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1966 FIFA World Cup Reports 1966 England World Cup
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1966 - Match Reports  
   
                                         
 
                                           
                                           
                                         
                           
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  Reports  
   
   
     
 
First Round - Group 1
 
   
  Date:   11 July 1966
  Stadium:   Wembley
  Venue:   London
  Attendance:   87,148
  Referee:   Istvan Zsolt (Hungary)
  Assistant R1:   Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)
  Assistant R2:   Dimitar Rumentchev (Bulgaria)
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 1
 
   
  Date:   13 July 1966
  Stadium:   Wembley
  Venue:   London
  Attendance:   69,237
  Referee:   Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel)
  Assistant R1:  
Joaquim Campos (Portugal)
  Assistant R2:  
Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 1
 
   
  Date:   15 July 1966
  Stadium:   White City
  Venue:   London
  Attendance:   45,662
  Referee:   Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)
  Assistant R1:   Leo Callaghan (Wales)
  Assistant R2:   Armando Marques (Brazil)
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 1
 
   
  Date:   16 July 1966
  Stadium:   Wembley
  Venue:   London
  Attendance:   92,570
  Referee:   Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
  Assistant R1:   Duk Ryong Choi (North Korea)
  Assistant R2:   Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel)
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 1
 
   
  Date:   19 July 1966
  Stadium:   Wembley
  Venue:   London
  Attendance:   61,112
  Referee:   Bertil Lööw (Sweden)
  Assistant R1:   Claudio Vicuña (Chile)
  Assistant R2:   Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 1
 
   
  Date:   20 July 1966
  Stadium:   Wembley
  Venue:   London
  Attendance:   98,270
  Referee:   Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)
  Assistant R1:   Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)
  Assistant R2:   Dimitar Rumentchev (Bulgaria)
         
England
2-0
France
R. Hunt 38', 75'
   
 
Line-ups
1
 
1
2
 
2
3
 
4
   
4
 
5
5
 
6
6
 
12
8
 
13
9
 
14
16
 
15
20
 
16
Robert Herbin
21
 
20
 
Managers
  Henri Guérin
     
 
   
   
     
 
First Round - Group 2
 
   
  Date:   12 July 1966
  Stadium:   Hillsborough
  Venue:   Sheffield
  Attendance:   36,127
  Referee:  
Hugh Phillips (Scotland)
  Assistant R1:  
John Adair (Northern Ireland)
  Assistant R2:  
Bertil Lööw (Sweden)
         
West Germany
5-0
Switzerland
   
H. Haller 20', 77' (pen.)
   
   
 
Line-ups
1
 
1
Karl Elsener (GK)
2
 
4
Heinz Bäni
3
 
6
Richard Dürr
4
 
7
Hansruedi Führer
5
 
9
André Grobéty
6
 
10
Robert Hosp
7
 
13
Fritz Künzli
8
 
15
Karl Odermatt
9
 
17
Jean-Claude Schindelholz
10
 
18
Heinz Schneiter (C)
12
 
20
Ely Tacchella
 
Managers
 
Alfredo Foni 
     
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 2
 
   
  Date:   13 July 1966
  Stadium:   Villa Park
  Venue:   Birmingham
  Attendance:   42,738
  Referee:   Dimitar Rumentchev (Bulgaria)
  Assistant R1:   Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)
  Assistant R2:   Konstantin Zečević (Yugoslavia)
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 2
 
   
Date:   15 July 1966
Stadium:   Hillsborough
Venue:   Sheffield
Attendance:   32,028
Referee:   Tofik Bakhramov (Soviet Union)
Assistant R1:   István Zsolt (Hungary)
Assistant R2:   Hugh Phillips (Scotland)
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 2
 
   
  Date:   16 July 1966
  Stadium:   Villa Park
  Venue:   Birmingham
  Attendance:   46,587
  Referee:   Konstantin Zečević (Yugoslavia)
  Assistant R1:   Joaquim Campos (Portugal)
  Assistant R2:   Bertil Lööw (Sweden)
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 2
 
   
  Date:   19 July 1966
  Stadium:   Hillsborough
  Venue:   Sheffield
  Attendance:   32,127
  Referee:  
Joaquim Campos (Portugal)
  Assistant R1:  
István Zsolt (Hungary)
  Assistant R2:  
Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 2
 
   
  Date:   20 July 1966
  Stadium:   Villa Park
  Venue:   Birmingham
  Attendance:   42,187
  Referee:   Armando Marques (Brazil)
  Assistant R1:   Claudio Vicuña (Chile)
  Assistant R2:   Duk Ryong Choi (North Korea)
         
West Germany
2-1
Spain
  J. Fusté 22'
   
 
Line-ups
1
 
1
José Ángel Iribar (GK)
2
 
2
Manuel Sanchís
3
 
5
Ignacio Zoco (C)
4
 
6
Jesús Glaría
   
5
 
8
Amancio
6
 
9
Marcelino
9
 
15
Severino Reija
10
 
17
Gallego
11
 
19
Josep Fusté
   
12
 
21
Adelardo
19
 
22
Carlos Lapetra
 
Managers
  José Villalonga
     
 
   
