Key stats 1970 World Cup

Number of Passes
475 Overath (BRD)
394 Carlos Alberto Torres (Bra)
331 Challe (Peru)
317 Beckenbauer (BRD)
317 Clodoaldo (Bra)

Passing accuracy
95,3% Piazza (Bra)
93,1% Clodoaldo (Bra)
92,1% F. Vesely (CSSR)
92,1% Brito (Bra)
91,7% Burgnich (Ita), Chumpitaz (Peru)

Passing accuracy opposition half
91,3% Höttges (BRD)
91,2% Clodoaldo (Bra)
90,4% Piazza (Bra)
87,4% Gérson (Bra)
85,6% Dembrovski (Rom)

Duels won (%) minimum 15 duels
79,2% Selander (Swe) (19/5)
77,8% J. Olsson (Swe) (14/4)
70,7% Beckenbauer (BRD) (58/24)
69,7% Carlos Alberto Torres (Bra) (23/10)
67,9% Shesterniev (USSR) (19/9)

Aerial duels won (%) minimum 7 duels
88,9% Rosato (Ita) (8/1)
78,9% Ancheta (Uru) (15/4)
71,4% Labone (Eng) (5/2)
59,3% Seeler (BRD) (16/11)
54,5% Riva (Ita) (12/10), van Himst (Bel) (6/5)

Recoveries
47 Moore (Eng)
40 Cera, De Sisti (Ita)
39 Overath (BRD)
37 Shesterniev (USSR)
35 S. Mazzola (Ita), Castillo-Monteiro (Uru)

Tackles won (%) (minimum 10 tackles)
100,0% Moore (Eng) (12/0)
100,0% Mifflin (Peru) (11/0)
93,8% Burgnich (Ita) (15/1)
92,9% Carlos Alberto Torres (Bra) (13/1)
91,7% Rivelino (Bra) (11/1), Kaplichny (USSR) (11/1)

Clearances
59 Ancheta (Uru)
46 Brito (Bra)
44 Burgnich (Ita)
35 Facchetti (Ita)
34 Rosato (Ita)

Blocks
9 Rosato (Ita)
8 Moore (Eng)
7 Brito (Bra), Cera (Ita)
6 Matosas (Uru), Carlos Alberto Torres (Bra), Schnellinger (BRD)

Interceptions
27 Matosas (Uru)
22 Everaldo (Bra)
19 Piazza (Bra)
18 Shesterniev (USSR), Rosato (Ita)
17 Dockx (Bel)

Successful crosses (minimum 12 crosses)
43,8% Libuda (BRD) (21/27)
41,7% Rivera (Ita) (5/7)
38,5% Bertini (Ita) (5/8)
32,0% Grabowski (BRD) (8/17)
29,4% Satmareanu (Rom) (5/12)

Assists
6 Pelé (Bra)
4 Tostão (Bra)
3 G. Müller, Seeler, Libuda (BRD), Rivelino (Bra), Bonev (Bul)

Chances created
28 Pelé (Bra)
24 Overath (BRD)
18 De Sisti (Ita), León (Peru)
17 Boninsegna (Ita)
16 S. Mazzola (Ita)