SOCCER - WORLD CUP - 1966
ENGLAND
1966
Group 1 - England (0) v (0) Uruguay - In the opening game of the Finals, England couldn't break down the dogged South Americans. Jimmy Greaves played up-front for England (8, B/W picture, 1 Disc, BBC - Wolstenholme, PAL)
Group 1 - England (2) v (0) Mexico - England finally opened their account with a strong display. Goals from Bobby Charlton and Roger Hunt secured the points (8, B/W picture, 1 hour 13 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC - Wolstenholme, PAL)
Group 1 - England (2) v (0) France - England qualified for the Quarter Finals with 2 goals from Roger Hunt. But the result came at a cost as Jimmy Greaves suffered a badly gashed leg (8, B/W picture, 1 Disc, BBC - Wolstenholme, PAL)
Quarter Final - North Korea (3) v (5) Portugal - In a wild game at Goodison Park, favoured Portugal were almost upset by North Korea but star forward Eusebio saved the day. North Korea took a 3-0 lead inside the opening 24 minutes before Eusebio keyed the comeback with 2 goals before the half. The 2nd half belonged to Portugal as Eusebio scored 2 more goals before José Augusto finished the scoring with a 79th minute penalty (8, B/W picture - Official DVD, 1 Disc, BBC - Coleman/Haynes, PAL)
Quarter Final - England (1) v (0) Argentina - In a physical game, England saw off a strong Argentina team thanks to a 1st goal of the tournament for Geoff Hurst, playing in place of Jimmy Greaves. Argentina captain Antonio Rattin was sent off (8, B/W picture, 1 Disc, BBC - Wolstenholme/Hill, PAL)
Semi-Final - England (2) v (1) Portugal - England qualified for the final thanks to 2 goals from Bobby Charlton. Despite conceding a late penalty, converted by Eusebio, the English held on (8, B/W picture, 1 Disc, BBC - Wolstenholme, PAL)
Final - England (4) v (2) West Germany - In England's finest sporting hour, Captain Bobby Moore led his team to the pinnacle of world football. West Germany required a last minute goal to force extra-time but 2 goals from Geoff Hurst sealed the win and the 1st World title for England. Geoff Hurst scored the 1st ever finals hat-trick (8, B/W picture, 3 Discs, BBC - Wolstenholme/Barnes, PAL)