1966 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

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.

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Group	Winners	Runners-up
1	England	Uruguay
2	West Germany	Argentina
3	Portugal	Hungary
4	Soviet Union	North Korea

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	23 July – London (Wembley)
	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

Matches

England vs Argentina

See also: Argentina–England football rivalry

23 July 1966

15:00 BST

England	1–0	Argentina
Hurst 78'	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 90,584

Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)

England

Argentina

GK 1 Gordon Banks RB 2 George Cohen CB 5 Jack Charlton CB 6 Bobby Moore (c) LB 3 Ray Wilson RM 4 Nobby Stiles CM 9 Bobby Charlton LM 16 Martin Peters RF 7 Alan Ball CF 10 Geoff Hurst LF 21 Roger Hunt Manager: Alf Ramsey

GK 1 Antonio Roma RB 8 Roberto Ferreiro CB 4 Roberto Perfumo CB 12 Rafael Albrecht LB 7 Silvio Marzolini RM 10 Antonio Rattín (c)  35' CM 15 Jorge Solari  24' LM 16 Alberto González RF 20 Ermindo Onega CF 19 Luis Artime  45' LF 21 Oscar Más  89' Manager: Juan Carlos Lorenzo

West Germany vs Uruguay

23 July 1966

15:00 BST

West Germany	4–0	Uruguay
Haller 11', 83' Beckenbauer 70' Seeler 75'	Report

Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield

Attendance: 40,007

Referee: Jim Finney (England)

West Germany

Uruguay

GK 1 Hans Tilkowski RB 2 Horst-Dieter Höttges CB 5 Willi Schulz CB 6 Wolfgang Weber  86' LB 3 Karl-Heinz Schnellinger MF 4 Franz Beckenbauer MF 12 Wolfgang Overath RW 8 Helmut Haller CF 9 Uwe Seeler (c) CF 10 Siggi Held LW 11 Lothar Emmerich Manager: Helmut Schön

GK 1 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz RB 15 Luis Ubiña CB 3 Jorge Manicera CB 2 Horacio Troche (c)  49' LB 5 Néstor Gonçalves MF 17 Héctor Salva  86' MF 6 Omar Caetano RW 7 Julio César Cortés CF 19 Héctor Silva  20'  54' CF 10 Pedro Rocha LW 11 Domingo Pérez Manager: Ondino Viera

Soviet Union vs Hungary

23 July 1966

15:00 BST

Soviet Union	2–1	Hungary
Chislenko 5' Porkuyan 46'	Report	Bene 57'

Roker Park, Sunderland

Attendance: 26,844

Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)

Soviet Union

Hungary

GK 1 Lev Yashin RB 4 Vladimir Ponomaryov CB 6 Albert Shesternyov (c) CB 12 Valery Voronin LB 10 Vasiliy Danilov MF 8 Yozhef Sabo MF 15 Galimzyan Khusainov RW 11 Igor Chislenko CF 18 Anatoliy Banishevskiy CF 19 Eduard Malofeyev LW 17 Valeriy Porkuyan Manager: Nikolai Morozov

GK 21 József Gelei RB 2 Benő Káposzta CB 17 Gusztáv Szepesi CB 5 Kálmán Mészöly LB 3 Sándor Mátrai MF 6 Ferenc Sipos (c) MF 14 István Nagy RW 7 Ferenc Bene CF 9 Flórián Albert CF 10 János Farkas LW 11 Gyula Rákosi Manager: Lajos Baróti

Portugal vs North Korea

23 July 1966

15:00 BST

Portugal	5–3	North Korea
Eusébio 27', 43' (pen.), 56', 59' (pen.) José Augusto 80'	Report	Pak Seung-zin 1' Li Dong-woon 22' Yang Seung-kook 25'

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Attendance: 40,248

Referee: Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel)

Portugal

North Korea

GK 3 José Pereira RB 17 Morais CB 20 Alexandre Baptista CB 4 Vicente LB 9 Hilário CM 16 Jaime Graça CM 10 Mário Coluna (c)  41' RW 12 José Augusto SS 13 Eusébio CF 18 José Torres LW 11 António Simões Manager: Otto Glória

GK 1 Li Chan-myung RB 5 Lim Zoong-sun CB 3 Shin Yung-kyoo (c) CB 14 Ha Jung-won LB 13 Oh Yoon-kyung MF 8 Pak Seung-zin MF 6 Im Seung-hwi RW 11 Han Bong-zin CF 7 Pak Doo-ik CF 16 Li Dong-woon LW 15 Yang Seung-kook Manager: Myung Rye-hyun

