Date: 19-07-1966
Stage: first round
Place: MIDDLESBROUGH
Running time: 100 min.
Colour: BW
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI : english/italian(new)/spanish(new)
My rating: ***
Notes: Albertosi,Facchetti,Mazzola,Rivera
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 19 July 1966
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 18,727
Meteo: Sunny, 17°C
ITALY
Enrico Albertosi
Giacinto Facchetti
Francesco Janich
Spataco Landini
Paolo Barison
Romano Fogli
Aristide Guarneri
Marino Perani
Gianni Rivera
Giacomo Bulgarelli (captain)
Sandro Mazzola
Coach: Edmondo Fabbri (ITA)
KOREA DPR
LEE Chan-Myung
HA Jung-Won
OH Yoon-Kyung
SHIN Yung-Kyoo (captain)
LIM Zoong-Sun
KIM Bong-Hwan
HAN Bong-Zin
IM Seung-Hwi
PAK Doo-Ik
YANG Seung-Kook
PAK Seung-Zin
Coach: Myung Re Hyun (PRK)
Referee: Pierre Schwinte (FRA)
Goals:
42′, PAK Doo-Ik, PRK
Match overview
Korea DPR stunned Italy with a 1-0 victory at Ayresome Park, eliminating the Azzurri from the World Cup. Pak Doo-Ik scored the only goal late in the first half. Italy pressed for an equaliser but could not break through, as the North Koreans defended resolutely to secure a historic win.
Trivia
This match is remembered as one of the greatest shocks in World Cup history. Korea DPR became the first Asian team to reach the quarter-finals, while Italy’s early exit led to significant criticism and changes in Italian football.
