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Colombia went on to beat Ivory Coast 2-1 and Japan 4–1. For the first time in history, Colombia won their group in group stages at the Fifa World Cup. They defeated Uruguay 2–0 in the Round of 16, marking the deepest run in the World Cup ever for the Colombia national team.
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. The final was level at 2–2 after 90 minutes and went to extra time, when Geoff ...
All the results from the games played in the 1966 World Cup with goals scored, extratime and penalties information. 1966 World Cup Results. Date: Jul 11, 1966. Game.
Years won Years runners-up Brazil: 5 2 7 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002: 1950, 1998 Germany: 4 4 8 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014: 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002 Italy: 4 2 6 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006: 1970, 1994 Argentina: 3 3 6 1978, 1986, 2022: 1930, 1990, 2014 France: 2 2 4 1998, 2018: 2006, 2022 Uruguay: 2 0 2 1930, 1950 — England: 1 0 1 1966 — Spain: 1 0 ...
- 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 ...
7. Wages were much lower too (but quickly rising) George Cohen, who started every England game in the 1966 World Cup including the final, was on a wage of around £80 a week at the time ...
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Of the seven World Cup tournaments before 1966, South American countries had won four times: Uruguay twice and Brazil twice. However, of the three South American teams in the 1966 World Cup, Brazil failed to qualify in their group, and Uruguay and Argentina were both knocked out in the quarter finals. The South American protesters claimed that ...
