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The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 to 30 July 1966. England defeated West Germany 4–2 in the final to win their first ever World Cup title. The final was level at 2–2 after 90 minutes and went to extra time, when Geoff ...
- Politics Overshadows The Sport
- Events on The Pitch
- The Final
After England was granted the next World Cup in Rome in 1960, the preparations were inevitably overshadowed by politics. This was nothing new; already the 1942 and 1946 incarnations had been cancelled by the more pressing issue of World War Two and the 1938 tournament had featured a German side full of stolen Austrian players after Hitler’s takeove...
While all of this was going on, the tournament itself still had to be organised, with 16 teams reaching the finals, including England, Italy, newcomers Portugal, Brazil, the Soviet Union and West Germany. The draw was made in January, and the hosts were placed in a tough group with Uruguay, France and Mexico, playing all their group games at the fa...
The match on 30 July was one of the best ever in a World Cup. The Germans opened the scoring in an entertaining match after just 12 minutes, only for England’s replacement striker Geoff Hurst (first choice Jimmy Greaves was injured) to equalise just four minutes later. Midfielder Martin Peters then sent the 98,000-strong crowd into raptures with an...
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Presenter Gabby Logan is joined by 1966 FIFA World Cup™ hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst, England great Glenn Hoddle and many more to relive an iconic Final th...
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Wolfgang Weber deprived the hosts of the Trophy in normal time, scoring in the last minute to make it 2-2. A goalscorer in the regulation 90 minutes, Geoff Hurst struck twice more in extra time, the first of those two goals the most controversial in World Cup Final history: a powerful drive that hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced on the goal-line – according to the Germans – or ...
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Jul 29, 2014 · The 1966 FIFA World Cup Final was the final match in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth football World Cup and one of the most controversial finals ever. Th...
