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1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

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The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. Belgium and Bulgaria finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. The winner (Bulgaria) qualified for the eighth FIFA World Cup held in England.

Matches

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Belgium 1–0 Israel
Jurion 24' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 21,699
Referee: Einar Poulsen (Denmark)

Bulgaria 4–0 Israel
Kotkov 16', 39'
Asparuhov 67'
Kitov 69'
Report
Attendance: 18,770
Referee: Faruk Talu (Turkey)

Bulgaria 3–0 Belgium
Kotkov 30', 60'
Asparuhov 34'
Report
Attendance: 25,380
Referee: Konstantin Zečevič (Yugoslavia)

Belgium 5–0 Bulgaria
Van Himst 18', 55'
Thio 75', 80'
Stockman 89'
Report
Attendance: 13,780
Referee: Marcel Albert Bois (France)

Israel 0–5 Belgium
Report Van Himst 24', 33', 69'
Thio 31'
Puis 48'
Attendance: 48,355
Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy)

Israel 1–2 Bulgaria
Talbi 48' Report Kolev 31'
Asparuhov 81'
Attendance: 28,213
Referee: Eduard Babauczek (Austria)


Belgium and Bulgaria finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

Bulgaria 2–1 Belgium
Asparuhov 18', 19' Report Vutsov 75' (o.g.)
Attendance: 11,659
Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy)

Bulgaria qualified.

Final Table

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Final table Home Away
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Belgium Bulgaria Israel Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1.  Belgium 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 6 X 5:0 1:0 2 2 0 0 6 0 4 2 1 0 1 5 3 2
2.  Bulgaria 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 6 3:0 X 4:0 2 2 0 0 7 0 4 2 1 0 1 2 6 2
3.  Israel 4 0 0 4 1 12 -11 0 0:5 1:2 X 2 0 0 2 1 7 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 0

Team stats

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Head coach: Belgium Constant Vanden Stock

Pos. Player DoB Games
played
Goals Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Israel Bulgaria Bulgaria Israel Bulgaria Club
DF Yves Baré 28 October 1938 4 0 360 0 0 90 B 90 90 90 Belgium RFC Liégeois
DF Jean Cornelis 2 August 1941 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht
GK Guy Delhasse 19 February 1933 1 0 90 0 0 B 90 - - - Belgium RFC Liégeois
DF Robert Granjé 6 January 1944 0 0 0 0 0 B - - - - Belgium Lierse S.K.
DF Pierre Hanon 29 December 1936 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht
DF Georges Heylens 8 August 1941 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht
MF Armand Jurion 24 February 1937 5 1 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht
MF Albert Michiels 14 March 1939 3 0 270 0 0 - - 90 90 90 Belgium R. Beerschot AC
GK Jean Nicolay 27 December 1937 3 0 270 0 0 90 B B 90 90 Belgium Standard Liège
DF Jean Plaskie 24 August 1941 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht
MF Wilfried Puis 18 February 1943 5 1 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht
MF Léon Semmeling 4 January 1940 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - Belgium Standard Liège
FW Jacques Stockman 8 October 1938 4 1 360 0 0 90 B 90 90 90 Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht
DF Albert Sulon 3 April 1938 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - Belgium RFC Liégeois
MF Gérard Sulon 3 April 1938 1 0 90 0 0 90 B - - - Belgium RFC Liégeois
FW Johnny Thio 2 September 1944 3 3 270 0 0 - - 90 90 90 Belgium Club Brugge K.V.
GK Jean-Marie Trappeniers 13 January 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 B B Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht
FW Paul Van Himst 2 October 1943 5 5 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht
MF Paul Vandenberg 11 October 1936 1 0 90 0 0 B Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise
90 - - - Belgium Standard Liège
FW Frits Vandenboer 8 May 1934 0 0 0 0 0 - - B B B Belgium K. Sint-Truidense V.V.
DF Laurent Verbiest 16 April 1939 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 90 B 90 Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht
MF Jan Verheyen 9 July 1944 0 0 0 0 0 B - B B B Belgium R. Beerschot AC
MF Frans Vermeyen 25 March 1943 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - Belgium Lierse S.K.
DF Robert Weyn 21 March 1940 1 0 90 0 0 - - B 90 B Belgium R. Beerschot AC

