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Host · England

1966

1966 FIFA Men's World Cup · 11 July 1966 – 30 July 1966

Champion

England

4–2

Runner-up

West Germany

OverviewTeamsMatchesTop ScorersAwardsPenalties
The tournament in numbers

Overview

Tournament totals counted from imported source data.

Teams

16 nations qualified for this tournament.

Argentina

ARG

Brazil

BRA

Bulgaria

BGR

Chile

CHL

England

ENG

France

FRA

Hungary

HUN

Italy

ITA

Mexico

MEX

North Korea

PRK

Matches

Every match of the tournament, stage by stage (32 total).

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group stage · 24 matches
11 July 1966

England v Uruguay

0–0

Wembley Stadium
12 July 1966

West Germany v Switzerland

5–0

Hillsborough Stadium
12 July 1966

Top Scorers

Leading scorers of the tournament, excluding own goals.

1

EusébioPortugal

9 goals

2

Helmut HallerWest Germany

6 goals

3

Valeriy PorkujanSoviet Union

4 goals

4

Geoff HurstEngland

4 goals

5

Franz BeckenbauerWest Germany

4 goals

Honours

Awards

Official tournament awards in the archive.

Best Young PlayerFranz BeckenbauerWest Germany
Bronze BootFranz BeckenbauerWest Germany
Bronze BootFerenc BeneHungary
Bronze BootValeriy PorkujanSoviet Union
Bronze BootGeoff HurstEngland
Golden BootEusébioPortugal
Silver BootHelmut HallerWest Germany

Penalty Shootouts

No penalty shootouts

No match at this tournament was decided by a penalty shootout.

16

Teams

32

Matches

89

Goals

0

Cards

0

Substitutions

0

Penalty shootouts

0

Shootout kicks

7

Awards

Group standings and knockout bracket views will be added after standings/bracket queries are finalized.

Portugal

PRT

Soviet Union

SUN

Spain

ESP

Switzerland

CHE

Uruguay

URY

West Germany

DEU

Brazil v Bulgaria

2–0

Goodison Park
12 July 1966

Soviet Union v North Korea

3–0

Ayresome Park
13 July 1966

France v Mexico

1–1

Wembley Stadium
13 July 1966

Argentina v Spain

2–1

Villa Park
13 July 1966

Portugal v Hungary

3–1

Old Trafford
13 July 1966

Italy v Chile

2–0

Roker Park
15 July 1966

Uruguay v France

2–1

White City Stadium
15 July 1966

Spain v Switzerland

2–1

Hillsborough Stadium
15 July 1966

Hungary v Brazil

3–1

Goodison Park
15 July 1966

Chile v North Korea

1–1

Ayresome Park
16 July 1966

Argentina v West Germany

0–0

Villa Park
16 July 1966

Portugal v Bulgaria

3–0

Old Trafford
16 July 1966

Soviet Union v Italy

1–0

Roker Park
16 July 1966

England v Mexico

2–0

Wembley Stadium
19 July 1966

Mexico v Uruguay

0–0

Wembley Stadium
19 July 1966

Argentina v Switzerland

2–0

Hillsborough Stadium
19 July 1966

Portugal v Brazil

3–1

Goodison Park
19 July 1966

North Korea v Italy

1–0

Ayresome Park
20 July 1966

England v France

2–0

Wembley Stadium
20 July 1966

West Germany v Spain

2–1

Villa Park
20 July 1966

Hungary v Bulgaria

3–1

Old Trafford
20 July 1966

Soviet Union v Chile

2–1

Roker Park
quarter-finals · 4 matches
23 July 1966

England v Argentina

1–0

Wembley Stadium
23 July 1966

Portugal v North Korea

5–3

Goodison Park
23 July 1966

Soviet Union v Hungary

2–1

Roker Park
23 July 1966

West Germany v Uruguay

4–0

Hillsborough Stadium
semi-finals · 2 matches
25 July 1966

West Germany v Soviet Union

2–1

Goodison Park
26 July 1966

England v Portugal

2–1

Wembley Stadium
third-place match · 1 match
28 July 1966

Portugal v Soviet Union

2–1

Wembley Stadium
final · 1 match
30 July 1966

England v West Germany

4–2

Wembley Stadium