1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

Last updated January 20, 2023

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

Matches

24 May 1964

Netherlands	2–0	Albania
Schrijvers 48' (pen.) Muller 52'	Report

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Referee: Meighan (Republic of Ireland)

14 October 1964

Northern Ireland	1–0	Switzerland
Crossan 46' (pen.)	Report

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Referee: Burguet (Belgium)

25 October 1964

Albania	0–2	Netherlands
	Report	Van Nee 2' Geurtsen 87'

Tirana, Albania

Referee: Dinov (Bulgaria)

14 November 1964

Switzerland	2–1	Northern Ireland
Quentin 29' Kuhn 34'	Report	Best 13'

Lausanne, Switzerland

Referee: Schiller (Austria)

17 March 1965

Northern Ireland	2–1	Netherlands
Crossan 11' Neill 62'	Report	Van Nee 6'

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Referee: Sørensen (Denmark)

7 April 1965

Netherlands	0–0	Northern Ireland
	Report

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Referee: Clements (England)

11 April 1965

Albania	0–2	Switzerland
	Report	Quentin 21' Kuhn 88' (pen.)

Tirana, Albania

Referee: Sbardella (Italy)

2 May 1965

Switzerland	1–0	Albania
Kuhn 10' (pen.)	Report

Geneva, Switzerland

Referee: Bueno Perales (Spain)

7 May 1965

Northern Ireland	4–1	Albania
Crossan 16', 30', 61' (pen.) Best 85'	Report	Jashari 49'

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Referee: Mootz (Luxembourg)

17 October 1965

Netherlands	0–0	Switzerland
	Report

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Referee: Boström (Sweden)

14 November 1965

Switzerland	2–1	Netherlands
Hosp 10' Allemann 87'	Report	Laseroms 64'

Bern, Switzerland

Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)

24 November 1965

Albania	1–1	Northern Ireland
Haxhiu 77'	Report	Irvine 58'

Tirana, Albania

Referee: Sotir (Romania)

Switzerland 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.	Switzerland	6	4	1	1	7	3	+4	9	X	2:1	2:1	1:0	3	3	0	0	5	2	6	3	1	1	1	2	1	3
2.	Northern Ireland	6	3	2	1	9	5	+4	8	1:0	X	2:1	4:1	3	3	0	0	7	2	6	3	0	2	1	2	3	2
3.	Netherlands	6	2	2	2	6	4	+2	6	0:0	0:0	X	2:0	3	1	2	0	2	0	4	3	1	0	2	4	4	2
4.	Albania	6	0	1	5	2	12	-10	1	0:2	1:1	0:2	X	3	0	1	2	1	5	1	3	0	0	3	1	7	0

Team stats

Switzerland

Head coach: Alfredo Foni

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played							Club
FW	Anton Allemann	6 January 1936	1	1	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	1. FC Nürnberg
MF	Kurt Armbruster	16 September 1934	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	FC Lausanne-Sport
MF	Heinz Bäni	18 November 1936	2	0	180	-	-	-	-	90	90	FC Zürich
FW	André Daina	8 July 1940	0	0	0	-	-	90	90	-	-	Servette FC
MF	Richard Dürr	1 December 1938	5	0	450	90	90	90	90	90	-	FC Lausanne-Sport
GK	Karl Elsener	13 August 1934	6	0	540	90	90	90	90			FC Lausanne-Sport
GK	Karl Elsener	13 August 1934	6	0	540					90	90	FC Grenchen
DF	Hansruedi Führer	24 December 1937	2	0	180	-	-	-	-	90	90	BSC Young Boys
DF	André Grobéty	22 June 1933	5	0	450	90	90	90	-	90	90	FC Lausanne-Sport
FW	Kurt Grünig	13 March 1944	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	BSC Young Boys
FW	Robert Hosp	13 December 1939	4	1	360	-	90	90	-	90	90	FC Lausanne-Sport
MF	Köbi Kuhn	12 October 1943	6	3	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	FC Zürich
DF	Werner Leimgruber	2 September 1934	2	0	180	-	-	-	-	90	90	FC Zürich
DF	Raymond Maffiolo	6 March 1938	1	0	90	-	-	-	90	-	-	Servette FC
FW	Karl Odermatt	17 December 1942	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	FC Basel
FW	Philippe Pottier	9 July 1938	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Stade Français FC
FW	René-Pierre Quentin	5 August 1943	4	2	360	-	90	90	90	90	-	FC Sion
FW	Jean-Claude Schindelholz	11 October 1940	1	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	Servette FC
DF	Heinz Schneiter	12 April 1935	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	BSC Young Boys
DF	Xavier Stierli	29 October 1940	4	0	360	90	90	90	90	-	-	FC Zürich
DF	Ely Tacchella	25 May 1936	4	0	360	90	90	90	90	-	-	FC Lausanne-Sport
FW	Georges Vuilleumier	21 September 1944	1	0	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
FW	Rolf Wüthrich	4 September 1938	1	0	90	-	-	-	90	-	-	1. FC Nürnberg

