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MATCHFIFA World Cup1966Final1966-07-30
England
4–2
West Germany

England won its first FIFA World Cup title.

Match details

At a glance

City
London
Kick-off
15:00
Attendance
94,000+
Referee
Dienst (Switzerland)
Stage
Final
Scoring

Goals

12'
HallerWest Germany
18'
Hurst headerEngland
78'
PetersEngland
90'
WeberWest Germany
101'
HurstEngland
120'
HurstEngland
Starting XI

Lineups

England

  1. Banks
  2. Cohen
  3. J. Charlton
  4. MooreC
  5. Wilson
  6. Stiles
  7. R. Charlton
  8. Peters
  9. Ball
  10. Hunt
  11. Hurst

West Germany

  1. Tilkowski
  2. Höttges
  3. Schulz
  4. Weber
  5. Schnellinger
  6. Beckenbauer
  7. Overath
  8. Haller
  9. SeelerC
  10. Held
  11. Emmerich
Tactical view

Lineup graphic

England 4-2 West Germany lineup graphic
England-West Germany 1966 final lineup graphic — Wikimedia Commons
Officials & discipline

Match administration

RefereeDienst (Switzerland)
OfficialBachramov (USSR)
OfficialGalba (Czechoslovakia)
Context

Why this match matters

  • Geoff Hurst became the first player to score a hat-trick in a men's World Cup final.
  • RSSSF notes this was the 200th World Cup match.
Research

Sources

  • RSSSF — World Cup 1966 finalsstadium, kickoff, attendance, officials, lineups, scorers and incidentshttps://www.rsssf.org/tables/66full.html
  • Wikimedia Commonspage media and rights metadatahttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ENG-FRG_1966-07-30.svg