The 1966 Arab Cup was the third edition of the

Arab Cup The FIFA Arab Cup ( ar, كأس العرب, translit=Kaʾs al-ʿArab), or simply Arab Cup, is an international association football competition which has been organized by FIFA since 2021, and is contested by the senior men's national teams of ...

hosted by

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. The host nation and defending Champions

won the title for the 2nd time.

Participated teams

The 10 participated teams are:

Venues

Squads

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

Oman abandoned their first match against Libya with 10 minutes left from a disputed decision when they started losing 21–0 to Libya, and withdrew from the tournament. ---- ---- ----

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Goalscorers

;16 goals *

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Notes and references

Notes

References

External links

Details in RSSSF
{{UAFA Football Arab Cup, 1966 International association football competitions hosted by Iraq

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Football in Baghdad