1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 2)

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner West Germany qualified for the eighth FIFA World Cup held in England.

Matches

West Germany  v  Cyprus

24 April 1965

West Germany	5–0	Cyprus
Overath  22', 85' Sieloff  16', 35' Strehl  69'	Report

Karlsruhe, West Germany Referee: Mootz (Luxembourg)

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Sweden  v  Cyprus

5 May 1965

Sweden	3–0	Cyprus
Simonsson  25', 73' Jonsson  55'	Report

Norrköping, Sweden Referee: Petursson (Iceland)

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Sweden  v  West Germany

26 September 1965

Sweden	1–2	West Germany
Jónsson  44'	Report	Krämer  45' Seeler  54'

Stockholm, Sweden Referee: Dagnall (England)

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Cyprus  v  Sweden

7 November 1965

Cyprus	0–5	Sweden
	Report	Granström  24', 25' Kindvall  37' B. Larsson  40', 87'

Famagusta, Cyprus Referee: Zsengeller (Hungary)

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Cyprus  v  West Germany

14 November 1965

Cyprus	0–6	West Germany
	Report	Heiß  30' Krämer  32' Szymaniak  57' Brunnenmeier  82', 88' Panayiotou  87' (o.g.)

Nicosia, Cyprus Referee: Francescon (Italy)

West Germany qualified.

Final Table

Final table															Home							Away
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.	West Germany	4	3	1	0	14	2	+12	7		X	1:1	5:0		2	1	1	0	6	1	3	2	2	0	0	8	1	4
2.	Sweden	4	2	1	1	10	3	+7	5		1:2	X	3:0		2	1	0	1	4	2	2	2	1	1	0	6	1	3
3.	Cyprus	4	0	0	4	0	19	-19	0		0:6	0:5	X		2	0	0	2	0	11	0	2	0	0	2	0	8	0

Team stats

 West Germany

Head coach: Helmut Schön

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
MF	Franz Beckenbauer	September 11, 1945	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	FC Bayern Munich
FW	Rudolf Brunnenmeier	February 11, 1941	3	3	270	0	0	90	-	90	90	TSV 1860 Munich
FW	Charly Dörfel	September 18, 1939	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Hamburger SV
MF	Willi Giesemann	September 2, 1937	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Hamburger SV
MF	Peter Grosser	September 28, 1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	TSV 1860 Munich
MF	Helmut Haller	July 21, 1939	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Bologna F.C. 1909
FW	Alfred Heiß	December 5, 1940	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	TSV 1860 Munich
FW	Heinz Hornig	September 28, 1937	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	-	90	1. FC Köln
DF	Horst-Dieter Höttges	September 10, 1943	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	SV Werder Bremen
FW	Timo Konietzka	August 2, 1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	Borussia Dortmund
FW	Werner Krämer	January 23, 1940	2	2	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	Meidericher SV
MF	Max Lorenz	August 19, 1939	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	SV Werder Bremen
GK	Manfred Manglitz	March 8, 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	Meidericher SV
MF	Günter Netzer	September 14, 1944	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Borussia Mönchengladbach
DF	Hans Nowak	August 9, 1937	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	FC Schalke 04
MF	Wolfgang Overath	September 29, 1943	2	2	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	1. FC Köln
DF	Bernd Patzke	March 14, 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	TSV 1860 Munich
DF	Sepp Piontek	March 5, 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	SV Werder Bremen
DF	Karl-Heinz Schnellinger	March 31, 1939	2	0	180	0	0	90	-			A.S. Roma
										90	-	A.C. Milan
DF	Willi Schulz	October 4, 1938	2	0	180	0	0	-	90			FC Schalke 04
										90	-	Hamburger SV
FW	Uwe Seeler	November 5, 1936	2	1	180	0	0	90	-	90	-	Hamburger SV
DF	Klaus-Dieter Sieloff	February 27, 1942	2	2	180	0	0	-	90	90	-	VfB Stuttgart
FW	Heinz Strehl	July 20, 1938	1	1	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	1. FC Nuremberg
MF	Horst Szymaniak	August 29, 1934	3	1	270	0	0	90	-			A.S. Varese 1910
										90	90	Tasmania 1900 Berlin
GK	Hans Tilkowski	July 12, 1935	3	0	270	0	0	90	-	90	90	Borussia Dortmund
FW	Lothar Ulsaß	September 9, 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	Eintracht Braunschweig
DF	Wolfgang Weber	June 26, 1944	2	0	180	0	0	90	-	-	90	1. FC Köln

