1966 FIFA World Cup Group 4

Group 4 of the 1966 FIFA World Cup consisted of Chile, Soviet Union, Italy, and North Korea. Play began on 12 July 1966 and concluded on 20 July 1966. Soviet Union won the group and North Korea finished as runners-up on their World Cup debut, and both advanced to the quarter-finals. Italy and Chile failed to advance.^[1]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	3	3	0	0	6	1	6.000	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	North Korea	3	1	1	1	2	4	0.500	3	Advance to knockout stage
3	Italy	3	1	0	2	2	2	1.000	2
4	Chile	3	0	1	2	2	5	0.400	1

Source: FIFA

Matches

Soviet Union vs North Korea

12 July 1966

19:30 BST

Soviet Union	3–0	North Korea
Malofeyev 31', 88' Banishevskiy 33'	^{[Report 1]}

Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough

Attendance: 23,006

Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)

Soviet Union

North Korea


GK	21	Anzor Kavazashvili
RB	4	Vladimir Ponomaryov
CB	6	Albert Shesternyov (c)
CB	7	Murtaz Khurtsilava
LB	3	Leonīds Ostrovskis
RH	8	Yozhef Sabo
LH	14	Giorgi Sichinava
OR	11	Igor Chislenko
CF	18	Anatoliy Banishevskiy
CF	19	Eduard Malofeyev
OL	15	Galimzyan Khusainov	77'
Manager:
Nikolai Morozov


GK	1	Li Chan-myung
RB	2	Pak Li-sup
CB	3	Shin Yung-kyoo
CB	5	Lim Zoong-sun
LB	4	Kang Bong-chil
RH	8	Pak Seung-zin (c)
CH	7	Pak Doo-ik
LH	6	Im Shung-hwi
RF	11	Han Bong-zin
CF	10	Kang Ryong-woon
LF	12	Kim Seung-il
Manager:
Myung Rye-hyun

Italy vs Chile

13 July 1966

19:30 BST

Italy	2–0	Chile
Mazzola 8' Barison 88'	^{[Report 2]}

Roker Park, Sunderland

Attendance: 27,199

Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

Italy

Chile


GK	1	Enrico Albertosi
SW	22	Sandro Salvadore (c)
RB	5	Tarcisio Burgnich
CB	21	Roberto Rosato
LB	6	Giacinto Facchetti
CM	4	Giacomo Bulgarelli
CM	13	Giovanni Lodetti
AM	19	Gianni Rivera
OR	17	Marino Perani
CF	14	Sandro Mazzola
OL	3	Paolo Barison
Manager:
Edmondo Fabbri


GK	13	Juan Olivares
RB	6	Luis Eyzaguirre
CB	4	Humberto Cruz
CB	7	Elías Figueroa
LB	21	Hugo Villanueva
RH	12	Rubén Marcos
LH	14	Ignacio Prieto
OR	1	Pedro Araya Toro
CF	8	Alberto Fouilloux
CF	18	Armando Tobar
OL	17	Leonel Sánchez (c)
Manager:
Luis Álamos

Chile vs North Korea

15 July 1966

19:30 BST

Chile	1–1	North Korea
Marcos 26' (pen.)	^{[Report 3]}	Pak Seung-zin 88'

Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough

Attendance: 13,792

Referee: Ali Kandil (United Arab Republic)

Chile

North Korea


GK	13	Juan Olivares
RB	20	Aldo Valentini
CB	4	Humberto Cruz
CB	7	Elías Figueroa
LB	21	Hugo Villanueva
RH	12	Rubén Marcos	17'
LH	14	Ignacio Prieto
OR	1	Pedro Araya Toro
CF	8	Alberto Fouilloux
CF	11	Honorino Landa
OL	17	Leonel Sánchez (c)
Manager:
Luis Álamos


GK	1	Li Chan-myung
RB	2	Pak Li-sup
CB	3	Shin Yung-kyoo
CB	5	Lim Zoong-sun
LB	13	Oh Yoon-kyung
RH	8	Pak Seung-zin (c)
CH	7	Pak Doo-ik
LH	6	Im Shung-hwi
RF	11	Han Bong-zin
CF	16	Li Dong-woon
LF	12	Kim Seung-il
Manager:
Myung Rye-hyun

Soviet Union vs Italy

16 July 1966

15:00 BST

Soviet Union	1–0	Italy
Chislenko 57'	^{[Report 4]}

Roker Park, Sunderland

Attendance: 27,793

Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)

Soviet Union

Italy


GK	1	Lev Yashin
RB	4	Vladimir Ponomaryov
CB	6	Albert Shesternyov (c)
CB	7	Murtaz Khurtsilava
LB	10	Vasiliy Danilov
RH	8	Yozhef Sabo	77'
LH	12	Valery Voronin
OR	11	Igor Chislenko
CF	19	Eduard Malofeyev
CF	18	Anatoliy Banishevskiy
OL	15	Galimzyan Khusainov
Manager:
Nikolai Morozov


