Football World Cup 1966 Europe Qualification - 9 berths + England as host
9 Groups - 9+1 Berths. 5 groups with 4 teams and 4 groups with 3 teams.
31 UEFA members took part. Malta and Iceland did not play. Israel and Syria were included in Europe zone.
Bulgaria beat Belgium and Spain beat Ireland after play-off.
From 1962 France and Portugal replaced Yugoslavia and Spain.

England World Cup 1966

Group 10England - host
Group 1Bulgaria, Belgium, Israel
Group 2West Germany, Sweden, Cyprus
Group 3France, Norway, Yugoslavia, Luxembourg
Group 4Portugal, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Turkey
Group 5Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Netherlands, Albania
Group 6Hungary, East Germany, Austria
Group 7Soviet Union, Wales, Greece, Denmark
Group 8Italy, Scotland, Poland, Finland
Group 9Spain, Ireland, Syria>/s>
Group 1ptswondrwlstgfgag+-
1.BUL Bulgaria63019:6+3
2.BEL Belgium630111:3+8
3.BISRIsrael 00041:12-11
TeamBulgBelgIsra
BUL Bulgaria---3:0, 2:14:0
BEL Belgium 5:0---1:0
ISR Israel 1:2 0:5---
1st place decided by Play-Off!
Bulgaria qualified to World 1966 and was eliminated in Groups Round.
Key match: 29.12.65 Bulgaria 2-1 Belgium.
dateteam 1 ___________scoreteam 2 ___________HTatt.
Sun 09.05.65BEL Belgium1-0ISR Israel1-021,699
1-0 Jurion 24'pen. Heysel Stadium, Brussels. Referee: Einar Poulsen, Denmark.
Sun 13.06.65BUL Bulgaria4-0ISR Israel2-018,770
1-0 Kotkov 16' 2-0 Kotkov 39' 3-0 Asparukhov 67' 4-0 Kitov 69' Slavia Stadium, Sofia. Referee: Faruk Talu, Turkey.
Sun 26.09.65BUL Bulgaria3-0BEL Belgium2-025,380
1-0 Kotkov 30' 2-0 Asparukhov 33' 3-0 Kotkov 61' Slavia Stadium, Sofia. Referee: Konstantin Zecevic, Yugoslavia.
Wed 27.10.65BEL Belgium5-0BUL Bulgaria1-013,780
1-0 van Himst 18' 2-0 van Himst 55' 3-0 Thio 75' 4-0 Thio 82' 5-0 Stockman 88' Constant van den Stock Stadium, Brussels. Referee: Marcel Albert Bois, France.
Wed 10.11.65ISR Israel0-5BEL Belgium0-348,355
0-1 van Himst 24' 0-2 Thio 31' 0-3 van Himst 48' 0-4 Puis 48' 0-5 van Himst 69' Ramat Gan Stadium. Referee: Antonio Sbardella, Italy.
Sun 21.11.65ISR Israel1-2BUL Bulgaria0-128,213
0-1 Kolev 31' 1-1 Talbi 48' 1-2 Asparukhov 81' Ramat Gan Stdium. Referee: Eduard Babauczek, Austria.
Play-Off
Wed 29.12.65BUL Bulgaria2-1BEL Belgium2-011,659
0-1 Asparukhov 19' 0-2 Asparukhov 20' 2-1 Gaganelov (Vutsov) 75'OG Stadio Komunale, Florence, Italy. Referee: Antonio Sbardella, Italy.
Bulgaria: G. Naydenov, Al. Shalamanov, Iv. Vutsov, B. Gaganelov, D. Zhechev, P. Zhekov, St. Abadzhiev, G. Asparuhov, D. Yakimov, Iv. Kolev.
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9
Group 2ptswondrwlstgfgag+-
1.FRG West Germany731014:2+12
2.FRG Sweden521110:3+7
3.FRG Cyprus00040:19-19
TeamWeGeSwedCypr
FRG West Germany---1:15:0
SWE Sweden 1:2---5:0
CYP Cyprus 0:6 0:3---
West Germany qualified to World 1966 and lost the Final.
Key match: 25.09.65 Sweden 1-2 West Germany.
dateteam 1 __________scoreteam 2 ___________HTatt.
