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1966 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 1966 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. The knockout stage began on 23 July with the quarter-finals and ended on 30 July 1966 with the final match, held at Wembley Stadium in London. The top two teams from each group (eight in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A third place play-off also was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.

England won the final 4–2 against West Germany for their first World Cup title.[1]

All times listed are local time.

Qualified teams

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The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
1   England   Uruguay
2   West Germany   Argentina
3   Portugal   Hungary
4   Soviet Union   North Korea

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 July – London (Wembley)
 
 
  England1
 
26 July – London (Wembley)
 
  Argentina0
 
  England2
 
23 July – Liverpool
 
  Portugal1
 
  Portugal5
 
30 July – London (Wembley)
 
  North Korea3
 
  England (a.e.t.)4
 
23 July – Sheffield (Hillsborough)
 
  West Germany2
 
  West Germany4
 
25 July – Liverpool
 
  Uruguay0
 
  West Germany2
 
23 July – Sunderland
 
  Soviet Union1 Third place play-off
 
  Soviet Union2
 
28 July – London (Wembley)
 
  Hungary1
 
  Portugal2
 
 
  Soviet Union1
 

Matches

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England vs Argentina

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See also: Argentina–England football rivalry
England  1–0  Argentina
Hurst   78' Report
Attendance: 90,584

West Germany vs Uruguay

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West Germany  4–0  Uruguay
Haller   11', 83'
Beckenbauer   70'
Seeler   75'		 Report
Attendance: 40,007
Referee: Jim Finney (England)

Soviet Union vs Hungary

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Soviet Union  2–1  Hungary
Chislenko   5'
Porkuyan   46'		 Report Bene   57'
Attendance: 26,844

Portugal vs North Korea

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Portugal  5–3  North Korea
Eusébio   27', 43' (pen.), 56', 59' (pen.)
José Augusto   80'		 Report Pak Seung-zin   1'
Li Dong-woon   22'
Yang Seung-kook   25'
Attendance: 40,248

Semi-finals

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West Germany vs Soviet Union

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West Germany  2–1  Soviet Union
Haller   43'
Beckenbauer   67'		 Report Porkuyan   88'
Attendance: 38,273

England vs Portugal

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England  2–1  Portugal
B. Charlton   30', 80' Report Eusébio   82' (pen.)
Attendance: 94,493

Third place play-off

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Portugal  2–1  Soviet Union
Eusébio   12' (pen.)
Torres   89'		 Report Malofeyev   43' [2]
Attendance: 87,696
Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)

Final

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Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup Final
England  4–2 (a.e.t.)  West Germany
 Report [3]
Attendance: 96,924


 
 
 
 
 
England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West Germany
GK 1 Gordon Banks
RB 2 George Cohen
CB 5 Jack Charlton
CB 6 Bobby Moore (c)
LB 3 Ray Wilson
DM 4 Nobby Stiles
RM 7 Alan Ball
AM 9 Bobby Charlton
LM 16 Martin Peters   20'
CF 10 Geoff Hurst
CF 21 Roger Hunt
Manager:
Alf Ramsey
 
GK 1 Hans Tilkowski
RB 2 Horst-Dieter Höttges
CB 5 Willi Schulz
CB 6 Wolfgang Weber
LB 3 Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
CM 4 Franz Beckenbauer
CM 12 Wolfgang Overath
RF 8 Helmut Haller
CF 9 Uwe Seeler (c)
CF 10 Sigfried Held
LF 11 Lothar Emmerich
Manager:
Helmut Schön

Officials

References

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  1. ^ "Hurst the hero for England in the home of football". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013.
  2. ^ Goal also credited to Banishevskiy. [1][2]
  3. ^ "1966 FIFA World Cup England™". Archived from the original on 12 April 2020.
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