1966 FIFA World Cup
England
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the 8th edition of the World Cup. It was hosted by England and 32 games were played in total.
Champions
England
England became World Champions for the 1st time, beating Germany 4 - 2 (after extra time) in the final. England scored 11 goals in 6 games, Hurst being the top goalscorer for the team with 4 goals.
1966 World Cup Statistics
- 32Games
- In 1966 a total of 32 matches were played at the World Cup final tournament.
- 89Goals
- A total of 89 were scored in 32 matches, with a goals per game ratio of 2.78
- 1.6MAttendance
- A total of 1563135 people have attended at 32 matches, with an attendance per game of 49k
- Eusébio
- The top goalscorer at the 1966 World Cup, netting 9 goals for Portugal
Games by stages
View all- Final
EnglandENG4 - 2
GERGermany - Third place
PortugalPOR
2 - 1
RUSRussia - Semi-finals
GermanyGER2 - 1RUSRussia
EnglandENG2 - 1PORPortugal- Quarter-finals
EnglandENG1 - 0
ARGArgentina
GermanyGER4 - 0
URUUruguay
PortugalPOR5 - 3
PRKNorth Korea
RussiaRUS2 - 1
HUNHungary- Group A
EnglandENG0 - 0URUUruguay
FranceFRA
1 - 1
MEXMexico
UruguayURU2 - 1FRAFrance
EnglandENG2 - 0MEXMexico
MexicoMEX0 - 0URUUruguay
EnglandENG2 - 0FRAFrance- Group B
GermanyGER5 - 0
SUISwitzerland
ArgentinaARG2 - 1
ESPSpain
SpainESP2 - 1SUISwitzerland
ArgentinaARG0 - 0GERGermany
ArgentinaARG2 - 0SUISwitzerland
GermanyGER2 - 1ESPSpain- Group C
BrazilBRA
2 - 0
BULBulgaria
PortugalPOR3 - 1HUNHungary
HungaryHUN3 - 1BRABrazil
PortugalPOR3 - 0BULBulgaria
PortugalPOR3 - 1BRABrazil
HungaryHUN3 - 1BULBulgaria- Group D
RussiaRUS3 - 0PRKNorth Korea
ItalyITA
2 - 0
CHIChile
ChileCHI1 - 1PRKNorth Korea
RussiaRUS1 - 0ITAItaly
North KoreaPRK1 - 0ITAItaly
RussiaRUS2 - 1CHIChile
Group Stages
Group A
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENGEngland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | URUUruguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | MEXMexico | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 4 | FRAFrance | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
Group B
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GERGermany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | ARGArgentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | ESPSpain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | SUISwitzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 |
Group C
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORPortugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | HUNHungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | BRABrazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | BULBulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
Group D
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUSRussia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | PRKNorth Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 3 | ITAItaly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | CHIChile | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |