Geoff Hurst's " Ghost goal | Wembley Goal " during the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final | 1966 world cup finalThe Germans equalised with virtually the last kick of the game, forcing extra time.

On 20 March 1966, four months before the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, the trophy was stolen during a public exhibition at Westminster Central Hall.

* 1966 FIFA World Cup hosted and won by England

The 1966 FIFA World Cup Final was the final match in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth football World Cup.

* July 11 – The 1966 FIFA World Cup begins in England.

* July 30 – England beats West Germany 4 – 2 to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley after extra time.

Kenneth Wolstenholme DFC & Bar ( 17 July 1920 – 25 March 2002 ) was the football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s, most notable for his commentary during the 1966 FIFA World Cup which included the famous phrase " some people are on the pitch ... they think it's all over .... it is now!

* 1966 FIFA World Cup Final

Category: 1966 FIFA World Cup players

The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 to 30 July.

* Gordon Banks, the 1966 FIFA World Cup winning goalkeeper, was a Quorn resident for many years

He attended the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final and claims ( with a little jest ) to have been influential in persuading the man known vernacularly as " the Russian linesman " Tofik Bakhramov ( who was actually from Azerbaijan ), to award a goal to Geoff Hurst when the England striker had seen his shot hit the crossbar of opponents West Germany, leaving doubt as to whether the ball had crossed the line.

The modern stand has seen a series of improvements, the first being a conversion to an all-seated stand in 1965 ahead of the 1966 FIFA World Cup and latest being a major £ 7 million re-development for the Euro 1996 international competition when an upper tier ( Grandstand ) of 3, 077 extra seats, a new roof, 30 executive boxes, two conference suites, a bar, a restaurant and a range of office space were added.

Hillsborough was used as a venue for the 1966 FIFA World Cup and 1996 UEFA European championships.

In the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the preparation of the team was affected by political influences.

Argentina was chosen as the host nation by FIFA in London, England on 6 July 1966.

Spain was chosen as the host nation by FIFA in London, England on 6 July 1966.

The stadium has hosted FIFA World Cup football ( 1966 ), The 1996 European Championships ( Euro 96 ) and 27 FA Cup Semi Finals.

It has been suggested that the timing of the merge was related to the huge amount of attention given throughout the English-speaking world to the victory by England in the 1966 FIFA World Cup and the resulting documentary film, Goal.

The word ansible was coined by Ursula K. Le Guin in her 1966 novel Rocannon's World.

A member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d ' Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966, he played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts and passing abilities from midfield and his ferocious long-range shot.

After helping United to win the Football League in 1965, he won a World Cup medal with England in 1966 and another Football League title with United the following year.

In between, there was the pressing matter for Charlton of the 1966 World Cup for which England, as hosts, had not needed to qualify.

Charlton's role was developing from traditional inside-forward to what today would be termed an attacking midfield player, with Ramsey planning to build the team for the 1966 World Cup around him.

The Orioles experienced their greatest success from 1964 – 1983, as well as 1996-1997, winning eight Division Championships ( 1969 – 1971, 1973 – 1974, 1979, 1983, 1997 ), six pennants ( 1966, 1969 – 1971, 1979, 1983 ), three World Series Championships ( 1966, 1970, 1983 ), one wild card berth ( 1996 ), and five Most Valuable Player awards ( 3B Brooks Robinson 1964, OF Frank Robinson 1966, 1B Boog Powell 1970 and SS Cal Ripken Jr. 1983 & 1991 ).

The Orioles won their first-ever American League championship in 1966, and in a major upset, swept the World Series by out-dueling the Los Angeles Dodgers aces Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale.

His Orioles would easily sweep the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1966 World Series.

Of the eight original American League teams, the Orioles were the last of the eight to win the World Series, doing so in 1966 with its four – game sweep of the heavily favored Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jack Brabham won his third title in 1966, becoming the only driver to win the Formula One World Championship in a car carrying his own name ( cf Surtees, Hill and Fittipaldi Automotive ).

England won the World Cup in 1966, when they hosted the finals, defeating West Germany 4 – 2 in extra time in the final.

England team formation during 1966 World Cup Final

The 1966 World Cup was hosted in England and Alf Ramsey guided England to victory with a 4 – 2 win against West Germany after extra time in the final, during which Geoff Hurst famously scored a hat-trick.

Suspended after World War II, the celebration was reinstated in 1966 as the national holiday Kenkoku Kinen no hi (" National Foundation Day ").

Henry Saperstein ( whose company UPA co-produced the 1965 film Frankenstein Conquers the World and the 1966 film War of the Gargantuas with Toho ) was so impressed with the octopus sequence that he requested the creature to appear in these two productions.

With assistance from the United States, the World Bank, and the United Kingdom, construction of the Akosombo Dam was completed on the Volta River in 1966.

After independence in 1966, Guyana sought an influential role in international affairs, particularly among Third World and non-aligned nations.

Banks was a member of the England national team that won the 1966 World Cup.

Mullan discovered at the age of 8 that he was dyslexic, but he had learned to read and write through a giant 500-page scrapbook which he began compiling shortly after seeing Banks play in the 1966 World Cup Final.

Advances in technology have never conclusively proved that the ball crossed the line ; on the contrary, in 1995 the Sunday Times reported that image analysis by researchers at Oxford University had concluded that the whole of the ball did not cross the goal-line, and so a goal should not have been awarded ( Computer blows whistle on England's 1966 World Cup win by Adam Jones and John Davison, 23 July 1995 ).

Ajax won the championship in 1966 and 1967, scoring a record breaking 122 goals including 33 from Johan Cruijff, and again in 1968, and reached the European Cup final of 1969 against AC Milan.

The following season he was in the West Ham side which lost the League Cup final on aggregate to West Bromwich Albion, and in February 1966 he was given his debut for England by manager Alf Ramsey.

Prior to the accident he had captained England 22 times, and, being only 27, was expected to lead them in the 1966 World Cup ; but he was never again selected for the national team.

In 1966, the club won the First Division but lost to Borussia Dortmund in the European Cup Winners ' Cup final.

In 1966 the Canadian-American Challenge Cup ( Can-Am ) was created for Group 7 open-top sportscars.

They also won the Football League Cup at the first attempt in 1966.