   
     
 
First Round - Group 3
 
   
  Date:   12 July 1966
  Stadium:   Goodison Park
  Venue:   Liverpool
  Attendance:   47,308
  Referee:   Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
  Assistant R1:   George McCabe (England)
  Assistant R2:   John Taylor (England)
         
Brazil
2-0
Bulgaria
Pelé 15'
   
   
 
Line-ups
Gilmar (GK)
1
1
Georgi Naydenov (GK)
2
2
Aleksandar Shalamanov
4
3
Ivan Vutsov
6
4
Boris Gaganelov (C)
8
5
Dimitar Penev
10
7
Dinko Dermendzhiev
   
13
8
Stoyan Kitov
14
9
Georgi Asparuhov
16
10
Dobromir Zhechev  
17
11
Ivan Kolev    
18
13
Dimitar Yakimov
 
Managers
 
Rudolf Vytlačil
     
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 3
 
   
  Date:   13 July 1966
  Stadium:   Old Trafford
  Venue:   Manchester
  Attendance:   29,886
  Referee:   Leo Callaghan (Wales)
  Assistant R1:   Kevin Howley (England)
  Assistant R2:   William Clements (England)
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 3
 
   
  Date:   15 July 1966
  Stadium:   Goodison Park
  Venue:   Liverpool
  Attendance:   51,387
  Referee:   Ken Dagnall (England)
  Assistant R1:   Kevin Howley (England)
  Assistant R2:   Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)
         
Hungary
3-1
Brazil
  Tostão 14'
   
K. Mészöly 73' (pen.)
   
 
Line-ups
21
1
Gilmar (GK)
2
2
3
4
5
6
6
8
7
11
9
14
10
16
11
17
13
18
17
20
 
Managers
  Vicente Feola
     
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 3
 
   
  Date:   16 July 1966
  Stadium:   Old Trafford
  Venue:   Manchester
  Attendance:   25,438
  Referee:   José María Codesal (Uruguay)
  Assistant R1:   Roberto Goicoechea (Argentina)
  Assistant R2:   Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
         
Portugal
3-0
Bulgaria
I. Vutsov 17' (o.g.)
   
   
   
 
Line-ups
3
 
1
Georgi Naydenov (GK)
4
 
2
Aleksandar Shalamanov
5
 
3
Ivan Vutsov
9
 
4
Boris Gaganelov (C)
10
 
5
Dimitar Penev
11
 
6
Petar Zhekov
12
 
7
Dinko Dermendzhiev
   
   
13
 
9
Georgi Asparuhov
16
 
10
Dobromir Zhechev
18
 
13
Dimitar Yakimov
22
 
16
Aleksandar Kostov
 
Managers
 
Rudolf Vytlačil
     
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 3
 
   
  Date:   19 July 1966
  Stadium:   Goodison Park
  Venue:   Liverpool
  Attendance:   58,479
  Referee:   George McCabe (England)
  Assistant R1:   Leo Callaghan (Wales)
  Assistant R2:   Ken Dagnall (England)
         
Portugal
3-1
Brazil
  Rildo 73'
Eusébio 27', 85'
   
 
Line-ups
3
 
12
Manga(GK)
4
 
3
Fidélis
9
 
5
Brito
10
 
7
Orlando (C)
11
 
9
Rildo
12
 
10
Pelé
13
 
13
Denílson
16
 
14
17
 
17
Jairzinho
18
 
19
Silva
20
 
21
Paraná
 
Managers
  Vicente Feola
     
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 3
 
   
  Date:   20 July 1966
  Stadium:   Old Trafford
  Venue:   Manchester
  Attendance:   24,129
  Referee:   Roberto Goicoechea (Argentina)
  Assistant R1:   Juan Garay Gardeazábal (Spain)
  Assistant R2:   José María Codesal (Uruguay)
         
Hungary
3-1
Bulgaria
I. Davidov 43' (o.g.)
  G. Asparuhov 15'
     
     
 
Line-ups
21
 
21
Simeon Simeonov (GK)
2
 
3
Ivan Vutsov
3
 
4
Boris Gaganelov (C)
5
 
5
Dimitar Penev
6
 
9
Georgi Asparuhov
7
 
10
Dobromir Zhechev
9
 
11
Ivan Kolev
10
 
13
Dimitar Yakimov
11
 
14
Nikola Kotkov
13
 
15
Dimitar Largov
17
 
20
Ivan Davidov
 
Managers
 
Rudolf Vytlačil
     
 
   
   
     
 
First Round - Group 4
 
   
  Date:   12 July 1966
  Stadium:   Ayresome Park
  Venue:   Middlesbrough
  Attendance:   23,006
  Referee:   Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)
  Assistant R1:   Ali Kandil (Egypt)
  Assistant R2:   Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 4
 
   
  Date:   13 July 1966
  Stadium:   Roker Park
  Venue:   Sunderland
  Attendance:   27,199
  Referee:   Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
  Assistant R1:   Jim Finney (England)
  Assistant R2:   Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 4
 
