VIII WORLD CUP (ENGLAND 1966)

(From 11-07-1966 to 30-07-1966)

WC Logo
WC Mascot (Willie)

 

COMPETITION SYSTEM

· 70 national teams enter a Qualifying Stage (host England and title holder Brazil are exempt from this round), divided in 14 geographic groups. The group winners qualify for the Final Stage in England.

· The 16 teams qualified for the Final Stage are divided in 4 groups of 4 teams each playing a round robin. In case that two or more teams finish level on points, their position is decided by general goal difference.

· The group winners and runners-up advance to a quarterfinal knock-out round, played as an X-pairing. The four winners move to the semifinals, and the two surviving teams at the end of these knock-out rounds qualify for the final.

 

 

::::: QUALIFYING STAGE :::::

 

 

GROUP STAGE

(Seeded teams are indicated in blue)

 

GROUP 1

 

GROUP 2

Competition Day 1 (11-07-1966)

Competition Day 1 (12-07-1966)

London

England - Uruguay

0-0

Sheffield

FRG - Switzerland

5-0

London

France - Mexico

1-1 (x)

Birmingham

Argentina - Spain

2-1 (x)

Competition Day 2 (15-07-1966)

Competition Day 2 (15-07-1966)

London

Uruguay - France

2-1

Sheffield

Spain - Switzerland

2-1

London

England - Mexico

2-0 (y)

Birmingham

FRG - Argentina

0-0 (y)

Competition Day 3 (19-07-1966)

Competition Day 3 (19-07-1966)

London

Mexico - Uruguay

0-0

Sheffield

Argentina - Switzerland

2-0

London

England - France

2-0 (z)

Birmingham

FRG - Spain

2-1 (z)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. England

3

2

1

0

4

0

5

2. Uruguay

3

1

2

0

2

1

4

3. Mexico

3

0

2

1

1

3

2

4. France

3

0

1

2

2

5

1

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. FRG

3

2

1

0

7

1

5

2. Argentina

3

2

1

0

4

1

5

3. Spain

3

1

0

2

4

5

2

4. Switzerland

3

0

0

3

1

9

0

(x) Games played on 13-07-1966.     (y) Games played on 16-07-1966.     (z) Games played on 20-07-1966.

 

GROUP 3

 

GROUP 4

Competition Day 1 (12-07-1966)

Competition Day 1 (12-07-1966)

Liverpool

Brazil - Bulgaria

2-0

Middlesbrough

Soviet Union - North Korea

3-0

Manchester

Portugal - Hungary

3-1 (x)

Sunderland

Italy - Chile

2-0 (x)

Competition Day 2 (15-07-1966)

Competition Day 2 (15-07-1966)

Liverpool

Hungary - Brazil

3-1

Middlesbrough

North Korea - Chile

1-1

Manchester

Portugal - Bulgaria

3-0 (y)

Sunderland

Soviet Union - Italy

1-0 (y)

Competition Day 3 (19-07-1966)

Competition Day 3 (19-07-1966)

Liverpool

Portugal - Brazil

3-1

Middlesbrough

North Korea - Italy

1-0

Manchester

Hungary - Bulgaria

3-1 (z)

Sunderland

Soviet Union - Chile

2-1 (z)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. Portugal

3

3

0

0

9

2

6

2. Hungary

3

2

0

1

7

5

4

3. Brazil

3

1

0

2

4

6

2

4. Bulgaria

3

0

0

3

1

8

0

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. Soviet Union

3

3

0

0

6

1

6

2. North Korea

3

1

1

1

2

4

3

3. Italy

3

1

0

2

2

2

2

4. Chile

3

0

1

2

2

5

1

(x) Games played on 13-07-1966.     (y) Games played on 16-07-1966.    (z) Games played on 20-07-1966.

 

 

1/4 FINALS

(23-07-1966)

1.1-2.2 (A): England - Argentina

1-0

London

2.1-1.2 (B): FRG - Uruguay

4-0

Sheffield

3.1-4.2 (C): Portugal - North Korea

5-3

Liverpool

4.1-3.2 (D): Soviet Union - Hungary

2-1

Sunderland

 

 

1/2 FINALS

(25-07-1966)

A-C: England - Portugal

2-1 (*)

London

B-D: FRG - Soviet Union

2-1

Liverpool

* Game played on 26-07-1966.

 

 

PLACES 3 & 4

(28-07-1966)

Portugal - Soviet Union

2-1

London

 

 

 

FINAL

STADIUM: Wembley (London)

DATE: 30-07-1966 (15:00 h)

ATTENDANCE: 93.802

REFEREE: Gottfried Dienst (SWI)

GOALS: 0-1 (Haller 12’); 1-1 (Hurst 18’); 2-1 (Peters 78’); 2-2 (Weber 89’); 3-2 (Hurst 101’); 4-2 (Hurst 120’)

England
England ENG - FRG FRG
4-2 (1-1;2-2)
Westdeutschland

England (coach: Alf Ramsey)

Gordon Banks

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George Cohen

Jackie Charlton

Bobby Moore (c)

Ray Wilson

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Nobby Stiles

Bobby Charlton

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Alan Ball

Geoff Hurst

Roger Hunt

Martin Peters

FRG (coach: Helmut Schön)

Hans Tilkowski

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Horst-Dieter Höttges

Willi Schulz

Wolfgang Weber

Karl-Heinz Schnellinger

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Franz Beckenbauer

Wolfgang Overath

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Helmut Haller

Uwe Seeler (c)

Siegfried Held

Lothar Emmerich

 

 

FINAL STANDING

1.

England ENG

2.

FRG FRG

3.

Portugal POR

4.

Soviet Union USSR

5.

Argentina ARG

6.

Hungary HUN

7.

Uruguay URU

8.

North Korea PRK

9.

Italy ITA

10.

Spain SPA

11.

Brazil BRA

12.

Mexico MEX

13.

Chile CHI

14.

France FRA

15.

Bulgaria BUL

16.

Switzerland SWI

 

 

CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD

Gordon Banks (ENG)

Vladimir Ponomarjov (USSR)

Jackie Charlton (ENG)

Bobby Moore (ENG)

Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (FRG)

Franz Beckenbauer (FRG)

Bobby Charlton (ENG)

Mário Coluna (POR)

Uwe Seeler (FRG)

Flórián Albert (HUN)

Eusébio da Silva (POR)

 

 

TOP SCORER: Eusébio da Silva (POR) - 9 goals

 

BEST PLAYER: Bobby Charlton (ENG)

   

 

 

 

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