Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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| 1 |  England |  Uruguay |
| 2 |  West Germany |  Argentina |
| 3 |  Portugal |  Hungary |
| 4 |  Soviet Union |  North Korea |
The knockout stage of the 1966 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. The knockout stage began on 23 July with the quarter-finals and ended on 30 July 1966 with the final match, held at Wembley Stadium in London. The top two teams from each group (eight in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A third place play-off also was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.
England won the final 4–2 against West Germany for their first World Cup title. [1]
All times listed are local time.
The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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| 1 | England | Uruguay |
| 2 | West Germany | Argentina |
| 3 | Portugal | Hungary |
| 4 | Soviet Union | North Korea |
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| England | 1 | |||||||||
| 26 July – London (Wembley) | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| England | 2 | |||||||||
| 23 July – Liverpool | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||
| 30 July – London (Wembley) | ||||||||||
| North Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| England (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||
| 23 July – Sheffield (Hillsborough) | ||||||||||
| West Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| West Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| 25 July – Liverpool | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
| West Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| 23 July – Sunderland | ||||||||||
| Soviet Union | 1 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
| Soviet Union | 2 | |||||||||
| 28 July – London (Wembley) | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 1 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||||||
| Soviet Union | 1 | |||||||||
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| West Germany | 4–0 | Uruguay |
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| Portugal | 5–3 | North Korea |
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| Eusébio 27', 43' (pen.), 56', 59' (pen.) José Augusto 80' | Report | Pak Seung-zin 1' Li Dong-woon 22'Yang Seung-kook 25' |
    Portugal |     North Korea |
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| West Germany | 2–1 | Soviet Union |
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| Haller 43' Beckenbauer 67' | Report | Porkuyan 88' |
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| England | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | West Germany |
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England | West Germany |
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Officials
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