england played west germany in the world cup in 1966.
who did england play in the world cup in 1966?
west germany
the 1966 fifa world cup final was a football match played at wembley stadium, london, on 30 july 1966 to determine the winner of the 1966 fifa world cup, the eighth fifa world cup. the match was contested by england and west germany, with england winning 4–2 after extra time to claim the jules rimet trophy. the match is remembered for england's – as of 2018 – only world cup and major international title, geoff hurst's hat-trick – the first and as of 2018 only one ever scored in a fifa world cup final – and the controversial third goal awarded to england by referee gottfried dienst and linesman tofiq bahramov. the england team became known as the "wingless wonders", on account of their then-unconventional narrow attacking formation, described at the time as a 4–4–2.
1966 fifa world cup final
, england have played 1,011 test matches, winning 366 and losing 300 (with 345 draws). in test series against australia, england play for the ashes, one of the most famous trophies in all of sport, and they have won the urn on 32 occasions. england have also played 743 odis, winning 374. they have appeared in the final of the cricket world cup four times, winning once in 2019; they have also finished as runners-up in two icc champions trophies (2004 and 2013). england have played 109 t20is, winning 54. they won the icc t20 world cup in 2010, and were runners-up in 2016.
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