ENGLAND EXEMPT
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter —Copt/right) LONDON. England, the present holder, will not have to qualify for the 1970 World Cup soccer finals, but future holders may have to, Sir Stanley Rous, president of the International Football Federation, said yesterday. He was commenting on the recent suggestion by a federation study group that World Cup winners should not automatically qualify for the next finals. Sir Stanley Rous said: “The organising committee agreed in November that the 1970 competition should be organised basically on the same formula as 1966, with holders and hosts automatically qualifying for the finals. "This decision, which is subject to the sanction of the F.I.F.A. congress, does not rule out, of course, changes in future World Cup competitions. After 1970, the finalists could be decided by the various Nations' Cup competitions. “The host country would always be included in the finals but the holders may have to qualify after 1970. West Germany, hosts in 1974, have been warned that changes in procedure may be made before their finals.”
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31333, 1 April 1967, Page 15
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