<P> England , managed by Alf Ramsey and captained by Bobby Moore , won the toss and elected to kick off . After 12 minutes , Sigfried Held sent a cross into the English penalty area which Ray Wilson misheaded to Helmut Haller , who got his shot on target . Jackie Charlton and goalkeeper Gordon Banks failed to deal with the shot which went in making it 1 -- 0 to West Germany . </P>
<P> England , managed by Alf Ramsey and captained by Bobby Moore , won the toss and elected to kick off . After 12 minutes , Sigfried Held sent a cross into the English penalty area which Ray Wilson misheaded to Helmut Haller , who got his shot on target . Jackie Charlton and goalkeeper Gordon Banks failed to deal with the shot which went in making it 1 -- 0 to West Germany . </P>
who scored the first goal in the 1966 world cup final
who scored the first goal in the 1966 world cup final
Helmut Haller
Helmut Haller