World Cup 1966
ChampionsEngland
England won, ahead of Germany (4–2 aet in the final, 30 Jul 1966). 16 teams, 32 games, 2.78 goals a game; hosted by England.
The road to the final
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.
Group stage
Group 2
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germanythrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 5 |
| Argentinathrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 |
Group 4
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Unionthrough | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| North Koreathrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chile | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
2 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
- 1966-07-28Portugal2–1Soviet UnionThird-place play-off · London39%
Final
Top scorers
- Eusébio Portugal 9
- Helmut Haller Germany 6
- Franz Beckenbauer Germany 4
- Ferenc Bene Hungary 4
- Valeriy Porkuyan Russia 4
- Geoff Hurst England 4
- Eduard Malofeyev Russia 3
- Luis Artime Argentina 3
- José Augusto Portugal 3
- José Torres Portugal 3
Upsets
- 1966-07-13Hungary1–3PortugalUpsetGroup 3 · Manchester70%
- 1966-07-19Italy0–1North KoreaUpsetGroup 4 · Middlesbrough71%
Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.
Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.