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Copa Mundial de la FIFA 1966
1966 FIFA World Cup.png
Logotipo oficial de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 1966
Detalles del torneo
País anfitriónInglaterra
fechas11 a 30 de julio
Equipos16 (de 4 confederaciones)
Lugar (s)8 (en 7 ciudades sede)
Posiciones finales
Campeones Inglaterra (1er título)
Subcampeones Alemania occidental
Tercer lugar Portugal
Cuarto puesto Unión Soviética
Estadísticas del torneo
Partidos jugados32
Goles anotados89 (2,78 por partido)
Asistencia1,563,135 (48,848 por partido)
Máximos goleadoresPortugal Eusébio (9 goles)
Mejor jugador jovenWest Germany Franz Beckenbauer
← 1962
1970 →

La Copa Mundial de la FIFA de 1966 fue la octava Copa Mundial de la FIFA , un torneo de fútbol de asociación cuatrienal para selecciones nacionales masculinas. Se jugó en Inglaterra del 11 de julio al 30 de julio de 1966. Inglaterra derrotó a Alemania Occidental 4-2 en la final para ganar su primera (y única) Copa del Mundo; el partido había terminado en 2-2 después de 90 minutos y se fue a la prórroga , cuando Geoff Hurst anotó dos goles para completar su hat-trick , el primero (y a partir de 2021, único) que se anotó en una final de la Copa del Mundo, con espectadores irrumpiendo en el terreno de juego durante el cuarto gol. Inglaterra fue la quinta nación en ganar el evento y la tercera nación anfitriona en ganar despuésUruguay en 1930 e Italia en 1934 . Brasil fue el campeón defensor, pero no logró pasar de la fase de grupos.

Dos equipos debutantes obtuvieron buenos resultados en la competición: Corea del Norte venció a Italia por 1-0 en el camino a los cuartos de final, donde perdió ante Portugal por 5-3. Portugal mismo terminó tercero, perdiendo 2-1 ante Inglaterra en la semifinal. El delantero portugués Eusébio fue el máximo goleador del torneo, con nueve goles asegurando la bota de oro con tres goles más que el segundo clasificado Helmut Haller .

Fue la primera Copa Mundial de la FIFA celebrada en el mundo de habla inglesa . Los partidos se jugaron en ocho estadios de Inglaterra, y la final se celebró en el estadio de Wembley , que tenía una capacidad para 98.600 personas. El evento de 1966 contó con el mayor número de equipos de cualquier torneo internacional hasta la fecha, con la participación de 70 naciones. Treinta y un naciones africanas boicotearon la Copa del Mundo, habiendo objetado el número de lugares garantizados en la final.

Antes del torneo, el trofeo Jules Rimet fue robado , pero fue recuperado por un perro llamado Pickles cuatro meses antes de que comenzara el torneo. Fue la primera Copa del Mundo en tener partidos seleccionados transmitidos vía satélite a países de otros continentes. [1] La final, que fue transmitida localmente por la BBC , fue la última que se mostró completamente en blanco y negro .

Antecedentes [ editar ]

Artículo principal: anfitriones de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA

Inglaterra fue elegida como sede de la Copa del Mundo de 1966 en Roma, Italia, el 22 de agosto de 1960, por encima de las ofertas rivales de Alemania Occidental y España. Este es el primer torneo que se lleva a cabo en un país que se vio afectado directamente por la Segunda Guerra Mundial, ya que los cuatro torneos anteriores se llevaron a cabo en países fuera de los teatros de guerra o en países neutrales. [2] [3]

Calificación [ editar ]

Artículo principal: Clasificación para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 1966

A pesar de la ausencia de los africanos, hubo otro nuevo récord de inscripciones para el torneo de clasificación, con la participación de 70 naciones. Después de todos los argumentos, la FIFA finalmente dictaminó que se clasificarían diez equipos de Europa, cuatro de Sudamérica, uno de Asia y uno de América del Norte y Central. [4]

