The 32 teams were divided into 9 groups of 3 or 4 teams each (four groups with 3 teams and five groups with 4 teams). The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1= | Belgium | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
| 1= | Bulgaria | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| 3 | Israel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 |
| 9 May 1965 | Belgium | 1 – 0 | Israel | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Jurion 24' | Report | Attendance: 21,699 Referee: Poulsen (Denmark) |
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| 13 June 1965 | Bulgaria | 4 – 0 | Israel | Slavia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Kotkov 16' 39' Asparuhov 67' Kitov 69' |
Report | Attendance: 18,770 Referee: Talu (Turkey) |
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| 26 September 1965 | Bulgaria | 3 – 0 | Belgium | Slavia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Kotkov 30' 60' Asparuhov 34' |
Report | Attendance: 25,380 Referee: Zečevič (Yugoslavia) |
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| 27 October 1965 | Belgium | 5 – 0 | Bulgaria | Parc Astrid, Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Van Himst 18' 55' Thio 75' 80' Stockman 89' |
Report | Attendance: 13,780 Referee: Bois (France) |
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| 10 November 1965 | Israel | 0 – 5 | Belgium | Ramat Gan, Tel-Aviv, Israel | ||
| Report | Van Himst 24' 33' 69' Thio 31' Puis 48' |
Attendance: 48,355 Referee: Sbardeua (Italy) |
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| 21 November 1965 | Israel | 1 – 2 | Bulgaria | Ramat Gan, Tel-Aviv, Israel | ||
| Talbi 48' | Report | Kolev 31' Asparuhov 81' |
Attendance: 28,213 Referee: Babauczek (Austria) |
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Belgium and Bulgaria finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
| 29 December 1965 | Bulgaria | 2 – 1 | Belgium | Stadio Comunale, Florence, Italy | ||
| Asparuhov 18' 19' | Report | Vutsov 75' (o.g.) | Attendance: 11,659 Referee: Sbardella (Italy) |
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Bulgaria qualified.
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
| 2 | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
| 3 | Cyprus | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | −19 |
| 4 November 1964 | West Germany | 1 – 1 | Sweden | West Berlin | ||
| Brunnenmeier 24' | Report | Hamrin 86' | Referee: Dienst (Switzerland) |
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| 24 April 1965 | West Germany | 5 – 0 | Cyprus | Karlsruhe, West Germany | ||
| Overath 22' 85' Sieloff 16' 35' Strehl 69' |
Report | Referee: Mootz (Luxembourg) |
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| 5 May 1965 | Sweden | 3 – 0 | Cyprus | Norrköping, Sweden | ||
| Simonsson 25' 73' Jónsson 55' |
Report | Referee: Petursson (Iceland) |
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| 26 September 1965 | Sweden | 1 – 2 | West Germany | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Jónsson 44' | Report | Krämer 45' Seeler 54' |
Referee: Dagnall (England) |
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| 7 November 1965 | Cyprus | 0 – 5 | Sweden | Famagusta, Cyprus | ||
| Report | Granström B. Larsson Kindvall |
Referee: Zsengeller (Hungary) |
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| 14 November 1965 | Cyprus | 0 – 6 | West Germany | Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
| Report | Brunnenmeier 88' 82' Heiß 30' Krämer 32' Szymaniak 57' Own goal 87' |
Referee: Francescon (Italy) |
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West Germany qualified.
