Group 4 of the
1966 FIFA World Cup consisted of
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
,
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, and
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
. Play began on 12 July 1966 and concluded on 20 July 1966. Soviet Union won the group and North Korea finished as runners-up on their World Cup debut, and both advanced to the quarter-finals. Italy and Chile failed to advance.
Standings
Matches
Soviet Union vs North Korea
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Italy vs Chile
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Chile vs North Korea
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Soviet Union vs Italy
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North Korea vs Italy
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Soviet Union vs Chile
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See also
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Chile at the FIFA World Cup
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Italy at the FIFA World Cup
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North Korea at the FIFA World Cup
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Soviet Union at the FIFA World Cup
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
References
External links
1966 FIFA World Cup archive
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1966 FIFA World Cup
Italy at the 1966 FIFA World Cup
North Korea at the 1966 FIFA World Cup
Soviet Union at the 1966 FIFA World Cup
Chile at the 1966 FIFA World Cup