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1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Dates9 May - 29 December 1965
Teams31[1] (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played82
Goals scored250 (3.05 per match)
Attendance2,982,508 (36,372 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Eusébio (7 goals)
1962
1970

The 32 teams were drawn into nine groups of three or four teams each; however, after the withdrawal of Syria, one group had just two teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

Groups

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Group 1

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Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=  Belgium 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 6
1=  Bulgaria 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 6
3  Israel 4 0 0 4 1 12 −11 0

Group 2

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Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  West Germany 4 3 1 0 14 2 +12 7
2  Sweden 4 2 1 1 10 3 +7 5
3  Cyprus 4 0 0 4 0 19 −19 0

Group 3

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Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  France 6 5 0 1 9 2 +7 10
2  Norway 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 7
3  Yugoslavia 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 7
4  Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 6 20 −14 0

Group 4

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Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Portugal 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 9
2  Czechoslovakia 6 3 1 2 12 4 +8 7
3  Romania 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 6
4  Turkey 6 1 0 5 4 19 −15 2

Group 5

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Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Switzerland 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 9
2  Northern Ireland 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 8
3  Netherlands 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 6
4  Albania 6 0 1 5 2 12 −10 1

Group 6

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Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Hungary 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 7
2  East Germany 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 4
3  Austria 4 0 1 3 1 6 −5 1

Group 7

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Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Soviet Union 6 5 0 1 19 6 +13 10
2  Wales 6 3 0 3 11 9 +2 6
3  Greece 6 2 1 3 10 14 −4 5
4  Denmark 6 1 1 4 7 18 −11 3

Group 8

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Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 6 4 1 1 17 3 +14 9
2  Scotland 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 7
3  Poland 6 2 2 2 11 10 +1 6
4  Finland 6 1 0 5 5 20 −15 2

Group 9

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Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=  Spain 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 2
1=  Republic of Ireland 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 2
 Syria Withdrew

Goalscorers

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7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Qualified teams

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The following 9 countries qualified for the 1966 FIFA World Cup

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 Bulgaria Group 1 winners 29 December 1965 1 (1962)
 West Germany Group 2 winners 14 November 1965 4 (19342, 19382, 1954, 1958)
 France Group 3 winners 6 November 1965 5 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958)
 Portugal Group 4 winners 21 November 1965 0 (debut)
  Switzerland Group 5 winners 14 November 1965 5 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962)
 Hungary Group 6 winners 9 October 1965 5 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962)
 Soviet Union Group 7 winners 27 October 1965 3 (1958, 1962, 1966)
 Italy Group 8 winners 5 December 1965 4 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962)
 Spain Group 9 winners 10 November 1965 3 (1934, 1950, 1962)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
2Competed as Germany

References

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  1. ^ Syria withdrew to support all the African teams who withdrew for FIFA not allowing a direct qualification slot.