1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 5)

The four teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Switzerland qualified for the eighth FIFA World Cup held in England.

Matches

24 May 1964
Netherlands  20  Albania
Muller
Schrijvers
Report
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Referee: Meighan (Republic of Ireland)

14 October 1964
Northern Ireland  10   Switzerland
Crossan Report
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Referee: Burguet (Belgium)

25 October 1964
Albania  02  Netherlands
Report Geurtsen
Van Nee
Tirana, Albania
Referee: Dinow (Bulgaria)

14 November 1964
Switzerland   21  Northern Ireland
Quentin  29'
Kuhn  34'
Report Best  31'
Lausanne, Switzerland
Referee: Schiller (Austria)


7 April 1965
Netherlands  00  Northern Ireland
Report
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Referee: Clements (England)

11 April 1965
Albania  02   Switzerland
Report Quentin  21'
Kuhn  88'
Tirana, Albania
Referee: Sbardella (Italy)

2 May 1965
Switzerland   10  Albania
Kuhn Report
Geneva, Switzerland
Referee: Bueno Perales (Spain)


17 October 1965
Netherlands  00   Switzerland
Report
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Referee: Boström (Sweden)

14 November 1965
Switzerland   21  Netherlands
Allemann
Hosp
Report Laseroms
Bern, Switzerland
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)

24 November 1965
Albania  11  Northern Ireland
Haxhiu Report Irvine
Tirana, Albania
Referee: Sotir (Romania)

Switzerland qualified.

Final Table

Final table Home Away
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Switzerland Northern Ireland Netherlands Albania Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1.   Switzerland 641173+49 X2:12:11:0 33005263111213
2.  Northern Ireland 632195+48 1:0X2:14:1 33007263021232
3.  Netherlands 622264+26 0:00:0X2:0 31202043102442
4.  Albania 6015212-101 0:21:10:2X 30121513003170

Team stats

  Switzerland

Head coach: Italy Alfredo Foni

Pos. Player DoB Games
played
Goals Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Albania Albania Netherlands Netherlands Club
FW Anton Allemann January 6, 1936 1 1 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 West Germany 1. FC Nuremberg
MF Kurt Armbruster September 16, 1934 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Switzerland FC Lausanne-Sport
MF Heinz Bäni November 18, 1936 2 0 180 0 0 - - - - 90 90 Switzerland FC Zürich
FW André Daina July 8, 1940 0 0 0 0 0 - - 90 90 - - Switzerland Servette FC
MF Richard Dürr December 1, 1938 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 - Switzerland FC Lausanne-Sport
GK Karl Elsener August 13, 1934 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 Switzerland FC Lausanne-Sport
90 90 Switzerland FC Grenchen
DF Hansruedi Führer December 24, 1937 2 0 180 0 0 - - - - 90 90 Switzerland BSC Young Boys
DF André Grobéty June 22, 1933 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 - 90 90 Switzerland FC Lausanne-Sport
FW Kurt Grünig March 13, 1944 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Switzerland BSC Young Boys
FW Robert Hosp December 13, 1939 4 1 360 0 0 - 90 90 - 90 90 Switzerland FC Lausanne-Sport
MF Köbi Kuhn October 12, 1943 6 3 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Switzerland FC Zürich
DF Werner Leimgruber September 2, 1934 2 0 180 0 0 - - - - 90 90 Switzerland FC Zürich
DF Raymond Maffiolo March 6, 1938 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - - Switzerland Servette FC
FW Karl Odermatt December 17, 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Switzerland FC Basel
FW Philippe Pottier July 9, 1938 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - France Stade Français FC
FW René-Pierre Quentin August 5, 1943 4 2 360 0 0 - 90 90 90 90 - Switzerland FC Sion
FW Jean-Claude Schindelholz October 11, 1940 1 0 90 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Switzerland Servette FC
DF Heinz Schneiter April 12, 1935 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Switzerland BSC Young Boys
DF Xavier Stierli October 29, 1940 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 - - Switzerland FC Zürich
DF Ely Tacchella May 25, 1936 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 - - Switzerland FC Lausanne-Sport
FW Georges Vuilleumier September 21, 1944 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - - Switzerland FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
FW Rolf Wüthrich September 4, 1938 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - - West Germany 1. FC Nuremberg

 Northern Ireland

Head coach: Northern Ireland Bertie Peacock

Pos. Player DoB Games
played
Goals Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Switzerland Switzerland Netherlands Netherlands Albania Albania Club
FW George Best May 22, 1946 6 1 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 England Manchester United F.C.
FW Bobby Braithwaite February 2, 1937 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 - 90 - - England/2[1] Middlesbrough F.C.
GK Ronnie Briggs March 29, 1943 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - England/2[1] Swansea Town
DF Albert Campbell January 4, 1938 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - - Northern Ireland Crusaders F.C.
MF Dave Clements September 15, 1945 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - England/2[1] Coventry City F.C.
FW Jobby Crossan November 29, 1938 6 5 540 0 0 90 90 England Sunderland A.F.C.
90 90 90 90 England/2[1] Manchester City F.C.
FW Derek Dougan January 20, 1938 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 England Leicester City F.C.
DF Alex Elder April 25, 1941 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 England Burnley F.C.
MF Martin Harvey September 19, 1941 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 England Sunderland A.F.C.
FW Billy Humphries June 8, 1936 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 - 90 - England/2[1] Swansea Town
FW Bobby Irvine June 18, 1942 5 1 450 0 0 - 90 90 90 90 90 England Stoke City F.C.
GK Pat Jennings June 12, 1945 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 - 90 90 90 England Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
DF Eddie Magill May 17, 1939 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 - 90 90 England Arsenal F.C.
90 England/3[1] Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
DF Billy McCullough July 27, 1935 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - England Arsenal F.C.
FW Jimmy McIlroy October 25, 1931 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 England Stoke City F.C.
FW Jim McLaughlin December 22, 1940 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - - - England/2[1] Swansea Town
DF Terry Neill May 8, 1942 5 2 450 0 0 90 - 90 90 90 90 England Arsenal F.C.
MF Jimmy Nicholson February 27, 1943 4 0 360 0 0 - - 90 90 90 90 England/2[1] Huddersfield Town
DF John Parke August 6, 1937 4 0 360 0 0 - 90 90 90 90 - England Sunderland A.F.C.
FW Sammy Wilson c. 1937 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Scotland Falkirk F.C.
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The number indicates the league the team played in that year.

 Netherlands

Head coach: Romania Elek Schwartz (first match); England Denis Neville (second to sixth match)