Portugal y Corea del Norte se clasificaron por primera vez. Portugal no volvería a clasificarse hasta 1986, mientras que la siguiente aparición de Corea del Norte fue en el torneo de 2010. Esta también fue la última final de la Copa del Mundo de Suiza hasta 1994. Entre las ausencias notables de este torneo se encuentran las semifinalistas de 1962 Yugoslavia y la subcampeona de 1962 Checoslovaquia . [4] [5]

Equipos clasificados [ editar ]

Los siguientes 16 equipos se clasificaron para el torneo final. [4]

Controversias [ editar ]

Boicot africano [ editar ]

Treinta y un naciones africanas boicotearon el torneo para protestar contra una decisión de la FIFA de 1964 que requería que los tres ganadores de la segunda ronda de la zona africana ingresaran a una ronda de play-off contra los ganadores de la zona asiática para clasificar a la Copa del Mundo, como sintieron que ganar su zona era suficiente en sí mismo para merecer la clasificación. La CAF consideró que la representación de las naciones africanas en la Copa del Mundo era injusta, por lo que exigieron que la FIFA garantice al menos una nación africana un lugar si la final del torneo siguiente. También protestaron contra la readmisión de Sudáfrica a la FIFA en 1963, a pesar de su expulsión de la Confederación de Fútbol Africano (CAF) debido al régimen del Apartheid en 1958. [6] [7]Como resultado de este boicot, la FIFA multó a CAF con 5.000 francos suizos. Yidnekatchew Tessema, entonces presidente de la CAF, respondió a este castigo diciendo: "La FIFA ha adoptado una actitud implacable contra las asociaciones africanas y sus decisiones se asemejan a métodos de intimidación y represión diseñados para desalentar cualquier impulso adicional de naturaleza similar. las Asociaciones Nacionales Africanas ... realmente merecían un gesto de respeto en lugar de una multa ". [8]

Posteriormente, Sudáfrica fue asignada al grupo de clasificación de Asia y Oceanía antes de ser descalificada después de ser suspendida nuevamente debido a la presión de otras naciones africanas en octubre de 1964. [9] A pesar de esto, después de que la FIFA se negó a cambiar el formato de clasificación, los equipos africanos decidieron de todos modos. retirarse de la Copa del Mundo hasta que al menos un equipo africano tuviera un lugar asegurado en la Copa del Mundo, algo que se estableció para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA de 1970 y todas las finales de la Copa del Mundo posteriores. [6] Las colonias portuguesas de Angola y Mozambique participaron por Portugal. [6] [9]

Incidente del trofeo y mascota [ editar ]

La Copa del Mundo de 1966 tuvo un héroe bastante inusual fuera del campo, un perro llamado Pickles . [10] En el período previo al torneo, el trofeo Jules Rimet fue robado de una exhibición. Siguió una búsqueda a nivel nacional del icono. Más tarde fue descubierto envuelto en papel de periódico mientras el perro olfateaba debajo de unos arbustos en Londres. [11] La FA encargó una réplica de la copa en caso de que la copa original no se encontrara a tiempo. Esta réplica, así como el collar de Pickles, se encuentra en el Museo Nacional del Fútbol de Manchester, donde se exhibe. [12]

La mascota de la competición de 1966 era " World Cup Willie ", un león con una camiseta de la Union Jack estampada con las palabras "WORLD CUP". Esta fue la primera mascota de la Copa del Mundo y una de las primeras en asociarse con una competición deportiva importante. Willie fue diseñado por el ilustrador de libros infantiles independiente Reg Hoye. [13] [14]

Dopaje [ editar ]

Alemania Occidental alentó y encubrió una cultura de dopaje en muchos deportes durante décadas. [15] El informe, titulado "El dopaje en Alemania desde 1950 hasta hoy", vincula al equipo nacional de Alemania Occidental de 1966, que llegó a la final de la Copa del Mundo, con el dopaje. [dieciséis]

Format[edit]

The format of the 1966 competition remained the same as 1962: 16 qualified teams were divided into four groups of four. Each group played a round-robin format.[17] Two points were awarded for a win and one point for a draw, with goal average used to separate teams equal on points.[17] The top two teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage.[17]

In the knockout games, if the teams were tied after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time were played. For any match other than the final, if the teams were still tied after extra time, lots would be drawn to determine the winner. The final would have been replayed if tied after extra time. In the event, no replays or drawing of lots was necessary.

