1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 7)

The four teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Soviet Union qualified for the eighth FIFA World Cup held in England.

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Table

Final table Home Away
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1.  Soviet Union 6 5 0 1 19 6 +13 10 X 2:1 3:1 6:0 3 3 0 0 11 2 6 3 2 0 1 8 4 4
2.  Wales 6 3 0 3 11 9 +2 6 2:1 X 4:1 4:2 3 3 0 0 10 4 6 3 0 0 3 1 5 0
3.  Greece 6 2 1 3 10 14 -4 5 1:4 2:0 X 4:2 3 2 0 1 7 6 4 3 0 1 2 3 8 1
4.  Denmark 6 1 1 4 7 18 -11 3 1:3 1:0 1:1 X 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 3 0 0 3 4 14 0

Team stats

 Soviet Union

Head coach: Nikolai Morozov

Pos. Player DoB Games
played
Goals Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Club
DF Valentin Afonin Dec 22, 1939 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 SKA Rostov-on-Don
FW Anatoli Banişevski Feb 21, 1946 3 4 270 0 0 - - - 90 90 90 Neftyanik Baku
GK Viktor Bannikov Apr 28, 1938 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - - - Dynamo Kiev
FW Vladimir Barkaya Jul 29, 1937 1 2 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - Dinamo Tbilisi
DF Vasiliy Danilov May 13, 1941 5 0 540 0 0 90 90 - 90 90 90 Zenit Leningrad
DF Valery Dikaryov Sep 10, 1939 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Spartak Moscow
FW Valentin Ivanov Nov 19, 1934 3 3 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - - Torpedo Moscow
GK Anzor Kavazashvili Jul 19, 1940 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - Torpedo Moscow
FW Boris Kazakov Nov 6, 1940 3 1 270 0 0 90 90 - 90 - - CSKA Moscow
FW Vitaly Khmelnitsky Jun 12, 1943 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 - Dynamo Kiev
DF Murtaz Khurtsilava Jan 5, 1943 3 0 270 0 0 - - - 90 90 90 Dinamo Tbilisi
MF Galimzyan Khusainov Jun 27, 1937 4 1 360 0 0 90 90 90 - - 90 Spartak Moscow
DF Gennady Logofet Apr 15, 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - Spartak Moscow
FW Eduard Malofeev Jun 2, 1942 2 1 180 0 0 - - - - 90 90 Dinamo Minsk
FW Mikheil Meskhi Jan 12, 1937 4 1 360 0 0 90 90 90 - - 90 Dinamo Tbilisi
FW Slava Metreveli May 30, 1936 6 3 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Dinamo Tbilisi
DF Vladimir Ponomaryov Feb 18, 1940 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 - 90 90 - CSKA Moscow
DF Georgy Ryabov Aug 23, 1938 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - - - Dinamo Moscow
MF Yozhef Sabo Feb 29, 1940 2 1 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 - Dynamo Kiev
DF Vladimir Saraev Apr 28, 1936 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - Torpedo Moscow
DF Albert Shesternyov Jun 20, 1941 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 CSKA Moscow
MF Georgi Sichinava Feb 18, 1944 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Dinamo Tbilisi
MF Valery Voronin Jul 17, 1939 6 1 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Torpedo Moscow
GK Lev Yashin Oct 22, 1929 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 90 Dinamo Moscow

 Wales

Head coach: Dave Bowen

Pos. Player DoB Games
played
Goals Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Club
FW Len Allchurch Sep 12, 1933 4 3 360 0 0 - - 90 90 Sheffield United
90 90 /4[1] Stockport County
FW John Charles Dec 27, 1931 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - - /2[1] Cardiff City
FW Ron Davies Apr 28, 1938 5 2 450 0 0 90 90 - 90 90 90 /2[1] Norwich City
MF Mike England Dec 2, 1941 6 1 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Blackburn Rovers
FW Brian Godfrey May 1, 1940 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - /2[1] Preston North End
DF Colin Green Feb 10, 1942 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 - Birmingham City
DF Terry Hennessey Sep 1, 1942 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 - 90 90 Birmingham City
90 Nottingham Forest
MF Barrie Hole Sep 16, 1942 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 /2[1] Cardiff City
GK Dave Hollins Feb 4, 1938 2 0 360 0 0 - - 90 - - 90 /2[1] Newcastle United
FW Barrie Jones Oct 10, 1941 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - /2[1] Plymouth Argyle
FW Cliff Jones Feb 7, 1935 4 0 180 0 0 90 90 90 90 - - Tottenham Hotspur
FW Ken Leek Jul 26, 1935 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - - - /2[1] Northampton Town
GK Tony Millington Jun 5, 1943 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - - /3[1] Crystal Palace
FW Keith Pring Mar 11, 1943 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 /2[1] Rotherham United
FW Gil Reece Jul 2, 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - 90 - Sheffield United
FW Ronnie Rees Apr 4, 1944 6 1 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 /3+[2] Coventry City
DF Peter Rodrigues Jan 21, 1944 4 0 360 0 0 - 90 90 - 90 90 /2[1] Cardiff City
GK Gary Sprake Apr 3, 1945 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 - - 90 - /2+[3] Leeds United
FW Roy Vernon Apr 14, 1937 3 4 270 0 0 - - 90 - Everton F.C.
90 90 Stoke City
DF Graham Williams April 2, 1938 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 - - West Bromwich
FW Herbie Williams Oct 6, 1940 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - - Swansea City
DF Stuart Williams Jul 9, 1930 3 0 270 0 0 90 - 90 - - 90 /2[1] Southampton
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The number indicates the league the team played in that year.
  2. ^ After four qualification matches Coventry City was promoted to league two.
  3. ^ After four qualification matches Leeds United was promoted to league one.

