Listed below are the dates and results for the 1966 FIFA World Cup

1966 FIFA World Cup

The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England beat West Germany 4–2 in the final, winning the World Cup for the first time, so becoming the first host to win the tournament since Italy in 1934.-Host selection:England was chosen as...

 qualification

FIFA World Cup qualification

The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...

rounds for the Africa, Asian and Oceanian zone (CAF

Confederation of African Football

The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...

, AFC

Asian Football Confederation

The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...

 and OFC

Oceania Football Confederation

The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...

). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification

1966 FIFA World Cup qualification

A total of 74 teams entered the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. , as the hosts, and , as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition....

.

FIFA rejected the application of and . There would be three rounds of play:

• First Round: Australia, , and received byes and advanced to the AFC–OFC First Round directly. The remaining 15 teams, all from Africa, were divided into 6 groups of two or three teams. The group winners would advance to the Second Round.
• Second Round: The 6 teams were divided into 3 matches and would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winning three teams would advance to the Final Round.
• AFC–OFC First Round: The 4 teams , , and would have played each other twice in a round-robin tournament at a neutral venue, originally Japan
  Japan
  Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
  
   but ultimately Cambodia
  Cambodia
  Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
  
  .
• Final Round: The AFC winner would have to play the 3 African teams on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

was suspended by FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

 due to apartheid. All fifteen remaining African teams withdrew in protest against there being no automatic qualification for an African team, leaving the AFC–OFC winner to qualify by default. South Korea then withdrew because the 3 team tournament was moved from Japan to Cambodia, leaving only Australia and North Korea to contest the final place. North Korea easily won both legs to qualify.

Group 1

Rank	Team
—		withdrew
—		withdrew

Ghana and Guinea both withdrew to protest the allocation of spots.

Group 2

Rank	Team
—		withdrew
—		withdrew

Cameroon and Sudan both withdrew to protest the allocation of spots.

Group 3

Rank	Team
—		withdrew
—		withdrew
—		withdrew

Algeria, Liberia and Tunisia all withdrew to protest the allocation of spots.

Group 4

Rank	Team
—		withdrew
—		withdrew
—		withdrew

Mali, Morocco and Senegal all withdrew to protest the allocation of spots.

Group 5

Rank	Team
—		withdrew
—		withdrew

Ethiopia and Gabon both withdrew to protest the allocation of spots.

Group 6

Rank	Team
—		withdrew
—		withdrew
—		withdrew

Libya, Nigeria and the United Arab Republic all withdrew to protest the allocation of spots.

CAF Second Round

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AFC – OFC First Round

Rank	Team
1		2	2	0	0	9	2	7	4
2		2	0	0	2	2	9	−7	0
—		banned
—		withdrew

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South Korea withdrew to protest the tournament being moved from Japan to Cambodia. North Korea advanced to the Final Round.

CAF – AFC or OFC Final Round

Rank	Team
1		qualified
—	Winners Match A	withdrew
—	Winners Match B	withdrew
—	Winners Match C	withdrew

Because of the withdrawal of the African teams, North Korea qualified automatically.