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| 2 | Norway | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | −14 |
| 29 September 1964 | Yugoslavia | 3 – 1 | Luxembourg | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ||
| Kovačević 15' Jerković 25' Galić 86' |
Report | Schmit 71' | Referee: Tsouvaras (Greece) |
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| 4 October 1964 | Luxembourg | 0 – 2 | France | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | ||
| Report | Guy 17' Artelesa 80' |
Referee: Loraux (Belgium) |
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| 8 November 1964 | Luxembourg | 0 – 2 | Norway | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | ||
| Report | E. Johansen 28' Berg 72' |
Referee: Poweu (Wales) |
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| 11 November 1964 | France | 1 – 0 | Norway | Paris, France | ||
| Rambert 17' | Report | Referee: Adair (Northern Ireland) |
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| 18 April 1965 | Yugoslavia | 1 – 0 | France | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ||
| Galić 59' | Report | Referee: Wlachojanis (Austria) |
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| 27 May 1965 | Norway | 4 – 2 | Luxembourg | Trondheim, Norway | ||
| Pedersen 16' E. Johansen 61' Sjøberg 66' Kristoffersen 77' |
Report | Brenner 10' (pen) Dublin 26' |
Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland) |
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| 16 June 1965 | Norway | 3 – 0 | Yugoslavia | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Seemann 9' Nilsen 60' Berg 87' |
Report | Referee: Lowry (Wales) |
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| 15 September 1965 | Norway | 0 – 1 | France | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Report | Combin 22' | Referee: Phillips (Scotland) |
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| 19 September 1965 | Luxembourg | 2 – 5 | Yugoslavia | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | ||
| Pilot 39' 50' | Report | Galić 3', 11' Džajić 37', 58' Mušović 42' |
Referee: Vales (Czechoslovakia) |
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| 9 October 1965 | France | 1 – 0 | Yugoslavia | Paris, France | ||
| Gondet 77' | Report | Referee: Hansen (Denmark) |
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| 6 November 1965 | France | 4 – 1 | Luxembourg | Marseilles, France | ||
| Gondet 8', 27' Combin 11', 38' |
Report | Pilot 53' | Referee: Zariquiegui Izco (Spain) |
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| 7 November 1965 | Yugoslavia | 1 – 1 | Norway | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ||
| Vasović 23' | Report | Stavrum 8' | Referee: Ashkenazi (Israel) |
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France qualified.
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 |
| 3 | Romania | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
| 4 | Turkey | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 |
| 24 January 1965 | Portugal | 5 – 1 | Turkey | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Coluna 16' Eusébio 21', 63', 77' Graça 52' |
Report | Fevzi 33' | Attendance: 33,237 Referee: Gardeazábal (Spain) |
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| 19 April 1965 | Turkey | 0 – 1 | Portugal | 19 Mayıs Stadı, Ankara, Turkey | ||
| Report | Eusébio 59' | Attendance: 27,625 Referee: Dachan (Syria) |
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| 25 April 1965 | Czechoslovakia | 0 – 1 | Portugal | Tehelné Pole (Slovan), Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Report | Eusébio 20' | Attendance: 56,975 Referee: Stavrev (Bulgaria) |
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| 2 May 1965 | Romania | 3 – 0 | Turkey | Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Georgescu 1' Mateianu 72', pen' Creiniceanu 75' |
Report | Attendance: 31,219 Referee: Schiller (Austria) |
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| 30 May 1965 | Romania | 1 – 0 | Czechoslovakia | Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Mateianu 34' | Report | Attendance: 44,615 Referee: Köpcke (East Germany) |
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| 14 June 1965 | Portugal | 2 – 1 | Romania | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Eusébio 14', 39' | Report | Avram 71' | Attendance: 45,646 Referee: Kitabdjian (France) |
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| 19 September 1965 | Czechoslovakia | 3 – 1 | Romania | Stadión dr. Vacka "Eden" (Slavia), Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Knebort 3', 66' Jokl 90' |
Report | Coe 23' | Attendance: 7,324 Referee: Storoniak (Poland) |
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| 9 October 1965 | Turkey | 0 – 6 | Czechoslovakia | Ali Sami Yen Stadı, Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Report | Jokl 22', 70' Knebort 41', 54' Kvašňák 45' Kabát 61' |
Attendance: 12,757 Referee: Righi (Italy) |
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| 23 October 1965 | Turkey | 2 – 1 | Romania | 19 Mayıs Stadı, Ankara, Turkey | ||
| Fevzi 13' Nedim 48' |
Report | Georgescu 55' | Attendance: 27,364 Referee: Pregja (Albania) |
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| 31 October 1965 | Portugal | 0 – 0 | Czechoslovakia | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal | ||
| Report | Attendance: 31,432 Referee: Horn (Netherlands) |
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| 21 November 1965 | Czechoslovakia | 3 – 1 | Turkey | Za Lužánkami, Brno, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Mráz 3', 15' Horváth 69' |
Report | Ayhan 8' | Attendance: 3,133 Referee: Aranyosi (Hungary) |
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| 21 November 1965 | Romania | 2 – 0 | Portugal | Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Pârcălab 1' Badea 43' |
Report | Attendance: 27,532 Referee: Dienst (Switzerland) |
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Portugal qualified.