   
  Date:   15 July 1966
  Stadium:   Ayresome Park
  Venue:   Middlesbrough
  Attendance:   13,792
  Referee:   Ali Kandil (Egypt)
  Assistant R1:   William Crawford (Scotland)
  Assistant R2:   Jim Finney (England)
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 4
 
   
  Date:   16 July 1966
  Stadium:   Roker Park
  Venue:   Sunderland
  Attendance:   27,793
  Referee:   Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)
  Assistant R1:   William Crawford (Scotland)
  Assistant R2:   Ali Kandil (Egypt)
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 4
 
   
  Date:   19 July 1966
  Stadium:   Ayresome Park
  Venue:   Middlesbrough
  Attendance:   17,829
  Referee:   Pierre Schwinte (France)
  Assistant R1:   John Adair (Northern Ireland)
  Assistant R2:   John Taylor (England)
 
   
   
   
 
First Round - Group 4
 
   
  Date:   20 July 1966
  Stadium:   Roker Park
  Venue:   Sunderland
  Attendance:   16,027
  Referee:   John Adair (Northern Ireland)
  Assistant R1:   Pierre Schwinte (France)
  Assistant R2:   William Clements (England)
 
   
   
     
 
Quarter-finals
 
   
  Date:   23 July 1966
  Stadium:   Goodison Park
  Venue:   Liverpool
  Attendance:   40,248
  Referee:   Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel)
  Assistant R1:   Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)
  Assistant R2:   Pierre Schwinte (France)
         
Portugal
5-3
North Korea
Eusébio 27', 43' (pen.), 56', 59' (pen.)
  Pak Seung-Zin 1'
  Lee Dong-Woon 22'
    Yang Seung-Kook 25'
 
Line-ups
3
 
1
Lee Chang-Myung (G)
4
 
3
Shin Yung-Kyoo
9
 
5
Lim Zoong-Sun
   
10
 
6
Im Seung-Hwi
11
 
7
Pak Doo-Ik
12
 
8
Pak Seung-zin (C)
13
 
11
Han Bong-Zin
16
 
13
Oh Yoon-Kyung
17
 
14
Ha Jung-Won
18
 
15
Yang Seung-Kook
20
 
16
Li Dong-Woon
 
Managers
  Myung Rye-Hyun
     
 
   
   
   
 
Quarter-finals
 
   
  Date:   23 July 1966
  Stadium:   Hillsborough
  Venue:   Sheffield
  Attendance:   40,007
  Referee:   Jim Finney (England)
  Assistant R1:   Ali Kandil (Egypt)
  Assistant R2:   Hugh Phillips (Scotland)
 
   
   
   
 
Quarter-finals
 
   
  Date:   23 July 1966
  Stadium:   Roker Park
  Venue:   Sunderland
  Attendance:   26,844
  Referee:  
  Assistant R1:  
  Assistant R2:  
Joaquim Campos (Portugal)
 
   
   
   
 
Quarter-finals
 
   
  Date:   23 July 1966
  Stadium:   Wembley
  Venue:   London
  Attendance:   90,584
  Referee:   Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)
  Assistant R1:   Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
  Assistant R2:   István Zsolt (Hungary)
         
England
1-0
Argentina
   
 
Line-ups
1
 
1
2
 
4
3
 
7
4
 
8
5
 
10
Antonio Rattín (C)
35'  
6
 
12
Rafael Albrecht
7
 
15
Jorge Solari
   
9
 
16
10
 
19
Luis Artime
   
16
 
20
21
 
21
 
Managers
  Juan Carlos Lorenzo
     
 
   
   
     
 
Semi-finals
 
   
  Date:   25 July 1966
  Stadium:   Goodison Park
  Venue:   Liverpool
  Attendance:   38,273
  Referee:   Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
  Assistant R1:   José María Codesal (Uruguay)
  Assistant R2:   Juan Garay Gardeazábal (Spain)
 
   
   
   
 
Semi-finals
 
   
  Date:   26 July 1966
  Stadium:   Wembley
  Venue:   London
  Attendance:   94,493
  Referee:   Pierre Schwinte (France)
  Assistant R1:   Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)
  Assistant R2:   Konstantin Zečević (Yugoslavia)
         
England
2-1
Portugal
B. Charlton 30', 80'
  Eusébio 82' (pen.)
 
Line-ups
1
 
3
2
 
9
3
 
10
4
 
11
5
 
12
6
 
13
7
 
16
9
 
18
10
 
20
16
 
21
21
 
22
 
Managers
 
Otto Glória 
     
 
   
   
     
 
Third-place match
 
   
  Date:   28 July 1966
  Stadium:   Wembley
  Venue:   London
  Attendance:   87,696
  Referee:   Ken Dagnall (England)
  Assistant R1:   Kevin Howley (England)
  Assistant R2:   Ali Kandil (Egypt)
 
   
   
     
 
Final
 
   
  Date:   30 July 1966
  Stadium:   Wembley
  Venue:   London
  Attendance:   96,924
  Referee:   Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
  Assistant R1:   Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)
  Assistant R2:   Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)
 
   
 
   
  
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