1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The 31 teams were drawn into nine groups of three or four teams each; however, after the withdrawal Syria, one group had just two teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

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1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Group 1
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 1)
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=  Belgium 4301113+86
1=  Bulgaria 430196+36
3  Israel 4004112−110
Belgium 1–0 Israel
Jurion 24' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 21,699
Referee: Poulsen (Denmark)
Bulgaria 4–0 Israel
Kotkov 16', 39'
Asparuhov 67'
Kitov 69'		 Report
Attendance: 18,770
Referee: Talu (Turkey)
Bulgaria 3–0 Belgium
Kotkov 30', 60'
Asparuhov 34'		 Report
Attendance: 25,380
Referee: Zečevič (Yugoslavia)
Belgium 5–0 Bulgaria
Van Himst 18', 55'
Thio 75', 80'
Stockman 89'		 Report
Attendance: 13,780
Referee: Bois (France)
Israel 0–5 Belgium
Report Van Himst 24', 33', 69'
Thio 31'
Puis 48'
Attendance: 48,355
Referee: Sbardeua (Italy)
Israel 1–2 Bulgaria
Talbi 48' Report Kolev 31'
Asparuhov 81'
Attendance: 28,213
Referee: Eduard Babauczek (Austria)


Belgium and Bulgaria finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

Bulgaria 2–1 Belgium
Asparuhov 18', 19' Report Vutsov 75' (o.g.)
Attendance: 11,659
Referee: Sbardella (Italy)

Bulgaria qualified.

Group 2
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 2)
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  West Germany 4310142+127
2  Sweden 4211103+75
3  Cyprus 4004019−190
West Germany 1–1 Sweden
Brunnenmeier 24' Report Hamrin 86'
Referee: Dienst (Switzerland)
West Germany 5–0 Cyprus
Sieloff 16', 35'
Overath 22', 85'
Strehl 69'		 Report
Referee: Mootz (Luxembourg)
Sweden 3–0 Cyprus
Simonsson 25', 73'
Jonsson 55'		 Report
Norrköping, Sweden
Referee: Petursson (Iceland)
Sweden 1–2 West Germany
Jonsson 44' Report Krämer 45'
Seeler 54'
Stockholm, Sweden
Referee: Dagnall (England)
Cyprus 0–5 Sweden
Report Granström 24', 25'
Kindvall 37'
B. Larsson 40', 87'
Referee: Zsengeller (Hungary)
Cyprus 0–6 West Germany
Report Heiß 30'
Krämer 32'
Szymaniak 57'
Brunnenmeier 82', 88'
Panayiotou 87' (o.g.)
Referee: Francescon (Italy)

West Germany qualified.

Group 3
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 3)
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  France 650192+710
2  Norway 6312105+57
3  Yugoslavia 6312108+27
4  Luxembourg 6006620−140
Yugoslavia 3–1 Luxembourg
Kovačević 15'
Jerković 25'
Galić 86'		 Report Schmit 71'
Referee: Tsouvaras (Greece)
Luxembourg 0–2 France
Report Guy 17'
Artelesa 80'
Referee: Loraux (Belgium)
Luxembourg 0–2 Norway
Report E. Johansen 28'
Berg 72'
Referee: Poweu (Wales)
France 1–0 Norway
Rambert 17' Report
Referee: Adair (Northern Ireland)
Yugoslavia 1–0 France
Galić 59' Report
Referee: Wlachojanis (Austria)
Norway 4–2 Luxembourg
Pedersen 16'
E. Johansen 61'
Sjøberg 66'
Kristoffersen 77'		 Report Brenner 10' (pen)
Dublin 26'
Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland)
Norway 3–0 Yugoslavia
Seemann 9'
Nilsen 60'
Berg 87'		 Report
Referee: Lowry (Wales)
Norway 0–1 France
Report Combin 22'
Referee: Phillips (Scotland)
Luxembourg 2–5 Yugoslavia
Pilot 39', 50' Report Galić 3', 11'
Džajić 37', 58'
Mušović 42'
Referee: Vales (Czechoslovakia)
France 1–0 Yugoslavia
Gondet 77' Report
Paris, France
Referee: Hansen (Denmark)
France 4–1 Luxembourg
Gondet 8', 27'
Combin 11', 38'		 Report Pilot 53'
Referee: Zariquiegui Izco (Spain)
Yugoslavia 1–1 Norway
Vasović 23' Report Stavrum 8'
Referee: Ashkenazi (Israel)

France qualified.

