1966 FIFA World Cup squads explained

Below are the squads for the 1966 FIFA World Cup final tournament in England. Spain (3), West Germany (3) and France (2) had players representing foreign clubs.

Group 1

England

Head coach: Alf Ramsey

France

Head coach: Henri Guérin

Mexico

Head coach: Ignacio Tréllez

Uruguay

Head coach: Ondino Viera

Group 2

Argentina

Head coach: Juan Carlos Lorenzo

Spain

Head coach: José Villalonga

Switzerland

Head coach: Alfredo Foni

West Germany

Head coach: Helmut Schön

Group 3

Brazil

Head coach: Vicente Feola

Bulgaria

Head coach: Rudolf Vytlačil

Hungary

Head coach: Lajos Baróti

Portugal

Head coach: Otto Glória

Group 4

Chile

Head coach: Luis Álamos

Italy

Head coach: Edmondo Fabbri

North Korea

Source: FIFA[1]

Head coach: Myung Rye-hyun

Soviet Union

Head coach: Nikolai Morozov

Notes

Each national team had to submit a squad of 22 players. All the teams included 3 goalkeepers, except Brazil, Chile and North Korea who only called two.

Coaches representation by country

CountryCoaches
2 BrazilVicente Feola, Otto Glória (Portugal)
ItalyEdmondo Fabbri, Alfredo Foni (Switzerland)
1 ArgentinaJuan Carlos Lorenzo
ChileLuis Álamos
CzechoslovakiaRudolf Vytlačil (Bulgaria)
EnglandAlf Ramsey
FranceHenri Guérin
HungaryLajos Baróti
MexicoIgnacio Tréllez
North KoreaMyung Rye-hyun
Soviet UnionNikolai Morozov
SpainJosé Villalonga
UruguayOndino Viera
West GermanyHelmut Schön

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1966 FIFA World Cup England – Korea DPR – Overview . FIFA . https://web.archive.org/web/20140712040628/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/england1966/teams/team=43821/index.html . 12 July 2014 . 23 March 2018 . dead .
  2. News: How little stars from North Korea were taken to Middlesbrough's heart. 9 June 2010 . 9 February 2018. Louise . Taylor . . London .