1966 tournament · England
1966 World Cup results and statistics
England won in England: 32 matches, 89 goals.
England · 11–30 July 1966
England
Champions of the 1966 World Cup, beating West Germany 4–2 in the final after extra time.
- Teams
- 16
- Matches
- 32
- Goals
- 89
- Per match
- 2.78
The final
Wembley Stadium, LondonEngland4–2
West GermanyAfter extra time
- 12'Helmut Haller
- 18'Geoff Hurst
- 78'Martin Peters
- 89'Wolfgang Weber
- 101'Geoff Hurst
- 120'Geoff Hurst
Leading scorers
counted from match goals- 1
Eusébio4 from the spot9 - 2Helmut Haller1 from the spot6
- 3
Ferenc Beneopen play4 - 4Franz Beckenbaueropen play4
- 5Geoff Hurstopen play4
- 6
Valeriy Porkuyanopen play4
Goals per match, by round
2.78 overall2.42Group
4.00QF
3.00SF
3.003rd
6.00Final
Edition facts
- Host
- England
- Dates
- 11–30 July 1966
- Teams
- 16
- Matches
- 32
- Goals
- 89 · 2.78 a match
- Format
- Group stage followed by knockout rounds
- Biggest win
- West Germany 5–0 Switzerland
The road to the final
8 tiesQuarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Third place play-off
How the leading sides finished
top 8 of 16| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | Champions |
| West Germany | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | Runners-up |
| Portugal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | Third place |
| Soviet Union | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | Third place |
 Argentina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | Quarter-final |
| Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | Quarter-final |
 Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | Quarter-final |
 North Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | Quarter-final |
Every 1966 result
32 matchesFinal
1Third place
1Semi-final
2Quarter-final
4- Soviet Union2–1HungaryIgor Chislenko 5' · Valeriy Porkuyan 46' · Ferenc Bene 57'
- Portugal5–3North KoreaEusébio 27' · Eusébio 43' (p) · Eusébio 56' · Eusébio 59' (p) · Jose Augusto 80' · Pak Seung Zin 1' · Li Dong Woon 22' · Yang Seung Kook 25'
- West Germany4–0UruguayHelmut Haller 11' · Franz Beckenbauer 70' · Uwe Seeler 75' · Helmut Haller 83'
- England1–0ArgentinaGeoff Hurst 78'
Group stage
24- England2–0
FranceRoger Hunt 38' · Roger Hunt 75' - West Germany2–1
SpainLothar Emmerich 38' · Uwe Seeler 84' · Jose Maria Fuste 22' - Hungary3–1
BulgariaIvan Davidov 43' (og) · Kalman Meszoly 45' · Ferenc Bene 54' · Georgi Asparukhov 15' - Soviet Union2–1
ChileValeriy Porkuyan 28' · Valeriy Porkuyan 85' · Ruben Marcos 32' - Uruguay0–0
Mexico - Argentina2–0
SwitzerlandLuis Artime 53' · Ermindo Onega 81' - Portugal3–1
BrazilAntonio Simoes 15' · Eusébio 27' · Eusébio 85' · Rildo 73' - North Korea1–0
ItalyPak Doo Ik 42' - England2–0MexicoBobby Charlton 37' · Roger Hunt 75'
- West Germany0–0Argentina
- Portugal3–0BulgariaIvan Vutsov 17' (og) · Eusébio 38' · Jose Torres 81'
- Soviet Union1–0ItalyIgor Chislenko 57'
- Uruguay2–1FrancePedro Rocha 26' · Julio Cortes 31' · Hector De Bourgoing 15' (p)
- Spain2–1SwitzerlandManuel Sanchis 57' · Amancio 75' · Rene-Pierre Quentin 28'
- Hungary3–1BrazilFerenc Bene 2' · Janos Farkas 64' · Kalman Meszoly 73' (p) · Tostao 14'
- North Korea1–1ChilePak Seung Zin 88' · Ruben Marcos 26' (p)
- France1–1MexicoGerard Hausser 62' · Enrique Borja 48'
- Argentina2–1SpainLuis Artime 65' · Luis Artime 79' · Pirri 71'
- Portugal3–1HungaryJose Augusto 2' · Jose Augusto 67' · Jose Torres 90' · Ferenc Bene 60'
- Italy2–0ChileSandro Mazzola 8' · Paolo Barison 88'
- West Germany5–0SwitzerlandSigi Held 15' · Helmut Haller 20' · Franz Beckenbauer 39' · Franz Beckenbauer 52' · Helmut Haller 77' (p)
- Brazil2–0BulgariaPelé 15' · Garrincha 63'
- Soviet Union3–0North KoreaEduard Malofeyev 31' · Anatoli Banishevski 33' · Eduard Malofeyev 88'
- England0–0Uruguay
Source: OpenFootball's CC0 edition file at pinned revision 516d3825c3bd. Scores, goals and lineups reconcile with the generated edition totals; assists and minutes are not inferred.