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1966 FIFA World Cup
Overview
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was hosted by England. England won the tournament, West Germany finished runners-up, Portugal placed third and Soviet Union fourth. Footballopedia links this edition to its decisive matches, leading scorer, champion manager and the wider World Cup knowledge graph.
Key facts
- Host
- England
- Champion
- England
- Runner-up
- West Germany
- Third place
- Portugal
- Fourth place
- Soviet Union
- Format
- Four groups followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and placement matches
- Top scorer
- Eusébio (Portugal) - 9 goals
- Winning manager
- Alf Ramsey
- Matches
- 32
- Goals
- 89
- Current season
- 1966
- Teams
- 16
Records
ChampionValue: England
Runner-upValue: West Germany
Third placeValue: Portugal
Top scorerValue: Eusébio (Portugal) - 9 goals
TeamsValue: 16
MatchesValue: 32
GoalsValue: 89
Matches
England 0-0 UruguayDate: 1966-07-11 · City: London · Stage: Group A · Home Team: England
France 1-1 MexicoDate: 1966-07-13 · City: London · Stage: Group A · Home Team: France
Uruguay 2-1 FranceDate: 1966-07-15 · City: London · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Uruguay
England 2-0 MexicoDate: 1966-07-16 · City: London · Stage: Group A · Home Team: England
Uruguay 0-0 MexicoDate: 1966-07-19 · City: London · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Uruguay
England 2-0 FranceDate: 1966-07-20 · City: London · Stage: Group A · Home Team: England
West Germany 5-0 SwitzerlandDate: 1966-07-12 · City: Sheffield · Stage: Group B · Home Team: West Germany
Argentina 2-1 SpainDate: 1966-07-13 · City: Birmingham · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Argentina
Spain 2-1 SwitzerlandDate: 1966-07-15 · City: Sheffield · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Spain
Argentina 0-0 West GermanyDate: 1966-07-16 · City: Birmingham · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Argentina
Argentina 2-0 SwitzerlandDate: 1966-07-19 · City: Sheffield · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Argentina
West Germany 2-1 SpainDate: 1966-07-20 · City: Birmingham · Stage: Group B · Home Team: West Germany
Brazil 2-0 BulgariaDate: 1966-07-12 · City: Liverpool · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Brazil
Portugal 3-1 HungaryDate: 1966-07-13 · City: Manchester · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Portugal
Hungary 3-1 BrazilDate: 1966-07-15 · City: Liverpool · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Hungary
Portugal 3-0 BulgariaDate: 1966-07-16 · City: Manchester · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Portugal
Portugal 3-1 BrazilDate: 1966-07-19 · City: Liverpool · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Portugal
Hungary 3-1 BulgariaDate: 1966-07-20 · City: Manchester · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Hungary
Soviet Union 3-0 North KoreaDate: 1966-07-12 · City: Middlesbrough · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Soviet Union
Italy 2-0 ChileDate: 1966-07-13 · City: Sunderland · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Italy
Chile 1-1 North KoreaDate: 1966-07-15 · City: Middlesbrough · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Chile
Soviet Union 1-0 ItalyDate: 1966-07-16 · City: Sunderland · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Soviet Union
North Korea 1-0 ItalyDate: 1966-07-19 · City: Middlesbrough · Stage: Group D · Home Team: North Korea
Soviet Union 2-1 ChileDate: 1966-07-20 · City: Sunderland · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Soviet Union
England 1-0 ArgentinaDate: 1966-07-23 · City: London · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: England
West Germany 4-0 UruguayDate: 1966-07-23 · City: Sheffield · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: West Germany
Portugal 5-3 North KoreaDate: 1966-07-23 · City: Liverpool · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: Portugal
Soviet Union 2-1 HungaryDate: 1966-07-23 · City: Sunderland · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: Soviet Union
West Germany 2-1 Soviet UnionDate: 1966-07-25 · City: Liverpool · Stage: Semi-finals · Home Team: West Germany
England 2-1 PortugalDate: 1966-07-26 · City: London · Stage: Semi-finals · Home Team: England
Portugal 2-1 Soviet UnionDate: 1966-07-28 · City: London · Stage: Third-place match · Home Team: Portugal
England 4-2 West GermanyDate: 1966-07-30 · City: London · Stage: Final · Home Team: England
Tournament story
England won its first World Cup on home soil.
Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick in the final, the first in a men's World Cup final.
Eusébio led the tournament with nine goals.
Final / decisive match
- Home
- England
- Away
- West Germany
- Home Score
- 4
- Away Score
- 2
- Venue
- Wembley Stadium
- City
- London
- Date
- 1966-07-30
- Extra Time
- 1
Third-place match
- Home
- Portugal
- Away
- Soviet Union
- Home Score
- 2
- Away Score
- 1
- Venue
- Wembley Stadium
- City
- London
- Date
- 1966-07-28