The 1966 FIFA Football World Championship was hosted by England. Eusebio stole the show, but the nine goals he produced were not enough for Portugal to win the tournament. Instead Alf Ramsey's England ended up lifting the cup, after beating Germany in an exciting final that needed extra time and featured what is undoubtedly the most controversial goal in World Cup history. Defending champions Brazil failed to progress beyond the group-stage, just like Italy, who were ousted by North Korea.

Final England 4-2 West Germany (a.e.t.) 3rd place play-off Portugal 2-1 Soviet Union Semi-finals
England	2-1	Portugal	W Germany	2-1	Soviet Union
Quater-finals
England	1-0	Argentina	W Germany	4-0	Uruguay
Portugal	5-3	North Korea	Soviet Union	2-1	Hungary
First Round
Group 1			Group 2
England 3 2 1 0 4-0 5 Uruguay 3 1 2 0 2-1 4 Mexico 3 0 2 1 1-3 2 France 3 0 1 2 2-5 1			West Germany 3 2 1 0 7-1 5 Argentina 3 2 1 0 4-1 5 Spain 3 1 0 2 4-5 2 Switzerland 3 0 0 3 1-9 0
England Mexico England Uruguay France England	2-0 0-0 2-0 2-1 1-1 0-0	France Uruguay Mexico France Mexico Uruguay	W Germany Argentina Argentina Spain Argentina W Germany	2-1 2-0 0-0 2-1 2-1 5-0	Spain Switzerland W Germany Switzerland Spain Switzerland
Group 3			Group 4
Portugal 3 3 0 0 9-2 6 Hungary 3 2 0 1 7-5 4 Brazil 3 1 0 2 4-6 2 Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 1-8 0			Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 6-1 6 North Korea 3 1 1 1 2-4 3 Italy 3 1 0 2 2-2 2 Chile 3 0 1 2 2-5 1
Hungary Portugal Portugal Hungary Portugal Brazil	3-1 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-1 2-0	Bulgaria Brazil Bulgaria Brazil Hungary Bulgaria	Soviet Union North Korea Soviet Union Chile Italy Soviet Union	2-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 2-0 3-0	Chile Italy Italy North Korea Chile North Korea
1962 • FIFA World Cup • 1970