1966 FIFA WORLD CUP

Host County

 England
Dates

11th July - 30th July 1966
Teams

16 (from 4 Confederations)
Venue(s)

8

Qualified Teams

Argentina Brazil Bulgaria Chile
England France Hungary Italy
Mexico North Korea Portugal Soviet Union
Spain Switzerland Uruguay West Germany

Venues

Wembley Stadium

 White City Stadium Villa Park Goodison Park

Capacity: 98,600 Capacity: 76,567 Capacity: 52,000 Capacity: 50,151
       
Old Trafford Hillsborough Stadium Roker Park Ayresome Park

Capacity: 58,000

Capacity: 42,730

Capacity: 40,310

Capacity: 40,000

 

First Round

Group 1

Date - Score - Venue
11/07/1966 England 0-0 Uruguay Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 87,148
13/07/1966 France 1-1 Mexico Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 69,237
15/07/1966 Uruguay 2-1 France White City Stadium, London
Attendance: 45,662
16/07/1966 England 2-0 Mexico Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 92,570
19/07/1966 Mexico 0-0 Uruguay Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 61,112
20/07/1966 England 2-0 France Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 98,270

Group 1 - Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st England 3 2 1 0 4 0 - 5 ▲Advanced
2nd Uruguay 3 1 2 0 2 1 2.00 4 ▲Advanced
3rd Mexico 3 0 2 1 1 3 0.33 2 ▼Eliminated
4th France 3 0 1 2 2 5 0.40 1 ▼Eliminated

 

Group 2

Date - Score - Venue
12/07/1966 West Germany 5-0 Switzerland Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 36,127
13/07/1966 Argentina 2-1 Spain Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 42,738
15/07/1966 Spain 2-1 Switzerland Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 32,028
16/07/1966 Argentina 0-0 West Germany Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 46,587
19/07/1966 Argentina 2-0 Switzerland Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 32,127
20/07/1966 West Germany 2-1 Spain Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 42,187

Group 2 - Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st West Germany 3 2 1 0 7 1 7.00 5 ▲Advanced
2nd Argentina 3 2 1 0 4 1 4.00 4 ▲Advanced
3rd Spain 3 1 0 2 4 5 0.80 2 ▼Eliminated
4th Switzerland 3 0 0 3 1 9 0.11 0 ▼Eliminated

 

Group 3

Date - Score - Venue
12/07/1966 Brazil 2-0 Bulgaria Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 47,308
13/07/1966 Portugal 3-1 Hungary Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 29,886
15/07/1966 Hungary 3-1 Brazil Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 51,387
16/07/1966 Portugal 3-0 Bulgaria Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 25,438
19/07/1966 Portugal 3-1 Brazil Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 58,479
20/07/1966 Hungary 3-1 Bulgaria Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 24,129

Group 3 - Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st Portugal 3 3 0 0 9 2 4.50 6 ▲Advanced
2nd Hungary 3 2 0 1 7 5 1.40 4 ▲Advanced
3rd Brazil 3 1 0 2 4 6 0.67 2 ▼Eliminated
4th Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 1 8 0.13 0 ▼Eliminated

 

Group 4

Date - Score - Venue
12/07/1966 Soviet Union 3-0 North Korea Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 23,006
13/07/1966 Italy 2-0 Chile Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 27,199
15/07/1966 Chile 1-1 North Korea Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 13,792
16/07/1966 Soviet Union 1-0 Italy Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 27,793
19/07/1966 North Korea 1-0 Italy Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 17,829
20/07/1966 Soviet Union 2-1 Chile Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 16,027

Group 4 - Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 6 1 6.00 6 ▲Advanced
2nd North Korea 3 1 1 1 2 4 0.50 3 ▲Advanced
3rd Italy 3 1 0 2 2 2 1.00 2 ▼Eliminated
4th Chile 3 0 1 2 2 5 0.40 1 ▼Eliminated

 

Quarter Finals

Date - Score - Venue
23/07/1966 England 1-0 Argentina Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 90,584
23/07/1966 Portugal 5-3 North Korea Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 40,248
23/07/1966 Soviet Union 2-1 Hungary Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 26,844
23/07/1966 West Germany 4-0 Uruguay Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 40,007

 

Semi Finals

Date - Score - Venue
26/07/1966 England 2-1 Portugal Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 94,493
25/07/1966 West Germany 2-1 Soviet Union Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 38,273

 

Third Place Match

Date - Score - Venue
28/07/1966 Portugal 2-1 Soviet Union Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 87,696

 

Final

Date - Score - Venue
30/07/1966 England 4-2 West Germany Wembley Stadium, London
(After Extra Time)
Attendance: 96,924

 

 

1966 FIFA World Cup Winners

England

 

Manager

   Alf Ramsey

1966 World Cup England Player Statistics

No. Position Name & Club Appearances Goals
1 GK Gordon Banks (Leicester City) 6 0
2 DF George Cohen (Fulham) 6 0
3 DF Ray Wilson (Everton) 6 0
4 MF Nobby Stiles (Manchester United) 6 0
5 DF Jack Charlton (Leeds United) 6 0
6 DF Bobby Moore (West Ham United) 6 0
7 MF Alan Ball (Blackpool) 4 0
8 FW Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) 3 0
9 MF Bobby Charlton (Manchester United) 6 3
10 FW Geoff Hurst (West Ham United) 3 4
11 FW John Connelly (Manchester United) 1 0
12 GK Ron Springett (Sheffield Wednesday) 0 0
13 GK Peter Bonetti (Chelsea) 0 0
14 DF Jimmy Armfield (Blackpool) 0 0
15 DF Gerry Byrne (Liverpool) 0 0
16 MF Martin Peters (West Ham United) 5 1
17 DF Ron Flowers (Wolverhampton) 0 0
18 DF Norman Hunter (Leeds United) 0 0
19 FW Terry Palne (Southampton) 1 0
20 MF Ian Callaghan (Liverpool) 1 0
21 FW Roger Hunt (Liverpool) 6 3
22 MF George Eastham (Arsenal) 0 0