Unofficial ranking WORLD CUP-1970 (Mexico)
| # | Team | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | CONMEBOL | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 5 000 |
| 2 |  Italy | UEFA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4 950 |
| 3 |  Germany | UEFA | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 900 |
| 4 |  Uruguay | CONMEBOL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 | 4 850 |
| 5 |  USSR | UEFA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 800 |
| 6 |  Mexico | CONCACAF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 780 |
| 7 |  Peru | CONMEBOL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 760 |
| 8 |  England | UEFA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 740 |
| 9 |  Sweden | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 690 |
| 10 |  Belgium | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 4 670 |
| 11 |  Romania | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 4 670 |
| 12 |  Israel | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 4 630 |
| 13 |  Bulgaria | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 1 | 4 610 |
| 14 |  Morocco | CAF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 | 4 590 |
| 15 |  Czech Republic | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 4 570 |
| 16 |  El Salvador | CONCACAF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 0 | 4 550 |