1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7 explained

See also: 1966 FIFA World Cup.

See main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification.

The four teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Soviet Union qualified for the eighth FIFA World Cup held in England.

Matches

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Soviet Union qualified.

Final Table

Final table							Home	Away
Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts							Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.		6	5	0	1	19	6	+13	10		X	2:1	3:1	6:0		3	3	0	0	11	2	6	3	2	0	1	8	4	4
2.		6	3	0	3	11	9	+2	6		2:1	X	4:1	4:2		3	3	0	0	10	4	6	3	0	0	3	1	5	0
3.		6	2	1	3	10	14	-4	5		1:4	2:0	X	4:2		3	2	0	1	7	6	4	3	0	1	2	3	8	1
4.		6	1	1	4	7	18	-11	3		1:3	1:0	1:1	X		3	1	1	1	3	4	3	3	0	0	3	4	14	0

Team stats

Head coach: Nikolai Morozov

width=7%	Pos.	width=20%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=6%	Games played	width=6%	Goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=3% bgcolor=yellow		width=3% bgcolor=yellow		width=3% bgcolor=yellow		width=3%		width=3%		width=3%		width=27%	Club
		22 December 1939	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	SKA Rostov-on-Don
		21 February 1946	3	4	270	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Neftyanik Baku
		28 April 1938	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	Dynamo Kiev
		29 July 1937	1	2	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Dinamo Tbilisi
		13 May 1941	5	0	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Zenit Leningrad
		10 September 1939	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	-	Spartak Moscow
		19 November 1934	3	3	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Torpedo Moscow
		19 July 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Torpedo Moscow
		6 November 1940	3	1	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	CSKA Moscow
		12 June 1943	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Dynamo Kiev
		5 January 1943	3	0	270	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Dinamo Tbilisi
		27 June 1937	4	1	360	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Spartak Moscow
		15 April 1942	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Spartak Moscow
		2 June 1942	2	1	180	0	0	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Dinamo Minsk
		12 January 1937	4	1	360	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Dinamo Tbilisi
		30 May 1936	6	3	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Dinamo Tbilisi
		18 February 1940	3	0	270	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	CSKA Moscow
		23 August 1938	2	0	180	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Dinamo Moscow
		29 February 1940	2	1	180	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Dynamo Kiev
		28 April 1936	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Torpedo Moscow
		20 June 1941	6	0	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	CSKA Moscow
		18 February 1944	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	-	Dinamo Tbilisi
		17 July 1939	6	1	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Torpedo Moscow
		22 October 1929	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Dinamo Moscow

Head coach: Dave Bowen

width=7%	Pos.	width=20%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=6%	Games played	width=6%	Goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=3%		width=3%		width=3% bgcolor=yellow		width=3%		width=3% bgcolor=yellow		width=3% bgcolor=yellow		width=27%	Club
		12 September 1933	4	3	360	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90			Sheffield United
											bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	/4^[1] Stockport County
		27 December 1931	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	/2 Cardiff City
		28 April 1938	5	2	450	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	/2 Norwich City
		2 December 1941	6	1	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Blackburn Rovers
		1 May 1940	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	-	/2 Preston North End
		10 February 1942	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Birmingham City
		1 September 1942	5	0	450	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90		Birmingham City
												bgcolor=red	90	Nottingham Forest
		16 September 1942	6	0	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	/2 Cardiff City
		4 February 1938	2	0	360	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	/2 Newcastle United
		10 October 1941	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	-	/2 Plymouth Argyle
		7 February 1935	4	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Tottenham Hotspur
		26 July 1935	2	0	180	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	/2 Northampton Town
		5 June 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	/3 Crystal Palace
		11 March 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	/2 Rotherham United
		2 July 1942	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	Sheffield United
		4 April 1944	6	1	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	/3+^[2] Coventry City
		21 January 1944	4	0	360	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	/2 Cardiff City
		3 April 1945	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	/2+^[3] Leeds United
		14 April 1937	3	4	270	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-			Everton F.C.
											bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Stoke City
		2 April 1938	4	0	360	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	West Bromwich
		6 October 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	Swansea City
		9 July 1930	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	/2 Southampton

Head coach: Lakis Petropoulos

width=7%	Pos.	width=20%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=6%	Games played	width=6%	Goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=3% bgcolor=yellow		width=3% bgcolor=yellow		width=3%		width=3%		width=3% bgcolor=yellow		width=3%		width=27%	Club
		1937	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Panathinaikos FC
		1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	AEK Athens F.C.
		1940	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	PAOK F.C.
		20 March 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Panionios F.C.
		22 January 1942	5	0	450	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Panathinaikos FC
		22 Apr 1937	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Olympiacos F.C.
		16 April 1942	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Olympiacos F.C.
		19 October 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	Panathinaikos FC
		2 March 1939	6	0	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	9 0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Panathinaikos FC
		1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	Panathinaikos FC
		25 September 1937	5	0	450	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Panathinaikos FC
		18 February 1939	4	1	360	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	Panathinaikos FC
		25 November 1942	5	6	450	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	AEK Athens F.C.
		1939	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Olympiacos F.C.
		1934	5	0	450	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Panathinaikos FC
		1936	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	Olympiacos F.C.
		1932	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Panionios F.C.
		1938	4	3	360	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Olympiacos F.C.
		1942	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Apollon Smyrnis F.C.
		1940	4	0	360	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	AEK Athens F.C.
		3 August 1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	AEK Athens F.C.
		1937	4	0	360	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.
		23 December 1940	4	0	360	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	Olympiacos F.C.
		4 August 1938	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Apollon Smyrnis F.C.
		12 July 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Olympiacos F.C.

Head coach: Poul Petersen

width=7%	Pos.	width=20%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=6%	Games played	width=6%	Goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=3% bgcolor=yellow		width=3%		width=3%		width=3% bgcolor=yellow		width=3% bgcolor=yellow		width=3%		width=27%	Club
		30 June 1937	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Brønshøj BK
		1 November 1942	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Brønshøj BK
		8 June 1944	1	1	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	Boldklubben 1909
		27 March 1938	3	0	270	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Vejle Boldklub
		17 August 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Esbjerg fB
		26 September 1935	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Aarhus Gymnastikforening
		18 July 1941	4	1	360	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Vejle Boldklub
		13 September 1933	5	0	450	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Boldklubben 1903
		19 February 1937	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	KFUM's BK
		4 January 1939	4	0	360	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Esbjerg fB
		14 November 1943	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	Vejle Boldklub
		16 August 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Boldklubben Frem
		10 October 1942	5	0	450	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Køge BK
		9 November 1942	5	0	450	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Boldklubben 1909
		13 November 1937	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Esbjerg fB
		16 November 1939	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	-	Boldklubben 1909
		27 May 1942	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	-	Boldklubben Frem
		25 June 1946	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Vejle Boldklub
		21 December 1934	3	1	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Hellerup IK
		10 June 1943	3	0	270	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	AC Horsens
		28 May 1942	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Boldklubben Frem
		22 December 1941	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	Esbjerg fB
		15 August 1942	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	Esbjerg fB
		31 December 1942	2	1	180	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	Vejle Boldklub
		2 January 1944	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	Boldklubben af 1893
		25 November 1942	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	Hvidovre IF
		25 November 1937	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	-	Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
		13 May 1940	2	0	180	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	AaB Football
		4 October 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	Brønshøj BK
		10 July 1940	2	1	180	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Vejle Boldklub
		8 August 1937	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	Aarhus Gymnastikforening

External links

• FIFA official page
• RSSSF - 1966 World Cup Qualification
• Allworldcup

Notes and References

1. The number indicates the league the team played in that year.
2. After four qualification matches Coventry City was promoted to league two.
3. After four qualification matches Leeds United was promoted to league one.