Head coach: Czechoslovakia Rudolf Vytlačil

Pos. Player DoB Games
played
Goals Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Israel Belgium Belgium Israel Belgium Club
MF Stefan Abadzhiev 3 July 1934 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - 90 Bulgaria FD Levski Sofia
DF Vidin Apostolov 17 October 1941 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - Bulgaria DNA Plovdiv
FW Georgi Asparuhov 4 May 1943 5 5 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 Bulgaria FD Levski Sofia
GK Stancho Bonchev 1 May 1942 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - - Bulgaria DFS Lokomotiv Plovdiv
FW Spiro Debarski 8 December 1933 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - - Bulgaria FD Lokomotiv Sofia
GK Ivan Deyanov 16 December 1937 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 90 - Bulgaria FD Lokomotiv Sofia
MF Todor Diev 28 September 1934 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - Bulgaria Spartak Plovdiv
DF Ivan Dimitrov 14 May 1935 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 - Bulgaria FD Lokomotiv Sofia
DF Boris Gaganelov 7 October 1941 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
MF Stoyan Kitov 27 August 1938 2 0 180 0 0 90 - - 90 - Bulgaria Spartak Sofia
FW Ivan Kolev 1 November 1930 2 1 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
FW Aleksandar Kostov 5 March 1938 1 1 90 0 0 90 - - - - Bulgaria FD Levski Sofia
FW Nikola Kotkov 9 December 1938 4 4 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 - Bulgaria FD Lokomotiv Sofia
DF Dimitar Largov 10 September 1936 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - 90 Bulgaria FD Slavia Sofia
GK Georgi Naydenov 21 December 1931 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - 90 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
DF Dimitar Penev 12 July 1945 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 - Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
DF Aleksandar Shalamanov 4 September 1941 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 Bulgaria FD Slavia Sofia
MF Ivan Vasilev 18 January 1939 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - Bulgaria FD Slavia Sofia
DF Ivan Vutsov 14 December 1939 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - 90 Bulgaria FD Levski Sofia
FW Dimitar Yakimov 12 August 1941 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
MF Evgeni Yanchovski 5 September 1939 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 - Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora
FW Dobromir Zhechev 12 November 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - 90 Bulgaria Spartak Sofia
FW Petar Zhekov 10 October 1944 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - 90 Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora

Head coach: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milovan Ćirić

Pos. Player DoB Games
played
Goals Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Belgium Bulgaria Belgium Bulgaria Club
MF Haim Bahar 9 April 1943 3 0 270 0 0 90 - 90 90 Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva
DF Menahem Bello 26 December 1947 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
MF Itzhak Englander 30 April 1946 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - Israel Hapoel Haifa
FW Yehezkel Hazum 1947 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.
FW Boaz Kofman 23 May 1935 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 - 90 Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva
DF Moshe Leon 1944 3 0 270 0 0 90 - 90 90 Israel Maccabi Jaffa
GK Haim Levin 3 March 1937 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
DF Amatsia Levkovich September 1938 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
FW Yosef Mahalal 1939 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - Israel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
GK Yair Nosovski 29 June 1937 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba
MF Haim Nurieli 1943 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
DF David Primo 5 May 1946 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
FW Moshe Romano 1946 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 Israel Shimshon Tel Aviv
MF Shmuel Rosenthal 22 April 1947 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.
MF Danny Shmulevich-Rom 29 November 1940 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Israel Maccabi Haifa
MF Giora Spiegel 27 July 1947 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
FW Mordechai Spiegler 19 August 1944 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - Israel Maccabi Netanya
FW Nahum Stelmach 19 July 1936 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva
MF Rahamim Talbi 17 May 1943 3 1 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
MF Reuven Young 15 May 1942 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 - 90 Israel Hapoel Haifa
FW Gadi Zelniker 12 March 1944 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Israel Hakoah Ramat Gan
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