World Cup Final 30 July 1966

Wembley Stadium, London
England 4 (Hurst 18, 100, 119, Peters 78) West Germany 2 (Haller, 15, Weber 89) (After Extra Time)

England: Banks, Cohen, Wilson, Stiles, J. Charlton, Moore, Ball, Hunt, R. Charlton, Hurst, Peters.

West Germany: Tilkowski, Hottges, Schnellinger, Beckenbauer, Schulz, Weber, Haller, Overath, Seeler, Held, Emmerich.

Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
Yellow Cards: None
Red Cards: None

Hosts England grabbed their first World Cup victory in a dramatic six-goal game, defeating West Germany after extra time.

Alf Ramsay¹s "Wingless Wonders" had edged through to the final, on the back of some powerful performances from midfield director Bobby Charlton, the adroit perception of Martin Peters and the goals of his Peters¹ West Ham colleagie Geoff Hurst.

West Germany had unearthed one of the best young gems in world football in midfielder Franz Beckenbauer, who along with left-back Schnellinger and frontman Uwe Seeler gave the Germans all-round strength.

Helmut Haller gave West Germany the lead after 15 minutes, latching on to a mistake by Ray Wilson, but Hurst levelled matters three minutes later, nodding home form Bobby Moore¹s quickly-taken free-kick.

Beckenbauer had been detailed to follow Bobby Charlton all over the pitch and the game became a tight, tactical tussle, but Peters¹ goal 12 minutes from the end looked to have handed victory to the hosts. Hurst¹s shot was only half-cleared and Peters swooped from 12 yards out to give the home side the advantage.

But as time ran out, a rebound from a German free-kick ran loose in the England box, allowing Wolfgang Weber to force the ball past Gordon Banks at the far post, and bring about extra time in the World Cup Final for the first time.

Ten minutes into the first period Geoff Hurst controlled an Alan Ball centre from the right, swivelled and crashed a shot against the underside of Tilkowski¹s bar. Roger Hunt, ignoring the rebound, turned away in celebration, and after a long consultation with Soviet linesman Tofig Bakhramov, referee Dienst gave the goal, amid a stream of German protests.

Fortunately Hurst lashed home a fourth goal in the final minute of extra-time, ensuring a 4-2 win for the hosts, and a place in the record books for himself as the only man to score a hat-trick in the most important game in world football.