# 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

Soviet Union qualified.

## Final Table

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| 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 | 22 December 1939 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | SKA Rostov-on-Don |
| FW | Anatoli Banişevski | 21 February 1946 | 3 | 4 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Neftyanik Baku |
| GK | Viktor Bannikov | 28 April 1938 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | Dynamo Kiev |
| FW | Vladimir Barkaya | 29 July 1937 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| DF | Vasiliy Danilov | 13 May 1941 | 5 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Zenit Leningrad |
| DF | Valery Dikaryov | 10 September 1939 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | Spartak Moscow |
| FW | Valentin Ivanov | 19 November 1934 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | Torpedo Moscow |
| GK | Anzor Kavazashvili | 19 July 1940 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | Torpedo Moscow |
| FW | Boris Kazakov | 6 November 1940 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | CSKA Moscow |
| FW | Vitaly Khmelnitsky | 12 June 1943 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | Dynamo Kiev |
| DF | Murtaz Khurtsilava | 5 January 1943 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| MF | Galimzyan Khusainov | 27 June 1937 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | 90 | Spartak Moscow |
| DF | Gennady Logofet | 15 April 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | Spartak Moscow |
| FW | Eduard Malofeev | 2 June 1942 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | Dinamo Minsk |
| FW | Mikheil Meskhi | 12 January 1937 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | 90 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| FW | Slava Metreveli | 30 May 1936 | 6 | 3 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| DF | Vladimir Ponomaryov | 18 February 1940 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | - | CSKA Moscow |
| DF | Georgy Ryabov | 23 August 1938 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | Dinamo Moscow |
| MF | Yozhef Sabo | 29 February 1940 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | Dynamo Kiev |
| DF | Vladimir Saraev | 28 April 1936 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | Torpedo Moscow |
| DF | Albert Shesternyov | 20 June 1941 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | CSKA Moscow |
| MF | Georgi Sichinava | 18 February 1944 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| MF | Valery Voronin | 17 July 1939 | 6 | 1 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Torpedo Moscow |
| GK | Lev Yashin | 22 October 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 | 12 September 1933 | 4 | 3 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | | | Sheffield United |
| FW | Len Allchurch | 12 September 1933 | 4 | 3 | 360 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 90 | 90 | /4 Stockport County |
| FW | John Charles | 27 December 1931 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | - | /2 Cardiff City |
| FW | Ron Davies | 28 April 1938 | 5 | 2 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2 Norwich City |
| MF | Mike England | 2 December 1941 | 6 | 1 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Blackburn Rovers |
| FW | Brian Godfrey | 1 May 1940 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | /2 Preston North End |
| DF | Colin Green | 10 February 1942 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | Birmingham City |
| DF | Terry Hennessey | 1 September 1942 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | | Birmingham City |
| DF | Terry Hennessey | 1 September 1942 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 90 | Nottingham Forest |
| MF | Barrie Hole | 16 September 1942 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2 Cardiff City |
| GK | Dave Hollins | 4 February 1938 | 2 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | 90 | /2 Newcastle United |
| FW | Barrie Jones | 10 October 1941 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | /2 Plymouth Argyle |
| FW | Cliff Jones | 7 February 1935 | 4 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Tottenham Hotspur |
| FW | Ken Leek | 26 July 1935 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | /2 Northampton Town |
| GK | Tony Millington | 5 June 1943 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | - | /3 Crystal Palace |
| FW | Keith Pring | 11 March 1943 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | /2 Rotherham United |
| FW | Gil Reece | 2 July 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - | Sheffield United |
| FW | Ronnie Rees | 4 April 1944 | 6 | 1 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | /3+ Coventry City |
| DF | Peter Rodrigues | 21 January 1944 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | /2 Cardiff City |
| GK | Gary Sprake | 3 April 1945 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | /2+ Leeds United |
| FW | Roy Vernon | 14 April 1937 | 3 | 4 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | | | Everton F.C. |
| FW | Roy Vernon | 14 April 1937 | 3 | 4 | 270 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 90 | 90 | Stoke City |
| DF | Graham Williams | 2 April 1938 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | West Bromwich |
