1966 FIFA World Cup the first time, and made quite an impact. They won all three of their games in the group stage, with a lot of help from their outstanding striker Eusébio, whose nine goals made him the tournament's top scorer. Group 4, however, provided the biggest upset when North Korea beat Italy 1–0 at Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough and finished above them, thus earning qualification to the next round along with the Soviet Union. This was the first time that a nation from outside Europe or the Americas had progressed from the first stage of a World Cup: the next would be Morocco
1966–67 European Cup top scorers from the 1966–67 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows: 1966–67 European Cup The 1966–67 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Celtic for the first time in the final against Internazionale, who eliminated defending champions Real Madrid in the quarter-finals. They were the first British team to win the cup and also remain the only Scottish team to do so. The Soviet Union entered its champion for the first time this season. "CSKA Red Flag won 6–1 on aggregate." "Vorwärts Berlin won 12–1 on aggregate." Liverpool beat Petrolul Ploiești 2–0 in a