World Cup 1966 Qualifying

Qualified as hosts: England
Qualified as holders: Brazil

Europe Group 1 [Bulgaria]
09.05.65  Brussel         Belgium          1-0 Israel             1.BULGARIA         4  3  0  1   9- 6  6
13.06.65  Sofia           Bulgaria         4-0 Israel               Belgium          4  3  0  1  11- 3  6
26.09.65  Sofia           Bulgaria         3-0 Belgium            3.Israel           4  0  0  4   1-12  0
27.10.65  Brussel         Belgium          5-0 Bulgaria
10.11.65  Ramat Gan       Israel           0-5 Belgium
21.11.65  Ramat Gan       Israel           1-2 Bulgaria
Playoff:
29.12.65  Firenze         Bulgaria         2-1 Belgium

Europe Group 2 [West Germany]
04.11.64  Berlin          West Germany     1-1 Sweden             1.WEST GERMANY     4  3  1  0  14- 2  7
24.04.65  Karlsruhe       West Germany     5-0 Cyprus             2.Sweden           4  2  1  1  10- 3  5
05.05.65  Norrköping      Sweden           3-0 Cyprus             3.Cyprus           4  0  0  4   0-19  0
26.09.65  Stockholm       Sweden           1-2 West Germany
07.11.65  Famagusta       Cyprus           0-5 Sweden
14.11.65  Nicosia         Cyprus           0-6 West Germany

Europe Group 3 [France]
20.09.64  Beograd         Yugoslavia       3-1 Luxembourg         1.FRANCE           6  5  0  1   9- 2 10
04.10.64  Luxembourg      Luxembourg       0-2 France             2.Norway           6  3  1  2  10- 5  7
08.11.64  Luxembourg      Luxembourg       0-2 Norway             3.Yugoslavia       6  3  1  2  10- 8  7
11.11.64  Paris           France           1-0 Norway             4.Luxembourg       6  0  0  6   6-20  0
18.04.65  Beograd         Yugoslavia       1-0 France
27.05.65  Trondheim       Norway           4-2 Luxembourg
16.06.65  Oslo            Norway           3-0 Yugoslavia
15.09.65  Oslo            Norway           0-1 France
19.09.65  Luxembourg      Luxembourg       2-5 Yugoslavia
09.10.65  Paris           France           1-0 Yugoslavia
06.11.65  Marseille       France           4-1 Luxembourg
07.11.65  Beograd         Yugoslavia       1-1 Norway

Europe Group 4 [Portugal]
24.01.65  Lisboa          Portugal         5-1 Turkey             1.PORTUGAL         6  4  1  1   9- 4  9
19.04.65  Ankara          Turkey           0-1 Portugal           2.Czechoslovakia   6  3  1  2  12- 4  7
25.04.65  Bratislava      Czechoslovakia   0-1 Portugal           3.Romania          6  3  0  3   9- 7  6
02.05.65  Bucuresti       Romania          3-0 Turkey             4.Turkey           6  1  0  5   4-19  2
30.05.65  Bucuresti       Romania          1-0 Czechoslovakia
13.06.65  Lisboa          Portugal         2-1 Romania
19.09.65  Praha           Czechoslovakia   3-1 Romania
09.10.65  Istanbul        Turkey           0-6 Czechoslovakia
23.10.65  Ankara          Turkey           2-1 Romania
31.10.65  Porto           Portugal         0-0 Czechoslovakia
21.11.65  Brno            Czechoslovakia   3-1 Turkey
21.11.65  Bucuresti       Romania          2-0 Portugal

Europe Group 5 [Switzerland]
24.05.64  Rotterdam       Netherlands      2-0 Albania            1.SWITZERLAND      6  4  1  1   7- 3  9
14.10.64  Belfast         Northern Ireland 1-0 Switzerland        2.Northern Ireland 6  3  2  1   9- 5  8
25.10.64  Tiranë          Albania          0-2 Netherlands        3.Netherlands      6  2  2  2   6- 4  6
14.11.64  Lausanne        Switzerland      2-1 Northern Ireland   4.Albania          6  0  1  5   2-12  1
17.03.65  Belfast         Northern Ireland 2-1 Netherlands
07.04.65  Rotterdam       Netherlands      0-0 Northern Ireland
11.04.65  Tiranë          Albania          0-2 Switzerland
02.05.65  Genève          Switzerland      1-0 Albania
07.05.65  Belfast         Northern Ireland 4-1 Albania
17.10.65  Amsterdam       Netherlands      0-0 Switzerland
14.11.65  Bern            Switzerland      2-1 Netherlands
24.11.65  Tiranë          Albania          1-1 Northern Ireland

Europe Group 6 [Hungary]
25.04.65  Wien            Austria          1-1 East Germany       1.HUNGARY          4  3  1  0   8- 3  7
23.05.65  Leipzig         East Germany     1-1 Hungary            2.East Germany     4  1  2  1   5- 5  4
13.06.65  Wien            Austria          0-1 Hungary            3.Austria          4  0  1  3   1- 6  1
05.09.65  Budapest        Hungary          3-0 Austria
09.10.65  Budapest        Hungary          3-2 East Germany
31.10.65  Leipzig         East Germany     1-0 Austria

Europe Group 7 [Soviet Union]
21.10.64  København       Denmark          1-0 Wales              1.SOVIET UNION     6  5  0  1  19- 6 10
29.11.64  Athinai         Greece           4-2 Denmark            2.Wales            6  3  0  3  11- 9  6
09.12.64  Athinai         Greece           2-0 Wales              3.Greece           6  2  1  3  10-14  5
17.03.65  Cardiff         Wales            4-1 Greece             4.Denmark          6  1  1  4   7-18  3
23.05.65  Moskva          Soviet Union     3-1 Greece
30.05.65  Moskva          Soviet Union     2-1 Wales
27.06.65  Moskva          Soviet Union     6-0 Denmark
03.10.65  Athinai         Greece           1-4 Soviet Union
17.10.65  København       Denmark          1-3 Soviet Union
27.10.65  København       Denmark          1-1 Greece
27.10.65  Cardiff         Wales            2-1 Soviet Union
01.12.65  Wrexham         Wales            4-2 Denmark

Europe Group 8 [Italy]
21.10.64  Glasgow         Scotland         3-1 Finland            1.ITALY            6  4  1  1  17- 3  9
04.11.65  Genova          Italy            6-1 Finland            2.Scotland         6  3  1  2   8- 8  7
18.04.65  Warszawa        Poland           0-0 Italy              3.Poland           6  2  2  2  11-10  6
23.05.65  Chorzów         Poland           1-1 Scotland           4.Finland          6  1  0  5   5-20  2
27.05.65  Helsinki        Finland          1-2 Scotland
23.06.65  Helsinki        Finland          0-2 Italy
26.09.65  Helsinki        Finland          2-0 Poland
13.10.65  Glasgow         Scotland         1-2 Poland
24.10.65  Szczecin        Poland           7-0 Finland
01.11.65  Roma            Italy            6-1 Poland
09.11.65  Glasgow         Scotland         1-0 Italy
07.12.65  Napoli          Italy            3-0 Scotland

Europe Group 9 [Spain]
Syria withdrew.
05.05.65  Dublin          Ireland          1-0 Spain
27.10.65  Sevilla         Spain            4-1 Ireland
Playoff:
10.11.65  Paris           Spain            1-0 Ireland

South America Group 10 [Uruguay]
16.05.65  Lima            Peru             1-0 Venezuela          1.URUGUAY          4  4  0  0  11- 2  8
23.05.65  Montevideo      Uruguay          5-0 Venezuela          2.Peru             4  2  0  2   8- 6  4
30.05.65  Caracas         Venezuela        1-3 Uruguay            3.Venezuela        4  0  0  4   4-15  0
02.06.65  Caracas         Venezuela        3-6 Peru
06.06.65  Lima            Peru             0-1 Uruguay
13.06.65  Montevideo      Uruguay          2-1 Peru

South America Group 11 [Chile]
20.07.65  Barranquilla    Colombia         0-1 Ecuador            1.CHILE            4  2  1  1  12- 7  5
25.07.65  Guayaquil       Ecuador          2-0 Colombia             Ecuador          4  2  1  1   6- 5  5
01.08.65  Santiago        Chile            7-2 Colombia           3.Colombia         4  1  0  3   4-10  2
07.08.65  Barranquilla    Colombia         2-0 Chile
15.08.65  Guayaquil       Ecuador          2-2 Chile
22.08.65  Santiago        Chile            3-1 Ecuador
Playoff:
12.10.65  Lima            Chile            2-1 Ecuador

