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.
The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
See also: Argentina–England football rivalry.
| GK | 1 | Gordon Banks | |
| RB | 2 | George Cohen | |
| CB | 5 | Jack Charlton | |
| CB | 6 | Bobby Moore (c) | |
| LB | 3 | Ray Wilson | |
| RM | 4 | Nobby Stiles | |
| CM | 9 | Bobby Charlton | |
| LM | 16 | Martin Peters | |
| RF | 7 | Alan Ball | |
| CF | 10 | Geoff Hurst | |
| LF | 21 | Roger Hunt | |
| Manager: | |||
| Alf Ramsey | |||
| GK | 1 | Antonio Roma | |
| RB | 8 | Roberto Ferreiro | |
| CB | 4 | Roberto Perfumo | |
| CB | 12 | Rafael Albrecht | |
| LB | 7 | Silvio Marzolini | |
| RM | 10 | Antonio Rattín (c) | |
| CM | 15 | ||
| LM | 16 | Alberto González | |
| RF | 20 | Ermindo Onega | |
| CF | 19 | ||
| LF | 21 | ||
| Manager: | |||
| Juan Carlos Lorenzo | |||
| GK | 1 | Hans Tilkowski | |
| RB | 2 | Horst-Dieter Höttges | |
| CB | 5 | Willi Schulz | |
| CB | 6 | ||
| LB | 3 | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | |
| MF | 4 | Franz Beckenbauer | |
| MF | 12 | Wolfgang Overath | |
| RW | 8 | Helmut Haller | |
| CF | 9 | Uwe Seeler (c) | |
| CF | 10 | Siggi Held | |
| LW | 11 | Lothar Emmerich | |
| Manager: | |||
| Helmut Schön | |||
| GK | 1 | Ladislao Mazurkiewicz | ||
| RB | 15 | Luis Ubiña | ||
| CB | 3 | Jorge Manicera | ||
| CB | 2 | Horacio Troche (c) | ||
| LB | 5 | Néstor Gonçalves | ||
| MF | 17 | |||
| MF | 6 | Omar Caetano | ||
| RW | 7 | Julio César Cortés | ||
| CF | 19 | |||
| CF | 10 | Pedro Rocha | ||
| LW | 11 | Domingo Pérez | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Ondino Viera | ||||
| GK | 1 | Lev Yashin | |
| RB | 4 | Vladimir Ponomaryov | |
| CB | 6 | Albert Shesternyov (c) | |
| CB | 12 | Valery Voronin | |
| LB | 10 | Vasiliy Danilov | |
| MF | 8 | Yozhef Sabo | |
| MF | 15 | Galimzyan Khusainov | |
| RW | 11 | Igor Chislenko | |
| CF | 18 | Anatoliy Banishevskiy | |
| CF | 19 | Eduard Malofeyev | |
| LW | 17 | Valeriy Porkuyan | |
| Manager: | |||
| Nikolai Morozov | |||
| GK | 21 | József Gelei | |
| RB | 2 | Benő Káposzta | |
| CB | 17 | ||
| CB | 5 | Kálmán Mészöly | |
| LB | 3 | Sándor Mátrai | |
| MF | 6 | Ferenc Sipos (c) | |
| MF | 14 | István Nagy | |
| RW | 7 | Ferenc Bene | |
| CF | 9 | Flórián Albert | |
| CF | 10 | János Farkas | |
| LW | 11 | Gyula Rákosi | |
| Manager: | |||
| Lajos Baróti | |||
| GK | 3 | José Pereira | |
| RB | 17 | Morais | |
| CB | 20 | Alexandre Baptista | |
| CB | 4 | Vicente | |
| LB | 9 | Hilário | |
| CM | 16 | Jaime Graça | |
| CM | 10 | Mário Coluna (c) | |
| RW | 12 | José Augusto | |
| SS | 13 | Eusébio | |
| CF | 18 | José Torres | |
| LW | 11 | António Simões | |