Northern Ireland

Head coach: Bertie Peacock

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played							Club
FW	George Best	22 May 1946	6	1	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Manchester United F.C.
FW	Bobby Braithwaite	2 February 1937	3	0	270	90	90	-	90	-	-	/2^[1] Middlesbrough F.C.
GK	Ronnie Briggs	29 March 1943	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	/2^[1] Swansea Town
DF	Albert Campbell	4 January 1938	1	0	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	Crusaders F.C.
MF	Dave Clements	15 September 1945	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	/2^[1] Coventry City F.C.
FW	Jobby Crossan	29 November 1938	6	5	540	90	90					Sunderland A.F.C.
FW	Jobby Crossan	29 November 1938	6	5	540			90	90	90	90	/2^[1] Manchester City F.C.
FW	Derek Dougan	20 January 1938	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Leicester City F.C.
DF	Alex Elder	25 April 1941	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Burnley F.C.
MF	Martin Harvey	19 September 1941	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Sunderland A.F.C.
FW	Billy Humphries	8 June 1936	2	0	180	-	-	90	-	90	-	/2^[1] Swansea Town
FW	Bobby Irvine	18 June 1942	5	1	450	-	90	90	90	90	90	Stoke City F.C.
GK	Pat Jennings	12 June 1945	5	0	450	90	90	-	90	90	90	Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
DF	Eddie Magill	17 May 1939	5	0	450	90	90	-	90	90		Arsenal F.C.
DF	Eddie Magill	17 May 1939	5	0	450						90	/3^[1] Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
DF	Billy McCullough	27 July 1935	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Arsenal F.C.
FW	Jimmy McIlroy	25 October 1931	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Stoke City F.C.
FW	Jim McLaughlin	22 December 1940	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	-	-	/2^[1] Swansea Town
DF	Terry Neill	8 May 1942	5	2	450	90	-	90	90	90	90	Arsenal F.C.
MF	Jimmy Nicholson	27 February 1943	4	0	360	-	-	90	90	90	90	/2^[1] Huddersfield Town
DF	John Parke	6 August 1937	4	0	360	-	90	90	90	90	-	Sunderland A.F.C.
FW	Sammy Wilson	c. 1937	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Falkirk F.C.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The number indicates the league the team played in that year.

Netherlands

Head coach: Elek Schwartz (first match); Denis Neville (second to sixth match)

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played							Club
FW	Gerard Bergholtz	29 August 1939	3	0	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	Feyenoord
MF	Joop Burgers	25 April 1940	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	90	B	DWS
FW	Mick Clavan	11 March 1929	1	0	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	Holland Sport
GK	Pim Doesburg	28 October 1943	0	0	0	-	-	B	B	B	B	Sparta Rotterdam
DF	Hans Eijkenbroek	1 January 1940	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	B	Sparta Rotterdam
DF	Frits Flinkevleugel	3 November 1939	4	0	360	-	-	90	90	90	90	DWS
MF	Piet Fransen	5 July 1936	3	0	270	-	90	90	B			GVAV
MF	Piet Fransen	5 July 1936	3	0	270					-	90	Feyenoord
FW	Frans Geurtsen	17 March 1942	1	1	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	DWS
FW	Henk Groot	22 April 1938	3	0	270	-	-	90	90			Feyenoord
FW	Henk Groot	22 April 1938	3	0	270					90	-	AFC Ajax
DF	Guus Haak	17 April 1937	2	0	180	90	-	B	90	-	-	Feyenoord
DF	Giel Haenen	2 June 1934	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	MVV
FW	Harry Heijnen	17 October 1940	0	0	0	-	B	-	-	-	-	ADO Den Haag
DF	Rinus Israël	19 March 1942	5	0	450	-	90	90	90	90	90	DWS
FW	Piet Keizer	14 July 1943	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	90	-	AFC Ajax
DF	Peter Kemper	13 October 1942	1	0	90	-	90	B	-	-	-	PSV Eindhoven
FW	Pierre Kerkhoffs	26 March 1936	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	FC Lausanne-Sport
DF	Hans Kraay	14 October 1936	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Feyenoord
FW	Piet Kruiver	5 January 1938	3	0	270	90	-	-	-	90	90	Feyenoord
GK	Piet Lagarde	9 December 1939	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	Sportclub Enschede
DF	Theo Laseroms	8 March 1940	2	1	180	-	-	B	90	B	90	Sparta Rotterdam
GK	Tonny van Leeuwen	21 March 1943	0	0	0	-	B	-	-	-	-	GVAV
MF	Coen Moulijn	15 February 1937	3	0	270	-	-	90	90	-	90	Feyenoord
MF	Bennie Muller	14 August 1938	3	1	270	90	-	90	-	90	-	AFC Ajax
FW	Henry van Nee	13 August 1939	2	2	180	-	90	90	-	-	-	AVC Heracles
FW	Klaas Nuninga	7 November 1940	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	GVAV
GK	Eddy Pieters Graafland	5 January 1934	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Feyenoord
	Alle Pijlman		0	0	0	-	-	-	-	B	-
MF	Miel Pijs	22 August 1941	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	PSV Eindhoven
FW	Co Prins	5 June 1938	2	0	180	-	-	-	90			1. FC Kaiserslautern
FW	Co Prins	5 June 1938	2	0	180					90	-	AFC Ajax
DF	Daan Schrijvers	18 September 1941	6	1	540	90	90	90	90			DWS
DF	Daan Schrijvers	18 September 1941	6	1	540					90	90	PSV Eindhoven
MF	Sjaak Swart	3 July 1938	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	B	90	AFC Ajax
FW	Bert Theunissen		0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	BSC Young Boys
DF	Henk Tijm		0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	AFC Ajax
DF	Cor Veldhoen	6 April 1939	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Feyenoord
FW	Lambert Verdonk	20 September 1944	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	B	B	PSV Eindhoven
MF	Fons van Wissen	21 March 1933	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	-	-	PSV Eindhoven

Albania

Head coach: Zyber Konçi (first to fifth match); Loro Boriçi (sixth match)

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played							Club
FW	Foto Andoni	1947	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	KF Partizani Tirana
FW	Pavllo Bukoviku	1940	2	0	180	90						KF Partizani Tirana
FW	Pavllo Bukoviku	1940	2	0	180		-	-	-	90	-	17 Nëntori Tirana
MF	Mehdi Bushati	1938	3	0	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	KS Dinamo Tirana
MF	Iljaz Çeço	1946	1	0	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	KS Dinamo Tirana
DF	Fatbardh Deliallisi	1932	5	0	450	90	90	90	90	90	-	KF Partizani Tirana
FW	Fiqiri Duro	1939	2	0	180	-	-	90	90	90	-	KS Dinamo Tirana
DF	Fatmir Frashëri	1940	6	0	540	90						KF Partizani Tirana
DF	Fatmir Frashëri	1940	6	0	540		90	90	90	90	90	17 Nëntori Tirana
DF	Skënder Halili	1940	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	17 Nëntori Tirana
FW	Mexhit Haxhiu	1943	2	0	180	-	-	90	-	-	90	KF Partizani Tirana
GK	Mikel Janku	1942	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	KF Partizani Tirana
FW	Robert Jashari	1938	4	1	360	90	90	-	90	90	-	KF Partizani Tirana
DF	Gëzim Kasmi	1941	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	17 Nëntori Tirana
MF	Ali Mema	1943	6	0	540	90						FK Vllaznia
MF	Ali Mema	1943	6	0	540		90	90	90	90	90	17 Nëntori Tirana
FW	Panajot Pano	7 March 1939	5	0	450	90	90	90	90	90	-	KF Partizani Tirana
DF	Miço Papadophulli		1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	KF Partizani Tirana
MF	Ramazan Rragami	1944	3	0	270	-	-	-	90	90	90	KF Partizani Tirana
FW	Bashkim Rudi	1943	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	KS Labinoti Elbasan
MF	Lin Shllaku	1938	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	KF Partizani Tirana
MF	Lorenç Vorfi	1940	2	0	180	-	90	90	-	-	-	KS Dinamo Tirana
MF	Niko Xhaçka	1944	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	17 Nëntori Tirana
FW	Medin Zhega	31 January 1946	2	1	180	-	-	-	90	-	90	KS Dinamo Tirana

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Contents

Matches

Final Table

Team stats

Switzerland

Northern Ireland

Netherlands

Albania

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