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

## Matches
### England vs 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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)