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Group 4 of the 1966 FIFA World Cup consisted of Chile, Soviet Union, Italy, and North Korea. Play began on 12 July 1966 and concluded on 20 July 1966. Soviet Union won the group and North Korea finished as runners-up on their World Cup debut, and both advanced to the quarter-finals. Italy and Chile failed to advance. [1]
FIFA World Cup 1966. Group 4. The remarkable exploits of the North Korean team, who arrived in Europe as complete unknowns, endeared them to the public in Middlesbrough, where they were based.
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 to 30 July 1966. England defeated West Germany 4–2 in the final to win their first ever World Cup title.
- 1966 World Cup Draw
- Group A – England, France, Mexico, and Uruguay
- Group B – Argentina, Spain, Switzerland, and West Germany
- Group C – Brazil, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Portugal
- Group D – Chile, Italy, North Korea, and The Soviet Union
- 1966 World Cup Quarter Finals
- 1966 World Cup Semi Finals
- Third Place Match
- Final Match of The 1966 World Cup
- Top Scorers in The 1966 World Cup
The 1966 World Cup Draw at the Royal Garden Hotel in London was the first ever televised live, ensuring an even more intense build-up in the homeland of football. Among the 16 finalists from an initial entry of 74 countries, England, Germany FR, Brazil, and Italy were the top seeds. In the quarterfinals, Korea DPR and Portugal, the only two newcome...
Game 1: Monday 11 July 1966 (19:30) Wembley Stadium, London. (Attendance: 87,148) Referee and Assistants: Istvan Zsolt (HUN), Tofik Bakhramovich Bakhramov (URS), Dimitar Atansov Rumentchev (BUL). Result: England 0 – Uruguay 0 England (4-1-2-3): Gordon Banks; – George Reginald Cohen, John Charlton, Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore (c), Ramon Wilson; –...
Game 2: Tuesday 12 July 1966 (19:30) Hillsborough, Sheffield. (Attendance: 36,127) Referee and Assistants: Hugh ‘Tiny’ Phillips (SCO), John ‘Jack’ Adair (NIR), Bertil Lööw (SWE). Result: West Germany 5 – Switzerland 0(3:0) Scores: 1:0 Held 16, 2:0 Haller 21, 3:0 Beckenbauer 40, 4:0 Beckenbauer 62, 5:0 Haller 77 pen. Germany (1-3-3-3): Hans Tilkowsk...
Game 3: Tuesday 12 July 1966 (19:30) Goodison Park, Liverpool. (Attendance: 52,847) Referee and Assistants: Kurt Waldemar Tschenscher (GER), George McCabe (ENG), John Keith ‘Jack’ Taylor (ENG). Result: Brazil 2 – Bulgaria 0(1:0) Scores: 1:0 Pelé 13, 2:0 Garrincha 63. Brazil (4-2-4): GILMAR Dos Santos Neves; – Djalma dos SANTOS, Hideraldo Luis BELLI...
Game 4: Tuesday 12 July 1966 (19:30) Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough. (Attendance: 22,568) Referee and Assistants: Juan Gardezábal Garay (ESP), Aly Hussein Kandil (UAR), Gottfried Dienst (SUI). Result: Soviet Union 3 – North Korea 0 (2:0) 1:0 Malofeev 30, 2:0 Baniševski 31, 3:0 Malofeev 88. USSR (1-3-2-4): Anzor Amberkovć Kavazašvili; – Albert Aleksee...
Game 25: Saturday 23 July 1966 (15:00) Wembley Stadium, London. (Attendance: 90,584) Referee and Assistants: Rudolf Kreitlein (GER), Gottfried Dienst (SUI), Istvan Zsolt (HUN). Result: England 1 – Argentina 0 (0:0) Scores: Hurst 79 ENG (4-1-3-2): Gordon Banks; – George Cohen, Jackie Charlton, Bobby Moore(c), Ray Wilson; – Nobby Stiles; – Alan Ball,...
Game 29: Monday 25 July 1966 (19:30) Goodison Park, Liverpool. (Attendance: 38,273) Referee and Assistants: Concetto Lo Bello (ITA), Juan Gardezábal (ESP), José Maria Codesal (URU). Result: West Germany 2 – Soviet Union 1 (1:0) Scores: 1:0 Haller 43, 2:0 Beckenbauer 68, 2:1 Porkuyan 87. Germany (1-3-2-4): Hans Tilkowski; – Willi Schulz; – Alfred ‘F...
Game 31: Thursday 28 July 1966 (19:30) Wembley Stadium, London. (Attendance: 87,696) Referee and Assistants: Ken Dagnall (ENG), Kevin Howley (ENG), Aly Hussein Kandil (UAR). Result: Portugal 2 – Soviet Union 1 (1:1) Scores: 1:0 Eusébio 12 pen, 1:1 Malofeev 44, 2:1 Torres 88. Portugal (4-2-4): José Pereira; – Festa, José Carlos, Hilário, Baptista; –...
Game 32: Saturday 30 July 1966 (15:00) Wembley Stadium, London. (Attendance: 96,924) Referee and Assistants: Gottfried Dienst (SUI), Tofik Bakhramov (URS), Karol Galba (TCH). After all alterations and adjustments had been made, the total number of spectators for the 32 matches played on eight grounds was 2,094,435. Of these, tickets were issued for...
9 goals – Eusébio (POR) 6 goals – Haller (GER) 4 goals – Geoff Hurst (ENG), Beckenbauer (GER), Bene (HUN), Porkuyan (URS) 3 goals – Artime (ARG), Bobby Charlton, Roger Hunt (ENG), Augusto, Torres (POR), Malofeev (URS) 2 goals – Marcos (CHI), Seeler (GER), Mészöly (HUN), Park Seung-Sin (KOR), Ćislenko (URS) Own goals – Vutzov (BUL) for Portugal., 2 ...
It was not to be – Portugal came roaring back, winning 5-3, and the unlikely dream of North Korea was over. Yet their showing at the ’66 World Cup is still the stuff of legend, and the victory over Italy counts as one of the all-time greatest upsets in the sport.
The story of the enduring friendship between Middlesborough and North Korea. In this second guest blog, Manchester Metropolitan University historian Dr Tosh Warwick looks back at North Korea’s famous victory over Italy at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, and the enduring link between the DPRK and the British town of Middlesborough.
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May 6, 2019 · In July 1966 North Korea stunned the football world as they defeated much fancied Italy 1-0 at Middlesbrough’s Ayresome Park to send the Azzurri tumbling out of the FIFA World Cup.
