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England secured the hosting rights for the 1966 FIFA World Cup during a meeting in Rome, Italy on the 22nd of August 1960. The decision came after competing against rival bids from West Germany and Spain.
All fifteen African nations that entered the qualifying process withdrew in protest over a 1964 FIFA ruling requiring second-round winners to play playoff matches against Asian zone winners. The Confederation of African Football argued this lack of direct representation was unfair and demanded at least one guaranteed spot for future tournaments.
The final match of the 1966 FIFA World Cup took place at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, the 30th of July 1966. This venue hosted nine matches including all six involving England plus the final and third-place match.
Geoff Hurst scored four goals in the 1966 FIFA World Cup final making him the first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final. He equalized early in the match before scoring two more during extra time to secure England's victory.
The Jules Rimet trophy disappeared from an exhibition display before the tournament began and was later discovered wrapped in newspaper under some bushes in London by a dog named Pickles. Both the replica cup commissioned by the Football Association and Pickles' collar now reside at the National Football Museum in Manchester.