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1966 FIFA World Cup

8th FIFA World Cup, held in England
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1966 FIFA World Cup
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Summary

1966 FIFA World Cup is a sports season[1]. It ranks in the top 0.26% of sports season entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,596 views/month, #94 of 36,855).[2]

Key Facts

  • Winner: England men's national association football team[3]
  • Country: United Kingdom[4]
  • Follows: 1962 FIFA World Cup[5]
  • Followed by: 1970 FIFA World Cup[6]
  • Location: Old Trafford[7], Goodison Park[8], Villa Park[9], Wembley Stadium[10], Ayresome Park[11], Roker Park[12], Hillsborough Stadium[13], White City Stadium[14]
  • Commons category: 1966 FIFA World Cup[15]
  • Edition number: 8[16]
  • Has part(s): 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 1[17], 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 2[18], 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 3[19], 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 4[20], 1966 FIFA World Cup knockout stage[21]
  • Start time: July 11, 1966[22]
  • End time: July 30, 1966[23]
  • Point in time: July 1966[24]
  • Sport: association football[25]
  • Organizer: FIFA[26]
  • Participant: Helmut Haller[27]
  • Mascot: World Cup Willie[28]
  • Topic's main category: Category:1966 FIFA World Cup[29]
  • Attendance: 1,563,135[30]
  • Number of participants: 16[31]
  • Number of matches played/races/starts: 32[32]
  • Number of points/goals/set scored: 89[33]
  • Topic has template: Template:1966 FIFA World Cup[34]
  • Participating team: England men's national association football team[35], France men's national association football team[36], Mexico men's national football team[37], Uruguay men's national football team[38], Argentina men's national association football team[39], Spain men's national football team[40], Germany men's national association football team[41], Switzerland men's national football team[42], Brazil men's national football team[43], Bulgaria men's national football team[44], Hungary men's national football team[45], Portugal men's national football team[46], Chile men's national football team[47], Italy men's national association football team[48]
  • Competition class: men's association football[49]
  • Statistical leader: Eusébio[50], Franz Beckenbauer[51], Bobby Charlton[52]
  • Sports season of league or competition: FIFA World Cup[53]

Why It Matters

1966 FIFA World Cup has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

What awards did 1966 FIFA World Cup receive?

Honors received include England men's national association football team[3].

Related Entities

Alan Ball Jr. Amancio Amaro Anatoly Banishevsky Bobby Charlton Bobby Moore Djalma Santos Don Elías Figueroa Enrico Albertosi Eusébio Ferenc Bene Ferran Olivella Flórián Albert Franz Beckenbauer Garrincha Geoff Hurst George Cohen Gérson Giacinto Facchetti Gianni Rivera Gilmar Gordon Banks Hans Tilkowski Helmut Haller Hércules Brito Ruas Hilderaldo Bellini Horst-Dieter Höttges Ian Callaghan Ignacio Zoco Jack Charlton Jairzinho

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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