25 THINGS WE LOVED ABOUT MEXICO 70
01 GREAVSIE’S WORLD CUP RALLY
Greaves football after being left out of the 1966 World Cup Final and watching all of Euro 68 from the sidelines as an unused substitute, but he still travelled to Mexico – in a Ford Escort. The 1970 World Cup Rally was a 16,000-mile dash from London to Mexico City, and the new West Ham forward – paired with professional rally driver Tony Fall – motored for Springfield Boys’ Club. The duo came a highly creditable sixth in their modified Escort 1850 GT.
02 GOALS... EVERYWHERE
There may have been only 32 games and 16 nations at Mexico 70, but they managed to hit the back of the net 95 times between them. The tournament average of 2.97 per game has never been bettered since. Brazil blasted home 19 goals in six matches, including four against Czechoslovakia, Peru and Italy. West Germany smashed 17 before losing to the Azzurri, who somehow topped their group after scoring one goal, then netted nine more in the knockouts. El Salvador were the only team not to register at all, defeated 2-0, 3-0 and 4-0.
03 THE TELSTAR IN ORBIT
Named after the communications satellites that helped to beam coverage around the