 Sweden

Head coach: Lennart Nyman

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
FW	Kurt Andersson	April 24, 1939	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	A.S. Varese 1910
GK	Arne Arvidsson	January 19, 1929	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Djurgårdens IF
FW	Lennart Backman	February 7, 1934	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	AIK Fotboll
DF	Orvar Bergmark	November 16, 1930	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Örebro SK
FW	Harry Bild	December 18, 1936	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	Feyenoord
FW	Ove Grahn	May 9, 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	IF Elfsborg
FW	Lars Granström	December 8, 1942	1	2	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Malmö FF
FW	Kurt Hamrin	November 19, 1934	2	1	180	0	0	90	-	90	-	AC Fiorentina
MF	Lennart Hemming	May 13, 1932	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	AIK Fotboll
MF	Åke Johansson	March 19, 1928	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	IFK Norrköping
FW	Torbjörn Jonsson	May 6, 1936	3	2	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	/1-[1] A.C. Mantova
DF	Jan Karlsson	December 4, 1940	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	/2[2] Bromölla IF
MF	Ove Kindvall	May 16, 1943	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	IFK Norrköping
FW	Bo Larsson	May 5, 1944	2	2	180	0	0	-	90	-	90	Malmö FF
GK	Sven-Gunnar Larsson	May 10, 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Örebro SK
MF	Bengt Lindskog	February 25, 1933	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	-	90	/2[2] IFK Malmö
FW	Roger Magnusson	March 20, 1945	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	/2[2] Åtvidabergs FF
FW	Örjan Martinsson	November 1, 1936	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	IFK Norrköping
DF	Hans Mild	July 31, 1934	3	0	270	0	0	90	-	90	90	Djurgårdens IF
MF	Örjan Persson	August 27, 1942	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	Dundee United F.C.
DF	Hans Rosander	January 5, 1937	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	IFK Norrköping
FW	Agne Simonsson	October 19, 1935	2	2	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	Örgryte IS
DF	Lennart Wing	August 7, 1935	4	0	360	0	0	90				Örgryte IS
									90	90	90	Dundee United F.C.

1. After two qualification matches A.C. Mantova was relegated to league two.
2. The number indicates the league the team played in that year.

 Cyprus

Head coach: Argyrios Gavalas

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
	Andros Antoniades		4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	APOEL F.C.
GK	Nicos Eleftheriadis	August 31,1937	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Omonia Nicosia
DF	Panikos Iakovou		4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Anorthosis
MF	Drosos Kalotheou		2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	Omonia Nicosia
MF	Nikakis Kantzilieris	1943	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	APOEL F.C.
	Costas Kattos		1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Omonia Nicosia
	Antonis Kkaras		4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Anorthosis
MF	Panicos Krystallis	July 1,1938	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Apollon Limassol
MF	Marios Orfanidis	March 16,1940	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	Nea Salamina
DF	Costas Panayiotou		4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Omonia Nicosia
FW	Pamboulis Papadopoulos		4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	AEL Limassol
FW	Panicos Papadopoulos		2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	AEL Limassol
DF	Panayiotis Pieris		3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Anorthosis
FW	Andreas Stylianou	January 23, 1942	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	APOEL F.C.

External links

• FIFA official page
• RSSSF - 1966 World Cup Qualification
• Allworldcup