1966 FIFA World Cup

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1966 FIFA World Cup
World Cup 1966
1966 FIFA World Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host country Flag of England England
Dates July 11July 30
Teams 16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Flag of England England (1st title)
Second place Flag of West Germany West Germany
Third place Flag of Portugal Portugal
Fourth place Flag of the Soviet Union USSR
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 89  (2.78 per match)
Attendance 1,635,000  (51,094 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Portugal Eusébio (9 goals)

The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from July 11 to July 30. England was chosen as hosts by FIFA in August 1960 to celebrate the centenary of the codification of football in England. England won the final, beating West Germany 4-2, giving them their first (and only to this date) World Cup triumph, and becoming the first host to win the tournament since Italy won it in 1934.

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[edit] Qualification

Qualifying countries
Qualifying countries

The 1966 World Cup caused some bitter disagreements before a ball had been kicked competitively. Sixteen African nations boycotted the tournament in protest against a 1964 FIFA ruling that required the champion team from the African zone to play off against the winners of either the Asian or the Oceania zone in order to win a place at the finals. The Africans felt that winning their zone should have been enough in itself to merit qualification for the finals.

Despite the Africans' absence, there was another new record number of entries for the qualifying tournament, with 70 nations taking part. After all the arguments, FIFA finally ruled that ten teams from Europe would qualify, along with four from South America, one from Asia and one from North and Central America.

[edit] Summary

[edit] First Round

The 1966 World Cup had a rather unusual hero off the field, a dog called Pickles. In the build up to the tournament the Jules Rimet trophy was stolen from an exhibition display. A nation wide hunt for the icon ensued. It was later discovered wrapped in some newspaper as the dog sniffed under some bushes in London. The FA commissioned a replica cup in case the original cup was not found in time. This replica is held at the English National Football Museum, where it is on display.

The format of the 1966 competition remained the same as 1962: 16 qualified teams were divided into four groups of four. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The draw for the final tournament, taking place on January 6, 1966 at the Royal Garden Hotel in London was the first ever to be televised, with England, West Germany, Brazil and Italy as seeds.[1]

Despite achieving record attendances for the time, 1966 was a World Cup with few goals as the teams began to play much more tactically and defensively. This was exemplified by Alf Ramsey's England as they finished top of Group 1 with only four goals to their credit, but having none scored against them. Uruguay were the other team to qualify from that group at the expense of both Mexico and France. All the group's matches were played at Wembley Stadium apart from the match between Uruguay and France which took place at White City Stadium.

In Group 2, West Germany and Argentina qualified with ease as they both finished the group with 5 points, Spain managed 2, while Switzerland left the competition after losing all three group matches.

The official 1966 FIFA World Cup poster.
The official 1966 FIFA World Cup poster.

In the northwest of England, Old Trafford and Goodison Park played host to Group 3 which saw the World Champions Brazil finish in third place behind Portugal and Hungary and controversially eliminated along with Bulgaria. Brazil were defeated by Hungary and Portugal in controversial wins as the English referees from those two matches, Kenneth Dagnall and George McCabe, decided to ignore a large amount of fouls to the Brazilians often targeted at key players. Portugal appeared in the finals for the first time, and made quite an impact. They won all three of their games in the group stage, with a lot of help from their outstanding striker Eusebio, whose nine goals made him the tournament's top scorer.

Group 4, however, provided the biggest upset when North Korea beat Italy 1-0, and finished above them, earning themselves qualification along with the USSR. Chile finished bottom of the group.

[edit] Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and third-place match

The quarter-finals provided a controversial victory for West Germany as they cruised past Uruguay 4-0; the South Americans claimed that this occurred only after the referee (who was Jim Finney, from England) had not recognised a handstop by Schnellinger on the goal line and then had sent off two players from Uruguay: Horacio Troche and Héctor Silva[2]. It appeared as though the surprise package North Korea might do the same to Portugal when after 22 minutes they were in the lead 3-0. It fell to one of the greatest stars of the tournament, Eusébio, to change that. He scored four goals in the game and with José Augusto adding a fifth in the 78th minute, one of the most incredible comebacks was complete.