| FW | Herbie Williams | 6 October 1940 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | Swansea City |
| DF | Stuart Williams | 9 July 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | 90 | /2 Southampton |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The number indicates the league the team played in that year.
* ↑ After four qualification matches Coventry City was promoted to league two.
* ↑ 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 | 20 March 1940 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | Panionios F.C. |
| MF | Mimis Domazos | 22 January 1942 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | Panathinaikos FC |
| GK | Giannis Fronimidis | 22 Apr 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | Olympiacos F.C. |
| FW | Nikos Gioutsos | 16 April 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | - | Olympiacos F.C. |
| GK | Takis Ikonomopoulos | 19 October 1943 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - | Panathinaikos FC |
| DF | Aristidis Kamaras | 2 March 1939 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 9 0 | 90 | 90 | Panathinaikos FC |
| FW | Giannis Komianidis | 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | Panathinaikos FC |
| MF | Takis Loukanidis | 25 September 1937 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | Panathinaikos FC |
| FW | Andreas Papaemmanouil | 18 February 1939 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | - | Panathinaikos FC |
| FW | Mimis Papaioannou | 25 November 1942 | 5 | 6 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | AEK Athens F.C. |
| FW | Aristeidis 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 | 3 August 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 | 23 December 1940 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | - | Olympiacos F.C. |
| DF | Tasos Vasiliou | 4 August 1938 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | Apollon Smyrnis F.C. |
| DF | Christos Zanteroglou | 12 July 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 | 30 June 1937 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | Brønshøj BK |
| MF | Preben Arentoft | 1 November 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | Brønshøj BK |
| MF | Mogens Berg | 8 June 1944 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | Boldklubben 1909 |
| FW | Poul Bilde | 27 March 1938 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Vejle Boldklub |
| MF | Børge Enemark | 17 August 1943 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | Esbjerg fB |
| FW | Henning Enoksen | 26 September 1935 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | Aarhus Gymnastikforening |
| FW | Ole Fritsen | 18 July 1941 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Vejle Boldklub |
| DF | Bent Hansen | 13 September 1933 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | Boldklubben 1903 |
| FW | Egon Hansen | 19 February 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | KFUM's BK |
| DF | Jens Jørgen Hansen | 4 January 1939 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Esbjerg fB |
| DF | Johnny Hansen | 14 November 1943 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | 90 | Vejle Boldklub |
| DF | Kaj Hansen | 16 August 1940 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | Boldklubben Frem |
| MF | Karl Hansen | 10 October 1942 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Køge BK |
| DF | Leif Hartwig | 9 November 1942 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Boldklubben 1909 |
| FW | Egon Jensen | 13 November 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | Esbjerg fB |
| FW | Palle Kähler | 16 November 1939 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | Boldklubben 1909 |
| DF | Birger Larsen | 27 May 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | Boldklubben Frem |
| MF | Ulrik le Fevre | 25 June 1946 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | Vejle Boldklub |
| FW | Ole Madsen | 21 December 1934 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | Hellerup IK |
| GK | Max Møller | 10 June 1943 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | AC Horsens |
| GK | Leif Nielsen | 28 May 1942 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | Boldklubben Frem |
| MF | Jens Petersen | 22 December 1941 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | Esbjerg fB |
| FW | Knud Petersen | 15 August 1942 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | 90 | - | Esbjerg fB |
| FW | Kaj Poulsen | 31 December 1942 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | 90 | Vejle Boldklub |
| FW | Tom Søndergaard | 2 January 1944 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | Boldklubben af 1893 |
| FW | Leif Sørensen | 25 November 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | Hvidovre IF |
| MF | Ole Sørensen | 25 November 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | Kjøbenhavns Boldklub |
| FW | Kjeld Thorst | 13 May 1940 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | AaB Football |
| DF | Børge Thorup | 4 October 1943 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - | Brønshøj BK |
| FW | Tommy Troelsen | 10 July 1940 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | Vejle Boldklub |
| DF | Bent Wolmar | 8 August 1937 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | Aarhus Gymnastikforening |