla
FW	19.	Javier Valdivia 46'HT
FW	21.	Javier Fragoso
		Entered
FW	20.	Juan Ignacio Basaguren 46'HT
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	Antonio Mota
GK	22.	Francisco Castrejon
DF	2.	Juan Manuel Alejandrez
DF	4.	Francisco Montes
DF	6.	Guillermo Hernandez
MF	7.	Marcos Rivas
MF	16.	Isidoro Diaz
MF	18.	Mario Velarde
FW	9.	Enrique Borja
FW	10.	Horacio Lopez Salgado
	Coach: Raul Cardenas

Belgium
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Christian Piot
DF	2.	Georges Heylens
DF	3.	Jean Thissen
DF	4.	Nicolas Dewalque
DF	5.	Leon Jeck
MF	6.	Jan Dockx
MF	7.	Leon Semmeling
MF	8.	Wilfried Van Moer
FW	10.	Paul Van Himst (C)
FW	11.	Wilfried Puis
FW	16.	Odilon Polleunis 65'
		Entered
FW	9.	Johannes Devrindt 65'
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	Jean-Maire Trappeniers
GK	22.	Jacques Duquesne
DF	13.	Jacques Beurlet
DF	14.	Maurice Martens
DF	20.	Alfonse Peeters
MF	15.	Erwin Van Den Daele
MF	17.	Jan Verheyen
FW	18.	Raoul Lambert
FW	19.	Pierre Carteus
FW	21.	Francois Janssens
	Coach: Raymond Goethals

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Belgium	Paul Van Himst	yellow card  (unknown minute)
Mexico	Gustavo Pena	yellow card  (unknown minute)
Belgium	Jean Thissen	yellow card  (unknown minute)
Mexico	Javier Valdivia	yellow card  (unknown minute)

Substitutions

Mexico
Minute 46 (in the break)		Juan Ignacio Basaguren	replaced	Javier Valdivia
Belgium
Minute 65		Johannes Devrindt	replaced	Odilon Polleunis