Meanwhile in the other two games, Ferenc Bene's late goal for Hungary against the USSR, who were led by Lev Yashin's stellar goalkeeping, proved little more than a consolation as they crashed out 2-1, and the only goal between Argentina and England came courtesy of England's Geoff Hurst. During that controversial game (for more details see Argentina and England football rivalry), Argentina's Antonio Rattín became the first player to be sent off in a senior international football match at Wembley. Afterwards, the German referee, Rudolf Kreitlein, said that he had sent off Rattín because he didn't like how he had looked at him (it is worth noting that the referree did not understand Spanish)[3]. Rattín at first refused to leave the field and eventually had to be escorted by several policemen. Only after 30 minutes England was able to score against an Argentinian team with 10 players. This game, even today, is called by Argentina as el robo del siglo (the robbery of the century)[4].

At this point, all semifinalists were from Europe. The first semifinal between England and Portugal was controversial as well. Liverpool was the original venue for the first semifinal. However, due to intervention of the English officials, the venue changed to Wembley. [5]Eusebio alone had 4 goals wrongfully called back by the offside flag while Bobby Charlton scored both goals in England's triumph against Portugal. Portugals' goal came from a penalty kick in the 82nd minute after an intentional handball by Jack Charlton on the goal line. [6] The other semi-finals finished 2-1: Franz Beckenbauer provided the winning goal for West Germany as they beat the USSR. Portugal went on to beat the USSR 2-1 to take third place.

[edit] Final

London's Wembley Stadium provided the venue for the final, and 98,000 people crammed inside to watch. After 12 minutes 32 seconds Helmut Haller had put West Germany ahead, but the score was levelled by Geoff Hurst four minutes later. Martin Peters put England in the lead in the 78th minute; England looked set to claim the title when the referee awarded a free kick to West Germany with one minute left. The ball was launched goalward and Wolfgang Weber managed to poke it across the line, with England appealing in vain for handball as the ball came through the crowded penalty area.

With the score level at 2-2 at the end of 90 minutes, the game went to extra time. In the 98th minute Hurst found himself on the score sheet again; his shot hit the crossbar, bounced down into the goalmouth just.[7] It has been debated ever since whether it did cross the line, which would have made a crucial difference, since the score towards the end of extra time would have remained at 2-2, and West Germany would not have allowed Hurst the space to score what would have been the third goal. Whether the ball crossed the goal line or not has been a matter of discussion for decades, and the controversial call has become part of World Cup history. Recent digitally-enhanced footage is said to clearly illustrate that Geoff Hurst's second goal did not cross the line [1]. In the last minute it was Hurst again, who dribbled easily through the German half to net his third goal, just as the gathered crowd invaded the pitch to celebrate with the team, thus cementing the victory for England with another controversial goal. This made Geoff Hurst the only player ever to have scored three times in a World Cup final.

BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme's description of the match's closing moments has gone down in history: "Some people are on the pitch. They think it's all over." (Hurst scores) "It is now!".

England received the recovered Jules Rimet trophy from the Queen and were crowned World Cup winners for the first time.

[edit] Mascot

World Cup Willie, the mascot for the 1966 competition, was the first World Cup mascot, and one of the first mascots to be associated with a major sporting competition. World Cup Willie is a lion, a typical symbol of the United Kingdom, wearing a Union Flag jersey with the words "WORLD CUP".

[edit] Venues

8 Grounds hosted the tournament:

[edit] Match officials

Africa
  • Flag of Egypt Ali Kandil


Asia


Europe
South America
  • Flag of Uruguay José María Codesal
  • Flag of Argentina Robert Goicoechea
  • Flag of Brazil Armando Marques
  • Flag of Peru Arturo Yamasaki

[edit] Squads

For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1966 FIFA World Cup squads.