 Greece

Head coach: Lakis Petropoulos

Pos. Player DoB Games
played
Goals Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Club
DF Georgios Andreou 1937 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - - Panathinaikos FC
DF Fotis Balopoulos 1943 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - - AEK Athens F.C.
DF Michalis Bellis 1940 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 - PAOK F.C.
MF Stathis Chaitas Mar 20, 1940 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Panionios F.C.
MF Mimis Domazos Jan 22, 1942 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 - 90 90 Panathinaikos FC
GK Ioannis Fronimidis 1937 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Olympiacos F.C.
FW Nikos Gioutsos Apr 16, 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - - Olympiacos F.C.
GK Takis Ikonomopoulos Oct 19, 1943 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - 90 - Panathinaikos FC
DF Aristidis Kamaras Mar 2, 1939 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Panathinaikos FC
FW Ioannis Komianidis 1938 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - - Panathinaikos FC
MF Takis Loukanidis Sep 25, 1937 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 - Panathinaikos FC
FW Andreas Papaemmanouil Feb 18, 1939 4 1 360 0 0 90 90 90 - 90 - Panathinaikos FC
FW Mimis Papaioannou Nov 25, 1942 5 6 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 - AEK Athens F.C.
FW Aristidis Papazoglou 1939 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Olympiacos F.C.
DF Takis Papoulidis 1934 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 - Panathinaikos FC
MF Kostas Polychroniou 1936 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 - 90 Olympiacos F.C.
MF Thanasis Saravakos 1932 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - - Panionios F.C.
FW Giorgos Sideris 1938 4 3 360 0 0 90 - 90 - 90 90 Olympiacos F.C.
FW Nikos Simigdalas 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Apollon Smyrnis F.C.
MF Stelios Skevofilakas 1940 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 - - 90 AEK Athens F.C.
DF Alekos Sofianidis Aug 3, 1938 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 AEK Athens F.C.
GK Kostas Vallianos 1937 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 - - Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.
MF Pavlos Vasiliou Dec 23, 1940 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 - 90 - Olympiacos F.C.
DF Tasos Vasiliou Aug 4, 1938 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 - Apollon Smyrnis F.C.
DF Christos Zanteroglou Jul 12, 1940 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Olympiacos F.C.

 Denmark

Head coach: Poul Petersen

Pos. Player DoB Games
played
Goals Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Club
FW Ove Andersen Jun 30, 1937 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 - Brønshøj BK
MF Preben Arentoft Nov 1, 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - Brønshøj BK
MF Mogens Berg Jun 8, 1944 1 1 90 0 0 - 90 - - - - Boldklubben 1909
FW Poul Bilde Mar 27, 1938 3 0 270 0 0 - - - 90 90 90 Vejle Boldklub
MF Børge Enemark Aug 17, 1943 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Esbjerg fB
FW Henning Enoksen Sep 26, 1935 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - Aarhus Gymnastikforening
FW Ole Fritsen Jul 18, 1941 4 1 360 0 0 90 - - 90 90 90 Vejle Boldklub
DF Bent Hansen Sep 13, 1933 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 - Boldklubben 1903
FW Egon Hansen Feb 19, 1937 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - KFUM's BK
DF Jens Jørgen Hansen Jan 4, 1939 4 0 360 0 0 - - 90 90 90 90 Esbjerg fB
DF Johnny Hansen Nov 14, 1943 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 - 90 Vejle Boldklub
DF Kaj Hansen Aug 16, 1940 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - Boldklubben Frem
MF Karl Hansen Oct 10, 1942 5 0 450 0 0 - 90 90 90 90 90 Køge BK
DF Leif Hartwig Nov 9, 1942 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 - 90 90 90 Boldklubben 1909
FW Egon Jensen Nov 13, 1937 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Esbjerg fB
FW Pall Kähler Nov 16, 1939 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Boldklubben 1909
DF Birger Larsen May 27, 1942 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Boldklubben Frem
MF Ulrik le Fevre Jun 25, 1946 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Vejle Boldklub
FW Ole Madsen Dec 21, 1934 3 1 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - - Hellerup IK
GK Max Møller Jun 10, 1943 3 0 270 0 0 - - - 90 90 90 AC Horsens
GK Leif Nielsen May 28, 1942 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - - Boldklubben Frem
MF Jens Petersen Dec 22, 1941 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - - - Esbjerg fB
FW Knud Petersen Aug 15, 1942 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 - 90 - Esbjerg fB
FW Kaj Poulsen Dec 31, 1942 2 1 180 0 0 - - - 90 - 90 Vejle Boldklub
FW Tom Søndergaard Jan 2, 1944 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - - - Boldklubben af 1893
FW Leif Sørensen Nov 25, 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - - Hvidovre IF
MF Ole Sørensen Nov 25, 1937 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
FW Kjeld Thorst May 13, 1940 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - - - AaB Football
DF Børge Thorup Oct 4, 1943 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - 90 - Brønshøj BK
FW Tommy Troelsen Jul 10, 1940 2 1 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 - Vejle Boldklub
DF Bent Wolmar Aug 8, 1937 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - - - Aarhus Gymnastikforening

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