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  World Cup 1966 Final Tournament
11 - 30 July in England

FIFA awarded the World Cup 1966 final tournament to England at its congress in Rome on August 22, 1960 during the Olympic Games. 

The 16 teams in the final tournament were divided into four first round groups at a draw in London on January 6, 1966.  FIFA used a seeding system designed to place the four South American teams in separate groups and to keep holders Brazil and hosts England apart.  The teams were put into four pots for the draw:  a South American pot with Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, a European pot with England, Hungary, the U.S.S.R. and West Germany, a Latin European pot with France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, and, finally, a pot of "others" with Bulgaria, Mexico, North Korea and Switzerland.  Before the draw, England and Brazil were assigned to separate groups.  The draw that ensued produced the following groups:  Group 1 in London--Uruguay, England, France and Mexico; Group 2 in Birmingham and  Sheffield--Argentina, West Germany, Spain and Switzerland; Group 3 in Liverpool and Manchester--Brazil, Hungary, Portugal and Bulgaria; and Group 4 in Middlesbrough and Sunderland--Chile, U.S.S.R., Italy and North Korea.

First Phase Group 1 Table
Team P W D L F A GD Pts
England 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 5
Uruguay 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
Mexico 3 0 2 1 1 3 -2 2
France 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1

 

First Phase Group 1  Matches
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
11-Jul-1966 England 0 Uruguay 0 [0-0]

Empire Stadium, Wembley, London; both kicked off 7:30 p.m.

 75,000
13-Jul-1966 France 1 Mexico 1 [0-0] 55,000
15-Jul-1966 Uruguay 2 France 1 [2-1] White City Stadium, Shepherd's Bush, London; kick off 7:30 p.m. 40,000
16-Jul-1966 England 2 Mexico 0 [1-0]

Empire Stadium, Wembley, London; kick off 3:00 p.m.

 85,000
19-Jul-1966 Uruguay 0 Mexico 0 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London; kick off 4:30 p.m. 35,000
20-Jul-1966 England 2 France 0 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London; kick off 7:30 p.m. 92,500

 

Second Phase Matches
Quarter-final Matches
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
23-Jul-1966 England 1 Argentina 0 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London; kick off 3:00 p.m. 88,000
West Germany 4 Uruguay 0 [1-0] Hillsborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire; kick off 3:00 p.m. 40,000
Portugal 5 DPR Korea 3 [2-3] Goodison Park, Liverpool, Lancashire; kick off 3:00 p.m. 40,248
U.S.S.R. 2 Hungary 1 [1-0] Roker Park, Sunderland, County Durham; kick off 3:00 p.m. 22,103
 
Semi-final Matches
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
25-Jul-1966 Germany 2 U.S.S.R. 1 [1-0] Goodison Park, Liverpool, Lancashire; kick off 7:30 p.m. 38,273
26-Jul-1966 England 2 Portugal 1 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London; kick off 7:30 p.m. 90,000
 
Third Place Match
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
28-Jul-1966 Portugal 2 U.S.S.R. 1 [1-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London; kick off 7:30 p.m.

70,000
 
Final Match
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
30-Jul-1966 England 4 West Germany 2 [1-1]
 AET [2-2]		 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London; kick off 3:00 p.m.

93,000

Further Information

The results, match summaries and tables for the entire World Cup 1966 final tournament are available both on the FIFA website and in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistical Foundation Archive.

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