1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

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

Matches

24 May 1964

Netherlands	2–0	Albania
Schrijvers 48' (pen.) Muller 52'	Report

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Referee: Meighan (Republic of Ireland)

14 October 1964

Northern Ireland	1–0	Switzerland
Crossan 64' (pen.)	Report

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Referee: Burguet (Belgium)

25 October 1964

Albania	0–2	Netherlands
	Report	Van Nee 2' Geurtsen 87'

Tirana, Albania

Referee: Dinow (Bulgaria)

14 November 1964

Switzerland	2–1	Northern Ireland
Quentin 29' Kuhn 34'	Report	Best 31'

Lausanne, Switzerland

Referee: Schiller (Austria)

17 March 1965

Northern Ireland	2–1	Netherlands
Crossan 11' Neill 62'	Report	Van Nee 6'

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Referee: Sörensen (Denmark)

7 April 1965

Netherlands	0–0	Northern Ireland
	Report

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Referee: Clements (England)

11 April 1965

Albania	0–2	Switzerland
	Report	Quentin 21' Kuhn 88'

Tirana, Albania

Referee: Sbardella (Italy)

2 May 1965

Switzerland	1–0	Albania
Kuhn 10' (pen.)	Report

Geneva, Switzerland

Referee: Bueno Perales (Spain)

7 May 1965

Northern Ireland	4–1	Albania
Crossan 16', 30', 61' (pen.) Best 85'	Report	Jashari 49'

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Referee: Mootz (Luxembourg)

17 October 1965

Netherlands	0–0	Switzerland
	Report

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Referee: Boström (Sweden)

14 November 1965

Switzerland	2–1	Netherlands
Hosp 10' Allemann 87'	Report	Laseroms 64'

Bern, Switzerland

Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)

24 November 1965

Albania	1–1	Northern Ireland
Haxhiu 77'	Report	Irvine 58'

Tirana, Albania

Referee: Sotir (Romania)

Switzerland qualified.

Final Table

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Final table														Home							Away
1.	Switzerland	6	4	1	1	7	3	+4	9	X	2:1	2:1	1:0	3	3	0	0	5	2	6	3	1	1	1	2	1	3
2.	Northern Ireland	6	3	2	1	9	5	+4	8	1:0	X	2:1	4:1	3	3	0	0	7	2	6	3	0	2	1	2	3	2
3.	Netherlands	6	2	2	2	6	4	+2	6	0:0	0:0	X	2:0	3	1	2	0	2	0	4	3	1	0	2	4	4	2
4.	Albania	6	0	1	5	2	12	-10	1	0:2	1:1	0:2	X	3	0	1	2	1	5	1	3	0	0	3	1	7	0

Team stats

Switzerland

Head coach: Alfredo Foni

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played							Club
FW	Anton Allemann	January 6, 1936	1	1	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	1. FC Nürnberg
MF	Kurt Armbruster	September 16, 1934	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	FC Lausanne-Sport
MF	Heinz Bäni	November 18, 1936	2	0	180	-	-	-	-	90	90	FC Zürich
FW	André Daina	July 8, 1940	0	0	0	-	-	90	90	-	-	Servette FC
MF	Richard Dürr	December 1, 1938	5	0	450	90	90	90	90	90	-	FC Lausanne-Sport
GK	Karl Elsener	August 13, 1934	6	0	540	90	90	90	90			FC Lausanne-Sport
GK	Karl Elsener	August 13, 1934	6	0	540					90	90	FC Grenchen
DF	Hansruedi Führer	December 24, 1937	2	0	180	-	-	-	-	90	90	BSC Young Boys
DF	André Grobéty	June 22, 1933	5	0	450	90	90	90	-	90	90	FC Lausanne-Sport
FW	Kurt Grünig	March 13, 1944	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	BSC Young Boys
FW	Robert Hosp	December 13, 1939	4	1	360	-	90	90	-	90	90	FC Lausanne-Sport
MF	Köbi Kuhn	October 12, 1943	6	3	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	FC Zürich
DF	Werner Leimgruber	September 2, 1934	2	0	180	-	-	-	-	90	90	FC Zürich
DF	Raymond Maffiolo	March 6, 1938	1	0	90	-	-	-	90	-	-	Servette FC
FW	Karl Odermatt	December 17, 1942	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	FC Basel
FW	Philippe Pottier	July 9, 1938	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Stade Français FC
FW	René-Pierre Quentin	August 5, 1943	4	2	360	-	90	90	90	90	-	FC Sion
FW	Jean-Claude Schindelholz	October 11, 1940	1	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	Servette FC
DF	Heinz Schneiter	April 12, 1935	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	BSC Young Boys
DF	Xavier Stierli	October 29, 1940	4	0	360	90	90	90	90	-	-	FC Zürich
DF	Ely Tacchella	May 25, 1936	4	0	360	90	90	90	90	-	-	FC Lausanne-Sport
FW	Georges Vuilleumier	September 21, 1944	1	0	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
FW	Rolf Wüthrich	September 4, 1938	1	0	90	-	-	-	90	-	-	1. FC Nürnberg

Northern Ireland

Head coach: Bertie Peacock

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played							Club
FW	George Best	May 22, 1946	6	1	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Manchester United F.C.
FW	Bobby Braithwaite	February 2, 1937	3	0	270	90	90	-	90	-	-	/2[1] Middlesbrough F.C.
GK	Ronnie Briggs	March 29, 1943	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	/2[1] Swansea Town
DF	Albert Campbell	January 4, 1938	1	0	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	Crusaders F.C.
MF	Dave Clements	September 15, 1945	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	/2[1] Coventry City F.C.
FW	Jobby Crossan	November 29, 1938	6	5	540	90	90					Sunderland A.F.C.
FW	Jobby Crossan	November 29, 1938	6	5	540			90	90	90	90	/2[1] Manchester City F.C.
FW	Derek Dougan	January 20, 1938	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Leicester City F.C.
DF	Alex Elder	April 25, 1941	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Burnley F.C.
MF	Martin Harvey	September 19, 1941	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Sunderland A.F.C.
FW	Billy Humphries	June 8, 1936	2	0	180	-	-	90	-	90	-	/2[1] Swansea Town
FW	Bobby Irvine	June 18, 1942	5	1	450	-	90	90	90	90	90	Stoke City F.C.
GK	Pat Jennings	June 12, 1945	5	0	450	90	90	-	90	90	90	Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
DF	Eddie Magill	May 17, 1939	5	0	450	90	90	-	90	90		Arsenal F.C.
DF	Eddie Magill	May 17, 1939	5	0	450						90	/3[1] Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
DF	Billy McCullough	July 27, 1935	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Arsenal F.C.
FW	Jimmy McIlroy	October 25, 1931	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	Stoke City F.C.
FW	Jim McLaughlin	December 22, 1940	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	-	-	/2[1] Swansea Town
DF	Terry Neill	May 8, 1942	5	2	450	90	-	90	90	90	90	Arsenal F.C.
MF	Jimmy Nicholson	February 27, 1943	4	0	360	-	-	90	90	90	90	/2[1] Huddersfield Town
DF	John Parke	August 6, 1937	4	0	360	-	90	90	90	90	-	Sunderland A.F.C.
FW	Sammy Wilson	c. 1937	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Falkirk F.C.

The number indicates the league the team played in that year.

Netherlands

Head coach: Elek Schwartz (first match); Denis Neville (second to sixth match)

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played							Club
FW	Gerard Bergholtz	August 29, 1939	3	0	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	Feyenoord
MF	Joop Burgers	April 25, 1940	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	90	B	DWS
FW	Mick Clavan	March 11, 1929	1	0	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	Holland Sport
GK	Pim Doesburg	October 28, 1943	0	0	0	-	-	B	B	B	B	Sparta Rotterdam
DF	Hans Eijkenbroek	January 1, 1940	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	B	Sparta Rotterdam
DF	Frits Flinkevleugel	November 3, 1939	4	0	360	-	-	90	90	90	90	DWS
MF	Piet Fransen	July 5, 1936	3	0	270	-	90	90	B			GVAV
MF	Piet Fransen	July 5, 1936	3	0	270					-	90	Feyenoord
FW	Frans Geurtsen	March 17, 1942	1	1	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	DWS
FW	Henk Groot	April 22, 1938	3	0	270	-	-	90	90			Feyenoord
FW	Henk Groot	April 22, 1938	3	0	270					90	-	AFC Ajax
DF	Guus Haak	April 17, 1937	2	0	180	90	-	B	90	-	-	Feyenoord
DF	Giel Haenen	June 2, 1934	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	MVV
FW	Harry Heijnen	October 17, 1940	0	0	0	-	B	-	-	-	-	ADO Den Haag
DF	Rinus Israël	March 19, 1942	5	0	450	-	90	90	90	90	90	DWS
FW	Piet Keizer	July 14, 1943	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	90	-	AFC Ajax
DF	Peter Kemper	October 13, 1942	1	0	90	-	90	B	-	-	-	PSV Eindhoven
FW	Pierre Kerkhoffs	March 26, 1936	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	FC Lausanne-Sport
DF	Hans Kraay	October 14, 1936	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	Feyenoord
FW	Piet Kruiver	January 5, 1938	3	0	270	90	-	-	-	90	90	Feyenoord
GK	Piet Lagarde	December 9, 1939	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	Sportclub Enschede
DF	Theo Laseroms	March 8, 1940	2	1	180	-	-	B	90	B	90	Sparta Rotterdam
GK	Tonny van Leeuwen	March 21, 1943	0	0	0	-	B	-	-	-	-	GVAV
MF	Coen Moulijn	February 15, 1937	3	0	270	-	-	90	90	-	90	Feyenoord
MF	Bennie Muller	August 14, 1938	3	1	270	90	-	90	-	90	-	AFC Ajax
FW	Henry van Nee	August 13, 1939	2	2	180	-	90	90	-	-	-	AVC Heracles
FW	Klaas Nuninga	November 7, 1940	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	GVAV
GK	Eddy Pieters Graafland	January 5, 1934	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Feyenoord
	Alle Pijlman		0	0	0	-	-	-	-	B	-
MF	Miel Pijs	August 22, 1941	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	PSV Eindhoven
FW	Co Prins	June 5, 1938	2	0	180	-	-	-	90			1. FC Kaiserslautern
FW	Co Prins	June 5, 1938	2	0	180					90	-	AFC Ajax
DF	Daan Schrijvers	September 18, 1941	6	1	540	90	90	90	90			DWS
DF	Daan Schrijvers	September 18, 1941	6	1	540					90	90	PSV Eindhoven
MF	Sjaak Swart	July 3, 1938	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	B	90	AFC Ajax
FW	Bert Theunissen		0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	BSC Young Boys
DF	Henk Tijm		0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	AFC Ajax
DF	Cor Veldhoen	April 6, 1939	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	Feyenoord
FW	Lambert Verdonk	September 20, 1944	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	B	B	PSV Eindhoven
MF	Fons van Wissen	March 21, 1933	2	0	180	90	90	-	-	-	-	PSV Eindhoven

Albania

Head coach: Zyber Konçi (first to fifth match); Loro Boriçi (sixth match)

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played							Club
FW	Foto Andoni	1947	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	KF Partizani Tirana
FW	Pavllo Bukoviku	1940	2	0	180	90						KF Partizani Tirana
FW	Pavllo Bukoviku	1940	2	0	180		-	-	-	90	-	17 Nëntori Tirana
MF	Mehdi Bushati	1938	3	0	270	90	90	90	-	-	-	KS Dinamo Tirana
MF	Iljaz Çeço	1946	1	0	90	-	90	-	-	-	-	KS Dinamo Tirana
DF	Fatbardh Deliallisi	1932	5	0	450	90	90	90	90	90	-	KF Partizani Tirana
FW	Fiqiri Duro	1939	2	0	180	-	-	90	90	90	-	KS Dinamo Tirana
DF	Fatmir Frashëri	1940	6	0	540	90						KF Partizani Tirana
DF	Fatmir Frashëri	1940	6	0	540		90	90	90	90	90	17 Nëntori Tirana
DF	Skënder Halili	1940	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	17 Nëntori Tirana
FW	Mexhit Haxhiu	1943	2	0	180	-	-	90	-	-	90	KF Partizani Tirana
GK	Mikel Janku	1942	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	KF Partizani Tirana
FW	Robert Jashari	1938	4	1	360	90	90	-	90	90	-	KF Partizani Tirana
DF	Gëzim Kasmi	1941	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	17 Nëntori Tirana
MF	Ali Mema	1943	6	0	540	90						FK Vllaznia
MF	Ali Mema	1943	6	0	540		90	90	90	90	90	17 Nëntori Tirana
FW	Panajot Pano	March 7, 1939	5	0	450	90	90	90	90	90	-	KF Partizani Tirana
DF	Miço Papadophulli		1	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	KF Partizani Tirana
MF	Ramazan Rragami	1944	3	0	270	-	-	-	90	90	90	KF Partizani Tirana
FW	Bashkim Rudi	1943	1	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	90	KS Labinoti Elbasan
MF	Lin Shllaku	1938	6	0	540	90	90	90	90	90	90	KF Partizani Tirana
MF	Lorenç Vorfi	1940	2	0	180	-	90	90	-	-	-	KS Dinamo Tirana
MF	Niko Xhaçka	1944	1	0	90	-	-	90	-	-	-	17 Nëntori Tirana
FW	Medin Zhega	January 31, 1946	2	1	180	-	-	-	90	-	90	KS Dinamo Tirana

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1966 FIFA World Cup qualification
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