FIFA World Cup 1966
England · 11 Jul 1966 – 30 Jul 1966
EnglandChampionGermanyRunner-up
16Teams
32Matches
89Goals
Tournament summary
The FIFA World Cup 1966 was played in England from 11 July 1966 to 30 July 1966. 16 teams took part, playing 32 matches with 89 goals (2.78 per match).
England won the title (their 1st), beating Germany 4–2 in the final in London.
Eusébio (Portugal) finished as top scorer with 9 goals.
Participants
Shading by points won; the champion is highlighted in gold.
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
 Portugal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 |
 Germany | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 |
 Russia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
 Argentina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
 Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
 Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
 North Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 |
 Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
 Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
 Mexico | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
 Chile | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
 France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
 Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 |
 Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Monday 11 July 1966
Tuesday 12 July 1966
- Brazil 2–0 BulgariaLiverpool
- Germany 5–0 SwitzerlandSheffield
- North Korea 0–3 RussiaMiddlesbrough
Wednesday 13 July 1966
- Argentina 2–1 SpainBirmingham
- Chile 0–2 ItalySunderland
- France 1–1 MexicoLondon
- Hungary 1–3 PortugalManchester
Friday 15 July 1966
- Brazil 1–3 HungaryLiverpool
- Chile 1–1 North KoreaMiddlesbrough
- France 1–2 UruguayLondon
- Spain 2–1 SwitzerlandSheffield
Saturday 16 July 1966
- Argentina 0–0 GermanyBirmingham
- Bulgaria 0–3 PortugalManchester
- England 2–0 MexicoLondon
- Italy 0–1 RussiaSunderland
Tuesday 19 July 1966
- Argentina 2–0 SwitzerlandSheffield
- Brazil 1–3 PortugalLiverpool
- Italy 0–1 North KoreaMiddlesbrough
- Mexico 0–0 UruguayLondon
Wednesday 20 July 1966
- Bulgaria 1–3 HungaryManchester
- Chile 1–2 RussiaSunderland
- England 2–0 FranceLondon
- Germany 2–1 SpainBirmingham
Saturday 23 July 1966
- England 1–0 ArgentinaLondon
- Germany 4–0 UruguaySheffield
- Hungary 1–2 RussiaSunderland
- North Korea 3–5 PortugalLiverpool