World Cup 1966 Qualifiers : Germany beats Cyprus 6-0 to qualify for 1966 World Cup

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Posted on 14 November 1965

NICOSIA, Nov. 14, 1965 (AMP) — England 66 (European Qualifiers) : Germany defeated Cyprus by a big score of 6-0 (halftime: 2-0), in a World Cup qualifying game on Sunday. Germany secured their ticket to the World Cup finals. Cyprus is eliminated.

Fixtures and Results : Group 2

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Overview

Cyprus at the World Cup

Never qualified
2 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)

Germany at the World Cup

1 title (1954)
5 appearances (first in 1934)
6 participations in the qualifications (first in 1934)
Statistics: Champions (1954) Third Place (1934) Fourth Place (1958)

Cyprus

0:6

Germany

0:6 (0:2)

14 November 1965
Nicosia

Group 2

Team	Pts
Germany	7
Sweden	5
Cyprus	0

Matches

Germany 1-1 Sweden (4 Nov. 1964)
Germany 5-0 Cyprus (24 Apr. 1965)
Sweden 3-0 Cyprus (5 May. 1965)
Sweden 1-2 Germany (26 Sep. 1965)
Cyprus 0-5 Sweden (7 Nov. 1965)
Cyprus 0-6 Germany (14 Nov. 1965)

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