The draw for the final tournament, taking place on 6 January 1966 at the Royal Garden Hotel in London was the first ever to be televised, with England, West Germany, Brazil and Italy as seeds.[18]

Venues[edit]

Eight venues were used for this World Cup. The newest and biggest venue used was Wembley Stadium in north London, which was 43 years old in 1966. As was often the case in the World Cup, group matches were played in two venues in close proximity to each other. Group 1 matches (which included the hosts) were all played in London: five at Wembley, which was England's national stadium and was considered to be the most important football venue in the world; and one at White City Stadium in west London, which was used as a temporary replacement for nearby Wembley. The group stage match between Uruguay and France played at White City Stadium (originally built for the 1908 Summer Olympics) was scheduled for a Friday, the same day as regularly scheduled greyhound racing at Wembley. Because Wembley's owner refused to cancel this, the game had to be moved to the alternative venue in London. Group 2's matches were played at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield and Villa Park in Birmingham; Group 3's matches were played at Old Trafford in Manchester and Goodison Park in Liverpool; and Group 4's matches were played at Ayresome Park in Middlesbrough and Roker Park in Sunderland.[citation needed]

The most used venue was Wembley, which was used for nine matches, including all six featuring England, the final and the third-place match. Goodison Park was used for five matches, Roker Park and Hillsborough both hosted four, while Old Trafford, Villa Park and Ayresome Park each hosted three matches and did not host any knockout round matches.[citation needed]

London
Wembley
Wembley
White City
White City
London
Wembley StadiumWhite City Stadium
Capacity: 98,600Capacity: 76,567
ManchesterBirmingham
Old TraffordVilla Park
Capacity: 58,000
London
London
Manchester
Manchester
Liverpool
Liverpool
Sunderland
Sunderland
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Birmingham
Birmingham
Sheffield
Sheffield
Capacity: 52,000
LiverpoolSheffield
Goodison ParkHillsborough Stadium
Capacity: 50,151Capacity: 42,730
SunderlandMiddlesbrough
Roker ParkAyresome Park
Capacity: 40,310Capacity: 40,000

Tournament summary[edit]

The opening match took place on Monday 11 July. With the exception of the first tournament, which commenced on 13 July 1930, every other tournament (up to and including 2018) has commenced in May or June. Before the tournament began, eventual winners England were 9/2 second favourites with bookmakers behind Brazil (9/4), while beaten finalists West Germany were 25/1 outsiders.[19] The final took place on 30 July 1966, the 36th anniversary of the first final. This remains the latest date that any tournament has concluded. The reason for the unusually late scheduling of the tournament appears to lie with the outside broadcast commitments of the BBC, which also had commitments to cover Wimbledon (which ran between 20 June and 2 July) and the Open Golf Championship (6 to 9 July).

Group-stage[edit]

Wolfgang Weber (left) and Luis Artime during the match between West Germany and Argentina in Birmingham

1966 was a World Cup with few goals as the teams began to play much more tactically and defensively. This was exemplified by Alf Ramsey's England as they finished top of Group 1 with only four goals, but having none scored against them. They also became the first World Cup winning team not to win its first game in the tournament. Uruguay were the other team to qualify from that group at the expense of both Mexico and France. All the group's matches were played at Wembley Stadium apart from the match between Uruguay and France which took place at White City Stadium.