Pos. Player DoB Games
played
Goals Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Albania Albania Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Switzerland Switzerland Club
FW Gerard Bergholtz August 29, 1939 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - - Netherlands Feyenoord
MF Joop Burgers April 25, 1940 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - 90 B Netherlands DWS
FW Mick Clavan March 11, 1929 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - - Netherlands Holland Sport
GK Pim Doesburg October 28, 1943 0 0 0 0 0 - - B B B B Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
DF Hans Eijkenbroek January 1, 1940 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - B Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
DF Frits Flinkevleugel November 3, 1939 4 0 360 0 0 - - 90 90 90 90 Netherlands DWS
MF Piet Fransen July 5, 1936 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 90 B Netherlands GVAV
- 90 Netherlands Feyenoord
FW Frans Geurtsen March 17, 1942 1 1 90 0 0 - 90 - - - - Netherlands DWS
FW Henk Groot April 22, 1938 3 0 270 0 0 - - 90 90 Netherlands Feyenoord
90 - Netherlands AFC Ajax
DF Guus Haak April 17, 1937 2 0 180 0 0 90 - B 90 - - Netherlands Feyenoord
DF Giel Haenen June 2, 1934 0 0 0 0 0 B - - - - - Netherlands MVV
FW Harry Heijnen October 17, 1940 0 0 0 0 0 - B - - - - Netherlands ADO Den Haag
DF Rinus Israël March 19, 1942 5 0 450 0 0 - 90 90 90 90 90 Netherlands DWS
FW Piet Keizer July 14, 1943 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - 90 - Netherlands AFC Ajax
DF Peter Kemper October 13, 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 B - - - Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
FW Pierre Kerkhoffs March 26, 1936 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - Switzerland FC Lausanne-Sport
DF Hans Kraay October 14, 1936 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Netherlands Feyenoord
FW Piet Kruiver January 5, 1938 3 0 270 0 0 90 - - - 90 90 Netherlands Feyenoord
GK Piet Lagarde December 9, 1939 0 0 0 0 0 B - - - - - Netherlands Sportclub Enschede
DF Theo Laseroms March 8, 1940 2 1 180 0 0 - - B 90 B 90 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
GK Tonny van Leeuwen March 21, 1943 0 0 0 0 0 - B - - - - Netherlands GVAV
MF Coen Moulijn February 15, 1937 3 0 270 0 0 - - 90 90 - 90 Netherlands Feyenoord
MF Bennie Muller August 14, 1938 3 1 270 0 0 90 - 90 - 90 - Netherlands AFC Ajax
FW Henry van Nee August 13, 1939 2 2 180 0 0 - 90 90 - - - Netherlands AVC Heracles
FW Klaas Nuninga November 7, 1940 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Netherlands GVAV
GK Eddy Pieters Graafland January 5, 1934 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Netherlands Feyenoord
Alle Pijlman 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - B -
MF Miel Pijs August 22, 1941 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
FW Co Prins June 5, 1938 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 West Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
90 - Netherlands AFC Ajax
DF Daan Schrijvers September 18, 1941 6 1 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 Netherlands DWS
90 90 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
MF Sjaak Swart July 3, 1938 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - B 90 Netherlands AFC Ajax
FW Bert Theunissen 0 0 0 0 0 B - - - - - Switzerland BSC Young Boys
Henk Tijm 0 0 0 0 0 B - - - - - Netherlands AFC Ajax
DF Cor Veldhoen April 6, 1939 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Netherlands Feyenoord
FW Lambert Verdonk September 20, 1944 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - B B Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
MF Fons van Wissen March 21, 1933 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - - - Netherlands PSV Eindhoven

 Albania

Head coach: Albania Zyber Konçi (first to fifth match); Albania Loro Boriçi (sixth match)

Pos. Player DoB Games
played
Goals Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Netherlands Netherlands Switzerland Switzerland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Club
FW Foto Andoni 1947 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Albania KF Partizani Tirana
FW Pavllo Bukoviku 1940 2 0 180 0 0 90 Albania KF Partizani Tirana
- - - 90 - Albania 17 Nëntori Tirana
MF Mehdi Bushati 1938 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - - Albania KS Dinamo Tirana
MF Iljaz Çeço 1946 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - - Albania KS Dinamo Tirana
DF Fatbardh Deliallisi 1932 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 - Albania KF Partizani Tirana
FW Fiqiri Duro 1939 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 90 90 - Albania KS Dinamo Tirana
DF Fatmir Frashëri 1940 6 0 540 0 0 90 Albania KF Partizani Tirana
90 90 90 90 90 Albania 17 Nëntori Tirana
DF Skënder Halili 1940 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Albania 17 Nëntori Tirana
FW Mexhit Haxhiu 1943 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 - - 90 Albania KF Partizani Tirana
GK Mikel Janku 1942 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Albania KF Partizani Tirana
FW Robert Jashari 1938 4 1 360 0 0 90 90 - 90 90 - Albania KF Partizani Tirana
DF Gëzim Kasmi 1941 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Albania 17 Nëntori Tirana
MF Ali Mema 1943 6 0 540 0 0 90 Albania FK Vllaznia
90 90 90 90 90 Albania 17 Nëntori Tirana
FW Panajot Pano March 7, 1939 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 - Albania KF Partizani Tirana
DF Miço Papadophulli 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Albania KF Partizani Tirana
MF Ramazan Rragami 1944 3 0 270 0 0 - - - 90 90 90 Albania KF Partizani Tirana
FW Bashkim Rudi 1943 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Albania KS Labinoti Elbasan
MF Lin Shllaku 1938 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Albania KF Partizani Tirana
MF Lorenç Vorfi 1940 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - - - Albania KS Dinamo Tirana
MF Niko Xhaçka 1944 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - Albania 17 Nëntori Tirana
FW Medin Zhega January 31, 1946 2 1 180 0 0 - - - 90 - 90 Albania KS Dinamo Tirana

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