1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

Last updated July 06, 2025

The four teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Soviet Union qualified for the eighth FIFA World Cup held in England.

Matches

21 October 1964

Denmark	1–0	Wales
Madsen 47'	Report

Copenhagen, Denmark

Attendance: 22,800

Referee: Huber (Switzerland)

29 November 1964

Greece	4–2	Denmark
Sideris 30', 46' Papaioannou 71', 85'	Report	Berg 60' Madsen 70'

Athens, Greece

Attendance: 21,748

Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)

9 December 1964

Greece	2–0	Wales
Papaioannou 4' Papaemmanouil 47'	Report

Athens, Greece

Attendance: 20,769

Referee: Majdan (Poland)

17 March 1965

Wales	4–1	Greece
Allchurch 26', 74' England 51' Vernon 65'	Report	Papaioannou 60'

Cardiff, Wales

Attendance: 11,159

Referee: Roomer (Netherlands)

23 May 1965

Soviet Union	3–1	Greece
Kazakov 14' Ivanov 71', 83'	Report	Papaioannou 60'

Moscow, Soviet Union

Attendance: 79,641

Referee: Beijar (Finland)

30 May 1965

Soviet Union	2–1	Wales
Ivanov 39' Williams 48' (o.g.)	Report	W. Davies 69'

Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union

Attendance: 86,015

Referee: Fritz (West Germany)

27 June 1965

Soviet Union	6–0	Denmark
Khusainov 9' Metreveli 47' Voronin 64' Barkaya 69', 77' Meskhi 72'	Report

Moscow, Soviet Union

Attendance: 84,134

Referee: Zečević (Yugoslavia)

3 October 1965

Greece	1–4	Soviet Union
Papaioannou 27'	Report	Metreveli 14' (pen.) Banişevski 25', 59', 82'

Athens, Greece

Attendance: 39,880

Referee: Shoshany (Israel)

17 October 1965

Denmark	1–3	Soviet Union
Troelsen 79'	Report	Metreveli 47' Malofeyev 62' Sabo 68'

Copenhagen, Denmark

Attendance: 32,941

Referee: Webster (Scotland)

27 October 1965

Denmark	1–1	Greece
Fritsen 12'	Report	Sideris 45'

Copenhagen, Denmark

Attendance: 28,600

Referee: McCarthy (Republic of Ireland)

27 October 1965

Wales	2–1	Soviet Union
Vernon 20' Allchurch 77'	Report	Banişevski 17'

Cardiff, Wales

Attendance: 24,626

Referee: Nilsen (Norway)

1 December 1965

Wales	4–2	Denmark
W. Davies 2' Vernon 11', 79' Rees 18'	Report	Poulsen 4' Fritsen 48'

Wrexham, Wales

Attendance: 4,839

Referee: Kitabdjian (France)

Soviet Union qualified.

Final Table

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Final table														Home							Away
1.	Soviet Union	6	5	0	1	19	6	+13	10	X	2:1	3:1	6:0	3	3	0	0	11	2	6	3	2	0	1	8	4	4
2.	Wales	6	3	0	3	11	9	+2	6	2:1	X	4:1	4:2	3	3	0	0	10	4	6	3	0	0	3	1	5	0
3.	Greece	6	2	1	3	10	14	-4	5	1:4	2:0	X	4:2	3	2	0	1	7	6	4	3	0	1	2	3	8	1
4.	Denmark	6	1	1	4	7	18	-11	3	1:3	1:0	1:1	X	3	1	1	1	3	4	3	3	0	0	3	4	14	0

Team stats

Soviet Union

Head coach: Nikolai Morozov

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played							Club
DF	Valentin Afonin	22 December 1939	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	SKA Rostov-on-Don
FW	Anatoli Banişevski	21 February 1946	3	4	270	-	-	-	90	90	90	Neftyanik Baku
GK	Viktor Bannikov	28 April 1938	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	-	-	Dynamo Kiev
FW	Vladimir Barkaya	29 July 1937	1	2	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	Dinamo Tbilisi
DF	Vasiliy Danilov	13 May 1941	5	0	540	90	90	-	90	90	90	Zenit Leningrad
DF	Valery Dikaryov	10 September 1939	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Spartak Moscow
FW	Valentin Ivanov	19 November 1934	3	3	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	Torpedo Moscow
GK	Anzor Kavazashvili	19 July 1940	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	Torpedo Moscow
FW	Boris Kazakov	6 November 1940	3	1	270	90	90	-	90	-	-	CSKA Moscow
FW	Vitaly Khmelnitsky	12 June 1943	2	0	180	-	-	-	90	90	-	Dynamo Kiev
DF	Murtaz Khurtsilava	5 January 1943	3	0	270	-	-	-	90	90	90	Dinamo Tbilisi
MF	Galimzyan Khusainov	27 June 1937	4	1	360	90	90	90	-	-	90	Spartak Moscow
DF	Gennady Logofet	15 April 1942	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	Spartak Moscow
FW	Eduard Malofeev	2 June 1942	2	1	180	-	-	-	-	90	90	Dinamo Minsk
FW	Mikheil Meskhi	12 January 1937	4	1	360	90	90	90	-	-	90	Dinamo Tbilisi
FW	Slava Metreveli	30 May 1936	6	3	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Dinamo Tbilisi
DF	Vladimir Ponomaryov	18 February 1940	3	0	270	-	90	-	90	90	-	CSKA Moscow
DF	Georgy Ryabov	23 August 1938	2	0	180	-	90	90	-	-	-	Dinamo Moscow
MF	Yozhef Sabo	29 February 1940	2	1	180	-	-	-	90	90	-	Dynamo Kiev
DF	Vladimir Saraev	28 April 1936	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	Torpedo Moscow
DF	Albert Shesternyov	20 June 1941	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	CSKA Moscow
MF	Georgi Sichinava	18 February 1944	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Dinamo Tbilisi
MF	Valery Voronin	17 July 1939	6	1	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Torpedo Moscow
GK	Lev Yashin	22 October 1929	2	0	180	-	-	-	90	90	90	Dinamo Moscow

