Football World Cup 1966 / England

This article covers the England national team at the 1966 World Cup .

England became world champions for the first time by beating Germany 4-2 in the final . Because of the so-called Wembley goal to make it 3-2, this game is one of the most discussed football games.

qualification

As hosts of the 1966 World Cup, the English team did not have to qualify for the finals.

English contingent

Number / name		Association at the time	birthday	Sp.	goal	red
goalkeeper
1	Gordon Banks	Leicester City	12/30/1937	6th	0	0
13	Peter Bonetti	Chelsea FC	09/27/1941	0	0	0
12	Ron Springett	Sheffield Wednesday	07/22/1935	0	0	0
Defense
14th	Jimmy Armfield	Blackpool FC	09/21/1935	0	0	0
15th	Gerry Byrne	Liverpool FC	08/29/1938	0	0	0
5	Jack Charlton	Leeds United	05/08/1935	6th	0	0
2	George Cohen	Fulham FC	10/22/1939	6th	0	0
6th	Bobby Moore	West Ham United	04/12/1941	6th	0	0
3	Ray Wilson	Everton FC	December 17, 1934	6th	0	0
midfield
7th	Alan Ball	Blackpool FC	05/12/1945	4th	0	0
9	Bobby Charlton	Manchester United	10/11/1937	6th	3	0
17th	Ron Flowers	Wolverhampton Wanderers	07/28/1934	0	0	0
18th	Norman Hunter	Leeds United	October 29, 1943	0	0	0
16	Martin Peters	West Ham United	11/08/1943	5	1	0
4th	Nobby Stiles	Manchester United	May 18, 1942	6th	0	0
attack
20th	Ian Callaghan	Liverpool FC	04/10/1942	1	0	0
11	John Connelly	Manchester United	07/18/1938	1	0	0
22nd	George Eastham	Arsenal FC	09/23/1936	0	0	0
8th	Jimmy Greaves	Tottenham Hotspur	02/20/1940	3	0	0
21st	Roger Hunt	Liverpool FC	07/20/1938	6th	3	0
10	Geoff Hurst	West Ham United	December 8, 1941	3	4th	0
19th	Terry Paine	Southampton FC	03/23/1939	1	0	0
Trainer
	Alf Ramsey		01/22/1920

English team games

Host England were seeded for the opening game of the World Cup in Group 1 before the draw:

• England 0-0 Uruguay
• England 2-0 Mexico - Goals: 1-0 Bobby Charlton (37th min.), 2-0 Hunt (75th min.)
• England 2-0 France - Goals: 1-0 Hunt (38th min.), 2-0 Hunt (75th min.)

England made it to the quarter-finals as first group:

• Quarter-finals: England 1-0 Argentina - Goal: Hurst (78th min.)

• Semi-finals: England 2-1 Portugal - goals: 1-0 B. Charlton (30th min.), 2-0 B. Charlton (80th min.), 2-1 Eusébio (82nd minute from a penalty kick)

• Final: England - Germany 4-2 aet - goals: 0: 1 Haller (12th min.), 1: 1 Hurst (18th min.), 2: 1 Peters (78th min.), 2: 2 Weber (89. Min.), 3: 2 Hurst (101. Min.), 4: 2 Hurst (120. Min.)