 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Musi wa22 Mbudzi 1969, Riva akarova musoro mukurumbira mukukunda 30 kunze kwemusha mumutambo weWorld Cup unokodzera kurwisa East Germany, kuStadio San Paolo muNaples, iyo yakavhara nzvimbo yeItaly pa 1970 World Cup; pamberi pemutambo, akanga arova zvibodzwa gumi nezvipfumbamwe mumitambo gumi nematanhatu chete. Mumutambo weWorld Cup wa1970 muMexico, zvakawanda zvaitarisirwa kubva kuna Riva; zvisinei, pakutanga akaita zvisizvo mumutambo wekutanga, akatadza kurova mumitambo mitatu yeItaly, kunyangwe Riva nemukwikwidzi wake Angelo Domenghini vakaona zvibodzwa zvavo zvisirizvo zvakarambidzwa nekuda kwekubviswa mumutambo wekupedzisira weItaly, 0-0 kurova Israel musi wa11 Chikumi. Kutevera kuita kwake kusingafadzi uye kusina zvibodzwa muchikamu cheboka, uye kushoropodzwa kwakawanda uye kuongororwa kwenhau, Riva akazovhura account yake muNdebe yeNyika mumutambo wechipiri. Musi wa14 Chikumi, akabatsira Italy kukunda vaenzi veMexico 41 mumakwikwi ekupedzisira, achihwina zvibodzwa zviviri, zvese kubva kuna Gianni Rivera anobatsira, achiumba hukama hunoshamisa hwekurwisa nemutambi weMilan mumakwikwi ekurova makwikwi. Riva akazowana chibodzwa chakakosha munguva yekuwedzera yake yechi22 mumitambo 21 yepasi rose achipesana neWest Germany mukukunda kweItaly 4x3 semi-fainari musi wa17 Chikumi, iyo inozivikanwa se Mutambo weZana ramakore. Chikwata chemuItaly chakapedza chiri chechipiri mumakwikwi aya mushure mekurasikirwa neBrazil 4-1 mumutambo wekupedzisira.; Riva akapedza makwikwi semutambi weItaly, aine zvibodzwa zvitatu. Mushure memutambo, Riva akatyoka gumbo rake rerudyi achiri pabasa renyika yose mumutambo weEuropean qualifying gare gare gore iroro; akamanikidzwa kubuda muminiti yechi76 yekukunda 2-1 kure neAustria musi wa31 Gumiguru, kuPraterstadion, muVienna, zvichitevera dambudziko rakaoma kubva kumudziviriri weAustria Norbert Hof. 