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Elizabeth II presents the Jules Rimet Trophy to England captain Bobby Moore, 1966; Moore is the only captain to lead England to a World Cup victory, and has the record for being the youngest men's captain (for a period he was, officially, the absolute youngest captain).
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 ...
The Queen presents the 1966 World Cup trophy to England captain Moore. According to Geoff Hurst's autobiography, England full back George Cohen overheard Ramsey talking to his coaching staff about the possibility of dropping Moore for the final and deploying the more battle-hardened Norman Hunter in his place. However, eventually they settled ...
England was chosen as host of the 1966 World Cup in Rome, Italy, on 22 August 1960, over rival bids from West Germany and Spain. This was the first tournament to be held in a country that was affected directly by World War II, as the four previous tournaments were either held in countries out of war theatres or in neutral countries.
Elizabeth II presents England captain Bobby Moore with the Jules Rimet Cup after winning the 1966 FIFA World Cup on home soil. The England national football team did not enter the first three FIFA World Cup tournaments but have entered all 19 subsequent ones, beginning with that of 1950.
Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United great who played a starring role in England’s 1966 World Cup victory, has died at the age of 86, the Premier League club said on Saturday.
The suitcase has documents and letters from when Sir Alf Ramsey (left) and England captain Bobby Moore (right) won the 1966 World Cup trophy [Edd Smith/BBC]
Below are the squads for the 1966 FIFA World Cup final tournament in England. Spain (3), West Germany (3) and France (2) had players representing foreign clubs. Spain (3), West Germany (3) and France (2) had players representing foreign clubs.