1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
| UEFA European Qualifiers |
|---|
The 31 teams were divided into 9 groups of 2, 3 or 4 teams each (one group with 2 teams, three groups with 3 teams and five groups with 4 teams). The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
| 1= | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| 3 |  Israel |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 |
| — |  Malta |
Withdrew | |||||||
Belgium and Bulgaria finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
Bulgaria qualified.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Cyprus |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | −19 |
| — |  Iceland |
Withdrew | |||||||
14 November 1965 |
| Cyprus |
0–6 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Heiß  30'Krämer 32'Szymaniak 57'Brunnenmeier 82', 88'Panayiotou 87' (o.g.) |
West Germany qualified.
Group 3
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| 2 |  Norway |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
| 3 |  Yugoslavia |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| 4 |  Luxembourg |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | −14 |
27 May 1965 |
| Norway |
4–2 | Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|
| Pedersen 16' E. Johansen 61'Sjøberg 66'Kristoffersen 77' |
Report | Brenner 10' (pen) Dublin 26' |
19 September 1965 |
| Luxembourg |
2–5 | Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Pilot 39' 50' |
Report | Galić 3', 11' Džajić 37', 58'Mušović 42' |
France qualified.
Group 4
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Portugal |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania |
6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
| 4 |  Turkey |
2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 |
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19 September 1965 |
| Czechoslovakia |
3–1 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Knebort 3', 66' Jokl 90' |
Report | Coe 23' |
Stadión dr. Vacka "Eden" (Slavia), Prague, Czechoslovakia Attendance: 7,324 Referee: Storoniak (Poland) |
Portugal qualified.
Group 5
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Switzerland |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 2 |  Northern Ireland |
8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Albania |
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
Switzerland qualified.
Group 6
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| 2 |  East Germany |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 |  Austria |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
Hungary qualified. This is the first time Austria failed to qualify. The previous absences of the Austrian team at World Cup were all due to withdrawals (1938, 1950, and 1962).
Group 7
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union |
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 |
| 2 |  Wales |
6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Greece |
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 |
| 4 |  Denmark |
3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 |
27 June 1965 |
| Soviet Union |
6–0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Khusainov 9' Metreveli 47'Voronin 64'Barkaya 69', 77'Meskhi 72' |
Report |
Soviet Union qualified.
Group 8
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 |
| 2 |  Scotland |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 |  Poland |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
| 4 |  Finland |
2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | −15 |
4 November 1964 |
| Italy |
6–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Facchetti 1' Holmqvist 8' (o.g.)Rivera 16'Bulgarelli 49'Mazzola 54', 83' |
Report | Peltonen 88' |
1 November 1965 |
| Italy |
6–1 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Mazzola 5' Barison 25', 65', 87'Rivera 71'Mora 79' |
Report | Lubański 84' |
Italy qualified.
Group 9
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | .svg.png){kind=small} Spain |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| 1= |  Republic of Ireland |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| — | %3B_Flag_of_Syria_(1963-1972).svg.png){kind=small} Syria |
withdrew | |||||||
Syria withdrew to support the African teams who withdrew in protest at the allocation of spots. Republic of Ireland and Spain finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. This match was initially to be played in London, a city with a large Irish immigrant population, but the Spanish and Irish football associations later came to an agreement and moved the match to Paris.[1]
Spain qualified.
References
- ↑ Doyle, Paul (13 November 2015). "The Joy of Six". The Guardian.