World Cup 1966

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The Observer (31 Jul 66): Alf Ramsey: "Don't forget we've now qualified for Mexico 70..be nice to have another go".

The Observer (31 Jul 66): Minister for Sport Denis Howell says World Cup "the best half a million we ever spent".

The Observer (31 Jul 66): Prime Minister Harold Wilson: "I predicted 2-1 England and was only a minute out".

The Observer (31 Jul 66): A crowd of over 6,000 mobbed England's World Cup winning players outside their banquet.

The Observer (31 Jul 66): Teenagers "clambered into the Trafalgar Square fountains" to celebrate England's win.

The Observer (31 Jul 66): "England's reserves will have bittersweet memories of how it looked from the touchline".

The Observer (31 Jul 66): "The crowd chanted Ramsey's name in a moment of vindication no-one could begrudge him".

The Observer (31 Jul 66): "The clouds split and the sun glared down as Hurst shot that last staggering goal".

The Observer (31 Jul 66): Hurst, "the destructive star of an exciting game", scored 1st World Cup final hat-trick.

The Observer (31 Jul 66): West Germany "tried mightily in the final but in the end England's spirit broke them".

The Observer (31 Jul 66): "The outstanding heroes of the final were Hurst, Ball, Moore & the brothers Charlton".

The Observer (31 Jul 66): "The greatest moment in the history of English football came at 5:15pm yesterday".

England's World Cup winning players show the Jules Rimet trophy to the crowd outside the Royal Garden Hotel.

Crowds gather to greet England's World Cup winning team at the Royal Garden Hotel where their banquet will be held.

World Cup winning manager Alf Ramsey gets his hands on the trophy he vowed to win when appointed back in 1963.

The Wembley crowd are roaring their appreciation as England's players parade the World Cup.

England's World Cup winning team begin a lap of honour around the Wembley pitch.

England captain Bobby Moore collects the Jules Rimet trophy from Queen Elizabeth II.

West Germany's Uwe Seeler walks off the Wembley pitch, dejected. His team pushed England all the way but lost 4-2.