Editing 1970 FIFA World Cup (section)

===Legacy===
Both the [[Brazil at the 1970 FIFA World Cup|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.<ref name="BBC review"/><ref name="Brazil poll"/><ref name="Herald">{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/opinion/the-1970-world-cup-is-recalled-fondly-and-in-glorious-technicolour.19412390 |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |title=The 1970 World Cup is recalled fondly, and in glorious technicolour |date=17 November 2012 |access-date=7 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112223946/http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/opinion/the-1970-world-cup-is-recalled-fondly-and-in-glorious-technicolour.19412390 |archive-date=12 January 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/championsleague/archive/2009/03/14/1970-and-all-that.aspx |publisher=[[Four Four Two]] |title=1970: The definitive World Cup... |date=14 March 2009 |access-date=7 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629083835/http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/championsleague/archive/2009/03/14/1970-and-all-that.aspx |archive-date=29 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In contrast to the more physical style of play that had dominated the previous two tournaments, the 1970 Finals are noted for the attacking play adopted by most teams.<ref name="Castrol"/><ref name="Brasil 2014"/><ref name="Technical Report"/>

[[Image:Adidas Telstar.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Adidas Telstar]] of [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]]]

For the first time at a World Cup Finals, referees could issue [[Fouls and misconduct (association football)|yellow and red cards]] (a system that is now commonplace at every level of football worldwide),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/refereeing/news/newsid=80623/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023004530/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/refereeing/news/newsid=80623/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2011|publisher=FIFA |title=Ken Aston – the inventor of yellow and red cards|date=15 January 2002}}</ref> yet, in contrast to the previous tournaments (besides the 1950 edition) and all subsequent tournaments to date, no player was expelled from play.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espnfc.com/world-cup/columns/story?id=696767&cc=5739&ver=global |publisher=[[ESPN]] |title=World Cup History 1970 |date=10 November 2009 |access-date=7 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118123901/http://espnfc.com/world-cup/columns/story?id=696767&cc=5739&ver=global |archive-date=18 January 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The officiating of the opening match, commentated by some media as overly strict,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zIsyAAAAIBAJ&dq=referee&pg=2723%2C294839|newspaper=[[The Gazette (Montreal)]] |title=England begins soccer defence today|date=2 June 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/06/21/archives/west-germany-conquers-uruguay-10-for-third-place-in-world-cup.html|work=[[The New York Times]] |title=Mexican standoff?|date=7 June 1970}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Strict control needed in combustible situation |page=5 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=26 September 1970 }}</ref> set a standard of discipline that instead helped protect skillful players in accordance with FIFA's stated wish.<ref name="Times review"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aMgyAAAAIBAJ&dq=referee&pg=930%2C77278|newspaper=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |title=Clean, dull soccer start|date=1 June 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QNozAAAAIBAJ&dq=fifa&pg=6630%2C7865175|newspaper=[[Eugene Register-Guard]] |title=Officials determined to police World Soccer Championships|date=30 May 1970}}</ref>

The eventual champions Brazil, led by [[Carlos Alberto Torres|Carlos Alberto]], and featuring [[Pelé]], [[Clodoaldo]], [[Gérson]], [[Jairzinho]], [[Rivellino]], and [[Tostão]], is often cited as the greatest-ever World Cup team.<ref name="BBC review"/><ref name="Brazil poll"/><ref name="Independent"/> They won all of their six games on the way to the title, and had also won every one of [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification#Group 2 2|their qualifying fixtures]].<ref name="Perfect record"/> [[Jairzinho]]'s feat of scoring in every finals match likewise has yet to be equalled.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=63879/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514024048/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=63879/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 May 2012|publisher=FIFA |title=Jairzinho: The Hurricane that never blew out}}</ref> Coach [[Mário Zagallo]] became the first man to win the World Cup as both a player ([[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]], [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]) and coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/coaches/coach=61571/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302013400/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/coaches/coach=61571/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 March 2008|publisher=FIFA |title=Mario Zagallo: None hungrier than Brazil's lone wolf}}</ref>

This was the first World Cup to use the [[Adidas Telstar|Telstar]] ball from [[Adidas]] (who have supplied every World Cup match ball to date), introduced as the "Telstar Erlast" for the [[1968 European Football Championship]]. The Telstar was the first World Cup ball to use the now-familiar [[truncated icosahedron]] for its design, consisting of 12 black [[pentagon]]al and 20 white [[hexagon]]al panels.<ref name="fifalist">{{cite web|url=http://footballs.fifa.com/Football-Facts/FIFA-World-Cup-Footballs#eztoc717_0_1_11|title=1970 Mexico|work=The Footballs during the FIFA World Cup|publisher=FIFA|access-date=17 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128080230/http://footballs.fifa.com/Football-Facts/FIFA-World-Cup-Footballs#eztoc717_0_1_11|archive-date=28 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="soccerballworld">{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerballworld.com/HistoryWCBalls.htm|title=The History of the Official World Cup Match Balls|work=SoccerBallWorld|publisher=Rig-Tech Inc|access-date=17 September 2011}}</ref> The 32-panel configuration had been introduced in 1962 by [[Select Sport]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.select-sport.com/script/site/page.asp?artid=124&cat_id=84 |title=The Story of Select |publisher=Select Sport |access-date=17 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003032057/http://www.select-sport.com/script/site/page.asp?artid=124&cat_id=84 |archive-date=3 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Bernsen">{{cite journal|last=Bernsen|first=Jens|year=1992|title=Vi er røde, vi er hvide|journal=Design DK|publisher=Dansk Design Centre|issn=0906-9194|language=da}}</ref> and was also used in the official logo for the 1970 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070603185337/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 June 2007|title=1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico|work=Previous FIFA World Cups|publisher=FIFA|access-date=17 September 2011}}</ref> The black-and-white pattern, to aid visibility on [[black and white television]] broadcasts (which was still commonplace then, as colour television was rare in many parts of the world), was also well established before the Telstar.<ref name="Bernsen" /><ref>See [[Getty Images]] photos:
* [http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/53324431/Hulton-Archive #53324431] [[1965 European Cup Final]]
* [http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/3376509/Hulton-Archive #3376509] Terry Venables in 1965
* [http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/81398917/Sports-Illustrated #81398917] New York Champions Cup 1966
* [http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/2887049/Hulton-Archive #2887049] [[1967 European Cup Winners' Cup Final]]
</ref> The name came from the [[Telstar|Telstar communications satellite]], which was roughly spherical and dotted with solar panels, somewhat similar in appearance to the football.<ref name="fifalist"/>