FIFA World Cup qualification 1965

Wales 4–1 Greece

Wednesday 17 Mar 1965 · Cardiff, Wales

Wales4–1Greece

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Allchurch England Papaioannou Vernon Allchurch

26′1–0Ivor Allchurch Wales
51′2–0Mike England Wales
60′2–1Mimis Papaioannou Greece
65′3–1Roy Vernon Wales
74′4–1Ivor Allchurch Wales

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Wales: 1520 → 1538
Greece: 1433 → 1415

Expected score for Wales: 74.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 2, 1964–1965.

Wales wins: 1
Draws: 0
Greece wins: 1

Form either side

Wales

Before

2–3 v Northern Ireland 15 Apr 1964 · British Home Championship 1964
3–2 v Scotland 3 Oct 1964 · British Home Championship 1964
0–1 v Denmark 21 Oct 1964 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1964
1–2 v England 18 Nov 1964 · British Home Championship 1964
0–2 v Greece 9 Dec 1964 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1964

After

5–0 v Northern Ireland 31 Mar 1965 · British Home Championship 1965
1–4 v Italy 1 May 1965 · Friendly
1–2 v Russia 30 May 1965 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1965
0–0 v England 2 Oct 1965 · British Home Championship 1965
2–1 v Russia 27 Oct 1965 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1965

Greece

Before

3–1 v Poland 16 Oct 1963 · Friendly
1–3 v Cyprus 27 Nov 1963 · Friendly
3–1 v Ethiopia 13 May 1964 · Friendly
4–2 v Denmark 29 Nov 1964 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1964
2–0 v Wales 9 Dec 1964 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1964

After

1–3 v Russia 23 May 1965 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1965
1–4 v Russia 3 Oct 1965 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1965
1–1 v Denmark 27 Oct 1965 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1965
2–1 v Finland 16 Oct 1966 · UEFA Euro qualification 1966
4–0 v Libya 15 Feb 1967 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Wales

4–1 v Greece 17 Mar 1965
1–2 v Russia 30 May 1965
2–1 v Russia 27 Oct 1965
4–2 v Denmark 1 Dec 1965

Greece

1–4 v Wales 17 Mar 1965
1–3 v Russia 23 May 1965
1–4 v Russia 3 Oct 1965
1–1 v Denmark 27 Oct 1965

Every Wales v Greece match2

From Wales's side.


17 Mar 1965	Greece	4–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1965	—
9 Dec 1964	Greece	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1964	—

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