Wales

Head coach: Dave Bowen

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played							Club
FW	Len Allchurch	12 September 1933	4	3	360	-	-	90	90			Sheffield United
FW	Len Allchurch	12 September 1933	4	3	360					90	90	/4^[1] Stockport County
FW	John Charles	27 December 1931	1	0	90	-	-	-	90	-	-	/2^[1] Cardiff City
FW	Ron Davies	28 April 1938	5	2	450	90	90	-	90	90	90	/2^[1] Norwich City
MF	Mike England	2 December 1941	6	1	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Blackburn Rovers
FW	Brian Godfrey	1 May 1940	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	/2^[1] Preston North End
DF	Colin Green	10 February 1942	2	0	180	-	-	-	90	90	-	Birmingham City
DF	Terry Hennessey	1 September 1942	5	0	450	90	90	-	90	90		Birmingham City
DF	Terry Hennessey	1 September 1942	5	0	450						90	Nottingham Forest
MF	Barrie Hole	16 September 1942	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	/2^[1] Cardiff City
GK	Dave Hollins	4 February 1938	2	0	360	-	-	90	-	-	90	/2^[1] Newcastle United
FW	Barrie Jones	10 October 1941	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	/2^[1] Plymouth Argyle
FW	Cliff Jones	7 February 1935	4	0	180	90	90	90	90	-	-	Tottenham Hotspur
FW	Ken Leek	26 July 1935	2	0	180	-	90	90	-	-	-	/2^[1] Northampton Town
GK	Tony Millington	5 June 1943	1	0	90	-	-	-	90	-	-	/3^[1] Crystal Palace
FW	Keith Pring	11 March 1943	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	/2^[1] Rotherham United
FW	Gil Reece	2 July 1942	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	90	-	Sheffield United
FW	Ronnie Rees	4 April 1944	6	1	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	/3+^[2] Coventry City
DF	Peter Rodrigues	21 January 1944	4	0	360	-	90	90	-	90	90	/2^[1] Cardiff City
GK	Gary Sprake	3 April 1945	3	0	270	90	90	-	-	90	-	/2+^[3] Leeds United
FW	Roy Vernon	14 April 1937	3	4	270	-	-	90	-			Everton F.C.
FW	Roy Vernon	14 April 1937	3	4	270					90	90	Stoke City
DF	Graham Williams	2 April 1938	4	0	360	90	90	90	90	-	-	West Bromwich
FW	Herbie Williams	6 October 1940	1	0	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	Swansea City
DF	Stuart Williams	9 July 1930	3	0	270	90	-	90	-	-	90	/2^[1] Southampton

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The number indicates the league the team played in that year.
↑ After four qualification matches Coventry City was promoted to league two.
↑ After four qualification matches Leeds United was promoted to league one.

