1966 Football World Cup: England becomes 5th Nation To Win

England became the third host, after Uruguay and Italy, and overall 5th nation, adding Germany and Brazil, to win the World Cup. Held at England from 11th to 30th July, the World Cup has 16 teams from 5 confederations playing at 8 venues. Portugal and Soviet Union won all the three matches at group stage. The tournament was the last to be broadcast in black and white.

2014 Football World Cup Schedule and Results
History of All Previous Editions

Tournament Facts

    Host: England
    Matches: 32
    Goals Scored: 89
    Format: Group and Knockout
    Hattricks: Eusebio (Portugal vs North Korea) QF
    Extra Time: Final

Tournament Statistics

    1. Eusebio (Portugal vs North Korea) became the 5th player to score 4 goals in a match
    2. It had the highest attendance record (1,608,723) till 1994.
    3. With 9 Goals Eusébio of Portugal was the highest goal scorer.
    4. OWn Goals: Ivan Davidov (Bulgaria Vs Hungary), Ivan Vutsov (Bulgaria Vs Portugal)

Groups

    Group 1: England, Uruguay, Mexico, France
    Group 2: West Germany, Argentina, Spain, Switzerland
    Group 3: Portugal, Hungary, Brazil, Bulgaria
    Group 4: Soviet Union, North Korea, Italy, Chile

Results
Group 1 England, Uruguay, Mexico, France

    1. England drew Uruguay 0-0
    2. France drew Mexico 1-1
    3. Uruguay def France 2-1
    4. England def Mexico 2-0
    5. Mexico drew Uruguay 0-0
    6. England def France 2-0

Group 2

    1. West Germany def Switzerland 5-0
    2. Argentina def Spain 2-1
    3. Spain def Switzerland 2-1
    4. Argentina drew West Germany 0-0
    5. Argentina def Switzerland 2-0
    6. West Germany def Spain 2-1

Group 3

    1. Brazil def Bulgaria 2-0
    2. Portugal def Hungary 3-1
    3. Hungary def Brazil 3-1
    4. Portugal def Bulgaria 3-0
    5. Portugal def Brazil 3-1
    6. Hungary def Bulgaria 3-1

Group 4

    1. Soviet Union def North Korea 3-0
    2. Italy def Chile 2-0
    3. Chile drew North Korea 1-1
    4. Soviet Union def Italy 1-0
    5. North Korea def Italy 1-0
    6. Soviet Union def Chile 2-1

Quarterfinals

    1. Portugal def North Korea 5-3
    2. West Germany def Uruguay 4-0
    3. Soviet Union def Hungary 2-1
    4. England def Argentina 1-0

Semis and Final

    1. SF1: West Germany def Soviet Union 2-1
    2. SF2: England def Portugal 2-1
    3. 3rd Place: Portugal def Soviet Union 2-1
    4. Final: England def West Germany 4-2 (Extra time

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*


This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.