[edit] Results

[edit] First round

[edit] Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
Flag of England England 3 2 1 0 4 0 5
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 3 1 2 0 2 1 2.00 4
Flag of Mexico Mexico 3 0 2 1 1 3 0.33 2
Flag of France France 3 0 1 2 2 5 0.40 1
1966-07-11
19:30
England Flag of England 0 – 0 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 87,000
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)
(Report)

1966-07-13
19:30
France Flag of France 1 – 1 Flag of Mexico Mexico Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Ashkenazi (Israel)
Hausser Scored after 62 minutes 62' (Report) Borja Scored after 48 minutes 48'

1966-07-15
19:30
Uruguay Flag of Uruguay 2 – 1 Flag of France France White City Stadium, London
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Galba (Czechoslovakia)
Rocha Scored after 26 minutes 26'
Cortés Scored after 31 minutes 31'
(Report) De Bourgoing Scored after 15 minutes 15' (pen.)

1966-07-16
15:00
England Flag of England 2 – 0 Flag of Mexico Mexico Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 92,000
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)
B. Charlton Scored after 37 minutes 37'
Hunt Scored after 75 minutes 75'
(Report)

1966-07-19
16:30
Mexico Flag of Mexico 0 – 0 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 61,000
Referee: Lööw (Sweden)
(Report)

1966-07-20
19:30
England Flag of England 2 – 0 Flag of France France Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 98,000
Referee: Yamasaki (Peru)
Hunt Scored after 38 minutes 38' Scored after 75 minutes 75' (Report)

[edit] Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
Flag of West Germany West Germany 3 2 1 0 7 1 7.00 5
Flag of Argentina Argentina 3 2 1 0 4 1 4.00 5
Flag of Spain Spain 3 1 0 2 4 5 0.80 2
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3 0 0 3 1 9 0.11 0
1966-07-12
19:30
West Germany Flag of West Germany 5 – 0 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Phillips (Scotland)
Held Scored after 16 minutes 16'
Haller Scored after 21 minutes 21' Scored after 77 minutes 77' (pen.)
Beckenbauer Scored after 40 minutes 40' Scored after 62 minutes 62'
(Report)

1966-07-13
19:30
Argentina Flag of Argentina 2 – 1 Flag of Spain Spain Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Rumenchev (Bulgaria)
Artime Scored after 65 minutes 65' Scored after 77 minutes 77' (Report) Roma Scored after 71 minutes 71' (o.g.)

1966-07-15
19:30
Spain Flag of Spain 2 – 1 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Tofik Bakhramov (Soviet Union)
Sanchís Scored after 57 minutes 57'
Amancio Scored after 75 minutes 75'
(Report) Quentin Scored after 31 minutes 31'

1966-07-16
15:00
Argentina Flag of Argentina 0 – 0 Flag of West Germany West Germany Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Zečević (Yugoslavia)
(Report)

1966-07-19
19:30
Argentina Flag of Argentina 2 – 0 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Campos (Portugal)
Artime Scored after 52 minutes 52'
Onega Scored after 79 minutes 79'
(Report)

1966-07-20
19:30
West Germany Flag of West Germany 2 – 1 Flag of Spain Spain Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Marques (Brazil)
Emmerich Scored after 39 minutes 39'
Seeler Scored after 84 minutes 84'
(Report) Fusté Scored after 23 minutes 23'
  • West Germany were placed first due to superior goal average.

[edit] Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
Flag of Portugal Portugal 3 3 0 0 9 2 4.50 6
Flag of Hungary Hungary 3 2 0 1 7 5 1.40 4
Flag of Brazil Brazil 3 1 0 2 4 6 0.67 2
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 1 8 0.13 0
1966-07-12
19:30
Brazil Flag of Brazil 2 – 0 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)
Pelé Scored after 15 minutes 15'
Garrincha Scored after 63 minutes 63'
(Report)

1966-07-13
19:30
Portugal Flag of Portugal 3 – 1 Flag of Hungary Hungary Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Callaghan (Wales)
José Augusto Scored after 1 minutes 1' Scored after 67 minutes 67'
Torres Scored after 90 minutes 90'
(Report) Bene Scored after 60 minutes 60'

1966-07-15
19:30
Hungary Flag of Hungary 3 – 1 Flag of Brazil Brazil Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Dagnall (England)
Bene Scored after 2 minutes 2'
Farkas Scored after 64 minutes 64'
Mészöly Scored after 73 minutes 73' (pen.)
(Report) Tostão Scored after 14 minutes 14'

