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	World Cup 1966
		Benfica were one of the most successful club sides in the 1960s, in which environment Eusebio flourished, indeed he was European footballer of the year for 1965, so there could be no question of underestimating Portugal in the 1966 World Cup.
		In 1972 Banks was voted footballer of the year in England, he had been instrumental in winning the League Cup for Stoke City, after yet another “impossible” save, this time to the detriment of West Ham’s Geoff Hurst.
		Unfortunately Moore was the victim of trumped up charges just before the 1970 World Cup, which had the effect of undermining England’s preparation for their first match; but all that lay in the future.
	www.worldcupyears.com /years/1966starplayers.shtml (978 words)

	Football World Cup 1994
		The 1994 World Cup of football (soccer) was the first World Cup that was held in the North American continent.
		The World Cup early one saw very few upset, while the Italians were the only ones who were in serious trouble in the first round.
		He was the fifth kicker of the penalty shoot out in the finals, and missed, to see the Brazilians capture their 4th World Cup.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fo/Football_World_Cup_1994.html (610 words)

	world cup
		WORLD CUP: formally FIFA World Cup in association football (soccer), trophy that symbolizes the world championship.
		The first competition for the cup was organized in 1930 by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and was won by Uruguay.
		This cup was permanently awarded in 1970 to three-time winner Brazil (1958, 1962, and 1970), and a new trophy called the FIFA World Cup was put up for competition.
	www.angelfire.com /ny5/soccerland9/worldcup.html (197 words)

	The World Cup 1966
		Nineteen-Sixty-Six is the date that resonates throughout English football, 4-2 the magic scoreline and Kenneth Wolstenholme’s famous commentary became the soundtrack to England’s wistful nostalgia for an elusive, imagined bygone perfection.
		In an epic battle between the English and German Football associations for the right to stage the finals, the English bid was victorious at the 1960 FIFA congress in Rome.
		For the first time since the world cup in Uruguay, thirty two years previously, the home nation had won the world cup, and in the process inspired an enduring national mythology.
	www.the-english-football-archive.com /england/world_cup/1966.htm (1379 words)

	Football World Cup 1966 - Definition, explanation
		1966 was the year that the Football World Cup went back to the country that first conceived football: England.
		Despite achieving record attendances at the time, it was a World Cup with few goals as the teams began to play much more tactically and defensively.
		In the northwest of England, the Old Trafford and Goodison Park stadia played host to Group C which saw the World Cup holders, Brazil, finish in third place behind Portugal and Hungary and so be eliminated along with Bulgaria.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/f/fo/football_world_cup_1966.php (881 words)

	1966 World Cup Final at AllExperts
		The 1966 Football World Cup Final was the final match in the Football World Cup 1966, contested by England and West Germany.
		The game was played on July 30, 1966 at Wembley Stadium in London, and had an attendance of 93,000.
		Since the 1966 World Cup Final, controversial goals in Germany are called Wembley-Tor (Wembley goal).
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/1966_World_Cup_Final.htm (680 words)

	The National Archives Learning Curve \| Snapshots \| The 1966 World Cup
		However, of the three South American teams in the 1966 World Cup, Brazil failed to qualify in their group, and Uruguay and Argentina were both knocked out in the quarter finals.
		The letter is entitled "La Copa Mondial (the World Cup) or The Twist in Willie's Tale" (World Cup Willie was the mascot of the 1966 World Cup).
		It was unusual for football to become the subject of such a flurry of diplomatic messages as took place in 1966.
	www.learningcurve.gov.uk /snapshots/snapshot28/snapshot28.htm (780 words)

	Dawn - Football World Cup 2006
		The first football competition in the world was started in the same year - the FA Cup, which preceded the League Championship by 17 years.
		After the English Football Association, the next oldest are the Scottish FA (1873), the FA of Wales (1875) and the Irish FA (1880).
		By 1925, the number had increased to 36, in 1930 - the year of the first World Cup - it was 41, in 1938, 51 and in 1950, after the interval caused by the Second World War, the number had reached 73.
	www.dawn.com /events/wc/history.htm (1968 words)

