1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The 32 teams were drawn into nine groups of three or four teams each; however, after the withdrawal of Syria, one group had just two teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

Groups

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Group 9

Goalscorers

7 goals

EusÃÂ©bio

6 goals

Mimis Papaioannou

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Ivan Vutsov (playing against Belgium)
Kostas Panayiotou (playing against West Germany)
Stig Holmqvist (playing against Italy)
Graham Williams (playing against the Soviet Union)

Qualified teams

The following 9 countries qualified for the 1966 FIFA World Cup

<div id="1"><sup>1</sup> Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.</div>

<div id="2"><sup>2</sup>Competed as Germany</div>