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 match for third place also was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.
England won the final 4–2 against West Germany for their first, and still only, World Cup title.
Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
Group Winners Runners-up 1 2 3 4
Bracket
Quarter-finals
England vs Argentina
GK 1 Gordon BanksRB 2 George CohenCB 5 Jack CharltonCB 6 Bobby Moore (c)LB 3 Ray WilsonDM 4 Nobby StilesCM 7 Alan BallCM 9 Bobby CharltonCM 16 Martin PetersCF 21 Roger HuntCF 10 Geoff HurstManager:Alf Ramsey
GK 1 Antonio RomaRB 8 Roberto FerreiroCB 4 Roberto PerfumoCB 12 Rafael AlbrechtLB 7 Silvio MarzoliniDM 10 Antonio Rattín (c) CM 15 Jorge Solari CM 16 Alberto GonzálezRW 20 Ermindo OnegaCF 19 Luis Artime LW 21 Oscar Más Manager:Juan Carlos Lorenzo
West Germany vs Uruguay
GK 1 Hans TilkowskiRB 2 Horst-Dieter HöttgesCB 5 Willi SchulzCB 6 Wolfgang Weber LB 3 Karl-Heinz SchnellingerMF 4 Franz BeckenbauerMF 12 Wolfgang OverathRW 8 Helmut HallerCF 9 Uwe Seeler (c)CF 10 Siggi HeldLW 11 Lothar EmmerichManager:Helmut Schön
GK 1 Ladislao MazurkiewiczRB 15 Luis UbiñaCB 3 Jorge ManiceraCB 2 Horacio Troche (c) LB 5 Néstor GonçalvesMF 17 Héctor Salva MF 6 Omar CaetanoRW 7 Julio César CortésCF 19 Héctor Silva CF 10 Pedro RochaLW 11 Domingo PérezManager:Ondino Viera
Soviet Union vs Hungary
GK 1 Lev YashinRB 4 Vladimir PonomaryovCB 6 Albert Shesternyov (c)CB 12 Valery VoroninLB 10 Vasiliy DanilovMF 8 Yozhef SaboMF 15 Galimzyan KhusainovRW 11 Igor ChislenkoCF 18 Anatoliy BanishevskiyCF 19 Eduard MalofeyevLW 17 Valeriy PorkuyanManager:Nikolai Morozov
GK 21 József GeleiRB 2 Benő KáposztaCB 17 Gusztáv Szepesi CB 5 Kálmán MészölyLB 3 Sándor MátraiMF 6 Ferenc Sipos (c)MF 14 István NagyRW 7 Ferenc BeneCF 9 Flórián AlbertCF 10 János FarkasLW 11 Gyula RákosiManager:Lajos Baróti
Portugal vs North Korea
GK 3 José PereiraRB 17 MoraisCB 20 Alexandre BaptistaCB 4 VicenteLB 9 HilárioCM 16 Jaime GraçaCM 10 Mário Coluna (c) RW 12 José AugustoSS 13 EusébioCF 18 José TorresLW 11 António SimõesManager: Otto Glória
GK 1 Li Chan-myungRB 5 Lim Zoong-sunCB 3 Shin Yung-kyooCB 14 Ha Jung-wonLB 13 Oh Yoon-kyungMF 8 Pak Seung-zin (c)MF 6 Im Seung-hwiRW 11 Han Bong-zinCF 7 Pak Doo-ikCF 16 Li Dong-woonLW 15 Yang Seung-kookManager:Myung Rye-hyun
Semi-finals
West Germany vs Soviet Union
GK 1 Hans TilkowskiRB 14 Friedel LutzCB 5 Willi SchulzCB 6 Wolfgang WeberLB 3 Karl-Heinz SchnellingerMF 4 Franz Beckenbauer MF 8 Helmut HallerRW 9 Uwe Seeler (c)CF 10 Siggi HeldCF 12 Wolfgang OverathLW 11 Lothar EmmerichManager:Helmut Schön
GK 1 Lev YashinRB 4 Vladimir PonomaryovCB 6 Albert Shesternyov (c)CB 10 Vasiliy DanilovLB 12 Valery Voronin MF 8 Yozhef SaboMF 15 Galimzyan KhusainovRW 11 Igor Chislenko CF 18 Anatoliy BanishevskiyCF 19 Eduard MalofeyevLW 17 Valeriy PorkuyanManager:Nikolai Morozov
England vs Portugal
GK 1 Gordon BanksRB 2 George CohenCB 5 Jack CharltonCB 4 Nobby StilesLB 3 Ray WilsonDM 6 Bobby Moore (c)CM 7 Alan BallCM 9 Bobby CharltonCM 16 Martin PetersCF 21 Roger HuntCF 10 Geoff HurstManager:Alf Ramsey
GK 3 José PereiraRB 22 Alberto FestaCB 20 Alexandre BaptistaCB 21 José CarlosLB 9 HilárioCM 16 Jaime GraçaCM 10 Mário Coluna (c)RW 12 José AugustoSS 13 EusébioCF 18 José TorresLW 11 António SimõesManager: Otto Glória
Match for third place
GK 3 José PereiraRB 22 Alberto FestaCB 20 Alexandre BaptistaCB 21 José CarlosLB 9 HilárioCM 16 Jaime GraçaCM 10 Mário Coluna (c)RW 12 José AugustoSS 13 EusébioCF 18 José TorresLW 11 António SimõesManager: Otto Glória
GK 1 Lev Yashin (c)RB 4 Vladimir PonomaryovCB 13 Alexey KorneyevCB 7 Murtaz KhurtsilavaLB 10 Vasiliy DanilovMF 12 Valery VoroninMF 14 Georgi SichinavaRW 16 Slava MetreveliFW 19 Eduard MalofeyevFW 18 Anatoliy BanishevskiyLW 2 Viktor SerebryanikovManager:Nikolai Morozov
Final
Notes
References
Match reports
External links 1966 FIFA World Cup archive FIFA World Cup 1966 Technical Study