The 1970 World Cup introduced major reforms—substitutions, goalkeeper time limits, and the yellow/red card system—to make football more dynamic and accessible to global audiences. The USSR impressed in the group stage but were controversially eliminated by Uruguay in the quarter-finals, ending a promising era with disappointment and criticism.

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