1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Dates24 May 1964 - 29 December 1965
Teams31[1] (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played82
Goals scored250 (3.05 per match)
Attendance2,982,508 (36,372 per match)
Top scorerPortugal Eusébio (7 goals)
← 1962
1970 →

The 32 teams were drawn into nine groups of three or four teams each; however, after the withdrawal of Syria, one group had just two teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

Groups

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Bulgaria national football team Belgium national football team Israel national football team
1=  Bulgaria 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 6 Qualification for play-off — 3–0 4–0
1=  Belgium 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 6 5–0 — 1–0
3  Israel 4 0 0 4 1 12 −11 0 1–2 0–5 —
Source: AllWorldCup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Germany national football team Sweden men's national football team Cyprus national football team
1  West Germany 4 3 1 0 14 2 +12 7 Qualification for 1966 FIFA World Cup — 1–1 5–0
2  Sweden 4 2 1 1 10 3 +7 5 1–2 — 3–0
3  Cyprus 4 0 0 4 0 19 −19 0 0–6 0–5 —
Source: AllWorldCup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification France national football team Norway national football team Yugoslavia national football team Luxembourg national football team
1  France 6 5 0 1 9 2 +7 10 Qualification for 1966 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 1–0 4–1
2  Norway 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 7 0–1 — 3–0 4–2
3  Yugoslavia 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 7 1–0 1–1 — 3–1
4  Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 6 20 −14 0 0–2 0–2 2–5 —
Source: AllWorldCup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Portugal national football team Czechoslovakia national football team Romania national football team Turkey national football team
1  Portugal 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 9 Qualification for 1966 FIFA World Cup — 0–0 2–1 5–1
2  Czechoslovakia 6 3 1 2 12 4 +8 7 0–1 — 3–1 3–1
3  Romania 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 6 2–0 1–0 — 3–0
4  Turkey 6 1 0 5 4 19 −15 2 0–1 0–6 2–1 —
Source: AllWorldCup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Switzerland national football team Northern Ireland national football team Netherlands national football team Albania national football team
1  Switzerland 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 9 Qualification for 1966 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 2–1 1–0
2  Northern Ireland 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 8 1–0 — 2–1 4–1
3  Netherlands 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 6 0–0 0–0 — 2–0
4  Albania 6 0 1 5 2 12 −10 1 0–2 1–1 0–2 —
Source: AllWorldCup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Hungary national football team East Germany national football team Austria national football team
1  Hungary 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Qualification for 1966 FIFA World Cup — 3–2 3–0
2  East Germany 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 4 1–1 — 1–0
3  Austria 4 0 1 3 1 6 −5 1 0–1 1–1 —
Source: AllWorldCup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Soviet Union national football team Wales national football team Greece national football team Denmark national football team
1  Soviet Union 6 5 0 1 19 6 +13 10 Qualification for 1966 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 3–1 6–0
2  Wales 6 3 0 3 11 9 +2 6 2–1 — 4–1 4–2
3  Greece 6 2 1 3 10 14 −4 5 1–4 2–0 — 4–2
4  Denmark 6 1 1 4 7 18 −11 3 1–3 1–0 1–1 —
Source: AllWorldCup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy national football team Scotland national football team Poland national football team Finland national football team
1  Italy 6 4 1 1 17 3 +14 9 Qualification for 1966 FIFA World Cup — 3–0 6–1 6–1
2  Scotland 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 7 1–0 — 1–2 3–1
3  Poland 6 2 2 2 11 10 +1 6 0–0 1–1 — 7–0
4  Finland 6 1 0 5 5 20 −15 2 0–2 1–2 2–0 —
Source: AllWorldCup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain national football team Republic of Ireland national football team Syria national football team
1=  Spain 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 2 Qualification for play-off — 4–1 Canc.
1=  Republic of Ireland 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 2 1–0 — Canc.
—  Syria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Canc. Canc. —
Source: AllWorldCup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Goalscorers

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Qualified teams

The following 9 countries qualified for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 BulgariaGroup 1 winners29 December 19651 (1962)
 West GermanyGroup 2 winners14 November 19654 (19342, 19382, 1954, 1958)
 FranceGroup 3 winners6 November 19655 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958)
 PortugalGroup 4 winners21 November 19650 (debut)
  SwitzerlandGroup 5 winners14 November 19655 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962)
 HungaryGroup 6 winners9 October 19655 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962)
 Soviet UnionGroup 7 winners27 October 19652 (1958, 1962)
 ItalyGroup 8 winners5 December 19655 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962)
 SpainGroup 9 winners10 November 19653 (1934, 1950, 1962)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
2Competed as Germany

References

  1. ↑ Syria withdrew to support all the African teams who withdrew for FIFA not allowing a direct qualification slot.
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