1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Dates9 May - 29 December 1965
Teams31[1] (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played82
Goals scored250 (3.05 per match)
Attendance2,982,508 (36,372 per match)
Top scorer(s) Eusébio (7 goals)
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UEFA European Qualifiers
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The 32 teams were drawn into nine groups of three or four teams each; however, after the withdrawal of Syria, one group had just two teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

Groups

Group 1

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=  Belgium 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 6
1=  Bulgaria 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 6
3  Israel 4 0 0 4 1 12 −11 0

Group 2

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  West Germany 4 3 1 0 14 2 +12 7
2  Sweden 4 2 1 1 10 3 +7 5
3  Cyprus 4 0 0 4 0 19 −19 0

Group 3

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  France 6 5 0 1 9 2 +7 10
2  Norway 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 7
3  Yugoslavia 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 7
4  Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 6 20 −14 0

Group 4

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Portugal 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 9
2  Czechoslovakia 6 3 1 2 12 4 +8 7
3  Romania 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 6
4  Turkey 6 1 0 5 4 19 −15 2

Group 5

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Switzerland 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 9
2  Northern Ireland 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 8
3  Netherlands 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 6
4  Albania 6 0 1 5 2 12 −10 1

Group 6

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Hungary 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 7
2  East Germany 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 4
3  Austria 4 0 1 3 1 6 −5 1

Group 7

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Soviet Union 6 5 0 1 19 6 +13 10
2  Wales 6 3 0 3 11 9 +2 6
3  Greece 6 2 1 3 10 14 −4 5
4  Denmark 6 1 1 4 7 18 −11 3

Group 8

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 6 4 1 1 17 3 +14 9
2  Scotland 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 7
3  Poland 6 2 2 2 11 10 +1 6
4  Finland 6 1 0 5 5 20 −15 2

Group 9

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=  Spain 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 2
1=  Republic of Ireland 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 2
—  Syria Withdrew

Goalscorers

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Qualified teams

The following 9 countries qualified for the 1966 FIFA World Cup

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 Bulgaria Group 1 winners 29 December 1965 1 (1962)
 West Germany Group 2 winners 14 November 1965 4 (19342, 19382, 1954, 1958)
 France Group 3 winners 6 November 1965 5 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958)
 Portugal Group 4 winners 21 November 1965 0 (debut)
  Switzerland Group 5 winners 14 November 1965 5 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962)
 Hungary Group 6 winners 9 October 1965 5 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962)
 Soviet Union Group 7 winners 27 October 1965 3 (1958, 1962, 1966)
 Italy Group 8 winners 5 December 1965 4 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962)
 Spain Group 9 winners 10 November 1965 3 (1934, 1950, 1962)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
2Competed as Germany

References

  1. ^ Syria withdrew to support all the African teams who withdrew for FIFA not allowing a direct qualification slot.
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