Wed 04.11.64FRG West Germany1-1SWE Sweden1-0
1-0 Brunnenmeier 24' 1-1 Hamrin 86' West Berlin. Referee: Dienst, Switzerland.
Sat 24.04.65FRG West Germany5-0CYP Cyprus3-0
1-0 Sieloff 16' 2-0 Overath 22' 3-0 Sieloff 35' 4-0 Strehl 69' 5-0 Overath 85' Karlsruhe. Referee: Mootz, Luxembourg.
Wed 05.05.65SWE Sweden3-0CYP Cyprus1-0
1-0 Simonsson 25' 2-0 Jonsson 55' 3-0 Simonsson 73' Norrkoping. Referee: Petursson, Iceland.
Sun 26.09.65SWE Sweden1-2FRG West Germany1-1
1-0 Jonsson 44' 1-1 Kramer 45' 1-2 Seeler 54' Stockholm. Referee: Dagnall, England.
Sun 07.11.65CYP Cyprus0-5SWE Sweden0-4
0-1 Granstroem 24' 0-2 Granstroem 25' 0-3 Kindvall 37' 0-4 Bo-Goran Larsson 40' Famagusta. Referee: Zsengeller, Hungary.
Sun 14.11.65CYP Cyprus0-6FRG West Germany0-2
0-1 Heiss 30' 0-2 Kramer 32' 0-3 Szymaniak 57' 0-4 Brunnenmeier 82' 0-5 Panayiotou 87'OG 0-6 Brunnenmeier 88' Nicosia. Referee: Francescon, Italy.
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9
Group 3pwdlgfgag+-
1. France105019:2+7
2. Norway731210:5+5
3. Yugoslavia731210:8+2
4. Luxembourg00066:20-14
TeamFranNorwYugoLuxe
France---1:0 1:0 4:1
Norway 0:1---3:0 2:0
Yugoslavia1:0 1:1---5:2
Luxembourg0:22:4 1:3---
France qualified to World 1966 and was eliminated in Groups Round.
Key match: 09.10.65 France 1-0 Yugoslavia.
dateteam 1 __________scoreteam 2 ___________HTatt.
Sun 20.09.64YUG Yugoslavia3-1LUX Luxembourg2-0
1-0 Kovacevic 15' 2-0 Jerkovic 25' 2-1 Schmit 71' 3-1 Galic 86' Beograd. Referee: Tdouvaras, Greece.
Sun 04.10.64LUX Luxembourg0-2FRA France0-1
0-1 Guy 17' 0-2 Artelesa 80' Luxembourg. Referee: Loraux, Belgium.
Sun 08.11.64LUX Luxembourg0-2NOR Norway0-1
0-1 E. Johansen 28' 0-2 Berg 72' Luxembourg. Referee: Roweu, Wales.
Wed 11.11.64FRA France1-0NOR Norway1-0
1-0 Rombert 17' Paris. Referee: Adair, Northern Ireland.
Sun 18.04.65YUG Yugoslavia1-0FRA France0-0
1-0 Galic 59' Beograd. Referee: Wiachojanis, Austria.
Thu 27.05.65NOR Norway4-2LUX Luxembourg1-2
0-1 Brenner 10'pen. 1-1 Pedersen 16' 1-2 Dublin 26' 2-2 E. Johansen 61' 3-2 Sjoberg 66' 4-2 Kristoffersen 77' Trondheim. Referee: Hirviniemi, Finland.
Wed 16.06.65NOR Norway3-0YUG Yugoslavia1-0
1-0 Seemann 9' 2-0 Nilsen 60' 3-0 Berg 87' Oslo. Referee: Lowry, Wales.
Wed 15.09.65NOR Norway0-1FRA France0-1
0-1 Combin 22' Oslo. Referee: Philips, Scotland.
Sun 19.09.65LUX Luxembourg2-5YUG Yugoslavia1-4
0-1 Galic 3' 0-2 Galic 11' 0-3 Fjajic 37' 1-3 Pilot 39' 1-4 Musovic 47' 2-4 Pilot 50' 2-5 Dzajic 58' Luxembourg. Referee: Vales, Czechoslovakia.
