1960s World Cup The World Cup 1966 Between

1960's World Cup

The World Cup 1966 Between 11 th and 30 th July 1966, England hosted the FIFA World Cup. 70 nations took part in the qualifying tournaments which was then narrowed down to 16 countries.

The Qualifying Countries England, Uruguay, Mexico, France Germany FR, Argentina, Spain , Switzerland Portugal, Hungary, Brazil, Bulgaria Soviet Union, Korea, Italy, Chile All matches were played at Wembley Stadium.

Quarter Finals 23 July 1966 15: 00 BST Portugal Liverpool 5 – 3 North Korea Goodison Park, 23 July 1966 15: 00 BST West Germany 4 – 0 Uruguay Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield 23 July 1966 15: 00 BST Soviet Union Sunderland 2 – 1 Hungary Roker Park, 23 July 1966 15: 00 BST England London 1 – 0 Argentina Wembley Stadium,

Semi Finals 25 July 1966 19: 30 West Germany 2 – 1 Soviet Union Goodison Park, Liverpool 26 July 1966 19: 30 England 2 – 1 Portugal Wembley Stadium, London

The Final After winning 4 – 2, with the last 2 goals being scored in extra time, England received the recovered Jules Rimet trophy from Elizabeth II and were crowned World Cup winners for the first time.

World Cup Willie 1966 A British Lion with a Beatles Haircut! He was the face of all the merchandising and one of the first commercial Football Mascot characters. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=mza. Mj M 4 Ra 7 o

Your Task Create a World Cup Poster promoting the final. Include: • the names of the 2 teams • Where it is to be held • The mascot • The time and date • Any other relevant information!