In Group 2, West Germany and Argentina qualified with ease as they both finished the group with 5 points, Spain managed 2, while Switzerland left the competition after losing all three group matches. FIFA cautioned Argentina for its violent style in the group games, particularly in the scoreless draw with West Germany, which saw Argentinean Rafael Albrecht get sent off and suspended for the next match.[20][21]

In the northwest of England, Old Trafford and Goodison Park played host to Group 3 which saw the two-time defending champions Brazil finish in third place behind Portugal and Hungary, and be eliminated along with Bulgaria. Brazil were defeated 3–1 by Hungary in a classic encounter before falling by the same scoreline to Portugal in a controversial game. Portugal appeared in the finals for the first time, and made quite an impact. They won all three of their games in the group stage, with a lot of help from their outstanding striker Eusébio, whose nine goals made him the tournament's top scorer.

Group 4, however, provided the biggest upset when North Korea beat Italy 1–0 at Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough and finished above them, thus earning qualification to the next round along with the Soviet Union. This was the first time that a nation from outside Europe or the Americas had progressed from the first stage of a World Cup: the next would be Morocco in 1986.

Knock-out stages[edit]

The quarter-finals provided a controversial victory for West Germany as they cruised past Uruguay 4–0; the South Americans claimed that this occurred only after the referee (who was Jim Finney, from England) had not recognised a handball by Schnellinger on the goal line and then had sent off two players from Uruguay: Horacio Troche and Héctor Silva.[22] It appeared as though the surprise package North Korea would claim another major upset in their match against Portugal at Goodison Park, when after 22 minutes they led 3–0. It fell to one of the greatest stars of the tournament, Eusébio, to change that. He scored four goals in the game and José Augusto added a fifth in the 78th minute to earn Portugal a 5–3 win.

Meanwhile, in the other two games, Ferenc Bene's late goal for Hungary against the Soviet Union, who were led by Lev Yashin's stellar goalkeeping, proved little more than a consolation as they crashed out 2–1, and the only goal between Argentina and England came courtesy of England's Geoff Hurst. During that controversial game (for more details see Argentina and England football rivalry), Argentina's Antonio Rattín became the first player to be sent off in a senior international football match at Wembley.[23] Rattín at first refused to leave the field and eventually had to be escorted by several policemen. After 30 minutes England scored the only goal of the match. This game is called el robo del siglo (the robbery of the century) in Argentina.[24]

All semi-finalists were from Europe. The venue of the first semi-final between England and Portugal was changed from Goodison Park in Liverpool to Wembley, due to Wembley's larger capacity. This larger capacity was particularly significant during a time when ticket revenue was of crucial importance.[25] Bobby Charlton scored both goals in England's win, with Portugal's goal coming from a penalty in the 82nd minute after a handball by Jack Charlton on the goal line.[26][27] The other semi-final also finished 2–1: Franz Beckenbauer scoring the winning goal with a left foot shot from the edge of the area for West Germany as they beat the Soviet Union.[28]

Portugal went on to beat the Soviet Union 2–1 to take third place. Portugal's third place was the best finish by a team making its World Cup debut since 1934. It was equalled by Croatia in 1998.

Final[edit]

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup Final

London's Wembley Stadium was the venue for the final, and 98,000 people attended. After 12 minutes 32 seconds Helmut Haller put West Germany ahead, but the score was levelled by Geoff Hurst four minutes later. Martin Peters put England in the lead in the 78th minute; England looked set to claim the title when the referee awarded a free kick to West Germany with one minute left. The ball was launched goalward and Wolfgang Weber scored, with England appealing in vain for handball as the ball came through the crowded penalty area.[29]

Elizabeth II presents the Jules Rimet Trophy to England's team captain Bobby Moore.

