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

Denmark  v  Wales

21 October 1964	Denmark	1 – 0	Wales	Copenhagen, Denmark
	Madsen  47'	Report		Referee: Huber (Switzerland)

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Greece  v  Denmark

29 November 1964	Greece	4 – 2	Denmark	Athens, Greece
	Sideris  30', 46' Papaioannou  71', 85'	Report	Berg  60' Madsen  70'	Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)

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Greece  v  Wales

9 December 1964	Greece	2 – 0	Wales	Athens, Greece
	Papaemmanouil Papaioannou	Report		Referee: Majdan (Poland)

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Wales  v  Greece

17 March 1965	Wales	4 – 1	Greece	Cardiff, Wales
	Allchurch England Vernon	Report	Papaioannou	Referee: Roomer (Netherlands)

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Soviet Union  v  Greece

23 May 1965	Soviet Union	3 – 1	Greece	Moscow, Soviet Union
	Kazakov  14' Ivanov  71', 83'	Report	Papaioannou  60'	Referee: Beijar (Finland)

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Soviet Union  v  Wales

30 May 1965	Soviet Union	2 – 1	Wales	Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union
	Ivanov  39' Williams  48' (o.g.)	Report	R. Davies  69'	Referee: Fritz (West Germany)

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Soviet Union  v  Denmark

27 June 1965	Soviet Union	6 – 0	Denmark	Moscow, Soviet Union
	Khusainov  9' Metreveli  47' Voronin  64' Barkaya  69', 77' Meskhi  72'	Report		Referee: Zečević (Yugoslavia)

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Greece  v  Soviet Union

3 October 1965	Greece	1 – 4	Soviet Union	Athens, Greece
	Papaioannou  27'	Report	Metreveli  14' Banişevski  25', 59', 82'	Referee: Shoshany (Israel)

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Denmark  v  Soviet Union

17 October 1965	Denmark	1 – 3	Soviet Union	Copenhagen, Denmark
	Troelsen  79'	Report	Metreveli  47' Banişevski  62' Sabo  68'	Referee: Webster (Scotland)

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Denmark  v  Greece

27 October 1965	Denmark	1 – 1	Greece	Copenhagen, Denmark
	Fritsen  12'	Report	Sideris  45'	Referee: McCarthy (Republic of Ireland)

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Wales  v  Soviet Union

27 October 1965	Wales	2 – 1	Soviet Union	Cardiff, Wales
	Vernon  20' Allchurch  77'	Report	Banişevski  17'	Referee: Nilsen (Norway)

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Wales  v  Denmark

1 December 1965	Wales	4 – 2	Denmark	Wrexham, Wales
	W. Davies  2' Vernon  11', 79' Rees  18'	Report	Poulsen  4' Fritsen  48'	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. 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