1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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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) Flag of Portugal.svg Eusébio (7 goals)
← 1962
1970 →

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.

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Groups

Group 1

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1=Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4301113+86
1=Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 430196+36
3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4004112−110

Group 2

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4310142+127
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4211103+75
3Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 4004019−190

Group 3

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of France.svg  France 650192+710
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6312105+57
3Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 6312108+27
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 6006620−140

Group 4

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 641194+59
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 6312124+87
3Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 630397+26
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 6105419−152

Group 5

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 641173+49
2Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 632195+48
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 622264+26
4Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania 6015212−101

Group 6

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 431083+57
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 41215504
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 401316−51

Group 7

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 6501196+1310
2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 6303119+26
3Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 62131014−45
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6114718−113

Group 8

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6411173+149
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 63128807
3Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 62221110+16
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6105520−152

Group 9

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1=Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 210142+22
1=Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 210124−22
—Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  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

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup 1
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria Group 1 winners29 December 19651 (1962)
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Group 2 winners14 November 19654 (1934 2 , 1938 2 , 1954 , 1958)
Flag of France.svg  France Group 3 winners6 November 19655 (1934, 1938 , 1950, 1954, 1958)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Group 4 winners21 November 19650 (debut)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Group 5 winners14 November 19655 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954 , 1962)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Group 6 winners9 October 19655 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Group 7 winners27 October 19653 (1958, 1962, 1966)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Group 8 winners5 December 19654 ( 1934 , 1938 , 1950, 1954, 1962)
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Group 9 winners10 November 19653 (1934, 1950, 1962)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
2Competed as Germany

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References

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