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Oct 13, 2013 · Finals Squad. The squad was the product of a rather protracted winnowing process. FIFA required that each national side provide a list of forty players before the end of May 1966 and a final squad of 22 players by July 3, eight days before the tournament began. Alf Ramsey named his provisional list of forty players on April 7, almost two months ...
The match was contested by England and West Germany, with England winning 4–2 after extra time to claim the Jules Rimet Trophy. It was the first – and to date only – occasion that England has hosted or won the World Cup.
Oct 30, 2020 · The class of England’s World Cup winning team remain the only Three Lions side ever to lift a major international football trophy. Following the death of Nobby Stiles on Friday, here is a...
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Oct 21, 2023 · England beat West Germany to win the 1966 World Cup at Wembley Stadium, with the starting XI from the tournament becoming instant icons.
Nov 1, 2023 · Just one member of England’s 1966 World Cup team is now still alive. Sir Geoff Hurst, now aged 82, currently lives in Cheltenham, after a managerial career at Telford United and Chelsea.
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Dec 23, 2022 · England's soccer team captain Bobby Moore, is carried shoulder high by his teammates holding World Cup at the Wembley Stadium in London, July 30, 1966. England World Cup winner George Cohen...
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.