	FIFA WORLD CUP FOOTBALL COMPETITION \| CAR AND MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE HASTINGS DIRECT
		The FIFA World Cup (often called the Football World Cup, Soccer World Cup or simply the World Cup) is the most important competition in international football, and the world's most representative team sport event.
		The decision to hold the second of these, the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France was controversial, as the American countries had been led to understand that the World Cup would rotate between the two continents.
		The World Cup was first televised in 1954, and is now the most widely-viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding even the Olympic Games.
	www.solarnavigator.net /sport/football_world_cup.htm (2694 words)

	World Cup History Page - All about the World Cup history
		The host of the World Cup 1966 was England (mainly because of a centennial of The Football Association falling in 1963).
		But the course of events during the qualifiers disillusioned both the "canarinhos" and the "squadra azzurra" - the favourites unexpectedly said goodbye to the cup after the first round (one of the causes of this surprise was North Korea).
		On March 20th 1966 the Rimet Cup was stolen from a stamp exhibition in Centall Hall.
	www.worldcup.isn.pl /en/cups/1966.htm (445 words)

	The New Yorker: PRINTABLES (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Prior to that, football had formed part of the Olympic Games, as it still does, but on an amateur basis only, whereas throughout the world, as the game came to be taken more seriously, the players began to play it professionally, making winning a matter of livelihood for them.
		In the modern game of football, the basic elements are a strong defense, to prevent the other team from scoring goals, or even having the opportunity to score, and a sharp, sudden attack that is ready to seize any opportunity to penetrate the opposing defense.
		They looked to have all the time in the world, and would saunter leisurely with the ball in the middle of the field before sending a pass like an arrow to one of their flying teammates; excitement was at their command.
	www.newyorker.com /printables/archive/060703fr_archive01 (8814 words)

	World Cup winners back England \| World Cup 2006 \| Guardian Unlimited Football
		Carlos Alberto, who lifted the cup in 1970 having scored the last goal in the 4-1 victory over Italy in the final, believes the key to England's destiny in this year's competition lies with their belief.
		Carlos Alberto believes the World Cup will be a poorer tournament if Rooney fails to overcome his metatarsal problem to play any part in England's campaign and he hopes the Manchester United striker will be given the all-clear to travel.
		He deserves to play in the World Cup because he is a very good player and the competition is the moment when all the best players in the world should be there.
	football.guardian.co.uk /worldcup2006/story/0,,1783369,00.html?gusrc=rss (735 words)

	World Cup 2006 - Team Profile: Switzerland \| Reuters.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Switzerland have not exactly set the footballing world alight since a World Cup debut back in 1934, but the current Swiss team have every reason to think they can win some respect in Germany.
		Having been to "hell", as Istanbul's more extreme football supporters like to dub their city, and back to clinch their World Cup berth, the Swiss are unlikely to surrender easily once the finals get under way.
		With that in mind, this World Cup may turn out to be a stepping stone to greater things, though Kuhn and his team would clearly not mind if success comes earlier than planned.
	worldcup.reuters.com /switzerland/profile (591 words)

	World Football
		Brazil was the finest country in the world during the early 1970’s and remember the great Brazilian world cup side of 1970.
		West Germany was also becoming a major force in the world football scene during the 1970’s, winning the 1974 world cup and then the 1980 European championships.
		The Italians were successful once again in the early 80’s, winning the world cup in 1982, their first trophy since winning the European Championships of 1986.
	www.worldfootballyears.com (395 words)

	World Cup
		Detailed information is provided on the events in each and every world cup including the overviews, greatest players, fixtures, results, top scorers, classic matches, greatest managers and so much more.
		The fifa world cup was a great tournament this year in Germany and all nations participated well as world cup soccer reached new heights.
		We look back on every world cup score at world cup germany 2006 and we will also look at what is going on in prepeartion for world cup 2010.
	www.worldcupyears.com (283 words)

	World Cup Stadiums
		Trivia: The Estádio do Maracanã, also known as Maracanã stadium is one of the biggest football stadiums in the world, and it is home for three of the four biggest football clubs in Rio: Flamengo, Botafogo and Fluminense.
		Trivia: Wembley Stadium is one of the most famous football stadiums in the world, being the English national football ground since 1923.
		Built in 1966 for soccer matches during the 1968 Summer Olympics, it is one of the largest stadiums in the world.
	www.worldcupyears.com /stadiums (404 words)

