1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 7)

The four teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Soviet Union qualified for the eighth FIFA World Cup held in England.

Matches

21 October 1964

Denmark	1–0	Wales
Madsen  47'	Report

Copenhagen, Denmark

Referee: Huber (Switzerland)

29 November 1964

Greece	4–2	Denmark
Sideris  30', 46' Papaioannou  71', 85'	Report	Berg  60' Madsen  70'

Athens, Greece

Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)

9 December 1964

Greece	2–0	Wales
Papaemmanouil Papaioannou	Report

Athens, Greece

Referee: Majdan (Poland)

17 March 1965

Wales	4–1	Greece
Allchurch England Vernon	Report	Papaioannou

Cardiff, Wales

Referee: Roomer (Netherlands)

23 May 1965

Soviet Union	3–1	Greece
Kazakov  14' Ivanov  71', 83'	Report	Papaioannou  60'

Moscow, Soviet Union

Referee: Beijar (Finland)

30 May 1965

Soviet Union	2–1	Wales
Ivanov  39' Williams  48' (o.g.)	Report	R. Davies  69'

Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union

Referee: Fritz (West Germany)

27 June 1965

Soviet Union	6–0	Denmark
Khusainov  9' Metreveli  47' Voronin  64' Barkaya  69', 77' Meskhi  72'	Report

Moscow, Soviet Union

Referee: Zečević (Yugoslavia)

3 October 1965

Greece	1–4	Soviet Union
Papaioannou  27'	Report	Metreveli  14' Banişevski  25', 59', 82'

Athens, Greece

Referee: Shoshany (Israel)

17 October 1965

Denmark	1–3	Soviet Union
Troelsen  79'	Report	Metreveli  47' Banişevski  62' Sabo  68'

Copenhagen, Denmark

Referee: Webster (Scotland)

27 October 1965

Denmark	1–1	Greece
Fritsen  12'	Report	Sideris  45'

Copenhagen, Denmark

Referee: McCarthy (Republic of Ireland)

27 October 1965

Wales	2–1	Soviet Union
Vernon  20' Allchurch  77'	Report	Banişevski  17'

Cardiff, Wales

Referee: Nilsen (Norway)

1 December 1965

Wales	4–2	Denmark
W. Davies  2' Vernon  11', 79' Rees  18'	Report	Poulsen  4' Fritsen  48'

Wrexham, Wales

Referee: Kitabdjian (France)

Soviet Union qualified.

Final Table

Final table																Home							Away
Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts							Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Soviet Union	6	5	0	1	19	6	+13	10		X	2:1	3:1	6:0		3	3	0	0	11	2	6	3	2	0	1	8	4	4
2.	Wales	6	3	0	3	11	9	+2	6		2:1	X	4:1	4:2		3	3	0	0	10	4	6	3	0	0	3	1	5	0
3.	Greece	6	2	1	3	10	14	-4	5		1:4	2:0	X	4:2		3	2	0	1	7	6	4	3	0	1	2	3	8	1
4.	Denmark	6	1	1	4	7	18	-11	3		1:3	1:0	1:1	X		3	1	1	1	3	4	3	3	0	0	3	4	14	0

Team stats

 Soviet Union

Head coach: Nikolai Morozov

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on							Club
DF	Valentin Afonin	Dec 22, 1939	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	SKA Rostov-on-Don
FW	Anatoli Banişevski	Feb 21, 1946	3	4	270	0	0	-	-	-	90	90	90	Neftyanik Baku
GK	Viktor Bannikov	Apr 28, 1938	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	Dynamo Kiev
FW	Vladimir Barkaya	Jul 29, 1937	1	2	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	-	-	Dinamo Tbilisi
DF	Vasiliy Danilov	May 13, 1941	5	0	540	0	0	90	90	-	90	90	90	Zenit Leningrad
DF	Valery Dikaryov	Sep 10, 1939	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	Spartak Moscow
FW	Valentin Ivanov	Nov 19, 1934	3	3	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	-	-	Torpedo Moscow
GK	Anzor Kavazashvili	Jul 19, 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	-	-	Torpedo Moscow
FW	Boris Kazakov	Nov 6, 1940	3	1	270	0	0	90	90	-	90	-	-	CSKA Moscow
FW	Vitaly Khmelnitsky	Jun 12, 1943	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	90	90	-	Dynamo Kiev
DF	Murtaz Khurtsilava	Jan 5, 1943	3	0	270	0	0	-	-	-	90	90	90	Dinamo Tbilisi
MF	Galimzyan Khusainov	Jun 27, 1937	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	-	-	90	Spartak Moscow
DF	Gennady Logofet	Apr 15, 1942	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	-	-	Spartak Moscow
FW	Eduard Malofeev	Jun 2, 1942	2	1	180	0	0	-	-	-	-	90	90	Dinamo Minsk
FW	Mikheil Meskhi	Jan 12, 1937	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	-	-	90	Dinamo Tbilisi
FW	Slava Metreveli	May 30, 1936	6	3	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	Dinamo Tbilisi
DF	Vladimir Ponomaryov	Feb 18, 1940	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	-	90	90	-	CSKA Moscow
DF	Georgy Ryabov	Aug 23, 1938	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	-	-	-	Dinamo Moscow
MF	Yozhef Sabo	Feb 29, 1940	2	1	180	0	0	-	-	-	90	90	-	Dynamo Kiev
DF	Vladimir Saraev	Apr 28, 1936	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	-	-	Torpedo Moscow
DF	Albert Shesternyov	Jun 20, 1941	6	0	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	CSKA Moscow
MF	Georgi Sichinava	Feb 18, 1944	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	Dinamo Tbilisi
MF	Valery Voronin	Jul 17, 1939	6	1	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	Torpedo Moscow
GK	Lev Yashin	Oct 22, 1929	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	90	90	90	Dinamo Moscow

