Date: 20-07-1966
Stage: first round
Place: BIRMINGHAM
Running time: 108 min.
Colour: BW
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI: english/spanish(new)/german
My rating: ***
Notes: Beckenbauer,Overath,Seeler, Iribar,Zoco,Amancio,Marcelino
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 20 July 1966, 19:30
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 51,875
Meteo: Partly cloudy, 17°C
WEST GERMANY
Hans Tilkowski
Franz Beckenbauer
Horst-Dieter Höttges
Karl Heinz Schnellinger
Willi Schulz
Wolfgang Weber
Wolfgang Overath
Lothar Emmerich
Sigi Held
Werner Kramer
Uwe Seeler (captain)
Coach: Helmut Schon (GER)
SPAIN
Iríbar
Gallego
Glaría
Reija
Sanchis
Fuste
Zoco (captain)
Amancio
Adelardo
Lapetra
Marcelino
Coach: Jose Lillalonga (ESP)
Referee: Armando Marques (BRA)
Goals:
24′, Josep Maria Fusté, ESP
39′, Lothar Emmerich, GER
83′, Uwe Seeler, GER
Match overview
West Germany came from behind to defeat Spain 2-1 at Villa Park, securing their place in the quarter-finals. Fusté put Spain ahead, but Emmerich equalised before the break and Seeler scored the winner late in the second half. Both teams played with intensity, but the Germans proved more clinical in front of goal.
Trivia
This match was decisive for Group 2, with West Germany’s comeback eliminating Spain from the tournament. Uwe Seeler’s late goal underlined his status as a key figure for the German side, while Spain’s early lead was not enough to prevent their exit from the competition.
