World Cup 1966 Qualifying (original) (raw)
Qualified as hosts: England Qualified as holders: Brazil
Europe Group 1 [Bulgaria] 09.05.65 Brussel Belgium 1-0 Israel 1.BULGARIA 4 3 0 1 9- 6 6 13.06.65 Sofia Bulgaria 4-0 Israel Belgium 4 3 0 1 11- 3 6 26.09.65 Sofia Bulgaria 3-0 Belgium 3.Israel 4 0 0 4 1-12 0 27.10.65 Brussel Belgium 5-0 Bulgaria 10.11.65 Ramat Gan Israel 0-5 Belgium 21.11.65 Ramat Gan Israel 1-2 Bulgaria Playoff: 29.12.65 Firenze Bulgaria 2-1 Belgium
Europe Group 2 [West Germany] 04.11.64 Berlin West Germany 1-1 Sweden 1.WEST GERMANY 4 3 1 0 14- 2 7 24.04.65 Karlsruhe West Germany 5-0 Cyprus 2.Sweden 4 2 1 1 10- 3 5 05.05.65 Norrköping Sweden 3-0 Cyprus 3.Cyprus 4 0 0 4 0-19 0 26.09.65 Stockholm Sweden 1-2 West Germany 07.11.65 Famagusta Cyprus 0-5 Sweden 14.11.65 Nicosia Cyprus 0-6 West Germany
Europe Group 3 [France] 20.09.64 Beograd Yugoslavia 3-1 Luxembourg 1.FRANCE 6 5 0 1 9- 2 10 04.10.64 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0-2 France 2.Norway 6 3 1 2 10- 5 7 08.11.64 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0-2 Norway 3.Yugoslavia 6 3 1 2 10- 8 7 11.11.64 Paris France 1-0 Norway 4.Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 6-20 0 18.04.65 Beograd Yugoslavia 1-0 France 27.05.65 Trondheim Norway 4-2 Luxembourg 16.06.65 Oslo Norway 3-0 Yugoslavia 15.09.65 Oslo Norway 0-1 France 19.09.65 Luxembourg Luxembourg 2-5 Yugoslavia 09.10.65 Paris France 1-0 Yugoslavia 06.11.65 Marseille France 4-1 Luxembourg 07.11.65 Beograd Yugoslavia 1-1 Norway
Europe Group 4 [Portugal] 24.01.65 Lisboa Portugal 5-1 Turkey 1.PORTUGAL 6 4 1 1 9- 4 9 19.04.65 Ankara Turkey 0-1 Portugal 2.Czechoslovakia 6 3 1 2 12- 4 7 25.04.65 Bratislava Czechoslovakia 0-1 Portugal 3.Romania 6 3 0 3 9- 7 6 02.05.65 Bucuresti Romania 3-0 Turkey 4.Turkey 6 1 0 5 4-19 2 30.05.65 Bucuresti Romania 1-0 Czechoslovakia 13.06.65 Lisboa Portugal 2-1 Romania 19.09.65 Praha Czechoslovakia 3-1 Romania 09.10.65 Istanbul Turkey 0-6 Czechoslovakia 23.10.65 Ankara Turkey 2-1 Romania 31.10.65 Porto Portugal 0-0 Czechoslovakia 21.11.65 Brno Czechoslovakia 3-1 Turkey 21.11.65 Bucuresti Romania 2-0 Portugal
Europe Group 5 [Switzerland] 24.05.64 Rotterdam Netherlands 2-0 Albania 1.SWITZERLAND 6 4 1 1 7- 3 9 14.10.64 Belfast Northern Ireland 1-0 Switzerland 2.Northern Ireland 6 3 2 1 9- 5 8 25.10.64 Tiranë Albania 0-2 Netherlands 3.Netherlands 6 2 2 2 6- 4 6 14.11.64 Lausanne Switzerland 2-1 Northern Ireland 4.Albania 6 0 1 5 2-12 1 17.03.65 Belfast Northern Ireland 2-1 Netherlands 07.04.65 Rotterdam Netherlands 0-0 Northern Ireland 11.04.65 Tiranë Albania 0-2 Switzerland 02.05.65 Genève Switzerland 1-0 Albania 07.05.65 Belfast Northern Ireland 4-1 Albania 17.10.65 Amsterdam Netherlands 0-0 Switzerland 14.11.65 Bern Switzerland 2-1 Netherlands 24.11.65 Tiranë Albania 1-1 Northern Ireland
