1966 FIFA World Cup knockout stage explained

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

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

Bracket

Matches

England vs Argentina

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

West Germany vs Uruguay

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

Soviet Union vs Hungary

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

Portugal vs North Korea

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

Semi-finals

West Germany vs Soviet Union

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

England vs Portugal

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

Third place play-off

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

Final

See main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup Final.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hurst the hero for England in the home of football . FIFA.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20131220190138/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/england1966/index.html . 20 December 2013.