Group 4
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 4)
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Portugal 641194+59
2  Czechoslovakia 6312124+87
3  Romania 630397+26
4  Turkey 6105419−152
Portugal 5–1 Turkey
Coluna 16'
Eusébio 21', 63', 77'
Graça 52'		 Report Fevzi 33'
Attendance: 33,237
Referee: Gardeazábal (Spain)
Turkey 0–1 Portugal
Report Eusébio 59'
Attendance: 27,625
Referee: Dachan (Syria)
Czechoslovakia 0–1 Portugal
Report Eusébio 20'
Attendance: 56,975
Referee: Stavrev (Bulgaria)
Romania 3–0 Turkey
Georgescu 1'
Mateianu 72' (pen.)
Creiniceanu 75'		 Report
Attendance: 31,219
Referee: Schiller (Austria)
Romania 1–0 Czechoslovakia
Mateianu 34' Report
Attendance: 44,615
Referee: Köpcke (East Germany)
Portugal 2–1 Romania
Eusébio 14', 39' Report Avram 71'
Attendance: 45,646
Referee: Kitabdjian (France)
Czechoslovakia 3–1 Romania
Knebort 3', 66'
Jokl 90'		 Report Coe 23'
Attendance: 7,324
Referee: Storoniak (Poland)
Turkey 0–6 Czechoslovakia
Report Jokl 22', 70'
Knebort 41', 54'
Kvašňák 45'
Kabát 61'
Attendance: 12,757
Referee: Righi (Italy)
Turkey 2–1 Romania
Fevzi 13'
Nedim 48'		 Report Georgescu 55'
Attendance: 27,364
Referee: Pregja (Albania)
Portugal 0–0 Czechoslovakia
Report
Attendance: 31,432
Referee: Horn (Netherlands)
Czechoslovakia 3–1 Turkey
Mráz 3', 15'
Horváth 69'		 Report Ayhan 8'
Attendance: 3,133
Referee: Aranyosi (Hungary)
Romania 2–0 Portugal
Pârcălab 1'
Badea 43'		 Report
Attendance: 27,532
Referee: Dienst (Switzerland)

Portugal qualified.

Group 5
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 5)
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Switzerland 641173+49
2  Northern Ireland 632195+48
3  Netherlands 622264+26
4  Albania 6015212−101
Netherlands 2–0 Albania
Schrijvers 48' (pen.)
Muller 52'		 Report
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Referee: Meighan (Republic of Ireland)
Northern Ireland 1–0  Switzerland
Crossan 64' (pen.) Report
Referee: Burguet (Belgium)
Albania 0–2 Netherlands
Report Van Nee 2'
Geurtsen 87'
Referee: Dinow (Bulgaria)
Switzerland  2–1 Northern Ireland
Quentin 29'
Kuhn 34'		 Report Best 31'
Lausanne, Switzerland
Referee: Schiller (Austria)
Northern Ireland 2–1 Netherlands
Crossan 11'
Neill 62'		 Report Van Nee 6'
Referee: Sörensen (Denmark)
Netherlands 0–0 Northern Ireland
Report
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Referee: Clements (England)
Albania 0–2  Switzerland
Report Quentin 21'
Kuhn 88'
Referee: Sbardella (Italy)
Switzerland  1–0 Albania
Kuhn 10' (pen.) Report
Geneva, Switzerland
Referee: Bueno Perales (Spain)
Northern Ireland 4–1 Albania
Crossan 16', 30', 61' (pen.)
Best 85'		 Report Jashari 49'
Referee: Mootz (Luxembourg)
Netherlands 0–0  Switzerland
Report
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Referee: Boström (Sweden)
Switzerland  2–1 Netherlands
Hosp 10'
Allemann 87'		 Report Laseroms 64'
Bern, Switzerland
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)
Albania 1–1 Northern Ireland
Haxhiu 77' Report Irvine 58'
Referee: Sotir (Romania)

Switzerland qualified.

Group 6
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 6)
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Hungary 431083+57
2  East Germany 41215504
3  Austria 401316−51
Austria 1–1 East Germany
Hof 46' Report Nöldner 74'
Attendance: 57,312
Referee: Mihailescu (Romania)
East Germany 1–1 Hungary
Vogel 17' Report Bene 28'
Attendance: 98,765
Referee: Johansson (Sweden)
Austria 0–1 Hungary
Report Fenyvesi 44'
Attendance: 70,067
Referee: Schwinte (France)
Hungary 3–0 Austria
Farkas 4'
Fenyvesi 35'
Mészöly 70' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 71,950
Referee: Gorączniak (Poland)
Hungary 3–2 East Germany
Rákosi 41'
Novák 53'
Farkas 80'		 Report P. Ducke 31', 71'
Attendance: 73,153
Referee: Andziulis (Soviet Union)
East Germany 1–0 Austria
Nöldner 1' Report
Attendance: 86,584
Referee: Carswell (Republic of Ireland)

