FIFA World Cup 1966

The FIFA World Cup 1966 was held in England from July 11 to July 30. England was chosen as hosts by FIFA in August 1960 to celebrate the centenary of the codification of football in England. England won the final, beating West Germany 4-2.

 FIFA World Cup 1966

 FIFA World Cup 1966

The format of the competition stayed the same as 1958,16 teams qualified, divided into four groups of four.32 matches were played and average goal was 2.78 per match and total goal was 89.

total Spectators was 1,635,000.

A vedio clip of FIFA 1966

participated teams

Group 1

 England

 Uruguay 

 Mexico 

 France 

Group 2

 West Germany 

 Argentina 

 Spain 

 Switzerland 

Group 3

 Portugal 

 Hungary 

 Brazil 

 Bulgaria 

Group 4

 Soviet Union 

 Korea DPR 

 Italy 

 Chile 

 

Winner Teams

Champions	England (1st title)
Runner-up	West Germany
Third place	Portugal
Fourth place	Soviet Union