Greece

Head coach: Lakis Petropoulos

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played							Club
DF	Georgios Andreou	1937	3	0	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	Panathinaikos FC
DF	Fotis Balopoulos	1943	1	0	90	-	-	-	90	-	-	AEK Athens F.C.
DF	Michalis Bellis	1940	2	0	180	-	-	-	90	90	-	PAOK F.C.
MF	Stathis Chaitas	20 March 1940	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Panionios F.C.
MF	Mimis Domazos	22 January 1942	5	0	450	90	90	90	-	90	90	Panathinaikos FC
GK	Giannis Fronimidis	22 Apr 1937	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Olympiacos F.C.
FW	Nikos Gioutsos	16 April 1942	1	0	90	-	-	-	90	-	-	Olympiacos F.C.
GK	Takis Ikonomopoulos	19 October 1943	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	90	-	Panathinaikos FC
DF	Aristidis Kamaras	2 March 1939	6	0	540	90	90	90	9 0	90	90	Panathinaikos FC
FW	Giannis Komianidis	1938	1	0	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	Panathinaikos FC
MF	Takis Loukanidis	25 September 1937	5	0	450	90	90	90	90	90	-	Panathinaikos FC
FW	Andreas Papaemmanouil	18 February 1939	4	1	360	90	90	90	-	90	-	Panathinaikos FC
FW	Mimis Papaioannou	25 November 1942	5	6	450	90	90	90	90	90	-	AEK Athens F.C.
FW	Aristeidis Papazoglou	1939	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Olympiacos F.C.
DF	Takis Papoulidis	1934	5	0	450	90	90	90	90	90	-	Panathinaikos FC
MF	Kostas Polychroniou	1936	2	0	180	-	-	-	90	-	90	Olympiacos F.C.
MF	Thanasis Saravakos	1932	1	0	90	-	-	-	90	-	-	Panionios F.C.
FW	Giorgos Sideris	1938	4	3	360	90	-	90	-	90	90	Olympiacos F.C.
FW	Nikos Simigdalas	1942	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Apollon Smyrnis F.C.
MF	Stelios Skevofilakas	1940	4	0	360	90	90	90	-	-	90	AEK Athens F.C.
DF	Alekos Sofianidis	3 August 1938	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	AEK Athens F.C.
GK	Kostas Vallianos	1937	4	0	360	90	90	90	90	-	-	Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.
MF	Pavlos Vasiliou	23 December 1940	4	0	360	90	90	90	-	90	-	Olympiacos F.C.
DF	Tasos Vasiliou	4 August 1938	2	0	180	-	-	-	90	90	-	Apollon Smyrnis F.C.
DF	Christos Zanteroglou	12 July 1940	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Olympiacos F.C.

Denmark

Head coach: Poul Petersen

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played							Club
FW	Ove Andersen	30 June 1937	2	0	180	-	-	-	90	90	-	Brønshøj BK
MF	Preben Arentoft	1 November 1942	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	Brønshøj BK
MF	Mogens Berg	8 June 1944	1	1	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	Boldklubben 1909
FW	Poul Bilde	27 March 1938	3	0	270	-	-	-	90	90	90	Vejle Boldklub
MF	Børge Enemark	17 August 1943	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Esbjerg fB
FW	Henning Enoksen	26 September 1935	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	Aarhus Gymnastikforening
FW	Ole Fritsen	18 July 1941	4	1	360	90	-	-	90	90	90	Vejle Boldklub
DF	Bent Hansen	13 September 1933	5	0	450	90	90	90	90	90	-	Boldklubben 1903
FW	Egon Hansen	19 February 1937	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	KFUM's BK
DF	Jens Jørgen Hansen	4 January 1939	4	0	360	-	-	90	90	90	90	Esbjerg fB
DF	Johnny Hansen	14 November 1943	2	0	180	-	-	-	90	-	90	Vejle Boldklub
DF	Kaj Hansen	16 August 1940	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	Boldklubben Frem
MF	Karl Hansen	10 October 1942	5	0	450	-	90	90	90	90	90	Køge BK
DF	Leif Hartwig	9 November 1942	5	0	450	90	90	-	90	90	90	Boldklubben 1909
FW	Egon Jensen	13 November 1937	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Esbjerg fB
FW	Palle Kähler	16 November 1939	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Boldklubben 1909
DF	Birger Larsen	27 May 1942	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Boldklubben Frem
MF	Ulrik le Fevre	25 June 1946	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Vejle Boldklub
FW	Ole Madsen	21 December 1934	3	1	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	Hellerup IK
GK	Max Møller	10 June 1943	3	0	270	-	-	-	90	90	90	AC Horsens
GK	Leif Nielsen	28 May 1942	3	0	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	Boldklubben Frem
MF	Jens Petersen	22 December 1941	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	-	-	Esbjerg fB
FW	Knud Petersen	15 August 1942	2	0	180	-	-	90	-	90	-	Esbjerg fB
FW	Kaj Poulsen	31 December 1942	2	1	180	-	-	-	90	-	90	Vejle Boldklub
FW	Tom Søndergaard	2 January 1944	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	-	-	Boldklubben af 1893
FW	Leif Sørensen	25 November 1942	1	0	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	Hvidovre IF
MF	Ole Sørensen	25 November 1937	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
FW	Kjeld Thorst	13 May 1940	2	0	180	-	90	90	-	-	-	AaB Football
DF	Børge Thorup	4 October 1943	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	90	-	Brønshøj BK
FW	Tommy Troelsen	10 July 1940	2	1	180	-	-	-	90	90	-	Vejle Boldklub
DF	Bent Wolmar	8 August 1937	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	-	-	Aarhus Gymnastikforening

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[league-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The number indicates the league the team played in that year.

[coventry-2] After four qualification matches Coventry City was promoted to league two.

[leeds-3] After four qualification matches Leeds United was promoted to league one.

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1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

Contents

Matches

Final Table

Team stats

Soviet Union

Wales

Greece

Denmark

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