GK	1	Enrico Albertosi
SW	22	Sandro Salvadore (c)
RB	5	Tarcisio Burgnich
CB	21	Roberto Rosato
LB	6	Giacinto Facchetti
RH	13	Giovanni Lodetti
CH	4	Giacomo Bulgarelli
LH	12	Gianfranco Leoncini
OR	15	Gigi Meroni
CF	14	Sandro Mazzola
OL	16	Ezio Pascutti
Manager:
Edmondo Fabbri

North Korea vs Italy

19 July 1966

19:30 BST

North Korea	1–0	Italy
Pak Doo-ik 42'	^{[Report 5]}

Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough

Attendance: 17,829

Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)

North Korea

Italy


GK	1	Li Chan-myung
RB	5	Lim Zoong-sun
CB	3	Shin Yung-kyoo
CB	14	Ha Jung-won
LB	13	Oh Yoon-kyung
RH	8	Pak Seung-zin (c)
CH	7	Pak Doo-ik
LH	6	Im Shung-hwi
RF	11	Han Bong-zin
CF	17	Kim Bong-hwan
LF	15	Yang Song-guk
Manager:
Myung Rye-hyun


GK	1	Enrico Albertosi
SW	9	Francesco Janich
RB	11	Spartaco Landini
CB	8	Aristide Guarneri
LB	6	Giacinto Facchetti
RH	4	Giacomo Bulgarelli (c)
LH	7	Romano Fogli
OR	17	Marino Perani
CF	14	Sandro Mazzola
CF	3	Paolo Barison
OL	19	Gianni Rivera
Manager:
Edmondo Fabbri

Soviet Union vs Chile

20 July 1966

19:30 BST

Soviet Union	2–1	Chile
Porkuyan 28', 85'	^{[Report 6]}	Marcos 32'

Roker Park, Sunderland

Attendance: 16,027

Referee: John Adair (Northern Ireland)

Soviet Union

Chile


GK	21	Anzor Kavazashvili
RB	9	Viktor Getmanov
CB	6	Albert Shesternyov (c)
CB	13	Alexey Korneyev
LB	3	Leonīds Ostrovskis
RH	12	Valery Voronin
LH	5	Valentin Afonin
OR	16	Slava Metreveli
CF	2	Viktor Serebryanikov
CF	20	Eduard Markarov
OL	17	Valeriy Porkujan
Manager:
Nikolai Morozov


GK	13	Juan Olivares
RB	20	Aldo Valentini
CB	4	Humberto Cruz
CB	7	Elías Figueroa
LB	21	Hugo Villanueva
RH	12	Rubén Marcos
LH	14	Ignacio Prieto
OR	1	Pedro Araya Toro
CF	11	Honorino Landa
CF	22	Guillermo Yávar
OL	17	Leonel Sánchez (c)
Manager:
Luis Álamos

References

↑ Stokkermans, Karel; Jarreta, Sergio Henrique (22 October 1999). "World Cup 1966 (England, July 11–30)". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

Match reports

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- "Soviet Union vs Korea DPR | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Soviet Union v Korea DPR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Italy vs Chile | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Italy v Chile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Korea DPR vs Chile | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Korea DPR v Chile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Soviet Union vs Italy | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Soviet Union v Italy". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Korea DPR vs Italy | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Korea DPR v Italy". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Soviet Union vs Chile | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Soviet Union v Chile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

External links

1966 FIFA World Cup archive

[1] Stokkermans, Karel; Jarreta, Sergio Henrique (22 October 1999). "World Cup 1966 (England, July 11–30)". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

[2] 
"Soviet Union vs Korea DPR | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Soviet Union v Korea DPR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwiQ] "Soviet Union vs Korea DPR | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwkA] "1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Soviet Union v Korea DPR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[3] 
"Italy vs Chile | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Italy v Chile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwng] "Italy vs Chile | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwpQ] "1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Italy v Chile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[4] 
"Korea DPR vs Chile | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Korea DPR v Chile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwsw] "Korea DPR vs Chile | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwug] "1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Korea DPR v Chile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[5] 
"Soviet Union vs Italy | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Soviet Union v Italy". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwyA] "Soviet Union vs Italy | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwzw] "1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Soviet Union v Italy". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[6] 
"Korea DPR vs Italy | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Korea DPR v Italy". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mw3Q] "Korea DPR vs Italy | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mw5A] "1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Korea DPR v Italy". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[7] 
"Soviet Union vs Chile | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Soviet Union v Chile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mw8g] "Soviet Union vs Chile | Group Matches | 1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mw-Q] "1966 FIFA World Cup England – Matches – Soviet Union v Chile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

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[Report 1]

[Report 2]

[Report 3]

[Report 4]

[Report 5]

[Report 6]

1966 FIFA World Cup
Stages	Group stage Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Knockout stage Final
General information	Qualification Squads
See also	1966 theft of the Jules Rimet Trophy They think it's all over

Standings

Matches

Soviet Union vs North Korea

Italy vs Chile

Chile vs North Korea

Soviet Union vs Italy

North Korea vs Italy

Soviet Union vs Chile

See also

References

Match reports

External links