1966-07-16
15:00
Portugal Flag of Portugal 3 – 0 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Codesal (Uruguay)
Vutsov Scored after 17 minutes 17' (o.g.)
Eusébio Scored after 38 minutes 38'
Torres Scored after 81 minutes 81'
(Report)

1966-07-19
19:30
Portugal Flag of Portugal 3 – 1 Flag of Brazil Brazil Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: McCabe (England)
Simöes Scored after 15 minutes 15'
Eusébio Scored after 27 minutes 27' Scored after 85 minutes 85'
(Report) Rildo Scored after 70 minutes 70'

1966-07-20
19:30
Hungary Flag of Hungary 3 – 1 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Goicoechea (Argentina)
Davidov Scored after 43 minutes 43' (o.g.)
Mészöly Scored after 45 minutes 45'
Bene Scored after 54 minutes 54'
(Report) Asparuhov Scored after 15 minutes 15'

[edit] Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
Flag of the Soviet Union USSR 3 3 0 0 6 1 6.00 6
Flag of North Korea Korea DPR 3 1 1 1 2 4 0.50 3
Flag of Italy Italy 3 1 0 2 2 2 1.00 2
Flag of Chile Chile 3 0 1 2 2 5 0.40 1
1966-07-12
19:30
USSR Flag of the Soviet Union 3 – 0 Flag of North Korea Korea DPR Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Gardeazábal (Spain)
Malofeyev Scored after 31 minutes 31' Scored after 88 minutes 88'
Banishevskiy Scored after 33 minutes 33'
(Report)

1966-07-13
19:30
Italy Flag of Italy 2 – 0 Flag of Chile Chile Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Dienst (Switzerland)
Mazzola Scored after 8 minutes 8'
Barison Scored after 88 minutes 88'
(Report)

1966-07-15
19:30
Chile Flag of Chile 1 – 1 Flag of North Korea Korea DPR Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Kandil (Egypt)
Marcos Scored after 26 minutes 26' (pen.) (Report) Pak Seung-Zin Scored after 88 minutes 88'

1966-07-16
15:00
USSR Flag of the Soviet Union 1 – 0 Flag of Italy Italy Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 27,800
Referee: Kreitlein (West Germany)
Chislenko Scored after 57 minutes 57' (Report)

1966-07-19
19:30
Korea DPR Flag of North Korea 1 – 0 Flag of Italy Italy Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Schwinte (France)
Pak Doo-Ik Scored after 42 minutes 42' (Report)

1966-07-20
19:30
USSR Flag of the Soviet Union 2 – 1 Flag of Chile Chile Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Adair (Northern Ireland)
Porkujan Scored after 28 minutes 28' Scored after 85 minutes 85' (Report) Marcos Scored after 32 minutes 32'

[edit] Knockout stage

Quarter finals Semi finals Final
                   
23 July - London        
 Flag of England England  1
26 July - London
 Flag of Argentina Argentina  0  
 Flag of England England  2
23 July - Liverpool
   Flag of Portugal Portugal  1  
 Flag of Portugal Portugal  5
30 July – London
 Flag of North Korea Korea DPR  3  
 Flag of England England (aet)  4
23 July – Sheffield
   Flag of West Germany West Germany  2
 Flag of West Germany West Germany  4
25 July – Liverpool
 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay  0  
 Flag of West Germany West Germany  2 Third place
23 July - Sunderland
   Flag of the Soviet Union USSR  1  
 Flag of the Soviet Union USSR  2  Flag of Portugal Portugal  2
 Flag of Hungary Hungary  1    Flag of the Soviet Union USSR  1
28 July - London


[edit] Quarter-finals

1966-07-23
15:00
Portugal Flag of Portugal 5 – 3 Flag of North Korea Korea DPR Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 51,780
Referee: Ashkenazi (Israel)
Eusébio Scored after 27 minutes 27' Scored after 43 minutes 43' (pen.) Scored after 56 minutes 56' Scored after 59 minutes 59' (pen.)
José Augusto Scored after 80 minutes 80'
(Report) Pak Seung-Zin Scored after 1 minutes 1'
Lee Dong-Woon Scored after 22 minutes 22'
Yang Sung-Kook Scored after 25 minutes 25'