With the score level at 2–2 at the end of 90 minutes, the game went to extra time. In the 98th minute, Hurst found himself on the scoresheet again; his shot hit the crossbar, bounced down onto the goal line, and was awarded as a goal. Debate has long raged over whether the ball crossed the line, with the goal becoming part of World Cup history.[30] England's final goal was scored by Hurst again, as a celebratory pitch invasion began. This made Geoff Hurst the only player ever to have scored three times in a single World Cup final.[29] BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme's description of the match's closing moments has gone down in history: "Some people are on the pitch. They think it's all over ... [Hurst scores] It is now!".[31]

England's total of eleven goals scored in six games set a new record low for average goals per game scored by a World Cup winning team. The record stood until 1982, when it was surpassed by Italy's 12 goals in seven games; in 2010 this record was lowered again by Spain, winning the Cup with eight goals in seven games. England's total of three goals conceded also constituted a record low for average goals per game conceded by a World Cup winning team. That record stood until 1994, when it was surpassed by Brazil's three goals in seven games. France again lowered the record to two goals in seven during the 1998 tournament, a record that has since been equalled by Italy at the 2006 tournament and by Spain's two goals conceded during the 2010 tournament.

England received the recovered Jules Rimet trophy from Elizabeth II and were crowned World Cup winners for the first time.[29]

In this World Cup, the national anthems were played only in the final. They were not played in the earlier matches because the organisers (FIFA and the FA) feared that North Korea's presence – a socialist country that was not recognised by the United Kingdom – in the World Cup would cause problems with South Korea. A memo from the Foreign Office months before the finals began stated that the solution would be "denying the visas to North Korean players".[32] The final, held at Wembley Stadium, was the last to be broadcast in black and white.[33]

Match officials[edit]

A total of 26 match referees and other officials featured at the event. Despite the event being a worldwide tournament, the majority of the officials were from Europe.[citation needed] Gottfried Dienst refereed the final between England and West Germany.[34]

Africa

  • Ali Kandil

Asia

  • Menachem Ashkenazi

South America

  • José María Codesal
  • Roberto Goicoechea
  • Armando Marques
  • Arturo Yamasaki

Europe

  • John Adair
  • Tofiq Bahramov
  • Leo Callaghan
  • Joaquim Campos
  • Ken Dagnall
  • Gottfried Dienst
  • Jim Finney
  • Karol Galba
  • Juan Gardeazábal Garay
  • Rudolf Kreitlein
  • Concetto Lo Bello
  • Bertil Lööw
  • George McCabe
  • Hugh Phillips
  • Dimitar Rumentchev
  • Pierre Schwinte
  • Kurt Tschenscher
  • Konstantin Zečević
  • Hungarian People's Republic István Zsolt

Draw[edit]

Pot 1: South AmericanPot 2: EuropeanPot 3: Latin EuropeanPot 4: Rest of the World
  •  Brazil (1962 champions)
  •  Argentina
  •  Chile
  •  Uruguay
  •  England (hosts)
  •  Hungary
  •  Soviet Union
  •  West Germany
  •  France
  •  Portugal
  •  Spain
  •  Italy
  •  Bulgaria
  •  North Korea
  •  Mexico
  •   Switzerland

Squads[edit]

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup squads

Group stage[edit]

Group 1[edit]

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 1
PosTeam
  • v
  • t
  • e
PldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification
1 England321040—5Advance to knockout stage
2 Uruguay3120212.0004
3 Mexico3021130.3332
4 France3012250.4001
Source: FIFA
England 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 87,148
Referee: Istvan Zsolt (Hungary)
France 1–1 Mexico
Hausser Goal 62'ReportBorja Goal 48'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 69,237
Referee: Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel)
Uruguay 2–1 France
Rocha Goal 26'
Cortés Goal 31'		ReportDe Bourgoing Goal 15' (pen.)
White City Stadium, London
Attendance: 45,662
Referee: Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)
England 2–0 Mexico
B. Charlton Goal 37'
Hunt Goal 75'		Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 92,570
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Mexico 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 61,112
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)
England 2–0 France
Hunt Goal 38', 75'Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 98,270
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)

