1966 FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup international football tournament

The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth edition of the men's football world championship, hosted and won by England, featuring legendary players such as Bobby Charlton.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	FIFA World Cup → international football tournament →
ball	Slazenger Challenge 4-Star →
ballInstanceOf	association football →
bestGoalkeeper	Gordon Banks →
bestPlayer	Bobby Charlton →
bestYoungPlayer	Franz Beckenbauer →
champion	England national football team →
controversy	disputed goal in the final by Geoff Hurst →
defendingChampion	Brazil national football team →
defendingChampionEliminatedIn	group stage →
editionNumber	8 →
endDate	1966-07-30 →
finalMatchDate	1966-07-30 →
finalScore	4–2 after extra time →
finalScore90Minutes	2–2 →
finalStadium	Wembley Stadium →
fourthPlace	Soviet Union national football team →
goldenBallWinner	Bobby Charlton →
goldenBootWinner	Eusébio →
groupStageFormat	four groups of four teams →
hostCityOfFinal	London →
hostConfederation	UEFA →
hostCountry	England →
hostSelectionDate	1960-08-22 →
hostSelectionEvent	FIFA Congress in Rome →
knockoutStageFormat	quarter-finals, semi-finals, third place play-off, final →
mascot	World Cup Willie →
mascotInstanceOf	World Cup mascot →
nextEdition	1970 FIFA World Cup →
notablePlayer	Bobby Charlton → Eusébio → Franz Beckenbauer → Geoff Hurst → Gordon Banks →
numberOfConfederations	4 →
numberOfHostCities	7 →
numberOfTeams	16 →
numberOfVenues	8 →
openingMatchDate	1966-07-11 →
previousEdition	1962 FIFA World Cup →
runnerUp	West Germany national football team →
startDate	1966-07-11 →
thirdPlace	Portugal national football team →
topScorer	Eusébio →
topScorerGoals	9 →
totalAttendance	1563135 →
totalGoals	89 →
totalMatches	32 →
winnerCoach	Alf Ramsey →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bobby Charlton → Jack Charlton → Sir Robert Charlton →	participatedIn
Jack Charlton → Roger Hunt → Sir Robert Charlton →	winnerOf
Portugal national football team →	firstWorldCupAppearance
1962 FIFA World Cup →	nextEdition
Roger Hunt →	participantIn
Bobby Charlton →	won
Germany national football team →	WorldCupRunnerUpIn