	England, 1966 : World Cup Football host country
		The Jules Rimet World Cup trophy was stolen while on exhibition in London just before kick-off of the 1966 finals.
		The 1966 opening match between England and Uruguay was delayed as seven English players had left their identity cards at the hotel.
		The first World Cup mascot was a lion-like boy called Willie used for the England 1966 World Cup.
	www.topendsports.com /events/worldcupsoccer/hosts/england-1966.htm (205 words)

	Football World Cup
		Organised by FIFA, the sport's governing body, the World Cup finals tournament is the most widely-viewed and followed sporting event in the world, bigger than the Olympic Games.
		Brazil, by a clear margin, are the most successful World Cup team overall, having won the tournament five times in total and finished as runners-up twice.
		The first FIFA World Cup was held in Uruguay and ran from July 13- 30, 1930.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/f/fo/football_world_cup.shtml (370 words)

	Fifa World Cup 2006 - Germany Football Tournament. Soccer world cup.
		We'll remember the free flowing football of Argentina, who thrilled millions with their Group stage games, but could not keep up the tempo when it mattered, and went out in disarray.
		Germany came out of World Cup 2006 with their heads held high after staging a remarkable month long party, and Klinsmann's team more than made up for their lack of ability with their superb attacking philosophy.
		Fifa World Cup 2006 Germany was purgatory for Football England.
	www.football-england.com /fifa_world_cup_2006.html (510 words)

	City Mayors: Football World Cup 2006 - Stadiums
		After the 2006 FIFA World Cup was awarded to Germany, FC Kaiserslautern increased their efforts to improve the Fritz-Walter-Stadion to World Cup standards.
		The predecessor to today’s modern World Cup stadium was the Müngersdorfer Stadion, the only completely covered stadium in Germany when it was built in 1975.
		The Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion was improved to FIFA World Cup standard as early as 1999-2001, with an investment of around 54 million euro on the main stand.
	www.citymayors.com /sport/worldcup_stadiums.html (1708 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Football World Cup, 1966, England
		The 1966 World Cup caused some bitter disagreements before a ball had been kicked in anger.
		Fortunately for Brazil, and for football fans everywhere, he changed his mind in time for the 1970 World Cup finals.
		Before the 1966 World Cup finals, the Jules Rimet Cup was stolen whilst on display in London.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A561944 (970 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Football World Cup, 1938, France - A561818
		As in the 1934 World Cup, football politics reared its ugly head.
		Once again the 'World' Cup was not representative of world football, with unlikely countries such as the Dutch East Indies and Cuba among the 15 qualifiers.
		Italy won their second consecutive World Cup final by four goals to two, with Colaussi and Piola scoring two goals each.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/classic/A561818 (849 words)

	World Cup 1966 Resources (Site not responding. Last check: )
		world cup 1966 football - look at england's world cup history including the world cup 1966 and follow england's progress in the world cup 2002.
		1966 football world cup - england world cup 1966 - england...
		the host of the world cup 1966 was england (mainly because of a centennial of the football association falling in 1963).
	worlds.mmgoods.co.uk /world+cup+1966.htm (278 words)

	Football world cup web.com - The Unofficial World cup site - What's your World Cup?
		This trophy was called the "Jules Rimet Cup", in honor of the founder of the FIFA World Cup(tm) event.
		During the course of three FIFA World Cup(tm) events (1930, 1934 and 1938) which were held before the Second World War, the name changed to simply the 'World Cup'.
		After surviving World War II, the "World Cup" was stolen during a public exposition just before the 1966 England FIFA World Cup.
	www.worldcupweb.com /WCfootball/content.asp?NewsID=2 (333 words)

	World Cup 2006 - Team Profile: Spain \| Reuters.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For the second time running Spain have had to take the playoff route to qualify for a major tournament, but they did at least manage to book their 2006 World Cup place in style with a 6-2 aggregate victory over Slovakia.
		The national side have historically played second fiddle to club football in a country where local and regional divisions abound, while the Primera Liga's strength is largely due to the presence of some of South America's top players.
		However, injuries to key players such as Raul, Xavi and Vicente have disrupted preparations for the World Cup and are likely to mean significant changes in the first-choice XI.
	worldcup.reuters.com /spain/profile (446 words)

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