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= | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
1= | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 |
— | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | −19 |
— | ![]() |
Withdrew |
14 November 1965 |
Cyprus ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Heiß ![]() Krämer ![]() Szymaniak ![]() Brunnenmeier ![]() Panayiotou ![]() |
West Germany qualified.
Group 3
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
3 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | −14 |
27 May 1965 |
Norway ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Pedersen ![]() E. Johansen ![]() Sjøberg ![]() Kristoffersen ![]() |
Report | Brenner ![]() Dublin ![]() |
19 September 1965 |
Luxembourg ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Pilot ![]() ![]() |
Report | Galić ![]() Džajić ![]() Mušović ![]() |
France qualified.
Group 4
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 |
19 September 1965 |
Czechoslovakia ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Knebort ![]() Jokl ![]() |
Report | Coe ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
4 | ![]() |
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
Switzerland qualified.
Group 6
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 |
27 June 1965 |
Soviet Union ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Khusainov ![]() Metreveli ![]() Voronin ![]() Barkaya ![]() Meskhi ![]() |
Report |
Soviet Union qualified.
Group 8
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | −15 |
4 November 1964 |
Italy ![]() |
6–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Facchetti ![]() Holmqvist ![]() Rivera ![]() Bulgarelli ![]() Mazzola ![]() |
Report | Peltonen ![]() |
1 November 1965 |
Italy ![]() |
6–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Mazzola ![]() Barison ![]() Rivera ![]() Mora ![]() |
Report | Lubański ![]() |
Italy qualified.
Group 9
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1= | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
1= | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
— | ![]() |
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.