Club Brugge KV reached the second round by eliminating Åtvidabergs FF of Sweden (won 5-3 away, lost 1-2 at home) but RR White lost to Grupo Desportivo Cuf of Portugal in the first round (lost 0-1 at home, 0-2 away).
Ericsson, who through Facit AB funded the football club Åtvidabergs FF, was the chairman of the Swedish Football Association 1970-1975 and was a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) 1965-1996.