Medals for winning the 1966 World Cup Photo: Getty Images; design: Eamonn Dalton/The Athletic Sixty years on, the images and newsreels are as alluring as ever: Jack Charlton sinking to his knees in ...

Stats: A total of 89 goals were scored (2.78 per match); Portugal (17) scored the most Format: Four groups of four, with the top two progressing to the quarterfinals Number of matches: 32 Innovations ...

England were not able to bring football home after being knocked out by France in the quarter-finals at Qatar 2022. Still, Gareth Southgate’s side showed plenty of spirit and much to be proud of, even ...

Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. This is a fully updated version of a John Muller piece The Athletic originally published ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

Sixty years ago, on 30 July 1966, England's men's team beat West Germany 4–2 after extra time at Wembley Stadium to win the World Cup. It is still England's only men's World Cup win. But what was ...

Manchester United announced on Saturday, October 21, that one of their greatest ever players had died at the age of 86. Charlton was not the captain of Sir Alf Ramsey’s side but arguably the talisman ...

To English fans, he's the man Geoff Hurst put three past in a World Cup final. But to Germans, he's the goalie who conceded the infamous "Wembley goal" that probably never crossed the line and set the ...

The minute-by-minute report of England's proudest day, from the pages of And Gazza Misses The Final, a collection of MBMs from World Cup matches by Rob Smyth and Scott Murray This report is one of 22 ...

There are several things about the 1966 World Cup we all learned a long time ago. You probably know it's the only trophy the England football team have ever won. You must be aware Sir Geoff Hurst ...

English football legend Terry Paine – one of only three players from the 1966 World Cup squad still alive – reckons our boys of 2026 are in with a “fighting chance”. He said: "Come on boys you can do ...