Semi-finals

West Germany vs Soviet Union

25 July 1966

19:30 BST

West Germany	2–1	Soviet Union
Haller 43' Beckenbauer 67'	Report	Porkuyan 88'

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Attendance: 38,273

Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

West Germany

Soviet Union

GK 1 Hans Tilkowski RB 14 Friedel Lutz CB 5 Willi Schulz CB 6 Wolfgang Weber LB 3 Karl-Heinz Schnellinger MF 4 Franz Beckenbauer  72' MF 8 Helmut Haller RW 9 Uwe Seeler (c) CF 10 Siggi Held CF 12 Wolfgang Overath LW 11 Lothar Emmerich Manager: Helmut Schön

GK 1 Lev Yashin RB 4 Vladimir Ponomaryov CB 6 Albert Shesternyov (c) CB 10 Vasiliy Danilov LB 12 Valery Voronin  20' MF 8 Yozhef Sabo MF 15 Galimzyan Khusainov RW 11 Igor Chislenko  44' CF 18 Anatoliy Banishevskiy CF 19 Eduard Malofeyev LW 17 Valeriy Porkuyan Manager: Nikolai Morozov

England vs Portugal

26 July 1966

19:30 BST

England	2–1	Portugal
B. Charlton 30', 80'	Report	Eusébio 82' (pen.)

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 94,493

Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)

England

Portugal

GK 1 Gordon Banks RB 2 George Cohen CB 5 Jack Charlton CB 6 Bobby Moore (c) LB 3 Ray Wilson RM 4 Nobby Stiles CM 9 Bobby Charlton LM 16 Martin Peters RF 7 Alan Ball CF 10 Geoff Hurst LF 21 Roger Hunt Manager: Alf Ramsey

GK 3 José Pereira RB 22 Alberto Festa CB 20 Alexandre Baptista CB 21 José Carlos LB 9 Hilário CM 16 Jaime Graça CM 10 Mário Coluna (c) RW 12 José Augusto SS 13 Eusébio CF 18 José Torres LW 11 António Simões Manager: Otto Glória

Third place play-off

28 July 1966

19:30 BST

Portugal	2–1	Soviet Union
Eusébio 12' (pen.) Torres 89'	Report	Malofeyev 43' [2]

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 87,696

Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)

Portugal

Soviet Union

GK 3 José Pereira RB 22 Alberto Festa CB 20 Alexandre Baptista CB 21 José Carlos LB 9 Hilário CM 16 Jaime Graça CM 10 Mário Coluna (c) RW 12 José Augusto SS 13 Eusébio CF 18 José Torres LW 11 António Simões Manager: Otto Glória

GK 1 Lev Yashin (c) RB 4 Vladimir Ponomaryov CB 13 Alexey Korneyev CB 7 Murtaz Khurtsilava LB 10 Vasiliy Danilov MF 12 Valery Voronin MF 14 Georgi Sichinava RW 16 Slava Metreveli FW 19 Eduard Malofeyev FW 18 Anatoliy Banishevskiy LW 2 Viktor Serebryanikov Manager: Nikolai Morozov

Final

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup final

30 July 1966

15:00 BST

England	4–2 (a.e.t.)	West Germany
Hurst 18', 101', 120' Peters 78'	Report [3]	Haller 12' Weber 89'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 96,924

Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

England

West Germany

GK 1 Gordon Banks RB 2 George Cohen CB 5 Jack Charlton CB 6 Bobby Moore (c) LB 3 Ray Wilson DM 4 Nobby Stiles RM 7 Alan Ball AM 9 Bobby Charlton LM 16 Martin Peters  20' CF 10 Geoff Hurst CF 21 Roger Hunt Manager: Alf Ramsey

GK 1 Hans Tilkowski RB 2 Horst-Dieter Höttges CB 5 Willi Schulz CB 6 Wolfgang Weber LB 3 Karl-Heinz Schnellinger CM 4 Franz Beckenbauer CM 12 Wolfgang Overath RF 8 Helmut Haller CF 9 Uwe Seeler (c) CF 10 Sigfried Held LF 11 Lothar Emmerich Manager: Helmut Schön

Officials Linesman: Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union) Linesman: Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)

References

1. "Hurst the hero for England in the home of football". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013.
2. Goal also credited to Banishevskiy.
3. "1966 FIFA World Cup England™". Archived from the original on 12 April 2020.

External links

• 1966 FIFA World Cup archive
• FIFA World Cup 1966 Technical Study