1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

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

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Matches

West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Brunnenmeier Soccerball shade.svg24' Report Hamrin Soccerball shade.svg86'
West Berlin
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Dienst (Switzerland)

West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5–0Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Sieloff Soccerball shade.svg16' (pen.), 35'
Overath Soccerball shade.svg22', 85'
Strehl Soccerball shade.svg69'
Report
Karlsruhe, West Germany
Attendance: 39,675
Referee: Mootz (Luxembourg)

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–0Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Simonsson Soccerball shade.svg25', 73'
Jonsson Soccerball shade.svg55'
Report
Norrköping, Sweden
Attendance: 15,796
Referee: Petursson (Iceland)

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Jonsson Soccerball shade.svg44' Report Krämer Soccerball shade.svg45'
Seeler Soccerball shade.svg54'
Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 52,943
Referee: Dagnall (England)

Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg0–5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report Granström Soccerball shade.svg24', 25'
Kindvall Soccerball shade.svg37'
B. Larsson Soccerball shade.svg40', 87'
Famagusta, Cyprus
Attendance: 2,716
Referee: Zsengeller (Hungary)

Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg0–6Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Report Heiß Soccerball shade.svg30'
Krämer Soccerball shade.svg32'
Szymaniak Soccerball shade.svg57'
Brunnenmeier Soccerball shade.svg82', 88'
Panayiotou Soccerball shade.svg87' (o.g.)
Nicosia, Cyprus
Attendance: 3,412
Referee: Francescon (Italy)

West Germany qualified.

Final Table

Final tableHomeAway
RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Cyprus.svg PldWDLGFGAPtsPldWDLGFGAPts
1.Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4310142+127X1:15:021106132200814
2.Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4211103+751:2X3:021014222110613
3.Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 4004019-1900:60:5X200201102002080

Team stats

Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany

Head coach: Flag of Germany.svg Helmut Schön

Pos.PlayerDoBGames
played
GoalsMinutes
played
Sub offSub on Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Cyprus.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Cyprus.svg Club
DF Franz Beckenbauer 11 September 19452018000--9090 Flag of Germany.svg FC Bayern Munich
FW Rudolf Brunnenmeier 11 February 1941332700090-9090 Flag of Germany.svg TSV 1860 Munich
FW Charly Dörfel 18 September 193910900090--- Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV
MF Willi Giesemann 2 September 193710900090--- Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV
MF Peter Grosser 28 September 1938109000--90- Flag of Germany.svg TSV 1860 Munich
MF Helmut Haller 21 July 193910900090--- Flag of Italy.svg Bologna F.C. 1909
FW Alfred Heiß 5 December 1940119000---90 Flag of Germany.svg TSV 1860 Munich
FW Heinz Hornig 28 September 19372018000-90-90 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Köln
DF Horst-Dieter Höttges 10 September 19433027000-909090 Flag of Germany.svg SV Werder Bremen
FW Timo Konietzka 2 August 1938109000-90-- Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
FW Werner Krämer 23 January 19402218000--9090 Flag of Germany.svg Meidericher SV
MF Max Lorenz 19 August 1939109000-90-- Flag of Germany.svg SV Werder Bremen
GK Manfred Manglitz 8 March 1940109000-90-- Flag of Germany.svg Meidericher SV
MF Günter Netzer 14 September 1944109000---90 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Mönchengladbach
DF Hans Nowak 9 August 193710900090--- Flag of Germany.svg FC Schalke 04
MF Wolfgang Overath 29 September 194322180009090-- Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Köln
DF Bernd Patzke 14 March 1943109000-90-- Flag of Germany.svg TSV 1860 Munich
DF Sepp Piontek 5 March 1940109000---90 Flag of Germany.svg SV Werder Bremen
DF Karl-Heinz Schnellinger 31 March 1939201800090- Flag of Italy.svg A.S. Roma
90- Flag of Italy.svg A.C. Milan
DF Willi Schulz 4 October 19382018000-90 Flag of Germany.svg FC Schalke 04
90- Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV
FW Uwe Seeler 5 November 1936211800090-90- Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV
DF Klaus-Dieter Sieloff 27 February 19422218000-9090- Flag of Germany.svg VfB Stuttgart
FW Heinz Strehl 20 July 1938119000-90-- Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Nürnberg
MF Horst Szymaniak 29 August 1934312700090- Flag of Italy.svg A.S. Varese 1910
9090 Flag of Germany.svg Tasmania 1900 Berlin
GK Hans Tilkowski 12 July 1935302700090-9090 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
FW Lothar Ulsaß 9 September 1940109000-90-- Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Braunschweig
DF Wolfgang Weber 26 June 1944201800090--90 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Köln

