1966 FIFA World Cup

The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup. It was held in England from 11 to 30 July. England was chosen as hosts by FIFA to celebrate 100 years of football in England. England won the final beating West Germany 4-2. This was England's first (and so far only) World Cup win. England also became the first host to win since Italy won it in 1934. Later Germany, Argentina and France won it at their homes.

1966 FIFA World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	England
Dates	11–30 July
Teams	16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	8 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	England (1st title)
Runners-up	West Germany
Third place	Portugal
Fourth place	Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	89 (2.78 per match)
Attendance	1,563,135 (48,848 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Eusébio (9 goals)
Best young player	Franz Beckenbauer

Participants

Further information: 1966 FIFA World Cup squads

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.

AFC (1)

• North Korea

CAF (0)

• None participated

OFC (0)

• None qualified

CONCACAF (1)

• Mexico

CONMEBOL (4)

• Argentina
• Brazil
• Chile
• Uruguay

UEFA (10)

• Bulgaria
• England (hosts)
• France
• Hungary
• Italy
• Portugal
• Soviet Union
• Spain
• Switzerland
• West Germany

Qualification for 1966 FIFA World Cup

  FIFA members qualified for World Cup (including colonies)

  FIFA members that failed to qualify

  FIFA members that did not enter World Cup

  Countries not members of FIFA in 1966

Results

The Queen presenting the 1966 World Cup to Bobby Moore, captain of the victorious England team. The match was played between England and West Germany on 30 July 1966 at Wembley Stadium. England won 4-2 after extra time.

Round 1

Group A

Pos	Team	ENG	URU	MEX	FRA	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Note
1	England	-	0-0	2-0	2-0	3	2	1	0	4	0	5	Round 2
2	Uruguay	0-0	-	0-0	2-1	3	1	2	0	2	1	4	Round 2
3	Mexico	0-2	0-0	-	1-1	3	0	2	1	1	3	2
4	France	0-2	1-2	1-1	-	3	0	1	2	2	5	1

Group B

Pos	Team	FRG	ARG	ESP	SUI	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Note
1	West Germany	-	0-0	2-1	5-0	3	2	1	0	7	1	5	Round 2
2	Argentina	0-0	-	2-1	2-0	3	2	1	0	4	1	5	Round 2
3	Spain	1-2	1-2	-	2-1	3	1	0	2	4	5	2
4	Switzerland	0-5	0-2	1-2	-	3	0	0	3	1	9	0

Group C

Pos	Team	POR	HUN	BRA	BUL	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Note
1	Portugal	-	3-1	3-1	3-0	3	3	0	0	9	2	6	Round 2
2	Hungary	1-3	-	3-1	3-1	3	2	0	1	7	5	4	Round 2
3	Brazil	1-3	1-3	-	2-0	3	1	0	2	4	6	2
4	Bulgaria	0-3	1-3	0-2	-	3	0	0	3	1	8	0

Group D

Pos	Team	URS	PRK	ITA	CHI	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Note
1	Soviet Union	-	3-0	1-0	2-1	3	3	0	0	6	1	6	Round 2
2	Korea DPR	0-3	-	1-0	1-1	3	1	1	1	2	4	3	Round 2
3	Italy	0-1	0-1	-	2-0	3	1	0	2	2	2	2
4	Chile	1-2	1-1	0-2	-	3	0	1	2	2	5	1

Round 2

Quarterfinals

• Portugal 5-3 Korea DPR
• England 1-0 Argentina
• West Germany 4-0 Uruguay
• Soviet Union 2-1 Hungary

Semifinals

• West Germany 2-1 Soviet Union
• England 2-1 Portugal

3rd place

• Portugal 2-1 Soviet Union

Final

• England 4-2 West Germany

England won the championship.

References

• FIFA Archived 2019-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
• Details at RSSSF