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

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Netherlands  2–0  Albania
Schrijvers   48' (pen.)
Muller   52'
Report
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 28,745

Northern Ireland  1–0   Switzerland
Crossan   46' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 28,598
Referee: Burguet (Belgium)

Albania  0–2  Netherlands
Report Van Nee   2'
Geurtsen   87'
Attendance: 25,579
Referee: Dinov (Bulgaria)

Switzerland  2–1  Northern Ireland
Quentin   29'
Kuhn   34'
Report Best   13'
Lausanne, Switzerland
Attendance: 22,162
Referee: Schiller (Austria)

Northern Ireland  2–1  Netherlands
Crossan   11'
Neill   62'
Report Van Nee   6'
Attendance: 35,300
Referee: Sørensen (Denmark)

Netherlands  0–0  Northern Ireland
Report
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 61,954
Referee: Clements (England)

Albania  0–2   Switzerland
Report Quentin   21'
Kuhn   88' (pen.)
Attendance: 27,291
Referee: Sbardella (Italy)

Switzerland  1–0  Albania
Kuhn   10' (pen.) Report
Geneva, Switzerland
Attendance: 24,108
Referee: Bueno Perales (Spain)

Northern Ireland  4–1  Albania
Crossan   16', 30', 61' (pen.)
Best   85'
Report Jashari   49'
Attendance: 16,017
Referee: Mootz (Luxembourg)

Netherlands  0–0   Switzerland
Report
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 57,759
Referee: Boström (Sweden)

Switzerland  2–1  Netherlands
Hosp   10'
Allemann   87'
Report Laseroms   64'
Bern, Switzerland
Attendance: 44,009

Albania  1–1  Northern Ireland
Haxhiu   77' Report Irvine   58'
Attendance: 17,381
Referee: Sotir (Romania)

Switzerland qualified.

Final Table

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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.    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

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Head coach:   Alfredo Foni

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

Head coach:   Bertie Peacock

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

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

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

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

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