1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)


The 31 teams were drawn into nine groups of three or four teams each; however, after the withdrawals of Malta, Iceland and Syria, one group had just two teams, three groups had three teams and the remaining five groups had four teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

Group 1

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Belgium and Bulgaria finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
Bulgaria qualified.

Group 2

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West Germany qualified.

Group 3

RankTeam
1650192+710
26312105+57
36312108+27
46006620−140

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France qualified.

Group 4

RankTeam
1641194+59
26312124+87
3630397+26
46105419−152

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Portugal qualified.

Group 5

RankTeam
1641173+49
2632195+48
3622264+26
46015212−101

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Switzerland qualified.

Group 6

RankTeam
1431083+57
241215504
3401316−51

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Hungary qualified. This is the first time Austria failed to qualify. The previous absences of the Austrian team at World Cup were all due to withdrawals.

Group 7

RankTeam
16501196+1310
26303119+26
362131014−45
46114718−113

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Soviet Union qualified.

Group 8

RankTeam
16411173+149
263128807
362221110+16
46105520−152

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Italy qualified.

Group 9

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Syria withdrew to support the African teams who had withdrawn in protest at the allocation of spots. Republic of Ireland and Spain finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. This match was initially to be played in London, a city with a large Irish immigrant population, but the Spanish and Irish football associations later came to an agreement and moved the match to Paris.
Spain qualified.

Goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal