Group 3 of the 1966 FIFA World Cup consisted of holders Brazil, Hungary, Portugal, and Bulgaria. Play began on 12 July 1966 and concluded on 20 July 1966. World Cup newcomers Portugal won the group, Hungary finished as runners-up, and both advanced to the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Bulgaria and defending Champions Brazil failed to advance.^[1]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	3	0	0	9	2	4.500	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Hungary	3	2	0	1	7	5	1.400	4
3	Brazil	3	1	0	2	4	6	0.667	2
4	Bulgaria	3	0	0	3	1	8	0.125	0

Matches

Brazil vs Bulgaria

12 July 1966 (1966-07-12)

19:30 BST

Brazil	2–0	Bulgaria
Pelé 15' Garrincha 63'	[Report 1]

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Attendance: 47,308

Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

Brazil

Bulgaria

GK 1 Gilmar RB 2 Djalma Santos CB 4 Bellini (c) CB 6 Altair LB 8 Paulo Henrique RH 13 Denílson  87' LH 14 Lima OR 16 Garrincha CF 10 Pelé CF 18 Alcindo OL 17 Jairzinho Manager: Vicente Feola

GK 1 Georgi Naydenov RB 2 Aleksandar Shalamanov CB 5 Dimitar Penev CB 3 Ivan Vutsov LB 4 Boris Gaganelov (c) RH 8 Stoyan Kitov LH 6 Dobromir Zhechev  36' OR 7 Dinko Dermendzhiev CF 9 Georgi Asparuhov CF 13 Dimitar Yakimov OL 11 Ivan Kolev  66' Manager: Rudolf Vytlačil

Portugal vs Hungary

13 July 1966 (1966-07-13)

19:30 BST

Portugal	3–1	Hungary
José Augusto 2', 67' Torres 90'	[Report 2]	Bene 60'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 29,886

Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)

Portugal

Hungary

GK 2 Joaquim Carvalho RB 17 João Morais CB 20 Alexandre Baptista CB 4 Vicente LB 9 Hilário CM 16 Jaime Graça CM 10 Mário Coluna (c) RW 12 José Augusto SS 13 Eusébio CF 18 José Torres LW 11 António Simões Manager: Otto Glória

GK 1 Antal Szentmihályi RB 2 Benő Káposzta CB 3 Sándor Mátrai CB 5 Kálmán Mészöly LB 4 Kálmán Sóvári MF 14 István Nagy MF 6 Ferenc Sipos (c) RW 7 Ferenc Bene CF 10 János Farkas CF 9 Flórián Albert LW 11 Gyula Rákosi Manager: Lajos Baróti

Hungary vs Brazil

15 July 1966 (1966-07-15)

19:30 BST

Hungary	3–1	Brazil
Bene 2' Farkas 64' Mészöly 73' (pen.)	[Report 3]	Tostão 14'

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Attendance: 51,387

Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)

Hungary

Brazil

GK 21 József Gelei RB 2 Benő Káposzta CB 17 Gusztáv Szepesi CB 5 Kálmán Mészöly LB 3 Sándor Mátrai RH 6 Ferenc Sipos (c) LH 13 Imre Mathesz RW 7 Ferenc Bene CF 9 Flórián Albert CF 10 János Farkas LW 11 Gyula Rákosi Manager: Lajos Baróti

GK 1 Gilmar RB 2 Djalma Santos CB 4 Bellini (c) CB 6 Altair LB 8 Paulo Henrique RH 11 Gérson CM 14 Lima LH 20 Tostão OR 16 Garrincha CF 18 Alcindo OL 17 Jairzinho Manager: Vicente Feola

Portugal vs Bulgaria

16 July 1966 (1966-07-16)

15:00 BST

Portugal	3–0	Bulgaria
Vutsov 7' (o.g.) Eusébio 38' Torres 81'	[Report 4]

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 25,438

Referee: José María Codensal (Uruguay)

Portugal

Bulgaria

GK 3 José Pereira RB 22 Alberto Festa CB 4 Vicente CB 5 Germano (c) LB 9 Hilário CM 16 Jaime Graça CM 10 Mário Coluna RW 12 José Augusto SS 13 Eusébio  70' CF 18 José Torres LW 11 António Simões Manager: Otto Glória

GK 1 Georgi Naydenov RB 2 Aleksandar Shalamanov CB 5 Dimitar Penev CB 3 Ivan Vutsov LB 4 Boris Gaganelov (c) CM 7 Dinko Dermendzhiev  70' OR 6 Dobromir Zhechev CF 10 Petar Zhekov CF 9 Georgi Asparuhov CF 13 Dimitar Yakimov OL 16 Aleksandar Kostov Manager: Rudolf Vytlačil

Portugal vs Brazil

19 July 1966 (1966-07-19)

19:30 BST

Portugal	3–1	Brazil
Simões 15' Eusébio 27', 85'	[Report 5]	Rildo 73'

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Attendance: 58,479

Referee: George McCabe (England)

Portugal

Brazil

GK 3 José Pereira RB 17 João Morais CB 4 Vicente CB 20 Alexandre Baptista LB 9 Hilário CM 16 Jaime Graça CM 10 Mário Coluna (c) RW 12 José Augusto SS 13 Eusébio CF 18 José Torres LW 11 António Simões Manager: Otto Glória

GK 12 Manga RB 3 Fidélis CB 5 Brito CB 7 Orlando (c) LB 9 Rildo RH 13 Denílson LH 14 Lima OR 21 Paraná CF 10 Pelé CF 19 Silva Batuta OL 17 Jairzinho Manager: Vicente Feola

Hungary vs Bulgaria

20 July 1966 (1966-07-20)

19:30 BST

Hungary	3–1	Bulgaria
Davidov 43' (o.g.)[a] Mészöly 45' Bene 54'	[Report 6]	Asparuhov 15'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 24,129

Referee: Roberto Goicoechea (Argentina)

Hungary

Bulgaria

GK 21 József Gelei RB 2 Benő Káposzta CB 17 Gusztáv Szepesi CB 5 Kálmán Mészöly LB 3 Sándor Mátrai RH 6 Ferenc Sipos (c) LH 13 Imre Mathesz RW 7 Ferenc Bene CF 9 Flórián Albert CF 10 János Farkas LW 11 Gyula Rákosi Manager: Lajos Baróti

GK 21 Simeon Simeonov RB 15 Dimitar Largov CB 5 Dimitar Penev CB 3 Ivan Vutsov LB 4 Boris Gaganelov (c) CM 20 Ivan Davidov OR 6 Dobromir Zhechev CF 14 Nikola Kotkov CF 9 Georgi Asparuhov CF 13 Dimitar Yakimov OL 11 Ivan Kolev Manager: Rudolf Vytlačil

See also

• Brazil at the FIFA World Cup
• Bulgaria at the FIFA World Cup
• Hungary at the FIFA World Cup
• Portugal at the FIFA World Cup

Notes

References

External links

• 1966 FIFA World Cup archive