Cubillas helped Peru advance to the quarter-finals of the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.
He scored in all of Peru's four matches: once against Bulgaria, twice against Morocco, and once against West Germany, all in the first round.
Cubillas then scored another goal in the quarter-final loss against eventual champions Brazil, and he thus finished as the third highest goal scorer in the tournament.

He won the FIFA World Cup Young Player Award, and was third in the Golden Shoe award.
Cubillas helped Peru advance to the quarter-finals of the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. He scored in all of Peru's four matches: once against Bulgaria, twice against Morocco, and once against West Germany, all in the first round. Cubillas then scored another goal in the quarter-final loss against eventual champions Brazil, and he thus finished as the third highest goal scorer in the tournament.
He won the FIFA World Cup Young Player Award, and was third in the Golden Shoe award.
Teófilo Cubillas