Brazil 3–2 Romania: 1970 World Cup match
3–2Full time
Romania
Match in one glance
BrazilRomaniaGoalCard
Brazil
Romania
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
BrazilRomania
55.5%Possession sequences44.5%
22Shots18
7On target4
2.22Expected goals (xG)1.17
479Passes381
87.3%Pass accuracy80.6%
28Corners18
12Fouls24
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1ÉAÉdson Arantes do NascimentoBrazil · 2 goals0.96xG
- 2EGEduardo Gonçalves de AndradeBrazil · 0 goals0.54xG
- 3JVJair Ventura FilhoBrazil · 1 goals0.48xG
- 4EDEmerich DembrovschiRomania · 1 goals0.44xG
- 5FDFlorea DumitracheRomania · 1 goals0.41xG
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1970
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 3
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1970-06-10
- Venue
- Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
- Result
- 3–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Brazil / RomaniaComplete match timeline
BrazilRomaniaGoalCardSubstitution
Brazil
Romania
0′HTFT
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
11 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′2 – 1Pelé 19′ · Jairzinho 22′ · F. Dumitrache 34′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 1Pelé 67′ · E. Dembrovschi 84′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Brazil
4-4-2F
1FélixCA
4Carlos AlbertoB
2BritoF
15FontanaE
16EveraldoC
5ClodoaldoP
3PiazzaJ
7JairzinhoC
18CajuP
10PeléT
9TostãoListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 6MAMarco Antônio60′
- 19EEdu74′
Match contributions
- Jairzinho⚽ 1
- Pelé⚽ 2
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1FFélixGoalkeeper
- 2BBritoDefender
- 3PPiazzaDefender
- 4CACarlos AlbertoDefender
- 5CClodoaldoMidfielder
- 7JJairzinhoForward
- 9TTostãoForward
- 10PPeléForward
- 15FFontanaDefender
- 16EEveraldoDefender
- 18CCajuMidfielder
Romania
4-4-2SA
21Stere AdamacheLS
2Lajos SătmăreanuID
15Ion DumitruNL
3Nicolae LupescuMM
4Mihai MocanuRN
10Radu NunweillerCD
5Cornel DinuED
7Emerich DembrovschiML
11Mircea LucescuAN
16Alexandru NeaguFD
9Florea DumitracheListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 1NRNecula Răducanu27′
- 17GTGheorghe Tătaru72′
Match contributions
- Mihai Mocanu▰ 78′
- Emerich Dembrovschi⚽ 1
- Florea Dumitrache⚽ 1
- Ion Dumitru▰ 44′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2LSLajos SătmăreanuDefender
- 3NLNicolae LupescuDefender
- 4MMMihai MocanuDefender
- 5CDCornel DinuDefender
- 7EDEmerich DembrovschiMidfielder
- 9FDFlorea DumitracheForward
- 10RNRadu NunweillerMidfielder
- 11MLMircea LucescuForward
- 15IDIon DumitruMidfielder
- 16ANAlexandru NeaguMidfielder
- 21SAStere AdamacheGoalkeeper
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
Brazil
Romania
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Brazil
9%8%7%13%20%13%10%14%5%
Romania
7%12%7%14%26%11%8%10%4%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeFerdinand Marschall
Team comparison
BrazilRomania
55.5%Possession sequences44.5%
22Shots18
7On target4
2.22Expected goals (xG)1.17
479Passes381
87.3%Pass accuracy80.6%
28Corners18
12Fouls24
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
2.22Brazil1.17Romania
2.22Total xG1.17
2.22Non-penalty xG1.17
0.10xG per shot0.06
7Shots on target4
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Brazil3 goals · 22 shots · 2.22 xG
Romania2 goals · 18 shots · 1.17 xG
Passing network
Brazil
Romania
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Brazil
9%8%7%13%20%13%10%14%5%
Romania
7%12%7%14%26%11%8%10%4%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
3Goals2
22Shots18
7On target4
44Dribble attempts26
Passing
479Pass attempts381
418Completed passes307
87.3%Pass accuracy80.6%
28Corners18
Defending
26Duels40
10Interceptions13
114Pressures209
12Fouls24
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsP
PeléBrazil2Goals0Assists0.96xG
T
TostãoBrazil0Goals0Assists0.54xG
J
JairzinhoBrazil1Goals0Assists0.48xG
ED
Emerich DembrovschiRomania1Goals0Assists0.44xG
FD
Florea DumitracheRomania1Goals0Assists0.41xG
Brazil
4-4-2| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P PeléStarter | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0.96 |
T TostãoStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.54 |
J JairzinhoStarter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.48 |
C CajuStarter | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0.15 |
C ClodoaldoStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.05 |
E EveraldoStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.03 |
CA Carlos AlbertoStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.02 |
P PiazzaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
F FélixStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Romania
4-4-2| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ED Emerich DembrovschiStarter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
FD Florea DumitracheStarter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.41 |
AN Alexandru NeaguStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.15 |
RN Radu NunweillerStarter | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.05 |
CD Cornel DinuStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.05 |
ML Mircea LucescuStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.03 |
GT Gheorghe TataruSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.03 |
LS Lajos SătmăreanuStarter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.01 |
ID Ion DumitruStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
MM Mihai MocanuStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1970
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 3
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1970-06-10
- Venue
- Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
- Result
- 3–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Brazil / RomaniaData by
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StatsBombExpected goals and event analysis use StatsBomb definitions. Goal, card and substitution timelines use Fjelstul records.
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.