World Cup 1970 Qualifiers : El Salvador defeats Netherlands Antilles 1-0
SAN SALVADOR, Dec. 12, 1968 (AMP) — Mexico 70 (American Qualifiers) : El Salvador defeated the Netherlands Antilles by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 1970 FIFA World Cup on Thursday.
The result put the Salvadorans top of Group 3 with 4 points. The Netherlands Antilles is bottom with 2 points. In their next game, El Salvador will meet third-placed the Netherlands Antilles on December 15, while the Netherlands Antilles will face El Salvador.
Fixtures and Results : Group 3
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Overview
El Salvador at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 1 participation in the qualifications
Netherlands Antilles at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 4 participations in the qualifications (first in 1958)
El Salvador
1:0
Netherlands Antilles
1:0 (0:0)
- 12 December 1968
- San Salvador
Group 3
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| El Salvador | 4 |
 Suriname | 2 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 2 |
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