 Wales

Head coach: Dave Bowen

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on							Club
FW	Len Allchurch	Sep 12, 1933	4	3	360	0	0	-	-	90	90			Sheffield United
												90	90	/4[1] Stockport County
FW	John Charles	Dec 27, 1931	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	-	-	/2[1] Cardiff City
FW	Ron Davies	Apr 28, 1938	5	2	450	0	0	90	90	-	90	90	90	/2[1] Norwich City
MF	Mike England	Dec 2, 1941	6	1	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	Blackburn Rovers
FW	Brian Godfrey	May 1, 1940	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	/2[1] Preston North End
DF	Colin Green	Feb 10, 1942	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	90	90	-	Birmingham City
DF	Terry Hennessey	Sep 1, 1942	5	0	450	0	0	90	90	-	90	90		Birmingham City
													90	Nottingham Forest
MF	Barrie Hole	Sep 16, 1942	6	0	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	/2[1] Cardiff City
GK	Dave Hollins	Feb 4, 1938	2	0	360	0	0	-	-	90	-	-	90	/2[1] Newcastle United
FW	Barrie Jones	Oct 10, 1941	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	/2[1] Plymouth Argyle
FW	Cliff Jones	Feb 7, 1935	4	0	180	0	0	90	90	90	90	-	-	Tottenham Hotspur
FW	Ken Leek	Jul 26, 1935	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	-	-	-	/2[1] Northampton Town
GK	Tony Millington	Jun 5, 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	-	-	/3[1] Crystal Palace
FW	Keith Pring	Mar 11, 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	/2[1] Rotherham United
FW	Gil Reece	Jul 2, 1942	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	90	-	Sheffield United
FW	Ronnie Rees	Apr 4, 1944	6	1	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	/3+[2] Coventry City
DF	Peter Rodrigues	Jan 21, 1944	4	0	360	0	0	-	90	90	-	90	90	/2[1] Cardiff City
GK	Gary Sprake	Apr 3, 1945	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	-	-	90	-	/2+[3] Leeds United
FW	Roy Vernon	Apr 14, 1937	3	4	270	0	0	-	-	90	-			Everton F.C.
												90	90	Stoke City
DF	Graham Williams	April 2, 1938	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	-	-	West Bromwich
FW	Herbie Williams	Oct 6, 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	-	-	Swansea City
DF	Stuart Williams	Jul 9, 1930	3	0	270	0	0	90	-	90	-	-	90	/2[1] Southampton

1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The number indicates the league the team played in that year.
2. ↑ After four qualification matches Coventry City was promoted to league two.
3. ↑ After four qualification matches Leeds United was promoted to league one.

