1966 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

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.

All times listed are local time.

Qualified teams

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

Group	Winners	Runners-up
1	England	Uruguay
2	West Germany	Argentina
3	Portugal	Hungary
4	Soviet Union	North Korea

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

23 July – London (Wembley)

England	1
		26 July – London (Wembley)
Argentina	0
		England	2
23 July – Liverpool
		Portugal	1
Portugal	5
				30 July – London (Wembley)
North Korea	3
				England (a.e.t.)	4
23 July – Sheffield (Hillsborough)
				West Germany	2
West Germany	4
		25 July – Liverpool
Uruguay	0
		West Germany	2
23 July – Sunderland
		Soviet Union	1	Third place play-off
Soviet Union	2
				28 July – London (Wembley)
Hungary	1
				Portugal	2

				Soviet Union	1

Matches

England vs Argentina

23 July 1966

15:00 BST

England	1–0	Argentina
Hurst 78'	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 90,584

Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)

England

Argentina


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)	35'
CM	15	Jorge Solari	24'
LM	16	Alberto González
RF	20	Ermindo Onega
CF	19	Luis Artime	45'
LF	21	Oscar Más	89'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Lorenzo

West Germany vs Uruguay

23 July 1966

15:00 BST

West Germany	4–0	Uruguay
Haller 11', 83' Beckenbauer 70' Seeler 75'	Report

Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield

Attendance: 40,007

Referee: Jim Finney (England)

West Germany

Uruguay


GK	1	Hans Tilkowski
RB	2	Horst-Dieter Höttges
CB	5	Willi Schulz
CB	6	Wolfgang Weber	86'
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)	49'
LB	5	Néstor Gonçalves
MF	17	Héctor Salva	86'
MF	6	Omar Caetano
RW	7	Julio César Cortés
CF	19	Héctor Silva	20'	54'
CF	10	Pedro Rocha
LW	11	Domingo Pérez
Manager:
Ondino Viera

Soviet Union vs Hungary

23 July 1966

15:00 BST

Soviet Union	2–1	Hungary
Chislenko 5' Porkuyan 46'	Report	Bene 57'

Roker Park, Sunderland

Attendance: 26,844

Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)

Soviet Union

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	Gusztáv Szepesi
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

23 July 1966

15:00 BST

Portugal	5–3	North Korea
Eusébio 27', 43' (pen.), 56', 59' (pen.) José Augusto 80'	Report	Pak Seung-zin 1' Li Dong-woon 22' Yang Seung-kook 25'

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Attendance: 40,248

Referee: Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel)

Portugal

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)	41'
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	Pak Seung-zin
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

25 July 1966

19:30 BST

West Germany	2–1	Soviet Union
Haller 43' Beckenbauer 67'	Report	Porkuyan 88'

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Attendance: 38,273

Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

West Germany

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	Franz Beckenbauer	72'
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	Valery Voronin	20'
MF	8	Yozhef Sabo
MF	15	Galimzyan Khusainov
RW	11	Igor Chislenko	44'
CF	18	Anatoliy Banishevskiy
CF	19	Eduard Malofeyev
LW	17	Valeriy Porkuyan
Manager:
Nikolai Morozov

England vs Portugal

26 July 1966

19:30 BST

England	2–1	Portugal
B. Charlton 30', 80'	Report	Eusébio 82' (pen.)

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 94,493

Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)

England

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

28 July 1966

19:30 BST

Portugal	2–1	Soviet Union
Eusébio 12' (pen.) Torres 89'	Report	Malofeyev 43'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 87,696

Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)

Portugal

Soviet Union


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

30 July 1966

15:00 BST

England	4–2 (a.e.t.)	West Germany
Hurst 18', 101', 120' Peters 78'	Report	Haller 12' Weber 89'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 96,924

Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

England

West Germany


GK	1	Gordon Banks
RB	2	George Cohen
CB	5	Jack Charlton
CB	6	Bobby Moore (c)
LB	3	Ray Wilson
DM	4	Nobby Stiles
RM	7	Alan Ball
AM	9	Bobby Charlton
LM	16	Martin Peters	20'
CF	10	Geoff Hurst
CF	21	Roger Hunt
Manager:
Alf Ramsey


GK	1	Hans Tilkowski
RB	2	Horst-Dieter Höttges
CB	5	Willi Schulz
CB	6	Wolfgang Weber
LB	3	Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
CM	4	Franz Beckenbauer
CM	12	Wolfgang Overath
RF	8	Helmut Haller
CF	9	Uwe Seeler (c)
CF	10	Sigfried Held
LF	11	Lothar Emmerich
Manager:
Helmut Schön

Officials

Linesman: Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)
Linesman: Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)