Sat 09.10.65FRA France1-0YUG Yugoslavia0-0
1-0 Gondet 73' Paris. Referee: Hansen, Denmark.
Sat 06.11.65FRA France4-1LUX Luxembourg4-0
1-0 Gondet 6' 2-0 Combin 11' 3-0 Gondet 27' 4-0 Combin 38' 4-1 Pilot 53' Marseille. Referee: Zariquiequi Izco, Spain.
Sun 07.11.65YUG Yugoslavia1-1NOR Norway1-1
1-1 Vasovic 23' 0-1 Stavrum 8' Beograd. Referee: Ashkenazi, Israel.
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9
Group 4pwdlgfgag+-
1. Portugal94119:4+5
2. Czechoslovakia731212:4+8
3. Romania63039:7+2
4. Turkey21054:19-15
TeamPortCzecRomaTurk
Portugal--- 0:02:15:1
Czechoslovakia0:1--- 3:1 6:0
Romania 2:01:0---3:0
Turkey 0:11:3 2:1---
Portugal qualified to World 1966 and won Third place match.
Key match: 31.10.65 Portugal 0-0 Czechoslovakia
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
Sun 24.01.65LisboaPOR Portugal5-1TUR Turkey2-1
Mon 19.04.65AnkaraTUR Turkey0-1POR Portugal0-0
Sun 25.04.65BratislavaTCH Czechoslovakia0-1POR Portugal0-1
Sun 02.05.65BucurestiROU Romania3-0TUR Turkey1-0
Sun 30.05.65BucurestiROU Romania1-0TCH Czechoslovakia1-0
Sun 13.06.65LisboaPOR Portugal2-1ROU Romania2-0
Sun 19.09.65PragueTCH Czechoslovakia3-1ROU Romania1-1
Sat 09.10.65IstanbulTUR Turkey0-6TCH Czechoslovakia0-3
Sat 23.10.65AnkaraTUR Turkey2-1ROU Romania1-0
Sun 31.10.65PortoPOR Portugal0-0TCH Czechoslovakia0-0
Sun 21.11.65BrnoTCH Czechoslovakia3-1TUR Turkey2-1
Sun 21.11.65BucurestiROU Romania2-0POR Portugal2-0
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9
Group 5pwdlgfgag+-
1. Switzerland94117:3+4
2. Northern Ireland83219:5+4
3. Netherlands62226:4+2
4. Albania10152:12-10
TeamSwitNortNethAlba
Switzerland--- 2:1 2:1 2:0
Northern Ireland1:0---2:14:1
Netherlands0:0 0:0---2:0
Albania0:1 1:1 0:2---
Switzerland qualified to World 1966 and was eliminated in Groups Round.
Key matches: 14.11.65 Switzerland 2-1 Netherlands and 24.11.65 Albania 1-1 Northern Ireland
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
Sun 24.05.64RotterdamNED Netherlands2-0ALB Albania0-0
Wed 14.10.64BelfastNorthern Ireland1-0SUI Switzerland0-0
Sun 25.10.64TiranaALB Albania0-2NED Netherlands0-1
Sat 14.11.64LausanneSUI Switzerland2-1Northern Ireland2-1
Wed 17.03.65BelfastNorthern Ireland2-1NED Netherlands1-1
Wed 07.04.65RotterdamNED Netherlands0-0Northern Ireland0-0
Sun 11.04.65TiranaALB Albania0-2SUI Switzerland0-1
Sun 02.05.65GeneveSUI Switzerland1-0ALB Albania1-0
Fri 07.05.65BelfastNorthern Ireland4-1ALB Albania2-1
Sun 17.10.65AmsterdamNED Netherlands0-0SUI Switzerland0-0
Sun 14.11.65BerneSUI Switzerland2-1NED Netherlands1-0
Wed 24.11.65TiranaALB Albania1-1Northern Ireland0-0
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9
Group 6pwdlgfgag+-
1. Hungary73108:3+5
2. East Germany41215:50
3. Austria10131:6-5
TeamHungEastAust
Hungary--- 3:2 3:0
East Germany1:1--- 1:0
Austria0:11:1---
Hungary qualified to World 1966 and was eliminated in Quarter-Finals (1/4).