Europe Group 6 [Hungary] 25.04.65 Wien Austria 1-1 East Germany 1.HUNGARY 4 3 1 0 8- 3 7 23.05.65 Leipzig East Germany 1-1 Hungary 2.East Germany 4 1 2 1 5- 5 4 13.06.65 Wien Austria 0-1 Hungary 3.Austria 4 0 1 3 1- 6 1 05.09.65 Budapest Hungary 3-0 Austria 09.10.65 Budapest Hungary 3-2 East Germany 31.10.65 Leipzig East Germany 1-0 Austria
Europe Group 7 [Soviet Union] 21.10.64 København Denmark 1-0 Wales 1.SOVIET UNION 6 5 0 1 19- 6 10 29.11.64 Athinai Greece 4-2 Denmark 2.Wales 6 3 0 3 11- 9 6 09.12.64 Athinai Greece 2-0 Wales 3.Greece 6 2 1 3 10-14 5 17.03.65 Cardiff Wales 4-1 Greece 4.Denmark 6 1 1 4 7-18 3 23.05.65 Moskva Soviet Union 3-1 Greece 30.05.65 Moskva Soviet Union 2-1 Wales 27.06.65 Moskva Soviet Union 6-0 Denmark 03.10.65 Athinai Greece 1-4 Soviet Union 17.10.65 København Denmark 1-3 Soviet Union 27.10.65 København Denmark 1-1 Greece 27.10.65 Cardiff Wales 2-1 Soviet Union 01.12.65 Wrexham Wales 4-2 Denmark
Europe Group 8 [Italy] 21.10.64 Glasgow Scotland 3-1 Finland 1.ITALY 6 4 1 1 17- 3 9 04.11.65 Genova Italy 6-1 Finland 2.Scotland 6 3 1 2 8- 8 7 18.04.65 Warszawa Poland 0-0 Italy 3.Poland 6 2 2 2 11-10 6 23.05.65 Chorzów Poland 1-1 Scotland 4.Finland 6 1 0 5 5-20 2 27.05.65 Helsinki Finland 1-2 Scotland 23.06.65 Helsinki Finland 0-2 Italy 26.09.65 Helsinki Finland 2-0 Poland 13.10.65 Glasgow Scotland 1-2 Poland 24.10.65 Szczecin Poland 7-0 Finland 01.11.65 Roma Italy 6-1 Poland 09.11.65 Glasgow Scotland 1-0 Italy 07.12.65 Napoli Italy 3-0 Scotland
Europe Group 9 [Spain] Syria withdrew. 05.05.65 Dublin Ireland 1-0 Spain 27.10.65 Sevilla Spain 4-1 Ireland Playoff: 10.11.65 Paris Spain 1-0 Ireland
South America Group 10 [Uruguay] 16.05.65 Lima Peru 1-0 Venezuela 1.URUGUAY 4 4 0 0 11- 2 8 23.05.65 Montevideo Uruguay 5-0 Venezuela 2.Peru 4 2 0 2 8- 6 4 30.05.65 Caracas Venezuela 1-3 Uruguay 3.Venezuela 4 0 0 4 4-15 0 02.06.65 Caracas Venezuela 3-6 Peru 06.06.65 Lima Peru 0-1 Uruguay 13.06.65 Montevideo Uruguay 2-1 Peru
South America Group 11 [Chile] 20.07.65 Barranquilla Colombia 0-1 Ecuador 1.CHILE 4 2 1 1 12- 7 5 25.07.65 Guayaquil Ecuador 2-0 Colombia Ecuador 4 2 1 1 6- 5 5 01.08.65 Santiago Chile 7-2 Colombia 3.Colombia 4 1 0 3 4-10 2 07.08.65 Barranquilla Colombia 2-0 Chile 15.08.65 Guayaquil Ecuador 2-2 Chile 22.08.65 Santiago Chile 3-1 Ecuador Playoff: 12.10.65 Lima Chile 2-1 Ecuador
