Date: 25-07-1966
Stage: semi-final
Place: LIVERPOOL
Running time: 95 min.
Colour: BW
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI : english/italian(new)/german(new)/russian(new)
My rating: ***
Notes: Beckenbauer,Overath,Haller,Seeler, Jashin,Chislenko,Voronin
MATCH SUMMARY
Monday, 25 July 1966, 19:30
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 43,921
Meteo: Partly cloudy, 17°C
WEST GERMANY
Hans Tilkowski
Franz Beckenbauer
Friedel Lutz
Karl Heinz Schnellinger
Willi Schulz
Wolfgang Weber
Wolfgang Overath
Lothar Emmerich
Helmut Haller
Sigi Held
Uwe Seeler (captain)
Coach: Helmut Schon (GER)
72′ Franz Beckenbauer
USSR
Lev Yashin
Vasili Danilov
Vladimir Ponomaryov
Albert Shesterniev
Yozhef Sabo
Valeri Voronin
Anatoli Banishevski
Igor Chislenko
Galimzian Khusainov
Eduard Malofeyev
Valeri Porkujan
Coach: Nikolai Morozov (URS)
20′ Valeri Voronin
47′ Igor Chislenko
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (ITA)
Goals:
43′, Helmut Haller, GER
67′, Franz Beckenbauer, GER
88′, Valeri Porkujan, URS
Match overview
West Germany reached the 1966 World Cup final with a 2-1 victory over the USSR at Goodison Park. Goals from Haller and Beckenbauer gave the Germans a commanding lead before Porkujan pulled one back late. The match was marked by physical play and a late sending off for the Soviets.
Trivia
This semi-final is remembered for its intensity and discipline, with Igor Chislenko’s red card reducing the USSR to ten men. West Germany’s progression set up a classic final against England, while the Soviet side’s spirited effort fell just short.
