1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

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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[edit]

Denmark 1–0 Wales
Madsen 47' Report
Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 22,800
Referee: Huber (Switzerland)
Greece 4–2 Denmark
Sideris 30', 46'
Papaioannou 71', 85'		 Report Berg 60'
Madsen 70'
Athens, Greece
Attendance: 21,748
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)
Greece 2–0 Wales
Papaioannou 4'
Papaemmanouil 47'		 Report
Athens, Greece
Attendance: 20,769
Referee: Majdan (Poland)
Wales 4–1 Greece
Allchurch 26', 74'
England 51'
Vernon 65'		 Report Papaioannou 60'
Attendance: 11,159
Referee: Roomer (Netherlands)
Soviet Union 3–1 Greece
Kazakov 14'
Ivanov 71', 83'		 Report Papaioannou 60'
Attendance: 79,641
Referee: Beijar (Finland)
Soviet Union 2–1 Wales
Ivanov 39'
Williams 48' (o.g.)		 Report W. Davies 69'
Attendance: 86,015
Referee: Fritz (West Germany)
Soviet Union 6–0 Denmark
Khusainov 9'
Metreveli 47'
Voronin 64'
Barkaya 69', 77'
Meskhi 72'		 Report
Attendance: 84,134
Referee: Zečević (Yugoslavia)
Greece 1–4 Soviet Union
Papaioannou 27' Report Metreveli 14' (pen.)
Banişevski 25', 59', 82'
Athens, Greece
Attendance: 39,880
Referee: Shoshany (Israel)
Denmark 1–3 Soviet Union
Troelsen 79' Report Metreveli 47'
Malofeyev 62'
Sabo 68'
Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 32,941
Referee: Webster (Scotland)
Denmark 1–1 Greece
Fritsen 12' Report Sideris 45'
Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 28,600
Referee: McCarthy (Republic of Ireland)
Wales 2–1 Soviet Union
Vernon 20'
Allchurch 77'		 Report Banişevski 17'
Attendance: 24,626
Referee: Nilsen (Norway)
Wales 4–2 Denmark
W. Davies 2'
Vernon 11', 79'
Rees 18'		 Report Poulsen 4'
Fritsen 48'
Attendance: 4,839
Referee: Kitabdjian (France)

Soviet Union qualified.

Final Table[edit]

Final table Home Away
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Soviet Union Wales Greece Denmark 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[edit]

 Soviet Union[edit]

Head coach: Soviet Union Nikolai Morozov

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

 Wales[edit]

Head coach: Wales Dave Bowen

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Denmark Greece Greece Soviet Union Soviet Union Denmark Club
FW Len Allchurch 12 September 1933 4 3 360 0 0 - - 90 90 England Sheffield United
90 90 England/4[1] Stockport County
FW John Charles 27 December 1931 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - - England/2[1] Cardiff City
FW Ron Davies 28 April 1938 5 2 450 0 0 90 90 - 90 90 90 England/2[1] Norwich City
MF Mike England 2 December 1941 6 1 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 England Blackburn Rovers
FW Brian Godfrey 1 May 1940 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - England/2[1] Preston North End
DF Colin Green 10 February 1942 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 - England Birmingham City
DF Terry Hennessey 1 September 1942 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 - 90 90 England Birmingham City
90 England Nottingham Forest
MF Barrie Hole 16 September 1942 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 England/2[1] Cardiff City
GK Dave Hollins 4 February 1938 2 0 360 0 0 - - 90 - - 90 England/2[1] Newcastle United
FW Barrie Jones 10 October 1941 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - England/2[1] Plymouth Argyle
FW Cliff Jones 7 February 1935 4 0 180 0 0 90 90 90 90 - - England Tottenham Hotspur
FW Ken Leek 26 July 1935 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - - - England/2[1] Northampton Town
GK Tony Millington 5 June 1943 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - - England/3[1] Crystal Palace
FW Keith Pring 11 March 1943 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 England/2[1] Rotherham United
FW Gil Reece 2 July 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - 90 - England Sheffield United
FW Ronnie Rees 4 April 1944 6 1 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 England/3+[2] Coventry City
DF Peter Rodrigues 21 January 1944 4 0 360 0 0 - 90 90 - 90 90 England/2[1] Cardiff City
GK Gary Sprake 3 April 1945 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 - - 90 - England/2+[3] Leeds United
FW Roy Vernon 14 April 1937 3 4 270 0 0 - - 90 - England Everton F.C.
90 90 England Stoke City
DF Graham Williams 2 April 1938 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 - - England West Bromwich
FW Herbie Williams 6 October 1940 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - - Wales Swansea City
DF Stuart Williams 9 July 1930 3 0 270 0 0 90 - 90 - - 90 England/2[1] Southampton
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 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[edit]

Head coach: Greece Lakis Petropoulos

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Denmark Wales Wales Soviet Union Soviet Union Denmark Club
DF Georgios Andreou 1937 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - - Greece Panathinaikos FC
DF Fotis Balopoulos 1943 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - - Greece AEK Athens F.C.
DF Michalis Bellis 1940 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 - Greece PAOK F.C.
MF Stathis Chaitas 20 March 1940 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Greece Panionios F.C.
MF Mimis Domazos 22 January 1942 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 - 90 90 Greece Panathinaikos FC
GK Giannis Fronimidis 22 Apr 1937 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Greece Olympiacos F.C.
FW Nikos Gioutsos 16 April 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - - Greece Olympiacos F.C.
GK Takis Ikonomopoulos 19 October 1943 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - 90 - Greece Panathinaikos FC
DF Aristidis Kamaras 2 March 1939 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 9 0 90 90 Greece Panathinaikos FC
FW Giannis Komianidis 1938 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - - Greece Panathinaikos FC
MF Takis Loukanidis 25 September 1937 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 - Greece Panathinaikos FC
FW Andreas Papaemmanouil 18 February 1939 4 1 360 0 0 90 90 90 - 90 - Greece Panathinaikos FC
FW Mimis Papaioannou 25 November 1942 5 6 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 - Greece AEK Athens F.C.
FW Aristeidis Papazoglou 1939 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Greece Olympiacos F.C.
DF Takis Papoulidis 1934 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 - Greece Panathinaikos FC
MF Kostas Polychroniou 1936 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 - 90 Greece Olympiacos F.C.
MF Thanasis Saravakos 1932 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - - Greece Panionios F.C.
FW Giorgos Sideris 1938 4 3 360 0 0 90 - 90 - 90 90 Greece Olympiacos F.C.
FW Nikos Simigdalas 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Greece Apollon Smyrnis F.C.
MF Stelios Skevofilakas 1940 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 - - 90 Greece AEK Athens F.C.
DF Alekos Sofianidis 3 August 1938 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Greece AEK Athens F.C.
GK Kostas Vallianos 1937 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 - - Greece Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.
MF Pavlos Vasiliou 23 December 1940 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 - 90 - Greece Olympiacos F.C.
DF Tasos Vasiliou 4 August 1938 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 - Greece Apollon Smyrnis F.C.
DF Christos Zanteroglou 12 July 1940 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 Greece Olympiacos F.C.

 Denmark[edit]

Head coach: Denmark Poul Petersen

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

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