England won the World Cup, it was in the 1966 World Cup in England, as the host of the time and place, the final victory over the Federal Republic of Germany, won the championship. Since then, it has never been related to the World Cup champion, not even the runner-up, which is really confusing.
The World Cup, known as the FIFA World Cup, is the world's highest national football competition, symbolizing the highest honor in football, held every four years (except for interruptions in 1938-1949), and has now been held for the 21st.
The 1966 World Cup in England, which was also the first time the World Cup was held in England, a total of 16 teams participated in this tournament, except for the host England team and the previous defending champion Brazil, the other 14 teams were qualified through the qualifiers organized by the Continental Football Federation.
In this World Cup, England ranked first in the group stage with a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 goals, advancing to the knockout stage; the quarterfinals eliminated Argentina 1-0, the semi-finals defeated Portugal 2-1, and in the finals, through extra time, the total score of 4-2 victory over West Germany, won the championship.
There are three major highlights of this tournament for England:
First, England 3 were selected for the best team, but did not score a hat-trick "Hearst"
In this tournament, England have only three players in the best team: goalkeeper Banks, defender George Cohen and Moore.
On the contrary, the England player Hirst performed very well in this tournament, scoring 3 goals in the final, scoring a hat-trick, and the other goal was also caused by his assisting teammates, so he also became famous.
Second, the grand launch of the 442 formation
This year's World Cup also has a great ball game formation, that is, the classic "442 formation" in football in the future, which also greatly balances the attack and defense, and England has also made great efforts to fight all the way with this formation.
The rise of the superstar "Bobby Charlton"
The World Cup was also the first time England had lifted the Remit Cup at Wembley Stadium, with Bobby Charlton voted the World Cup's Best Player. The player with jazz status will be awarded one of the "holy three masters" of the Red Devils Manchester United in the future professional league.
But this time the championship has become the absolute sound of England on the World Cup stage, and since then it has never been able to reach the highest peak of the football world, which is really regrettable!
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