Key match: 09.10.65 Hungary 3-2 East Germany
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
Sun 25.04.65WienAUT Austria1-1GDR East Germany0-0
Sun 23.05.65LeipzigGDR East Germany1-1HUN Hungary
Sun 13.06.65WienAUT Austria0-1HUN Hungary0-1
Sun 05.09.65BudapestHUN Hungary3-0AUT Austria2-0
Sat 09.10.65BudapestHUN Hungary3-2GDR East Germany1-1
Sun 31.10.65LeipzigGDR East Germany1-0AUT Austria
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9
Group 7pwdlgfgag+-
1. Soviet Union1050119:6+13
2. Wales630311:9+2
3. Greece521310:14-4
4. Denmark31147:18-11
TeamSoviWaleGreeDenm
Soviet Union---2:14:16:0
Wales 2:1--- 4:1 4:2
Greece 1:32:0---4:2
Denmark 1:31:0 1:1---
Soviet Union qualified to World 1966 and lost Third place match.
Key match: 30.05.65 Soviet Union 2-1 Wales
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
Wed 21.10.64KopenhagenDEN Denmark1-0WAL Wales0-0
Sun 29.11.64AthensGRE Greece4-2DEN Denmark1-0
Wed 09.12.64AthensGRE Greece2-0WAL Wales1-0
Wed 17.03.65CardifWAL Wales4-1GRE Greece1-1
Sun 23.05.65MoskvaURS Soviet Union3-1GRE Greece1-0
Sun 30.05.65MoskvaURS Soviet Union2-1WAL Wales2-0
Sun 27.06.65MoskvaURS Soviet Union6-0DEN Denmark1-0
Sun 03.10.65AthensGRE Greece1-4URS Soviet Union1-2
Sun 17.10.65KopenhagenDEN Denmark1-3URS Soviet Union0-0
Wed 27.10.65KopenhagenDEN Denmark1-1GRE Greece1-1
Wed 27.10.65CardifWAL Wales2-1URS Soviet Union1-1
Wed 01.12.65WrexhamWAL Wales4-2DEN Denmark3-1
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9
Group 8pwdlgfgag+-
1. Italy941117:3+14
2. Scotland73128:80
3. Poland622211:10+1
4. Finland21055:20-15
TeamItalScotPolaFinl
Italy--- 3:0 6:16:1
Scotland1:0--- 1:13:1
Poland0:02:1--- 7:0
Finland 0:2 1:22:0---
Italy qualified to World 1966 and was eliminated in Groups Round.
Key match: 07.12.65 Italy 3-0 Scotland
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
Wed 21.10.64GlasgowSCO Scotland3-1FIN Finland3-0
Wed 04.11.64GenoaITA Italy6-1FIN Finland3-0
Sun 18.04.65WarsawPOL Poland0-0ITA Italy0-0
Sun 23.05.65ChorzowPOL Poland1-1SCO Scotland0-0
Thu 27.05.65HelsinkiFIN Finland1-2SCO Scotland1-1
Wed 23.06.65HelsinkiFIN Finland0-2ITA Italy0-1
Wed 29.09.65HelsinkiFIN Finland2-0POL Poland2-0
Wed 13.10.65GlasgowSCO Scotland1-2POL Poland1-0
Sun 24.10.65SzczecinPOL Poland7-0FIN Finland6-0
Mon 01.11.65RomaITA Italy6-1POL Poland2-0
Tue 09.11.65GlasgowSCO Scotland1-0ITA Italy0-0
Tue 07.12.65NapoliITA Italy3-0SCO Scotland1-0
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9
Group Ipwdlgfgag+-
1. Spain21014:2+2
2. Ireland21012:4-2
-. Syria withdrew
TeamSpaiIrelSyri
Spain--- 4:1
Ireland1:0---
Syria ---
Bulgaria qualified to World 1966 and was eliminated in Groups Round.
Key match: 10.11.65 Spain 1-0 Ireland
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
Syria withdrew on 08.10.1964
Wed 05.05.65DublinIRL Ireland1-0ESP Spain0-0
Wed 27.10.65SevillaESP Spain4-1IRL Ireland2-1
Play-Off
Wed 10.11.65Paris(FRA)ESP Spain1-0IRL Ireland0-0
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9
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