South America Group 12 [Argentina] 25.07.65 Asunción Paraguay 2-0 Bolivia 1.ARGENTINA 4 3 1 0 9- 2 7 01.08.65 Buenos Aires Argentina 3-0 Paraguay 2.Paraguay 4 1 1 2 3- 5 3 08.08.65 Asunción Paraguay 0-0 Argentina 3.Bolivia 4 1 0 3 4- 9 2 17.08.65 Buenos Aires Argentina 4-1 Bolivia 22.08.65 La Paz Bolivia 2-1 Paraguay 29.08.65 La Paz Bolivia 1-2 Argentina
North and Central America Group 13 [Mexico]
1st round
Subgroup A 28.02.65 San Pedro Sula Honduras 0-1 Mexico 1.Mexico 4 3 1 0 8- 2 7 04.03.65 Cd. de Mexico Mexico 3-0 Honduras 2.USA 4 1 2 1 4- 5 4 07.03.65 Los Angeles USA 2-2 Mexico 3.Honduras 4 0 1 3 1- 6 1 12.03.65 Cd. de Mexico Mexico 2-0 USA 17.03.65 San Pedro Sula Honduras 0-1 USA 21.03.65 Tegucigalpa USA 1-1 Honduras
Subgroup B 16.01.65 Kingston Jamaica 2-0 Cuba 1.Jamaica 4 2 1 1 5- 2 5 20.01.65 Kingston Dutch Antilles 1-1 Cuba 2.Dutch Antilles 4 1 2 1 2- 3 4 23.01.65 Kingston Jamaica 2-0 Dutch Antilles 3.Cuba 4 1 1 2 3- 5 3 30.01.65 Havana Cuba 0-1 Dutch Antilles 03.02.65 Havana Dutch Antilles 0-0 Jamaica 07.02.65 Havana Cuba 2-1 Jamaica
Subgroup C 07.02.65 Port of Spain Trinidad/Tobago 4-1 Surinam 1.Costa Rica 4 4 0 0 9- 1 8 12.02.65 San José Costa Rica 1-0 Surinam 2.Surinam 4 1 0 3 8- 9 2 21.02.65 San José Costa Rica 4-0 Trinidad/Tobago 3.Trinidad/Tobago 4 1 0 3 5-12 2 28.02.65 Paramaribo Surinam 1-3 Costa Rica 07.03.65 Port of Spain Trinidad/Tobago 0-1 Costa Rica 14.03.65 Paramaribo Surinam 6-1 Trinidad/Tobago
2nd round
25.04.65 San José Costa Rica 0-0 Mexico 1.MEXICO 4 3 1 0 12- 2 7 03.05.65 Kingston Jamaica 2-3 Mexico 2.Costa Rica 4 1 2 1 8- 2 4 07.05.65 Cd. de Mexico Mexico 8-0 Jamaica 3.Jamaica 4 0 1 3 3-19 1 11.05.65 San José Costa Rica 7-0 Jamaica 16.05.65 Cd. de Mexico Mexico 1-0 Costa Rica 22.05.65 Kingston Jamaica 1-1 Costa Rica
Asia and Africa Group 14 [North Korea]
Original Draw
Africa
First Round
Group 1 Ghana Guinea
Group 2 Sudan Cameroon
Group 3 Tunisia Algeria Liberia
Group 4 Morocco Senegal Mali
Group 5 Ethiopia Gabon
Group 6 Egypt (United Arab Republic) Libya Nigeria
Second Round winners 1 vs winners 5 winners 2 vs winners 4 winners 3 vs winners 6
Asia
Australia North Korea South Korea South Africa
Semifinals
winners Asia and 3 second round winners Africa
17 Aug 1964 - Morocco and Ethiopia withdrew 21 Sep 1964 - Ghana, Guinea, Senegal and Tunisia withdrew 8 Oct 1964 - South Africa suspended on suggestion of Egypt (United Arab Rep.); all remaining African countries and Syria (Europe Group 9) withdrew 2 Aug 1965 - South Korea withdrew after Asian 3-team tournament was moved from Japan to Cambodia
21.11.65 Phnom Penh North Korea 6-1 Australia 24.11.65 Phnom Penh Australia 1-3 North Korea
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