1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8 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 Italy qualified for the eighth FIFA World Cup held in England.

Matches

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Italy 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	4	1	1	17	3	+14	9		X	3:0	6:1	6:1		3	3	0	0	15	2	6	3	1	1	1	2	1	3
2.		6	3	1	2	8	8	0	7		1:0	X	1:2	3:1		3	2	0	1	5	3	4	3	1	1	1	3	5	3
3.		6	2	2	2	11	10	+1	6		0:0	1:1	X	7:0		3	1	2	0	8	1	4	3	1	0	2	3	9	2
4.		6	1	0	5	5	20	-15	2		0:2	1:2	2:0	X		3	1	0	2	3	4	2	3	0	0	3	2	16	0

Team stats

Head coach: Edmondo Fabbri

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%		width=3% bgcolor=yellow		width=27%	Club
		2 November 1939	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	ACF Fiorentina
		23 June 1936	2	3	180	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	A.S. Roma
		24 October 1940	6	1	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Bologna F.C. 1909
		25 April 1939	5	0	450	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Inter Milano
		25 August 1941	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	Inter Milano
		18 July 1942	6	2	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Inter Milano
		21 January 1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Bologna F.C. 1909
		7 March 1938	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	Inter Milano
		10 August 1942	5	0	450	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	A.C. Milan
		8 November 1942	6	5	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Inter Milano
		29 March 1937	4	2	360	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	A.C. Milan
		30 July 1935	4	0	360	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Bologna F.C. 1909
		27 September 1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	ACF Fiorentina
		1 June 1937	2	1	180	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Bologna F.C. 1909
		20 June 1935	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	Inter Milano
		13 July 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Torino F.C.
		18 August 1943	5	2	450	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	A.C. Milan
		18 August 1943	5	0	450	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Torino F.C.
		29 November 1939	4	0	360	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Juventus FC
		2 October 1933	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	-	Inter Milano

Head coach: Ian McColl (first match); Jock Stein (second to sixth match)

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
		29 September 1939	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-			Rangers F.C.
											bgcolor=red	90	-	Sunderland A.F.C.
		2 September 1937	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Burnley F.C.
		9 December 1942	3	0	270	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Leeds United A.F.C.
		8 October 1931	4	0	360	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
		26 December 1936	1	1	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	-	Celtic F.C.
		16 February 1931	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	Leeds United A.F.C.
		14 October 1942	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Dundee F.C.
		19 February 1939	3	0	270	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Manchester United F.C.
		22 September 1944	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Rangers F.C.
		5 May 1939	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	-	Kilmarnock F.C.
		23 September 1938	1	1	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	-	Leicester City F.C.
		23 October 1938	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
		11 September 1942	6	2	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Rangers F.C.
		5 May 1936	4	0	360	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Dundee F.C.
		16 February 1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Hibernian F.C.
		24 January 1944	4	0	360	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Rangers F.C.
		3 April 1943	3	0	270	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Celtic F.C.
		19 December 1946	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Rangers F.C.
		30 September 1944	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	-	Celtic F.C.
		31 January 1934	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	-	Celtic F.C.
		24 February 1940	4	2	360	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Manchester United F.C.
		20 October 1940	3	0	270	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-			Hibernian F.C.
											bgcolor=red	90	-	Sunderland A.F.C.
		15 April 1940	4	0	360	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	Chelsea F.C.
		15 November 1941	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	-	Kilmarnock F.C.
		20 August 1940	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Rangers F.C.
		2 March 1940	3	1	270	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Celtic F.C.
		17 August 1944	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Celtic F.C.
		11 March 1941	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Rangers F.C.
		22 November 1937	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	-	Everton F.C.
		10 January 1939	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Rangers F.C.
		15 November 1937	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Liverpool F.C.

Head coach: Wiesław Motoczyński, Ryszard Koncewicz, and Karol Krawczyk

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
		14 March 1946	3	0	270	0	0	-	-	B	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Polonia Bytom
		29 March 1943	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Polonia Bytom
		19 August 1938	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	B	B	B	Zagłębie Sosnowiec
		3 January 1940	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	Legia Warsaw
		1938	0	0	0	0	0	-	B	-	B	B	B	Odra Opole
		13 June 1934	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	B	Legia Warsaw
		6 April 1939	1	0	90	0	0	B	-	B	bgcolor=red	90	B	-	Ruch Chorzów
		17 December 1933	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	Górnik Zabrze
		13 January 1939	6	0	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Legia Warsaw
		20 September 1939	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Polonia Bytom
		26 November 1944	0	0	0	0	0	-	B	-	-	-	-	Zagłębie Sosnowiec
		12 February 1937	1	0	90	0	0	B	B	B	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Odra Opole
		26 March 1944	0	0	0	0	0	B	B	-	-	-	-	/2^[1] Klub Sportowy Cracovia
		15 December 1937	3	1	270	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	B	bgcolor=red	90	-	Górnik Zabrze
		26 November 1936	6	0	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Polonia Bytom
		28 February 1947	2	5	180	0	0	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Górnik Zabrze
		27 October 1936	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	B	-	Stal Rzeszów
		17 January 1939	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	B	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Ruch Chorzów
		13 November 1937	6	0	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Górnik Zabrze
		3 November 1932	6	2	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Górnik Zabrze
		13 January 1942	3	3	270	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	ŁKS Łódź
		20 March 1936	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Wisła Kraków
		7 December 1933	0	0	0	0	0	-	B	-	-	-	-	Gwardia Warszawa
		7 October 1933	6	0	495	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=blue	45	Odra Opole
		20 August 1941	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	B	bgcolor=red	90	B	/2 Thorez Wałbrzych
		24 October 1942	4	0	360	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Górnik Zabrze
		13 February 1932	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Polonia Bytom
		14 August 1941	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	Szombierki Bytom
		4 March 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Legia Warsaw

Head coach: Olavi Laaksonen

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% bgcolor=yellow		width=3% bgcolor=yellow		width=3%		width=27%	Club
		5 April 1943	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	FC Haka
		7 January 1937	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	FC Reipas Lahti
		13 February 1936	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Upon Pallo
		6 November 1939	3	1	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	FC Reipas Lahti
		20 August 1939	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	-	Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho
		29 January 1944	3	0	270	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	ÅIFK Turku
		12 March 1945	6	0	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	FC Reipas Lahti
		21 May 1939	3	0	270	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	Upon Pallo
		18 April 1945	3	0	270	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	FC Haka
		3 July 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	GBK Kokkola
		3 February 1947	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Turun Toverit
		14 January 1939	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	Tampereen Palloilijat
		20 August 1944	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	FC Haka
		4 August 1941	6	0	540	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Tampereen Palloilijat
		14 May 1943	4	0	360	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Upon Pallo
		16 November 1942	3	0	270	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	/2 Turun Palloseura
		14 December 1941	3	1	270	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	FC Reipas Lahti
		8 December 1942	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	Helsingin Palloseura
		8 July 1935	3	0	270	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	/2 Helsingin Palloseura
		16 June 1936	5	3	450	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Hamburger SV
		11 July 1941	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Ilves Tampere
		4 February 1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	Lappeenrannan Pallo
		14 June 1943	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	ÅIFK Turku
		9 August 1945	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat
		5 January 1936	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	-	-	FC Haka

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.