1966-07-23
15:00
West Germany Flag of West Germany 4 – 0 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Finney (England)
Haller Scored after 11 minutes 11' Scored after 83 minutes 83'
Beckenbauer Scored after 70 minutes 70'
Seeler Scored after 75 minutes 75'
(Report)

1966-07-23
15:00
USSR Flag of the Soviet Union 2 – 1 Flag of Hungary Hungary Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 22,100
Referee: Gardeazábal (Spain)
Chislenko Scored after 5 minutes 5'
Porkujan Scored after 46 minutes 46'
(Report) Bene Scored after 57 minutes 57'

1966-07-23
15:00
England Flag of England 1 – 0 Flag of Argentina Argentina Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Kreitlein (West Germany)
Hurst Scored after 78 minutes 78' (Report)

[edit] Semi-finals

1966-07-25
19:30
West Germany Flag of West Germany 2 – 1 Flag of the Soviet Union USSR Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 38,300
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)
Haller Scored after 42 minutes 42'
Beckenbauer Scored after 67 minutes 67'
(Report) Porkujan Scored after 88 minutes 88'

1966-07-26
19:30
England Flag of England 2 – 1 Flag of Portugal Portugal Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Schwinte (France)
B. Charlton Scored after 30 minutes 30' Scored after 80 minutes 80' (Report) Eusébio Scored after 82 minutes 82' (pen.)

[edit] Third place match

1966-07-28
19:30
Portugal Flag of Portugal 2 – 1 Flag of the Soviet Union USSR Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 88,000
Referee: Dagnall (England)
Eusébio Scored after 12 minutes 12' (pen.)
Torres Scored after 89 minutes 89'
(Report) Malofeyev Scored after 43 minutes 43'

[edit] Final

1966-07-30
15:00
England Flag of England 4 – 2 (a.e.t.) Flag of West Germany West Germany Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 98,000
Referee: Dienst (Switzerland)
Hurst Scored after 18 minutes 18' Scored after 101 minutes 101' Scored after 120 minutes 120'
Peters Scored after 78 minutes 78'
(Report) Haller Scored after 12 minutes 12'
Weber Scored after 89 minutes 89'

[edit] Awards

 1966 FIFA World Cup Winners 
Flag of England
England
First title

[edit] Scorers

9 goals


6 goals


4 goals


3 goals

2 goals


1 goal


Own goals

  • Flag of Bulgaria Ivan Davidov (for Hungary)
  • Flag of Bulgaria Ivan Vutsov (for Portugal)

[edit] Other facts

  • The World Cup victory by England was ranked second of the 100 Greatest Sporting Moments in 2002 by Channel 4.
  • Today, this World Cup is recognized as being an important event in the evolution of international football as a player originally from Africa (Portugal's Eusébio) finished as top goalscorer, a team from Asia (North Korea) scored one of the biggest upsets of all time, and the victory of an Anglophone nation gaining the sport larger-than-average notice in the United States and Australia.[citation needed]
  • This World Cup was claimed to be the origin of the fierce rivalry between the English team and Argentina, and between England and Germany, due to the two controversial matches.

[edit] References

  1. ^ History of the World Cup Final Draw
  2. ^ Mundial de Inglaterra 1966 - SIGUEN LOS CHOREOS A SUDAMÉRICA
  3. ^ Mundial de Inglaterra 1966 - EL RATA CONTRA EL MUNDO
  4. ^ Mundial de Inglaterra 1966 - EL ROBO DEL SIGLO
  5. ^ Mundial de Inglaterra 1966 - Y POR SI TODO ESTO FUERA POCO
  6. ^ YouTube - ENGLAND PORTUGAL 1/2 FINAL WORLD CUP 1966
  7. ^ The "Wembley Goal" England - West Germany 1966, on YouTube

[edit] External links