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World Cup 1966

See the status and results from FIFA World Cup 1966.

Tournament Information

World Cup Winning Country:
England
Participant teams:
71 (final tournament: 16)
Matches played:
32
Goals scored:
89 (2.78 per match)
Top scorer/Golden Shoe:
Eusébio (POR) 9 goals
Host:
England
Attendance:
1,614,677 (50,459 per match)
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Coach: Alf Ramsey (ENG)

No.: Position Player Date of Birth Age Caps Club
1 GK Gordon Banks 30 December 1937 28 27 Leicester City, England
2 DF George Cohen 22 October 1939 26 24 Fulham, England
3 DF Ray Wilson 17 December 1934 31 45 Everton, England
4 MF Nobby Stiles 18 May 1942 24 14 Manchester United, England
5 DF Jack Charlton 8 May 1935 31 16 Leeds United, England
6 DF Bobby Moore (c) 12 April 1941 25 41 West Ham United, England
7 MF Alan Ball 12 May 1945 21 10 Blackpool, England
8 FW Jimmy Greaves 20 February 1940 26 51 Tottenham Hotspur, England
9 MF Bobby Charlton 11 October 1937 28 68 Manchester United, England
10 FW Geoff Hurst 8 December 1941 24 4 West Ham United, England
11 FW John Connelly 18 July 1938 27 19 Manchester United, England
12 GK Ronald Springett 22 July 1935 30 33 Sheffield Wednesday, England
13 GK Peter Bonetti 27 September 1941 24 1 Chelsea, England
14 DF Jimmy Armfield 21 September 1935 30 43 Blackpool, England
15 DF Gerry Byrne 29 August 1938 27 2 Liverpool, England
16 MF Martin Peters 8 November 1943 22 3 West Ham United, England
17 DF Ron Flowers 28 July 1934 31 49 Wolverhampton, England
18 DF Norman Hunter 24 October 1943 22 4 Leeds United, England
19 FW Terry Paine 23 March 1939 27 18 Southampton, England
20 MF Ian Callaghan 10 April 1942 24 1 Liverpool, England
21 FW Roger Hunt 20 July 1938 27 13 Liverpool, England
22 MF George Eastham 23 September 1936 29 19 Arsenal, England

First round

Group A

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England 3 2 1 0 4 0 4 5
Uruguay 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 4
Mexico 3 0 2 1 1 3 -2 2
France 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1
July 11
Wembley Stadium, London
England
0 - 0
Uruguay
July 13
Wembley Stadium, London
France
1 - 1
Mexico
July 15
White City Stadium, London
Uruguay
2 - 1
France
July 16
Wembley Stadium, London
England
2 - 0
Mexico
July 19
Wembley Stadium, London
Mexico
0 - 0
Uruguay
July 20
Wembley Stadium, London
England
2 - 0
France

Group B

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
West Germany 3 2 1 0 7 1 6 5
Argentina 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 5
Spain 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 2
Switzerland 3 0 0 3 1 9 -8 0
July 12
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
West Germany
5 - 0
Switzerland
July 13
Villa Park, Birmingham
Argentina
2 - 1
Spain
July 15
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Spain
2 - 1
Switzerland
July 16
Villa Park, Birmingham
Argentina
0 - 0
West Germany
July 19
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Argentina
2 - 0
Switzerland
July 20
Villa Park, Birmingham
West Germany
2 - 1
Spain

Group C

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Portugal 3 3 0 0 9 2 7 6
Hungary 3 2 0 1 7 5 2 4
Brazil 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 3
Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 1 8 -7 0
July 12
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Brazil
2 - 0
Bulgaria
July 13
Old Trafford, Manchester
Portugal
3 - 1
Hungary
July 15
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Hungary
3 - 1
Brazil
July 16
Old Trafford, Manchester
Portugal
3 - 0
Bulgaria
July 19
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Portugal
3 - 1
Brazil
July 20
Old Trafford, Manchester
Hungary
3 - 1
Bulgaria

Group D

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
USSR 3 3 0 0 6 1 5 6
North Korea 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2 3
Italy 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2
Chile 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1
July 12
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
USSR
3 - 0
North Korea
July 13
Roker Park, Sunderland
Italy
2 - 0
Chile
July 15
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Chile
1 - 1
North Korea
July 16
Roker Park, Sunderland
USSR
1 - 0
Italy
July 19
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
North Korea
1 - 0
Italy
July 20
Roker Park, Sunderland
USSR
2 - 1
Chile

Quarter-finals

July 23
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Portugal
5 - 3
North Korea
July 23
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
West Germany
4 - 0
Uruguay
July 23
Roker Park, Sunderland
USSR
2 - 1
Hungary
July 23
Wembley Stadium, London
England
1 - 0
Argentina

Semi-finals

July 25
Goodison Park, Liverpool
West Germany
2 - 1
USSR
July 26
Wembley Stadium, London
England
2 - 1
Portugal

Third place match

July 28
Wembley Stadium, London
Portugal
2 - 1
USSR

Final

July 30
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 93,802
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
Goals: Haller (FRG) 12', Hurst (ENG) 18', Peters (ENG) 78', Weber (FRG) 89', Hurst (ENG) 101', Hurst (ENG) 120'
England
4 - 2(After 90 minutes 2 - 2)
West Germany
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