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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 tit
The 1966 FIFA World Cup final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium in London on 30 July 1966 to determine the winner of the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth FIFA World Cup. [2] 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 ...
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was held in England in July 1966. Four months prior to the start of the tournament, the Jules Rimet Trophy, the prize for winning the FIFA World Cup, was stolen from an exhibition at Central Hall, Westminster, where it was on show in the run-up to the tournament.
March 20 – Football's FIFA World Cup Trophy is stolen while on exhibition in London; it is found seven days later by a mongrel dog named "Pickles" and his owner David Corbett, wrapped in newspaper in a south London garden. March 22 – in the Chinese city of Xingtai a magnitude 6.8 earthquake leaves more than 8,000 dead and 38,000 injured.
FIFA World Cup on NBC is the branding used for presentations of the FIFA World Cup produced by the NBC television network in the United States. NBC [ 1 ] was the official American network television broadcaster for the international association football competition in 1966 and 1986 .
World Cup – England defeats Germany to win the 1966 World Cup Final. FIFA decide to give the right to host the 1974 FIFA World Cup, 1978 FIFA World Cup and 1982 Football World Cup to West Germany, Argentina and Spain respectively
1966 FIFA World Cup Group 4; K. 1966 FIFA World Cup knockout stage; P. Pickles (dog) Q. 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification; S. Sixty Six (film) Slazenger Challenge 4-Star;