1966 FIFA World Cup

1966 FIFA World Cup

Host Nation	England
Qualification Dates	May 24, 1964-December 29, 1965
Tournament Dates	July 11-30, 1966
Champion	England
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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. England defeated West Germany 4–2 in the final to win their first and (to date) only title; the match had finished at 2-2 after 90 minutes and went to extra time, when Geoff Hurst scored two goals to complete his hat-trick, the first (and to date, only) to be scored in a World Cup final, with a handful of spectators wandering on to the pitch during the fourth goal. England were the fifth nation to win the event, and the third host nation to win after Uruguay in 1930 and Italy in 1934. Brazil were the defending champions, but they failed to progress from the group stage.

Publications

Programs
Stage	Date	Teams	Venue
Qualifying	October 21, 1964	Denmark vs. Wales	n/a
Qualifying	May 7, 1965	Northern Ireland vs. Albania	Windsor Park
Qualifying	October 31, 1965	East Germany vs. Austria	Zentralstadion
Qualifying	March 17, 1965	Wales vs. Greece	Ninian Park
Qualifying	December 1, 1965	Wales vs. Denmark	Racecourse Ground
Final	July 30, 1966	England vs. West Germany	Wembley Stadium
Tournament	July 11-30, 1966	all	England

1966 FIFA World Cup (England) Countries
Champions	England
Runners-up	West Germany
Third Place	Portugal
Fourth Place	Soviet Union
Quarterfinals	Argentina • Hungary • North Korea • Uruguay
Group Stage	Brazil • Bulgaria • Chile • France • Italy • Mexico • Spain • Switzerland
Non-Qualifiers	Albania • Austria • Denmark • East Germany • Greece • Northern Ireland • Wales
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