| Manager: | |||
| Otto Glória | |||
| GK | 1 | Li Chan-myung | |
| RB | 5 | Lim Zoong-sun | |
| CB | 3 | Shin Yung-kyoo (c) | |
| CB | 14 | Ha Jung-won | |
| LB | 13 | Oh Yoon-kyung | |
| MF | 8 | ||
| MF | 6 | Im Seung-hwi | |
| RW | 11 | Han Bong-zin | |
| CF | 7 | Pak Doo-ik | |
| CF | 16 | Li Dong-woon | |
| LW | 15 | Yang Seung-kook | |
| Manager: | |||
| Myung Rye-hyun | |||
| GK | 1 | Hans Tilkowski | |
| RB | 14 | Friedel Lutz | |
| CB | 5 | Willi Schulz | |
| CB | 6 | Wolfgang Weber | |
| LB | 3 | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | |
| MF | 4 | ||
| MF | 8 | Helmut Haller | |
| RW | 9 | Uwe Seeler (c) | |
| CF | 10 | Siggi Held | |
| CF | 12 | Wolfgang Overath | |
| LW | 11 | Lothar Emmerich | |
| Manager: | |||
| Helmut Schön | |||
| GK | 1 | Lev Yashin | |
| RB | 4 | Vladimir Ponomaryov | |
| CB | 6 | Albert Shesternyov (c) | |
| CB | 10 | Vasiliy Danilov | |
| LB | 12 | ||
| MF | 8 | Yozhef Sabo | |
| MF | 15 | Galimzyan Khusainov | |
| RW | 11 | ||
| CF | 18 | Anatoliy Banishevskiy | |
| CF | 19 | Eduard Malofeyev | |
| LW | 17 | Valeriy Porkuyan | |
| Manager: | |||
| Nikolai Morozov | |||
| GK | 1 | Gordon Banks | |
| RB | 2 | George Cohen | |
| CB | 5 | Jack Charlton | |
| CB | 6 | Bobby Moore (c) | |
| LB | 3 | Ray Wilson | |
| RM | 4 | Nobby Stiles | |
| CM | 9 | Bobby Charlton | |
| LM | 16 | Martin Peters | |
| RF | 7 | Alan Ball | |
| CF | 10 | Geoff Hurst | |
| LF | 21 | Roger Hunt | |
| Manager: | |||
| Alf Ramsey | |||
| GK | 3 | José Pereira | |
| RB | 22 | Alberto Festa | |
| CB | 20 | Alexandre Baptista | |
| CB | 21 | José Carlos | |
| LB | 9 | Hilário | |
| CM | 16 | Jaime Graça | |
| CM | 10 | Mário Coluna (c) | |
| RW | 12 | José Augusto | |
| SS | 13 | Eusébio | |
| CF | 18 | José Torres | |
| LW | 11 | António Simões | |
| Manager: | |||
| Otto Glória | |||
| GK | 3 | José Pereira | |
| RB | 22 | Alberto Festa | |
| CB | 20 | Alexandre Baptista | |
| CB | 21 | José Carlos | |
| LB | 9 | Hilário | |
| CM | 16 | Jaime Graça | |
| CM | 10 | Mário Coluna (c) | |
| RW | 12 | José Augusto | |
| SS | 13 | Eusébio | |
| CF | 18 | José Torres | |
| LW | 11 | António Simões | |
| Manager: | |||
| Otto Glória | |||
| GK | 1 | Lev Yashin (c) | |
| RB | 4 | Vladimir Ponomaryov | |
| CB | 13 | Alexey Korneyev | |
| CB | 7 | Murtaz Khurtsilava | |
| LB | 10 | Vasiliy Danilov | |
| MF | 12 | Valery Voronin | |
| MF | 14 | Georgi Sichinava | |
| RW | 16 | Slava Metreveli | |
| FW | 19 | Eduard Malofeyev | |
| FW | 18 | Anatoliy Banishevskiy | |
| LW | 2 | Viktor Serebryanikov | |
| Manager: | |||
| Nikolai Morozov | |||
See main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup Final.