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

Head coach: Flag of Sweden.svg Lennart Nyman

Pos.PlayerDoBGames
played
GoalsMinutes
played
Sub offSub on Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Cyprus.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Cyprus.svg Club
FW Kurt Andersson 24 April 193910900090--- Flag of Italy.svg A.S. Varese 1910
GK Arne Arvidsson 19 January 19293027000909090- Flag of Sweden.svg Djurgårdens IF
FW Lennart Backman 7 February 1934109000---90 Flag of Sweden.svg AIK Fotboll
DF Orvar Bergmark 16 November 1930403600090909090 Flag of Sweden.svg Örebro SK
FW Harry Bild 18 December 1936109000--90- Flag of the Netherlands.svg Feyenoord
FW Ove Grahn 9 May 1943109000--90- Flag of Sweden.svg IF Elfsborg
FW Lars Granström 8 December 1942129000---90 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö FF
FW Kurt Hamrin 19 November 1934211800090-90- Flag of Italy.svg AC Fiorentina
MF Lennart Hemming 13 May 1932109000-90-- Flag of Sweden.svg AIK Fotboll
MF Åke Johansson 19 March 1928109000--90- Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Norrköping
FW Torbjörn Jonsson 6 May 19363227000909090- Flag of Italy.svg /1- [1] A.C. Mantova
DF Jan Karlsson 4 December 19402018000--9090 Flag of Sweden.svg /2 [2] Bromölla IF
MF Ove Kindvall 16 May 1943119000---90 Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Norrköping
FW Bo Larsson 5 May 19442218000-90-90 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö FF
GK Sven-Gunnar Larsson 10 May 1940109000---90 Flag of Sweden.svg Örebro SK
MF Bengt Lindskog 25 February 193330270009090-90 Flag of Sweden.svg /2 [2] IFK Malmö
FW Roger Magnusson 20 March 1945109000-90-- Flag of Sweden.svg /2 [2] Åtvidabergs FF
FW Örjan Martinsson 1 November 193610900090--- Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Norrköping
DF Hans Mild 31 July 1934302700090-9090 Flag of Sweden.svg Djurgårdens IF
MF Örjan Persson 27 August 19423027000-909090 Flag of Scotland.svg Dundee United F.C.
DF Hans Rosander 5 January 193720180009090-- Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Norrköping
FW Agne Simonsson 19 October 193522180009090-- Flag of Sweden.svg Örgryte IS
DF Lennart Wing 7 August 1935403600090 Flag of Sweden.svg Örgryte IS
909090 Flag of Scotland.svg Dundee United F.C.
  1. After two qualification matches A.C. Mantova was relegated to league two.
  2. 1 2 3 The number indicates the league the team played in that year.

Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus

Head coach: Flag of Cyprus.svg Argyrios Gavalas

Pos.PlayerDoBGames
played
GoalsMinutes
played
Sub offSub on Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Germany.svg Club
DF Andros Antoniadis 403600090909090 Flag of Cyprus.svg APOEL F.C.
GK Nicos Eleftheriadis 31 August 1937 403600090909090 Flag of Cyprus.svg Omonia Nicosia
DF Panikos Iakovou 403600090909090 Flag of Cyprus.svg Anorthosis
MF Drosos Kalotheou 2018000--9090 Flag of Cyprus.svg Omonia Nicosia
MF Nikakis Kantzilieris 194320180009090-- Flag of Cyprus.svg APOEL F.C.
DF Costas Kattos 109000---90 Flag of Cyprus.svg Omonia Nicosia
DF Antonis Kkaras 403600090909090 Flag of Cyprus.svg Anorthosis
MF Panicos Krystallis 1 July 1938403600090909090 Flag of Cyprus.svg Apollon Limassol
MF Marios Orfanidis 16 March 19402018000--9090 Flag of Cyprus.svg Nea Salamina
DF Costas Panayiotou 403600090909090 Flag of Cyprus.svg Omonia Nicosia
FW Pamboulis Papadopoulos 403600090909090 Flag of Cyprus.svg AEL Limassol
FW Panicos Papadopoulos 20180009090-- Flag of Cyprus.svg AEL Limassol
DF Panayiotis Pieris 3027000909090- Flag of Cyprus.svg Anorthosis
FW Andreas Stylianou 23 January 1942403600090909090 Flag of Cyprus.svg APOEL F.C.

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