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 4 | Albania | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
| 24 May 1964 | Netherlands | 2 – 0 | Albania | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Muller Schrijvers |
Report | Referee: Meighan (Republic of Ireland) |
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| 14 October 1964 | Northern Ireland | 1 – 0 | Switzerland | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Crossan | Report | Referee: Burguet (Belgium) |
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| 25 October 1964 | Albania | 0 – 2 | Netherlands | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Report | Geurtsen Van Nee |
Referee: Dinow (Bulgaria) |
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| 14 November 1964 | Switzerland | 2 – 1 | Northern Ireland | Lausanne, Switzerland | ||
| Quentin 29' Kuhn 34' |
Report | Best 31' | Referee: Schiller (Austria) |
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| 17 March 1965 | Northern Ireland | 2 – 1 | Netherlands | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| T Neill Crossan |
Report | Referee: Sörensen (Denmark) |
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| 7 April 1965 | Netherlands | 0 – 0 | Northern Ireland | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Report | Referee: Clements (England) |
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| 11 April 1965 | Albania | 0 – 2 | Switzerland | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Report | Quentin 21' Kuhn 88' |
Referee: Sbardella (Italy) |
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| 2 May 1965 | Switzerland | 1 – 0 | Albania | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Kuhn | Report | Referee: Bueno Perales (Spain) |
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| 7 May 1965 | Northern Ireland | 4 – 1 | Albania | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Crossan Best |
Report | Jashari | Referee: Mootz (Luxembourg) |
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| 17 October 1965 | Netherlands | 0 – 0 | Switzerland | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Report | Referee: Boström (Sweden) |
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| 14 November 1965 | Switzerland | 2 – 1 | Netherlands | Bern, Switzerland | ||
| Allemann Hosp |
Report | Laseroms | Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany) |
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| 24 November 1965 | Albania | 1 – 1 | Northern Ireland | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Haxhiu | Report | Irvine | Referee: Sotir (Romania) |
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Switzerland qualified.
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 | Hungary | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| 2 | East Germany | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Austria | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| 25 April 1965 | Austria | 1 – 1 | East Germany | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | ||
| Hof 46' | Report | Nöldner 74' | Attendance: 57,312 Referee: Mihailescu (Romania) |
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| 23 May 1965 | East Germany | 1 – 1 | Hungary | Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany | ||
| Vogel 17' | Report | Bene 28' | Attendance: 98,765 Referee: Johansson (Sweden) |
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| 13 June 1965 | Austria | 0 – 1 | Hungary | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | ||
| Report | Fenyvesi 44' | Attendance: 70,067 Referee: Schwinte (France) |
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| 5 September 1965 | Hungary | 3 – 0 | Austria | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Farkas 4' Fenyvesi 35' Mészöly 70', pen' |
Report | Attendance: 71,950 Referee: Gorączniak (Poland) |
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| 9 October 1965 | Hungary | 3 – 2 | East Germany | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Rákosi 41' Novák 53' Farkas 80' |
Report | P. Ducke 31', 71' | Attendance: 73,153 Referee: Andziulis (Soviet Union) |
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| 31 October 1965 | East Germany | 1 – 0 | Austria | Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany | ||
| Nöldner 1' | Report | Attendance: 86,584 Referee: Carswell (Republic of Ireland) |
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Hungary qualified.
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 | Soviet Union | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 |
| 2 | Wales | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
| 3 | Greece | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 |
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 |
| 21 October 1964 | Denmark | 1 – 0 | Wales | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Madsen 47' | Report | Referee: Huber (Switzerland) |
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| 29 November 1964 | Greece | 4 – 2 | Denmark | Athens, Greece | ||
| Sideris 30', 46' Papaioannou 71', 85' |
Report | Berg 60' Madsen 70' |
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary) |
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| 9 December 1964 | Greece | 2 – 0 | Wales | Athens, Greece | ||
| Papaemmanouil Papaioannou |
Report | Referee: Majdan (Poland) |
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| 17 March 1965 | Wales | 4 – 1 | Greece | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Allchurch England Vernon |
Report | Papaioannou | Referee: Roomer (Netherlands) |
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| 23 May 1965 | Soviet Union | 3 – 1 | Greece | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| Kazakov 14' Ivanov 71', 83' |
Report | Papaioannou 60' | Referee: Beijar (Finland) |
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| 30 May 1965 | Soviet Union | 2 – 1 | Wales | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| Ivanov 39' Williams 48' (o.g.) |
Report | R. Davies 69' | Referee: Fritz (West Germany) |
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| 27 June 1965 | Soviet Union | 6 – 0 | Denmark | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| Khusainov 9' Metreveli 47' Voronin 64' Barkaya 69', 77' Meskhi 72' |
Report | Referee: Zečević (Yugoslavia) |
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| 3 October 1965 | Greece | 1 – 4 | Soviet Union | Athens, Greece | ||
| Papaioannou 27' | Report | Metreveli 14' Banişevski 25', 59', 82' |
Referee: Shoshany (Israel) |
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| 17 October 1965 | Denmark | 1 – 3 | Soviet Union | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Troelsen 79' | Report | Metreveli 47' Banişevski 62' Sabo 68' |
Referee: Webster (Scotland) |
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| 27 October 1965 | Denmark | 1 – 1 | Greece | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Fritsen 12' | Report | Sideris 45' | Referee: McCarthy (Republic of Ireland) |
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| 27 October 1965 | Wales | 2 – 1 | Soviet Union | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Vernon 20' Allchurch 77' |
Report | Banişevski 17' | Referee: Nilsen (Norway) |
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| 1 December 1965 | Wales | 4 – 2 | Denmark | Wrexham, Wales | ||
| W. Davies 2' Vernon 11', 79' Rees 18' |
Report | Poulsen 4' Fritsen 48' |
Referee: Kitabdjian (France) |
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Soviet Union qualified.
