<P> One minute before the end of play , the West Germans sent their defenders forward in a desperate attempt to score a last - minute equaliser . Winning the ball , Bobby Moore picked out the unmarked Geoff Hurst with a long pass , which Hurst carried forward while some spectators began streaming onto the field and Hurst scored moments later . Hurst later admitted that his blistering shot was as much intended to send the ball as far into the Wembley stands as possible should it miss , in order to kill time on the clock . </P>
<P> One minute before the end of play , the West Germans sent their defenders forward in a desperate attempt to score a last - minute equaliser . Winning the ball , Bobby Moore picked out the unmarked Geoff Hurst with a long pass , which Hurst carried forward while some spectators began streaming onto the field and Hurst scored moments later . Hurst later admitted that his blistering shot was as much intended to send the ball as far into the Wembley stands as possible should it miss , in order to kill time on the clock . </P>
who scored the winning goal for england in the 1966 world cup final
who scored the winning goal for england in the 1966 world cup final
Geoff Hurst
Geoff Hurst