1966 WORLD CUP |
The 1966 FIFA World Cup Final was the final match in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth FIFA World Cup. The match was contested by England and West Germany on 30 July 1966 at Wembley Stadium in London, and had an attendance of 98,000. England defeated West Germany 4-2 after extra time to win the Jules Rimet Trophy. The unconventional formation employed by England became known as the "wingless wonders" with a narrow attacking formation, described at the time as a 4-3-3 (although the formation was nearer a 4-1-3-2). The match is remembered for England's first (and, so far, only) World Cup trophy, for Geoff Hurst's hat-trick, and for the controversial third goal awarded to England by referee Gottfried Dienst and linesman Tofik Bakhramov.
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 1966 World Cup
Winners: England
Runners up: West Germany |
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The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England was chosen as hosts by FIFA in August 1960 to celebrate the centenary of the codification of football in England. England won the final, beating West Germany 4-2, giving them their first (and only to this date) World Cup win, and becoming the first host to win the tournament since Italy in 1934.
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World Cup Willie, the mascot for the 1966 competition, was the first World Cup mascot, and one of the first mascots to be associated with a major sporting competition. World Cup Willie is a lion, a typical symbol of the United Kingdom, wearing a Union Flag jersey with the words "WORLD CUP".
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