South America Group 12 [Argentina] 
25.07.65  Asunción        Paraguay         2-0 Bolivia            1.ARGENTINA        4  3  1  0   9- 2  7
01.08.65  Buenos Aires    Argentina        3-0 Paraguay           2.Paraguay         4  1  1  2   3- 5  3
08.08.65  Asunción        Paraguay         0-0 Argentina          3.Bolivia          4  1  0  3   4- 9  2
17.08.65  Buenos Aires    Argentina        4-1 Bolivia
22.08.65  La Paz          Bolivia          2-1 Paraguay
29.08.65  La Paz          Bolivia          1-2 Argentina

North and Central America Group 13 [Mexico]

1st round

Subgroup A
28.02.65  San Pedro Sula  Honduras         0-1 Mexico             1.Mexico           4  3  1  0   8- 2  7
04.03.65  Cd. de Mexico   Mexico           3-0 Honduras           2.USA              4  1  2  1   4- 5  4
07.03.65  Los Angeles     USA              2-2 Mexico             3.Honduras         4  0  1  3   1- 6  1
12.03.65  Cd. de Mexico   Mexico           2-0 USA
17.03.65  San Pedro Sula  Honduras         0-1 USA
21.03.65  Tegucigalpa     USA              1-1 Honduras

Subgroup B
16.01.65  Kingston        Jamaica          2-0 Cuba               1.Jamaica          4  2  1  1   5- 2  5
20.01.65  Kingston        Dutch Antilles   1-1 Cuba               2.Dutch Antilles   4  1  2  1   2- 3  4
23.01.65  Kingston        Jamaica          2-0 Dutch Antilles     3.Cuba             4  1  1  2   3- 5  3
30.01.65  Havana          Cuba             0-1 Dutch Antilles
03.02.65  Havana          Dutch Antilles   0-0 Jamaica
07.02.65  Havana          Cuba             2-1 Jamaica

Subgroup C
07.02.65  Port of Spain   Trinidad/Tobago  4-1 Surinam            1.Costa Rica       4  4  0  0   9- 1  8
12.02.65  San José        Costa Rica       1-0 Surinam            2.Surinam          4  1  0  3   8- 9  2
21.02.65  San José        Costa Rica       4-0 Trinidad/Tobago    3.Trinidad/Tobago  4  1  0  3   5-12  2
28.02.65  Paramaribo      Surinam          1-3 Costa Rica
07.03.65  Port of Spain   Trinidad/Tobago  0-1 Costa Rica
14.03.65  Paramaribo      Surinam          6-1 Trinidad/Tobago

2nd round

25.04.65  San José        Costa Rica       0-0 Mexico             1.MEXICO           4  3  1  0  12- 2  7
03.05.65  Kingston        Jamaica          2-3 Mexico             2.Costa Rica       4  1  2  1   8- 2  4
07.05.65  Cd. de Mexico   Mexico           8-0 Jamaica            3.Jamaica          4  0  1  3   3-19  1
11.05.65  San José        Costa Rica       7-0 Jamaica
16.05.65  Cd. de Mexico   Mexico           1-0 Costa Rica
22.05.65  Kingston        Jamaica          1-1 Costa Rica

Asia and Africa Group 14 [North Korea]

Original Draw

Africa

First Round

Group 1
Ghana
Guinea

Group 2
Sudan
Cameroon

Group 3
Tunisia
Algeria
Liberia

Group 4
Morocco
Senegal
Mali

Group 5
Ethiopia
Gabon

Group 6
Egypt (United Arab Republic)
Libya
Nigeria

Second Round
winners 1 vs winners 5
winners 2 vs winners 4
winners 3 vs winners 6

Asia

Australia
North Korea
South Korea
South Africa

Semifinals

winners Asia and 3 second round winners Africa

17 Aug 1964 - Morocco and Ethiopia withdrew
21 Sep 1964 - Ghana, Guinea, Senegal and Tunisia withdrew
 8 Oct 1964 - South Africa suspended on suggestion of Egypt (United Arab Rep.);
              all remaining African countries and Syria (Europe Group 9)
              withdrew
 2 Aug 1965 - South Korea withdrew after Asian 3-team tournament was moved
              from Japan to Cambodia 


21.11.65  Phnom Penh      North Korea      6-1 Australia
24.11.65  Phnom Penh      Australia        1-3 North Korea

Detailed Infos

1966 Final Tournament

Overview File


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