1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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

UEFA European Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup

Group 1
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=  Belgium 4301113+86
1=  Bulgaria 430196+36
3  Israel 4004112−110
—  Malta Withdrew
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
Slavia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
Attendance: 18,770
Referee: Talu (Turkey)
Bulgaria 3–0 Belgium
Kotkov  30', 60'
Asparuhov  34'		 Report
Slavia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
Attendance: 25,380
Referee: Zečevič (Yugoslavia)
Belgium 5–0 Bulgaria
Van Himst  18', 55'
Thio  75', 80'
Stockman  89'		 Report
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 13,780
Referee: Bois (France)
Israel 0–5 Belgium
Report Van Himst  24', 33', 69'
Thio  31'
Puis  48'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel
Attendance: 48,355
Referee: Sbardeua (Italy)
Israel 1–2 Bulgaria
Talbi  48' Report Kolev  31'
Asparuhov  81'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel
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
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  West Germany 4310142+127
2  Sweden 4211103+75
3  Cyprus 4004019−190
—  Iceland Withdrew
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
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'
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Referee: Loraux (Belgium)
Luxembourg 0–2 Norway
Report E. Johansen  28'
Berg  72'
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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'
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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
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'
Tehelné Pole (Slovan), Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Attendance: 56,975
Referee: Stavrev (Bulgaria)
Romania 3–0 Turkey
Georgescu  1'
Mateianu  72' (pen.)
Creiniceanu  75'		 Report
Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest, Romania
Attendance: 31,219
Referee: Schiller (Austria)
Romania 1–0 Czechoslovakia
Mateianu  34' Report
Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest, Romania
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'
Stadión dr. Vacka "Eden" (Slavia), Prague, Czechoslovakia
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'
Za Lužánkami, Brno, Czechoslovakia
Attendance: 3,133
Referee: Aranyosi (Hungary)
Romania 2–0 Portugal
Pârcălab  1'
Badea  43'		 Report
Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest, Romania
Attendance: 27,532
Referee: Dienst (Switzerland)

Portugal qualified.

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
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'
Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria
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'
Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria
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
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'
Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union
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'
Banişevski  25', 59', 82'
Athens, Greece
Referee: Shoshany (Israel)
Denmark 1–3 Soviet Union
Troelsen  79' Report Metreveli  47'
Banişevski  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 Banişevski  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
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
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'
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain
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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