Group 2[edit]

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 2
PosTeam
  • v
  • t
  • e
PldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification
1 West Germany3210717.0005Advance to knockout stage
2 Argentina3210414.0005
3 Spain3102450.8002
4  Switzerland3003190.1110
Source: FIFA
  • West Germany were placed first due to superior goal average.
FR Germany 5–0  Switzerland
Held Goal 16'
Haller Goal 21', 77' (pen.)
Beckenbauer Goal 40', 52'		Report
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 36,127
Referee: Hugh Phillips (Scotland)
Argentina 2–1 Spain
Artime Goal 65', 77'ReportPirri Goal 71'
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 42,738
Referee: Dimitar Rumenchev (Bulgaria)
Spain 2–1  Switzerland
Sanchís Goal 57'
Amancio Goal 75'		ReportQuentin Goal 31'
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 32,028
Referee: Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)
Argentina 0–0 FR Germany
Report
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 46,587
Referee: Konstantin Zečević (Yugoslavia)
Argentina 2–0  Switzerland
Artime Goal 52'
Onega Goal 79'		Report
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 32,127
Referee: Joaquim Campos (Portugal)
West Germany 2–1 Spain
Emmerich Goal 39'
Seeler Goal 84'		ReportFusté Goal 23'
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 42,187
Referee: Armando Marques (Brazil)

Group 3[edit]

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 3
PosTeam
  • v
  • t
  • e
PldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification
1 Portugal3300924.5006Advance to knockout stage
2 Hungary3201751.4004
3 Brazil3102460.6672
4 Bulgaria3003180.1250
Source: FIFA
Brazil 2–0 Bulgaria
Pelé Goal 15'
Garrincha Goal 63'		Report
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 47,308
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
Portugal 3–1 Hungary
José Augusto Goal 1', 67'
Torres Goal 90'		ReportBene Goal 60'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 29,886
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)
Hungary 3–1 Brazil
Bene Goal 2'
Farkas Goal 64'
Mészöly Goal 73' (pen.)		ReportTostão Goal 14'
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 51,387
Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)
Portugal 3–0 Bulgaria
Vutsov Goal 7' (o.g.)
Eusébio Goal 38'
Torres Goal 81'		Report
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 25,438
Referee: José María Codensal (Uruguay)
Portugal 3–1 Brazil
Simões Goal 15'
Eusébio Goal 27', 85'		ReportRildo Goal 73'
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 58,479
Referee: George McCabe (England)
Hungary 3–1 Bulgaria
Davidov Goal 43' (o.g.)
Mészöly Goal 45'
Bene Goal 54'		ReportAsparuhov Goal 15'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 24,129
Referee: Roberto Goicoechea (Argentina)

Group 4[edit]

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 4
PosTeam
  • v
  • t
  • e
PldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification
1 Soviet Union3300616.0006Advance to knockout stage
2 North Korea3111240.5003
3 Italy3102221.0002
4 Chile3012250.4001
Source: FIFA
Soviet Union 3–0 North Korea
Malofeyev Goal 31', 88'
Banishevskiy Goal 33'		Report
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 23,006
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)
Italy 2–0 Chile
Mazzola Goal 8'
Barison Goal 88'		Report
Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 27,199
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
Chile 1–1 North Korea
Marcos Goal 26' (pen.)ReportPak Seung-zin Goal 88'
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 13,792
Referee: Ali Kandil (United Arab Republic)
Soviet Union 1–0 Italy
Chislenko Goal 57'Report
Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 27,793
Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)
North Korea 1–0 Italy
Pak Doo-ik Goal 42'Report
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 17,829
Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)
Soviet Union 2–1 Chile
Porkuyan Goal 28', 85'ReportMarcos Goal 32'
Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 16,027
Referee: John Adair (Northern Ireland)

Knockout stage[edit]

