Tournament details | |
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Dates | 9 May - 29 December 1965 |
Teams | 31[1] (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 82 |
Goals scored | 250 (3.05 per match) |
Attendance | 2,982,508 (36,372 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
UEFA European Qualifiers |
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The 32 teams were drawn into nine groups of three or four teams each; however, after the withdrawal of Syria, one group had just two teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1 |
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1= | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 |
1= | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2 |
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 7 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 5 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3 |
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 0 |
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4 |
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 7 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 2 |
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5 |
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 |
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7 |
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3 |
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8 |
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 2 |
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9 |
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1= | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 |
1= | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
— | ![]() |
Withdrew |
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
The following 9 countries qualified for the 1966 FIFA World Cup
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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Group 1 winners | 29 December 1965 | 1 (1962) |
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Group 2 winners | 14 November 1965 | 4 (19342, 19382, 1954, 1958) |
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Group 3 winners | 6 November 1965 | 5 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958) |
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Group 4 winners | 21 November 1965 | 0 (debut) |
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Group 5 winners | 14 November 1965 | 5 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962) |
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Group 6 winners | 9 October 1965 | 5 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962) |
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Group 7 winners | 27 October 1965 | 3 (1958, 1962, 1966) |
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Group 8 winners | 5 December 1965 | 4 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962) |
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Group 9 winners | 10 November 1965 | 3 (1934, 1950, 1962) |