1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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Dates24 May 1964 - 29 December 1965
Teams31[1] (from 1 confederation)
Matchesplayed82
Goals scored250 (3.05 per match)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 May 1964 - 29 December 1965 |
| Teams | 31[1] (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 82 |
| Goals scored | 250 (3.05 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,982,508 (36,372 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Eusébio (7 goals) |
← 1962 1970 → | |
| UEFA European qualifiers |
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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.
Group 1
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | |||||||