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Bracket[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 July – London (Wembley)
 
 
 England1
 
26 July – London (Wembley)
 
 Argentina0
 
 England2
 
23 July – Liverpool
 
 Portugal1
 
 Portugal5
 
30 July – London (Wembley)
 
 North Korea3
 
 England (aet)4
 
23 July – Sheffield
 
 West Germany2
 
 West Germany4
 
25 July – Liverpool
 
 Uruguay0
 
 West Germany2
 
23 July – Sunderland
 
 Soviet Union1Third place
 
 Soviet Union2
 
28 July – London (Wembley)
 
 Hungary1
 
 Portugal2
 
 
 Soviet Union1
 

Quarter-finals[edit]

England 1–0 Argentina
Hurst Goal 78'Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 90,584
Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)
West Germany 4–0 Uruguay
Haller Goal 11', 83'
Beckenbauer Goal 70'
Seeler Goal 75'		Report
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 40,007
Referee: Jim Finney (England)
Soviet Union 2–1 Hungary
Chislenko Goal 5'
Porkuyan Goal 46'		ReportBene Goal 57'
Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 26,844
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)
Portugal 5–3 North Korea
Eusébio Goal 27', 43' (pen.), 56', 59' (pen.)
José Augusto Goal 80'		ReportPak Seung-zin Goal 1'
Li Dong-woon Goal 22'
Yang Seung-kook Goal 25'
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 40,248
Referee: Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel)

Semi-finals[edit]

West Germany 2–1 Soviet Union
Haller Goal 43'
Beckenbauer Goal 67'		ReportPorkuyan Goal 88'
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 38,273
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
England 2–1 Portugal
B. Charlton Goal 30', 80'ReportEusébio Goal 82' (pen.)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 94,493
Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)

Third place play-off[edit]

Portugal 2–1 Soviet Union
Eusébio Goal 12' (pen.)
Torres Goal 89'		ReportMalofeyev Goal 43'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 87,696
Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)

Final[edit]

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup Final
England 4–2 (a.e.t.) West Germany
  • Hurst Goal 18', 101', 120'
  • Peters Goal 78'
Report
  • Haller Goal 12'
  • Weber Goal 89'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 96,924
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

Goalscorers[edit]

With nine goals, Eusébio was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 89 goals were scored by 47 players, with two of them credited as own goals.[35]

9 goals

  • Eusébio

6 goals

  • Helmut Haller

4 goals

  • Geoff Hurst
  • Ferenc Bene
  • Valeriy Porkujan
  • Franz Beckenbauer

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Ivan Davidov (playing against Hungary)
  • Ivan Vutsov (playing against Portugal)

All-star team[edit]

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Gordon Banks

George Cohen
Bobby Moore
Vicente
Silvio Marzolini

Franz Beckenbauer
Mário Coluna
Bobby Charlton

Flórián Albert
Uwe Seeler
Eusébio

Source:[36]

Final standings[edit]

Results of 1966 FIFA World Cup
  Champion   Runner-up   3rd place   4th place   1/4-finals   Group stage

Angola and Mozambique represented Portugal.

In 1986, FIFA published a report that ranked all teams in each World Cup up to and including 1986, based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition.[37][38] The rankings for the 1966 tournament were as follows:

RTeamGPWDLGFGAGDPts.
1 England16510113+811
2 West Germany26411156+99
3 Portugal36501178+910
4 Soviet Union46402106+48
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5 Argentina2421142+25
6 Hungary3420287+14
7 Uruguay1412125−34
8 North Korea4411259−43
Eliminated in the group stage
9 Italy431022202
10 Spain2310245−12
11 Brazil3310246−22
12 Mexico1302113−22
13 Chile4301225−31
 France1301225−31
15 Bulgaria3300318−70
16  Switzerland2300319−80

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External links[edit]

  • 1966 FIFA World Cup England ™, FIFA.com
  • Details at RSSSF
  • FIFA Technical Report