The 1966 event featured the highest number of teams of any international tournament to date, with 70 nations participating. [2][3], Despite the Africans' absence, there was another new record number of entries for the qualifying tournament, with 70 nations taking part. The newest and biggest venue used was Wembley Stadium in north London, which was 43 years old in 1966. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? The final would have been replayed if tied after extra time. Best and Charlton in action for Manchester United in 1966, Remembering Everton and Man Utd's 1966 cup semi-final, 50 years on, Read more Martinez: It would be unprofessional to worry about Everton sack, Michael Owen: Manchester United, Everton, Crystal Palace and Watford all to score in FA Cup semi-finals, Manchester United news: 'Super-agent' Jorge Mendes wants to represent Marcus Rashford, Louis van Gaal: Manchester United manager says he deserves praise for blooding young players, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. In 1986, FIFA published a report that ranked all teams in each World Cup up to and including 1986, based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition. Later as a youth coach at Goodison Park, he persuaded a 14 years old Wayne Rooney not to give up football for boxing. Portugal appeared in the finals for the first time, and made quite an impact. [4], Portugal and North Korea qualified for the first time. [19] It appeared as though the surprise package North Korea would claim another major upset in their match against Portugal at Goodison Park, when after 22 minutes they led 3–0. This made Geoff Hurst the only player ever to have scored three times in a single World Cup final. 1966 was a World Cup with few goals as the teams began to play much more tactically and defensively. London's Wembley Stadium was the venue for the final, and 98,000 people attended. Popular choices include Framed Prints, Canvas Prints, Posters and Jigsaw Puzzles. In the northwest of England, Old Trafford and Goodison Park played host to Group 3 which saw the two-time defending champions Brazil finish in third place behind Portugal and Hungary, and be eliminated along with Bulgaria. [26], With the score level at 2–2 at the end of 90 minutes, the game went to extra time. Bobby Charlton. This remains the latest date that any tournament has concluded. [26] BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme's description of the match's closing moments has gone down in history: "Some people are on the pitch. George Best was injured. France again lowered the record to two goals in seven during the 1998 tournament, a record that has since been equalled by Italy at the 2006 tournament and by Spain's two goals in the group stage conceded during the 2010 tournament. They also became the first World Cup winning team not to win its first game in the tournament. The 1966 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield Wednesday and Everton at Wembley on Saturday 14 May 1966. England's total of eleven goals scored in six games set a new record low for average goals per game scored by a World Cup winning team. They also protested against the readmission of South Africa to FIFA in 1963, despite its expulsion from CAF due to the apartheid regime in 1958. Mário Coluna You can see parts of the game on YouTube. Portugal would not qualify again until 1986, while North Korea's next appearance was at the 2010 tournament. Meanwhile, in the other two games, Ferenc Bene's late goal for Hungary against the Soviet Union, who were led by Lev Yashin's stellar goalkeeping, proved little more than a consolation as they crashed out 2–1, and the only goal between Argentina and England came courtesy of England's Geoff Hurst.