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
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA - Group 7)
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Soviet Union 6501196+1310
2  Wales 6303119+26
3  Greece 62131014−45
4  Denmark 6114718−113
Denmark 1–0 Wales
Madsen 47' Report
Copenhagen, Denmark
Referee: Huber (Switzerland)
Greece 4–2 Denmark
Sideris 30', 46'
Papaioannou 71', 85'		 Report Berg 60'
Madsen 70'
Athens, Greece
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)
Greece 2–0 Wales
Papaioannou 4'
Papaemmanouil 47'		 Report
Athens, Greece
Referee: Majdan (Poland)
Wales 4–1 Greece
Allchurch 26', 74'
England 51'
Vernon 65'		 Report Papaioannou 60'
Referee: Roomer (Netherlands)
Soviet Union 3–1 Greece
Kazakov 14'
Ivanov 71', 83'		 Report Papaioannou 60'
Referee: Beijar (Finland)
Soviet Union 2–1 Wales
Ivanov 39'
Williams 48' (o.g.)		 Report R. Davies 69'
Referee: Fritz (West Germany)
Soviet Union 6–0 Denmark
Khusainov 9'
Metreveli 47'
Voronin 64'
Barkaya 69', 77'
Meskhi 72'		 Report
Referee: Zečević (Yugoslavia)
Greece 1–4 Soviet Union
Papaioannou 27' Report Metreveli 14'
Banishevskiy 25', 59', 82'
Athens, Greece
Referee: Shoshany (Israel)
Denmark 1–3 Soviet Union
Troelsen 79' Report Metreveli 47'
Banishevskiy 62'
Sabo 68'
Copenhagen, Denmark
Referee: Webster (Scotland)
Denmark 1–1 Greece
Fritsen 12' Report Sideris 45'
Copenhagen, Denmark
Referee: McCarthy (Republic of Ireland)
Wales 2–1 Soviet Union
Vernon 20'
Allchurch 77'		 Report Banishevskiy 17'
Referee: Nilsen (Norway)
Wales 4–2 Denmark
W. Davies 2'
Vernon 11', 79'
Rees 18'		 Report Poulsen 4'
Fritsen 48'
Referee: Kitabdjian (France)

Soviet Union qualified.

Group 8
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 8)
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 6411173+149
2  Scotland 63128807
3  Poland 62221110+16
4  Finland 6105520−152
Scotland 3–1 Finland
Law 2'
Chalmers 38'
Gibson 42'		 Report Peltonen 70'
Referee: Hannet (Belgium)
Italy 6–1 Finland
Facchetti 1'
Holmqvist 8' (o.g.)
Rivera 16'
Bulgarelli 49'
Mazzola 54', 83'		 Report Peltonen 88'
Genoa, Italy
Referee: Rodrigues (Portugal)
Poland 0–0 Italy
Report
Warsaw, Poland
Referee: Roomer (Netherlands)
Poland 1–1 Scotland
Lentner 52' Report Law 76'
Warsaw, Poland
Referee: Alimov (Soviet Union)
Finland 1–2 Scotland
Hyvärinen 5' Report Wilson 37'
Greig 50'
Helsinki, Finland
Referee: Vetter (East Germany)
Finland 0–2 Italy
Report Mazzola 33', 78'
Helsinki, Finland
Referee: Bachramov (Soviet Union)
Finland 2–0 Poland
Peltonen 1'
Nuoranen 27'		 Report
Helsinki, Finland
Referee: Grandlund (Norway)
Scotland 1–2 Poland
McNeill 13' Report Pol 85'
Sadek 86'
Referee: Carlsson (Sweden)
Poland 7–0 Finland
Lubański 19', 21', 24', 41'
Pol 29'
Sadek 35', 79'		 Report
Szczecin, Poland
Referee: Obtulović (Czechoslovakia)
Italy 6–1 Poland
Mazzola 5'
Barison 25', 65', 87'
Rivera 71'
Mora 79'		 Report Lubański 84'
Rome, Italy
Referee: Klein (Israel)
Scotland 1–0 Italy
Greig 88' Report
Referee: Kreitlein (West Germany)
Italy 3–0 Scotland
Pascutti 38'
Facchetti 73'
Mora 89'		 Report
Naples, Italy
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)

Italy qualified.

Group 9
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 9)
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=  Spain 210142+22
1=  Republic of Ireland 210124−22
—  Syria Withdrew
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Spain
Iribar 61' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 40,772
Referee: Callaghan (Wales)
Spain 4–1 Republic of Ireland
Pereda 40', 43', 58'
Lapetra 63'		 Report McEvoy 26'
Attendance: 29,452
Referee: Freitas (Portugal)

Syria withdrew to support the African teams who had withdrawn 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 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Ufarte 80' Report
Attendance: 35,731
Referee: Schwinte (France)

Spain qualified.

Goalscorers

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References
  1. Doyle, Paul (13 November 2015). "The Joy of Six". The Guardian.
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