 Greece

Head coach: Lakis Petropoulos

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on							Club
DF	Georgios Andreou	1937	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	-	-	Panathinaikos FC
DF	Fotis Balopoulos	1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	-	-	AEK Athens F.C.
DF	Michalis Bellis	1940	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	90	90	-	PAOK F.C.
MF	Stathis Chaitas	Mar 20, 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	Panionios F.C.
MF	Mimis Domazos	Jan 22, 1942	5	0	450	0	0	90	90	90	-	90	90	Panathinaikos FC
GK	Ioannis Fronimidis	Apr 22,1937	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	Olympiacos F.C.
FW	Nikos Gioutsos	Apr 16, 1942	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	-	-	Olympiacos F.C.
GK	Takis Ikonomopoulos	Oct 19, 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	90	-	Panathinaikos FC
DF	Aristidis Kamaras	Mar 2, 1939	6	0	540	0	0	90	90	90	9 0	90	90	Panathinaikos FC
FW	Ioannis Komianidis	1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	-	-	Panathinaikos FC
MF	Takis Loukanidis	Sep 25, 1937	5	0	450	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	-	Panathinaikos FC
FW	Andreas Papaemmanouil	Feb 18, 1939	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	-	90	-	Panathinaikos FC
FW	Mimis Papaioannou	Nov 25, 1942	5	6	450	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	-	AEK Athens F.C.
FW	Aristidis Papazoglou	1939	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	Olympiacos F.C.
DF	Takis Papoulidis	1934	5	0	450	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	-	Panathinaikos FC
MF	Kostas Polychroniou	1936	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	90	-	90	Olympiacos F.C.
MF	Thanasis Saravakos	1932	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	-	-	Panionios F.C.
FW	Giorgos Sideris	1938	4	3	360	0	0	90	-	90	-	90	90	Olympiacos F.C.
FW	Nikos Simigdalas	1942	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	Apollon Smyrnis F.C.
MF	Stelios Skevofilakas	1940	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	-	-	90	AEK Athens F.C.
DF	Alekos Sofianidis	Aug 3, 1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	AEK Athens F.C.
GK	Kostas Vallianos	1937	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	-	-	Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.
MF	Pavlos Vasiliou	Dec 23, 1940	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	-	90	-	Olympiacos F.C.
DF	Tasos Vasiliou	Aug 4, 1938	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	90	90	-	Apollon Smyrnis F.C.
DF	Christos Zanteroglou	Jul 12, 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	Olympiacos F.C.

 Denmark

Head coach: Poul Petersen

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on							Club
FW	Ove Andersen	Jun 30, 1937	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	90	90	-	Brønshøj BK
MF	Preben Arentoft	Nov 1, 1942	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	-	-	Brønshøj BK
MF	Mogens Berg	Jun 8, 1944	1	1	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	-	-	Boldklubben 1909
FW	Poul Bilde	Mar 27, 1938	3	0	270	0	0	-	-	-	90	90	90	Vejle Boldklub
MF	Børge Enemark	Aug 17, 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	Esbjerg fB
FW	Henning Enoksen	Sep 26, 1935	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	-	-	Aarhus Gymnastikforening
FW	Ole Fritsen	Jul 18, 1941	4	1	360	0	0	90	-	-	90	90	90	Vejle Boldklub
DF	Bent Hansen	Sep 13, 1933	5	0	450	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	-	Boldklubben 1903
FW	Egon Hansen	Feb 19, 1937	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	-	-	KFUM's BK
DF	Jens Jørgen Hansen	Jan 4, 1939	4	0	360	0	0	-	-	90	90	90	90	Esbjerg fB
DF	Johnny Hansen	Nov 14, 1943	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	90	-	90	Vejle Boldklub
DF	Kaj Hansen	Aug 16, 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	-	-	Boldklubben Frem
MF	Karl Hansen	Oct 10, 1942	5	0	450	0	0	-	90	90	90	90	90	Køge BK
DF	Leif Hartwig	Nov 9, 1942	5	0	450	0	0	90	90	-	90	90	90	Boldklubben 1909
FW	Egon Jensen	Nov 13, 1937	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	Esbjerg fB
FW	Pall Kähler	Nov 16, 1939	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	Boldklubben 1909
DF	Birger Larsen	May 27, 1942	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	Boldklubben Frem
MF	Ulrik le Fevre	Jun 25, 1946	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	Vejle Boldklub
FW	Ole Madsen	Dec 21, 1934	3	1	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	-	-	Hellerup IK
GK	Max Møller	Jun 10, 1943	3	0	270	0	0	-	-	-	90	90	90	AC Horsens
GK	Leif Nielsen	May 28, 1942	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	-	-	Boldklubben Frem
MF	Jens Petersen	Dec 22, 1941	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	Esbjerg fB
FW	Knud Petersen	Aug 15, 1942	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	-	90	-	Esbjerg fB
FW	Kaj Poulsen	Dec 31, 1942	2	1	180	0	0	-	-	-	90	-	90	Vejle Boldklub
FW	Tom Søndergaard	Jan 2, 1944	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	Boldklubben af 1893
FW	Leif Sørensen	Nov 25, 1942	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	-	-	Hvidovre IF
MF	Ole Sørensen	Nov 25, 1937	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
FW	Kjeld Thorst	May 13, 1940	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	-	-	-	AaB Football
DF	Børge Thorup	Oct 4, 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	90	-	Brønshøj BK
FW	Tommy Troelsen	Jul 10, 1940	2	1	180	0	0	-	-	-	90	90	-	Vejle Boldklub
DF	Bent Wolmar	Aug 8, 1937	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	Aarhus Gymnastikforening

External links

• FIFA official page
• RSSSF - 1966 World Cup Qualification
• Allworldcup