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 | Italy | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 |
| 2 | Scotland | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Poland | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
| 4 | Finland | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | −15 |
| 21 October 1964 | Scotland | 3 – 1 | Finland | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Chalmers Gibson Law |
Report | Peltonen | Referee: Hannet (Belgium) |
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| 4 November 1964 | Italy | 6 – 1 | Finland | Genoa, Italy | ||
| Facchetti 1' Holmqvist 8' (o.g.) Rivera 16' Bulgarelli 49' Mazzola 54', 83' |
Report | Peltonen 88' | Referee: Rodrigues (Portugal) |
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| 18 April 1965 | Poland | 0 – 0 | Italy | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| Report | Referee: Roomer (Netherlands) |
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| 23 May 1965 | Poland | 1 – 1 | Scotland | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| Lentner 52' | Report | Law 76' | Referee: Alimov (Soviet Union) |
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| 27 May 1965 | Finland | 1 – 2 | Scotland | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Hyvärinen | Report | Greig Wilson |
Referee: Vetter (East Germany) |
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| 23 June 1965 | Finland | 0 – 2 | Italy | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Report | Mazzola 33', 78' | Referee: Bachramov (Soviet Union) |
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| 26 September 1965 | Finland | 2 – 0 | Poland | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Nuoranen Peltonen |
Report | Referee: Grandlund (Norway) |
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| 13 October 1965 | Scotland | 1 – 2 | Poland | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| McNeill 13' | Report | Pol 85' Sadek 86' |
Referee: Carlsson (Sweden) |
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| 24 October 1965 | Poland | 7 – 0 | Finland | Szczecin, Poland | ||
| Lubański 19', 21', 24', 41' Pol 29' Sadek 35', 79' |
Report | Referee: Obtulović (Czechoslovakia) |
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| 1 November 1965 | Italy | 6 – 1 | Poland | Rome, Italy | ||
| Mazzola 5' Barison 25', 65', 87' Rivera 71' Mora 79' |
Report | Lubański 84' | Referee: Klein (Israel) |
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| 9 November 1965 | Scotland | 1 – 0 | Italy | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Greig 88' | Report | Referee: Kreitlein (West Germany) |
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| 7 December 1965 | Italy | 3 – 0 | Scotland | Naples, Italy | ||
| Pascutti 38' Facchetti 73' Mora 89' |
Report | Referee: Zsolt (Hungary) |
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Italy qualified.
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1= | Spain | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| 1= | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| — | Syria | withdrew | |||||||
| 5 May 1965 | Republic of Ireland | 1 – 0 | Spain | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Iribar 61', o.g.' | Report | Attendance: 40,772 Referee: Callaghan (Wales) |
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| 27 October 1965 | Spain | 4 – 1 | Republic of Ireland | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain | ||
| Pereda 40', 43', 58' Lapetra 63' |
Report | McEvoy 26' | Attendance: 29,452 Referee: Freitas (Portugal) |
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Syria withdrew to support the African teams who withdrew in protest at the of allocation of spots. Republic of Ireland and Spain finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. This match was initially to be played in London, a city with a large Irish immigrant population, but the Spanish and Irish football associations later came to an agreement and moved the match to Paris.
| 10 November 1965 | Spain | 1 – 0 | Republic of Ireland | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris, France | ||
| Ufarte 80' | Report | Attendance: 35,731 Referee: Schwinte (France) |
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Spain qualified.