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1966 was a World Cup with few goals as the teams began to play much more tactically and defensively. This was exemplified by Alf Ramsey's England as they finished top of Group 1 with only four goals, but having none scored against them. They also became the first World Cup winning team not to win its first game in the tournament.
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 ...
Eusébio scored nine goals for Portugal at the 1966 World Cup. Gerd Müller scored ten goals for West Germany at the 1970 World Cup. Top goalscorers at each FIFA World Cup final tournament [ 126 ] [ 127 ] [ 128 ]
Eusébio was the top scorer at the 1966 FIFA World Cup with nine goals, including four in the quarter-final against North Korea. He scored two international hat-tricks : his haul against North Korea , and three goals in a victory over Turkey in qualification for the tournament.
Charlton was England’s star player in their World Cup triumph and played a major role in rebuilding Manchester United after surviving the 1958 Munich air disaster
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Gordon Banks OBE (30 December 1937 – 12 February 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, [4] he made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional career, and won 73 caps for England, highlighted by starting every game of the nation's 1966 World Cup victory.
23 July 1966 [22] 26. Geoff Hurst: 3 – 18', 98', 120' ... Oleg Salenko is the only player in World Cup history to have scored five goals in a single match.